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. 2013 Mar 28;11:54. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-54

Table 1.

Demographic data of the study sample (N = 89)

  Total sample (N =89)
Gender
 
 
of caregivers
Female
76 (85.6%)
Male
13 (14.6%)
of children
Female
46 (51.7%)
Male
43 (48.3%)
Age (years)
 
 
of caregiver
Mean
39
SD
6.9
Range
22-59
of children
Mean
9.0
SD
5.2
Range
0.8 – 19.2
Ethnicity
Caucasian
88 (98.9%)
caregivers
Other
1 (1.1%)
Marital status
Married
78 (87.6%)
Divorced/ single parent
11 (12.4%)
Employment status of caregiver
Employed
66 (74.2%)
Unemployed
23 (25.8%)
Education of caregiver
Lower secondary school/ secondary school (8-10 years)
57 (64.1%)
  General qualification for university entrance/ university diploma (>10 years) 32 (35.9%)