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Table 1 The characteristics of surveyed main caregivers of children with traumatic brain injury (n = 242)

From: Current status and influencing factors of social support for main caregivers of children with traumatic brain injury: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Cases

Social support score

t/F

p

Age(y)

  

5.236

0.028

 < 30

75

36.04 ± 10.24

  

 30 ∼ 40

121

38.66 ± 9.85

  

 > 40

46

39.28 ± 10.12

  

Gender

  

5.381

0.095

 Female

204

38.64 ± 10.27

  

 Male

38

38.15 ± 9.75

  

Educational level

  

5.232

0.010

 Primary school

20

34.18 ± 10.84

  

 Junior high school

37

36.09 ± 9.35

  

 Senior high school

69

38.57 ± 10.44

  

 University

116

39.69 ± 9.27

  

Ethnicity

  

4.270

0.102

 Han Chinese

219

38.70 ± 9.58

  

 Ethnic minority

23

38.34 ± 10.26

  

Marital status

  

6.043

0.075

 Divorced

25

37.19 ± 9.32

  

 Not divorced

217

38.74 ± 10.14

  

Residence

  

5.237

0.036

 Urban

157

39.66 ± 9.18

  

 Rural

85

36.78 ± 10.35

  

Monthly per capita family income (Yuan)

  

6.445

0.003

 < 3000

29

33.85 ± 10.28

  

 3000 ∼ 5000

140

37.90 ± 9.64

  

 5001 ∼ 10,000

48

39.15 ± 10.08

  

 > 10,000

25

41.28 ± 9.76