From: The effects of house moves during early childhood on child mental health at age 9 years
Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Child sex female | 207 | 51.4 |
Child age at interview, mean SD | 9.6 | 0.3 |
Maternal age at birth, mean SD | 30.3 | 4.9 |
Maternal education * | ||
HS not completed | 124 | 30.8 |
HS not completed, TAFE or Univ. completed | 61 | 15.1 |
HS completed only | 68 | 16.9 |
HS completed, TAFE completed | 67 | 16.6 |
HS completed, Univ. completed | 83 | 20.6 |
Household income † | ||
≤$31,199 | 119 | 29.5 |
$31,200-$51,999 | 117 | 29.0 |
≥$52,000 | 167 | 41.4 |
Experience of stressful events in the family from birth to 2 years | 157 | 39.0 |
Number of children in the household at 2 years ‡ | ||
1 child | 103 | 25.5 |
2 children | 192 | 47.6 |
3 children | 75 | 18.6 |
≥4 children | 33 | 8.2 |
Additional children in the household from 2 to 3.5 years | ||
None§ | 301 | 74.7 |
≥1 child | 102 | 25.3 |
Continuously with the same partner from birth to 9 years | 310 | 76.9 |
Housing tenure status at 9 years | ||
Purchased own house | 330 | 81.9 |
Public housing rental | 16 | 4.0 |
Private rental | 50 | 12.4 |
Living with extended family | 4 | 1.0 |
Occupying a residence rent free | 3 | 0.7 |
Child behaviour checklist at 9 years | ||
Internalizing behaviour problem score, mean SD | 6.3 | 5.6 |
Externalizing behaviour problem score, mean SD | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Transformed internalizing behaviour problem score, mean SD | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Transformed externalizing behaviour problem score, mean SD | 2.3 | 1.3 |