Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population based on their neighbourhood-level (parish) purchasing power
| n * | Not breast-feeding at 4 m (%) | Mother ≤20 yrs (%) | Mother smoker (%) | Mother and father without/with post-secondary education (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Neighbourhood purchasing power† | |||||
| <10 |
374 |
16.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
20.4/47.4 |
| 10–19.9 |
689 |
19.2 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
27.9/37.8 |
| 20–29.9 |
1106 |
22.7 |
2.7 |
8.7 |
45.0/25.8 |
| 30+ | 238 | 29.4 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 46.8/22.1 |
*Number of mothers with data on breast-feeding at four months. There are additional missing data on maternal age (n = 17), maternal smoking (n = 21) and parental educational level (n = 160).
†Proportion (%) of families with low neighbourhood household purchasing power (according to Swedish standards; < USD 19 500 household purchasing power) among all resident families with at least one child (up to 19 years old) in a neighbourhood area (parish). Neighbourhood household purchasing power was defined as total family disposable income adjusted for the composition of the family (number of adults and children).