Table 1 Characteristics of participants for intervention (E-PLAYS) and comparator groups
E-PLAYS (n = 24) | Comparator (n = 26) | |
Age at study entry (years) | ||
Mean (SD) | 6.2 (0.8) | 6.3 (0.8) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 17 (70.8) | 20 (76.9) |
Female | 7 (29.2) | 6 (23.1) |
Missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Intervention (n = 10a) | Comparator (n = 22a) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
White British | 5 (50.0) | 9 (40.9) |
White other European | 0 (0.0) | 4 (18.2) |
White other | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Black African | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Black Caribbean | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Indian | 1 (10.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Pakistani | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Bangladeshi | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
White and Black Caribbean | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Missing | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Parent qualifications, n (%) | ||
No formal qualifications | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Some qualifications | 2 (22.0) | 7 (31.8) |
Degree or higher | 4 (40.0) | 13 (59.1) |
Prefer not to say | 2 (20.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Missing | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Parent employment, n (%) | ||
Employed full time | 4 (40.0) | 6 (27.3) |
Employed part time | 1 (10.0) | 3 (13.6) |
Self-employed (full time) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Self-employed (part time) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Not in paid work | 1 (10.0) | 5 (22.7) |
Student | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Prefer not to say | 2 (20.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Missing | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Parent relationship, n (%) | ||
Single | 1 (10.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Married/cohabiting | 6 (60.0) | 14 (63.6) |
Divorced | 1 (10.0) | 3 (13.6) |
Separated | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Prefer not to say | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.6) |
Missing | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.6) |