Table 1

Sample description for the total sample and by labour market participation (N=874)

Age*Total sample (N=874)Labour market participation
Paid job (N=733)No paid job (N=141)
Sex, N (%)11
 Males334 (38.2)278 (37.9)56 (39.7)
 Females540 (61.8)455 (62.1)85 (60.3)
Educational attainment, N (%)26
 Low59 (6.8)30 (4.1)29 (20.6)
 Medium342 (39.1)271 (37.0)71 (50.4)
 High473 (54.1)432 (58.9)41 (29.1)
Internalising problems, scale score (mean, SD)
Range 0.00–2.00
110.37 (0.23)0.36 (0.23)0.41 (0.23)
130.35 (0.24)0.34 (0.24)0.40 (0.26)
160.33 (0.24)0.32 (0.24)0.39 (0.27)
190.25 (0.24)0.23 (0.22)0.34 (0.27)
220.27 (0.24)0.24 (0.22)0.40 (0.32)
Internalising problems > 80th percentile (N, %)11153 (17.5)121 (16.5)32 (22.7)
13159 (18.2)128 (17.5)31 (22.0)
16170 (19.5)139 (19.0)31 (22.0)
19168 (19.2)115 (15.7)53 (37.6)
22169 (19.3)116 (15.8)53 (37.6)
Onset (N, %)
 No internalising problems489 (55.9)432 (58.9)52 (36.9)
 Early onset (at age 11 or 13)247 (28.3)196 (26.7)51 (36.2)
 Late onset (at age ≥16)138 (15.8)105 (14.3)38 (27.0)
Duration (N, %)
 No internalising problems489 (55.9)432 (58.9)52 (36.9)
 Short duration (1 or 2 times)262 (30.0)207 (28.2)53 (37.6)
 Long duration (≥3 times)123 (14.1)94 (12.8)36 (25.5)
Externalising problems, scale score (mean, SD)
Range 0.00–2.00
110.27 (0.19)0.26 (0.19)0.29 (0.21)
130.28 (0.19)0.27 (0.18)0.33 (0.21)
160.30 (0.20)0.29 (0.20)0.35 (0.22)
190.22 (0.19)0.20 (0.18)0.29 (0.24)
220.19 (0.17)0.18 (0.16)0.27 (0.22)
Externalising problems > 80th percentile (N, %)11163 (18.6)130 (17.7)33 (23.4)
13148 (16.9)114 (15.6)34 (24.1)
16174 (19.9)133 (18.1)41 (29.1)
19167 (19.1)130 (17.7)37 (26.2)
22155 (17.7)117 (16.0)38 (27.0)
Onset (N, %)
 No externalising problems477 (54.6)418 (57.0)59 (41.8)
 Early onset (at age 11 or 13)241 (27.6)190 (25.9)51 (36.2)
 Late onset (at age ≥16)156 (17.8)125 (17.1)31 (22.0)
Duration (N, %)
 No externalising problems477 (54.6)418 (57.0)59 (41.8)
 Short duration (1 or 2 times)279 (31.9)227 (31.0)52 (36.9)
 Long duration (≥3 times)118 (13.5)88 (12.0)30 (21.3)
  • *Age at which variable was measured.