Table 1 Nationally representative descriptive statistics in the observed sample (N = 202,898)
From: Childhood predictors of suffering in adulthood across 22 countries
Characteristic | n (%) | Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Relationship with mother when growing up | Frequency of religious service attendance around age 12 | ||
Very good | 127,836 (63%) | ≥1/week | 83,237 (41%) |
Somewhat good | 52,439 (26%) | 1–3/month | 33,308 (16%) |
Somewhat bad | 11,060 (5.5%) | <1/month | 36,928 (18%) |
Very bad | 4642 (2.3%) | Never | 47,445 (23%) |
Does not apply | 5965 (2.9%) | Missing | 1980 (1.0%) |
Missing | 956 (0.5%) | Year of birth | |
Relationship with father when growing up | 1998–2005 (current age: 18–24 years) | 27,007 (13%) | |
Very good | 107,742 (53%) | 1993–1998 (current age: 25–29 years) | 20,700 (10%) |
Somewhat good | 55,714 (27%) | 1983–1993 (current age: 30–39 years) | 40,256 (20%) |
Somewhat bad | 15,807 (7.8%) | 1973–1983 (current age: 40–49 years) | 34,464 (17%) |
Very bad | 8278 (4.1%) | 1963–1973 (current age: 50–59 years) | 31,793 (16%) |
Does not apply | 13,985 (6.9%) | 1953–1963 (current age: 60–69 years) | 27,763 (14%) |
Missing | 1372 (0.7%) | 1943–1953 (current age: 70–79 years) | 16,776 (8.3%) |
Family structure around age 12 | 1943 or earlier (current age: 80+ years) | 4119 (2.0%) | |
Parents were married | 152,001 (75%) | Missing | 20 (<0.1%) |
Parents were divorced | 17,726 (8.7%) | Gender | |
Parents were never married | 15,534 (7.7%) | Male | 98,411 (49%) |
One or both parents had died | 7794 (3.8%) | Female | 103,488 (51%) |
Missing | 9843 (4.9%) | Other | 602 (0.3%) |
Subjective financial status of the family around age 12 | Missing | 397 (0.2%) | |
Lived comfortably | 70,861 (35%) | Country | |
Got by | 82,905 (41%) | Argentina | 6724 (3.3%) |
Found it difficult | 35,852 (18%) | Australia | 3844 (1.9%) |
Found it very difficult | 12,606 (6.2%) | Brazil | 13,204 (6.5%) |
Missing | 674 (0.3%) | Egypt | 4729 (2.3%) |
Experienced abuse when growing up | Germany | 9506 (4.7%) | |
Yes | 29,139 (14%) | Hong Kong (S.A.R. of China) | 3012 (1.5%) |
No | 167,279 (82%) | India | 12,765 (6.3%) |
Missing | 6479 (3.2%) | Indonesia | 6992 (3.4%) |
Felt like an outsider in the family when growing up | Israel | 3669 (1.8%) | |
Yes | 28,732 (14%) | Japan | 20,543 (10%) |
No | 170,577 (84%) | Kenya | 11,389 (5.6%) |
Missing | 3589 (1.8%) | Mexico | 5776 (2.8%) |
Self-rated health when growing up | Nigeria | 6827 (3.4%) | |
Excellent | 67,121 (33%) | Philippines | 5292 (2.6%) |
Very good | 63,086 (31%) | Poland | 10,389 (5.1%) |
Good | 47,378 (23%) | South Africa | 2651 (1.3%) |
Fair | 19,877 (9.8%) | Spain | 6290 (3.1%) |
Poor | 4906 (2.4%) | Sweden | 15,068 (7.4%) |
Missing | 530 (0.3%) | Tanzania | 9075 (4.5%) |
Immigration status | Türkiye | 1473 (0.7%) | |
Born in this country | 190,998 (94%) | United Kingdom | 5368 (2.6%) |
Born in another country | 9791 (4.8%) | United States | 38,312 (19%) |
Missing | 2110 (1.0%) | ||
