Table 3

Sociodemographic descriptions of 37 respondents 18 to 29 years of age and of Finnish women of similar ages

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (n=18)Haemophilia A (n=19)Controls (%)
Level of education
Primary education7 (39%)13 (68%)38
Upper secondary education11 (61%)6 (32%)61
Marital status
Single8 (44%)7 (37%)54
Married/cohabiting10 (56%)12 (63%)45
Employment status
Employed3 (17%)9 (47%)35
Unemployed3 (17%)1 (5%)13
Student/at school8 (44%)6 (32%)43
Other (housewife)4 (22%)3 (16%)5
Children
No children1315
Pregnant11
One or more children54
Children/woman (mean)0.500.500.393-150
Maternal level of education3-151
Primary school4 (22%)6 (32%)483-150
Vocational education13 (72%)9 (47%)433-150
Academic education1 (6%)1 (5%)63-150
Unknown3 (16)
  • 3-150 Data from Statistics Finland (from 1996).

  • 3-151 Maternal level of education was used to describe the social backgrounds of subjects.