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Table 1 Sample description

From: Parental separation and behaviours that influence the health of infants aged 28 to 32 months: a cross-sectional study

Initial variable

%

New categories (*without unknowns)

%

Gender n = 30,769

   

 Boy

51.3

 Girl

48.7

  

Child’s age n = 30,707

 

 

 ≤27 mo

7.3

  

 28–32 mo

88.9

  

 ≥33 mo

3.8

  

Birthweight n = 30,757

 

n = 30,757

 

 < 1000 g

0.1

  

 1000–1499 g

0.6

  

 1500–1999 g

1.2

  

 2000–2499 g

5.1

< 2500 g

7.0

 2500–2999 g

19.6

≥2500 g

 

 3000–3499 g

39.9

 

93.0

 3500–3999 g

25.0

  

 4000–4499 g

5.5

  

 ≥4500 g

3.0

  

BMI (kg/m2) at examination

percentiles

n = 29,120

 

n = 29,120

   

 < 13.1

1.0

  

 < 13.9

5.0

  

 < 14.4

10.0

  

 < 15.2

25.0

p3-p97

91.8

 < 16.0

50.0

>p97

6.3

 < 17.0

75.0

<p3

1.9

 < 18.0

90.0

  

 < 18.7

95.0

  

 < 20.9

99.0

  

Mother’s age in years at childbirth n = 29,883

 

n = 29,883

 

 9–15

0.2

  

 16–17

0.7

< 18

0.9

 18–24

18.3

18/30

59.0

 25–30

40.8

31/37

33.0

 31–37

32.9

≥38

7.1

 38–44

6.9

  

 45–53

0.2

  

Mother’s level of education n = 30,769

 

n = 24,530

 

 Did not complete primary school/no schooling

2.3

 

22.4

 Completed primary school/did not complete lower secondary

4.3

< Upper secondary school

30.8

 Completed lower secondary school

11.2

Completed upper secondary school

46.8

 Completed upper secondary school

24.6

Completed third-level/university or not

 

 Completed third-level/university or not

37.3

  

 Unknown

20.3

  

Mother’s occupation n = 15,038 (2006–9)

 

n = 7293

 

 Unemployed/stay-at-home

18.5

Unemployed/stay-at-home

 

 Part time

9.9

  

 Early retirement/invalidity/work incapacity

1.0

Early retirement/work incapacity/invalidity

38.1

 On full-time career break/parental leave or similar

1.2

Student

2.1

 Student

0.1

Works full time or part time/career break/parental leave

0.3

 Works full time

17.7

 

59.5

 Unknown

51.6

  

Family income n = 15,038 (2006–9)

 

n = 7285

 

 No stable income

0.6

  

 1 or 2 incomes from benefits

5.5

No stable income

1.2

 1 income from employment

16.3

1or 2 incomes from benefits

11.4

 1 income from employment + 1

0.1

1 income from employment

33.6

 income from benefits

0.3

2 incomes, of which ≥1 income from employment

53.8

 Other (specify)

26.0

  

 2 incomes from employment

51.2

  

 Unknown

   

Mother’s standard of French n = 16,990 (2006–9)

   

 None

1.8

  

 A little

8.1

  

 Very good

86.9

  

 Unknown

3.2

First language n = 28,582 (2006–12)

 

Language spoken at home n = 13,783 (2010–12)

 

 Language other than French

34.3

French

77.6

 French

53.8

Other

22.4

 Unknown

11.9

  

Goes to a nursery n = 13,783 (2010–12)

 

n = 12,040

 

 Yes

48.8

  

 No

38.5

Yes

55.9

 Unknown

12.7

No

44.1

Family environment n = 30,769

 

n = 28,871

 

 Parents separated

7.5

  

 Only sees one parent

1.3

  

 Stepfamily

0.4

Parents separated/only sees one parent/stepfamily

9.8

 Children’s home/home/foster home

0.6

Parents together

90.2

 Grandparents, uncles/aunts, others

0.6

  

 Parents together

84.6

  

 Unknown

5.0