Table 1 Socio-demographics of participating Pacific mothers at the 6-weeks measurement waves (n = 1276) partitioned by those who immigrated to New Zealand and for those who have lived their lives entirely within New Zealand
| Â | Total | Immigrated to New Zealand | Lived entirely within New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <20 | 93 | (7.3) | 36 | (4.0) | 57 | (15.0) |
   20-24 | 324 | (25.4) | 174 | (19.4) | 150 | (39.4) |
   25-29 | 342 | (26.8) | 229 | (25.6) | 113 | (29.7) |
   30-34 | 312 | (24.5) | 269 | (30.1) | 43 | (11.3) |
   35-39 | 163 | (12.8) | 147 | (16.4) | 16 | (4.2) |
   ≥40 | 42 | (3.3) | 40 | (4.5) | 2 | (0.5) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Samoan | 649 | (50.9) | 467 | (52.2) | 182 | (47.8) |
   Tongan | 289 | (22.6) | 258 | (28.8) | 31 | (8.1) |
   Cook Island Maori | 232 | (18.2) | 116 | (13.0) | 116 | (30.4) |
   Other Pacific | 106 | (8.3) | 54 | (6.0) | 52 | (13.6) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married/de facto | 1027 | (80.5) | 746 | (83.4) | 281 | (73.8) |
   Single | 249 | (19.5) | 149 | (16.6) | 100 | (26.2) |
Highest educational qualifications | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   No formal qual. | 506 | (39.7) | 395 | (44.1) | 111 | (29.1) |
   Secondary | 439 | (34.4) | 308 | (34.4) | 131 | (34.4) |
   Post-secondary | 331 | (25.9) | 192 | (21.5) | 139 | (36.5) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Non-smoker | 968 | (76.0) | 743 | (83.3) | 225 | (59.1) |
   Smoker | 305 | (24.0) | 149 | (16.7) | 156 | (40.9) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Full-time employed | 52 | (4.1) | 38 | (4.2) | 14 | (3.7) |
   Part-time employed | 24 | (1.9) | 18 | (2.0) | 6 | (1.6) |
   Not employed | 1200 | (94.0) | 839 | (93.7) | 361 | (94.8) |
Number of usual household residents (including mother and child) | Â | Â | ||||
   2-4 | 250 | (19.6) | 176 | (19.7) | 74 | (19.4) |
   5-7 | 646 | (50.7) | 455 | (50.9) | 191 | (50.1) |
   ≥8 | 379 | (29.7) | 263 | (29.4) | 116 | (30.4) |
Household income (NZD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤$20 000 | 427 | (33.5) | 282 | (31.5) | 145 | (38.1) |
   $20 001-$40 000 | 660 | (51.7) | 484 | (54.1) | 176 | (46.2) |
   >$40 000 | 146 | (11.4) | 102 | (11.4) | 44 | (11.6) |
   Unknown | 43 | (3.4) | 27 | (3.0) | 16 | (4.2) |