Table 2 Maternal sociodemographic characteristics associated with expressed and revealed preference for proximity

Maternal age

<25 years

1836

44.4

119470

67.5

25-29

3241

36.9

234901

62.7

30-34

3096

33.9

246679

60.5

> = 35

1478

31.1

135308

59.0

p

<.0001

<0.001

Parity

0

4159

38.3

421578

61.1

1

3368

34.9

207607

63.0

2

1343

34.3

75183

63.5

3

422

34.8

19920

64.9

> = 4

247

37.3

12070

66.2

p

0.0098

<0.001

Household socioeconomic status

Professional/managerial

1775

30.7

113961

52.4

Intermediate

1985

33.7

174695

59.8

Administrative, self-employed

2985

38.5

153799

63.1

Shop assistant, service workers

1370

36.5

65880

65.8

Skilled manual

839

42.4

81206

67.1

Unskilled manual

327

42.2

49376

69.9

No occupation

195

41.5

97441

65.0

p

<.0001

<0.001

Urban/Rural

Urban

6196

35.7

471794

61.3

Peri-urban

2007

34.5

152067

65.3

Rural

1454

42.3

112495

60.8

p

<0.001

<0.001