Table 2 An overview of the participants’ (N = 160) age at the time of the survey, age at birth of the first child, number of children in household and the family forms identified by single teen mothers
Characteristics SD | N | %a | M |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at time of survey | |||
15–20 | 103 | 64 | 19.8 |
21–26 | 54 | 33.7 | |
27–32 | 2 | 1.3 | |
33–38 | 1 | 0.6 | |
Age at birth of first child | |||
13–16 | 83 | 51.9 | 16.4 |
17–19 | 77 | 48.1 | |
Number of children in the household | |||
1 | 30 | 18.8 | 2.75 |
2 | 47 | 29.4 | |
3 | 40 | 25.0 | |
4 | 27 | 16.9 | |
5 | 10 | 6.3 | |
6 | 4 | 2.5 | |
7 | 2 | 1.3 | |
Family | |||
One parent | 60 | 37.5 | |
Two parents | 60 | 37.5 | |
Extended | 37 | 23.1 | |
Blended | 1 | 0.6 | |
Other | 2 | 1.3 | |