Table 1 General characteristics in 11–13 years old and 14–16 years old pupils participating in the Halmstad Youth Cohort (n = 741)

HRQoL (total)

4.34

(0.37)

4.01

(0.42)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Gender

Boys

188

(49.9)

190

(52.8)

Girls

189

(50.1)

174

(47.8)

Parents occupation status

Fathers occupation status

Non-manual workers (white collar)

101

(50.2)

117

(51.3)

Manual workers (blue collar)

91

(45.3)

103

(45.2)

Unemployed

9

(4.5)

8

(3.5)

Mothers occupation status

Non-manual workers (white collar)

140

(65.7)

159

(63.6)

Manual workers (blue collar)

58

(27.2)

75

(30.0)

Unemployed

15

(7.0)

16

(6.4)

Fas-score

High (8–9 items)

111

(29.2)

95

(26.1)

Medium (6–7 items)

160

(42.4)

191

(52.5)

Low (0–5 items)

106

(28.1)

78

(21.4)

Percieved SES

High

134

(36.7)

85

(24.5)

Medium

187

(51.2)

209

(60.1)

Low

44

(12.1)

54

(15.5)