Table 1 Background characteristics of women participating in the surveys in 2001–03 and 2009 in Anhui Province, China
Characteristics | 2001–03 | 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1479) | (N = 1574) | |||
N | % | N | % | |
Age | ||||
≤ 24 years | 482 | 32.6 | 592 | 37.6 |
25–29 years | 573 | 38.7 | 567 | 36.1 |
≥ 30 year | 374 | 25.3 | 415 | 26.3 |
No information | 50 | 3.4 | - | - |
Time of starting prenatal care | ||||
3 months or less | 618 | 41.8 | 1005 | 63.5 |
4–5 months | 459 | 31.0 | 391 | 14.8 |
6 months | 177 | 12.0 | 84 | 5.3 |
7–9 months | 90 | 6.1 | 47 | 3.0 |
No carea | 135 | 9.1 | 47 | 3.0 |
Number of children | ||||
1 | 905 | 61.2 | 1078 | 68.5 |
2 | 338 | 22.9 | 487 | 30.9 |
3 | 236 | 16.0 | 9 | 0.6 |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 1220 | 82.5 | 1147 | 72.9 |
Non-farmer | 209 | 14.1 | 427 | 27.1 |
No information | 50 | 3.4 | - | - |
Women’s incomeb (Mean, SD) | 217.0 (212.3) | - | ||
Family total incomec (Mean, SD) | - | 3521.2 (3591.6) | ||