Prevalence of recurrent psychosomatic symptoms, chronic illness, and use of prescribed medicine among participating children. Percentages of children grouped according to family labour market participation and family financial resources. In a sample of 4299 Danish and Swedish children
| Outcome measures | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Recurrent psychosomatic symptoms | ||
| Symptom | 313 | 7.3 |
| No symptom | 3933 | 91.5 |
| Misssing | 53 | 1.2 |
| Chronic illness | ||
| Chronic illness | 551 | 12.8 |
| No chronic illness | 3627 | 84.4 |
| Missing | 121 | 2.8 |
| Prescribed medicine | ||
| Medicine | 563 | 13.1 |
| No medicine | 3686 | 85.7 |
| Missing | 50 | 1.2 |
| Family labour market participation | ||
| Two parents with paid work | 3010 | 70.0 |
| Single parent with paid work | 373 | 8.7 |
| Two parents, one with paid work | 575 | 13.4 |
| Two parents without paid work | 174 | 4.0 |
| Single parent without paid work | 142 | 3.3 |
| Missing | 25 | 0.6 |
| Family financial resources | ||
| Income | ||
| High | 2698 | 62.8 |
| Low | 901 | 21.0 |
| Missing | 700 | 16.3 |
| Cash margin | ||
| Yes | 2986 | 69.5 |
| No | 1178 | 27.4 |
| Missing | 135 | 3.1 |
| Difficulties in paying running expenses | ||
| No | 3110 | 72.3 |
| Yes | 1099 | 25.6 |
| Missing | 90 | 2.1 |
| Satisfaction with finances | ||
| Satisfied | 3296 | 76.7 |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied or dissatisfied | 919 | 21.4 |
| Missing | 84 | 2.0 |
| Family finances scale | ||
| 0 financial complaints | 1777 | 41.3 |
| 1 financial complaint | 949 | 22.1 |
| 2 or more financial complaints | 812 | 18.9 |
| Missing | 761 | 17.7 |