Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Psychosocial stress in families of young children after the pandemic: no time to rest
Parents | % | n |
|---|---|---|
Mothers | 93.9 | 16,279 |
One or both parents born in Germany | 95.9 | 16,616 |
Single Parent | 9.3 | 1615 |
Level of education | Â | Â |
University degree | 37.4 | 6475 |
High school diploma | 18.0 | 3112 |
Secondary school diploma | 32.0 | 5543 |
Lower secondary school diploma | 10.1 | 1753 |
No diploma (yet) | 0.8 | 131 |
Other qualifiations | 1.8 | 307 |
Perceived Financial status | Â | Â |
Very large additional purchases possible | 6.8 | 1183 |
Large additional purchases possible | 35.7 | 6186 |
Small additional purchases possible | 36.6 | 6337 |
Very small additional purchases possible | 10.5 | 1820 |
No additional purchases possible | 2.1 | 370 |
Not specified | 8.2 | 1422 |
Monthly household income | Â | Â |
Less than 1500 € | 2.8 | 489 |
1500–2499 € | 9.6 | 1663 |
2500–3499 € | 17.7 | 3076 |
3500–4499 € | 21.3 | 3698 |
4500–5499 € | 15.2 | 2626 |
5500 € or more | 13.4 | 2327 |
Not specified | 19.9 | 3454 |
External care | Â | Â |
Not at all | 31.0 | 5376 |
Up to 10Â h per week | 17.3 | 2988 |
Up to 20Â h per week | 14.9 | 2580 |
Up to 30Â h per week | 21.9 | 3803 |
More than 30Â h per week | 14.8 | 2571 |
Children | Â | Â |
Infants | 25.9 | 4489 |
Toddlers | 40.8 | 7079 |
Pre- and primary schoolers | 33.3 | 5765 |
Boys | 51,4 | 8909 |
German mother tongue | 94.6 | 16,397 |
Chronic illness and/or disability | 5.8 | 1002 |
Siblings | 57.7 | 10,000 |