Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of families of CP children
From: Socio-demographic and clinical profile of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy in Gujarat, India
Demographic characteristic | No. of participants | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of family | Joint (3 or more generations and their spouses living together) | 339 | 70.48 |
Nuclear (a couple and their dependent children) | 141 | 29.31 | |
Others | 1 | 0.21 | |
Family members | ≤ 4 | 179 | 36.38 |
> 4 | 302 | 62.79 | |
Earning family members | 0 | 3 | .62 |
1 | 226 | 46.99 | |
2 | 136 | 28.27 | |
>2 | 116 | 24.12 | |
Monthly income | >20,000 Rs. | 274 | 57.0 |
10,001–20,000 Rs. | 146 | 30.4 | |
5000–10,000 Rs. | 50 | 10.4 | |
<5000 Rs. | 11 | 2.3 | |
Type of residence | Owned | 325 | 67.57 |
Rented/other’s ownership | 156 | 32.43 | |
Number of rooms | ≤ 3 | 341 | 70.89 |
> 3 | 140 | 29.11 | |
Availability of clean drinking water | Yes | 453 | 94.18 |
No | 28 | 5.82 | |
Availability of household electricity | Yes | 474 | 98.54 |
No | 3 | 0.62 | |
Others | 4 | 0.83 | |