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. 2020 Feb 19;20:255. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8346-0

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of children

All Boy Girl P
N = 480 N = 267 (55.62) N = 213 (44.37)
N(%) N(%) N(%)
Child age(year) 0.001a
 2–4 28 (5.8) 18 (6.7) 10 (4.7)
 5–11 250 (52.1) 117 (43.8) 133 (62.4)
 12 above 202 (42.1) 132 (49.4) 70 (32.9)
 M(SD) 10.56 (3.89) 11.12 (4.23) 9.86 (3.31)
Grade 0.001a
 Kindergarten 80 (16.7) 43 (16.1) 37 (17.4)
 Primary 195 (40.6) 87 (32.6) 108 (50.7)
 High school1 133 (27.7) 82 (30.7) 51 (23.9)
 High school2 72 (15.0) 55 (20.6) 17 (8.0)
Status of living 0.001a
 Both parent 455 (94.8) 252 (94.4) 203 (96.7)
 Single parent 22 (4.6) 15 (5.6) 7 (3.3)
Mother age (year) 0.001a
 34 187 (39.0) 95 (35.6) 92 (44)
 35–44 205 (42.7) 105 (93.3) 100 (47.8)
 45–54 68 (14.3) 54 (20.3) 14 (6.7)
 55 above 16 (3.3) 13 (4.9) 3 (1.4)
 M(SD) 36.92 (8.20) 38.19 (8.73) 35.30 (7.18)
Mother Education (year) 0.114a
 0–11 179 (37.3) 97 (36.3) 82 (38.5)
 12 170 (35.4) 99 (37.1) 71 (33.3)
 13–14 60 (12.3) 39 (14.6) 21 (9.9)
 15 and above 71 (14.8) 32 (12.0) 39 (18.3)
Mother job 0.001a
 Employed 70 (14.6) 43 (16.1) 27 (12,9)
 Unemployed 407 (84.8) 224 (83.9) 183 (87.1)
FAS (item) 0.001a
 Low (8–25) 144 (30.0) 67 (26.9) 77 (40.7)
 Medium(26–42) 262 (54.6) 160 (64.3) 102 (54.0)
 High(43 and above) 32 (6.7.0) 22 (8.8) 10 (5.3)
 M(SD) 29.54 (8.72) 30 (8.0) 28 (8.0)

P P-value, a P-value based on Chi square, b P-value based on t test, M(SD) Mean(Standard Deviation), FAS Family Affluence Scale