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Table 1 Description of the analysis population

From: Exposure to second-hand smoke and direct healthcare costs in children – results from two German birth cohorts, GINIplus and LISAplus

Characteristic

Classification/annotation

GINIplus and LISAplus study population analysed (n = 3,518)

  

N

Mean (SD) or (%)

Age

Mean (SD)

3,518

10.1 (0.20)

Sex

Boys

1,802

(51.2%)

 

Girls

1,716

(48.8%)

Study region

Munich

1,796

(51.1%)

 

Wesel

1,162

(33.0%)

 

Bad Honnef

190

(5.4%)

 

Leipzig

370

(10.5%)

Net household income (€)

Up to 1,500

250

(7.1%)

 

1,500 - < 2,500

891

(25.3%)

 

2,500 - < 3,500

1,064

(30.2%)

 

3,500 and above

1,313

(37.3%)

Poverty status of household relative to median equivalence income in Germany 2007

Up to 60% of median income

555

(15.8%)

 

60-100% of median income

1,246

(35.4%)

 

More than 100% of median income

1,717

(48.8%)

Education of the mother

Low (<10 years)

326

(9.3%)

 

Medium (=10 years)

1,389

(39.5%)

 

High (>10 years)

1,803

(51.3%)

Education of the father

Low (<10 years)

635

(18.1%)

 

Medium (=10 years)

837

(23.8%)

 

High (>10 years)

2,046

(58.2%)

Education of the parents

Low (<10 years)

181

(5.1%)

 

Medium (=10 years)

943

(26.8%)

 

High (>10 years)

2,394

(68.1%)

Single parent

No

3,142

(89.3%)

 

Yes

376

(10.7%)

Child’s exposure to tobacco smoke

No exposure

752

(21.4%)

 

Not at home, but at other places

825

(23.5%)

 

At home (patio/balcony)

1,340

(38.1%)

 

At home (indoors)

601

(17.1%)

  1. SD: standard deviation.