Table 1.
Summary of Demographic Information by Conditions
| Vaginal birth stories | Caesarean birth stories | Test of group difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Overall | ||
| Demographic factors | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Country of residence | ||||||
| Australia | 103 (100%) | 117 (100%) | 100 (99%) | 105 (100%) | 425 (99.8%) | χ2(6,N = 425) = 3.83, p = 0.699a |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Identified with a cultural or ethnic group | ||||||
| No | 91 (88.3%) | 96 (82.1%) | 85 (84.2%) | 89 (84.8%) | 361 (84.7%) | χ2(6,N = 425) = 3.83, p = 0.699 |
| Yes | 8 (7.8%) | 17 (14.5%) | 14 (13.9%) | 12 (11.4%) | 51 (12%) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 39 (37.9%) | 34 (29.1%) | 26 (25.7%) | 26 (24.8%) | 125 (29.3%) | χ2(9,N = 425) = 8.13, p = 0.521 |
| Single | 32 (31.1%) | 37 (31.6%) | 41 (40.6%) | 40 (38.1%) | 150 (35.2%) | |
| Other | 32 (31.1%) | 44 (37.6%) | 33 (32.7%) | 38 (36.2%) | 147 (34.5%) | |
| Education status | ||||||
| Year 12 or below | 20 (19.4%) | 32 (27.4%) | 24 (23.8%) | 25 (23.8%) | 101 (23.7%) | χ2(9,N = 423) = 6.43, p = 0.697 |
| Trade/Diploma | 11 (10.7%) | 9 (7.7%) | 10 (9.9%) | 14 (13.3%) | 44 (10.3%) | |
| University | 72 (69.9%) | 74 (63.2%) | 67 (66.3%) | 65 (61.9%) | 278 (65.3%) | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Full time | 50 (48.5%) | 48 (41%) | 49 (48.5%) | 45 (42.9%) | 192 (45.1%) | χ2(12,N = 422) = 12.69, p = 0.392 |
| Part time/Casual | 21 (20.4%) | 32 (27.4%) | 28 (27.7%) | 26 (24.8%) | 107 (25.1%) | |
| Studying | 31 (30.1%) | 32 (27.4%) | 20 (19.8%) | 31 (29.5%) | 114 (26.8%) | |
Note. a Due to the small number of counts in 4 of the cells for this variable, the likelihood ratio was reported as chi-square