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. 2017 Dec 1;17:920. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4918-z

Table 5.

Results of the log linear analysis to test for differences in responses by parental sex, country, age of child, and household income

G2 X2 df p-value
Model 1: Parental sex
 (D, P, S) 235.9 213.1 16 <0.001
 (D, PS) 235.7 212.8 15 <0.001
 (P, DS) 226.4 205.4 11 <0.001
 (S, DP) 16.4 17.0 11 0.126
 (DP, DS) 6.86 6.92 6 0.334
 (DP, PS) 16.2 16.7 10 0.093
 (DS, PS) 226.2 205.0 10 <0.001
 (DP, DS, PS) 6.59 6.70 5 0.253
 (DPS) 0 0 0
Model 2: Country
 (D, P, C) 228.7 209.4 16 <0.001
 (D, PC) 228.7 209.4 15 <0.001
 (P, DC) 225.3 205.2 11 <0.001
 (C, DP) 9.22 9.22 11 0.601
 (DP, DC) 5.80 5.82 6 0.446
 (DP, PC) 9.17 9.17 10 0.516
 (DC, PC) 225.3 205.2 10 <0.001
 (DP, DC, PC) 5.79 5.81 5 0.327
 (DPC) 0 0 0
Model 3: Age of child
 (D, P, A) 228.7 208.3 16 <0.001
 (D, PA) 228.7 208.3 15 <0.001
 (P, DA) 222.5 201.5 11 <0.001
 (A, DP) 9.20 9.12 11 0.604
 (DP, DA) 2.95 2.93 6 0.815
 (DP, PA) 9.19 9.12 10 0.514
 (DA, PA) 222.5 201.5 10 <0.001
 (DP, DA, PA) 2.81 2.78 5 0.729
 (DPA) 0 0 0
Model 4: Household income
 (D, P, I) 233.7 209.7 16 <0.001
 (D, PI) 233.6 209.4 15 <0.001
 (P, DI) 224.9 203.3 11 <0.001
 (I, DP) 17.5 17.5 11 0.093
 (DP, DI) 8.75 8.70 6 0.188
 (DP, PI) 17.5 17.5 10 0.065
 (DI, PI) 224.8 203.2 10 <0.001
 (DP, DI, PI) 8.74 8.69 5 0.120
 (DPI) 0 0 0

D Dimension (6 categories), P Parenting behavior (Encourage/Discourage), S Parental sex (M/F), C Country (USA/Canada), A Age of child (5-8/9-12), I Household income (below median/above median). XY represents two-way interactions; XYZ represents three-way interactions