Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants
| Characteristics (n) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of interviews conducted | 61 | |
| Gender (n) | ||
| Mother | 61 | |
| Father | 35 | |
| Mother | Father | |
| Average age in years (age range of all parents) | 30 (20–42) | 35 (21–52) |
| Occupation of all parents (n) | ||
| Non manual | 16 | 27 |
| Manual | 16 | 26 |
| Student | 5 | 3 |
| Not in employment | 11 | 4 |
| Homemaker | 12 | 1 |
| Education of all parents (n) | ||
| Higher degree | 16 | 12 |
| First degree | 15 | 13 |
| Diplomas in higher education | 6 | 3 |
| A/AS levels | 4 | 3 |
| O/GCSE levels | 14 | 14 |
| Other | 2 | 12 |
| None | 4 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 |
| Ethnicity of all parents (n) | ||
| White (European) | 50 | 52 |
| Welsh | 48 | 51 |
| Romanian | 1 | 0 |
| Polish | 1 | 1 |
| Ethnic minority | 11 | 9 |
| Bangladeshi | 4 | 4 |
| African | 2 | 1 |
| Middle Eastern | 2 | 2 |
| South East Asian | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistani | 2 | 1 |
| Socio-economic status % (n) | ||
| Affluent neighbourhood | 43% (26) | |
| Deprived neighbourhood | 57% (35) | |
| Number of children % (n) | ||
| Expectant mother with no child | 11% (7) | |
| Expectant mother > 1 child | 48% (29) | |
| Families with child ≤ 12 months of age | 41% (25) | |
| Average number of children per family (range(n)) | 1.7 (1–5) | |
| Average age of children (age range) | 4.75 years (1 month-18 years) | |
| Breastfeeding (children ≤ 12 months of age) % (n) | ||
| Plan to/have breast fed child | 41% (25) | |
| Plan to/have breast fed and bottle fed child | 36% (22) | |
| Plan to/bottle fed child | 23% (14) | |