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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 1127)

From: Development and validation of a maternal anxiety for neonatal jaundice scale in China

Variables

n(%)/‾X ± S

Age, year

29.31 ± 4.64

 ≤ 20

22(1.95)

 21 ~ 30

703(62.38)

 31 ~ 40

384(34.07)

 ≥ 41

18(1.60)

Educational level

 

 Junior high school or lower

318(28.22)

 Senior high school or technical secondary school

247(21.92)

 Undergraduate or Junior College

535(47.47)

 Postgraduate or higher

27(2.39)

Residence

 

 Urban

744(66.02)

 Rural

383(33.98)

Economic status

 

 Very good

30(2.67)

 Good

82(7.27)

 General

974(86.42)

 Poor

35(3.11)

Parity

 

 The first child

513(45.52)

 The second child

521(46.23)

 The third child or more

93(8.25)

Feeding patterns

 

 Breastfeeding

840(74.53)

 Non-breastfeeding

28(2.49)

 Mixed feeding

259(22.98)