Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics
Characteristics | n or mean (sd) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Children’s characteristics | ||
Child living with | 140 | |
Both parents | 82.9 | |
Biological mother | 15.7 | |
Mother and stepfather | 0.7 | |
Mother and father alternately | 140 | 0.7 |
Age at inclusion (months) | 7.3 (5.1) | |
Child’s gender | 141 | |
Boy | 49.0 | |
Girl | 51.0 | |
Cohabitant siblings | 137 | |
First-born child | 72.0 | |
Older siblings | 28.0 | |
Parental characteristics | ||
Mother on maternity leave | 141 | 63.8 |
Mother in work | 140 | 35.7 |
Other activity (student, unemployed, etc.) | 140 | 0.7 |
Age of mother at inclusion | 140 29.7 (5.6) | |
Ethnic origin of mother | 96 | |
Norwegian | 82.6 | |
Other European | 6.5 | |
African | 3.3 | |
Asian | 5.4 | |
South American | 2.2 | |
Maternal educational level at inclusion | 140 | |
Junior high school | 5.7 | |
Senior high school | 12.1 | |
Vocational education (1–2 years) | 19.3 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 25.0 | |
Master’s degree or higher | 37.9 | |
Ongoing education, mother | 130 | |
Yes | 18.7 | |
No | 81.3 | |
Age of father at inclusion | 134 32.8 (7.0) | |
Ethnic origin of father | 93 | |
Norwegian | 89.8 | |
Other European | 6.8 | |
African | 2.3 | |
North American | 1.1 | |
Paternal educational level at inclusion | 135 | |
Junior high school | 5.3 | |
Senior high school | 17.3 | |
Vocational education (1–2 years) | 19.5 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 30.8 | |
Master’s degree or higher | 27.1 | |
Ongoing education, father | 132 | |
Yes | 13.3 | |
No | 86.7 | |
Earlier/ongoing psychiatric illness | 140 | |
Mother | 17.5 | |
Father | 5.6 | |
Family monthly income, after taxes (in 1000 NKr) | 135 33.9 (17.5) | |
Experienced support (partner/mothers/other family/friends/professionals) | 140 | |
Satisfied (very/a little) | 90.0/9.3 | |
Unsatisfied (very/a little) | 0.7/10.0 | |
Conflicts in close relations (partner/family/friends/colleagues) | 127 | |
Never/hardly ever | 62.6/87.1 | |
Sometimes | 4.4/29.4 | |
Often/very often | 4.0/11.4 | |