Table 1.
Younger Mothers (n = 361) | Older Mothers (n = 931) | |||
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n (%) | n (%) | χ2 or t | p | |
Education level | 96.201 | 0.000 | ||
Primary to Junior secondary (F.3) | 113 (31.5) | 173 (19.0) | ||
Senior secondary (F.4-6/7) or vocational training to Post-secondary | 231 (64.3) | 473 (52.1) | ||
Bachelor’s degree or above | 15 (4.2) | 262 (28.9) | ||
Marital status | 209.895 | 0.000 | ||
Not married | 134 (37.1) | 52 (5.6) | ||
Married | 227 (62.9) | 879 (94.4) | ||
Employment status | 127.501 | 0.000 | ||
Not employed | 260 (72.6) | 334 (37.4) | ||
Employed | 98 (27.4) | 560 (62.6) | ||
Family income | 136.640 | 0.000 | ||
$20,000 or below | 219 (60.7) | 257 (28.2) | ||
$20,001–$50,000 | 128 (35.4) | 451 (49.3) | ||
$50,001 or above | 14 (3.9) | 206 (22.5) | ||
Age of first childbirth | −54.781 | 0.000 | ||
n = 300 | n = 894 | |||
M = 20.31 | M = 31.19 |