Role of perceived family support in psychological distress for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of responded women

Characteristics	n (%)	Psychological distress	No psychological distress	F/χ2	P value
Age (mean ± SD, yr)	30.25 ± 3.99	30.05 ± 3.99	30.42 ± 3.98	2.16	0.031
Region, n (%)1				89.71	< 0.001
Wuhan	777 (34.8)	382 (49.2)	395 (50.8)
Peking	897 (40.2)	306 (34.1)	591 (65.9)
Lanzhou	558 (25.0)	327 (58.6)	231 (41.4)
Marital status, n (%)				3.70	0.069
married	2179 (97.6)	984 (45.2)	1195 (54.8)
Single, separated, divorced or widowed	53 (2.4)	31 (58.5)	22 (41.5)
Educational level, n (%)				13.67	0.001
< 14 yr	1016 (45.6)	504 (49.6)	512 (50.4)
≥ 14 yr	1216 (43.7)	511 (42.1)	705 (57.9)
Annual household income (CNY), n (%)				10.23	0.017
< 80000	706 (31.6)	350 (49.6)	356 (50.4)
80000	1255 (56.2)	552 (43.9)	703 (56.1)
≥ 300000	273 (12.2)	113 (41.4)	160 (58.6)
Income loss caused by COVID-19(CNY), n (%)				13.83	0.003
< 20000	862 (38.7)	331 (38.8)	522 (61.2)
≥ 20000	1362 (61.3)	673 (50.7)	692 (49.3)
Employment status, n (%)				0.01	0.999
Employed	1496 (67.1)	681 (45.5)	815 (54.5)
Housewife	736 (32.9)	334 (45.4)	402 (54.6)
Perceived family support level, n (%)				13.57	0.001
Less2	134 (6.0)	71 (53.0)	63 (47.0)
Some	466 (20.9)	246 (52.8)	220 (47.2)
Strong	1632 (73.1)	706 (43.3)	926 (56.7)

¹Confirmed COVID-19 cases in participating city: Wuhan: > 50000 cases; Beijing: 581 cases; Lanzhou: 24 cases.

²Participants rated on “none” and “rarely” scale.