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Table 1 Characteristics of the samples

From: Mental and somatic health complaints associated with school bullying between 10th and 12thgrade students; results from cross sectional studies in Oslo, Norway

 

Boys

Girls

 

2001 (N = 1923)

2004 (N = 1670)

2001 (N = 1867)

2004 (N = 2120)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Parents' country of birth

        

   At least one from Norway

1438

75,9

1000

80,0

1395

75,4

1203

76,9

   Both from other country

456

24,1

250

20,0

456

24,6

362

23,1

Living with

        

   Both parents

1329

70,0

983

62,4

1231

66,4

1163

57,4

   One parent

550

29,0

425

27,0

597

32,2

539

26,6

   Foster parents

5

0,3

4

0,3

11

0,6

11

0,5

   Other

15

0,8

164

10,4

15

0,8

314

15,5

Socioeconomic status

        

   Poor

53

2,8

73

4,6

59

3,2

102

5,1

   Moderate

486

25,7

434

27,6

560

30,6

643

31,9

   Good

1042

55,2

824

52,5

1005

54,9

1036

51,3

   Very good

307

16,3

239

15,2

205

11,2

237

11,7

Exposed to bullying in 2001

        

   Never

1590

83,8

  

1592

85,6

  

   Sometimes

235

12,4

  

217

11,7

  

   Weekly

33

1,7

  

16

0,9

  

   Several times a week

40

2,1

  

34

1,8

  

Exposed to bullying in 2004

        

   No

  

1529

94,2

  

1933

93,7

   Yes, not last 12 months

  

76

4,7

  

85

4,3

   Yes, incl. last 12 months

  

18

1,1

  

41

2,0