Table 3 Socio-demographics of 1027 adolescents in grades 1 and 2 in three public upper secondary schools in northern Sweden (Chi 2 test)
Socio-demographic variables | Total, n (%) | Girls, n (%) | Boys, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 1027 | 623 (60.7) | 404(39.3) |
Age | |||
16 years | 562 (54.8) | 335 (59.6) | 227 (40.4) |
17 years | 425 (41.4) | 262 (61.6) | 163 (38.4) |
18 years | 39 (3.8) | 25 (64.1) | 14 (35.9) |
*1 missing | |||
Study programme | |||
Academic programme | 774 (75.8) | 478 (61.8) | 296 (38.2) |
Vocational programme | 247 (24.2) | 139 (56.3) | 108 (43.7) |
*6 missing | |||
Family situation | |||
Living with both parents | 639 (62.2) | 380 (59.5) | 259 (40.5) |
Living with only one parent | 142 (13.8) | 87 (61.3) | 55 (38.7) |
Other family combination | 207 (20.2) | 130 (62.8) | 77 (37.2) |
Living alone | 39 (3.8) | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) |
Country of birth | |||
Sweden | 968 (95.5) | 591 (61.1) | 377 (38.9) |
Other Nordic country | 5 (0.5) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) |
Europe or North America | 12 (1.2) | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) |
Outside Europe or North America | 29 (2.9) | 15 (51.7) | 14 (48.3) |
*13 missing |