Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Study Sample
| Type of orphans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Overall | Paternal | Maternal |
| Gender | |||
| Male n (%) | 229 (52.2%) | 117 (51.1%) | 112 (48.9%) |
| Female n (%) | 210 (47.8%) | 108 (51.4%) | 102 (48.6%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Han n (%) | 413 (99.3%) | 214 (99.1%) | 199 (99.5%) |
| Others n (%) | 3 (0.7%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1 (0.5%) |
| Mean Age (SD) | 13.46 (2.04) | 13.44 (1.99) | 13.48 (2.10) |
| Age Group (year) | |||
| ≤13 n (%) | 199 (45.4%) | 102 (45.5%) | 97 (45.3%) |
| >13 n (%) | 239 (54.6%) | 122 (54.5%) | 117 (54.7%) |
| Living with surviving parent | |||
| Yes n (%) | 389 (89.0%) | 204 (91.1%) | 185 (86.9%) |
| No n (%) | 48 (11.0%) | 20 (8.9%) | 28 (13.1%) |
| Surviving parent health status | |||
| Healthy n (%) | 117 (26.7%) | 62 (27.6%) | 55 (25.7%) |
| Infected with HIV n (%) | 146 (33.3%) | 76 (33.8%) | 70 (32.7 %) |
| With other illness n (%) | 43 (9.8%) | 20 (8.9%) | 23 (10.7%) |
| Not sure n (%) | 133 (30.3%) | 67 (29.8%) | 66 (30.8%) |
| Mean of family SES (SD) | 1.80 (1.13) | 1.73 (1.15) | 1.87 (1.11) |
| Total N (%) | 439 (100%) | 225 (51.3%) | 214 (48.7%) |
Note. SD = standard deviation