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Table 1 Characteristics of children and the primary caregiver

From: Parent supervision attributes profile questionnaire (PSAPQ) for young children: psychometric properties of the Chinese version

Characteristic (n = 296)

Value

Child mean age (SD)

5.3 (1.7)

Child sex, n (%)

 Boy

163 (55.1)

 Girl

133 (44.9)

Primary caregiver for child, n (%)

 Parent(s)

106 (35.8)

 Grandparent(s)

189 (63.9)

 Babysitter and others

1 (0.3)

Primary caregiver mean age (SD)

59.1 (5.4)

Marital status of primary caregiver, n (%)

 Married

292 (98.6)

 Divorced/Single

4 (1.4)

Education, n (%)

 Illiteracy

1 (0.3)

 Under Junior High School

44 (14.9)

 Senior High School

57 (19.3)

 Above College

194 (65.5)

Employment status, n (%)

 Employed

92 (31.1)

 Unemployed

20 (6.8)

 Retirement

184(62.1)

Family Type, n (%)

 Nuclear family

186 (62.8)

 Remarried family

6 (2.0)

 Single-parent family

3 (1.0)

 Extended family

101 (34.1)

Household income (per person per month in yuan), n (%)

  < 1000

3 (1.0)

 1000–2000

11 (3.7)

 2000–3000

35 (11.8)

 3000–4000

82 (27.7)

  > 4000

165 (55.7)

Religious faith, n (%)

 Yes

9(3)

 No

287(97)

Frequency of injury (per year)

 None

113(38.2)

 Once

38(12.8)

 Twice

40(13.5)

 More than three times

105(35.5)

 Severity of injury (SD)

1.3(0.8)