Table 1

Socio demographic profile of children and their families (N = 95)

Variable
Total
N (%)
Below average
Average
Above average
χ2/F, df
P value
(Prep)

Gender:






     Male
42 (44)
15
17
10
2.87, 2
0.2
     Female
53 (56)
18
14
21

(0.82)
Chronological age (in years):






     Mean (SD)
10.19 (0.86)
9.85
(0.81)
10.71 (0.58)
10.09 (0.73)
10.39, 2
0.001
(0.99)
Type of school:






     Private
60 (63)
9
20
31
36.37, 2
0.001
     Government
35 (37)
24
11
0

(0.99)
Type of Family:






     Nuclear
79 (83)
30
24
25
2.34, 2
0.3
     Joint
16 (17)
3
7
6

(0.77)
Father's education






     No formal
6 (6)
6
0
0


education






     School
42 (44)
23
14
5
38.56, 4
0.001
     College
47 (50)
4
17
26

(0.99)
Mother's education






     No formal
6 (6)
5
1
0


education






     School
46 (48)
25
15
6
35.19, 4
0.001
     College
43 (45)
3
15
25

(0.99)
Age of father (in years)






     Mean (SD)
40.92 (6.30)
40.45 (8.56)
40.35 (4.60)
42.42 (5.62)
1.41, 2
0.2
(0.82)
Age of mother (in years)






     Mean (SD)
35.08 (5.40)
32.64 (6.06)
35.61 (4.86)
37.16 (4.17)
6.51, 2
0.002 (0.99)
Number of siblings:






     None
14 (15)
3
4
7
2.44, 2
0.2
     One or more
81 (85)
30
27
24

(0.82)
Birth order:






     First
59 (62)
20
21
18


     Middle
7 (7)
5
2
0
7.46, 4
0.1
     Last
29 (31)
8
8
13

(0.88)
Monthly family Income (Indian rupees/month)
13651 (18916)
2874 (4786)
12048 (17598)
26725 (21909)
17.35, 2
0.002
(0.99)
F/H of psychiatric illness:






     Present
9 (10)
5
3
1
2.65, 2
0.2
     Absent
86 (90)
28
28
30

(0.82)

F/H: Family History

Rajkumar et al. Behavioral and Brain Functions 2008 4:51   doi:10.1186/1744-9081-4-51