Sources, perceived usefulness and understanding of information disseminated to families who entered home quarantine during the H1N1 pandemic in Victoria, Australia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample (n = 297)

	n	%
Sex of respondent
Female	254	85.5
Age of oldest child
Under 12	145	49.0
Number of children in home quarantine
Two or more	46	15.5
Households with a case
Case in household	51	17.2
School sector*
Government	226	76.1
Catholic	45	15.2
Independent	26	8.8
School level*
Primary	123	41.4
Primary/Secondary	1	0.3
Secondary	103	34.7
Special Development	70	23.6
Household composition
Single parent, one child	12	4.0
Single parent, 2+ children	24	8.1
Couple, one child	40	13.5
Couple, 2+ children	221	74.4
Highest level of parental education
Bachelor degree or higher	155	52.5

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