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Table 2 Household income, educational level and nutritional habits

From: Use of alternative medicine, ginger and licorice among Danish pregnant women – a prospective cohort study

Household income and educational level

Total number

Alternative medicines and herbal remedies % (n)

Ginger consumption 1st trimester % (n)

Licorice intake 1st trimester % (n)

Income in Danish Kroner

 < 103,000–200,000 DKK

10

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

80.0 (8)

 200,000–500,000 DKK

79

24.1 (19)

10.1 (8)

84.8 (67)

 500,000–800,000 DKK

104

21.2 (22)

11.5 (12)

91.3 (95)

 > 800,000 DKK

31

32.3 (10)

16.1 (5)

83.9 (26)

Educational level

 Elementary school

8

12.5 (1)

12.5 (1)

87.5 (7)

 Upper secondary school

17

17.6 (3)

5.9 (1)

88.2 (15)

 Vocational education

56

21.4 (12)

7.1 (4)

82.1 (46)

 Shorter level of education

29

20.7 (6)

13.8 (4)

89.7 (26)

 Bachelor degree

85

24.7 (21)

12.9 (11)

91.8 (78)

 Master degree

27

25.9 (7)

14.8 (4)

81.5 (22)

  1. Two participants were not included in educational level; one did not have an educational diploma, and one had an educational level not represented by the educational categories
  2. Summary of the socioeconomic status among the women and their use of alternative medicines and herbal remedies with focus on ginger and licorice