Table 3 Social background factors associated with severe psychosomatic symptoms among 16 and 19-year old boys and girls Västmanland county, Sweden
Background factor | Severe psychosomatic symptoms >1 SD from mean | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys N = 2023 | Girls N = 1975 | |||
n | % (C.I) | n | % (C.I) | |
Total | 190 | 9.4 (8.1–10.7) | 502 | 25.4 (23.4–27.4) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Parents and child from Sweden | 146 | 8.8 (7.4–10.2) | 407 | 24.7 (22.6–26.8) |
Child born in Sweden parents from abroad | 9 | 7.7 (2.9–12.5) | 31 | 25.8 (18.0–33.6) |
Both child and parents from abroad | 24 | 15.9 (10.0–21.8) | 43 | 33.9 (25.7–42.1) |
Residential type | ||||
"Own house" | 122 | 8.4 (7.0–9.8) | 328 | 22.9 (20.7–25.1) |
Flat or apartment | 66 | 11.8 (9.1–14.5) | 173 | 32.6 (28.6–36.8) |
Family constellation | ||||
"Nuclear family" | 112 | 8.4 (6.9–9.9) | 320 | 24.0 (21.7–26.3) |
Separated family | 77 | 11.4 (9.0–13.8) | 180 | 28.2 (24.7–31.7) |
Parental employment | ||||
Working parents | 142 | 8.7 (7.3–10.1) | 380 | 23.9 (21.8–26.0) |
At least one non-working parent | 39 | 13.1 (9.3–16.9) | 95 | 33.1 (30.8–35.4) |