Table 2.
Mean values, standard deviations and proportion of children in the 90th percentile of the SDQ in relation to sociodemographic variables (n = 3656)
| Sociodemographic variables | Parent SDQ | Teacher SDQ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | 90th percentile | Mean | SD | 90th percentile | |
| Living arrangement | ||||||
| Intact family | 5.89 | 4.22 | 12 | 3.55 | 4.04 | 9 |
| Joint physical custody | 5.98 | 4.11 | 12 | 4.32 | 4.93 | 12 |
| Living mostly with one parent | 7.97 | 5.74 | 16 | 5.82 | 5.98 | 15 |
| Living only with one parent | 7.86 | 5.30 | 16 | 5.76 | 5.46 | 15 |
| Child gender | ||||||
| Girl | 5.51 | 3.93 | 11 | 3.03 | 3.60 | 8 |
| Boy | 6.41 | 4.57 | 13 | 4.27 | 4.58 | 10 |
| Child age | ||||||
| 3 | 6.71 | 4.27 | 12 | 4.18 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 4 | 6.19 | 4.32 | 12 | 3.94 | 4.34 | 9 |
| 5 | 5.25 | 4.19 | 11 | 3.09 | 3.99 | 8 |
| Parent gender | ||||||
| Female (mother) | 5.80 | 4.31 | 11 | 3.72 | 4.30 | 9 |
| Male (father) | 6.19 | 4.28 | 12 | 3.62 | 4.03 | 9 |
| Parental highest level of education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 8.84 | 5.02 | 16 | 4.80 | 4.26 | 12 |
| High school | 6.52 | 4.65 | 12 | 4.15 | 4.41 | 10 |
| University | 5.61 | 4.02 | 11 | 3.41 | 4.04 | 9 |
| Parent country of birth | ||||||
| Sweden | 5.85 | 4.24 | 12 | 3.62 | 4.16 | 9 |
| Other | 6.92 | 4.58 | 14 | 4.09 | 4.32 | 10 |
| Parent age | ||||||
| 20–29 | 7.70 | 4.84 | 15 | 4.75 | 5.03 | 11 |
| 30–39 | 6.04 | 4.28 | 12 | 3.61 | 4.08 | 9 |
| 40–49 | 5.47 | 4.06 | 11 | 3.46 | 4.02 | 9 |
| ≥50 | 5.05 | 4.17 | 11 | 4.62 | 5.19 | 11 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 5.92 | 4.23 | 12 | 3.59 | 4.08 | 9 |
| Single | 6.52 | 4.57 | 13 | 4.96 | 4.91 | 12 |
| Other | 8.26 | 6.59 | 17 | 4.84 | 6.90 | 16 |