Table 1 Basic description of the sample of 5614 adolescents in Greece.
Gender | Number of brothers/sisters | ||
Male | 2530 (45%) | None | 446 (8%) |
Female | 3084 (55%) | One | 3087 (55%) |
| Â | Â | Two | 1313 (24%) |
| Â | Â | Three or more | 722 (13%) |
Age | Parents' Age | ||
16 | 2265 (41%) | Father's age | 47.97 (5.14) |
17 | 1869 (33%) | Mother's age | 42.60 (4.70) |
18 | 1440 (26%) | Â | Â |
Grade | Parent's Marital Status | ||
10th grade | 2281 (41%) | Married | 5012 (89%) |
11th grade | 1772 (31%) | Divorced/Separated | 394 (7%) |
12th grade | 1561 (28%) | Widow | 159 (3%) |
| Â | Â | Other/Missing | 49 (1%) |
Father's Employment Type | Mother's Employment Type | ||
Employed - Public Sector | 1828 (33%) | Employed - Public Sector | 1679 (30%) |
Employed - Private Sector | 1183 (22%) | Employed - Private Sector | 1056 (19%) |
Self-employed | 1949 (35.5%) | Self-employed | 741 (13%) |
Retired | 290 (5%) | Looks after House | 1720 (31%) |
Unemployed | 42 (0.5%) | Unemployed | 234 (4%) |
Other/Missing | 224 (4%) | Other/Missing | 184 (3%) |
Father's Educational Level | Mother's Educational Level | ||
Primary | 791 (14%) | Primary | 743 (13%) |
Secondary Basic | 849 (15.5%) | Secondary Basic | 784 (14%) |
Secondary Complete | 1589 (29%) | Secondary Complete | 2086 (37.5%) |
Technological degree | 738 (13.5%) | Technological degree | 584 (10.5%) |
University degree | 1562 (28%) | University degree | 1385 (25%) |
Financial Difficulties | School Performance | ||
None | 1776 (32%) | Excellent | 510 (9%) |
Very few | 3028 (54%) | Very Good | 1898 (34%) |
Some | 675 (12%) | Good | 2135 (38%) |
A lot | 118 (2%) | Fair | 1047 (19%) |