Table 1 Background characteristics of the FGC-group and the CAU-group at pretest (T1)
From: Cost-effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in child welfare: a controlled study
Total (N = 69) | FGC (N = 46) | CAU (N = 23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | χ2 | |||
Ethnicity status | 0.03 | |||
Western | 50.7 | 50.0 | 52.2 | |
Non-western | 49.3 | 50.0 | 47.8 | |
Family situation | 0.45 | |||
Intact families | 17.4 | 15.2 | 21.7 | |
Broken and/or newly formed families | 82.6 | 84.8 | 78.3 | |
Indication of intellectual disability parent(s) | 8.7 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 0.82 |
Education level of parent(s) | 0.65 | |||
Lower | 76.8 | 73.9 | 82.6 | |
Higher | 23.2 | 26.1 | 17.4 | |
Referral reason | 1.92 | |||
Child related | 26.1 | 23.9 | 30.4 | |
Parent related | 42.0 | 47.8 | 30.4 | |
Family related | 31.9 | 28.3 | 39.1 | |
M (SD) | t | |||
Mean number of children per family | 1.65 (1.08) | 1.67 (1.14) | 1.61 (0.99) | −0.23 |
Mean age children involved in child welfare | 9.77 (4.72) | 10.19 (4.70) | 8.93 (4.76) | −1.05 |
Risk score for child maltreatment | 0.18 (0.15) | 0.18 (0.15) | 0.18 (0.15) | 0.08 |
Number of different types of previous professional care | 2.88 (2.96) | 2.63 (2.89) | 3.39 (3.10) | 0.09 |