Table 5.
Demographic characteristics of focus group participants in Shanghai, China.
| Characteristics | Group 1 (n=5) | Group 2 (n=8) | Group 3 (n=7) | Group 4 (n=8) | Total (n=28) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 29.8 (3.5) | 29.3 (3.4) | 30.1 (1.7) | 29.3 (3.8) | 29.6 (3.1) | |
| Household incomea, n (%) | ||||||
| <¥10,000 | 2 (40) | 4 (50) | 2 (29) | 3 (38) | 11 (39) | |
| ¥10,000-30,000 | 1 (20) | 4 (50) | 4 (57) | 5 (63) | 14 (50) | |
| >¥30,000 | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
| ≤Senior high school | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (25) | 3 (11) | |
| College degree | 3 (60) | 6 (75) | 5 (71) | 6 (75) | 20 (71) | |
| Postgraduate degree or above | 1 (20) | 2 (25) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 5 (18) | |
| Parity (primipara), n (%) | 4 (80) | 8 (100) | 6 (86) | 8 (100) | 26 (93) | |
| Prepregnancy body mass index (kg/m2), median (IQRb) | 18.6 (16.9-18.9) | 21.8 (20.4-27.4) | 22.6 (20.8-22.4) | 20.6 (18.5-22.3) | 21.0 (18.9-23.5) | |
| Gestational age (week), median (IQR) | 32 (13-36) | 33 (15-40) | 30 (18-37) | 34 (17-39) | 32 (15-38) | |
aOne Chinese Yuan (¥)=US $0.1437.
bIQR: interquartile range.