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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects (n = 1,559)

From: School difficulties in immigrant adolescent students and roles of socioeconomic factors, unhealthy behaviours, and physical and mental health

 

%

Nationality

 French

93.1

 European immigrants

3.5

 Non-European immigrants

3.5

School difficulties

 Grade repetition

14.7

 Low school performance (<10/20)

8.2

 School dropout ideation at 16 years

3.8

Boys

49.9

Age (yr)

 12 or under

38.7

 13

23.9

 14 or over

37.4

 Mean (SD)

13.0 (1.3)

Family structure

 Intact

63.0

 Parents divorced/separated and reconstructed family

25.1

 Single parent and others

11.9

Father’s occupation

 Managers, professionals, and intermediate professionals

38.2

 Craftsmen, tradesmen, and firm heads

20.1

 Service workers and clerks

9.2

 Manual workers and other occupations

25.0

 Inactive people

7.5

 Insufficient income

17.7

WHOQoL-Bref (<25 th percentile value)

 Physical

23.2

 Psychological

27.0

 Social relationships

26.6

 Environment

25.1

Unhealthy behaviors

Last-30-day substance use (at least once)

 Tobacco

11.2

 Alcohol

35.2

 Cannabis

5.6

 Other drugs

2.8

 Lack of regular sports/physical activities

11.7