Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of the Scandinavian Successive Small‐For‐Gestational‐Age Birth cohort, 1986‐88: Socioeconomic factorsa
| Total N = 1406 | Interpregnancy interval, months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <12 n = 197 | 12–17 n = 175 | 18–23 n = 195 | ≥24 n = 839 | ||
| Wealth | |||||
| Able to raise NOK 5000 in 1 week, % | |||||
| Yes | 8.2 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
| No | 84.3 | 82.2 | 75.5 | 85.0 | 86.5 |
| Missing | 7.5 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Own description of family's economic situation, % | |||||
| Very good | 7.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Good | 38.1 | 34.5 | 35.1 | 31.0 | 41.1 |
| Medium | 43.3 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 51.8 | 42.6 |
| Bad | 3.9 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Missing | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Education | |||||
| Highest maternal education level, % | |||||
| <9 years | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 9 + 1‐2 years (9‐11 years) | 42.0 | 43.2 | 36.7 | 36.3 | 44.3 |
| 9+3 years | 18.6 | 11.4 | 25.4 | 16.4 | 19.2 |
| Higher education, non‐university | 23.9 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 37.0 | 22.9 |
| Higher education, university level | 8.6 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| Missing | 6.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Occupation, % | |||||
| Full time work | 26.6 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 27.6 | 28.4 |
| Part time work | 43.0 | 30.9 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 44.9 |
| Not working/ other | 23.7 | 34.5 | 24.4 | 20.3 | 22.0 |
| Missing | 6.7 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
a
Values are weighted to account for oversampling of higher‐risk women.