Table 2.
Main characteristics of the study samples by migration status (BaBi study and Berlin perinatal study), n = 7044
| BaBi study | Berlin perinatal study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women without migration background | 1st generation migrant women | 2nd generation women | Women without migration background | 1st generation migrant women | 2nd generation women | |
| N | 468 | 184 | 78 | 3105 | 2328 | 881 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 26 (5.6%) | 23 (12.5%) | 8 (10.3%) | 522 (16.8%) | 471 (20.2%) | 219 (32.9%) |
| 25–29 | 109 (23.3%) | 53 (28.8%) | 25 (32.1%) | 754 (24.3%) | 691 (29.7%) | 286 (32.5%) |
| 30–34 | 211 (45.1%) | 68 (37.0%) | 28 (35.9%) | 1017 (32.8%) | 648 (27.8%) | 191 (21.7%) |
| 35+ | 122 (26.1%) | 40 (21.7%) | 17 (21.8%) | 812 (26.2%) | 518 (22.3%) | 114 (12.9%) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Low | 44 (9.4%) | 44 (23.9%) | 17 (21.8%) | 452 (14.6%) | 914 (39.3%) | 337 (38.3%) |
| Medium | 172 (36.8%) | 88 (47.8%) | 41 (52.6%) | 1615 (52.0%) | 937 (40.3%) | 484 (54.9%) |
| High | 252 (53.9%) | 52 (28.3%) | 20 (25.6%) | 1038 (33.4%) | 477 (20.5%) | 60 (6.8%) |
| Household net income | ||||||
| < 900 € | 33 (7.1%) | 16 (8.7%) | 5 (6.4%) | 359 (11.6%) | 612 (26.3%) | 195 (22.1%) |
| 900–1500 € | 34 (7.3%) | 19 (10.3%) | 12 (15.4%) | 705 (22.7%) | 962 (41.3%) | 369 (41.9%) |
| > 1500–2600 € | 74 (15.8%) | 70 (38.0%) | 23 (29.5%) | 882 (28.4%) | 481 (20.7%) | 216 (24.5%) |
| > 2600 € | 327 (69.9%) | 79 (42.9%) | 38 (48.7%) | 1159 (37.3%) | 273 (11.7%) | 101 (11.65%) |
| Parity | ||||||
| Primiparousa | 221 (47.2%) | 62 (33.7%) | 28 (45.9%) | 1748 (56.3%) | 829 (35.6%) | 390 (44.3%) |
| Multiparous | 247 (52.8%) | 122 (66.3%) | 50 (64.1%) | 1357 (43.7%) | 1499 (64.4%) | 491 (55.7%) |
aWomen who have never born a child before