Table 1.
Demographics of participants
| Age | Number of children | Children's age (years) | Years living in Canada | English as second or third language | Years out of school prior to returning to dental hygiene program | Volunteer or work hours (per week) PRIOR to school | Volunteer or work hours (per week) DURING school | |
| 37 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 38 | 2 | 6 mos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 40 | - |
| 38 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 49 | 1 | 17 | - | 12 | 2 | 21 | 40 | - |
| 42 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - |
| 37 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 | - | - |
| 35 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | - | - |
| 39 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 40 | - |
| 37 | 1 | 15 mos | - | 5 | 2 | 15 | - | - |
| 40 | 2 | 11 mos | 5 | 9 | 2 | 13 | - | - |
| 42 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | 1 | 7 mos | - | 4 | 2 | 16 | - | - |