Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample by UPNCS implementation
UPNCS implementation | Total sample (N = 3,724) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not UPNCS-funded (N = 1,647) | UPNCS-funded (N = 2,077) | χ 2(df), p | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Maternal age (years) | ||||
<20 | 50 (3.0%) | 76 (3.7%) | 17.951 (6), 0.006 | 126 (3.4%) |
20 – 24 | 237 (14.4%) | 364 (17.5%) | 601 (16.1%) | |
25 – 29 | 496 (30.1%) | 659 (31.7%) | 1155 (31.0%) | |
30 – 34 | 478 (29.0%) | 525 (25.3%) | 1003 (26.9%) | |
35 – 39 | 262 (15.9%) | 277 (13.3%) | 539 (14.5%) | |
40 + | 51 (3.1%) | 65 (3.1%) | 116 (3.1%) | |
Missing | 73 (4.4%) | 111 (5.3%) | 184 (4.9%) | |
Parity | ||||
Primiparous | 745 (45.2%) | 926 (44.6%) | 0.157 (1), 0.692 | 1671 (44.9%) |
Multiparous | 902 (54.8%) | 1151 (55.4%) | 2053 (55.1%) | |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification | ||||
No | 1615 (98.1%) | 2009 (96.7%) | 6.228 (1), 0.013 | 3624 (97.3%) |
Yes | 32 (1.9%) | 68 (3.3%) | 100 (2.7%) | |
English spoken at home | ||||
No | 14 (0.9%) | 4 (0.2%) | 8.254 (1), 0.004 | 18 (0.5%) |
Yes | 1633 (99.1%) | 2073 (99.8%) | 3706 (99.5%) | |
Highest level of education | ||||
No formal qualifications | 30 (1.8%) | 35 (1.7%) | 37.698 (4), 0.000 | 65 (1.7%) |
Year 10 or equivalent | 189 (11.5%) | 279 (13.4%) | 468 (12.6%) | |
Year 12 or equivalent | 388 (23.6%) | 480 (23.1%) | 868 (23.3%) | |
Trade/diploma | 500 (30.4%) | 773 (37.2%) | 1273 (34.2%) | |
University | 540 (32.8%) | 510 (24.6%) | 1050 (28.2%) | |
Area of residence | ||||
Major city | 1304 (79.2%) | 849 (40.9%) | 579.910 (3), 0.000 | 2153 (57.8%) |
Inner regional | 237 (14.4%) | 613 (29.5%) | 850 (22.8%) | |
Outer regional | 89 (5.4%) | 520 (25.0%) | 609 (16.4%) | |
Remote | 17 (1.0%) | 95 (4.6%) | 112 (3.0%) | |
Distance travelled to birth | ||||
<10 km | 597 (36.2%) | 944 (45.5%) | 103.230 (2), 0.000 | 1541 (41.4%) |
10 – 50 km | 961 (58.3%) | 891 (42.9%) | 1852 (49.7%) | |
50+ km | 89 (5.4%) | 242 (11.7%) | 331 (8.9%) | |