Children’s dental fear and anxiety: exploring family related factors

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic profiles of participants

		n	%
Child’s demographic
Gender	Male	188	46.7
Gender	Female	215	53.3
Age (years)	9	69	17.9
	10–11	274	71.0
	12–13	43	11.1
Place of birth	Hong Kong	355	90.3
Place of birth	Other places	38	9.7
Parents’ demographic
Mother’s age (years)	34 or below	45	12.1
	35–44	234	62.7
	45 or above	94	25.2
Father’s age (years)	34 or below	7	2.0
	35–44	131	37.3
	45 or above	213	60.7
Socio-economic status of the family
Family monthly income^a	Low (<HKD10000)	71	20.4
	Moderate (HKD10000–39999)	242	69.5
	High (≥HKD40000)	35	10.1
Housing condition^b	Basic	236	61.5
	Moderate	46	12.0
	Good	102	26.6
Mother’s Education	Elementary school or below	33	8.7
	Secondary school	281	74.3
	Tertiary education or above	64	16.9
Father’s Education	Elementary school or below	39	11.0
	Secondary school	257	72.8
	Tertiary education	57	16.1
Mother’s Occupation^c	Managerial or professional	25	6.4
	Clerical or skilled workers	51	13.0
	Service or labours	64	16.4
	Housewives	251	64.2
Father’s Occupation^c	Managerial or professional	56	20.2
	Clerical or skilled workers	97	35.0
	Service or labours	113	40.8
	Unemployed	11	4.0
Total		405	100.0

^aSource: Wang LD-L, Lam WWT, Fielding R. 2016. Hong Kong Chinese parental attitudes towards vaccination and associated socio-demographic disparities. Vaccine. 34:1426–1429
^bHousing condition was classified into basic (tenement building, public permanent housing), moderate (home ownership scheme, village house, and dormitory) and good (owned or rent private housing estates)
^cOccupation is classified into managerial or professional (managers and administrators, professionals, self-employed), clerical or skilled workers (associate professionals, clerical support workers), service or labours (sales, unskilled laborers, service industry) and housewives/unemployed

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