Table 1 Women’s sociodemographic backgrounds in Brazil, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and the UK
Participants | Total n (%) N= 3253 | Brazil n (%) N= 560 | Taiwan n (%) N= 614 | Thailand n (%) N= 840 | South Korea n (%) N= 381 | UK n (%) N=858 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | |||||||
18–29 | 1094 (33.6) | 164 (29.3) | 204 (33.2) | 489 (58.2) | 51 (13.4) | 186 (21.7) | < 0.0001 |
30–39 | 2005 (61.7) | 360 (64.3) | 397 (64.7) | 318 (37.9) | 311 (81.6) | 619 (72.1) | |
41–49 | 154 (4.7) | 36 (6.4) | 13 (2.1) | 33 (3.9) | 19 (5) | 53 (6.2) | |
Education level | |||||||
Secondary or lower | 787 (24.2) | 85 (15.2) | 35 (5.7) | 458 (54.5) | 34 (8.9) | 175 (20.4) | < 0.0001 |
aUniversity / postgraduate | 2465 (75.8) | 475 (84.8) | 579 (94.3) | 382 (45.5) | 347 (91.1) | 682 (79.6) | |
Working status | |||||||
Yes | 564 (17.3) | 87 (15.6) | 28 (4.6) | 357 (42.5) | 61 (16) | 31 (3.6) | < 0.0001 |
No | 762 (23.5) | 104 (18.6) | 99 (16.1) | 312 (37.1) | 197 (51.7) | 50 (5.8) | |
bOn maternity leave | 1926 (59.2) | 368 (65.8) | 487 (79.3) | 171 (20.4) | 123 (32.3) | 777 (90.6) | |
Marital status (married) | 3105 (95.5) | 521 (93) | 605 (98.5) | 759 (90.4) | 380 (99.7) | 840 (97.9) | < 0.0001 |
cUrban residence | 2360 (72.6) | 542 (97.1) | 535 (87.1) | 382 (45.5) | 360 (94.5) | 541 (63.1) | < 0.0001 |
Age of child | |||||||
1–2 months | 1285 (39.5) | 238 (42.5) | 197 (32.1) | 477 (56.8) | 73 (19.2) | 300 (35) | < 0.0001 |
3–4 months | 1099 (33.8) | 195 (34.8) | 221 (36) | 218 (26) | 163 (42.8) | 302 (35.2) | |
5–6 months | 869 (26.7) | 127 (22.7) | 196 (31.9) | 145 (17.2) | 145 (38) | 256 (29.8) | |
Sex of child (boy) | 1644 (50.5) | 293 (52.3) | 316 (51.5) | 435 (51.8) | 174 (45.7) | 426 (49.7) | 0.255 |