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Table 1 Characteristics of parents/carers who had home schooled one or more children during COVID-19 at Wave 4 (N = 176)

From: What could we do differently next time? Australian parents’ experiences of the short-term and long-term impacts of home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

n

%

School level of childrena

 Primary school

108

61.4

 High school

99

56.3

Working from home

 Yes

91

51.7

 No

85

48.3

Gender

 Male

80

45.5

 Female

96

54.5

Language spoken at home

 English only

149

84.7

 English and another languageb

25

14.2

 Another language onlyb

2

1.1

Highest completed qualification

 High school or less

35

19.9

 Certificate/Diploma

61

34.7

 Undergraduate or higher

80

45.5

Age (Mean, SD)c

42.8

9.7

  1. aParticipants could select both responses
  2. bIncludes 16 languages other than English
  3. cAge range: 22–71 years