Table 1 Demographic and personal characteristics of participants by fertility intentions (N = 1119)
Variables | N (%) | Fertility intentions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | t/F | P value | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.35 | 0.707 |
  ≤ 25 | 161 (14.39) | 3.52 (1.32) |  |  |
 26–35 | 865 (77.30) | 3.50 (1.28) |  |  |
 ≥ 36 | 93 (8.31) | 3.39 (1.46) |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 1.83 | 0.140 |
 Primary school or lower | 21 (1.88) | 4.05 (1.53) |  |  |
 Junior high school | 161 (14.39) | 3.39 (1.39) |  |  |
 Senior high school | 166 (14.83) | 3.57 (1.30) |  |  |
 College or higher | 771 (68.90) | 3.48 (1.27) |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | -0.53 | 0.597 |
 Married | 1079 (96.43) | 3.49 (1.30) |  |  |
 Others (single/divorced/widowed) | 40 (3.57) | 3.60 (1.34) |  |  |
Marital satisfaction | Â | Â | 2.71 | 0.007 |
 Satisfied | 1088 (97.23) | 3.51 (1.29) |  |  |
 Unsatisfied | 31 (2.77) | 2.87 (1.48) |  |  |
Residence area | Â | Â | -0.62 | 0.534 |
 Urban area | 880 (78.64) | 3.48 (1.29) |  |  |
 Rural area | 239 (21.36) | 3.54 (1.34) |  |  |
Monthly household income (Â¥) | Â | Â | 1.71 | 0.163 |
  ≤ 3000 | 253 (22.61) | 3.59 (1.31) |  |  |
 3001–5000 | 357 (31.90) | 3.41 (1.34) |  |  |
 5001–10,000 | 340 (30.38) | 3.44 (1.29) |  |  |
  > 10,000 | 169 (15.10) | 3.63 (1.20) |  |  |
Pregnancy sleep status |  |  | 29.34 |  < 0.001 |
 Well | 636 (56.84) | 3.72 (1.26) |  |  |
 Moderate | 440 (39.32) | 3.25 (1.26) |  |  |
 Poor | 43 (3.84) | 2.58 (1.40) |  |  |
Pregnancy exercise status |  |  | 14.01 |  < 0.001 |
 Always | 129 (11.53) | 4.12(1.29) |  |  |
 Often | 424 (37.89) | 3.51 (1.29) |  |  |
 Occasionally | 533 (47.63) | 3.36 (1.26) |  |  |
 Never | 33 (2.95) | 2.97 (1.36) |  |  |
Parity | Â | Â | 0.519 | 0.604 |
 Nulliparous | 758 (67.74) | 3.51 (1.24) |  |  |
 Multiparous | 361 (32.26) | 3.46 (1.42) |  |  |
Adverse obstetric history | Â | Â | 2.01 | 0.157 |
 Yes | 99 (8.85) | 3.53 (1.40) |  |  |
 No | 1020 (91.15) | 3.49 (1.29) |  |  |
Self-reported obstetric complications | Â | Â | 1.07 | 0.285 |
 Yes | 125 (11.17) | 3.38 (1.25) |  |  |
 No | 994 (88.83) | 3.51 (1.31) |  |  |
Pregnancy life events | Â | Â | 1.44 | 0.149 |
 Yes | 28 (2.50) | 3.14 (1.18) |  |  |
 No | 1091 (97.50) | 3.50 (1.30) |  |  |