Table 1 Frequency characteristics of the study population
From: Mental health in young mothers, single mothers and their children
Variable | N (%) | Median/Range or M/SD |
|---|---|---|
Independent Variables | ||
Maternal age at childbirth (M/SD) | 1723 | 28.2/4.6 |
≤ 20 | 61 (3.5%) | |
Cohabitation status at child birth | 1639 | |
Single or other arrangements | 65 (4.0%) | |
Maternal origin | 1678 | |
Outside Europe | 87 (5.2%) | |
Maternal education at baseline | 1626 | |
No compulsory/upper secondary | 157 (9.7%) | |
Maternal unemployment at baseline | 1623 | |
Mother unemployed | 115 (7.1%) | |
Parental unemployment 3 years | 1430 | |
One or both parents unemployed | 184 (12.9%) | |
Parental profession 3 years | 1390 | |
Blue collar/unemployed | 328 (23.6%) | |
Dependent Variables | ||
EPDS | 1679 | 4/0–23 |
≥ 10 | 204 (12.0%) | |
CBCL Internalizing | 1428 | 3/0–23 |
≥ 90th percentile | 136 (7.9%) | |
CBCL Externalizing | 1428 | 7/0–34 |
≥ 90th percentile | 134 (9.4%) | |
CWC Score | 1388 | 0/0–13 |
≥ 3 | 95 (6.8%) | |