Table 1.
Participants’ demographic characteristics (n = 112).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Nationality/ethnicity | |
| Taiwanese | 100 (89.3) |
| Indigenous | 10 (8.9) |
| Expatriate | 2 (1.8) |
| Age group (years) | |
| ≤13 | 1 (0.9) |
| 14–16 | 9 (8.0) |
| 17–19 | 90 (80.4) |
| 20 | 12 (10.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 65 (58.0) |
| Single | 39 (34.8) |
| Cohabiting | 2 (1.8) |
| Data missing | 6 (5.4) |
| Education | |
| Primary school | 1 (0.9) |
| Junior high school | 14 (12.5) |
| Senior high school/vocational high school | 52 (46.4) |
| College | 11 (9.8) |
| University | 11 (9.8) |
| Data missing | 23 (20.5) |
| School status | |
| Currently schooling | 11 (9.8) |
| Graduated | 33 (29.5) |
| Dropped out of school | 55 (49.1) |
| Dropped out before pregnancy | 23 (20.5) |
| Dropped out because of pregnancy | 32 (28.6) |
| Taking leave from school | 2 (1.8) |
| Data missing | 11 (9.8) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 82 (73.2) |
| Employed | 16 (14.3) |
| Data missing | 14 (12.5) |
| Living habits | |
| Smoker | 18 (81.8) |
| Drinks alcohol | 3 (13.6) |
| Other | 1 (4.5) |