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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by each occupational field in survey study (N = 9725)

From: The association between work related factors and breastfeeding practices among Chinese working mothers: a mixed-method approach

 

Unemployed (n = 3910)

Agriculture related (n = 1937)

Industry related (n = 237)

Business and white collar (n = 3641)

Total (n = 9725)

Maternal age, year (SD)

28.59 (4.98)

27.57 (5.51)

29.58 (4.02)

30.53 (4.69)

29.15 (5.11)

Pre-pregnancy BMI, Kg/m2 (SD)

22.38 (9.07)

22.38 (5.13)

22.91 (4.38)

22.04 (6.91)

22.26 (7.37)

Gestational age, week (SD)

38.99 (1.43)

39.15 (1.37)

38.92 (1.26)

38.93 (1.45)

38.99 (1.41)

Infant birthweight, kg (SD)

3.42 (0.59)

3.27 (0.56)

3.34 (0.50)

3.42 (0.77)

3.36 (0.66)

Infant age, month (SD)

5.39 (3.44)

5.65 (3.41)

5.34 (3.37)

5.26 (3.42)

5.38 (3.44)

Infant sex, n (%)

 Male

2023 (51.74)

985 (50.85)

109 (45.99)

1808 (49.66)

4925 (50.64)

 Female

1887 (48.26)

952 (49.15)

128 (54.01)

1833 (50.34)

4800 (49.36)

Parity, n (%)

 Primiparous

1624 (41.53)

729 (37.64)

71 (29.96)

1991 (54.68)

4415 (45.40)

 Multiparous

2286 (58.47)

1208 (62.36)

166 (70.04)

1650 (45.32)

5310 (54.60)

Delivery method, n (%)

 Vaginal delivery

2220 (56.77)

1263 (65.19)

92 (38.94)

1994 (54.76)

5571 (57.29)

 Cesarean section

1690 (43.23)

674 (34.81)

145 (61.06)

1647 (45.24)

4154 (42.71)

Region, n (%)

 Urban

2532 (64.76)

649 (33.51)

80 (33.76)

3116 (85.58)

6377 (65.57)

 Rural

1378 (35.24)

1288 (66.49)

157 (66.24)

525 (14.42)

3348 (34.43)

Maternal education, n (%)

 Primary school and below

287 (7.34)

456 (23.54)

5 (2.11)

38 (1.04)

786 (8.08)

 Middle School

1784 (45.63)

1261 (65.10)

122 (51.48)

386 (10.60)

3553 (36.53)

 High/Vocational School

1009 (25.81)

159 (8.21)

59 (24.89)

527 (14.47)

1754 (18.04)

 College and above

830 (21.23)

61 (3.15)

51 (21.52)

2690 (73.88)

3632 (37.35)

Resident status, n (%)

 Local

2314 (59.18)

1574 (81.26)

175 (73.84)

2024 (55.59)

6087 (62.59)

 Migrant

1596 (40.82)

363 (18.74)

62 (26.16)

1617 (44.41)

3638 (37.41)

Employment status, n (%)

 Informal

/

1916 (98.92)

176 (74.26)

1089 (29.91)

6774 (69.66)

 Formal

/

21 (1.08)

61 (25.74)

2552 (70.09)

2951 (30.34)

Had breastfeeding intention, n (%)

 Never/Rarely

29 (0.74)

17 (0.88)

1 (0.42)

29 (0.80)

76 (0.78)

 Sometimes/Often

249 (6.37)

46 (2.38)

19 (8.02)

317 (8.73)

631 (6.50)

 Always

3628 (92.88)

1870 (96.74)

217 (91.56)

3286 (90.47)

9001 (92.72)