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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: The role of family health centres in preventing paediatric emergency department usage of parents of children with non-urgent conditions

Variables

 

Parents age

Mean ± SD

31.99 ± 8.51

Median (Min-Max)

30.00 (15.00–76.00)

Gender of parents, n (%)

Female

399 (60.7)

Male

258 (39.3)

Educational status, n (%)

Primary School

154 (23.4)

High School

243 (37.0)

Undergraduate

238 (36.3)

Master’s Degree

18 (2.7)

Doctorate Degree

4 (0.6)

Income level, (n (%)

Income is less than expenditure

117 (17.8)

Income equivalent to expenses

428 (65.2)

Income is more than expenditure

112 (17.0)

Occupation, n (%)

Housewife

197 (30.0)

Self-Employment

64 (9.7)

Civil servant

56 (8.5)

Nurse

47 (7.2)

Teacher

45 (6,8)

Police

13 (2.0)

Engineer

12 (1.8)

Doctor

8 (1,2)

Midwife

8 (1,2)

Academician

6 (0.9)

Other

201 (30.7)

Place of residence, n (%)

Village

110 (16.7)

District

227 (34.6)

Province

320 (48.7)

  1. Mean: Mean, SD: Standard deviation