Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed children and their parents
From: Dental caries status of students from migrant primary schools in Shanghai Pudong New Area
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years old) | ||
7–8 | 376 | 28.42 |
9–10 | 436 | 32.96 |
11–12 | 511 | 38.62 |
Gender | ||
Boy | 745 | 56.31 |
Girl | 578 | 43.69 |
Father’s educational background | ||
Not educated | 34 | 2.57 |
Primary | 1066 | 80.57 |
Junior high | 193 | 14.59 |
Senior high and above | 30 | 2.27 |
Mother’s educational background | ||
Not educated | 86 | 6.50 |
Primary | 1097 | 82.92 |
Junior high | 117 | 8.84 |
Senior high and above | 23 | 1.73 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Labour/manual worker | 703 | 53.14 |
Self-employed | 24 | 1.81 |
Business service people | 343 | 25.93 |
Agricultural labour | 60 | 4.54 |
Others | 193 | 14.59 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Labour/manual worker | 598 | 45.20 |
Self-employed | 9 | 0.68 |
Business service people | 312 | 23.58 |
Agricultural labour | 60 | 4.54 |
Others | 344 | 26.00 |
Family income (annual income per person, Yuan)a | ||
Mean (SD) | 14404(16632) | |
Median | 10000 | |
Total | 1323 | 100.00 |