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Table 1 Description of data and sample (HBSC 2005/2006 and 2009/2010, EUROSTAT, OECD SOCX)

From: Adolescents’ psychological health during the economic recession: does public spending buffer health inequalities among young people?

Sample

Macro-level indicators

Outcome

Individual-level indicators

Public spending on family benefits per capita

National wealth

Youth unemployment

Two or more psychological health complaints (%)

family affluence mean (range: 0 = low – 9 = high)

Gender: girls

mean age

Country (N = 27)

N 2005/2006

N 2009/2010

2009/2010

change rate between 2005/2006 and 2009/2010 (%)

GDP per capita, 2009/2010

2009/2010 (%)

2005/2006

2009/2010

change rate between 2005/2006 and 2009/2010

2005/2006

2009/2010

(2009/2010) in %

2009/2010 in years

Austria

4,395

4,693

926.0

9.9

35,056

9.4

10.2

12.6

24.0

5.6

6.0

51,7

13,5

Belgium

7,860

7,155

615.4

12.3

32,648

22.2

19.8

18.3

-7.7

5.7

6.2

50,9

13,4

Czech Rep.

4,610

4,199

281.8

8.7

23,369

17.5

26.2

29.7

13.3

4.7

5.5

51,7

13,5

Denmark

5,288

3,852

1258.0

23.0

32,176

12.9

15.0

14.7

-1.8

6.1

6.6

53,0

13,5

Estonia

4,288

4,087

346.3

56.4

16,403

30.2

22.6

21.5

-5.2

4.7

5.8

52,6

13,8

Finland

5,003

6,390

884.6

18.7

30,881

21.5

18.8

17.6

-6.7

5.5

6.1

52,5

13,6

France

6,816

5,773

710.3

8.3

29,457

23.5

25.5

23.7

-7.0

5.8

6.4

50,8

13,4

Germany

6,944

4,775

910.1

13.5

32,850

10.6

13.2

11.9

-10.5

5.7

6.2

51,7

13,4

Greece

3,601

4,668

396.8

27.0

24,923

29.4

34.9

31.9

-8.6

4.9

5.5

52,4

13,7

Hungary

3,379

4,678

491.0

19.8

16,821

26.6

24.5

21.2

-13.5

4.8

5.1

53,2

13,6

Iceland

9,007

10,573

872.7

0.3

33,393

16.1

21.5

19.8

-7.9

7.0

7.1

50,2

13,5

Ireland

4,405

4,005

1014.2

27.8

35,762

25.8

17.3

20.5

18.6

4.7

5.7

47,9

13,7

Italy

3,802

4,626

342.1

24.9

26,894

26.6

34.9

33.0

-5.2

5.1

5.7

50,4

13,4

Latvia

4,040

3,958

147.9

37.9

17,261

34.8

26.9

23.3

-13.3

4.6

5.1

53,0

13,6

Lithuania

5,394

5,103

363.2

137.6

18,845

32.7

26.7

25.6

-4.3

4.4

5.2

49,5

13,7

Luxembourg

4,001

3,885

2295.0

17.2

67,264

16.2

23.0

21.2

-7.8

6.2

6.6

50,2

13,6

Netherlands

4,033

4,259

401.1

-4.4

36,713

8.2

13.3

14.5

9.4

6.0

6.6

51,5

13,5

Norway

4,381

4,174

1263.5

19.3

46,964

9.2

17.5

19.3

10.3

6.8

7.2

50,1

13,4

Poland

5,374

4,063

122.4

21.5

16,954

22.2

27.5

27.5

0.0

4.7

5.3

52,1

13,7

Portugal

3,734

3,852

260.4

24.2

21,578

26.7

15.1

16.6

9.7

5.0

6.0

54,0

13,7

Romania

4,322

4,792

199.3

30.9

15,921

21.5

33.2

30.1

-9.5

3.9

4.3

51,8

13,3

Slovakia

3,533

4,685

315.8

28.2

19,762

30.8

31.5

27.3

-13.3

4.0

5.0

52,9

13,7

Slovenia

4,916

5,261

430.6

13.7

24,897

14.2

14.2

11.1

-22.2

5.7

6.3

49,8

13,6

Spain

8,563

4,817

351.6

24.6

26,976

39.6

22.2

22.9

2.8

5.5

6.1

51,4

13,8

Sweden

4,196

6,195

912.6

13.2

33,211

24.9

22.0

20.6

-6.3

6.2

6.4

51,2

13,5

Switzerland

4,394

6,371

423.4

23.5

38,637

6.1

20.1

19.4

-3.2

5.8

6.3

50,1

13,6

UK

14,062

13,865

481.8

10.5

32,625

19.4

20.0

20.1

0.1

5.8

6.1

52,8

13,7

Total

144,341

144,754

625.7

22.0

29,646

21.0

22.1

21.3

-3.7

5.5

6.0

51,5

13,6

  1. Note: The indicator on public spending on family benefits per capita is measured as constant prices, constant PPP, in Euros