From: Unintentional childhood injury: a controlled comparison of behavioral characteristics
Variables | Boys | Girls | ||||
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Injury group | Control group | p-value | Injury group | Control group | p-value | |
(n = 69) | (n = 75) | (n = 47) | (n = 48) | |||
Child mean agea | 8.05 ± 0.21 | 7.93 ± 1.74 | 0.671 | 8.06 ± 1.67 | 8.12 ± 1.59 | 0.705 |
Mother’s educationb | <0.01 | 0.011 | ||||
Primary school and below | 1(1.4 %) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Middle school | 33(47.8 %) | 65(86.7 %) | 20(42.6 %) | 9(18.8 %) | ||
College and above | 35(50.7 %) | 10(13.3 %) | 27(57.4 %) | 39(81.3 %) | ||
Father’s educationb | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
Primary school and below | 1(1.4 %) | 0 | 1(2.1 %) | 0 | ||
Middle school | 30(43.5 %) | 70(93.3 %) | 24(50.1 %) | 6(12.5 %) | ||
College and above | 38(55.1 %) | 5(6.7 %) | 22(46.8 %) | 42(87.5 %) | ||
Marital status of familyb | 0.013 | 0.096 | ||||
Married | 63(91.3 %) | 74(98.6) | 44(93.6 %) | 46(95.8 %) | ||
Divorced/Single | 3(4.3 %) | 1(1.4 %) | 2(4.3 %) | 1(2.1 %) | ||
Remarried | 3(4.3 %) | 0 | 1(2.1 %) | 1(2.1 %) | ||
Family Typeb | 0.083 | 0.057 | ||||
Single-parent family | 3(4.3 %) | 1(1.3 %) | 2 (4.3 %) | 1(2.1 %) | ||
Nuclear family | 49(71 %) | 64(85.3 %) | 31(66 %) | 41(85.4 %) | ||
Extended family | 17(24.7 %) | 10(13.4 %) | 13(27.7 %) | 6(12.5 %) | ||
Primary caregiver for childb | 0.024 | 0.111 | ||||
Parent(s) | 45(66.7 %) | 55(73.3 %) | 35(74.5 %) | 36(75 %) | ||
Grandparent(s) | 13(18.8) | 5(6.7 %) | 9(19.1 %) | 3(6.3 %) | ||
Babysitter | 3(4.3 %) | 0 | 1(2.1 %) | 3(6.3 %) | ||
Other | 8(10.2 %) | 15(20 %) | 2(4.3 %) | 6(12.4 %) | ||
Household income (per person per month in yuan)b | 0.369 | 0.081 | ||||
<1000 | 8(11.6 %) | 10(13.3 %) | 12(25.5 %) | 3(6.3 %) | ||
1000–3000 | 23(33.3) | 30(40 %) | 14(34 %) | 18(37.5 %) | ||
3000–5000 | 32(46.4 %) | 30(40 %) | 16(29.8 %) | 24(50 %) | ||
>5000 | 6(8.7 %) | 5(6.7 %) | 5(10.6 %) | 3(6.3 %) | ||
Place of injuryb | ||||||
School | 26(37.5 %) | 13(28.6 %) | ||||
Home | 23(32.7 %) | 19(39.7 %) | ||||
Playground | 11(15.4 %) | 6(12.7 %) | ||||
Street | 10(14.4 %) | 9(19 %) |