Table 2 Characteristics of mothers and children who participated in the follow up study
Characteristic | N = 491 | Â |
|---|---|---|
Mothers | Mean | sd |
Age | 36.3 | 4.4 |
| Â | n | % |
Marital Status | Â | Â |
   Married/Commonlaw | 473 | 95.0 |
   Divorced/Separated | 17 | 3.4 |
   Single/Widowed | 8 | 1.6 |
Main Activity | Â | Â |
   Working at a job or business (full/part-time) | 208 | 42.6 |
   Homemaker | 226 | 46.2 |
   Looking for work | 2 | 0.4 |
   Paid maternity leave | 28 | 5.7 |
   Student | 5 | 1.0 |
   Other | 20 | 4.1 |
Household Income | Â | Â |
   ≤$39,999 | 24 | 4.9 |
   $40,000-$79,999 | 124 | 25.5 |
   $80,000-$119,999 | 154 | 31.6 |
   ≥$120,000 | 149 | 30.6 |
   Prefer not to answer | 36 | 7.4 |
Education | Â | Â |
   Less than high school | 0 | 0.0 |
   High school | 80 | 16.4 |
   College/trade | 158 | 32.3 |
   University | 197 | 40.3 |
   Post graduate studies | 54 | 11.0 |
Moved once or more in the past year | 93 | 19.2 |
Children | Mean | sd |
Age | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Â | n | % |
Male | 240 | 48.9 |
Child has had routine health exam in the past year | 394 | 80.7 |
Child has had his/her vision or eyes checked in the past year | 261 | 53.8 |
Child has had his/her hearing tested in the past year | 58 | 12.0 |
Child has seen a dentist in the past year | 436 | 89.0 |
In the past year, child has been referred to: | Â | Â |
Early intervention program Speech and language pathologist | 6 57 | 1.2 11.6 |
   Child developmental paediatrician | 14 | 2.9 |
   Psychologist | 11 | 2.2 |
   Physiotherapist | 5 | 1.0 |
   Dietician | 5 | 1.0 |