Table 1. Basic attributes of the mothers and children (n=1,104).
| Items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | Age (years)1) | 32.8 ± 4.7 | |
| 19 or younger | 3 (0.3) | ||
| 20 to 29 | 264 (23.9) | ||
| 30 to 39 | 758 (68.7) | ||
| 40 to 49 | 79 (7.2) | ||
| Occupation | Housewife | 741 (67.1) | |
| Full-time worker | 120 (10.9) | ||
| Part-time worker | 125 (11.3) | ||
| Others | 20 (1.8) | ||
| Work leave | 98 (8.9) | ||
| Educational background | Junior high school | 60 (5.4) | |
| Senior high school | 301 (27.3) | ||
| Vocational school | 219 (19.8) | ||
| College | 307 (27.8) | ||
| University/graduate school | 217 (19.7) | ||
| Economic situation | Unfavorable | 167 (15.1) | |
| Relatively unfavorable | 571 (51.7) | ||
| Relatively favorable | 349 (31.6) | ||
| Favorable | 17 (1.5) | ||
| Family structure | Nuclear | 947 (85.8) | |
| (Reprinted as “single-mother”) | (21) | ||
| Three-generations | 157 (14.2) | ||
| Number of children | 1 | 430 (38.9) | |
| 2 | 491 (44.5) | ||
| 3 | 150 (13.6) | ||
| 4 or more | 33 (0.3) | ||
| Health status | Periodically visiting the hospital | 130 (11.8) | |
| Not periodically visiting the hospital | 974 (88.2) | ||
| Main caregiver during the daytime | Mother | 777 (70.4) | |
| Nursery school | 307 (27.8) | ||
| Grandfather/mother, or others | 20 (1.8) | ||
| Child | Age (months)1) | 24.6 ± 14.6 | |
| Sex | Male | 562 (50.9) | |
| Female | 542 (49.1) | ||
| Health status | Favorable | 1,050 (95.1) | |
| Receiving treatment | 48 (4.3) | ||
| Others | 6 (0.5) | ||
Values are shown as numbers with percentages (n [%]). 1) Mean ± SD.