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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (N = 3603) compared with national statistics for French postpartum women (N = 14,681)

From: Warning about drinking during pregnancy: lessons from the French experience

 

Study respondents (France, 2012)

French postpartum women (Perinatal survey, 2010)

 

N

%

%

Age (in years)

  < 25

602

16.7

17.0

 25–29

1194

33.1

33.2

 30–34

1202

33.4

30.7

  ≥ 35

605

16.8

19.2

Parity

 Primiparous

1572

43.6

43.4

 Multiparous

2031

56.4

56.6

Educational level

 Low (< High school)

1019

28.3

28.3

 Intermediate (= High school)

715

19.8

19.9

 High (University degree)

1869

51.9

51.8

Single

 No

3442

95.5

92.7

 Yes

161

4.5

7.3

Daily smoker before pregnancy

 No

2483

68.9

69.5

 Yes

1120

31.1

30.5

Daily smoker in the past month

 No

2978

82.9

82.9

 Yes

615

17.1

17.1

Alcohol consumption before pregnancy

 Non-drinker

1752

48.6

NA

  ≤ once/month

861

23.9

NA

  ≥ 2 to 4 times/month

990

27.5

NA

  1. NA Not Available in the perinatal survey