Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
Mothers with exhaustion and pain | Women without children with exhaustion and pain | Healthy mothers | Healthy women without children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 129 n (%) | N = 37 n (%) | N = 108 n (%) | N = 21 n (%) | |
Age, years, mean +/− SD | 50.1 +/− 9.7 | 39.3 +/− 11.7 | 39.4 +/− 7.3 | 31.7 +/− 6.6 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 37 (28.7%) | 21 (56.8%) | 13 (12.0%) | 13(61.9%) |
Married/cohabiting | 92 (71.3%) | 16 (43.2%) | 95 (88.0%) | 8 (38.1%) |
Caring responsibility for relative/s | 17 (13.2%) | 5 (13.5%) | 3 (2.8%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Education | ||||
Comprehensive School | 9 (7.0%) | 2 (5.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Secondary School | 45 (34.9%) | 14 (37.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Higher education/University | 75 (58.1%) | 21 (56.8%) | 108 (100%) | 21 (100%) |
Total household income (Swedish crowns/month) | ||||
Under 15t SEK | 15 (11.6%) | 4 (10.8%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 |
Under 30t SEK | 21 (16.3%) | 12 (32.4%) | 4 (3.7%) | 2 (9.5%) |
Under 45t SEK | 29 (22.5%) | 14 (37.8%) | 28 (25.9%) | 4 (19.0%) |
Under 60t SEK | 25 (19.4%) | 6 (16.2%) | 28 (25.9%) | 11 (52.4%) |
Over 60t SEK | 39 (30.2%) | 1 (2.7%) | 47 (43.5%) | 4 (19.0%) |
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 64 (49.6%) | 9 (24.3%) | 96 (88.9%) | 19 (90.5%) |
Self-employed | 9 (7.0%) | 2 (5.4%) | 2 (1.9%) | 0 |
Student | 1 (0.8%) | 4 (10.8%) | 102 (94.4%) | 21 (100%) |
Retired | 12 (9.3%) | 2 (5.4%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 |
Off-duty/parental leave | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (15.7%) | 4 (19.0) |
Job seeking | 5 (3.9%) | 7 (18.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Home worker | 7 (5.4%) | 6 (16.2%) | 5 (4.6%) | 0 |
Other/Nothing | 4 (3.1%) | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Country of birth | ||||
Sweden | 106 (82.2%) | 36 (97.3%) | 94 (87.0%) | 18 (85.7%) |
Scandinavia | 4 (3.1%) | 1 (2.7%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 |
Europe | 10 (7.8%) | 0 (%) | 2 (1.9%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Outside Europe | 9 (7.0%) | 0 (%) | 11 (10.2%) | 2 (9.5%) |