Table 1.
Distribution of childhood factors in the overall sample combined across 22 countries (N = 202,898, with the sample weighted to be nationally representative within each country).
| Childhood factors | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship with mother | Very good | 127,836 (63%) |
| Somewhat good | 52,439 (26%) | |
| Somewhat bad | 11,060 (5%) | |
| Very bad | 4,642 (2%) | |
| Does not apply | 5,965 (3%) | |
| Missing | 956 (0%) | |
| Relationships with father | Very good | 107,742 (53%) |
| Somewhat good | 55,714 (27%) | |
| Somewhat bad | 15,807 (8%) | |
| Very bad | 8,278 (4%) | |
| Does not apply | 13,985 (7%) | |
| Missing | 1,372 (1%) | |
| Parent marital status | Parents married | 152,001 (75%) |
| Divorced | 17,726 (9%) | |
| Single, never married | 15,534 (8%) | |
| One or both parents had died | 7,794 (4%) | |
| Missing | 9,843 (5%) | |
| Financial status of family when growing up | Lived comfortably | 70,861 (35%) |
| Got by | 82,905 (41%) | |
| Found it difficult | 35,852 (18%) | |
| Found it very difficult | 12,606 (6%) | |
| Missing | 674 (0%) | |
| Experienced abuse | Yes | 29,139 (14%) |
| No | 167,279 (82%) | |
| Missing | 6,479 (3%) | |
| Felt like an outsider in the family | Yes | 28,732 (14%) |
| No | 170,577 (84%) | |
| Missing | 3,589 (2%) | |
| Self-rated health when growing up | Excellent | 67,121 (33%) |
| Very good | 63,086 (31%) | |
| Good | 47,378 (23%) | |
| Fair | 19,877 (10%) | |
| Poor | 4,906 (2%) | |
| Missing | 530 (0%) | |
| Immigration status | Born in this country | 190,998 (94%) |
| Born in another country | 9,791 (5%) | |
| Missing | 2,110 (1%) | |
| Frequency of religious service attendance (age 12) | At least 1/week | 83,237 (41%) |
| 1–3/month | 33,308 (16%) | |
| < 1/month | 36,928 (18%) | |
| Never | 47,445 (23%) | |
| Missing | 1,980 (1%) | |
| Year of birth | 1998–2005; current age: 18–24 | 27,007 (13%) |
| 1993–1998; age 25–29 | 20,700 (10%) | |
| 1983–1993; age 30–39 | 40,256 (20%) | |
| 1973–1983; age 40–49 | 34,464 (17%) | |
| 1963–1973; age 50–59 | 31,793 (16%) | |
| 1953–1963; age 60–69 | 27,763 (14%) | |
| 1943–1953; age 70–79 | 16,776 (8%) | |
| 1943 or earlier; age 80 + | 4,119 (2%) | |
| Missing | 20 (0%) | |
| Gender | Male | 98,411 (49%) |
| Female | 103,488 (51%) | |
| Other | 602 (0%) | |
| Missing | 397 (0%) | |
| Country | Argentina | 6,724 (3%) |
| Australia | 3,844 (2%) | |
| Brazil | 13,204 (7%) | |
| Egypt | 4,729 (2%) | |
| Germany | 9,506 (5%) | |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R of China) | 3,012 (1%) | |
| India | 12,765 (6%) | |
| Indonesia | 6,992 (3%) | |
| Israel | 3,669 (2%) | |
| Japan | 20,543 (10%) | |
| Kenya | 11,389 (6%) | |
| Mexico | 5,776 (3%) | |
| Nigeria | 6,827 (3%) | |
| Philippines | 5,292 (3%) | |
| Poland | 10,389 (5%) | |
| South Africa | 2,651 (1%) | |
| Spain | 6,290 (3%) | |
| Sweden | 15,068 (7%) | |
| Tanzania | 9,075 (4%) | |
| Türkiye | 1,473 (1%) | |
| United Kingdom | 5,368 (3%) | |
| United States | 38,312 (19%) |
Note. S.A.R. = Special administrative region.