Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic variables

	N (%)	M (SD)
Nationality
Austria	105 (89.0)
Germany	3 (2.5)
Other	10 (8.5)
Education
Special needs school	55 (47.8)
Elementary school	1 (0.9)
Secondary school	34 (29.6)
Vocational school	23 (20.0)
Higher educational school	2 (1.7)
Contact with parents
No	5 (3.6)
Yes	132 (95.7)
Once a week or more often	110 (85.9)
Once a month or more often	16 (12.5)
Once in six months or more often	2 (1.6)
Age of first placement		10.92 (3.36)
Number of placements		1.17 (0.40)

N = number of participants, % = percent, M = mean, SD = standard deviation.