Table 1 Demographic data of the sample (N = 478)

Parents’ age (N = 468), mean (SD)

35.26 (5.72)

Respondent, n (%)

Mother: 428 (89.5)

Father: 47 (9.8)

Legal guardian: 3 (0.6)

Education level, n (%)

Completed primary education: 15 (3.1)

Completed secondary education: 57 (11.9)

Completed vocational training: 109 (22.8)

Completed high school diploma: 38 (7.9)

Completed university: 259 (54.2)

Employment situation, n (%)

Unemployed: 94 (19.7)

Half-time job: 125 (26.2)

Full-time job: 239 (50)

Other situations: 20 (4)

Income, n (%)

< 600 €: 14 (2.9)

600–900 €: 14 (2.9)

900–1200 €: 67 (14)

1200–1800 €: 90 (18.8)

1800–2400 €: 108 (22.6)

2400–3000 €: 87 (18.2)

3000–4500 €: 73 (15.3)

> 4500: 25 (5.2)

Number of children, mean (SD)

1.53 (0.67)

Children’s age in months, mean (SD)

26.75 (5.88)

Sex of children, n (%)

Female: 237 (49.6)

Male: 241 (50.4)