Table 2 Characteristics of left-behind children and their primary caregivers
Total | FM-MC | PM-GC | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 811) | (n = 287 [35.4%]) | (n = 524 [64.6%]) | ||
County, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yudu | 230 (28.4) | 44 (15.3) | 186 (35.5) | |
Sansui | 271 (33.4) | 107 (37.3) | 164 (31.3) | |
Tongjiang | 181 (22.3) | 80 (27.9) | 101 (19.3) | |
Lushi | 78 (9.6) | 26 (9.1) | 52 (9.9) | |
Pingshan | 51 (6.3) | 30 (10.5) | 21 (4.0) | |
Children’s characteristics and measures | ||||
Boy, n (%) | 436 (53.8) | 159 (55.4) | 277 (52.9) | 0.488 |
Age (months), Median (IQR) | 20 (13, 28) | 16 (8, 24) | 23 (16, 29) | < 0.001 |
Low birth weight, n (%) | 43 (5.3) | 16 (5.6) | 27 (5.2) | 0.797 |
Primary caregiver’s characteristics and measures | ||||
Female, n (%) | 744 (91.7) | 287 (100.0) | 457 (87.2) | < 0.001 |
Age (years), Median (IQR) | 50 (30, 55) | 28 (25, 31) | 53 (50, 58) | < 0.001 |
Ethnic, n (%) | 0.401 | |||
Han | 635 (78.3) | 220 (76.7) | 415 (79.2) | |
Other | 176 (21.7) | 67 (23.3) | 109 (20.8) | |
Education, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Primary school or illiteracy | 404 (49.8) | 33 (11.5) | 371 (70.8) | |
Middle school | 296 (36.5) | 167 (58.2) | 129 (24.6) | |
High school or above | 111 (13.7) | 87 (30.3) | 24 (4.6) | |
Having assistant caregiver(s), n (%) | 566 (69.8) | 200 (69.7) | 366 (69.8) | 0.962 |
Poor household wealth, n (%) | 185 (22.8) | 56 (19.5) | 129 (24.6) | 0.098 |
Depression, n (%) | 325 (40.1) | 107 (37.3) | 218 (41.6) | 0.230 |