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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Table 1. Socio-demographic Characteristics of Experimental Group
(Men with Pregnant Partners n =182 who responded)
Category Study Population Percent
(n)
Age (years)
19-25 8 44%
26-32 64 35.2%
33-39 72 39.6%
40-46 31 17.0%
47-55 7 3.8%
Social Class
Class I (Professional) 29 15.9%
Class II (Intermediate) 73 40.1%
Class III (Non-manual / Skilled) 28 15.5%
Class IV (Manual / Skilled) 15 8.2%
Class V (Unskilled Manual) 33 18.1%
Unemployed 4 2.2%
Marital status
Married 142 78%
Cohabiting 40 22%
Number of previous children
0 137 75.3%
1 29 15.9%
2 10 5.5%
3 4 2.2%
>3 2 1.1%
Ethnic group
Caucasian 111 61%
Black African 13 7.1%
Black Caribbean 15 8.2%
Black other 2 1.1%
Asian 39 21.5%
Chinese 2 1.1%
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