Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
Year of birth | 2020 N = 2425 | 2021 N = 497 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Women born in Norway | |||
Yes | 2249 (92.7) | 468 (94.2) | 0.258 |
No | 175 (7.2) | 29 (5.8) | 0.271 |
Missing | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | > 0.99 |
Answered the survey in a language other than Norwegian | |||
Yes | 17 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 0.654 |
No | 2408 (99.3) | 495 (99.6) | 0.654 |
Age range | |||
18–24 | 147 (6.1) | 32 (6.4) | 0.750 |
25–30 | 1059 (43.7) | 237 (47.7) | 0.101 |
31–35 | 910 (37.5) | 184 (37.0) | 0.833 |
36–39 | 249 (10.3) | 37 (7.4) | 0.054 |
≥ 40 | 60 (2.5) | 7 (1.4) | 0.148 |
Educational levela | |||
None | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | > 0.99 |
Elementary school | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
Junior High school | 37 (1.5) | 7 (1.4) | 0.845 |
High School | 498 (20.5) | 101 (20.3) | 0.914 |
University degree | 1244 (51.3) | 259 (52.1) | 0.741 |
Postgraduate degree / Master / Doctorate or higher | 645 (26.6) | 130 (26.2) | 0.839 |
Parity | |||
1 | 1416 (58.4) | 264 (53.1) | 0.030 |
> 1 | 1009 (41.6) | 233 (46.9) | 0.030 |
Birth mode | |||
Vaginal spontaneous | 1778 (73.3) | 384 (77.3) | 0.068 |
Instrumental vaginal birth | 301 (12.4) | 57 (11.5) | 0.559 |
Cesarean section | 346 (14.3) | 56 (11.3) | 0.077 |