Table 1 Demographics of the Pacific mothers and their infants (N = 1108)

Total

1108

516

47.0

233

21.0

317

29

108

10

Age of parent - antenatal

 Missing

0

0

  < 20

106

10

46

9

29

12.0

24.0

8

20

19

 20–24

279

25

124

24

83

36.0

61

19

29

27

 25–29

291

26

126

24

56

24.0

92

29

31

29

 30–34

232

21

115

22

35

15.0

79

25

18

17

 35–39

159

14

78

15

26

11.0

50

16

10

9

  > =40

41

4

27

5

< 10

2.0

11

3

0

0

Highest completed qualification

 Missing

< 10

< 10

0

< 10

0

< 10

1

 No secondary school education

154

14

48

9

54

24

42

13

24

22

 Secondary school NCEA levels 1–4

449

41

214

41

79

34

143

45

37

34

 Diploma trade/NCEA levels 5–6

392

35

197

38

85

36

93

30

35

32

 Bachelor’s degree

79

7

38

7

< 10

4

29

9

< 10

7

 Higher Degree

30

3

17

3

< 10

2

< 10

3

< 10

3

Number of children

 Missing

129

12

56

11

35

15

32

10

10

9

 0

306

28

148

29

56

24

79

25

48

44

 1

225

20

113

22

48

21

64

20

17

16

 2

169

15

78

15

40

17

50

16

11

10

 3

115

10

57

11

27

12

27

9

< 10

6

 4 or more

164

15

64

12

27

12

65

21

15

14

Prematurity

 Missing

19

2

< 10

2

< 10

1

< 10

2

< 10

4

 Full Term

1030

93

485

94

219

94

287

91

100

92

 Premature

59

5

22

4

12

5

23

7

< 10

4

Deprivation

 Missing

139

13

65

12

29

12

45

14

12

11

 Low

40

4

15

4

11

5

11

3

< 10

4

 Medium

163

15

84

13

26

11

49

15

16

15

 High

766

69

352

70

167

72

212

67

76

70