Table 1.
Descriptive information on individual characteristics in the pre-school child's mothers from 30 kindergarten schools in Hualien County, Taiwan (N = 919)
| Characteristic | N | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) Mean ± SD | 33.3 ± 5.0 | (32.92, 33.60) | |
| 20-30 | 280 | 30.5 | (27, 33) |
| 31-40 | 568 | 61.8 | (60, 66) |
| ≥40 | 71 | 7.7 | (5, 9) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Minna | 387 | 42.4 | (40, 47) |
| Hakka | 157 | 17.2 | (15, 20) |
| Aboriginal | 229 | 25.1 | (22, 27) |
| Other | 140 | 15.4 | (13, 18) |
| Educational level | |||
| Junior high school or below | 135 | 15.3 | (12, 17) |
| Senior high school | 340 | 38.5 | (35, 41) |
| College or above | 407 | 46.1 | (44, 51) |
| Household monthly income (N.T.$) | |||
| < 30,000 | 149 | 17.5 | (15, 20) |
| 30,000 - 50,000 | 277 | 32.5 | (30, 36) |
| 50,000 - 70,000 | 210 | 24.6 | (22, 27) |
| 70,000 - 90,000 | 123 | 14.4 | (12, 17) |
| > 90,000 | 94 | 11.0 | (9, 13) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Non-smoker | 812 | 89.5 | (87, 92) |
| Current smoker | 95 | 10.5 | (8, 13) |
| Smoking status of the spouse | |||
| Non-smoker | 424 | 48.3 | (45, 52) |
| Current smoker | 454 | 51.7 | (48, 55) |
| SHS exposure time (h/wk) Mean ± SD | 7.81 ± 18.24 | (6.59, 9.16) | |
| non | 248 | 30.3 | (27, 33) |
| 1-2 hour | 254 | 31.0 | (28, 35) |
| ≥3 hours | 317 | 38.7 | (35, 42) |
| SHS exposure location * | |||
| Home | 308 | 33.5 | (29, 36) |
| Work | 301 | 32.5 | (31, 37) |
| Restaurant | 248 | 27.0 | (23, 29) |
| Bus station | 235 | 25.6 | (22, 28) |
| Other | 114 | 12.4 | (11, 15) |
| Child's SHS exposure time (h/wk) Mean ± SD | 4.07 ± 12.32 | (3.20, 4.92) | |
| Non | 409 | 50.1 | (47, 54) |
| 1-2 hour | 201 | 24.6 | (22, 28) |
| ≥3 hours | 206 | 25.2 | (22, 28) |
| Child's household SHS exposure | |||
| No | 409 | 50.1 | (47, 54) |
| yes | 407 | 49.8 | (46, 53) |
Variation in the total sample size across the various characteristics is missing.
*The percentages do not total 100 due to having been rounding off.