Table 2.
n or mean | |
---|---|
Age |
22.1 (range: 15–49) |
Location* |
|
Central |
13 |
Northwest |
11 |
Central East |
5 |
Maternal status |
|
Postpartum |
19 |
Pregnant |
10 |
Ethnic or cultural roots |
|
Aboriginal |
11 |
White |
11 |
Black |
4 |
West Indian |
1 |
Latin, Central or South American |
1 |
Rather not say |
1 |
Education |
|
< High school |
21 |
High school |
3 |
> High school |
5 |
Marital status |
|
Has a partner |
18 |
Single |
11 |
Living arrangement |
|
Partner and child/children |
9 |
Children only |
7 |
Maternal residence |
5 |
Parents |
5 |
Partner and parents/other family | 3 |
* While Central East and Northwest jurisdictions represent an urban/rural mix, all women, except for two (2), were living in an urban area at the time of interviews. Importantly, these participants’ accounts reflected a relatively transient life, and some women described living in rural/remote areas (i.e., fly-in, on-Reserve communities) at different stages of their lives.