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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (N = 299)

From: Effectiveness of an intrauterine device informative intervention among post-natal women in Western Jamaica

Characteristics N (%)
Parish  
 Hanover 26 (8.7)
 St. James 169 (56.5)
 Westmoreland 46 (15.4)
 Trelawny 58 (19.4)
Age (years)  
 18–24 117 (39.1)
 25–29 86 (28.8)
 30–34 52 (17.4)
 35–40 39 (13.0)
  > 40 5 (1.7)
Highest education level  
  < Secondary 64 (21.4)
 Secondary 175 (58.5)
 Technical/Vocational/College/University 60 (20.1)
Marital status  
 Single 149 (49.8)
 Married 34 (11.4)
 Common Law 108 (36.1)
 Widowed/divorced/othera 8 (2.7)
Current occupation  
 Unemployed 116 (38.8)
 Unskilled 78 (26.1)
 Clerical 22 (7.4)
 Skilled 26 (8.7)
 Professional 27 (9.0)
 Otherb 30 (10.0)
Individual monthly income  
  < J$24,800 161 (53.8)
 J$24,800–60,000 75 (25.1)
 J$61,000–120,000 42 (14.1)
  > J$120,000 17 (5.7)
 Otherc 4 (1.3)
  1. aOther includes: engaged and separated
  2. bOther includes: student, self-employed, and entrepreneur
  3. cOther includes: refused and does not know