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Birth Plan: Portuguese Women’s Perceptions

Table 1:

n =150 % %
Age     <29 30.1 Marital status   Single 13.8
30-39 58.1 Married/with companion 83.6
40-49 10.8 Other 2.6
50-59 0.53 Employment  Yes 70.4
>60 0.53 No 29.6
Sex  Female 97.8 N.º of children     0 16.6
Male 2.2 1 52.6
Educational qualifications    9th year 1.6 2 25.3
12th year 28.4 3 3.5
Graduation 52.7 4 2
Master's/PhD 17.3 Age of the last child      Up to 1 year 18.4
Place of residence     North Zone 36.4 1-up to 2 years 27.6
Central Zone 13 2-up to 3 years 14.1
Lisbon and Vale do Tejo Zone 36.4 3-up to 4 years 11.7
South Zone 12 4-up to 5 years 9.1
    5 or more years 19.1
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