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Table 1 Demographics of parents participating in the Neonatal Satisfaction Study

From: Validation of the Neonatal Satisfaction Survey (NSS-8) in six Norwegian neonatal intensive care units: a quantitative cross-sectional study

Variables

Mother (N = 312)

Father (N = 256)

X2-test p-value

Total (N = 568)

Age at admission, Mean (SD)

30.09 (5.50)

33.10 (6.94)

  
 

N(%)

N(%)

 

N

Marital status

  

0.599

 

 Married/In relationship

300 (96.5)

247 (97.2)

 

547

 Divorced/Single parent

11 (3.5)

7 (2.8)

 

18

 Total

311 (100)

254 (100)

 

654

Level of education

  

0.013

 

 Higher education > 4 years

76 (24.4)

50 (19.7)

 

126

 Higher education < 4 years

108 (34.6)

66 (26.0)

 

174

 College

113 (36.2)

126 (49.6)

 

239

 Grammar school

15 (4.8)

12 (4.7)

 

27

 Total

312 (100)

254 (100)

 

566

Work status

  

0.001

 

 In paid work

217 (69.6)

232 (90.6)

 

449

 Not paid work/education

95 (30.4)

24 (9.4)

 

119

 Total

312 (100)

256 (100)

 

568

Travel time to hospital

  

0.404

 

 Less than 1 h

156 (50.0)

137 (53.5)

 

294

 More than 1 h

156 (50.0)

119 (46.5)

 

275

 

312 (100)

256 (100)

  
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