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. 2022 Aug 18;71(5):570–578. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.06.022

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the COPSY sample

Children and adolescents aged
7–17 years (parent reports)
(n = 2,097)
Children and adolescents aged
11–17 years (self-reports)
(n = 1,531)
n (%) M (SD) n (%) M (SD)
Age 13.21 (3.30) 14.82 (2.23)
 7–10 years 566 (27.0) -
 11–13 years 470 (22.4) 470 (30.7)
 14–17 yearsa 1,061 (50.6) 1,061 (69.3)
Gender
 Male 1,030 (49.1) 495 (46.0)
 Female 1,055 (50.3) 580 (53.9)
 Other 10 (0.5) 2 (0.2)
Age of the parent 44.41 (7.44) 45.93 (7.19)
Migration background
 No 1,741 (83.0) 1,274 (83.2)
 Yes 356 (17.0) 257 (16.8)
Parental education
 Low 371 (17.7) 271 (17.7)
 Medium 1,216 (58.0) 868 (56.7)
 High 493 (23.5) 379 (24.8)
 No information 17 (0.8) 13 (0.8)
Single parent
 No 1,678 (80.0) 1,211 (79.1)
 Yes 419 (20.0) 320 (20.9)
Occupational status
 Full-time employed 1,069 (51.0) 808 (52.8)
 Part-time employed 616 (29.4) 433 (28.3)
 Self-employed 81 (3.9) 60 (3.9)
 Other employment 40 (1.9) 28 (1.8)
 Stay-at-home parent 142 (6.8) 92 (6.0)
 Retiree/pensioner 52 (2.5) 44 (2.9)
 On parental leave 31 (1.5) 18 (1.2)
 Unemployed 66 (3.1) 48 (3.1)
COVID-19 infection
 A family member has been infected 361 (17.2) 259 (16.3)
 The child has been infected 78 (3.7) 53 (3.5)
 A relative has died of COVID-19 140 (6.7) 106 (6.9)

Note. Unweighted data.

COPSY = COVID-19 and Psychological Health; M = mean; SD = standard deviation.

a

n = 148 adolescents had already turned 18 when they participated in the survey but were included in the age group of 14- to 17-year-olds.