Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 614)
From: Parental awareness and perspectives on newborn screening in China: a questionnaire-based study
Variables | Level of knowledge about newborn screening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N(%) | M ± SD | P | |
Age (years) | < .05 | ||
18–25 | 52(8.5) | 15.92 ± 9.05 | |
26–30 | 256(41.7) | 18.87 ± 8.60 | |
31–35 | 203(33.1) | 18.16 ± 7.83 | |
36–40 | 86(14.0) | 19.99 ± 8.26 | |
≥ 41 | 17(2.8) | 14.00 ± 8.54 | |
Gender | < .001 | ||
Male | 117(19.1) | 15.32 ± 7.92 | |
Female | 497(80.9) | 19.13 ± 8.36 | |
Place of residence | < .05 | ||
Village | 145(23.6) | 16.75 ± 8.18 | |
City | 469(76.4) | 19.92 ± 8.42 | |
Occupation | > .05 | ||
Government officers/Civil servants | 36(5.9) | 17.78 ± 7.98 | |
Enterprise managers | 44(7.2) | 17.31 ± 8.06 | |
General staff | 188(30.6) | 17.55 ± 9.33 | |
Medical workers | 25(4.1) | 18.63 ± 6.89 | |
Non-medical staff (lawyers/reporters/teachers, etc.) | 56(9.1) | 18.03 ± 8.04 | |
Ordinary workers (factory workers/manual workers, etc.) | 29(4.7) | 17.48 ± 8.22 | |
Service workers (salesman/waiters, etc.) | 22(3.6) | 17.57 ± 6.54 | |
Self-employed workers/Contractor | 52(8.5) | 17.65 ± 7.46 | |
Freelancer | 82(13.4) | 18.20 ± 5.79 | |
Farming/Forestry/Animal Husbandry/Fishery laborer | 1(0.2) | 17.03 ± 8.63 | |
Retiree | 1(0.2) | 17.24 ± 8.16 | |
No occupation | 52(8.5) | 18.15 ± 7.42 | |
Other | 26(4.2) | 17.95 ± 8.73 | |
Income per month (RMB) | < .05a | ||
< 500 | 4(0.7) | 7.25 ± 1.63 | |
500-1,000 | 2(0.3) | 16.50 ± 2.12 | |
1,000-2,000 | 12(2.0) | 15.17 ± 8.86 | |
2,000-3,000 | 20(3.3) | 18.15 ± 8.41 | |
3,000-4,000 | 61(9.9) | 16.33 ± 8.45 | |
4,000-5,000 | 193(31.4) | 18.02 ± 8.26 | |
> 5,000 | 322(52.4) | 18.72 ± 8.34 | |
Degree of education | < .05b < .001c | ||
Junior high school and below | 59(9.6) | 13.42 ± 7.76 | < .05d |
Senior high school/Technical secondary school | 94(15.3) | 17.03 ± 7.86 | |
Associate Degree | 134(21.8) | 19.66 ± 8.40 | |
Bachelor Degree | 266(43.3) | 19.37 ± 8.08 | |
Master’s Degree or above | 61(9.9) | 18.39 ± 9.40 | |
Number of children | < .05e | ||
None | 191(31.1) | 17.47 ± 9.24 | |
One | 298(48.6) | 19.56 ± 7.75 | |
Two or more | 125(20.4) | 17.08 ± 8.26 | |
Age of the youngest child | > .05 | ||
To be born | 321(52.3) | 17.36 ± 8.40 | |
Younger than one month old | 30(4.9) | 18.08 ± 7.24 | |
1-6 months old | 70(11.4) | 17.64 ± 8.21 | |
0.5-1 years old | 57(9.3) | 17.56 ± 8.81 | |
1-2 years old | 88(14.3) | 18.12 ± 9.43 | |
Other | 48(7.8) | 18.01 ± 7.45 | |