Table 1.
Socio-demographic background characteristics, Pearson’s chi-square unless otherwise indicated
| |
Children of non- immigrant parents |
Children of immigrant parents |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p-value | |
|
Age when giving birth |
|
|
|
|
0.017 |
| ≤20 |
13 |
1.9 |
6 |
6.9 |
|
| 21-37 |
653 |
95.1 |
78 |
89.7 |
|
| 38-43 |
21 |
3.1 |
3 |
3.4 |
|
|
Maternal educational level |
|
|
|
|
0.719 |
| Elementary |
42 |
6.4 |
7 |
8.8 |
|
| High school |
351 |
53.5 |
41 |
51.2 |
|
| University |
263 |
40.1 |
32 |
40.0 |
|
|
Paternal educational level |
|
|
|
|
0.211 |
| Elementary |
66 |
13.8 |
13 |
22.4 |
|
| High school |
288 |
60.1 |
32 |
55.2 |
|
| University |
125 |
26.1 |
13 |
22.4 |
|
|
Maternal employment |
|
|
|
|
0.011* |
| Employed |
641 |
99.2 |
76 |
95.0 |
|
| Not employed |
5 |
0.8 |
4 |
5.0 |
|
|
Paternal employment |
|
|
|
|
0.011* |
| Employed |
475 |
99.6 |
56 |
94.9 |
|
| Not employed | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 5.1 | |
*Fisher’s exact test due to few observations in two cells.