Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents: mean (SD) or %
| Â | Â | F1 (Luxembourg) N = 85 | F2 (Belgium) N = 82 | F3 (Romania) N = 69 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | 21.2 (3.31) | 18.5 (0.87) | 19.1 (0.37) | 0.000 |
Sex | Female | 75.3 | 67.1 | 89.9 | 0.004 |
| Â | Male | 24.7 | 32.9 | 10.1 | Â |
Father's educational level | 1 | 15.9 | 10.9 | 23.2 | 0.000 |
| Â | 2 | 34.1 | 14.1 | 42.0 | Â |
| Â | 3 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 21.7 | Â |
| Â | 4 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 8.7 | Â |
| Â | 5 | 15.9 | 42.2 | 4.3 | Â |
Mother's Educational level | 1 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 26.1 | 0.000 |
| Â | 2 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 33.3 | Â |
| Â | 3 | 28.0 | 22.1 | 26.1 | Â |
| Â | 4 | 17.1 | 42.6 | 5.8 | Â |
| Â | 5 | 12.2 | 19.1 | 8.7 | Â |
Father's professional status | Manual worker | 19.5 | 15.0 | 51.5 | 0.000 |
| Â | Employee | 51.2 | 40.0 | 22.1 | Â |
| Â | Senior officer | 29.3 | 45.0 | 26.5 | Â |
Mother's professional status | Manual worker | 17.1 | 5.1 | 49.3 | 0.000 |
| Â | Employee | 62.2 | 69.6 | 33.3 | Â |
| Â | Senior officer | 20.7 | 25.3 | 17.4 | Â |
Importance of going to university | Little and not important | 4.7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.000 |
| Â | Important | 40.0 | 61.7 | 20.3 | Â |
| Â | Very important | 55.3 | 30.9 | 78.3 | Â |