Table 1:
Demographics and Oral Health-Related Behaviors for Participants Completing the Temperament Questionnaire
| N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Study Site Enrollment | Duke University | 44 (11%) |
| Indiana University | 177 (43%) | |
| University of Iowa | 187 (46%) | |
| Total | 408 (100%) | |
| Child Sex | Female | 197 (48%) |
| Male | 211 (52%) | |
| Caregiver education | College degree or higher | 223 (55%) |
| Some college | 96 (24%) | |
| High school or less | 88 (22%) | |
| unknown | 1 (<1%) | |
| Medicaid | Yes | 204 (50%) |
| No | 197 (48%) | |
| unknown | 7 (2%) | |
| Child Race/Ethnicity | Black | 110 (27%) |
| Hispanic | 42 (10%) | |
| Multiracial/Other | 44 (11%) | |
| White | 212 (52%) | |
| How often does an adult brush your child’s teeth? [response at age 1 year] | Daily | 211 (52%) |
| Weekly/Monthly/Never | 163 (40%) | |
| No Teeth | 34 (8%) | |
| Does your child usually (throughout the day) drink from a bottle or sippy cup? [response at age 1 year] | Yes | 383 (94%) |
| No | 25 (6%) | |
| How often does your child go to sleep while nursing or while drinking something other than water from a bottle/sippy cup? [response at age 1 year] | Daily | 166 (41%) |
| Weekly/Monthly/Never | 242 (59%) | |
| How often does your child typically drink tap water - including filtered water from the refrigerator? [response at age 1 year] | Daily | 250 (61%) |
| Weekly/Monthly/Never | 158 (39%) | |
| Have you (caregiver) had cavities, fillings and/or teeth pulled in the last two years? [response at age 1 year] | Yes | 225 (55%) |
| No | 177 (43%) | |
| Missing | 6 (1%) | |
| How often do your (caregiver) gums bleed when you brush? [response at age 1 year] | Daily | 30 (7%) |
| Weekly/Monthly/Never | 372 (91%) | |
| Missing | 6 (1%) | |