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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Loneliness among mothers raising children under the age of 3 years and predictors with special reference to the use of SNS: a community-based cross-sectional study

 

Number

% or mean SD

Age (years), n%

 19 or younger

5

1.0%

 20–29

134

25.6%

 30–39

308

58.9%

 40–49

40

7.6%

 No answer

36

6.9%

 Mean (SD)

 

32.2(5.1)

Marital status

 Single

7

1.3%

 Married

511

97.7%

 Divorced

3

0.6%

 No answer

2

0.4%

Help from spouse

 Yes

461

88.1%

 No

45

8.6%

 No answer

17

3.3%

No. of children

 1

216

41.3%

 2 or more

307

58.7%

Employment

 Yes

232

44.4%

 No

289

55.3%

 No answer

2

0.4%

Daycare

 Attends

217

41.5%

 Does not attend

303

57.9%

 No answer

3

0.6%

Health status

 Very good

362

69.2%

 Good

137

26.2%

 Fair

23

4.4%

 Poor

0

0.0%

 No answer

1

0.2%

Subjective economic status

 Stable

57

10.9%

 Somewhat stable

260

49.7%

 Somewhat unstable

173

33.1%

 Unstable

30

5.7%

 No answer

3

0.6%

Live-in parents

 Yes

177

33.8%

 No

342

65.4%

 No answer

4

0.8%

Education level

 Junior high

27

5.2%

 High school

141

27.0%

 Vocational/junior college

242

46.3%

 University/graduate school

110

21.0%

 No answer

3

0.6%

Age of oldest child (months)

43.7(39.0)

 
  1. SD, Standard deviation