Table 1a.
Characteristics of mothers by family type, presented with percentages for categorical data and mean values and standard deviations for continuous data (n = 4,997).
| Mothers |
Two parents |
One parent |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two biological parent family |
Reconstituted family (parent and stepparent) |
Single parent family |
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| Variables | n = 3,793 (75.9) | Joint physical custody n = 83 (1.7%) |
Main or sole custody n = 407 (8.1) |
Joint physical custody n = 182 (3.6) |
Main or sole physical custody n = 530 (10.6) |
| Age in years (mean, SD) | 39.5 (7.4) | 40.8 (6.2) | 39.5 (7.1) | 41.5 (7.3) | 41.1 (8.5) |
| Foreign-born (vs born in Sweden) | 16.2 | 14.5 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 25.6 |
| Have children <6years of age | 51.5 | 26.5 | 45.6 | 28.4 | 28.2 |
| Number of children | |||||
| 1 | 38.3 | 32.5 | 32.9 | 51.4 | 60.5 |
| 2 | 46.7 | 31.3 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 30.1 |
| 3 or more | 15.0 | 36.1 | 28.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Highest education | |||||
| University level | 55.5 | 48.2 | 36.3 | 48.1 | 33.7 |
| Senior high school | 40.4 | 45.8 | 55.4 | 46.5 | 52.0 |
| Primary level | 4.2 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 14.3 |
| Lack of cash margin | 14.3 | 16.9 | 25.3 | 46.5 | 62.0 |
| Not currently working | 12.6 | 9.6 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 29.5 |
| Lack of close friend (to talk to about anything) | 8.7 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 8.7 |
| Experienced violence or threat | 5.5 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Suffer from worry/anxiety | 18.3 | 32.5 | 28.2 | 36.1 | 36.7 |