Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants per group
| General population sample during COVID-19 | General population sample before COVID-19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Na | 844 | 2401 |
| Mean age in years (SD)* | 13.4 (2.8) | 13.1 (3.1) |
| % | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 47.4 | 50.3 |
| Regionb | ||
| North | 12.6 | 10.6 |
| East | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| South | 25.0 | 23.2 |
| West | 40.3 | 42.4 |
| Number of children in family* | ||
| 1 Child | 25.5 | 15.5 |
| 2 Children | 46.6 | 49.8 |
| 3 Children or more | 27.9 | 34.7 |
| Country of birth parents* | ||
| Both parents Netherlands | 88.2 | 79.8 |
| At least one parent in foreign country | 11.8 | 20.2 |
| Marital status parents | c | |
| Two parent family | 82.0 | 84.7 |
| Single parent family | 18.0 | 15.3 |
| Educational level parents*d | c | |
| Low | 9.0 | 12.8 |
| Intermediate | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| High | 39.2 | 38.9 |
| Corona-specific variables | ||
| Infected relative/friend (yes) | 23.7 | . |
| Negative change in work situation (yes) | 26.2 | . |
| Daycare/school attendance child (yes) | 5.5 | . |
SD standard deviation
*Significant difference between the two samples with P < 0.05
aDue to missing values, number of respondents vary across different socio-demographic variables
bRegion: North = Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, East = Overijssel, Gelderland, Flevoland, South = Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, Limburg, West = Utrecht, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland
cBased on N = 1082 due to missing values of these variables for the PROMIS Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms measures
dEducational level parents, Low = primary, lower vocational education, lower and middle general secondary education; Intermediate = middle vocational education, higher secondary education, pre-university education; High = higher vocational education, university