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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics

From: The Birth Memories and Recall Questionnaire (BirthMARQ): development and evaluation

  

N

%

Marital status

Married

371

70.90

 

Cohabiting

127

24.30

 

In a relationship but not cohabiting

7

1.30

 

Divorced

2

0.40

 

Single

16

3.00

Ethnicity

White

495

94.60

 

Multi-ethnic

20

3.50

 

Asian or Asian British

3

0.60

 

Black or Black British

3

0.60

 

Other

2

0.40

Education level

Post-graduate degree or equivalenta

125

23.90

 

First degree or other higher educationb

157

30.00

 

A levels, NVQ level 3, or equivalentc

93

17.80

 

GSCE/O Level, NVQ Level 2, or equivalentd

66

12.60

 

Trade apprenticeships and other

18

13.40

 

No qualifications

64

12.20

Occupatione

Professional

58

11.10

 

Management or technical

211

40.30

 

Skilled (non-manual)

124

23.70

 

Skilled (manual)

28

5.40

 

Partly skilled

33

6.30

 

Other

62

11.90

No. of childrenf

0

1

0.20

 

1

338

64.60

 

2

128

24.50

 

3

41

7.80

 

4

11

2.10

 

5

3

0.60

 

6

1

0.20

  1. aIncludes Masters, Doctoral, and Profession (MD, JD) degrees.
  2. bIncludes 4-year college degrees (BA, BSc).
  3. cIncludes 2-year college degrees (Associates).
  4. dIncludes high school diploma or GED.
  5. e N = 516 because 7 participants were in the armed forces or occupation was not adequately described.
  6. fIncludes data for a participant whose most recent birth experience resulted in stillbirth.