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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Measuring adolescents' HRQoL via self reports and parent proxy reports: an evaluation of the psychometric properties of both versions of the KINDL-R instrument

 

Weighted cases

Children (n = 7649)

 

Mean age years (SD)

14.12 (1.98)

   11–13 years (%)

39.6

   14–17 years (%)

60.4

girls (%)

48.7

Migration status yes

16.1

Special health Care Needs %

17.5

Parents (n = 7559)

 

mother (%)

82.8

father (%)

11.4

both (%)

4.8

other (%)

1.0

Mean age mothers (SD)

41.85 (5.10)

Mean age fathers (SD)

44.87 (6.13)

Real household income

 

   <1500 (%)

17.8

   1500–2250 (%)

25.4

   2250–3000 (%)

26.9

   >3000 (%)

30.0

Socioeconomic status

 

   High (%)

27.4

   medium (%)

47.2

   low (%)

25.3

  1. Migration status: At least one parent born outside country; main speech at home not German.
  2. Special health care needs: CSHCN Screener [28]
  3. Real household income after taxes etc.
  4. Socioeconomic Status: Winkler Index [27]
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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