Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of the 490 Study Participants
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Child age, mean (SD), y | 7.1 (4.1) |
| Child age group, No. (%) | |
| 1–4 y | 156 (32) |
| >4 to <10 y | 203 (41) |
| 10–18 y | 131 (27) |
| Child sex, No. (%) | |
| Male | 290 (59) |
| Female | 200 (41) |
| Parent born in Canada, No. (%) | |
| No | 172 (35) |
| Yes | 318 (65) |
| Parent marital status, No. (%) | |
| Married/common law | 418 (85) |
| Single/widowed/separated/divorced | 72 (15) |
| Mother’s education, No. (%) | |
| Completed secondary or less | 116 (24) |
| Some university/college | 68 (14) |
| Completed university/college | 301 (61) |
| Unknown | 5 (1) |
| Mother’s employment status, No. (%) | |
| Employed full- or part-time | 364 (74) |
| Social assistance or disability beneficiary | 16 (3) |
| Homemaker | 93 (19) |
| Student | 12 (2) |
| Unknown | 5 (1) |
| Income adequacy, No. (%) | |
| Low | 102 (21) |
| Medium | 178 (36) |
| High | 210 (43) |
| Drug plan benefits, No. (%) | |
| Employer or private drug plan | 396 (81) |
| Public/government drug plan | 28 (6) |
| No drug plan | 66 (14) |
| Percent of income spent out-of-pocket on child’s asthma medications, No. (%) | |
| 0% | 105 (21) |
| >0% to ≤1% | 306 (62) |
| >1% to ≤3% | 53 (11) |
| >3% | 26 (5) |
a
Percentages may not sum to 100% owing to rounding.