Table 2 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Nationality | Total N = 1659 |
Non-minority children | 817 (49.25) |
Minority (immigrants, Roma) | 842 (50.75) |
Place of residence | Total N = 1192 |
Inner city Athens | 1068 (89.6) |
Suburbs | 124 (10.4) |
Child’s health insurance | Total N = 1647 |
Public | 1047 (63.57) |
Social welfare insurance | 130 (7.89) |
Uninsured | 131 (7.95) |
Other (private, etc) | 339 (20.58) |
Mother’s age | Total N = 1665 |
≤20 | 133 (7.99) |
21-30 | 785 (47.15) |
31-40 | 687 (41.26) |
≥41 | 60 (3.6) |
Father’s age | Total N = 1649 |
≤20 | 66 (4.00) |
21-30 | 457 (27.71) |
31-40 | 845 (51.24) |
≥41 | 281 (17.04) |
Mother’s education | Total N =1648 |
Illiterate | 159 (9.65) |
< high school | 281 (17.05) |
High school | 750 (45.51) |
>high school | 458 (27.79) |
Father’s education | Total N =1621 |
Illiterate | 364 (22.46) |
< high school | 143 (8.82) |
High school | 271 (16.72) |
>high school | 843 (52.00) |
Mother’s occupation | Total N = 1664 |
Unemployed | 1052 (63.22) |
Worker | 22 (1.32) |
Public sector employee | 123 (7.39) |
Private sector employee | 467 (28.06) |
Father’s occupation | Total N = 1628 |
Unemployed | 268 (16.46) |
Worker | 348 (21.38) |
Public sector employee | 166 (10.20) |
Private sector employee | 846 (51.96) |
Where do you go when your child is sick? | Total N =C1642 |
Private Doctor | 983 (59.87) |
Hospital emergency room | 433 (26.37) |
Social Security outpatient services | 183 (11.14) |
Health Center | 43 (2.62) |
Regular pediatrician? | Total N = 1657 |
Yes | 1194 (27.77) |
No | 463 (71.63) |
Where do you go to get your child vaccinated? | Total N = 1586 |
Private paediatrician | 866 (54.6) |
Social Security outpatient services | 481 (30.32) |
Public outpatient clinic | 239 (15.07) |
Anthropometric measurements over last 24 months | Total N = 1361 |
0 – 3 times | 236 (17.34) |
> 4 times | 1125 (82.66) |