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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reproductive history of all study participants (N = 517)a

From: Fertility awareness and attitudes towards parenthood among Danish university college students

 

Men (n = 79)

Women (n = 438)

Age (years) mean (SD)

25.6 (4.4)

24.2 (5.1)

Range

21–47

18–58

Missing (n)

0

1

 

n (%)

n (%)

Bachelor degree program

 Nursing

10 (13)

186 (42)

 Midwifery

0

16 (4)

 Physiotherapist

19 (24)

33 (7)

 Occupational Therapy

6 (8)

26 (6)

 Radiography

6 (8)

14 (3)

 Social work

9 (11)

56 (13)

 Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

6 (8)

20 (5)

 Global Nutrition and Health

4 (5)

47 (11)

 Emergency and Risk Management

6 (8)

0

 Business and Public Administration

12 (15)

39 (9)

 Missing

1

1

Housing type

 Student dormitory

9 (12)

45 (10)

 Living with parents

6 (8)

46 (11)

 Sublet Apartment

15 (19)

97 (22)

 Lodging

15 (19)

66 (15)

 Own apartment

33 (42)

180 (41)

 Other

0

2 (1)

 Missing

1

2

Ethnicity

 Born in Denmark

71 (90)

386 (88)

 One/both parents born in Denmark

65 (82)

357 (82)

 Missing

0

2

Steady relationship

 Yes

47 (60)

270 (62)

 Missing data

1

2

Experienced pregnancy and outcomea

 Had children

6 (8)

47 (11)

 Had abortion

10 (13)

39 (9)

 Experienced miscarriage

2 (3)

11 (3)

 Pregnant at present

1 (1)

13 (3)

  1. aPercentages do not amount to 100, as the participant may have experienced more than one of the given outcomes