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. 2014 Feb 28;10(5):1408–1415. doi: 10.4161/hv.28054

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics and caregiver's attitude and satisfaction toward immunization of 1146 target children born between 2008 and 2009 in Zhejiang province in eastern China.

Variable No. %
Socio-demographic characteristics
Child’s gender    
  Female 560 48.87
  Male 586 51.13
Mother’s age (y)    
  <30 834 72.77
  ≥30 312 27.23
Mother’s occupation    
  Housewife 861 75.13
  Working 285 24.87
Mother’s education level    
  Under senior middle school 673 58.73
  Senior middle school or above 473 41.27
Immigration status of child    
  Resident 710 61.95
  Migrant 436 38.05
Siblings    
  1 819 71.46
  ≥2 327 28.54
Place of delivery    
  Home 35 3.05
  Hospital 1111 96.95
Socio-economic developing level    
  Low 384 33.51
  Middle 380 33.16
  High 382 33.33
The caregiver's attitude and satisfaction toward immunization
Caregivers’ awareness of importance of immunization    
  Yes 1137 99.21
  No 9 0.78
Satisfaction with immunization service    
  Yes 941 82.11
  No 205 17.89
Distance of the house to immunization clinics    
  <5 km 883 77.05
  ≥5 km 263 22.95