Positive childhood experiences and their association with behavioral problems in Thai early adolescents

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of adolescents and their caregivers, n (%)

Demographic characteristics	Results, n = 540
Age in years	11.43 ± 1.16
Sex
Male	244 (45.2)
Female	296 (54.8)
Education: Grade
Upper primary school: 4-6	280 (51.9)
Junior high school: 7-9	260 (48.1)
School type
Public school	272 (50.4)
Private school	268 (49.6)
GPAX
2.01-3.00	121 (22.4)
> 3.00	419 (77.6)
Physical health problems
No	494 (91.5)
Yes	46 (8.5)
Caregiver’s age in years
31-40	156 (28.9)
41-50	355 (65.7)
> 50	29 (5.4)
Caregiver’s sex
Male	54 (10.0)
Female	486 (90.0)
Caregiver’s marital status
Married	516 (95.6)
Divorce	24 (4.4)
Relationship with child
Mother	476 (88.1)
Father	43 (8.0)
Others	21 (3.9)
Father’s educational level
Below a bachelor’s degree	53 (9.8)
Bachelor’s degree and above	487 (90.2)
Mother’s educational level
Below a bachelor’s degree	69 (12.8)
Bachelor’s degree and above	471 (87.2)
Father’s occupation
Government employee	218 (40.4)
Private company employee	322 (59.6)
Mother’s occupation
Government employee	146 (27.0)
Private company employee	389 (72.0)
Unemployed	5 (0.9)
Family monthly income
617-1544 United States dollars1	57 (10.6)
> 1544 United States dollars1	483 (89.4)
Caregiver’s physical health problems	17 (3.1)
Caregiver’s mental health problems	29 (5.4)

¹1 United States dollar = 32.39 Thai Bahts.

GPAX: Cumulative grade-point average.