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Table 1 SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS (N = 18)

From: Experiences and perceptions of perinatal depression among new immigrant Chinese parents: a qualitative study

Characteristics

N

WOMEN (N = 13)

MEN (N = 5)

Age (in years)

 Mean (SD)

31 ± 4

31 ± 6

 Range

25–38

25–40

Marital Status

 Married

13

5

Employment status in the perinatal period

 Employed

5

2

 Unemployed

8

3

Education level

 4-year college degree

7

0

 Master’s degree

2

1

 Doctoral level degree

2

2

 Current graduate student

2

2

Months lived in the US

 Mean (SD)

27.1 ± 16.6

28.6 ± 18.7

 Range

1–50

13–60

Main caregiver throughout pregnancy for the woman

 Her mother

3

NA

 Mother-in-law

1

NA

 Husband

5

NA

 Herself

4

NA

Main caregiver for the woman during the postpartum

 Her mother

7

NA

 Mother-in-law

5

NA

 Husband

1

NA

 Herself

0

NA

Whether adhere to the tradition of “Doing the month “

 Yes, for all my children

3

NA

 Yes, for my children born in China only

1

NA

 No

7

NA

 Other

1

NA

Whether adhere to the tradition of “Doing the month “

 Yes

6

NA

 No

7

NA

Way paid for the delivery services

 Entirely on her own

13

NA

 Partly by medical insurance

0

NA

Family annual income during the most recent pregnancy

  < $60,000

10

4

$60,000

3

1

Whether have children born in China

 Yes

3

4

 No

10

1

Whether have children born in the US

 Yes

10

1

 No

3

4

Family structure

 Nuclear family

9

4

 Dyadic nuclear family

1

0

 Live with own parents

2

0

 Live with parents-in-law

0

1

 Live with child only

1

0

  1. NA used to mean “not applicable”