Table 1. Characteristics of study population: demographics, socioeconomic status, and background data at mean ages 32 years (1997/97) and 42 years (2006).
| Parameters corresponding to 1996/97 or 2006 |
Age 32/33 years (1996/97) |
Age 42 years (2006) |
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| n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 112 (45.5) | 112 (45.5) | ||
| Female | 134 (54.5) | 134 (54.5) | ||
| Cumulative frequency of geographic relocation |
3.02 ± 1.56 | 3.59 ± 1.92 | ||
| (Medium: 3) | (Medium: 3) | |||
| (IQR: 2) | (IQR: 3) | |||
| (Range: 0–10) | (Range: 0–13) | |||
| Education levela | ||||
| Lower secondary education or below |
14 (5.7) | 14 (5.7) | ||
| Higher secondary education | 34 (13.8) | 31 (12.6) | ||
| Pre-university education | 31 (12.6) | 33 (13.4) | ||
| University education or above | 164 (66.7) | 165 (67.0) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Living alone | 44 (17.9) | 36 (14.6) | ||
| Married | 127 (51.6) | 149 (60.6) | ||
| Cohabiting | 49 (19.9) | 42 (17.1) | ||
| Separated, Others | 10 (4.1) | 18 (7.3) | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 19 (7.7) | 18 (7.3) | ||
| Full-time | 88 (35.8) | 119 (48.4) | ||
| Part-time | 123 (50.0) | 109 (44.3) | ||
| Personal income (Euros) | ||||
| 0–15 000 | 36 (14.6) | 37 (15.0) | ||
| 15 000–30 000 | 59 (24.0) | 55 (22.4) | ||
| 30 000–50 000 | 84 (34.1) | 69 (28.0) | ||
| 50 000–100 000 | 28 (11.4) | 64 (26.0) | ||
| ≥100 000 | 18 (7.3) | 20 (8.1) | ||
| Household income (Euros) | ||||
| 0–30 000 | NA | 24 (9.8) | ||
| 30 000–50 000 | 62 (25.2) | |||
| 50 000–100 000 | 116 (47.2) | |||
| ≥100 000 | 42 (17.1) | |||
| Number of adults in household | NA | 1.82 ± 0.48 | ||
| Number of children younger than 18 years in household |
1.61 ± 0.74 | 1.67 ± 1.15 | ||
NA: Not available.
aSecondary education continues to approximately age 18. Pre-university education lasts 6 years in total and aims to prepare students for higher-level academic study.