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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample child and caregiver pairs from rural western China (N = 1021)

From: The association between micronutrient powder delivery patterns and caregiver feeding behaviors in rural China

 Variable

Total

(N = 1021)

Han

(n = 352)

Tibetan

(n = 307)

Yi

(n = 362)

 p-value

 

N / Mean

(%) / (SD)

n / Mean

(%) / (SD)

n / Mean

(%) / (SD)

n / Mean

(%) / (SD)

 

Child characteristics

 Gender

0.941

  Female

491

(48.1%)

169

(48.0%)

150

(48.9%)

172

(47.5%)

 

  Male

530

(51.9%)

183

(52.0%)

157

(51.1%)

190

(52.5%)

 

Age (months)

18.9

(5.8)

19.36

(5.6)

18.59

(5.9)

18.72

(5.9)

0.474

Health status

4.4

(0.8)

4.18

(0.7)

4.49

(0.8)

4.54

(0.7)

0.156

Caregiver characteristics

 Gender

0.059

  Female

912

(89.3%)

324

(92.0%)

265

(86.3%)

323

(89.2%)

 

  Male

109

(10.7%)

28

(8.0%)

42

(13.70%)

39

(10.8%)

 

Age (years)

35.9

(12.9)

39.3

(13.5)

35.9

(12.9)

32.6

(11.3)

0.003

Educational background

< 0.001

  Never went to school

476

(46.6%)

40

(11.4%)

153

(49.8%)

283

(78.2%)

 

  Did not complete elementary school

117

(11.5%)

54

(15.3%)

36

(11.7%)

27

(7.5%)

 

  Completed elementary school

132

(12.9%)

51

(14.5%)

46

(15.0%)

35

(9.7%)

 

  Completed primary school

170

(16.7%)

129

(36.7%)

31

(10.1%)

10

(2.8%)

 

  Completed high school or above

126

(12.3%)

78

(22.2%)

41

(13.4%)

7

(1.9%)

 

Occupation

< 0.001

  Farmer

418

(40.9%)

45

(12.8%)

84

(27.4%)

289

(79.9%)

 

  Full-time stay-at-home parent

466

(45.6%)

256

(72.7%)

157

(51.1%)

53

(14.6%)

 

  Other

137

(13.5%)

51

(14.5%)

66

(21.5%)

20

(5.5%)

 

Annual household income (AHI)

< 0.001

   < RMB 1.2 k

326

(31.9%)

14

(3.9%)

48

(15.6%)

264

(72.9%)

 

   ~ RMB 1.2 k

305

(29.9%)

84

(23.9%)

143

(46.6%)

78

(21.6%)

 

   ~ RMB 3.5 k

146

(14.3%)

70

(19.9%)

64

(20.9%)

12

(3.3%)

 

   ≥ RMB 5 k

244

(23.9%)

184

(52.3%)

52

(16.9%)

8

(2.2%)

 
  1. Notes: Child age, child health status, and caregiver age are listed in mean (SD); all other variables are listed in frequency (percentage). Child health status was reported by caregivers on a scale of 1 to 5: 1 = very poor; 2 = poor; 3 = fair; 4 = good; or 5 = very good