Table 1 Presentation of the characteristics of the participants
From: The role of social media for persons affected by infertility
Characteristics | Number of participants n = 132 (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 129 (97.7%) |
Male | 3 (2.3%) |
Education | |
High school | 53 (40.2%) |
Higher education | 77 (58.3%) |
No answer | 2 (1.5%) |
Profession | |
Managers, senior officials, legislators | 7 (5.3%) |
Professionals in various fields | 21 (15.9%) |
Associate professionals, technicians | 16 (12.1%) |
Clerks | 18 (13.6%) |
Service workers and shop sales workers | 33 (25.0%) |
Other professions | 5 (3.8%) |
Prefer not to answer | 26 (19.7%) |
No answer | 6 (4.5%) |
Civil status | |
Heterosexual relation | 121 (91.6%) |
Single | 5 (3.8%) |
Same-sex relationship | 5 (3.8%) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.8%) |
Country of birth | |
Sweden | 122 (92.4%) |
Country outside Europe | 6 (4.5%) |
Other Nordic country | 3 (2.3%) |
Other European country | 1 (0.8%) |