Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Why do some women choose to freebirth in the UK? An interpretative phenomenological study
Demographic information | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
 25–29 | 1 (10.0 %) |
 30–34 | 3 (30.0 %) |
 35–39 | 4 (40.0 %) |
 40+ years | 2 (20.0 %) |
Ethnicity: | Â |
 White British | 6 (60.0 %) |
 White Other | 3 (30.0 %) |
 Mixed Race | 1 (10.0 %) |
Marital Status | Â |
 Married | 7 (70.0 %) |
 Living with partner | 3 (30.0 %) |
Highest educational level | Â |
 A-Levels/Equivalent | 1 (10.0 %) |
 Diploma/Higher Education Cert | 3 (30.0 %) |
 Degree | 5 (50.0 %) |
 Postgraduate | 1 (10.0 %) |
Employment status | Â |
 Stay at home mother | 3 (30.0 %) |
 P/T employed/study | 4 (40.0 %) |
 F/T employed/study | 3 (30.0 %) |
Number of children | Â |
 One | 1 (10.0 %) |
 Two | 5 (50.0 %) |
 Three | 1 (10.0 %) |
 Four+ | 3 (30.0 %) |
Range of freebirths | Â |
 One | 6 (60.0 %) |
 Two | 3 (30.0 %) |
 Three | 1 (10.0 %) |