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Table 5 Perceived need of support (professional assessment*) for extreme groups and SES-levels

From: Validity and reliability of a structured interview for early detection and risk assessment of parenting and developmental problems in young children: a cross-sectional study

% mild support /% intensive support *

‘Everything OK’ group

Reported group

SES: very low N = 46

SES: low-avrg N = 433

SES: average N = 1237

SES: avrg-high N = 83

SES: high N = 22

SES: very high N = 38

Infancy review

10.0% / -

7.7% / -

- / -

6.7% / 0.8%

7.1% / 0.6%

4.9% / 1.2%

13.6% / -

10.5% / -

Somatic health

24.6% / 3.3%

7.7% / 15.4%

19.0% / -

18.2% / 0.7%

18.0% / 1.1%

18.6% / 1.2%

9.0% / -

7.9% / -

Motor development

28.3% / -

30.8% / -

22.0% / -

22.6% / -

23.4% / 0.4%

22.5% / -

27.3% / -

15.8% / 2.6%

Language-, speech- and cognitive development

36.7% / -

23.3% / 7.7%

38.1% / -

39.3% / -

40.9% / 0.4%

38.3% / -

31.8% / -

52.6% / -

Language use of parents

14.3% / -

25.0% / -

28.6% / -

37.0% / -

21.1% / 0.4%

31.2% / -

- / -

16.7% / -

Emotional development

49.2% / -

46.2% / -

40.5% / -

39.7% / -

39.6% / 0.5%

32.9% / -

54.5% / -

18.4% / -

Contact between child and others

22.0% / -

7.7% / -

21.4% / -

22.1% / -

15.5% / 0.1%

46.9% / -

22.7% / -

10.5% / -

Child behavior

52.5% / -

38.5% / -

61.9% / -

46.6% / 0.5%

48.0% / 0.5%

46.9% / -

40.9% / -

39.5% / -

Parenting approach

34.4% / -

61.5% / -

64.3% / -

35.5% / 0.5%

37.4% / 0.8%

21.0% / -

45.5% / -

28.9% / -

Developmental stimulation

23.7% / -

30.8% / -

31.0% / -

28.1% / -

27.9% / 0.1%

13.6% / -

18.2% / -

18.4% / -

Time spending

10.3% / -

16.7% / -

21.4% / -

16.6% / 0.3%

11.8% / 0.4%

13.6% / -

13.3% / -

13.2% / -

Living environment

6.7% / -

36.4% / -

2.4% / -

11.2% / 0.5%

6.7% / 0.7%

4.9% / -

4.5% / -

5.4% / 2.6%

Social contacts

3.2% / -

- / 8.3%

2.4% / -

7.2% / 0.3%

5.5% / 0.5%

4.9% / -

- / -

- / -

Day care for child

6.6% / -

16.8% / 8.3%

9.5% / -

5.5% / -

5.9% / 0.4%

2.5% / -

4.5% / -

5.3% / -

Concerns commu-nicated by others

6.9% / -

33.4% / 8.3%

7.1% / -

5.3% / 0.3%

5.8% / 0.4%

3.7% / -

- / -

2.6% / -

Family issues

4.9% / -

58.3% / 25.0%

9.2% / 2.4%

17.6% / 2.8%

14% / 2.5%

8.6% / -

13.6% / -

10.5% / -

Was any topic forgotten?

22.2% / -

- / 20.0%

- / -

25.9% / -

18.0% / 1.0%

10.0% / -

22.2% / -

3.3% / -

  1. *values indicate percentage mild support (information wanted / personal advice / counselling) and percentage intensive support (intensive help/ immediate intervention required); category ‘no help needed’ was omitted. SES = socio-economic status; SES-category ‘low’ had no cases. Avrg = average.