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. 2013 Nov 5;91(2):256–271. doi: 10.1007/s11524-013-9843-6

Table 1.

Participant characteristics (n = 587)

n %
Household characteristics
 Household socio-economic statusa (missing values: 43)
  SES-1 57 10.5
  SES-2 161 29.6
  SES-3 148 27.2
  SES-4 178 32.7
 Maternal education (missing values: 54)
  Elementary school 13 2.4
  Middle school 101 19.0
  High school 187 35.1
  University 232 43.5
 Paternal education (missing values: 148)
  Elementary school 18 4.1
  Middle school 83 18.9
  High school 134 30.5
  University 204 46.5
 Parents’ employment status (missing values: 7)
  No full-time worker 135 23.3
  At least one full-time worker 445 76.7
Dwelling characteristics
 Type of dwelling (missing values: 6)
  Detached house 119 20.5
  Semi-detached house 24 4.1
  Apartment building (2–6 dwellings) 76 13.1
  Apartment building (>6 dwellings) 349 60.1
  Other 13 2.2
 View from the child’s window (missing values: 38)
  Courtyard 115 20.9
  Grassy area 200 36.4
  Low traffic street 120 21.9
  Heavy traffic street 114 20.8
 Type of window (missing values: 35)
  Single-glazed 124 22.5
  Double-glazed 428 77.5

aSES-1 =working class or unemployed; SES-2 =non-managerial position/clerk; SES-3 =middle class job/mid-management position; SES-4 =senior management position/artisan, shopkeeper, and entrepreneur/corporate manager