Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 2100)
|  | Provided comments about declining care (n = 1123) | Did not provide comments about declining care (n = 977) |
|---|---|---|
Number of pregnancies (mean) | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Number of children (mean) | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Age at time of data collection (mean) | 32.7 | 33.0 |
Identified with a vulnerable group* | 90 (8.0) | 70 (7.2) |
Ethnicity Asian White Other Missing | 26 (2.7) 875 (92.1) 49 (5.2) 173 | 32 (4.5) 655 (92.1) 24 (3.4) 266 |
Highest level of education is Highschool | 97 (10.1) | 67 (9.4) |
Family income $ 30,000 or less | 75 (6.7) | 47 (4.8) |
Care provider during pregnancy Family Physician Midwife Obstetrician Other Multiple responses possible | 225 (20.0) 883 (78.6) 208 (18.5) 82 | 313 (32.0) 539 (55.2) 259 (26.5) 92 |
Gave birth by Cesarean section | 184 (17.2) | 212 (24.5) |