Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participating children
From: Comparing three short questionnaires to detect psychosocial problems among 3 to 4-year olds
SDQ (n = 839) | KIPPPI (n = 832) | ASQ:SE (n = 1650)## | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Background characteristics# | |||
Gender | |||
Boy | 428 (51.0 %) | 431 (51.9 %) | 851 (51.6 %) |
Girl | 411 (49.0 %) | 400 (48.1 %) | 798 (48.4 %) |
Child’s age | |||
3 years | 506 (61.2 %) | 465 (56.2 %) | 959 (58.7 %) |
4 years | 321 (38.8 %) | 362 (43.8 %) | 675 (41.3 %) |
Ethnicity | |||
Dutch-born | 692 (85.4 %) | 705 (88.2 %) | 1379 (86.8 %) |
Immigrant | 118 (14.6 %) | 94 (11.9 %) | 210 (13.2 %) |
Family composition | |||
Two parents | 766 (96.0 %) | 738 (94.7 %) | 1484 (95.3 %) |
One parent | 32 (4.0 %) | 41 (5.3 %) | 73 (4.7 %) |
Employment status | |||
Unemployed | 10 (1.3 %) | 15 (2.0 %) | 25 (1.7 %) |
One full-time job | 165 (21.3 %) | 153 (20.4 %) | 315 (20.9 %) |
One full-time + one part-time job | 505 (65.2 %) | 496 (66.1 %) | 986 (65.5 %) |
Both part-time | 65 (8.4 %) | 65 (8.7 %) | 128 (8.5 %) |
Both full-time | 30 (3.9 %) | 21 (2.8 %) | 51 (3.4 %) |
Parental educational level | |||
Lower education | 100 (12.3 %) | 88 (11.0 %) | 186 (11.7 %) |
Medium education | 321 (39.6 %) | 308 (38.6 %) | 619 (39.0 %) |
Higher education | 389 (48.0 %) | 401 (50.3 %) | 783 (49.3 %) |
Number of siblings | |||
No sibs | 206 (24.6 %) | 217 (26.1 %) | 417 (25.3 %) |
1 sib | 441 (52.6 %) | 415 (49.9 %) | 850 (51.5 %) |
2 and > sibs | 192 (22.9 %) | 200 (24.0 %) | 383 (23.2 %) |
Maternal age at birth | |||
19–30 | 176 (21.1 %) | 177 (21.4 %) | 350 (21.3 %) |
31–35 | 336 (40.3 %) | 309 (37.4 %) | 641 (39.1 %) |
36–40 | 257 (30.8 %) | 281 (34.0 %) | 527 (32.1 %) |
>40 | 65 (7.8 %) | 60 (7.3 %) | 122 (7.4 %) |
Paternal age at birth | |||
22–30 | 83 (10.1 %) | 78 (9.6 %) | 159 (9.9 %) |
31–35 | 241 (29.5 %) | 219 (26.9 %) | 455 (28.2 %) |
36–40 | 325 (39.7 %) | 344 (42.3 %) | 661 (41.0 %) |
>40 | 169 (20.7 %) | 172 (21.2 %) | 336 (20.9 %) |
Elevated CBCL score | 84 (10.0 %) | 80 (9.6 %) | 163 (9.9 %) |