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Table 1 Sample Description

From: Evaluation of the revised Nipissing District Developmental Screening (NDDS) tool for use in general population samples of infants and children

 

Group A

Group B

Total

N

594

218

812

Sex of Person Most Knowledgeable

   

 Female

586 (99 %)

213 (98 %)

799 (99 %)

 Male

8 (1 %)

4 (2 %)

12 (1 %)

Home ownership

   

 Rent

137 (23 %)

42 (20 %)

179 (22 %)

 Own

449 (76 %)

171 (80 %)

620 (77 %)

 Other (eg, lives with family)

3 (1 %)

1 (<1 %)

4 (<1 %)

Marital status

   

 Never married

32 (5 %)

6 (3 %)

38 (5 %)

 Married, common-law, or living with a partner

545 (92 %)

202 (94 %)

747 (93 %)

 Separated or divorced

14 (2 %)

8 (4 %)

22 (3 %)

Education

   

 Some secondary or less

25 (4 %)

5 (2 %)

30 (4 %)

 Completed high school or GED

27 (5 %)

15 (7 %)

42 (5 %)

 Some college or technical training

25 (4 %)

13 (6 %)

38 (5 %)

 Completed college or technical training

130 (22 %)

45 (21 %)

175 (22 %)

 Some university

40 (7 %)

16 (7 %)

56 (7 %)

 Completed a bachelor’s degree (BA, BSc, etc.)

212 (36 %)

81 (37 %)

293 (36 %)

 Completed a graduate or professional degree (MSc, MD, etc.)

135 (23 %)

42 (19 %)

177 (22 %)

Household income (2009)

   

 Under $35,000

75 (14 %)

28 (14 %)

103 (14 %)

 $35,000 to $59,999

81 (15 %)

30 (15 %)

111 (15 %)

 $60,000 to $89,999

115 (21 %)

41 (20 %)

156 (21 %)

 $90,000 to $129,999

162 (29 %)

60 (30 %)

222 (29 %)

 $130,000 or higher

118 (21 %)

43 (21 %)

161 (21 %)

Child’s sex

   

Male

306 (52 %)

104 (48 %)

410 (51 %)

Female

288 (48 %)

113 (52 %)

401 (49 %)

Number of siblings (mean (SD))

0.9 (0.9)

1.3 (0.8)

1.0 (0.9)

Age of enrolled child in months (mean (SD))

31.2 (4.7)

30.2 (4.5)

30.9 (4.7)