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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents.

From: A survey on knowledge and self-reported formula handling practices of parents and child care workers in Palermo, Italy

 

Parents

Child care workers

  

% of respondents

 

% of respondents

Total

n = 417

 

n = 314

 

Age (yr)*

    

   <35

 

44.6

 

9.0

   35-44

 

51.8

 

45.8

   ≥45

 

3.6

 

45.2

Total

n = 392

100

n = 299

100

Mean (SD)

 

35.09 (5.23)

 

44.04 (6.85)

Unanswered

n = 25 (6.0%)

 

n = 15 (4.8%)

 

Ethnicity*

    

   Italian

 

93.5

 

99.7

   Other

 

6.5

 

0.3

Total

n = 401

100

n = 306

100

Unanswered

n = 16 (4.0%)

 

n = 8 (2.6%)

 

Education (yr)*

    

   <5

 

0.5

 

0

   5

 

4.9

 

1.6

   8

 

26.4

 

20.8

   13

 

49.1

 

68.7

   >13

 

19.1

 

8.9

Total

n = 402

100

n = 303

100

Unanswered

n = 15 (3.6%)

 

n = 11 (3.5%)

 

Gender†

    

   Male

 

9.2

 

4.8

   Female

 

90.8

 

95.2

Total

n = 414

100

n = 314

100

Unanswered

n = 3 (0.7%)

 

n = 0

 

Nr of children*

    

   0

 

0

 

7.4

   1

 

33.6

 

24.2

   2

 

45.6

 

51.3

   >2

 

20.6

 

17.1

Total

n = 399

100

n = 269

100

Mean (SD)

 

1.94 (0.94)

 

1.80 (0.86)

Unanswered

n = 18 (4.3%)

 

n = 45 (14.3%)

 
  1. * P < 0.001
  2. † P = 0.01
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