Table 1 Parent demographic information at T1 and T2

Age of participant (yrs)

Range

24–48

22–43

24–48

24–43

Mean/median

35.5

34

35.5

34

IQR

33.0–38.0

31.8–37.0

33.0–38.3

33.0–37.0

Gender (%)

Female

88

94

91.2

92.3

Male

12

6

08.8

7.7

Education (%)

Tertiary

72

81.6

67.6

81.6

Secondary

24

16.3

26.5

15.8

Primary

4

2

5.9

2.6

Nationality (%)

Irish

80

92

85.3

92.3

British

4

2

2.9

2.6

Polish

2

2

2.6

American

4

2.9

French

2

2.9

Mauritian

2

2.9

Ecuadorian

2

Lithuanian

2

Australian

2

2.9

Bangladesh

2

2.6

Italian

2

Marital Status (%)

Married

78

74

79.4

76.9

Cohabiting

2

20

11.8

20.5

Single

8

6

5.9

2.6

Civil P’ship

12

2.9

Number of children

Range

1–5

1–6

1–4

1–6

Mean

2.06

2.1

2.0

2.1

Age of children (yrs)

Range

2 wk-29 yrs

7wk-16

2wk-29 yrs

8wks-

Median

3

yrs

2.5

16 yrs

IQR

1–6

3

1–5.62

10.4mth-4.5 yrs

3

1–6