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Table 2 Characteristics of teenagers and parents in this study

From: Information needs during an emerging outbreak of meningococcal W135 disease in the Netherlands: a study among teenagers, their parents and healthcare professionals

Teenagers

 

Parents

 

Female – no. (%)

810 (50.5)

Female – no. (%)

991 (55.5)

Age in years: no. (%)

 

Age in years: range (mean)

31–73 (46.5)

12

111 (6.9)

  

13

611 (28.1)

  

14

379 (23.6)

  

15

175 (10.9)

  

16

161 (10.0)

  

17

166 (10.4)

  

Education – no. (%)*

 

Education – no. (%)*

 

No current education

8 (0.5)

Low

252 (14.1)

Primary school

12 (0.7)

Intermediate

1318 (73.9)

Secondary school

1406 (87.7)

High

214 (12.0)

- preparing for vocational education

552 (39.3)

  

- preparing for higher education

809 (57.5)

  

- Combination of preparing for vocational an higher education

45 (3.2)

  

Vocational education:

129 (8.0)

  

Higher education:

48 (0.7)

  

Total – no. (%)

1603 (100)

Total – no. (%)

1714 (100)

  1. * operationalization based upon: [8]