Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of surveyed children (3–5 year olds) and their parents
| Boys | Girls | Parents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child gender (n/%) | 1637 (51.6) | 1536 (48.4) | – |
| Child age (Mean years/SD) | 4.00 (0.81) | 4.00 (0.81) | – |
| Child health status (n/%) parent rated | |||
| No problems | 1325 (83.4) | 1299 (86.5) | – |
| Mental ill-health only | 143 (9.0) | 131 (8.7) | – |
| Somatic ill-health only | 92 (5.8) | 59 (3.9) | – |
| Both | 28 (1.8) | 13 (0.9) | – |
| Child health status (n/%) teacher rated | |||
| No problems | 968 (82.5) | 655 (87.2) | – |
| Mental ill-health only | 119 (10.1) | 54 (7.2) | – |
| Somatic ill-health only | 71 (6.0) | 37 (4.9) | – |
| Both | 16 (1.4) | 5 (0.7) | – |
| Parental mental health (n/%) | |||
| Probable psychiatric case | 29 (1.8) | 19 (1.2) | – |
| No problems | 1608 (98.2) | 1517 (98.8) | – |
| Parent age (Mean/SD) | 36.63 (5.20) | ||
| Duration in Sweden (Mean years/SD) | 25.06 (12.84) | ||
| Ethnicity (n/%) | |||
| Swedish born | 2620 (82.81) | ||
| Non-Swedish born | 457 (14.44) | ||
| Marital status (n/%) | |||
| Single | 186 (5.88) | ||
| Other arrangements | 2905 (91.81) | ||
| Employment (n/%) | |||
| Formal income | 3087 (97.56) | ||
| No formal income | 77 (2.43) | ||
| Educationa (n/%) | |||
| < Basic education | 7 (0.22) | ||
| > Basic education | 3014 (95.26) | ||
| Living arrangement (n/%) | |||
| Both parents | 2819 (89.10) | ||
| Other arrangements | 273 (8.63) | ||
aBasic education was defined as having completed at least 9 years of schooling