Table 1 Nationally-Representative descriptive statistics of the observed sample (N = 202,898)a, B.

From: Characterizing the childhood roots of adult sense of mastery across 22 countries in the global flourishing study

Variable

Proportion

Frequency

Relationship with mother

 Very Good

63%

127,836

 Somewhat Good

26%

52,439

 Somewhat Bad

5%

11,060

 Very Bad

2%

4,642

 Not Applicable

3%

5,965

 Missing

0%

956

Relationship with Father

  

 Very Good

53%

107,742

 Somewhat Good

27%

55,714

 Somewhat Bad

8%

15,807

 Very Bad

4%

8,278

 Not Applicable

7%

13,985

 Missing

1%

1,372

Parent Marital Status

  

 Married

75%

152,001

 Divorced

9%

17,726

 Never Married

8%

15,534

 One or Both Had Died

4%

7,794

 Missing

5%

9,843

Childhood Income

  

 Lived Comfortably

35%

70,861

 Got By

41%

82,905

 Found it Difficult

18%

35,852

 Found it Very Difficult

6%

12,606

Missing

0%

674

Childhood Abuse

  

 Yes

14%

29,139

 No

82%

167,279

Missing

3%

6,479

Outsider

  

 Yes

14%

28,732

 No

84%

170,577

 Not Applicable

1%

2,712

 Missing

0%

877

Childhood Health

 Excellent

33%

67,121

 Very Good

31%

63,086

 Good

23%

47,378

 Fair

10%

19,877

 Poor

2%

4,906

 Missing

0%

530

Immigration Status

 Born in This Country

94%

190,998

 Born in Another Country

5%

9,791

 Missing

1%

2,110

Childhood Service Attendance

 At Least 1/Week

41%

83,237

 1–3/Month

16%

33,308

 <1/Month

18%

36,928

 Never

23%

47,445

Missing

1%

1,980

Gender

 Male

49%

98,411

 Female

51%

103,488

 Other

0%

602

 Missing

0%

397

Year of Birth

  

 1998–2005; Age 18–24

13%

27,007

 1993–1998; Age 25–29

10%

20,700

 1983–1993; Age 30–39

20%

40,256

 1973–1983; Age 40–49

17%

34,464

 1963–1973; Age 50–59

16%

31,793

 1953–1963; Age 60–69

14%

27,763

 1943–1953; Age 70–79

8%

16,776

 1943 or Earlier; 80 or Older

2%

4,119

Missing

0%

20

Country

 Argentina

3%

6,724

 Australia

2%

3,844

 Brazil

7%

13,204

 Egypt

2%

4,729

 Germany

5%

9,506

 Hong Kong

1%

3,012

 India

6%

12,765

 Indonesia

3%

6,992

 Israel

2%

3,669

 Japan

10%

20,543

 Kenya

6%

11,389

 Mexico

3%

5,776

 Nigeria

3%

6,827

 Philippines

3%

5,292

 Poland

5%

10,389

 South Africa

1%

2,651

 Spain

3%

6,290

 Sweden

7%

15,068

 Tanzania

4%

9,075

 Turkey

1%

1,473

 United Kingdom

3%

5,368

 United States

19%

38,312

  1. aCountry-specific descriptive statistics are available in the Online Supplement.
  2. bFrequencies and proportions in this table represent weighted sample counts and proportions. Because weighting and rounding can introduce slight discrepancies, totals may not sum exactly to 100% or match the total unweighted sample size.