| |
Comparison fathers N=100 |
Maternal teenage pregnancy settingfathers N=50 |
P-value |
| Age |
| Mean (sd) |
31.8 (3.1) |
21.2 (1.2) |
<0.0001 |
| Country of birth |
| Australia |
68% |
92% |
<0.0001 |
| Elsewhere |
32% |
8% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander |
3% |
18% |
<0.0001 |
| Relationship status |
| Living with partner in ongoing relationship |
82% |
32% |
<0.0001 |
| Not living with partner but in an ongoing relationship |
8% |
40% |
| Not living with partner and not in an ongoing relationship |
10% |
28% |
| Education |
| <12 years |
7% |
14% |
<0.0001 |
| 12 years |
40% |
74% |
| >12 years |
53% |
12% |
| Employed |
| No |
5% |
12% |
0.76 |
| Yes |
95% |
88% |
| Fly In, Fly Out worker |
| Yes |
20% |
14% |
0.5 |
| No |
80% |
86% |
| Hours employed |
| 0-15 |
9% |
35% |
<0.0001 |
| 15-40 |
23% |
61% |
| 40+ |
68% |
4% |
| Smoker |
21% |
38% |
0.009 |
| First time father |
| Yes |
52% |
96% |
<0.0001 |
| No |
48% |
48% |
| Pregnancy planning |
| Natural – planned |
70% |
22% |
<0.0001 |
| IVF – planned |
11% |
0% |
| Unplanned |
19% |
78% |
