Table 6.

Bivariate analyses of characteristics of outpatients with children (N = 8,035)^* and whether measures have been taken to follow up their children.

	No follow up	Follow up	Missing	Total	% Follow up	Chi-test (X2)
Gender						x2 127.13 (1) p < 0.001
Female	3,479	1,977	273	5,729	35
Male	1,695	511	100	2,306	22
Age group						x2 59.88 (6) p < 0.001
18–23 years	169	67	11	247	27
24–29 years	673	305	43	1,021	30
30–39 years	1,839	959	135	2,933	33
40–49 years	1,661	847	138	2,646	32
50–59 years	530	213	21	764	28
60–69 years	79	11	4	94	12
70 years and above	55	3	1	59	5
Education						x2 148.97 (2) p < 0.001
High education	1,631	508	89	2,228	23
Medium education	2,303	1,111	150	3,564	31
Low education	1,240	869	134	2,243	39
Main source of income						x2 154.09 (2) p < 0.001
Income from labour	2,107	658	126	2,891	23
Health related benefit	2,460	1,494	187	4,141	36
Other economic support	607	336	60	1,003	33
Marital status						x2 197.22 (2) p < 0.001
Married/cohabitant/partners	3,587	1,319	250	5,156	26
Separated/divorced/widower/widow	723	564	51	1,338	42
Single/unmarried	807	580	66	1,453	40
Household						x2 180.19 (2) p < 0.001
Alone with or without children	1,472	1,094	110	2,676	41
Spouse/cohabitant	3,498	1,304	243	5,045	26
Other household	133	56	8	197	28
Accommodation						x2 186.72 (3) p < 0.001
Own house	3,621	1,386	247	5,254	26
Rented house/apartment, private marked	1,044	732	73	1,849	40
Rented house/apartment, local authorities	149	182	7	338	54
Other	216	124	17	357	35
Network family						x2 100.54 (3) p < 0.001
Very good	1,817	685	115	2,617	26
Good	2,266	1,097	164	3,527	31
Poor	527	404	36	967	42
Very poor	129	114	5	248	46
Network friends						x2 41.07 (3) p < 0.001
Very good	1,430	543	82	2,055	26
Good	2,430	1,244	173	3,847	32
Poor	581	359	40	9,80	37
Very poor	144	83	10	237	35
Number of consultations since start of treatment						x2 109.68 (7) p < 0.001
Less than 3	578	215	48	841	26
3–5	684	259	51	994	26
6–9	670	274	56	1,000	27
10–19	912	374	78	1,364	27
20–39	856	435	50	1,341	32
40–99	720	437	37	1,194	37
100–199	271	199	11	481	41
200 or more	80	100	4	184	54
Asylum seeker						x2 0.59 (1) p = 0.4413
No	5,148	2,472	372	7,992	31
Yes	26	16	1	43	37
Refugee						x2 2.35 (1) p = 0.1252
No	4,942	2,395	357	7,694	31
Yes	232	93	16	341	27
Born outside Norway						x2 272 (1) p = 0.0993
No	4,427	2,093	316	6,836	31
Yes	747	395	57	1199	33
Having an individual care plan						x2 154.62 (1) p < 0.001
No	4,971	2,198	362	7,531	29
Yes	203	290	11	504	58
Community treatment order						x2 13.11 (1) p < 0.001
No	5,128	2,441	370	7,939	31
Yes	46	47	3	96	49
Living in a large municipality						x2 0.49(1) p = 0.4856
No	4,280	2,042	322	6,644	31
Yes	894	446	51	1,391	32
Diagnoses						x2 107.14(7) p < 0.001
Personality disorders	353	261	21	635	41
Substance use disorders (as first or second diagnosis)	110	119	11	240	50
Schizophrenia etc.	166	115	12	293	39
Affective disorders	1,769	785	115	2,669	29
Anxiety disorders	1,648	661	120	2,429	27
Behavioural syndromes	152	55	12	219	25
Behavioural and emotional disorders	235	161	16	412	39
Other mental illness	385	191	37	613	31

^*Those who receive follow up (n = 2,488) compared to those who do not (n = 5,174) or we do not know (n = 373).