...marked differences
Pregnant Irish Women
- Average age of mothers is 29.4 years
- 64.3 per cent are married
- 50 per cent have a third-level education
- 61 per cent of women pregnant when aged under 25 stopped drinking during pregnancy
- Only 38 per cent of women over 35 stopped drinking
- 76 per cent of women achieved recommended intake of fruit and vegetables
- The average weight of a baby is 3.483kgs (7lbs, 6ozs)
Irish Children
- 19.1 per cent of children with medical cards under the age of three have asthma
- 8.9 per cent of children without medical cards have asthma.
- 56.1 per cent of teenagers between 10 and 18 reported high satisfaction with life
- 32.2 per cent of adolescents are underweight
- 10.7 per cent of this group think they are "too fat"