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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Evaluation of a breastmilk hand expression toolkit: the M.I.L.K survey study

Characteristics

n (%)

Total number of individuals

123 (100)

Breastfeeding status

 Currently pregnant with intention of breastfeeding

25 (20.3)

 Currently breastfeeding

88 (71.5)

 Breastfed within the past year

10 (8.1)

Participant’s place of residence

 Ottawa/Gatineau region

66 (53.7)

 Outside of Ottawa/Gatineau, but in Ontario

37 (30.1)

 Outside of Ontario, but in Canada

9 (7.3)

 Outside of Canada

10 (8.1)

 Missing

1 (0.8)

 Participant’s age (mean ± SD), years

33.0 ± 3.7

Participant’s ethnic or cultural groupa

 Caucasian

105 (85.4)

 Chinese

7 (5.7)

 Arab

5 (4.1)

 Black

3 (2.4)

 Indigenous

2 (1.6)

 Korean

2 (1.6)

 Filipino

1 (0.8)

 Southeast Asian

2 (1.6)

 Latin American

1 (0.8)

Most commonly spoken or read languages by participantsa

 English

120 (97.6)

 French

24 (19.5)

 Other

17 (13.8)

Participants highest level of education completed

 High school

4 (3.3)

 College diploma/undergraduate degree

46 (37.4)

 Graduate/Professional school

71 (57.7)

 Prefer not to answer

2 (1.6)

Number of living children

 0

15 (12.2)

  ≥ 1

107 (87.0)

 Missing

1 (0.8)

  1. aThis was a multi-select field, individuals could select multiple options. Percentages do not add to 100%. All data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated