Table 1 Child demographics by group status at baseline (T0)
Demographic characteristic | Intervention | Control | p-valuea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
N | 2036 | 1668 | 3704 | |
Gender | ||||
Girls | 1020 (50.1) | 884 (53.0) | 0.08 | 1904 (51.4) |
Boys | 1016 (49.9) | 784 (47.0) | 1800 (48.6) | |
School grade | ||||
1st | 720 (35.4) | 607 (36.4) | <0.001 | 1327 (35.8) |
2nd | 897 (44.1) | 570 (34.2) | 1467 (39.6) | |
3rd | 419 (20.6) | 491 (29.4) | 910 (24.6) | |
Mother tongueb | ||||
Finnish | 1496 (95.5) | 1190 (96.6) | 0.13 | 2686 (96.0) |
Swedish or other | 71 (4.5) | 42 (3.4) | 113 (4.0) | |
No information, n | 469 | 436 | 905 | |
Immigrant backgroundb | 84 (5.4) | 86 (7.0) | 0.08 | 170 (6.1) |
No information, n | 481 | 442 | 923 | |
Family typeb | ||||
Nuclear family | 1183 (75.5) | 918 (74.8) | 0.68 | 2101 (75.2) |
Single parent | 175 (11.2) | 148 (12.1) | 323 (11.6) | |
Blended family | 177 (11.3) | 143 (11.6) | 320 (11.4) | |
Other | 32 (2.0) | 19 (1.5) | 51 (1.8) | |
No information, n | 469 | 440 | 909 | |
Highest education of the parentsb | ||||
University of applied sciences or higher | 948 (60.7) | 727 (59.2) | 0.41 | 1675 (60.1) |
Less | 613 (39.3) | 501 (40.8) | 1114 (39.9) | |
No information, n | 475 | 440 | 915 | |
Work situation of the parentsb | ||||
Both parents employed | 1070 (68.2) | 834 (67.7) | 0.78 | 1904 (68.0) |
At least other unemployed | 156 (9.9) | 131 (10.6) | 0.55 | 287 (10.2) |
At least other at home | 188 (12.0) | 148 (12.0) | 0.98 | 336 (12.0) |
At least other studying | 112 (7.1) | 65 (5.3) | 0.04 | 177 (6.3) |
No information, n | 467 | 436 | 903 |