Table 1 Sample characteristics
Characteristic | % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender of child | Male | 49.1 |
Female | 50.9 | |
Gender of parent informant | Male | 15.2 |
Female | 84.8 | |
Ethnic origin of biological mother | Norwegian | 93.0 |
Western Countries | 2.7 | |
Other countries | 4.3 | |
Ethnic origin of biological father | Norwegian | 91.0 |
Western Countries | 5.8 | |
Other countries | 3.2 | |
Biological parents’ marital status | Married | 56.3 |
Cohabiting > 6 months | 32.6 | |
Separated | 1.7 | |
Divorced | 6.8 | |
Widowed | .2 | |
Cohabiting < 6 months | 1.1 | |
Never lived together | 1.3 | |
Informant parent’s socio-economic status | Leader | 5.7 |
Professional, higher level | 25.7 | |
Professional, lower level | 39.0 | |
Formally skilled worker | 26.0 | |
Farmer/fisherman | .5 | |
Unskilled worker | 3.1 | |
Parent’s highest completed education | Not completed junior high school | 0 |
Junior high school (10th grade) | .6 | |
Some educ. after jun. high school | 6.1 | |
Senior high school (13th grade) | 17.3 | |
Some educ. after sen. high school | 3.4 | |
Some college or university educ. | 7.6 | |
Bachelor degree | 6.2 | |
College degree (3–4 years study) | 33.6 | |
Master’s degree or similar | 20.3 | |
Ph.D. completed or ongoing | 4.4 | |
Households’ gross annual income | 0 - 40,000 USD | 3.3 |
40,000 - 94,000 USD | 18.4 | |
94,000 - 161,000 USD | 51.6 | |
161,000 USD + | 26.7 | |
At least one parent had received treatment for mental health problems | None | 73.8 |
Outpatient only | 16.3 | |
Hospitalized | 10.0 | |
Parents had received medical treatment for mental health problems | No | 87.4 |
Yes | 12.6 | |