Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers in the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study
Māori n = 1,260 | Pacific n = 1,029 | Asian n = 1,051 | European n = 3,265 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | |
Prenatal depression | 21.3 | 28.6 | 17.2 | 10.6 |
Prenatal perceived stress, M (SD) | 14.96 (6.9) | 15.81 (6.4) | 12.85 (6.2) | 12.01 (5.9) |
Postnatal depression | 13.2 | 19.3 | 13.1 | 6.9 |
Age, M (SD) | 27.42 (6.4) | 28.26 (6.3) | 30.01 (4.7) | 31.54 (5.3) |
Income | ||||
Up to 50K | 35.5 | 47.3 | 33.9 | 11.5 |
50K to 100K | 41.6 | 36.1 | 44.0 | 38.9 |
100K and up | 22.9 | 16.6 | 22.1 | 49.6 |
Education | ||||
No secondary school | 19.3 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Secondary school | 28.1 | 42.0 | 19.7 | 18.1 |
Diploma/trade | 35.4 | 36.1 | 26.6 | 28.1 |
Bachelor’s degree | 11.7 | 7.2 | 22.8 | 28.0 |
Higher degree | 5.4 | 2.5 | 18.8 | 22.5 |
Area deprivation | ||||
Least deprived | 8.0 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 25.0 |
2 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 16.6 | 25.4 |
3 | 14.3 | 6.5 | 20.3 | 20.4 |
4 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 31.2 | 17.4 |
Most deprived | 43.8 | 65.4 | 21.6 | 11.8 |