Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Participant Characteristics |
N = 218 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age—mean; range (missing 10) | 35.7 y; 23‐47 |
| Educational level (missing 7) | |
| No qualification | 5 (2.4) |
| GCSE or O level | 22 (10.4) |
| GCE, A level or similar | 15 (7.1) |
| Vocational (BTEC/NVQ/diploma) | 30 (14.2) |
| Degree level or above | 139 (65.9) |
| Ethnicity (missing 15) | |
| White or White British | 145 (71.4) |
| Asian or Asian British | 21 (10.3) |
| Black or Black British | 19 (8.7) |
| Other ethnic group | 16 (7.9) |
| Mixed | 2 (0.9) |
| Religious faith (missing 9) | |
| Yes | 120 (56.6) |
| No | 92 (43.4) |
| Which faith (missing 0) | |
| Christian | 88 (73.3) |
| Muslim | 22 (18.3) |
| Jewish | 3 (2.5) |
| Other | 3 (2.5) |
| Sikh | 2 (1.7) |
| Hindu | 1 (0.8) |
| Buddhist | 1 (0.8) |
| Religiosity (missing 25) | |
| Very | 22 (23.2) |
| Somewhat | 57 (60.0) |
| Not at all | 16 (16.8) |
| Further testing (missing 0) | |
| NIPT | 207 (94.9) |
| Invasive testing | 10 (4.6) |
| No further testing | 1 (0.5) |
| Children (missing 5) | |
| Yes | 133 (62.4) |
| No | 80 (37.6) |
| DSS in previous pregnancya | |
| Yes | 90 (68.2) |
| No | 36 (27.3) |
| Not sure | 6 (4.5) |
| Have a child with DS (missing 5) | |
| Yes | 3 (2.3) |
| No | 125 (97.7) |
| Know anyone who has a child with DS (missing 17) | |
| Yes | 50 (24.9) |
| No | 151 (75.1) |
Abbreviations: DSS = Down syndrome screening, DS = Down syndrome; NIPT, non‐invasive prenatal testing.
Note: Not all % add up to 100 due to rounding. Not all participants answered all questions, and therefore, there are some discrepancies with total numbers.
a
It is not possible to work out “missing” here as some may have had a previous pregnancy that did not result in having a child presently.