Table 1 Demographic background of participating families
|
Experimental group (n = 85) |
Control group (n = 86) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children age | 9.93 | 9.98 | .75 |
| Children sex | .60 | ||
| Male | 49 | 53 | |
| Female | 36 | 33 | |
| Parent age | .86 | ||
| 29 years or younger | 1 | 0 | |
| 30–34 years | 5 | 7 | |
| 35–39 years | 17 | 18 | |
| 40–44 years | 25 | 26 | |
| 45 years or above | 15 | 16 | |
| Did not report | 22 | 19 | |
| Parent education | .04 | ||
| Primary or below | 1 | 2 | |
| Secondary | 38 | 33 | |
| Non-degree | 7 | 19 | |
| Degree | 13 | 5 | |
| Master or above | 4 | 6 | |
| Did not report | 22 | 21 | |
| Employment status | .57 | ||
| Housewife | 29 | 31 | |
| Full-time | 22 | 18 | |
| Part-time | 11 | 15 | |
| Unemployed | 0 | 1 | |
| Retired | 0 | 0 | |
| Did not report | 23 | 21 | |
| Marital status | .18 | ||
| Married | 59 | 56 | |
| Single | 0 | 2 | |
| Divorced | 2 | 6 | |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | |
| Did not report | 24 | 21 | |
| Household monthly income | .33 | ||
| HK$0–9999 | 4 | 10 | |
| HK$10,000 – 19,999 | 20 | 13 | |
| HK$20,000 – 29,999 | 13 | 11 | |
| HK$30,000 – 39,999 | 9 | 7 | |
| HK$40,000 – 59,999 | 11 | 12 | |
| HK$60,000 – 79,999 | 1 | 6 | |
| HK$80,000 – 99,999 | 2 | 2 | |
| HK$100,000 or more | 1 | 1 | |
| Did not report | 24 | 24 | |
| Number of children in household | .19 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 21 | |
| 2 | 32 | 38 | |
| 3 | 13 | 6 | |
| Did not report | 22 | 21 |