Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participant families by intervention groups
| Â | Comprehensive | Family Healthy Lifestyle | Family Recreation | Self-Directed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 293 | 293 | 291 | 291 |
Primary parent | ||||
 Age, y | 35 (30,41) | 35 (30,41) | 35 (30,41) | 34 (29,40) |
 Female | 248 (84.6) | 259 (88.4) | 250 (85.9) | 241 (82.8) |
 EQ-VAS | 75 (60,85) | 75 (59.5,85) | 77 (60,90) | 76 (60,90) |
Focus child | ||||
 Age, y | 6 (3,9) | 6 (3,10) | 6 (3,10) | 6 (3,10) |
 Female | 160 (54.6) | 141 (48.1) | 132 (45.4) | 130 (44.7) |
Family structure | ||||
 Lone parent | 172 (58.7) | 187 (63.8) | 169 (58.1) | 169 (58.1) |
 Number of adults | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1,2) |
 Number of children | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
 Child-to-adult ratio [mean] | 1 (1,2) [1.59] | 1 (1,2) [1.60] | 1 (1,2) [1.56] | 1 (1,2) [1.55] |
Citizenship history | ||||
 Born in Canada | 179 (61.1) | 184 (62.8) | 172 (59.1) | 177 (60.8) |
  Not Aboriginal | 134 (45.7) | 136 (46.4) | 128 (44) | 137 (47.1) |
  Aboriginal | 45 (15.4) | 48 (16.4) | 44 (15.1) | 40 (13.7) |
 Born outside Canada | 114 (38.9) | 109 (37.2) | 119 (40.9) | 114 (39.2) |
  Immigrant | 97 (33.1) | 93 (31.7) | 98 (33.7) | 99 (34) |
  Refugee | 17 (5.8) | 16 (5.5) | 21 (7.2) | 15 (5.2) |
 Recenta immigrant or refugee | 64 (22) | 52 (17.9) | 67 (23.3) | 72 (24.8) |
Edmonton residence | ||||
 Northcentral | 161 (54.9) | 173 (59) | 156 (53.6) | 177 (60.8) |
 Northwest | 13 (4.4) | 16 (5.5) | 14 (4.8) | 9 (3.1) |
 West | 34 (11.6) | 31 (10.6) | 31 (10.7) | 24 (8.2) |
 Southwest | 34 (11.6) | 31 (10.6) | 34 (11.7) | 30 (10.3) |
 Southeast | 51 (17.4) | 42 (14.3) | 56 (19.2) | 51 (17.5) |
Number of residence relocations in the last year | 0 (0,1) | 0 (0,1) | 0 (0,1) | 0 (0,1) |
Education | ||||
 University | 61 (20.8) | 57 (19.6) | 71 (24.4) | 73 (25.2) |
 College | 59 (20.1) | 58 (19.9) | 63 (21.6) | 60 (20.7) |
 Secondary school | 117 (39.9) | 117 (40.2) | 102 (35.1) | 101 (34.8) |
 Less than secondary school | 56 (19.1) | 59 (20.3) | 55 (18.9) | 56 (19.3) |
Employment | ||||
 Income support | 96 (32.8) | 95 (32.4) | 97 (33.3) | 95 (32.6) |
 Working currently | 153 (52.2) | 141 (48.1) | 134 (46.4) | 124 (42.6) |
Income – after tax | ||||
 Income, $1000 CAD | 21.8 (14,30.7) | 23.05 (15.8,30.9) | 22.5 (15.1,32.25) | 21 (15,33.1) |
 Household depth of poverty | 73.09 (50.78,105.23) | 77.85 (56.72,104.18) | 74.78 (56.69,105.28) | 73.4 (53.6,102.99) |
Baseline linkages (28–day rate) | 1.22 (0.51,2.63) | 1.68 (0.78,3.00) | 1.35 (0.60,2.73) | 1.62 (0.70,3.00) |