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Table 1 Participant background characteristics (n=146)

From: Delivering information: A descriptive study of Australian women’s information needs for decision-making about birth facility

 

Freq

(%)

Age (years)

  

 <20 years

3

(2.1%)

 20-24 years

5

(3.4%)

 25-29 years

35

(24.0%)

 30-34 years

60

(41.1%)

 35-39 years

32

(21.9%)

 >39 years

11

(7.5%)

Pregnancy status

  

 Pregnant

56

(38.4%)

 Not pregnant

90

(61.6%)

Had baby in the last two years

  

 Yes

107

(73.8%)

 No

38

(26.2%)

 Missing

1

 

Parity

  

 0

30

(20.7%)

 1

65

(44.8%)

 2

34

(23.4%)

 3+

16

(11.0%)

 Missing

1

 

Country of birth

  

 Australia

120

(82.2%)

 Other Oceania and Antarctica

6

(4.1%)

 North-West, Southern and Eastern Europe

9

(6.2%)

 Americas

4

(2.7%)

 Sub-Saharan Africa

3

(2.1%)

 South-East, Southern and Central Asia

4

(2.8%)

Language spoken at home

  

 English

138

(94.5%)

 Other Northern European Languages

3

(2.1%)

 Southern European Languages

3

(2.1%)

 Eastern European Languages

1

(0.7%)

 Eastern Asian Languages

1

(0.7%)

Indigenous identification

  

 Aboriginal only

4

(2.7%)

 Torres Strait Islander only

0

(0%)

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

0

(0%)

 Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander

142

(97.3%)

Highest level of education

  

 Less than Year 10 or equivalent

1

(0.7%)

 Year 10 or equivalent

1

(0.7%)

 Year 11/12 or equivalent

15

(10.3%)

 Trade certificate or other certificate

7

(4.8%)

 Associate diploma or other diploma

15

(10.3%)

 Bachelor or other degree

107

(73.3%)