Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of young Danish males and females in the BEHERE cohort
| Total (n = 11,245) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 2988) | Females (n = 8257) | |
| Age | ||
| ≤ 16 years | 487 (16) | 1844 (22) |
| 17 years | 704 (24) | 1857 (22) |
| 18 years | 741 (25) | 1985 (24) |
| ≥ 19 years | 1056 (35) | 2571 (31) |
| Mean age | 17.9 | 17.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Primary school | 146 (5) | 710 (9) |
| Secondary education (e.g. high school) | 2183 (73) | 5719 (69) |
| Boarding school or folk high school | 347 (12) | 888 (11) |
| Tertiary education (e.g. university) | 37 (1) | 140 (2) |
| Work | 164 (5) | 517 (6) |
| Unemployed | 38 (1) | 78 (1) |
| Other | 73 (2) | 205 (2) |
| Lives with... | ||
| Lives with both parents (who live together) | 1904 (64) | 4964 (60) |
| Lives with mother and father on turns (separated parents) | 824 (28) | 2310 (28) |
| Lives alone, with friend or others | 260 (9) | 983 (12) |
| Frequency of physical contact with friends after lockdown | ||
| Everyday | 219 (8) | 402 (5) |
| More than once a week | 535 (19) | 1539 (19) |
| Almost every week | 652 (23) | 2001 (25) |
| Seldom | 1039 (36) | 3164 (39) |
| Never | 428 (15) | 964 (12) |
| Frequency of online contact with friends after lockdown | ||
| Everyday | 1295 (45) | 1562 (19) |
| More than once a week | 655 (23) | 1922 (24) |
| Almost every week | 371 (13) | 1790 (22) |
| Seldom | 371 (13) | 1990 (25) |
| Never | 181 (6) | 807 (10) |
Values are frequency (%) unless otherwise specified