Table 4.
Characteristics of SEARCH participants with data entry completed up to September 2009.
| CHILDREN | Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (n) | % | (n) | n | |
| Total | 55% | (247) | 45% | (199) | 446 |
| Recruitment site | |||||
| Western Sydney | 38% | (93) | 34% | (67) | 160 |
| Tharawal | 42% | (103) | 43% | (85) | 188 |
| Awabakal | 11% | (27) | 15% | (30) | 57 |
| Riverina | 10% | (24) | 9% | (17) | 41 |
| Age | |||||
| 0-3 years | 31% | (77) | 34% | (67) | 144 |
| 4-7 years | 33% | (82) | 33% | (65) | 147 |
| 8-10 years | 18% | (44) | 16% | (31) | 75 |
| 11-13 years | 12% | (30) | 11% | (21) | 51 |
| 14-17 years | 6% | (14) | 7% | (14) | 28 |
| PARENTS/CAREGIVERS | Males | Females | Total | ||
| % | (n) | % | (n) | ||
| Total | 11% | (22) | 89% | (176) | 198 |
| Recruitment site | |||||
| Western Sydney | 41% | (9) | 34% | (60) | 69 |
| Tharawal | 36% | (8) | 46% | (81) | 89 |
| Awabakal | 14% | (3) | 12% | (21) | 24 |
| Riverina | 9% | (2) | 8% | (14) | 16 |
| Age | |||||
| <20 years | 0% | (0) | 3% | (5) | 5 |
| 20-29 years | 41% | (9) | 30% | (53) | 62 |
| 30-39 years | 18% | (4) | 45% | (79) | 83 |
| 40-49 years | 18% | (4) | 13% | (22) | 26 |
| ≥50 years | 23% | (5) | 9% | (16) | 21 |
Numbers do not always sum to total due to missing values