Table 1.

Sample characteristics of the adolescents participating in the study

Characteristics	n	%	M	SD	Range
Gender
Male	170
Female	230
Age
Male			16.5 years	1.5 years	12.2–19.3
Female			16.9 years	1.2 years	13.5–20.2
Ethnic origin
Norwegian	307	78.5
1st generation immigrant	54	13.8
2nd generation immigrant	23	5.9
Unaccompanied minor with asylum in Norway	7	1.8
Number of placement in the total sample	364		3.34	2.4	1–25
Number of placements (by decision of the child welfare system)
1	69	19
2	96	26.4
3–5	150	41.2
>5	49	13.4
Age at first placement in the total sample	392		12.5 years	3.9 years	0–17
Age at first placement (by decision of the child welfare system)
0–2 years	18	4.6
3–5 years	15	3.9
6–12 years	98	25
13–16 years	233	59.4
16–23 years	28	7.1
Placement in RYC
Voluntary	171	43.6
Involuntary	221	56.43
Daytime activities
School	272	69.2
Work	15	3.8
Work praxis	30	7.5
Neither school or work	70	19.5
Parental problems
Mother chronic illness	85	22.8
Mother mental illness	136	36
Mother drug use	36	9.6
Father chronic illness	64	17.9
Father mental illness	67	19.0
Father drug use	43	11.8

Total samples are indicated in bold