Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
Mothers (n = 930) | Fathers (n = 769) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean (SD)) | 33.6 (±4.1) | 36.8 (±5.6) (ntotal = 484) | ||
n | % | n | % | |
Education/school leaving certificate | ||||
no certificate (yet) | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.9 |
certificate from secondary modern school 9 years | 62 | 6.7 | 120 | 15.6 |
certificate from secondary modern school 10 years | 269 | 28.9 | 156 | 20.3 |
certificate from grammar school | 595 | 64.0 | 486 | 63.2 |
Migration background | 89 | 9.6 | 51 | 6.6 |
Employed before birth | 854 | 91.8 | ||
Employed (1 year after birth) | 292 (ntotal = 915) | 31.9 | 720 (ntotal = 740) | 97.3 |
Marital status | ||||
married, living with husband | 795 | 85.5 | ||
married, living without husband | 2 | 0.2 | ||
unmarried, living together with partner | 104 | 11.2 | ||
unmarried, without partner | 2 | 0.2 | ||
single parent | 12 | 1.3 | ||
divorced | 6 | 0.6 | ||
widowed | 1 | 0.1 | ||