Characteristics | |||
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Characteristics of the children | N | % | |
Age (n = 1067) | - 2 or 3 years old | 227 | 21% |
- 4 years old | 335 | 31% | |
- 5 years old | 328 | 31% | |
- 6 years old | 177 | 17% | |
Girls (n = 1068) | 537 | 50% | |
First in birth order (n = 1039) | 498 | 48% | |
Medical conditions (n = 1068) | - Preterm infant | 96 | 9% |
- Hospitalisation after birth | 81 | 8% | |
- Asthma | 156 | 15% | |
- Wearing of glasses | 146 | 14% | |
- Auditory disorders | 63 | 6% | |
- Allergy | 214 | 20% | |
- Behavioural disorder | 44 | 4% | |
- At least one surgical intervention | 225 | 21% | |
- Other medical conditions | 70 | 7% | |
Long term medication use (n = 1068) | 73 | 7% | |
Frequency of administrating over the counter drugs without medical advice (n = 1062) | - Never | 168 | 16% |
- Rarely | 311 | 29% | |
- Often | 509 | 48% | |
- Almost every time my child is ill | 74 | 7% | |
Under homeopathic treatment (n = 1043) | 549 | 53% | |
Advice from a pharmacist within the last 12 months (n = 1051) | 445 | 42% | |
Mean | SD | ||
N. of primary care consultations within the last 12 months (n = 1029) | 5.9 | 4.6 | |
Parental characteristics | N | % | |
Single parent family (n = 1066) | 136 | 13% | |
Rural place of residence (n = 1064) | 217 | 20% | |
Occupation (n = 1056) | - Disadvantaged (workers, unemployed) | 151 | 14% |
- Moderately advantaged (self-employed, employees) | 563 | 53% | |
- Advantaged (managers and executives) | 342 | 33% | |
Education level (n = 1037) | - Elementary and secondary | 285 | 27% |
- High school diploma ("Baccalauréat") | 238 | 23% | |
- Lower tertiary | 235 | 23% | |
- Higher tertiary | 279 | 27% | |
Annual family income (n = 949) | - < 14 000 € | 168 | 18% |
- 14 000 to 19 999 € | 203 | 21% | |
- 20 000 to 29 999 € | 286 | 30% | |
- 30 000 to 39 999 € | 170 | 18% | |
- ≥ 40 000 € | 122 | 13% | |
Mean | SD | ||
Age of the respondent in year (n = 1058) | 34.0 | 5.0 | |
Parental stress level (n = 1040) | 4.9 | 2.3 |