Research Article
Children Who Experience Unintentional Injuries: Their Functional Profiles
Table 3
Group comparison of parent-reported children’s daily behavior.
| | Characteristic | Frequencya (%) | (df) | | | Injured group () | Uninjured group () |
| | Child’s main play area | | | | | | Home | 9 (29.0) | 13 (61.9) | 8.34 (2.00) | .015 | | Out of home | 11 (35.5) | 1 (4.8) | | Home+out of home | 11 (35.5) | 7 (33.3) | | Child’s social preference | | | | | | Alone | 2 (6.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0.59 (2.00) | n.s. | | With friends | 21 (65.6) | 12 (57.1) | | Alone+with friends | 9 (28.1) | 8 (38.1) | | Number of child’s close friends | | | | | | Up to 2 | 3 (10.0) | 3 (15.0) | 2.00 (5.91) | .052 | | 3 | 5 (16.7) | 9 (45.0) | | 4 or more | 22 (73.3) | 8 (40.0) | | Child’s independence | | | | | | Always independent | 9 (28.1) | 11 (52.4) | 6.29 (2.00) | .043 | | Usually independent | 19 (59.4) | 10 (47.6) | | Usually depends on adult | 4 (12.5) | 0 | | Child’s level of responsibility | | | | | | Always responsible | 13 (40.6) | 15 (71.4) | 2 (6.72) | .035 | | Usually responsible | 16 (50.0) | 6 (28.6) | | Usually not responsible | 3 (9.4) | 0 | | Extent of parent’s concern for the child | | | | | | Worried | 18 (56.2) | 6 (28.6) | 3.92 (1.00) | .044 | | Unworried | 14 (43.8) | 15 (71.4) |
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Note. aNot all participants answered all questions; thus, the total frequency within some demographics is less than the number of participants.
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