Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample, including gender differences

Age

69.12 (6.27)

68.85 (6.15)

70.50 (6.96)

-0.955

-

0.340

Education

 Primary

19 (25.3%)

17 (27.0%)

2 (16.7%)

5.380

4

0.250

 Vocational

28 (37.3%)

21 (33.3%)

7 (58.3%)

 Secondary technical

9 (12.0%)

8 (12.7%)

1 (8.3%)

 Secondary comprehensive

12 (16.0%)

12 (19.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Tertiary

7 (9.3%)

5 (7.9%)

2 (16.7%)

Social background

 Middle class

11 (14.7%)

10 (15.9%)

1 (8.3%)

1.129

2

0.569

 Working class

52 (69.3%)

44 (69.8%)

8 (66.7%)

 Farming

12 (16.0%)

9 (14.3%)

3 (25.0%)

Marital status

 Married

37 (49.3%)

26 (41.3%)

11 (91.7%)

10.723

2

0.005

 Divorced

11 (14.7%)

10 (15.9%)

1 (8.3%)

 Widowed

27 (36.0%)

27 (42.9%)

0 (0.0%)

Living space (in sqm)

59.89 (27.19)

57.00 (19.63)

74.58 (49.53)

-1.295

-

0.195

Duration of foster care

9.61 (6.03)

10.06 (6.27)

7.33 (4.07)

-1.387

-

0.165

Number of children in foster care

 One

48 (64.0%)

40 (63.5%)

8 (66.7%)

1.587

3

0.662

 Two

20 (26.7%)

16 (25.4%)

4 (33.3%)

 Three

4 (5.3%)

4 (6.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 Four and more

3 (4.0%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0.0%)

Self-assessment of housing conditions

 Very bad

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.960

2

0.619

 Bad

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Average

17 (22.7%)

13 (20.6%)

4 (33.3%)

 Good

38 (50.7%)

33 (52.4%)

5 (41.7%)

 Very good

20 (26.7%)

17 (27.0%)

3 (25.0%)

Self-assessment of financial situation

 Very bad

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3.390

3

0.335

 Bad

2 (2.7%)

1 (1.6%)

1 (8.3%)

 Average

37 (49.3%)

32 (50.8%)

5 (41.7%)

 Good

30 (40.0%)

26 (41.3%)

4 (33.3%)

 Very good

6 (8.0%)

4 (6.3%)

2 (16.7%)