From: Parenting experiences of Chinese mothers living with a mental illness
Demographics | Number of participants (n = 14) |
---|---|
Age range | |
 20–29 years | 1 |
 30–39 years | 8 |
 40–49 years | 5 |
Marital status | |
 Currently married to children’s father | 12 |
 Divorced from children’s father, no new relationship | 1 |
 Divorced from children’s father, new relationship | 1 |
Education | |
 Middle school | 1 |
 High school/ Technical secondary school | 1 |
 College/ University | 8 |
 Postgraduate | 3 |
Employment status | |
 Full-time job | 11 |
 Part-time job | 1 |
 Freelancers | 1 |
 Housewife | 1 |
Living status during the illness | |
 Living with extended family | 8 |
 Not living with extended family | 6 |
Age of children at the time of interview | |
 1–6 | 5 |
 7–12 | 10 |
 13–18 | 4 |
Number of children | |
 1 | 9 |
 2 | 5 |
Monthly household income (CNY) | |
 6750-8250 | 1 |
 8250-9750 | 1 |
 9240–12,040a | 2 |
 9750-11,250 | 1 |
 11,250-12,750 | 2 |
 12,750-14,250 | 1 |
 More than 14,250 | 5 |
 Not disclosed | 1 |