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Table 3 The barriers to rearing children aged 0–3 years among our study population stratified by number of children

From: The prevalence of barriers to rearing children aged 0–3 years following China’s new three-child policy: a national cross-sectional study

 

Number of children = 1

Number of children ≥ 2

Factor

Number (n (%))

Proportion of people who have a barrier (% (n))

aOR (95%CI)

Number (n (%))

Proportion of people who have a barrier (% (n))

aOR (95%CI)

Total

3036

95.5 (2899)

 

1370

93.0 (1274)

 

Sex

 Male

1249 (41.1)

94.5 (1180)

1

606 (44.1)

91.9 (555)

1

 Female

1787 (58.9)

96.2 (1719)

1.27 (0.89, 1.82)

766 (55.9)

93.9 (719)

1.57 (0.99, 2.47)

Residence

 Rural

813 (26.8)

94.6 (769)

1

705 (51.5)

92.6 (653)

1

 Urban

2223 (73.2)

95.8 (2130)

0.91 (0.57, 1.46)

665 (48.5)

93.4 (621)

0.66 (0.38, 1.15)

Educational level

 Junior high school or below

150 (4.9)

88.7 (133)

1

312 (22.8)

89.1 (278)

1

 Senior high school

448 (14.8)

91.7 (411)

1.19 (0.61, 2.33)

371 (27.1)

92.2 (342)

1.42 (0.80, 2.51)

 College or higher

2438 (80.3)

96.6 (2355)

3.14 (1.50, 6.56) *

687 (50.1)

95.2 (654)

3.31 (1.56, 7.02) *

Annual household income (CNY)

  < 30,000

336 (11.1)

95.9 (312)

1

322 (23.5)

90.7 (292)

1

 30,000–80,000

589 (19.4)

95.3 (561)

1.33 (0.73, 2.42)

424 (30.9)

94.3 (400)

1.46 (0.82, 2.61)

 80,000–120,000

706 (23.3)

96.9 (684)

1.41 (0.74, 2.72)

261 (19.1)

95.8 (250)

1.52 (0.70, 3.28)

  > 120,000

1405 (46.3)

95.5 (1342)

0.71 (0.39, 1.29)

363 (26.5)

91.5 (332)

0.57 (0.29, 1.11)

Occupation

 Factory worker

181 (6.0)

92.3 (167)

1

168 (12.3)

97.0 (163)

1

 Farmer

98 (3.2)

86.7 (85)

0.71 (0.30, 1.69)

220 (16.1)

88.2 (194)

0.21 (0.08, 0.59) *

 Clerk

202 (6.7)

94.6 (191)

1.27 (0.54, 2.99)

120 (16.1)

89.2 (107)

0.21 (0.07, 0.63) *

 Public servant

733 (24.1)

94.7 (694)

1.15 (0.56, 2.36)

284 (20.7)

92.6 (263)

0.25 (0.09, 0.74) *

 Employee

1657 (54.6)

96.7 (1602)

1.63 (0.81, 3.28)

426 (31.1)

96.2 (410)

0.54 (0.18, 1.62)

 Other (including student)

165 (5.4)

97.0 (160)

2.59 (0.87, 7.72)

152 (11.1)

90.1 (137)

0.21 (0.07, 0.62) *

Intent to have a second child

 No

1539 (50.7)

96.8 (1490)

1

0

 Yes

1497 (49.3)

94.1 (1409)

0.60 (0.39, 0.92) *

100 (1274)

Intent to have a third child

 No

2696 (88.8)

96.3 (2597)

1

1046 (76.4)

985 (94.2)

1

 Yes

340 (11.2)

88.8 (302)

0.41 (0.26, 0.65) *

324 (23.6)

289 (89.2)

0.61 (0.39, 0.97) *

  1. aOR adjusted odd ratio, CI confidence interval, CNY Chinese yuan
  2. The aOR was calculated through the multivariable logistic regression controlling variables including ethnicity, age, region and the only-child situation of parents
  3. * indicates significant at p-value < 0.05