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Table 1 Socio-demographic and health indicators, and missing responses among adolescent sample and proxy sample

From: Self-reported social class in adolescents: validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health

  

N %

Missing Responses N (%)

N %

Missing Responses N (%)

 

Adolescent sample (n = 1453)

Proxy sample (n = 91)

Age

12 – 15

881 (60.6)

_

46 (50.5)

_

 

16 – 18

572 (39.4)

 

45 (49.5)

 

Sex

Male

752 (51.8)

_

48 (52.7)

_

 

Female

701 (48.2)

 

43 (47.3)

 

Number of persons in the household

<= 5

1295 (89.1)

11 (0.8)

81 (89)

2 (2.2)

 

> 5

147 (10.1)

 

8 (8.8)

 

Family type

Standard

1161 (79.9)

29 (2)

73 (80.2)

_

 

Single-parent

120 (8.3)

 

15 (16.5)

 
 

Other

143 (9.8)

 

3 (3.3)

 

Location

Urban

902 (62.1)

_

NA

 
 

Rural

501 (37.9)

   

ICEF (only in the urban sample)

Low

251 (17.3)

_

NA

 
 

Medium

330 (22.7)

   
 

High

321 (22.1)

   

Type of School

Public

836 (57.5)

_

NA

 
 

Private

617 (42.5)

   

Unemployment benefit

Yes

96 (6.6)

310 (21.3)

7 (7.7)

_

 

No

1047 (72.1)

 

84 (92.3)

 

Food benefit

Yes

137 (9)

103 (7.1)

1 (1.1)

_

 

No

1213 (83.5)

 

90 (98.9)

 

Family benefit

Yes

72 (5)

278 (19.1)

2 (2.2)

_

 

No

1103 (75.9)

 

89 (97.8)

 

Level of paternal education

Primary

813 (55.9)

122 (8.4)

49 (53.8)

2 (2.2)

 

Secondary

282 (19.4)

 

30 (33)

 
 

University

236 (16.2)

 

10 (11)

 

Level of maternal education

Primary

952 (65.5)

118 (8.1)

48 (52.7)

3 (3.3)

 

Secondary

251 (17.3)

 

30 (33)

 
 

University

132 (9.1)

 

10 (11)

 

Highest family education level

Primary

737 (50.7)

83 (5.7)

39 (42.9)

_

 

Secondary

351 (24.2)

 

34 (37.4)

 
 

University

282 (19.4)

 

18 (19.8)

 

Paternal social Class

I – II

255 (17.5)

352 (24.2)

14 (15.4)

8 (8.8)

 

III

263 (18.1)

 

20 (22)

 
 

IV – V

583 (40.1)

 

49 (53.8)

 

Maternal social class

I – II

132 (9.1)

664 (45.7)

11 (12.1)

39 (42.9)

 

III

193 (13.3)

 

14 (15.4)

 
 

IV – V

464 (31.9)

 

27 (29.7)

 

Highest social class

I–II

181 (12.5)

204 (14)

12 (13.2)

3 (3.3)

 

III

276 (19)

 

20 (22)

 
 

IV–V

792 (54.5)

 

56 (61.5)

 

Paternal work

No

96 (6.6)

60 (4.1)

9 (9.9)

2 (2.2)

 

Yes

1297 (89.3)

 

80 (87.9)

 

Maternal work

No

472 (32.5)

35 (2.4)

39 (42.9)

1 (1.1)

 

Yes

946 (65.1)

 

51 (56)

 
  1. NA: Not applicable