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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample

From: Psychometric properties of online administered parental strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), and normative data based on combined online and paper-and-pencil administration

 

Internet n = 457

Paper-and-pencil n = 976

Total sample n = 1433

Parents’ marital status

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Married

307 (67.2)

604 (61.9)

911 (63.6)

Single-parents

54 (11.8)

125 (12.8)

179 (12.5)

Living together, but not married

85 (18.6)

207 (21.2)

292 (20.4)

Other

11 (2.4)

33 (3.4)

44 (3.1)

Missing value

-

7 (0.7)

7 (0.5)

Education

   

Elementary school or less

20 (4.4)

71 (7.3)

91 (6.4)

High school

190 (41.6)

380 (38.9)

570 (39.8)

College or university

247 (54.0)

521 (53.4)

768 (53.6)

Missing values

-

4 (0.4)

4 (0.3)

Children’s gender

   

Girls

240 (52.5)

483 (49.5)

723 (50.5)

Boys

217 (47.5)

493 (50.5)

710 (49.5)