Table 1 Demographic and reproductive characteristics of the complete sample (n = 1015) and the two random subsamples
From: Validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF in a pregnant population
Characteristic | Complete sample (n = 1015) | PCA subsample (n = 502) | CFA subsample (n = 513) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Parity | ||||||||
Have never been pregnant before | 570 | 56.2 | 278 | 55.4 | 292 | 56.9 | ||
Have been pregnant, but not given birth | 57 | 5.6 | 32 | 6.4 | 25 | 4.9 | ||
Have given birth before | 388 | 38.2 | 192 | 38.2 | 196 | 38.2 | ||
1 previous birth (valid percent) | 317 | 81.7 | 155 | 80.7 | 162 | 82.7 | ||
2 previous births (valid percent) | 57 | 14.7 | 31 | 16.1 | 26 | 13.3 | ||
3 previous births (valid percent) | 10 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 7 | 3.6 | ||
4 previous births (valid percent) | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||
5 previous births (valid percent) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
6 previous births (valid percent) | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Trimester | ||||||||
First trimester (gestational week 1–14) | 101 | 10.0 | 49 | 9.8 | 52 | 10.1 | ||
Second trimester (gestational week 15–28) | 345 | 24.0 | 170 | 33.9 | 175 | 34.1 | ||
Third trimester (gestational week 29 or more) | 569 | 56.1 | 283 | 56.4 | 286 | 55.8 | ||
Civil status | ||||||||
Married or cohabiting | 980 | 96.6 | 481 | 95.8 | 499 | 97.3 | ||
Single or not living with partner | 35 | 3.4 | 21 | 4.2 | 14 | 2.7 | ||
Education | ||||||||
Primary school | 18 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 11 | 2.1 | ||
High school | 275 | 27.1 | 122 | 24.3 | 153 | 29.8 | ||
College or University (1–3 years) | 296 | 29.2 | 143 | 28.5 | 153 | 29.8 | ||
College or University (more than 3 years) | 426 | 42.0 | 230 | 45.8 | 196 | 38.2 | ||
Occupational status* | ||||||||
Employed | 823 | 81.1 | 415 | 82.7 | 408 | 79.5 | ||
Self-employed | 42 | 4.1 | 21 | 4.2 | 21 | 4.1 | ||
Student | 93 | 9.2 | 39 | 7.8 | 54 | 10.5 | ||
On sick leave | 125 | 12.3 | 56 | 11.2 | 69 | 13.5 | ||
On parental leave | 67 | 6.6 | 38 | 7.6 | 29 | 5.7 | ||
On pregnancy leave | 93 | 9.2 | 41 | 8.2 | 52 | 10.1 | ||
Unemployed | 35 | 3.4 | 18 | 3.6 | 17 | 3.3 | ||
Other | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
Country of birth | ||||||||
Sweden | 955 | 94.1 | 469 | 93.4 | 486 | 94.7 | ||
Other | 60 | 5.9 | 33 | 6.6 | 27 | 5.3 | ||
Site of living | ||||||||
Large city | 472 | 46.5 | 238 | 47.4 | 234 | 45.6 | ||
Medium sized town | 272 | 26.8 | 127 | 25.3 | 145 | 28.3 | ||
Small town or rural area | 271 | 26.7 | 137 | 27.3 | 134 | 26.1 | ||