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Table 1 Demographic information and number of respondents in North and South Switzerland. SD = standard deviation

From: A tale of two parts of Switzerland: regional differences in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents

 

Number of respondents

North

South

p value

Child’s mean age in years (SD)

659

7.1 (±4.5)

8.2 (±4.4)

0.011

Child’s sex Male

660

288/518 (55.6%)

68/142 (47.9%)

0.102

Child has a chronic illness

659

35/518 (6.8%)

8/141 (5.7%)

0.644

Child uses long-term medication

660

54/519 (10.4%)

14/141 (9.9%)

0.869

Survey was completed by the Mother

659

336/518 (64.9%)

99/141 (70.2%)

0.235

Family member was exposed to COVID-19

653

24/516 (4.7%)

19/137 (13.9%)

<  0.001

Survey completed out after lockdown (May 11 – June 30, 2020)

662

284/520 (54.6%)

121/142 (85.8%)

<  0.001

  1. Significant p-values are emphasized using italics