Characteristics of the study subjects
| Mothers | Control families | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At first assessment | At second assessment | Pre-school | School | |
| n | 26 | 21 | 70 | 287 |
| Age | ||||
| Median, years | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| Range, years | 25–48 | 26–49 | 21–45 | 27–51 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married, % | 60 | 57 | 70 | 68 |
| With partner, % | 20 | 24 | 17 | 10 |
| Divorced, % | 16 | 19 | 9 | 18 |
| Single, % | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| No answer, % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Children in family | ||||
| Median, n | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Range, n | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 |
| Education of mothers | ||||
| Comprehensive school, % | 23 | 28 | 6 | 10 |
| Vocational school, % | 42 | 43 | 24 | 17 |
| College level, % | 31 | 24 | 16 | 26 |
| Undergraduate, % | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| University studies, % | 4 | 5 | 46 | 29 |
| No answer, % | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Working status of mothers | ||||
| Unemployed, % | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Working, % | 29 | 33 | 72 | 95 |
| Student, % | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Housewife/stayed at home, % | 46 | 38 | 6 | |
| Maternity/child care leave, % | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Working hours/week | ||||
| Median, h | 0 | 4 | 30 | 40 |
| Range, h | 0–40 | 0–50 | 0–60 | 0–70 |
| Monthly income of the family | ||||
| <€850, % | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| €850–1250, % | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| €1251–1680, % | 17 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| €1681–2520, % | 21 | 24 | 22 | 15 |
| €2521–3360, % | 28 | 35 | 22 | 19 |
| >€3360, % | 17 | 12 | 51 | 41 |