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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the study population

From: School factors and student drinking in high schools: a cross-sectional study of school policies and party regulation

 

Total (%)

Boys (%)

Girls (%)

68,898 (100)

26,941 (39)

41,957 (61)

Age

  ≤ 16 years

14,000 (20)

4912 (18)

9088 (22)

 17 years

23,039 (33)

8732 (32)

14,307 (34)

 18 years

20,791 (30)

8331 (31)

12,480 (30)

  ≥ 19 years

11,068 (16)

4986 (19)

6082 (15)

 Mean age in years (SD)

17.9 (1.6)

18.0 (2.0)

17.8 (1.3)

Perceived ethnicity a, N (%)

 Danish

61,331 (90)

23,493 (89)

37,838 (91)

 Danish and other

4666 (6.9)

1986 (7.5)

2680 (6.5)

 Other than Danish

1937 (2.9)

943 (3.6)

994 (2.4)

Living situationa, N (%)

 Lives with both parents

44,270 (64)

17,672 (66)

26,598 (64)

 Lives with one parent

19,898 (29)

7458 (28)

14,440 (30)

 Lives alone

4065 (6.0)

1527 (5.7)

2538 (6.1)

  1. aSome columns do not sum to 100% due to missing values