Table 3b.
Parents – I think concussions are a critical issue
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Overall (n = 300) | 7(2) | 15(5) | 28(9) | 77(26) | 173 (58) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male (n = 90) | 3 (3) | 5 (6) | 12(13) | 39(43) | 31 (34) |
| Female (n = 210) | 4 (2) | 10 (5) | 16(8) | 38 (18) | 142 (68)* |
| Age of oldest child | |||||
| 5–9 (n = 100) | 6 (6) | 10 (10) | 15 (15) | 29 (29) | 40 (40) |
| 10–13 (n= 100) | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (6) | 16 (16) | 77 (77)* |
| 14–18 (n= 100) | 0 | 5 (5) | 7 (7) | 32 (32) | 56 (56) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Black/African-American (n = 24) |
0 | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 5 (21) | 17 (71) |
| Hispanic (n = 112) | 6 (5) | 8 (7) | 12 (11) | 32 (29) | 54 (48) |
| Caucasian (n= 143) | 1 (0) | 6 (4) | 14 (10) | 28 (20) | 94 (66) |
| Asian (n = 9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (44) | 5 (56) |
| Other (n = 12) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 8 (67) | 3 (25) |
| Internet use | |||||
| Several times a day (n = 246) |
1 (0) | 5 (2) | 20 (8) | 64 (26) | 156 (63)* |
| About once a day (n = 40) |
4 (10) | 6 (15) | 5 (12) | 10 (25) | 15 (38) |
| 3–5 days a week (n=9) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 1 (11) | 3 (33) | 1 (11) |
| 1–2 days a week (n=5) |
0 | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 0 | 1 (20) |
*
p < .05.