Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants and mean water safety knowledge scores
From: Caregiver water safety knowledge and views of toddler water competency
Category | n | % | Mean water safety score | Standard deviation | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver relationship | |||||
Parent | 520 | 80.0 | 6.41 | 2.14 | .0002 |
Grandparent | 58 | 8.9 | 6.14 | 1.97 | |
Aunt/uncle/cousin | 44 | 6.8 | 6.39 | 2.39 | |
Sibling | 28 | 4.3 | 4.57 | 2.13 | |
Gender | |||||
Female | 248 | 38.2 | 6.75 | 2.25 | < .0001 |
Male | 402 | 61.8 | 6.03 | 2.07 | |
Age (years) | |||||
18–24 | 23 | 3.5 | 6.09 | 2.00 | .0016 |
25–34 | 352 | 54.2 | 6.13 | 2.15 | |
35–44 | 200 | 30.8 | 6.82 | 2.21 | |
45–54 | 47 | 7.2 | 5.72 | 1.97 | |
55 or older | 28 | 4.3 | 6.11 | 2.01 | |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White | 461 | 70.9 | 6.41 | 2.21 | < .0001 |
Black | 118 | 18.2 | 5.48 | 1.77 | |
Asian | 18 | 2.8 | 7.67 | 1.75 | |
Multiple races | 22 | 3.4 | 6.59 | 2.28 | |
Hispanic/Latino | 31 | 4.8 | 6.84 | 2.18 | |
Income | |||||
Less than $25,000 | 44 | 6.8 | 6.61 | 2.05 | .0005 |
$25,000–$49,999 | 197 | 30.3 | 6.06 | 2.11 | |
$50,000–$99,999 | 330 | 50.8 | 6.20 | 2.21 | |
$100,000 or more | 79 | 12.2 | 7.21 | 2.00 | |
Education | |||||
High school or less | 40 | 6.2 | 7.35 | 2.34 | < .0001 |
Some college | 84 | 12.9 | 7.39 | 2.12 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 409 | 62.9 | 6.00 | 2.14 | |
Advanced degree | 117 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1.90 | |
All caregivers | 650 | 100 | 6.31 | 2.17 | |