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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for relevant explanatory and outcome variables, NCDS 1958

From: Comparing early years and childhood experiences and outcomes in Scotland, England and three city-regions: a plausible explanation for Scottish ‘excess’ mortality?

 

N

%

 

N

%

Explanatory variables

     

Area of residence (aged 7)

     

England

12945

88.8

GCV

701

46.7

Scotland

1640

11.2

Merseyside

399

26.6

   

Gr. Manchester

402

26.8

Social class of father

     

Class 1 & 2

2311

15.8

Class 1 & 2

174

11.6

Class 3

8140

55.8

Class 3

820

54.6

Class 4 & 5

2890

19.8

Class 4 & 5

399

26.6

Missing

1244

8.5

Missing

109

7.3

Low birth weight

     

Not LBW

9761

66.9

Not LBW

966

64.3

LBW

1049

7.2

LBW

110

7.3

Missing

3775

25.9

Missing

426

28.4

Mother in school after MLA

     

Stayed

3455

23.7

Stayed

230

15.3

Not stayed

10553

72.4

Not stayed

1238

82.4

Missing

577

4.0

Missing

34

2.3

Housing tenure

     

Owner occupied

5775

39.6

Owner occupied

453

30.2

Rented

7998

54.8

Rented

972

64.7

Missing

812

5.6

Missing

77

5.1

Age of mother at birth of child

     

20+

13284

91.1

20+

1386

92.3

Under 20

758

5.2

Under 20

85

5.7

Missing

543

3.7

Missing

31

2.1

Smoking after 4 months preg.

     

Non smoker

9267

63.5

Non smoker

836

55.7

Smoker

4615

31.6

Smoker

617

41.1

Missing

703

4.8

Missing

49

3.3

Ever breastfed

     

No

4257

29.2

No

629

41.9

Yes

9469

64.9

Yes

788

52.5

Missing

859

5.9

Missing

85

5.7

Father’s role in child-rearing

     

Big, equal to mum

7832

53.7

Big, equal to mum

853

56.8

Dad sig, mum more

4062

27.9

Dad sig, mum more

349

23.2

Leaves mainly to mum

1448

9.9

Leaves mainly to mum

153

10.2

Missing

1243

8.5

Missing

147

9.8

Frequency mum reads to child

     

Hardly ever

2178

14.9

Hardly ever

218

14.5

Occasionally

4791

32.8

Occasionally

509

33.9

Every week

6700

45.9

Every week

687

45.7

Missing

916

6.3

Missing

88

5.9

Frequency dad reads to child

     

Hardly ever

3762

25.8

Hardly ever

352

23.4

Occasionally

4676

32.1

Occasionally

427

28.4

Every week

4783

32.8

Every week

564

37.5

Missing

1364

9.4

Missing

159

10.6

Outcome variables

     

Rutter scores

     

Normal

10689

73.3

Normal

1164

77.5

Moderate-severe

2258

15.5

Moderate-severe

208

13.8

Missing

1638

11.2

Missing

130

8.7

Respiratory problems

     

No

12076

82.8

No

1271

84.6

Yes

2509

17.2

Yes

231

15.4

Reading problems

     

No

11738

80.5

No

1214

80.8

Yes

2397

16.4

Yes

236

15.7

Missing

450

3.1

Missing

52

3.5