Children’s Quality of Life in Europe: National Wealth and Familial Socioeconomic Position Explain Variations in Mental Health and Wellbeing—A Multilevel Analysis in 27 EU Countries
Table 1
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the sample.
Age in years
Girls %
Parent
National wealth
11–14a %
15–17a %
Female %
GDP-PPP
UN Gini
Belgium
505
32.87
32.87
49.31
72.48
36.2
33.0
Bulgaria
500
29.80
31.40
46.20
70.80
11.8
29.2
Czech Rep.
501
31.34
34.93
51.50
63.87
24.5
25.4
Denmark
502
32.07
28.49
44.42
65.34
37.2
24.7
Germany
500
37.20
29.80
50.80
73.40
34.1
28.3
Estonia
501
29.34
33.13
47.11
79.64
21.8
35.8
Greece
500
34.80
21.20
44.60
77.00
30.6
34.3
Spain
501
31.14
30.94
48.90
75.65
33.0
34.7
France
501
35.13
24.35
50.50
71.26
32.6
32.7
Ireland
500
37.60
21.60
50.60
71.20
46.6
34.3
Italy
500
30.40
33.60
48.80
74.00
30.9
36.0
Cyprus
251
37.05
27.49
50.20
66.14
27.1
29.0
Latvia
500
32.40
33.40
51.20
76.40
17.7
37.7
Lithuania
500
37.20
36.60
47.00
73.80
16.8
36.0
Luxembourg
252
36.51
23.41
49.21
67.86
79.4
26.0
Hungary
501
36.73
33.13
47.11
74.05
19.3
26.9
Malta
250
34.80
26.00
49.20
84.80
23.4
28.0
The Netherlands
500
32.40
35.80
46.80
71.00
39.0
30.9
Austria
500
35.60
30.00
53.00
75.00
39.3
29.1
Poland
504
35.71
33.33
51.98
74.60
16.2
34.5
Portugal
504
44.25
10.91
47.22
76.59
21.8
38.5
Romania
504
34.52
26.79
45.63
71.43
11.1
31.0
Slovenia
500
35.40
31.60
45.60
73.60
28.0
28.4
Slovakia
502
24.50
46.61
47.61
69.12
20.2
25.8
Finland
504
33.13
25.60
48.02
58.93
36.0
26.9
Sweden
500
28.60
35.40
50.60
64.60
37.5
25.0
UK
500
33.40
15.00
48.80
70.00
35.5
36.0
All
12,783
33.72
29.60
48.53
71.88
36.2
33.0
add up to 100% with 6–10-year olds; GDP-PPP: Gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity in 1000 Euros; UN Gini: United Nations Index of income inequality.
