Demographic variables | (n = 149) |
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Toddlers’ characteristics | |
 Age (months) | 19.0 (±1.9) |
 Sex | |
 Male | 78 (52.4%) |
 Female | 71 (47.6%) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
 European-Canadian/Caucasian | 89 (59.7%) |
 Other | 60 (40.3%) |
Main type of child care | |
 Parental | 48 (32.2%) |
 Child care center | 26 (17.5%) |
 Day home | 24 (16.1%) |
 Other | 51 (34.2%) |
Number of siblings | |
 None | 61 (40.9%) |
 1 | 63 (42.3%) |
  ≥ 2 | 25 (16.8%) |
Parental characteristics | |
 Age (years) | 33.7 (±4.7) |
 Sex | |
 Male | 19 (12.8%) |
 Female | 130 (87.3%) |
Marital status | |
 Not married | 27 (18.1%) |
 Married | 122 (81.9%) |
Country of birth | |
 Canada | 111 (74.5%) |
 Other | 38 (25.5%) |
Highest level of education | |
 Post-graduate | 35 (23.5%) |
 University | 59 (39.6%) |
 Community/Technical college | 38 (25.5%) |
 High school (grades 9 –12) | 17 (11.4%) |
Household income (n = 142) | |
  > $100,000 | 70 (49.3%) |
 $50,001 to $100,000 | 56 (39.4%) |
  ≤ $50,000 | 16 (11.3%) |