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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study variables (n = 13,468)

From: Do trajectories of economic, work- and health-related disadvantages explain child welfare clients’ increased mortality risk? A prospective cohort study

 

Men

n = 6849

Women

n = 6619

n

%

% among Investigated but not placed

% among

Placed

% Deaths

n

%

% among Investigated but not placed

% among

Placed

% Deaths

Experience of OHC (1953–1972)

 Not investigated nor placed

5205

76.0

   

5714

86.3

   

 Investigated but not placed

1008

14.7

   

348

5.3

   

 Placed

636

9.3

   

557

8.4

   

Trajectories of economic, work-, and health-related disadvantages: Men (1992–1999)

1. No S, U, or M

5207

76.0

66.9

59.3

2.3

     

2. U, early 1990s

469

6.9

7.4

7.2

2.8

     

3. S and/or U

275

4.0

6.1

6.6

5.1

     

4. S and/or U, early 1990s

262

3.8

5.9

7.4

4.6

     

5. S and/or U, mid-late 1990s

259

3.8

5.0

4.7

4.3

     

6. S, U, and/or M, high levels

234

3.4

6.1

11.8

12.4

     

7. U, late 1990s

143

2.1

2.8

3.0

4.9

     

Trajectories of economic, work-, and health-related disadvantages: Women (1992–1999)

 1. No S, U, or M

     

4092

61.9

43.7

40.4

1.4

 2. S, U, and/or M, low levels

     

1022

15.4

21.3

26.6

1.8

 3. U, early 1990s

     

553

8.4

12.1

7.7

2.5

 4. U

     

304

4.6

6.9

5.4

2.0

 5. U, mid-1990s

     

274

4.1

4.6

3.2

1.5

 6. S, U, and/or M, high levels

     

211

3.2

5.5

9.3

7.6

 7. S, high levels, with some U and/or M

     

161

2.4

6.0

7.4

8.7

All-cause mortality (2000–2008)

 No

6644

97.0

95.8

94.5

 

6488

98.0

96.8

95.9

 

 Yes

205

3.0

4.2

5.5

 

131

2.0

3.2

4.1

 
  1. S Social welfare receipt, U Unemployment, M Mental health problems