Survey round | ||||
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Age of child | 5 months† | 17 months† | 29 months† | 41 months† |
Total sample size | 2 120 | 2 045 | 1 997 | 1 950 |
Health indicators | ||||
Number of mother-reported asthma-like attacks* - past 12 months: M (SD) | - | 0.27 (1.66) | 0.23 (1.42) | 0.17 (1.11) |
Maternal perception of child’s health as being less than very good - past 12 months : % | 7.9 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
Time-varying covariates | ||||
Household income sufficiency - past 12 months | N=2 078 | N=2 007 | N=1 968 | N=1 893 |
Sufficient : % | 72.4 | 76.0 | 78.0 | 79.9 |
Insufficient : % | 27.6 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 20.1 |
Predicted household income sufficiency†† | N=1 886 | N=1 884 | N=1 886 | N=1 894 |
Sufficient : % | 72.3 | 74.4 | 76.7 | 77.6 |
Insufficient : % | 27.7 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 22.4 |
Type of family - past 12 months | N=2 112 | N=2 041 | N=1 993 | N=1 945 |
Two biological parents : % | 80.0 | 78.0 | 76.1 | 75.0 |
Two parents, one biological : % | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
Single parent : % | 9.2 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 13.4 |
Parents smoke at home - past 12 months | N=2 119 | N=2 038 | N=1 989 | N=1 936 |
No / occasionally : % | 75.5 | 69.9 | 72.9 | 74.6 |
Daily : % | 24.5 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 25.4 |
Type of child care - past 12 months | N=2 120 | N=2 045 | N=1 997 | N=1 950 |
In child’s home : % | 90.0 | 53.6 | 49.6 | 36.4 |
External home-based daycare : % | 8.3 | 36.6 | 33.6 | 32.7 |
Daycare centre : % | 1.7 | 9.8 | 16.8 | 30.9 |