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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Measuring children’s emotional and behavioural problems: are SDQ parent reports from native and immigrant parents comparable?

 

Sample

Full sample

German natives

Russian origin

Turkish origin

Chi2-test/

ANOVA

N:

11,812

10,610

534

668

 

Interview partner

 Mother

86.2%

88.5%

83.5%

57.9%

χ2 (4) = 506.09**

 Father

8.9%

7.6%

8.4%

29.5%

 Both

4.9%

4.2%

8.1%

12.6%

Interview partner born in Germany

 Yes

91.5%

100%

1.7%

19.5%

χ2 (6) = 10611.2**

 No

7.5%

0%

90.3%

68.5%

 Both parents: one born in Germany

0.1%

0%

0.2%

2.6%

Both parents: none born in Germany

0.9%

0%

7.9%

9.4%

Gender of the child

 Male

51.0%

50.6%

52.8%

55.7%

χ2 (2) = 7.12*

 Female

49.0%

49.4%

47.2%

44.3%

Age of the child (3–17 years)

 M/SD

9.87/4.24

9.93/4.23

9.66/4.22

9.01/4.12

F (2, 11809) = 15.45**

Socio-economic status

 Low

13.9%

11.1%

27.7%

50.7%

χ2 (4) = 935.24**

 Medium

61.2%

62.0%

62.9%

44.6%

 High

24.9%

26.9%

9.5%

4.7%

  1. *p < 0.05;**p < 0.01