Survey centres | Country groups | ||||||||||||||
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Total | Italy | Estonia | Cyprus | Belgium | Sweden | Germany | Hungary | Spain | P (χ2)a | Northc | Easthd | Southe | Westf | P (χ2)a | |
Number of children included (N) | 4637 | 560 | 787 | 601 | 605 | 543 | 376 | 666 | 499 | 1330 | 666 | 1660 | 981 | ||
Familial and social adversities | Prevalence % (N) | Prevalence % | |||||||||||||
Being immigrant | â‘¢ 13.0 (604) | 19.6 | 6.5 | 33.1 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 7.0 | <0.001 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 20.7 | 10.6 | <0.001 |
Low maternal education | 11.3 (524) | 28.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 51.9 | 2.9 | 12.8 | <0.001 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 21.4 | <0.001 |
Family economic hardship | 4.1 (191) | 7.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | <0.001 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | <0.001 |
Non-traditional family structure | â‘ 21.0 (973) | 30.2 | 24.1 | 28.8 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 6.0 | <0.001 | 19.7 | 24.2 | 22.4 | 18.1 | 0.007 |
Single-parent family | 13.1 (608) | 25.5 | 12.8 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 5.4 | <0.001 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 18.8 | 8.7 | <0.001 |
Stepparent family | 4.1 (192) | 0.4 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 | <0.001 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 6.1 | <0.001 |
Only-children | â‘¡ 16.4 (759) | 14.1 | 27.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 24.2 | 20.7 | 17.0 | <0.001 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 14.4 | <0.001 |
Latchkey care | 5.6 (261) | 1.3 | 22.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
Bad family climate | 1.3 (58) | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | <0.001 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.097 |
Teenage pregnancy | 2.2 (101) | 2.3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | <0.001 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | <0.001 |
Peer problems | 8.5 (395) | 9.3 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 6.4 | <0.001 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 0.003 |
Negative life events | Prevalence % (N) | Prevalence % | |||||||||||||
Parental divorce/separation | â‘ 13.0 (602) | 3.9 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 4.4 | <0.001 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 16.2 | <0.001 |
Addition of a new family member | â‘¡ 12.4 (573) | 3.4 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 29.8 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 12.6 | <0.001 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 13.1 | <0.001 |
Parental job loss | â‘¢ 8.7 (403) | 3.2 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 12.2 | <0.001 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 5.0 | <0.001 |
Severe diseases/accidents of the child | 7.2 (333) | 5.4 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 5.0 | <0.001 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | <0.001 |
Serious illness of a family member | 1.9 (90) | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | <0.001 |
Major frustration at school | 7.4 (344) | 5.9 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 5.0 | <0.001 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
Death of a parent | 0.7 (33) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.339b | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.177b |
Death of a sibling | 0.6 (26) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.253b | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.034b |
Death of a grandparent | 4.8 (221) | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 6.6 | <0.001 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 0.121 |
Death of a pet | 0.7 (32) | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | <0.001 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | <0.001b |