TABLE 1. Maternal Characteristics Stratified by Parity and Attendance at Childbirth Education Classes (n = 624).

	Nulliparas		χ2	p	Multiparas		χ2	p
	No Classes	Classes			No Classes	Classes
	(n = 61)	(n = 311)			(n = 220)	(n = 32)
	% (n)	% (n)			% (n)	% (n)
Age > 35 years old	13.1 (8)	14.5 (45)	0.077	.782	28.2 (62)	50.0 (16)	6.223	.013
Family income < BC average income	34.4 (21)	23.5 (73)	3.240	.072	35.9 (79)	37.5 (12)	0.031	.861
Education
No university	63.9 (39)	40.8 (127)	11.011	.001	49.5 (109)	50.0 (16)	0.002	.962
University degree	36.1 (22)	59.2 (184)	50.5 (111)	50.0 (16)
Lone parent	1.6 (1)	1.9 (6)	0.023	.879	0.9 (2)	6.3 (2)	5.101	.024

Note. Numbers highlighted in bold represent significant findings. BC = British Columbia.