Attitudes toward future child-rearing among male and female adults without children in different prefectures at 11 years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

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Table 1

Comparison of proportion of survey item scores by sex and prefecture (Fukushima, neighboring prefectures, and other prefectures).

	Fukushima Prefecture						Neighboring Prefectures						Other Prefectures						P-value
	Male (n = 67)¹			Female (n = 173)²			Male (n = 143)³			Female (n = 162)⁴			Male (n = 212)⁵			Female (n = 228)⁶
	n	%	AR^a	n	%	AR^a	n	%	AR^a	n	%	AR^a	n	%	AR^a	n	%	AR^a
Future child desires
Desired	39	58.2	−0.3	106	61.3	0.3	77	53.8	−1.7	110	67.9	2.2	114	53.8	−2.2	147	64.5	1.5	0.035
Not desired	28	41.8	0.3	67	38.7	−0.3	66	46.2	1.7	52	32.1	−2.2	98	46.2	2.2	81	35.5	−1.5
Depressive symptoms
Yes	20	29.9	−1.8	56	32.4	−2.3	78	54.5	3.8	58	35.8	−1.2	85	40.1	0.0	98	43.0	1.0	0.001
No	47	70.1	1.8	117	67.6	2.3	65	45.5	−3.8	104	64.2	1.2	127	59.9	0.0	130	57.0	−1.0
Availability of radiation consultant
Presence	33	49.3	−1.7	128	74.0	4.4	65	45.5	−3.6	108	66.7	2.1	100	47.2	−4.0	148	64.9	2.0	0.000
Absence	34	50.7	1.7	45	26.0	−4.4	78	54.5	3.6	54	33.3	−2.1	112	52.8	4.0	80	35.1	−2.0
Knowledge of nuclear power and radiation
With knowledge	4	6.0	2.3	2	1.2	−1.0	3	2.1	0.0	2	1.2	−0.9	6	2.8	0.8	4	1.8	−0.5	0.000
Somewhat knowledgeable	17	25.4	2.7	33	19.1	2.1	27	18.9	1.8	13	8.0	−2.4	35	16.5	1.1	14	6.1	−3.9
Not very knowledgeable	29	43.3	−0.3	91	52.6	2.3	58	40.6	−1.1	83	51.2	1.8	93	43.9	−0.3	88	38.6	−2.2
Without knowledge	17	25.4	−2.3	47	27.2	−3.5	55	38.5	−0.1	64	39.5	0.2	78	36.8	−0.7	122	53.5	5.2
Radiation effects on partners
Concerned	4	6.0	−0.6	16	9.2	0.7	9	6.3	−0.8	17	10.5	1.3	16	7.5	−0.3	17	7.5	−0.4	0.882
Slightly concerned	26	38.8	1.4	47	27.2	−1.3	53	37.1	1.6	47	29.0	−0.7	65	30.7	−0.3	71	31.1	−0.1
Do not care too much	20	29.9	−1.1	62	35.8	0.0	48	33.6	−0.6	61	37.7	0.5	80	37.7	0.7	82	36.0	0.0
Do not care	17	25.4	0.1	48	27.7	1.0	33	23.1	−0.5	37	22.8	−0.6	51	24.1	−0.3	58	25.4	0.3
FPAM: Giving birth to a baby^b
Confident	50	74.6	1.3	99	57.2	−3.1	105	73.4	1.7	105	64.8	−0.7	160	75.5	2.9	144	63.2	−1.5	0.001
Not confident	17	25.4	−1.3	74	42.8	3.1	38	26.6	−1.7	57	35.2	0.7	52	24.5	−2.9	84	36.8	1.5
FPAM: Caring for a baby^b
Confident	50	74.6	0.3	122	70.5	−0.8	103	72.0	−0.3	129	79.6	2.1	148	69.8	−1.2	167	73.2	0.1	0.368
Not confident	17	25.4	−0.3	51	29.5	0.8	40	28.0	0.3	33	20.4	−2.1	64	30.2	1.2	61	26.8	−0.1
Perception of radiation risk: Delayed effects
Unlikely^c	48	71.6	1.2	124	71.7	2.1	93	65.0	0.0	95	58.6	−1.8	141	66.5	0.6	138	60.5	−1.6	0.082
Likely^c	19	28.4	−1.2	49	28.3	−2.1	50	35.0	0.0	67	41.4	1.8	71	33.5	−0.6	90	39.5	1.6
Perception of radiation risk: Genetic effects
Unlikely^c	50	74.6	1.0	126	72.8	1.2	103	72.0	0.8	99	61.1	−2.4	151	71.2	0.8	151	66.2	−1.0	0.116
Likely^c	17	25.4	−1.0	47	27.2	−1.2	40	28.0	−0.8	63	38.9	2.4	61	28.8	−0.8	77	33.8	1.0

^aAR = adjusted residuals (considered significantly different if greater than 1.96); ^b the respondents who answered "not very confident" or "not confident" on all items of the FPAM subscale were defined as "not confident"; ^c the "Very unlikely" and "Unlikely" were defined as Unlikely, and the "Very likely" and "Likely" were defined as Likely.

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