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Table 2 Comparisons between the percentage of respondents who determined the situation as being child neglect for the ages and scenario conditions in the indicated Figure. P values were generated using the Pearson chi square test

From: Child abuse and neglect experts’ determination of when a child being left home alone constitutes child neglect

 

p value

 

8 years old

10 years old

12 years old

14 years old

Figure 1aa

0.030

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Figure 1bb

0.38

0.032

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Figure 1cc

0.008

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Figure 1dd

0.099

0.039

0.049

0.27

Figure 2e

0.00034

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. aState law versus no state law; the child is uninjured in both cases
  2. bState law versus no state law; the child is injured in both cases
  3. cInjured versus not injured child; no state law in either case
  4. dInjured versus not injured child; state law in both cases
  5. eNo state law/child uninjured versus state law/child injured
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Injury Epidemiology

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