Characteristics of women completing the online survey (n=9113)
| N | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–20 | 294 | 3.2 |
| 21–25 | 1659 | 18.2 |
| 26–30 | 3310 | 36.3 |
| 31–35 | 2625 | 28.8 |
| 36–40 | 1036 | 11.4 |
| 41–55 | 189 | 2.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 8578 | 94.1 |
| Divorced/single/other | 535 | 5.9 |
| Highest education completed | ||
| Primary/secondary school (8–9 years of education) | 380 | 4.2 |
| High-school (11–13 years of education) | 2574 | 28.2 |
| University or college | 5120 | 56.2 |
| Other education | 1039 | 11.4 |
| Work situation at the start of pregnancy | ||
| Student | 798 | 8.8 |
| Housewife | 780 | 8.6 |
| Healthcare personnel, that is, physician, nurse or pharmacist | 1236 | 13.6 |
| Employed in another sector | 5417 | 59.4 |
| Job seeker | 413 | 4.5 |
| Other/unknown | 469 | 5.1 |
| Region | ||
| Northern Europe* | 2820 | 30.9 |
| Western Europe† | 3201 | 35.1 |
| Eastern Europe‡ | 2342 | 25.7 |
| North America§ | 533 | 5.8 |
| Australia | 217 | 2.4 |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Currently pregnant | 4938 | 54.2 |
| New mother: child aged 0–28 weeks | 2173 | 23.8 |
| New mother: child aged >29 weeks | 2001 | 22.0 |
| Previous children | ||
| None | 4602 | 50.5 |
| One | 3229 | 35.4 |
| Two | 983 | 10.8 |
| More than two | 299 | 3.3 |
*Finland (n=574), Iceland (n=71), Norway (n=1288), Sweden (n=887).
†Austria (n=82), France (n=374), Italy (n=926), The Netherlands (n=81), Switzerland (n=618), UK (n=1120).
‡Croatia (n=286), Poland (n=679), Russia (n=1008), Serbia (n=220), Slovenia (n=149).
§Canada (n=236) USA (n=297).