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Table 3 Characteristics of children living at home

From: Health and suffering are associated with social support: a cross-sectional study of women and mothers with exhaustion and pain

 

Mothers in rehabilitation

Healthy mothers

(n = 129)

(n = 108)

Participants with

 Small children, n (%)

25 (19.4%)

57 (52.8%)

 Schoolers, n (%)

41 (31.8%)

57 (52.8%)

 Adolescents, n (%)

34 (26.4%)

13 (12%)

 Adult children, n (%)

29 (22.5%)

14 (13%)

 Children not living at home

41 (31.8%)

5 (4.6%)

Number of children per participant

  

 Number of children living at home, mean (min–max)

2.0 (1–8)

2.1 (1–4)

 Small childrena, mean (min–max)

0.42 (0–4)

0.78 (0–3)

 Schoolersb, mean (min–max)

0.65 (0–6)

0.83 (0–3)

 Adolescentsc, mean (min–max)

0.47 (0–2)

0.37 (0–3)

 Adultd, mean (min–max)

0.48 (0–3)

0.14 (0–1)

  1. a0–5 years; b6–12 years; c13–17 years; d18 years and older