Table 5

Presence of a senior caregiver in the home versus sleep position practice

 All (n=410*)Lower SES (n=263)Higher SES (n=147)
Senior present?
No (n=284)Yes (n=126)p ValueNo (n=163)Yes (n=100)p ValueNo (n=121)Yes (n=26)p Value
Supine exclusively, n (%)181 (63.7)76 (60.3)0.51 (NS)103 (63.2)58 (58.0)0.40 (NS)78 (64.5)18 (69.2)0.64 (NS)
Side exclusively, n (%)25 (8.8)10 (7.9)0.77 (NS)14 (8.6)10 (10.0)0.70 (NS)11 (9.1)0 (0.0)0.11 (NS)
Prone exclusively, n (%)30 (10.6)9 (7.1)0.28 (NS)18 (11.0)8 (8.0)0.42 (NS)12 (9.9)1 (3.8)0.32 (NS)
Supine occasionally, n (%)226 (79.6)100 (79.4)0.96 (NS)129 (79.1)76 (76.0)0.55 (NS)95 (78.5)24 (92.3)0.10 (NS)
Side occasionally, n (%)62 (21.8)34 (27.0)0.26 (NS)35 (21.5)28 (28.0)0.23 (NS)27 (22.3)6 (23.1)0.93 (NS)
Prone occasionally, n (%)43 (15.1)17 (13.5)0.66 (NS)25 (15.3)13 (13.0)0.60 (NS)18 (14.9)4 (15.4)0.95 (NS)
  • *Two parents did not provide a response as to whether a senior caregiver was present in the home or not and were excluded from analysis.

  • SES, socioeconomic status.