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Table 1 Social background factors among 2023 boys and 1975 girls 16 and 19 year-old in Västmanland County, Sweden

From: Psychosomatic complaints and sense of coherence among adolescents in a county in Sweden: a cross-sectional school survey

Background factors

Boys N = 2023

(%)

Girls N = 1975

(%)

Ethnicity

    

Parents and child from Sweden

1664

82.3

1645

83.3

Child born in Sweden, parents from abroad

117

5.8

120

6.1

Both child and parents from abroad

151

7.5

127

6.4

Residential type

    

Private residence

1458

72.1

1432

72.5

Rented flat or apartment

557

27.5

531

26.9

Family constellation

    

Nuclear family

1335

66.0

1333

67.5

Separated family

677

33.5

638

32.3

Parental employment

    

Both parents working

1629

80.5

1587

80.4

At least one non-working parent

297

14.7

287

14.5

  1. Note: Numbers may vary slightly due to missing data for specific variables