The relationship between children’s oral health-related behaviors and their caregiver’s social support

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Frequency distribution of the categorical variables

Variables	Number	Percentage
Gender
Boy	731	54.9
Girl	601	45.1
Single child
Yes	936	70.3
No	396	29.7
Caregivers
Mother	1141	85.7
Father	72	5.4
Grandparent	119	8.9
Marital status of parents
Cohabiting	1309	98.3
Not cohabiting	23	1.7
Mother’s education
≤ high school graduated	727	54.6
≥ university graduated	605	45.4
Mother’s occupation
Unemployed	248	18.6
Employee/non-professional	794	59.6
Employer/professional	290	21.8
Father’s education
≤ high school graduated	677	50.8
≥ university graduated	655	49.2
Father’s occupation
Unemployed	52	3.9
Employee/non-professional	846	63.5
Employer/professional	434	32.6
Family monthly income (per-capital)
< 2000 RMB	262	19.7
2000-4999 RMB	546	41
≥ 5000 RMB	524	39.3
Child’s dental insurance
No	1056	79.3
Yes	276	20.7
Child’s frequency of sugary snack intake
< once/day	671	50.4
≥ once/day	661	49.6
Child’s toothbrushing frequency
≤ once/day	896	67.3
≥ twice/day	436	32.7
Child’s dental service utilization
No	923	69.3
Yes	409	30.7
Child’s pattern of dental attendance
For treatment of dental problem	348	85.1
Mainly for check-up	61	14.9
Caregiver’s frequency of sugary snack intake
< once/day	833	62.5
≥ once/day	499	37.5
Caregiver’s toothbrushing frequency
≤ once/day	405	30.4
≥ twice/day	927	69.6
Caregiver’s dental service utilization
No	381	28.6
Yes	951	71.4
Caregiver’s pattern of dental attendance
For treatment of dental problem	833	87.6
Mainly for check-up	118	12.4

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