Table 1 Characteristics of the children in the toddler cohort and their families by attendance at the toddler check-up
Variable | Overall | No toddler check-up | Toddler check-up | Missing (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 4376 | 2016 | 2360 | |
Female (%) | 2172 (49.6) | 1007 (50.0) | 1165 (49.4) | 0.0 |
Origin of primary caretaker (%) | 0.0 | |||
Switzerland | 1924 (44.0) | 750 (37.2) | 1174 (49.7) | |
Western\(^{\rm a}\) | 943 (21.5) | 423 (21.0) | 520 (22.0) | |
South America, Africa, Asia | 627 (14.3) | 335 (16.6) | 292 (12.4) | |
Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia | 666 (15.2) | 393 (19.5) | 273 (11.6) | |
Other\(^{\rm b}\) | 216 (4.9) | 115 (5.7) | 101 (4.3) | |
Income (%) | 0.0 | |||
< 25’000 | 755 (17.3) | 394 (19.5) | 361 (15.3) | |
25’000-49’999 | 793 (18.1) | 396 (19.6) | 397 (16.8) | |
50’000-99’999 | 1363 (31.1) | 597 (29.6) | 766 (32.5) | |
\(\ge\) 100’000 | 1213 (27.7) | 491 (24.4) | 722 (30.6) | |
Income missing | 252 (5.8) | 138 (6.8) | 114 (4.8) | |
Savings (%) | 0.0 | |||
< 100’000 | 2123 (48.5) | 1114 (55.3) | 1009 (42.8) | |
\(\ge\) 100’000 | 1848 (42.2) | 680 (33.7) | 1168 (49.5) | |
Savings missing | 405 (9.3) | 222 (11.0) | 183 (7.8) | |
Number of siblings older/same age (%) | 0.0 | |||
0 | 2182 (49.9) | 927 (46.0) | 1255 (53.2) | |
1 | 1577 (36.0) | 729 (36.2) | 848 (35.9) | |
2 | 438 (10.0) | 241 (12.0) | 197 (8.3) | |
\(\ge\) 3 | 179 (4.1) | 119 (5.9) | 60 (2.5) | |
Number of siblings when 2 years old (%) | 0.0 | |||
0 | 1827 (41.8) | 763 (37.8) | 1064 (45.1) | |
1 | 1834 (41.9) | 845 (41.9) | 989 (41.9) | |
2 | 511 (11.7) | 274 (13.6) | 237 (10.0) | |
\(\ge\) 3 | 204 (4.7) | 134 (6.6) | 70 (3.0) | |
Living situation (%) | 0.0 | |||
Mother and father | 3716 (84.9) | 1684 (83.5) | 2032 (86.1) | |
Mother | 565 (12.9) | 277 (13.7) | 288 (12.2) | |
Father | 45 (1.0) | 21 (1.0) | 24 (1.0) | |
Neither parent | 50 (1.1) | 34 (1.7) | 16 (0.7) | |
Clinic allocation (%) | 0.0 | |||
SAU | 747 (17.1) | 263 (13.0) | 484 (20.5) | |
SUS | 708 (16.2) | 244 (12.1) | 464 (19.7) | |
SPA | 625 (14.3) | 265 (13.1) | 360 (15.3) | |
SWE | 540 (12.3) | 254 (12.6) | 286 (12.1) | |
SMU | 527 (12.0) | 231 (11.5) | 296 (12.5) | |
SNO | 1229 (28.1) | 759 (37.6) | 470 (19.9) | |
Current citizenship of primary caretaker (%) | 0.0 | |||
Switzerland | 2727 (62.3) | 1161 (57.6) | 1566 (66.4) | |
Western | 745 (17.0) | 345 (17.1) | 400 (16.9) | |
South America, Africa, Asia | 452 (10.3) | 241 (12.0) | 211 (8.9) | |
Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia | 362 (8.3) | 218 (10.8) | 144 (6.1) | |
Other | 90 (2.1) | 51 (2.5) | 39 (1.7) | |
Residence permit status of child (%) | 0.5 | |||
Swiss resident | 3260 (74.5) | 1430 (70.9) | 1830 (77.5) | |
Foreign resident | 792 (18.1) | 416 (20.6) | 376 (15.9) | |
Foreign resident weekly/yearly permit | 260 (5.9) | 133 (6.6) | 127 (5.4) | |
Foreign resident short stay | 11 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.3) | |
Asylum seeker, temporary asylum granted | 32 (0.7) | 19 (0.9) | 13 (0.6) | |
Missing | 21 (0.5) | 13 (0.6) | 8 (0.3) | |
Other appointments until 3 years old (%) | 1470 (33.6) | 301 (14.9) | 1169 (49.5) | 0.0 |