Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Characteristics | All Respondents (N = 763) | Nulliparous Respondents (N = 308) | Multiparous Respondents (N = 455) | Australian Pregnant Women3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)1 * | 30 (26-34) | 29 (25-33) | 31 (27-34) | 30.5# |
Body mass index (kg/m2)1 | 24.1 (20.8-29.0) | 23.7 (20.5-28.3) | 24.3 (21.1-29.3) | 25.7# |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander2 | 58 (7.6) | 29 (9.4) | 29 (6.5) | 4.4% |
Born in Australia2 | 613 (80.3) | 238 (77.3) | 370 (82.4) | 65.1% |
Number of children in household1* | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-0) | 1 (1-2) | |
Total in household1* | 3 (2-4) | 2 (2-3) | 3 (3-4) | |
Weeks of gestation1 | 21 (12-30) | 22 (12-32) | 21 (12-29) | |
Completed high school2* | 671 (87.9) | 286 (92.9) | 379 (84.4) | 89.0%4 |
Completed further education2 | 601 (84.8) | 252 (86.3) | 344 (83.7) | |
Further education2: | ||||
Trade certificate | 90 (15.0) | 44 (17.5) | 46 (13.4) | |
Diploma or certificate | 214 (35.6) | 80 (31.7) | 132 (38.4) | |
Degree | 235 (39.1) | 105 (41.7) | 127 (36.9) | |
Higher degree | 112 (18.6) | 49 (19.4) | 62 (18.0) | |
Other | 9 (1.5) | 4 (1.6) | 5 (1.5) | |
Planned pregnancy2 | 535 (70.1) | 227 (73.7) | 303 (67.5) | |
Smoked during pregnancy2 | 107 (14.0) | 38 (12.3) | 68 (15.1) | 9.7% |
Expecting first child2 | 308 (40.4) | 308 (40.4) | N/A | 42.8% |
State2 | ||||
Australian Capital Territory | 15 (2.0) | 5 (1.6) | 10 (2.2) | 2.1% |
New South Wales | 244 (32.0) | 87 (28.2) | 156 (34.7) | 31.4% |
Northern Territory | 6 (0.8) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (0.4) | 1.3% |
Queensland | 170 (22.3) | 67 (21.8) | 100 (22.3) | 19.9% |
South Australia | 59 (7.7) | 22 (7.1) | 36 (8.0) | 6.4% |
Tasmania | 23 (3.0) | 11 (3.6) | 12 (2.7) | 1.9% |
Victoria | 190 (24.9) | 89 (28.9) | 100 (22.3) | 25.7% |
Western Australia | 56 (7.3) | 23 (7.5) | 33 (7.3) | 11.4% |