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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants by mode of birth preference

From: Influencing factors associated with the mode of birth among childbearing women in Hunan Province: a cross-sectional study in China

Variables

CSa (N = 287) n (%)

VBb (N = 690) n (%)

t/χ 2 value

P value

Age (years)

29.4 ± 4.7

26.7 ± 3.9

8.519c

< 0.001

 Range

19–42

18–42

  

Education level

    

 junior middle school and below

70 (24.6)

158 (23.0)

4.801d

0.187

 high school/secondary school

69 (24.0)

199 (29.0)

 junior college

72 (25.3)

137 (20.0)

 college or above

74 (26.0)

192 (28.0)

Woman’s monthly income

    

 0-

89 (31.4)

247 (36.9)

2.661 d

0.447

 1020-

128 (45.2)

280 (41.8)

 3500-

48 (17.0)

101 (15.1)

 6000-

18 (6.4)

42 (6.2)

Husband’s monthly income

    

 0-

14 (4.9)

54 (8.0)

4.149 d

0.246

 1020-

121 (42.8)

287 (42.5)

 3500-

89 (31.4)

219 (32.4)

 6000-

59 (20.9)

116 (17.1)

Woman’s place of household registration

   

 Urban

168 (58.5)

357 (51.9)

3.600 d

0.058

 Rural

119 (41.5)

331 (48.1)

At least one type of medical insurance

  

 Yes

261 (91.3)

613 (89.1)

1.037 d

0.309

 No

25 (8.7)

75 (10.9)

History of abortion

    

 Yes

156 (55.3)

262 (38.6)

22.530 d

< 0.001

 No

126 (44.7)

416 (61.4)

First childbirth

    

 yes

181 (63.1)

555 (80.4)

32.905 d

< 0.001

 No

106 (36.9)

135 (19.6)

Result of prenatal examination

    

 abnormal

126 (43.9)

137 (20.1)

57.725 d

< 0.001

 normal

161 (56.1)

544 (79.9)

Self-assessed health status

    

 good

156 (54.9)

415 (61.0)

3.087 d

0.079

 not good

128 (45.1)

265 (39.0)

  1. Note:a VB vaginal birth, b CS caesarean section
  2. c t- test was used to compare the differences in the two groups
  3. dA χ 2-test was used to compare the percentages in the two groups