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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents

From: Relationship between participation in leisure activities and constraints on Taiwanese breastfeeding mothers during leisure activities

Variable

Total (N = 415)

 

%

N

Ages

 

  21-25yrs

6.0

25

  26-30yrs

34.0

141

  31-35yrs

45.3

188

  36-40yrs

9.9

41

  40+ and over

1.0

4

  Unknown

3.9

16

Education level

 

  Junior high school

0.7

3

  Senior high school

10.6

44

  Vocational/college degree

68.9

286

  Graduate school or above

19.8

82

Job

 

  Full-time

58.1

241

  Part-time

3.9

16

  Contracted

1.0

4

  Unemployed

37.1

154

Number of children

 

  One

63.4

263

  Two

33.3

138

  Three

3.1

13

  Four

0.2

1

Age of youngest children

 

  0-6yrs

99.8

414

  7-12yrs

0.2

1

Family member

 

  Parents

14.9

62

  Parents-in -law

38.8

161

  Spouse

91.1

378

  Children

91.6

380

  Others

12.3

51

Caregiver

 

  Parents

17.3

72

  Parents-in -law

22.4

93

  Myself

78.1

324

  Spouse

20.0

83

  Babysitter

16.9

70

  Others

2.4

10

Exclusively breastfeeding

 

  Mix breast milk and others

17.3

72

  Only breast milk

82.7

343

Breastfeeding practices

 

  From breast directly

40.5

168

  Bottle feed with expressed milk

16.6

69

  Alternating between directly feeding and expressed milk from bottles

31.8

132

  Directly from breast only before bedtime

11.1

46

Breastfeeding duration

 

  4-6 month

40.2

167

  7-12 month

34.2

142

  13-18 month

15.4

64

  19-24 month

5.8

24

  25-36 month

4.3

18