Table 1.
Sociodemographic details of midwifery sample (N = 426).
| Variable | Phase 1 (7 May–3 July 2020) |
Phase 2 (17 November 2020–1 February 2021) |
Phase 3 (10 May–2 July 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 180 (100%) | 75 (100%) | 169 (98.8%) |
| Age | |||
| 16–29 | 27 (15.0%) | 5 (6.7%) | 29 (17.0%) |
| 30–39 | 38 (21.1%) | 16 (21.3%) | 45 (26.3%) |
| 40–49 | 57 (31.7%) | 23 (30.7%) | 49 (28.7%) |
| 50–59 | 44 (24.4%) | 28 (37.3%) | 36 (21.1%) |
| 60–65 | 14 (7.8%) | 3 (4.0%) | 12 (7.0%) |
| Ethnic background | |||
| White | 174 (96.7%) | 75 (100%) | 165 (96.5%) |
| Black | 2 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.8%) |
| Asian | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Mixed | 3 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.8%) |
| Country of work | |||
| England | 41 (22.8%) | 5 (6.7%) | 77 (45.0%) |
| Scotland | 5 (2.8%) | 5 (6.7%) | 17 (9.9%) |
| Wales | 53 (29.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 47 (27.5%) |
| Northern Ireland | 81 (45.0%) | 64 (85.3%) | 30 (17.5%) |
| Number of years of work experience | |||
| Less than 2 years | 12 (6.7%) | 2 (2.7%) | 18 (10.6%) |
| 2–5 years | 20 (11.1%) | 6 (8.0%) | 29 (17.1%) |
| 6–10 years | 34 (18.9%) | 8 (10.7%) | 35 (20.6%) |
| 11–20 years | 39 (21.9%) | 17 (22.7%) | 33 (19.4%) |
| 21–30 years | 37 (20.8%) | 19 (25.3%) | 16 (9.4%) |
| More than 30 years | 36 (20.2%) | 23 (30.7%) | 39 (22.9%) |
| Place of work | |||
| Hospital | 113 (62.8%) | 48 (64.0%) | 107 (62.6%) |
| Community | 36 (20.0%) | 17 (22.7%) | 47 (27.5%) |
| General practice (GP) based | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 5 (2.9%) |
| Other | 31 (17.2%) | 9 (12.0%) | 12 (7.0%) |
| Disability status | |||
| Yes | 12 (7.1%) | 6 (8.8%) | 8 (5.3%) |
| No | 156 (92.9%) | 68 (91.2%) | 142 (94.0%) |
| Unsure | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) |
Note. Presented are column percentages, which are valid percentages to account for missing data.