Table 3 Characteristics at baseline restricting to first RTI episode within a family, according to whether or not they started and completed symptom diaries, N parents = 206, N children = 259
Completed symptoms data? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | p value | |
Parent characteristics (N = 206) | No (n = 26) | Yes (n = 180) | |||||
Gender | 0.19 | ||||||
Missing | 2 | (0.97) | |||||
Female | 193 | (93.69) | 26 | (100) | 167 | (93.82) | |
Male | 11 | (5.34) | 0 | (0) | 11 | (6.18) | |
Age, years* (median, IQR) | 38 (34–43) | 36 (34–41) | 38 (34–43) | 0.33 | |||
Missing | 9 | (4.37) | |||||
Ethnicity | 0.22 | ||||||
Missing | 9 | (4.37) | |||||
Asian | 5 | (2.43) | 0 | (0) | 5 | (2.91) | |
Black | 5 | (2.43) | 2 | (8.00) | 3 | (1.74) | |
Mixed | 5 | (2.43) | 1 | (4.00) | 4 | (2.33) | |
White | 182 | (88.35) | 22 | (88.00) | 160 | (93.02) | |
Employment | 0.64 | ||||||
Missing | 9 | (4.37) | |||||
Full-time parent/care-giver | 34 | (16.50) | 4 | (16.00) | 30 | (17.44) | |
In full-time education | 2 | (0.97) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.16) | |
Not currently employed | 8 | (3.88) | 2 | (8.00) | 6 | (3.49) | |
Working full-time | 41 | (19.90) | 7 | (28.00) | 34 | (19.77) | |
Working part-time | 112 | (54.37) | 12 | (48.00) | 100 | (58.14) | |
Education | 0.02 | ||||||
Missing | 9 | (4.37) | |||||
Up to GCSEs/GCEs/‘O’ levels or equivalent | 8 | (3.88) | 4 | (16.00) | 4 | (2.33) | |
‘A’ levels/NVQs/GNVQs or equivalent | 9 | (4.37) | 2 | (8.00) | 7 | (4.07) | |
First degree/diploma/HNC/HND or equivalent | 107 | (51.94) | 11 | (44.00) | 96 | (55.81) | |
Higher degree (e.g. MSc, PhD/equivalent) | 71 | (34.47) | 8 | (32.00) | 63 | (36.63) | |
No official qualification | 2 | (0.97) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.16) | |
Do you have any medical training? | 0.22 | ||||||
Missing | 9 | (4.37) | |||||
No | 155 | (75.24) | 22 | (88.00) | 133 | (77.33) | |
Yes | 42 | (20.39) | 3 | (12.00) | 39 | (22.67) | |
Child characteristics (N = 259) | No (n = 34) | Yes (n = 225) | |||||
Age, years (median, IQR) | 3 (1–6) | 3 (1–6) | 3 (1–6) | 0.78 | |||
Gender | 0.93 | ||||||
Female | 143 | (55.21) | 19 | (55.88) | 124 | (55.11) | |
Male | 116 | (44.79) | 15 | (44.12) | 101 | (44.89) | |
Ethnicity | 0.54 | ||||||
Asian | 10 | (3.86) | 2 | (5.88) | 8 | (3.56) | |
Black | 6 | (2.32) | 1 | (2.94) | 5 | (2.22) | |
Mixed | 12 | (4.63) | 3 | (8.82) | 9 | (4.00) | |
White | 231 | (89.19) | 28 | (82.35) | 203 | (90.22) | |
Other | |||||||
Does child attend school? | 0.56 | ||||||
No (or not that I am aware of) | 149 | (57.53) | 18 | (52.94) | 131 | (58.22) | |
Yes | 110 | (42.47) | 16 | (47.06) | 94 | (41.78) | |
Does child attend day care regularly? | 0.29 | ||||||
No (or not that I am aware of) | 42 | (28.19) | 7 | (38.89) | 35 | (26.72) | |
Yes (1–2 days per week) | 59 | (39.60) | 8 | (44.44) | 51 | (38.93) | |
Yes (3–5 days per week) | 48 | (32.21) | 3 | (16.67) | 45 | (34.35) | |