Table 3 Child and carer characteristics by LGA

Sex of carer (n = 840)

 Male

143

31.7

22.0, 43.4

115

24.9

14.7, 38.9

 Female

277

68.3

56.6, 78.0

305

75.1

61.1, 85.3

Relationship to child (n = 833)

 Mother

265

63.4

52.1, 73.5

295

73.3

59.3, 83.8

 Father

117

24.2

15.8, 35.2

102

22.5

12.4, 37.4

 Relative

32

10.9

5.9, 19.4

15

3.9

1.9, 7.7

 Other

5

1.4

0.5, 4.1

2

0.3

0.1, 1.6

Carer education (n = 838)

 None

169

47.1

30.4, 64.4

216

57.9

36.8, 76.4

 Primary

24

4.9

2.3, 10.0

27

6.8

3.8, 12.0

 Middle/junior

10

3.3

1.7, 6.6

3

0.8

0.3, 2.5

 Secondary

70

18.6

11.3, 29.2

11

3.0

1.5, 5.9

 Teritary

27

4.3

2.2, 8.4

1

0.2

0.0, 1.9

 Islamic

120

21.7

10.8, 38.8

160

31.3

14.9, 54.2

Sex of child (n = 834)

 Male

229

55.2

48.1, 62.0

233

55.2

48.0, 62.1

 Female

189

44.8

38.0, 51.9

183

44.8

37.9, 52.0

Health insurance (n = 783)

3

0.9

0.1, 5.4

5

1.0

0.2, 5.0

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean age child (years) n = 835

1.89

0.15

1.87

0.10

Mean age carer (years) (n = 464)

29.3

0.42

27.0

1.31