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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Parental recommendations for population level interventions to support infant and family dietary choices: a qualitative study from the Growing Up in Wales, Environments for Healthy Living (EHL) study

Characteristics (n)

 

Number of interviews conducted

 

61

Gender (n)

  

 Mother

 

61

 Father

 

35

 

Mother

Father

Average age in years (age range of all parents)

30 (20–42)

35 (21–52)

Occupation of all parents (n)

  

 Non manual

16

27

 Manual

16

26

 Student

5

3

 Not in employment

11

4

 Homemaker

12

1

Education of all parents (n)

  

 Higher degree

16

12

 First degree

15

13

 Diplomas in higher education

6

3

 A/AS levels

4

3

 O/GCSE levels

14

14

 Other

2

12

 None

4

3

 Unknown

0

1

Ethnicity of all parents (n)

  

 White (European)

50

52

  Welsh

48

51

  Romanian

1

0

  Polish

1

1

 Ethnic minority

11

9

 Bangladeshi

4

4

 African

2

1

 Middle Eastern

2

2

 South East Asian

1

1

 Pakistani

2

1

Socio-economic status % (n)

  

Affluent neighbourhood

43% (26)

 

Deprived neighbourhood

57% (35)

 

Number of children % (n)

  

Expectant mother with no child

11% (7)

 

Expectant mother > 1 child

48% (29)

 

Families with child ≤ 12 months of age

41% (25)

 

Average number of children per family (range(n))

1.7 (1–5)

 

Average age of children (age range)

4.75 years (1 month-18 years)

 

Breastfeeding (children ≤ 12 months of age) % (n)

  

Plan to/have breast fed child

41% (25)

 

Plan to/have breast fed and bottle fed child

36% (22)

 

Plan to/bottle fed child

23% (14)

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