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Table 1 Sample characteristics by ethnicity of female students (N = 5611), aged 14–16 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003–2006

From: Attempted suicide of ethnic minority girls with a Caribbean and Cape Verdean background: rates and risk factors

 

Dutch

Creole-Surinamese

Antillean

Cape- Verdean

 

N = 4691

N = 130

N = 357

N = 433

 

%, mean (sd)a

%, mean (sd)a

%, mean (sd)a

%, mean (sd)a

Socio-demographic factors

 Age

  14

56.6%

48.5%

36.4%

37.9%

  15

38.4%

36.2%

48.5%

51.3%

  16

4.9%

15.4%

15.1%

10.9%

 Level of Education

  Vocational Track

43.0%

76.0%

89.5%

82.0%

  Middle Track

25.7%

14.7%

6.8%

9.2%

  University Track

31.3%

9.3%

3.7%

8.8%

 SES score (−2.7–3.8)b

0.16 (1.13)

1.59 (1.35)

1.71 (1.12)

2.13 (1.09)

 Does not live with 2 biological parents (yes)

22.9%

71.1%

75.2%

55.0%

Trauma

 Sexual abuse (yes)

8.0%

9.2%

11.0%

8.9%

Problems

 Emotional problems (0–100)

73.9 (15.1)

70.7 (18.3)

72.2 (18.2)

73.9 (17.2)

 Aggressive behavior

  Never

75.4%

42.3%

40.8%

46.2%

  Occasional

21.5%

42.3%

46.2%

42.5%

  Frequent

3.1%

15.4%

13.0%

11.4%

  1. Note: SES Socio-Economic Status
  2. aBased on descriptive statistics
  3. bHighest socioeconomic status = −2.7