Table 1.
Demographic and personal characteristics of participants by fertility intentions (N = 1119)
| Variables | N (%) | Fertility intentions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | t/F | P value | ||
| Age (years) | 0.35 | 0.707 | ||
| ≤ 25 | 161 (14.39) | 3.52 (1.32) | ||
| 26–35 | 865 (77.30) | 3.50 (1.28) | ||
| ≥ 36 | 93 (8.31) | 3.39 (1.46) | ||
| Education level | 1.83 | 0.140 | ||
| Primary school or lower | 21 (1.88) | 4.05 (1.53) | ||
| Junior high school | 161 (14.39) | 3.39 (1.39) | ||
| Senior high school | 166 (14.83) | 3.57 (1.30) | ||
| College or higher | 771 (68.90) | 3.48 (1.27) | ||
| Marital status | -0.53 | 0.597 | ||
| Married | 1079 (96.43) | 3.49 (1.30) | ||
| Others (single/divorced/widowed) | 40 (3.57) | 3.60 (1.34) | ||
| Marital satisfaction | 2.71 | 0.007 | ||
| Satisfied | 1088 (97.23) | 3.51 (1.29) | ||
| Unsatisfied | 31 (2.77) | 2.87 (1.48) | ||
| Residence area | -0.62 | 0.534 | ||
| Urban area | 880 (78.64) | 3.48 (1.29) | ||
| Rural area | 239 (21.36) | 3.54 (1.34) | ||
| Monthly household income (¥) | 1.71 | 0.163 | ||
| ≤ 3000 | 253 (22.61) | 3.59 (1.31) | ||
| 3001–5000 | 357 (31.90) | 3.41 (1.34) | ||
| 5001–10,000 | 340 (30.38) | 3.44 (1.29) | ||
| > 10,000 | 169 (15.10) | 3.63 (1.20) | ||
| Pregnancy sleep status | 29.34 | < 0.001 | ||
| Well | 636 (56.84) | 3.72 (1.26) | ||
| Moderate | 440 (39.32) | 3.25 (1.26) | ||
| Poor | 43 (3.84) | 2.58 (1.40) | ||
| Pregnancy exercise status | 14.01 | < 0.001 | ||
| Always | 129 (11.53) | 4.12(1.29) | ||
| Often | 424 (37.89) | 3.51 (1.29) | ||
| Occasionally | 533 (47.63) | 3.36 (1.26) | ||
| Never | 33 (2.95) | 2.97 (1.36) | ||
| Parity | 0.519 | 0.604 | ||
| Nulliparous | 758 (67.74) | 3.51 (1.24) | ||
| Multiparous | 361 (32.26) | 3.46 (1.42) | ||
| Adverse obstetric history | 2.01 | 0.157 | ||
| Yes | 99 (8.85) | 3.53 (1.40) | ||
| No | 1020 (91.15) | 3.49 (1.29) | ||
| Self-reported obstetric complications | 1.07 | 0.285 | ||
| Yes | 125 (11.17) | 3.38 (1.25) | ||
| No | 994 (88.83) | 3.51 (1.31) | ||
| Pregnancy life events | 1.44 | 0.149 | ||
| Yes | 28 (2.50) | 3.14 (1.18) | ||
| No | 1091 (97.50) | 3.50 (1.30) | ||
Nulliparous: women who have never given birth; Multiparous: women who have given birth one or more times
SD standard deviation