Table 1

Demographics and background variables of 86 270 study participants

Age, mean (SD)15.3 (0.6)
Boys, n (%)42 531 (49.3)
Student in year 8, n (%)43 998 (51.0)
Maternal education,* n (%)
 Comprehensive3713 (4.7)
 Upper secondary21 651 (27.3)
 Additional studies18 107 (22.8)
 University35 796 (45.2)
Parental relations: talks about concerns,† n (%)
 Hardly ever5362 (6.5)
 Occasionally17 894 (21.5)
 Fairly often21 041 (25.3)
 Often38 782 (46.7)
  • *Data on maternal education were available for 79 267 participants (91.9% of total).

  • †Data on parental relations were available for 83 079 participants (96.3%).

  • SD, standard deviation.