Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the Finnish Public Sector Study participants by adverse experiences in childhood

VariableAll (n)Childhood adverse experiences (n, %)*
0 (n=12 205)1 (n=7795)2 (n=4613)3–6 (n=6658)
Men70112956 (38.1)1826 (24.6)977 (15.0)1252 (22.3)
Women24 2609249 (42.2)5969 (20.0)3636 (13.9)5406 (17.9)
Occupational position
 High12 3315289 (42.9)3043 (24.7)1799 (14.6)2200 (17.8)
 Intermediate14 0155076 (36.2)3440 (24.6)2083 (14.9)3416 (24.4)
 Low49251840 (37.4)1312 (26.6)731 (14.8)1042 (21.2)
Education
 High16 8537051 (41.8)4162 (24.7)2423 (14.4)3217 (19.1)
 Intermediate11 7384221 (36.0)2938 (25.0)1754 (14.9)2825 (24.1)
 Low2680933 (34.8)695 (25.9)436 (16.3)616 (23.0)
Housing tenure
 Owner21 9258946 (40.8)5547 (25.3)3084 (14.1)4349 (19.8)
 Other93463260 (34.9)2248 (24.0)1529 (16.4)2309 (24.7)
Marital status
 Married or cohabiting78039484 (40.4)5898 (25.1)3329 (14.2)4758 (20.3)
 Living alone23 4682722 (34.9)1897 (24.3)1284 (16.5)1900 (24.3)
Adult neighbourhood disadvantage
 Q177463304 (42.7)1925 (24.8)1045 (13.5)1472 (19.0)
 Q278463124 (39.8)1990 (25.4)1134 (14.4)1598 (20.4)
 Q378492979 (38.0)1954 (24.9)1171 (14.9)1745 (22.2)
 Q478302798 (35.7)1926 (24.6)1263 (16.1)1843 (23.5)
  • *Sum of divorce/separation of the parents, long-term financial difficulties in the family, serious conflicts in the family, frequent fear of a family member, serious or chronic illness of a family member, and alcohol problem of a family member.