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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.