Variable | Category | Case: Poisoning | Control 1: Injury | Control 2: Sick | Control 3: Healthy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) or | N (% ) or | N (%) or | N (%) or | ||
Median (Range) | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | ||
Child | |||||
Birth order | First | 8 (89) | 15 (42) | 30 (83) | 19 (53) |
Second | 0 (0) | 18 (50) | 5 (14) | 15 (42) | |
Third or later | 1 (11) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | |
Number of hours in child care per week (both in and outside home) | 16 (0–50) | 15.5 (0–40) | 18 (0–49) | 24.5 (0–54) | |
Mother | |||||
Age | 37 (25–46) | 36 (23–46) | 35.5 (22–43) | 38 (29–45) | |
Marital status | Married/living with partner | 8 (89) | 32 (89) | 30 (83) | 34 (94) |
Single (never married, separated, divorced) | 1 (11) | 4 (11) | 6 (17) | 2 (6) | |
Highest education level | Year 12 equivalent or below | 0 (0) | 6 (17) | 4 (11) | 4 (11) |
University degree or other technical qualifications | 6 (67) | 19 (53) | 21 (58) | 16 (44) | |
Postgraduate studies | 3 (33) | 11 (31) | 11 (31) | 16 (44) | |
Country of birth | Australia | 7 (78) | 26 (72) | 22 (61) | 25 (69) |
Not Australia | 2 (22) | 10 (28) | 14 (39) | 11 (31) | |
Language spoken at home | English | 9 (100) | 36 (100) | 35 (97) | 34 (94) |
Not English | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | |||
Employed outside home | Yes | 7 (78) | 20 (56) | 22 (61) | 32 (89) |
No | 2 (22) | 16 (44) | 14 (39) | 4 (11) | |
If employed outside home, mother works full-time (>35 hrs/wk) | Yes | 2 (29) | 3 (15) | 4 (18) | 4 (13) |
No | 5 (71) | 17 (85) | 18 (82) | 28 (88) | |
Smokes cigarettes | Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 3 (8) |
No | 9 (100) | 34 (94) | 34 (94) | 33 (92) | |
Drinks alcohol | Yes | 7 (78) | 29 (81) | 25 (69) | 28 (82) |
No | 2 (22) | 7 (19) | 11 (31) | 6 (18) | |
Environment | |||||
Occupant age structure | < 5 years | 10 (0.33) | 51 (0.38) | 47 (0.39) | 44 (0.34) |
5-9 years | 1 (0.03) | 16 (0.12) | 4 (0.03) | 9 (0.07) | |
10-19 years | 1 (0.03) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.02) | |
20-39 years | 10 (0.33) | 50 (0.37) | 46 (0.38) | 36 (0.28) | |
40-59 years | 7 (0.23) | 18 (0.13) | 20 (0.17) | 35 (0.27) | |
60+ years | 1 (0.03) | 1 (0.01) | 3 (0.03) | 4 (0.03) | |
Mean number of occupants (SD) | 3.44 (0.73) | 3.97 (0.77) | 3.39 (0.77) | 3.67 (0.79) | |
SEIFA Level of socio-economic disadvantage | Least disadvantaged | 5 (56) | 16 (44) | 26 (72) | 25 (69) |
4th | 0 (0) | 4 (11) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | |
3rd | 3 (33) | 11 (31) | 9 (25) | 5 (14) | |
2nd | 1 (11) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | 3 (8) | |
Most disadvantaged | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | |
Residence type | Apartment | 3 (33) | 7 (19) | 12 (33) | 12 (33) |
Semi, terrace, townhouse, villa | 3 (33) | 13 (36) | 7 (19) | 10 (28) | |
Stand-alone home | 3 (33) | 16 (44) | 17 (47) | 14 (39) |