Table 3 Comparisons of general characteristics, fertility knowledge, and value of motherhood or fatherhood by willingness for childbirth between men and women among college students from South Korea in 2021 (N = 286)
Variables | Categories | Total | Men (n = 144) | Women (n = 142) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willingness for childbirth (n = 88) | Unwillingness or uncertainty about childbirth (n = 56) | χ2 (p) or t (p) | Willingness for childbirth (n = 51) | Unwillingness or uncertainty about childbirth (n = 91) | χ2 (p) or t (p) | |||||
n(%) or M ± SD | n(%) or M ± SD | |||||||||
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||||||
Age | 22.19 ± 2.41 | 22.80 ± 2.73 | 23.11 ± 2.09 | -0.73 (0.467) | 21.80 ± 2.00 | 21.25 ± 2.10 | 1.53 (0.129) | |||
Major category | Non-health-related | 236(82.5) | 72(50.0) | 49(34.0) | 0.82 (0.364) | 41(28.9) | 74(52.1) | 0.02 (0.893) | ||
Health-related | 50(17.5) | 16(11.1) | 7(4.9) | 10(7.0) | 17(12.0) | |||||
Religious | No | 215(75.2) 71(24.8) | 65(45.1) 23(16.0) | 49(34.0) 7(4.9) | 3.86 (0.049) | 31(21.8) | 70(49.3) | 4.15 (0.042) | ||
Yes | 20(14.1) | 21(14.8) | ||||||||
Allowance (won/month) | 49.66 ± 34.98 | 51.32 ± 30.42 | 42.70 ± 30.45 | 1.66 (0.100) | 60.53 ± 40.75 | 46.26 ± 3.89 | 2.12 (0.036) | |||
Residence type | Parent’s home | 159(55.6) | 44(30.6) | 28(19.4) | 0.00 (1.000) | 29(20.4) | 58(40.8) | 0.65 (0.420) | ||
Self-boarding, dormitory, and other | 127(44.4) | 44(30.6) | 28(19.4) | 22(15.5) | 33(23.2) | |||||
Health behavior characteristic | ||||||||||
Smoking | Yes (past or current) | 57(19.9) | 28(19.4) | 17(11.8) | 0.03 (0.854) | 5(3.5) | 7(4.9) | 0.19 (0.664) | ||
No | 229(80.1) | 60(41.7) | 39(27.1) | 46(32.4) | 84(59.2) | |||||
Alcohol drinking | Yes (≥ 1) | 258(90.2) 28(9.8) | 85(59.0) 3(2.1) | 51(35.4) 5(3.5) | 1.99 (0.159) | 44(31.0) | 78(54.9) | 0.01 (0.927) | ||
No | 7(4.9) | 13(9.2) | ||||||||
Sexual experience | Yes (past or current) | 137(47.9) 149(51.1) | 56(38.9) 32(22.2) | 30(20.8) 26(18.1) | 1.44 (0.230) | 20(14.1) | 31(21.8) | 0.38 (0.539) | ||
No | 31(21.8) | 60(42.3) | ||||||||
Fertility knowledge | Low score (0–6) | 98(34.3) 188(65.7) | 39(27.1) 49(34.0) | 31(21.5) 25(17.4) | 1.67 (0.196) | 29(20.4) | 55(38.7) | 0.17 (0.677) | ||
High score (7–13) | 22(15.5) | 36(25.4) | ||||||||
Value of motherhood or fatherhood | Low score (8–25) a / (8–22) b | 106(37.1) 180(62.9) | 13(9.0) 75(52.1) | 34(23.6) 22(15.3) | 32.85 (< 0.001) | 7(4.9) | 47(33.1) | 19.95 (< 0.001) | ||
High score (26–32) a / (23–32) b | 44(31.0) | 44(31.0) | ||||||||