Table 1

Maternal characteristics of the sample by ethnic group

All ethnic groupsWhiteMixedPakistaniIndianBangladeshBlack or black British
No%No%No%No%No%No%%
Ethnicity2020310011088511461732801554136503318315
Single parent
 No15997878436831093822952985019961299240386
 Yes24641317461724818612316140014
 Total1846110010182100134110030131005041006181002803100
Age
 <1723011762252300010251
 17–1810455764797752200511274
 19–2569763439363652136116036134252974692830
 26–294322222011182952091328209391642573023
 30–344486232421222852075823138261292075524
 35+2971151728162291635411511050855918
 Total2003010011036100145210032401005321006461003124100
Parity
 Primiparous802742463443639461094352785419130119146
 1 previous birth5865303318314203094830146281812985233
 2 previous births300915153614193146212059111392246118
 3+ previous births25191312261114811482153671171951020
 Total1942010010714100140010031451005191006281003014117
Deprivation*
 Least-deprived quartile5505273170293112113674217132205322819
 2nd quartile3747191775162581896129122231432248815
 3rd quartile22851113551215310338107113113172558
 Most-deprived quartile86664347884373951614191773318929215968
 Total2020310011088100146110032801005411006501003183100
  • * 2nd and 3rd quartile scores have been merged for the purposes of statistical analysis into one interquartile category.