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Table 1 Proportion of Developmentally Vulnerable Children in the different Early Development Domains (with standard errors)

From: Bayesian spatial modelling of early childhood development in Australian regions

 

Physical health and wellbeing (%)

Social competence (%)

Emotional maturity (%)

Language and cognitive skills (%)

Communication and general knowledge (%)

Overall (n = 335, m = 4)

9.6 (0.24)

9.8 (0.22)

8.4 (0.18)

6.6 (0.30)

8.2 (0.25)

By State/Territory

New South Wales (n = 91, m = 2)

8.5 (0.32)

9.2 (0.30)

6.8 (0.22)

5.2 (0.29)

8.0 (0.33)

Victoria (n = 66)

8.2 (0.37)

8.8 (0.33)

8.1 (0.29)

6.4 (0.35)

7.4 (0.36)

Queensland (n = 82)

12.3 (0.43)

11.9 (0.35)

10.5 (0.31)

8.0 (0.41)

10.1 (0.40)

Western Australia (n = 34)

8.9 (0.56)

7.4 (0.57)

7.7 (0.45)

6.6 (0.77)

7.0 (0.50)

South Australia (n = 28)

10.8 (0.74)

11.5 (0.75)

10.8 (0.66)

7.2 (0.72)

8.4 (0.60)

Tasmania (n = 15)

9.5 (0.95)

8.8 (0.64)

9.2 (0.76)

8.0 (0.64)

5.7 (0.64)

Australian Capital Territory (n = 10, m = 2)

12.1 (0.93)

12.3 (1.29)

9.9 (0.98)

6.4 (0.63)

7.8 (0.79)

Northern Territory (n = 9)

17.6 (3.18)

17.8 (3.24)

14.9 (2.24)

19.6 (5.92)

16.7 (4.35)

  1. n is the number of SA3s in each of states/territories
  2. m is the number of SA3s that have non-valid data in each of the states/territories, and there are 4 SA3s with non-valid data (2 in New South Wales and 2 in the Australian Capital Territory)