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Table 3 Sample breakdown for all focus groups

From: Improving support for breastfeeding mothers: a qualitative study on the experiences of breastfeeding among mothers who reside in a deprived and culturally diverse community

Focus group

Ward

Ethnicity

Gender

Age

N

Marital Status

Occupation status

Education levela

Duration (Mins)

1

1

Pakistani

Female

31–45

8

Married (8)

Unemployed (8)

Secondary qualification/s (3)

Undergraduate degree level (4)

1 x University entry level qualification/s

91

2

1

Bangladeshi

Female

21–30

5

Married (4)

Divorced (1)

Unemployed (1)

Full-time education (1)

Part-time employment (2)

Not specified (1)

Undergraduate degree level (1)

University entry level qualification/s (4)

85

3

2

Pakistani

Female

21–30

5

Married (5)

Unemployed (5)

University entry level qualifications (5)

73

4

2

Bangladeshi

Female

31–45

5

Married (5)

Unemployed (3)

Full-time employment (2)

University entry level qualification/s (4)

Secondary qualification/s (1)

78

5

3

White British

Female

21–30

4

Single (2)

In a relationship (2)

Unemployed (4)

Secondary qualification/s (4)

79

6

3

White British

Female

31–45

4

Married (1)

Single (1)

In a relationship (2)

Full-time employment (2)

Part-time employment (1)

Self-employed (1)

Secondary qualification/s (2)

Undergraduate degree level (2)

75

7

4

Black African

Female

31–45

2

In a relationship (2)

Full-time employment (2)

Undergraduate degree level (1)

Secondary qualification/s (1)

72

8

4

Black African

Female

21–30

8

Married (2)

In a relationship (4)

Single (2)

Unemployed (5)

Part-time employment (3)

University entry level qualification/s (2)

Secondary qualification/s (6)

88

9

5

Black African

Female

31–45

2

Divorced (1)

Single (1)

Full-time employment (2)

Secondary qualification/s (2)

82

10

5

Black African

Female

31–45

3

Married (1)

In a relationship (2)

Full-time employment (3)

Secondary qualification/s (3)

81

11

5

Polish

Female

26–37

8

Married (7)

In a relationship (1)

Unemployed (8)

Secondary qualification/s (3)

University entry level qualification/s (2)

Undergraduate degree level (1)

Masters level and above (1)

83

12

5

Polish

Female

33–39

6

Married (6)

Full-time employment (6)

No formal qualification (1)

University entry level qualification/s (5)

77

13

5

Polish

Female

27–35

3

Married (3)

Unemployed (2)

Full-time employment (1)

University entry level qualification/s (3)

72

  1. aSecondary qualifications (GCSE or equivalent), University entry qualification (AS/A level or equivalent), Post-secondary below degree level (HNC/HND, NVQ levels 4 and 5, BTEC higher etc.), Undergraduate degree level (university), Masters level and above (higher degree, doctorate).