Table 2.
Family and child characteristics of the study participants (n = 45).
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Family Characteristics | |
| Age (in years) | |
| 20–24 | 8 |
| 25–29 | 12 |
| 30–34 | 11 |
| 35–39 | 8 |
| 40+ | 6 |
| Parity | |
| One child | 17 |
| More than 1 child | 28 |
| Education level of the mother | |
| ≤Year 12 | 14 |
| Some Tertiary education | 16 |
| Completed University education | 15 |
| Marital status of the mother | |
| Living with partner | 42 |
| Single | 3 |
| Mother’s country of birth | |
| Australia | 17 |
| China | 6 |
| Lebanon | 7 |
| India | 9 |
| Vietnam | 6 |
| Annual family income (Australian Dollars) | |
| <50 k | 14 |
| 50 k–100 k | 21 |
| >100 k | 10 |
| Child Characteristics | |
| Child’s gender | |
| Male | 24 |
| Female | 21 |
| decayed missing filled tooth surfaces (dmfs) (n = 38) |
|
| 0 | 29 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3+ | 6 |
| Child’s sugar consumption (n = 41) | |
| At least once a day | 35 |
| Less than once a day | 6 |
| Child’s toothbrushing frequency (n = 43) | |
| Twice or more daily | 23 |
| Less than twice daily | 20 |