Table 1 Demographic data and external criteria
N = 248 | ||
|---|---|---|
N (%) or Mean ± SD | ||
Demographic data | ||
Age (years) | 32.7 ± 4.6 | |
Family structure | ||
Nuclear family | 222 | (89.5) |
Extended family | 20 | (8.1) |
Single-parent family | 6 | (2.4) |
Occupational status | ||
Housewives | 149 | (60.1) |
Office workers | 69 | (27.8) |
Part-time workers | 14 | (5.6) |
Self-employed | 10 | (4.0) |
Students | 3 | (1.2) |
Others | 3 | (1.2) |
Educational status (highest educational qualifications) | ||
Junior high school graduate | 5 | (2.0) |
High school graduate | 59 | (23.8) |
Junior college graduate | 81 | (32.7) |
University/graduate school graduate | 102 | (41.1) |
Economic status | ||
Affluent | 20 | (8.1) |
Moderately affluent | 109 | (44.0) |
Not affluent | 91 | (36.7) |
Absolutely not affluent | 27 | (10.9) |
Type of residence | ||
Apartment | 149 | (60.1) |
Independent housing | 88 | (35.5) |
External criteria | ||
Social network (Lubbin Social Network Scale: LSNS-6) | ||
Family | 7.1 ± 2.7 | |
Friends | 6.3 ± 3.2 | |
Subjective Health Perception | ||
Good health | 159 | (64.1) |
Moderately good health | 84 | (33.9) |
Moderately poor health | 5 | (2.0) |
Poor health | 0 | (0.0) |
Feeling for childrearing scale | ||
Affirmative feeling for childrearing | 13.6 ± 1.8 | |
Childrearing burden | 12.7 ± 3.6 | |
Childrearing anxiety | 12.3 ± 3.7 | |