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Table 2 Prevalence numbers in the index a - and reference b group, with corresponding p-value, regarding mental health in reports by teachers (TRF), parents (CBCL) and children (SDQ)

From: Multi-informant reports of mental health in Swedish-born children of immigrants and children born to non-immigrants – the SESBiC-study

 

Immigrant status

Boys

Girls

  

n

%

Sig. (2-tailed)

n

Mean

Sig. (2-tailed)

Teacher (TRF)

       

 Internalizing <10th percentile

Index groupa

7

13.2

,292

7

20.6

,055

Reference groupb

28

8.7

 

36

9.9

 

 Externalizing >90th percentile

Index groupa

14

26.4

,025

0

0.0

,610*

Reference groupb

46

14.2

 

11

3.0

 

 Total >90th percentile

Index groupa

8

15.1

,822

0

0.0

1,000*

Reference groupb

45

13.9

 

8

2.2

 

Parent (CBCL)

       

 Internalizing <10th percentile

Index groupa

5

9.4

,380

7

20.6

,022

Reference groupb

20

6.2

 

31

8.5

 

 Externalizing >90th percentile

Index groupa

10

18.9

,151

2

5.9

1,000*

Reference groupb

38

11.8

 

27

7.4

 

 Total >90th percentile

Index groupa

9

17.0

,225

4

11.8

,308*

Reference groupb

36

11.1

 

26

7.1

 

Children (SDQ)

       

 Internalizing <10th percentile

Index groupa

1

1.9

,488*

1

2.9

,123*

Reference groupb

17

5.3

 

42

11.5

 

 Externalizing >90th percentile

Index groupa

6

11.3

,462

0

0.0

,247*

Reference groupb

49

15.2

 

24

6.6

 

 Total >90th percentile

Index groupa

5

9.4

,809

1

2.9

,561*

Reference groupb

34

10.5

 

19

5.2

 
  1. *= Fisher’s exact test due to few number of observations in a cell.
  2. a= Children of immigrants.
  3. b= Children of non-immigrant parents.