Psychosocial developmental trajectory of a cohort of young adults born very preterm and/or with a very low birth weight in the Netherlands

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

	POPS (n = 300)	Ref (n = 211)
Age (yrs)
Mean	27.97	28.14
SD	0.28	1.75
Range	27.47–28.59	25.04–30.96
	% (N)	% (N)
Gender: female	63.0 (189)	55.0 (116)
Country of birth: the Netherlands	100 (300)	94.8 (199)
Educational level parents ^a,d
Low	33.9 (96)	53.5 (108)
Middle	24.4 (69)	25.2 (51)
High	41.7 (118)	21.3 (43)
Marital status participant ^b
Married / Living together	52.0 (156)	66.5 (139)
Single	48.0 (144)	33.5 (70)
Educational level participant ^c,^d
Low	16.1 (48)	28.1 (57)
Middle	37.9 (113)	35.0 (71)
High	46.0 (137)	36.9 (75)
Paid job
Yes	87.0 (261)	90.9 (190)
No	13.0 (39)	9.1 (19)

^aPOPS vs Ref: p < 0.001 (according to Chi-square test)
^bPOPS vs Ref: p < 0.01 (according to Logistic regression analysis by group, age and gender)
^cPOPS vs Ref: p < 0.01 (according to Logistic regression analysis by group, age and gender)
^dHighest educational level completed: Low: Primary Education, Technical and Vocational Training, Lower and Middle General Secondary Education. Middle: Middle Vocational Education, Higher General Secondary Education, Pre-university Education. High: Higher Vocational Education, University