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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Determinants of agreement between self-reported and parent-assessed quality of life for children in Germany-results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)

 

Girls

Boys

Total

 

N = 3293

N = 3179

N = 6472

 

%

95%-CI

%

95%-CI

%

95%-CI

Age group (in years)

      

   11-13

39.9

(38.9-40.8)

39.9

(38.9-40.9)

39.9

(39.0-40.8)

   14-17

60.1

(59.2-61.1)

60.1

(59.1-61.1)

60.1

(59.2-61.0)

Respondent

      

   mother

85.2

(83.4-86.7)

82.0

(80.3-83.5)

83.5

(82.3-84.7)

   father

9.2

(8.0-10.7)

12.4

(11.0-13.9)

10.8

(9.9-11.9)

   mother and father

4.6

(3.8-5.6)

4.9

(4.1-5.7)

4.8

(4.2-5.4)

Region of residence

      

   East

18.6

(14.0-24.3)

18.5

(13.9-24.1)

18.5

(14.0-24.2)

Migrant background

      

   Yes

15.2

(13.3-17.4)

15.1

(13.0-17.4)

15.2

(13.3-17.4)

Social status

      

   Low

26.9

(25.0-28.8)

26.9

(24.9-28.9)

26.0

(24.0-28.0)

   Intermediate

47.7

(45.6-49.9)

47.2

(45.2-49.2)

25.4

(23.4-27.6)

   Upper

47.5

(46.0-48.9)

26.0

(24.0-28.0)

25.7

(24.0-27.4)

Family Climate

      

   Borderline

8.2

(7.5-9.0)

6.9

(6.0-7.9)

9.6

(8.5-10.8)

   In deficit

12.3

(11.4-13.3)

12.0

(10.8-13.3)

12.6

(11.3-14.1)

Parent rated total SDQ

      

   Borderline

5.5

(4.5-6.6)

7.8

(6.7-9.1)

6.7

(5.9-7.5)

   Abnormal

5.4

(4.5-6.4)

8.5

(7.4-9.7)

7.0

(6.3-7.7)

Parent rated health status

      

   Very good/good

92.2

(91.0-93.2)

91.6

(90.4-92.6)

91.9

(91.1-92.6)

   moderate

7.5

(6.5-8.6)

8.1

(7.1-9.3)

7.8

(7.1-8.6)

   Bad/very bad

0.4

(0.2-0.8)

0.3

(0.2-0.7)

0.3

(0.2-0.6)

CSHCN-Screener

      

   Positive

14.7

(13.2-16.4)

16.6

(15.4-18.0)

15.7

(14.7-16.7)

Pain (last 3 month)

      

   Yes

77.5

(76.3-78.6)

71.6

(69.8-73.2)

83.6

(82.1-85.1)

  1. CI: confidence interval