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. 2006 Jun 21;6:160. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-160

Table 1.

Characteristics of study subjects

No. (%)
Age (year)
 20–24 066 (06.6)
 25–29 419 (42.0)
 30–34 406 (40.7)
 ≥35 107 (10.7)
 Mean ± SD 29.8 ± 3.7
Maternity leave (day)
 <56 days 114(11.5)
 56–60 days 835(84.0)
 > 60 days 045(04.5)
 Mean ± SD 56.8 ± 10.7
Breastfeeding initiation*
 Yes 587 (66.9)
 No 291 (33.1)
Breastfeeding duration
 < 1 month 367 (62.5)
 1–2 month 127 (21.6)
 > 2 month 093 (15.8)
Education*
 ≤ High school 512 (51.6)
 ≥ College 480 (48.4)
Number of children*
 1 432 (43.3)
 2 441 (44.3)
 ≥3 124 (12.4)
Gender of child*
 Boy 504 (50.9)
 Girl 487 (49.1)
Worksite
 Fab 819 (82.1)
 Office 179 (17.9)
Shift Work
 No 228 (22.8)
 Yes 770 (77.2)
Flextime
 Yes 282 (29.4)
 No 676 (70.6)

* missing values excluded.