Parental perceptions of children's oral health: The Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS)

Table 3 Parent and child characteristics from the validity study (N = 186)

Parent & child characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Parent demographics
Relationship to the child
Mother	161	87.5
Father	16	8.7
Guardian/Grandparent/Other	7	3.8
Race
White	128	69.2
Black	51	27.6
Other	6	3.2
Education level
High school or less	42	22.6
More than high school	144	77.4
Employment Status
Employed full-time or part-time	143	76.9
Unemployed	43	23.1
Income level
<$30,000 per year	82	49.1
≥ $30,000 per year	85	50.9
Child's clinical disease status
Decayed, missing and filled teeth
None	117	62.9
One or more	69	37.1
Decayed teeth
None	159	85.5
One or more	27	14.5

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