Supplementary Table 1: Baseline and follow-up characteristics of the EDSP sample
Baseline
First
Second
Third
T0
follow-up T1
follow-up T2
follow-up T3
(N=3021)
(N=1228)b
(N=2547)
(N=2210)
N
w%a
N
w%a
N
w%a
N
w%a
Male
1533
50.7
636
51.9
1297
49.6
1135
51.4
Female
1488
49.3
592
48.1
1251
50.4
1075
48.6
Total
3021
100.0
1228
100.0
2548
100
2210
100.0
Married
66
2.2
1
0.1
133
7.8
361
16.4
Separated/divorced/widowe
d
6
0.2
0
0
16
1.0
51
2.3
Never married
2949
97.6
1227
99.7
2399
91.2
1794
81.2
Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.2
Total
3021
100.0
1228
100.0
2548
100.0
2210
100.1
School
1565
51.8
938
71.8
560
12.8
12
0.5
University
555
18.4
8
1.0
559
25.6
92
4.2
Job training
306
10.1
228
21.1
386
10.9
644
29.1
Employed
400
13.2
33
3.8
714
36.2
1128
51.0
Unemployed
28
0.9
5
0.5
26
1.1
87
3.9
Other
167
5.5
16
1.8
303
13.3
247
11.2
Total
3021
99.9
1228
100.0
2548
99.9
2210
99.9
Characteristics
Gender
Marital status
Employment
Living arrangements
With parents
2196
72.7
1186
95.3
1368
40.2
395
17.9
Alone
446
14.8
17
1.9
509
25.7
634
27.7
With partner
306
10.1
10
1.4
421
22.7
953
44.1
Other
73
2.4
15
1.5
250
11.4
228
10.3
Total
3021
100.0
1228
100.1
2548
100.0
2210
100.0
Very bad, bad
213
7.1
52
4.6
151
6.7
222
10.1
Neither good nor bad
830
27.5
314
26.3
738
28.6
667
30.2
Good
1633
54.1
695
55.6
1367
53.4
1085
49.1
Very good
345
11.4
165
13.6
269
10.4
236
10.7
No information
0
0
2
0.2
23
1.0
0
0
Total
3021
100.1
1228
100.0
2548
100.1
2210
100.1
Lowest
24
1.0
4
0.4
14
0.5
21
1.0
Lower middle
183
6.6
65
5.6
230
9.8
280
12.6
Middle
1804
59.1
693
56.2
1524
60.2
1312
59.6
Upper middle
854
28.3
438
35.6
682
25.6
545
24.5
Upper
96
3.2
19
1.6
53
2.0
36
1.6
No information
60
1.9
9
0.7
45
2.0
16
0.7
Total
3021
100.1
1228
100.1
2548
100.1
2210
100.0
Financial Situation
Social classc
w%, Weighted percent;
a. Percentages are rounded and therefore can summarize to slightly fewer or more than 100.0 percent;
b. Only the younger cohort (aged 14-17 years) was assessed;
c. Subjective rating by the participant
Supplementary Table 2: Reporting patterns of traumatic episodes by assessment wave
Frequencies
Percent
Cumulated
Percent
Reporting patterns
%
T0
T1
T2
N
%
163
25.47
25.47
111
17.34
42.81
90
14.06
56.88
49
7.66
64.53
40
6.25
70.78
39
6.09
76.88
37
5.78
82.66
37
5.78
88.44
13
2.03
90.47
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61
9.54
100
ANY OTHERS
640
100,00
T3
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Baseline T0
First
Follow-up
T1
Second
Follow-up
T2
Third
Follow-up
T3
Total N=2548,
14-17 year olds
N=1169,
18-24 year olds
N=1379
Total N=2210,
14-17 years
N=1022,
18-24 years
N=1188
Total sample
N=3021
14-17 years
N=1395
18-24 years
N=1626
Only baseline
14-17 year olds
N=1228
1995
1996/-97
1998/-99
2003/-04/-05
R =70.9%
R1=74.3%
R2=68.1%
R1=88.0%
R =84.3%
R1=83.8%
R2=84.8%
R =73.2%
R1=73.3%
R2=73.1%
t
Note: R = response rate
R1 = response rate among baseline 14-17 year olds
R2 = response rate among baseline 18-24 year olds
Supplementary Fig. 1: Assessment times and response rates of the EDSP sample