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Table 3 Rural–urban differences in availability of, utilization of, and needs for public parenting

From: Parenting and parenting resources among Chinese parents with children under three years of age: rural and urban differences

 

Total

n (%)

Rural

n (%)

Urban

n (%)

χ2

p

Availability of parenting support services

   

6.43

0.040

 Yes

109 (25.9)

45 (27.3)

64 (25.0)

  

 No

149 (35.4)

68 (41.2)

81 (31.6)

  

 Don’t know

163 (38.7)

52 (31.5)

111 (43.4)

  

Utilization of parenting support services

   

1.83

0.176

 Yes

38 (34.9)

19 (42.2)

19 (29.7)

  

 No

71 (65.1)

26 (57.8)

45 (70.3)

  

Needs for parenting support services

   

3.00

0.223

 Yes

341 (81.0)

128 (77.6)

213 (83.2)

  

 No

26 (6.2)

14 (8.5)

12 (4.7)

  

 Unsure

54 (12.8)

23 (13.9)

31 (12.1)

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