Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Acute and long-term grief reactions and experiences in parentally cancer-bereaved teenagers
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Confirmed eligible1 | 851 (100) |
Unreachable | 55 (6) |
Declined to participate | 66 (8) |
Agreed initially but did not return the questionnaire | 108 (13) |
Provided information | 622 (73) |
Gender of the participants | |
Male | 309 (50) |
Female | 312 (50) |
Not stated | 1 |
Year of birth (age, in years, at the time of the survey) | |
1988–1990 (19–21) | 210 (34) |
1986–1987 (22, 23) | 286 (46) |
1984–1985 (24–26) | 123 (20) |
Not stated | 3 |
Birth order | |
Oldest child | 144 (23) |
Middle child | 148 (24) |
Youngest child | 302 (49) |
Only child | 27 (4) |
Not stated | 1 |
Living arrangement and marital status | |
Lives with parent, is single | 134 (22) |
Lives with parent, has a partner (living apart) | 70 (11) |
Has moved away from parent, is single | 153 (25) |
Has moved away from parent, has a partner (living apart) | 86 (14) |
Lives with partner or spouse | 176 (28) |
Not stated | 3 |
Highest level of education attained (at the time of the survey) | |
Not applicable, never graduated | 6 (1) |
Middle school (≤9th grade) | 49 (8) |
High school (≥10th grade) | 501 (81) |
College/university | 54 (9) |
Other type of studies | 11 (2) |
Not stated | 1 |
Current employment status2 | |
Studying at high school level | 24/614 (4) |
Adult education at high school level | 31/613 (5) |
Studying at university level | 187/613 (30) |
Employed or self-employed | 355/616 (58) |
Unemployed | 91/616 (15) |
On parental leave | 9/613 (2) |
On sick leave | 7/613 (1) |
Residential area | |
Rural | 54 (9) |
Small village or town | 113 (18) |
Medium-sized town | 283 (46) |
City of more than 500,000 | 166 (27) |
Not stated | 6 |
Gender of the deceased parent | |
Male | 337 (54) |
Female | 284 (46) |
Not stated | 1 |