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. 2007 Sep 24;7:151. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-151

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and health indicators, and missing responses among adolescent sample and proxy sample

Adolescent sample (n = 1453) Proxy sample (n = 91)
N % Missing Responses N (%) N % Missing Responses N (%)

Age 12 – 15 881 (60.6) _ 46 (50.5) _
16 – 18 572 (39.4) 45 (49.5)
Sex Male 752 (51.8) _ 48 (52.7) _
Female 701 (48.2) 43 (47.3)
Number of persons in the household <= 5 1295 (89.1) 11 (0.8) 81 (89) 2 (2.2)
> 5 147 (10.1) 8 (8.8)
Family type Standard 1161 (79.9) 29 (2) 73 (80.2) _
Single-parent 120 (8.3) 15 (16.5)
Other 143 (9.8) 3 (3.3)
Location Urban 902 (62.1) _ NA
Rural 501 (37.9)
ICEF (only in the urban sample) Low 251 (17.3) _ NA
Medium 330 (22.7)
High 321 (22.1)
Type of School Public 836 (57.5) _ NA
Private 617 (42.5)
Unemployment benefit Yes 96 (6.6) 310 (21.3) 7 (7.7) _
No 1047 (72.1) 84 (92.3)
Food benefit Yes 137 (9) 103 (7.1) 1 (1.1) _
No 1213 (83.5) 90 (98.9)
Family benefit Yes 72 (5) 278 (19.1) 2 (2.2) _
No 1103 (75.9) 89 (97.8)
Level of paternal education Primary 813 (55.9) 122 (8.4) 49 (53.8) 2 (2.2)
Secondary 282 (19.4) 30 (33)
University 236 (16.2) 10 (11)
Level of maternal education Primary 952 (65.5) 118 (8.1) 48 (52.7) 3 (3.3)
Secondary 251 (17.3) 30 (33)
University 132 (9.1) 10 (11)
Highest family education level Primary 737 (50.7) 83 (5.7) 39 (42.9) _
Secondary 351 (24.2) 34 (37.4)
University 282 (19.4) 18 (19.8)
Paternal social Class I – II 255 (17.5) 352 (24.2) 14 (15.4) 8 (8.8)
III 263 (18.1) 20 (22)
IV – V 583 (40.1) 49 (53.8)
Maternal social class I – II 132 (9.1) 664 (45.7) 11 (12.1) 39 (42.9)
III 193 (13.3) 14 (15.4)
IV – V 464 (31.9) 27 (29.7)
Highest social class I–II 181 (12.5) 204 (14) 12 (13.2) 3 (3.3)
III 276 (19) 20 (22)
IV–V 792 (54.5) 56 (61.5)
Paternal work No 96 (6.6) 60 (4.1) 9 (9.9) 2 (2.2)
Yes 1297 (89.3) 80 (87.9)
Maternal work No 472 (32.5) 35 (2.4) 39 (42.9) 1 (1.1)
Yes 946 (65.1) 51 (56)

NA: Not applicable