Table 4a Characteristics of participating households by city in the prenatal period.
Edmonton | Toronto | Vancouver | Manitoba | All centers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of adult occupants (n (%)) | |||||
One adult | 18 (2.4) | 17 (2.1) | 14 (1.9) | 37 (3.7) | 86 (2.6) |
Two adults | 627 (83.7) | 694 (85.9) | 606 (82.8) | 863 (85.4) | 2790 (84.6) |
Three adults | 68 (9.1) | 51 (6.3) | 53 (7.2) | 60 (5.9) | 232 (7.0) |
Four or more adults | 36 (4.8) | 46 (5.7) | 59 (8.1) | 50 (5.0) | 191 (5.8) |
Number of child occupants (excluding the index child) (n (%)) | |||||
No. of children | 309 (41.5) | 465 (57.5) | 411 (56.1) | 458 (45.4) | 1643 (49.9) |
One child | 297 (39.9) | 255 (31.6) | 245 (33.5) | 325 (32.2) | 1122 (34.1) |
Two children | 115 (15.4) | 73 (9.0) | 57 (7.8) | 155 (15.4) | 400 (12.1) |
Three or more children | 24 (3.2) | 15 (1.9) | 19 (2.6) | 70 (6.9) | 128 (3.9) |
Furry pets in the home (n/N (%)) | |||||
Pets | 428/749 (57.1) | 320/807 (39.7) | 310/731 (42.4) | 542/1010 (53.7) | 1600/3297 (48.5) |
Pests noticed in the home in the past year (n/N (%)) | |||||
Any pests | 254/749 (33.9) | 368/808 (45.5) | 363/731 (49.7) | 407/1009 (40.3) | 1392/3297 (42.2) |
Rodents | 70/749 (9.3) | 117/808 (14.5) | 89/731 (12.2) | 162/1009 (16.1) | 438/3297 (13.3) |
Cockroaches | 3/749 (0.4) | 29/808 (3.6) | 10/731 (1.4) | 4/1008 (0.4) | 46/3296 (1.4) |
