Table 1.
Basic information of the migrant women during the first delivery in China, 2014
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage% |
|---|---|---|
| Times of ANC Visits | ||
| < 5 | 279 | 18.54 |
| ≥ 5 | 1226 | 81.46 |
| Ethnic groups | ||
| Minority | 49 | 3.26 |
| Hans | 1456 | 96.74 |
| Age at first delivery (years) | ||
| ≤ 24 | 678 | 45.05 |
| > 24 | 827 | 54.95 |
| Education | ||
| Primary school and below | 50 | 3.32 |
| Junior school | 763 | 50.70 |
| High school | 405 | 26.91 |
| College and above | 287 | 19.07 |
| Hukoua | ||
| Rural | 1261 | 83.79 |
| Urban | 244 | 16.21 |
| Household monthly income b | ||
| Q1 | 304 | 20.20 |
| Q2 | 488 | 32.43 |
| Q3 | 351 | 23.32 |
| Q4 | 362 | 24.05 |
| Kinds of insurances | ||
| 0 | 162 | 10.76 |
| 1 | 727 | 48.31 |
| ≥ 2 | 616 | 40.93 |
| Maternity insurance c | ||
| No | 1089 | 72.36 |
| Yes | 416 | 27.64 |
| Maternal health education d | ||
| No | 534 | 35.48 |
| Yes | 971 | 64.52 |
| Maternal health records e | ||
| No | 124 | 8.24 |
| Yes | 1381 | 91.76 |
| Migration range | ||
| Across province | 760 | 50.50 |
| Across prefectural city | 666 | 4.25 |
| Across county | 79 | 5.25 |
| Migration reasons | ||
| Working or doing business | 1176 | 78.14 |
| Accompanying | 306 | 20.33 |
| Others | 23 | 1.53 |
| Migration experience before pregnancy | ||
| No | 505 | 33.55 |
| Yes | 1000 | 66.45 |
a Hukou is the household registration system in China. A Hukou record officially identifies a person as a resident of a particular place. Residents of China are mainly categorized into two types, rural Hukou and urban Hukou
b Quartiles of the household monthly income, and Quartile 1(Q1) is the poorest and Quartile 4(Q4) is the richest
c Maternity insurance is a social insurance system that provides medical services, maternity benefits and maternity leave by the state and society when women workers who are pregnant and giving birth temporarily interrupt their labor
d Maternal health education included reproduction education and contraception education
e Maternal health records is a record of maternal and infant health examination throughout their pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium and 42 days postpartum