Table 2 General characteristic of the mothers (n = 1,220)
Mothers | ||
|---|---|---|
N(%¶) | ||
Age (years) | Mean ± S.E.† | 41.21(±0.158) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | < 25 | 907(75.5) |
≥25 | 289(24.5) | |
Education | Elementary school | 48(4.5) |
Middle school | 103(9.2) | |
High school | 694(56.7) | |
Some college or more | 375(29.6) | |
Job║ | Managers | 9(0.8) |
Professionals and related workers | 272(21.5) | |
Office clerks | 188(15.0) | |
Service workers | 190(15.8) | |
Sales workers | 230(19.5) | |
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 38(2.4) | |
Crafts and related workers | 54(4.5) | |
Equipments, machine operating and assembling workers | 33(2.3) | |
Elementary workers | 206(18.1) | |
Military officer | 0(< 0.1) | |
Working hours per week | < 40 | 459(38.8) |
40-48 | 422(33.9) | |
49-60 | 193(15.7) | |
>60 | 145(11.6) | |
Work schedule | Day work | 991(86.5) |
Shift work | 156(13.5) |