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Table 2 Baseline and 6-months follow-up distribution of overall self-sufficiency and of the separate self-sufficiency life-domains

From: Young adults’ self-sufficiency in daily life: the relationship with contextual factors and health indicators

Time-point

Overall self-sufficiency

On 11 life-domains n (%)

On 10 life-domains n (%)

On 9 life-domains n (%)

On ≤ 8 life-domains n (%)

Baseline (= 755)

265 (36.6)

116 (16.0)

103 (14.2)

240 (33.1)

Follow-up (n = 200)

58 (32.4)

38 (21.2)

20 (11.2)

63 (35.2)

 

Baseline (n = 755)

6-months follow-up (n = 200)

Finances

537 (73.5)

194 (26.5)

130 (72.2)

50 (27.8)

Daytime activities

545 (75.0)

182 (25.0)

147 (81.7)

33 (18.3)

Housing

661 (90.4)

70 (9.6)

171 (95.0)

9 (5.0)

Domestic relations

591 (80.8)

140 (19.2)

142 (78.9)

38 (21.1)

Mental health

437 (60.0)

291 (40.0)

97 (53.9)

83 (46.1)

Physical health

520 (71.1)

211 (28.9)

116 (64.4)

64 (35.6)

Addiction

663 (90.7)

68 (9.3)

168 (93.3)

12 (6.7)

Daily life skills

678 (92.7)

53 (7.3)

161 (89.4)

19 (10.6)

Social network

631 (86.3)

100 (13.7)

151 (83.9)

29 (16.1)

Community participation

566 (77.4)

165 (22.6)

142 (78.9)

38 (21.1)

Judicial

715 (97.8)

16 (2.2)

178 (98.9)

2 (1.1)

  1. a Self-sufficiency was measured on eleven life-domains. Participants indicated whether they were able to provide for themselves regarding these life-domains. Five response categories ranged from ‘no problems’ to ‘many problems’. Response categories were dichotomized into ‘self-sufficient’ versus ‘not to barely self-sufficient’ for each life-domain