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Table 2 Demographic characteristic of household, caregiver and child

From: Inequality in early childhood neurodevelopment in six poor rural counties of China: a decomposition analysis

 

Factors

Value

N (%)

Household

Region

Shanxi

1057 (49.9)

Guizhou

1063 (50.1)

Single-child family

Yes

1005 (47.4)

No

1115 (52.6)

Per capita net income (CNY)

<2300

1076 (50.8)

≥2300

1044 (49.2)

Caregiver

Age (year)

<20

41 (1.9)

20–34

1728 (81.5)

35–49

208 (9.8)

≥50

143 (6.8)

Gender

Male

322 (15.2)

Female

1798 (84.8)

Role

Mother

1711 (80.7)

Not mother

409 (19.3)

Education

Illiterate

179 (8.5)

Primary School

492 (23.2)

Middle School

1143 (53.9)

High School or above

306 (14.4)

Depression

Yes

826 (39.0)

No

1294 (61.0)

Child

Age (month)

0–5

221 (10.4)

6–11

383 (18.1)

12–23

791 (37.3)

24–35

725 (34.2)

Gender

Male

1204 (56.8)

Female

916 (43.2)

Stunting

Yes

289 (13.6)

No

1831 (86.4)

Wasting

Yes

72 (3.4)

No

2048 (96.6)

Learning material

Yes

1904 (89.8)

No

216 (10.2)

Support for learning

Yes

1818 (85.8)

No

302 (14.2)