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Table 2 Reproductive history among ever married by age group

From: Reproductive and family planning history, knowledge, and needs: A community survey of low-income women in Beijing, China

 

18~29 years

(n = 55)

30~39 years

(n = 609)

40~49 years

(n = 848)

Total

(n = 1512)

Numbers of pregnancies

0

15.4

2.4

1.4

2.3

1

50.0

50.8

50.0

50.3

2

19.2

30.7

31.7

30.8

3+

15.4

16.2

16.9**

16.6

Deliveries

   Numbers

    

0

4.4

2.6

0.9

1.7

1

93.3

93.1

91.0

91.9

2

2.2

3.8

8.0

6.1

3

0

0.5

0.1**

0.3

   Place

    

Public hospital

100

95.7

96.6

96.4

Private hospital

0

1.3

0.6

0.9

At home

0

3.0

2.8

2.8

   Delivery Personnel

    

Medical personnel

100

98.5

98.5

98.5

Family members

0

1.1

0.9

1.0

Relatives and friends

0

0.4

0.6

0.5

   Antenatal care (yes)

88.4

87.4

85.0

86.0

Abortion

   Numbers

    

0

57.8

52.7

53.5

53.3

1

26.7

32.1

32.6

32.2

2

13.3

12.3

11.3

11.8

3+

2.2

2.9

2.7

2.8

   Place

    

City hospital

50.0

35.7

33.1

34.6

District hospital

38.9

56.0

56.7

56.0

Family planning service station

11.1

8.3

10.2

9.4

   Operation personnel

    

Doctor

88.9

97.0

94.8

95.6

Assistant doctor

11.1

1.9

3.8

3.2

Nurse

0

1.1

1.4

1.2

   Payment

    

Free

22.2

18.5

37.7

29.4

Paid 50%

11.1

3.0

8.5

6.3

Paid full

66.7

78.5

53.8**

64.4

  1. Note: Numbers in cells are column percentages. Chi-square tests: **p < 0.01 among age groups.