Skip to main content

Table 1 Distribution of the sociodemographic factors of the participants (N = 164)

From: Psychometric qualities of the HLS-EU-Q16 instrument for parental health literacy in Swedish multicultural settings

Infant’s gender % (N = 132)

 Girls

46.2 (61)

 Boys

53.8 (71)

Parent’s gender % (N = 164)

 Women

74.4 (122)

 Men

25.6 (42)

Marital status % (N = 164)

 Married/co-habiting

87.2 (143)

 Married – living apart

6.7 (11)

 Boyfriend/girlfriend – living apart – single

6.1 (10)

Parental age – Mean (SD) Range

30.2 (6.8) 17–64

Women – Mean (SD) Range

28.6 (5.5) 17–44

Men – Mean (SD) Range

34.9 (8.2) 24–64

Parents’ country/region of birth - % (N = 164)

 Sweden

26.8 (44)

 Europe

8.5 (14)

 Middle East (common MENA countries + Turkey)

20.7 (34)

 Africa

31.1 (51)

 Asia

12.2 (20)

 North America/South America

*

Need of interpreter - % (N = 164)

 All parents

26.8 (44)

 Women

28.7 (35)

 Men

21.4 (9)

Years in Sweden (all parents) – Mean (SD) Range

12.9 (11.0) 0.1–39

Years in Sweden (women) – Mean (SD) Range

12.0 (11.7) 0.1–39

Years in Sweden (men) – Mean (SD) Range

15.5 (12.2) 1–37

Education (yrs.) (all parents) - Mean (SD) Range

12.9 (4.3) 0–21.5

Education (yrs.) (women) – Mean (SD)Range

12.9 (4.5) 0–20

Education (yrs.) (men) – Mean (SD) Range

12.9 (3.9) 2–21.5

  1. *Not reported as N < 5