Table 3 Univariate analysis (unadjusted results) of chronic conditions by socio-economic position variables
Socio-economic marker | Number of chronic conditions while aged 0–9 years (% within SEP category) | χ2; p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 or more | |||
Mother’s education | O level or lower | 35 (34.3%) | 34 (33.3%) | 33 (32.4%) | χ22 = 7.9; p = 0.02 |
A level or degree | 20 (58.8%) | 10 (27.4%) | 4 (11.8%) | ||
Father’s education | O level or lower | 23 (31.5%) | 27 (37.0%) | 23 (31.5%) | χ22 = 4.3; p = 0.1 |
A level or degree | 32 (50.8%) | 17 (27.0%) | 14 (22.2%) | ||
Family social class | I, II, III non-manual | 31 (49.2%) | 18 (28.6%) | 14 (22.2%) | χ22 = 3.8; p = 0.1 |
III manual, IV V | 24 (32.9%) | 26 (35.6%) | 23 (31.5%) | ||
Housing tenure (in pregnancy) | Owned/mortgaged | 48 (42.9%) | 35 (31.3%) | 29 (25.9%) | χ22 = 1.0; p = 0.5 |
Other | 7 (29.2%) | 9 (37.5%) | 8 (33.3%) | ||
Family adversity index | 0 | 25 (44.6%) | 18 (32.1%) | 13 (23.2%) | χ62 = 4.4; p = 0.6 |
1 | 17 (42.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 10 (25.0%) | ||
2 | 6 (30.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 9 (45.0%) | ||
≥3 | 7 (35.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | ||
Townsend score (quintile) | 1st (least deprived) | 18 (40.9%) | 15 (34.1%) | 11 (25.0%) | χ62 = 2.1; p = 0.9 |
2 | 11 (40.7%) | 7 (25.9%) | 9 (33.3%) | ||
3 | 8 (33.3%) | 10 (41.7%) | 6 (25.0%) | ||
4th & 5th (most deprived)1 | 18 (43.9%) | 12 (29.3%) | 11 (26.8%) | ||
Number of chronic conditions while aged 10–18 years (% within SEP category) | |||||
0 | 1 | 2 or more | |||
Mother’s education | O level or lower | 121 (58.7%) | 60 (29.1%) | 25 (12.1%) | χ22 = 9.2; p = 0.01 |
A level or degree | 45 (45.5%) | 29 (29.3%) | 25 (25.3%) | ||
Father’s education | O level or lower | 85 (54.1%) | 49 (31.2%) | 23 (14.7%) | χ22 = 1.1; p = 0.6 |
A level or degree | 81 (54.7%) | 40 (27.0%) | 27 (18.2%) | ||
Family social class | I, II, III non-manual | 79 (49.7%) | 48 (30.2%) | 32 (20.1%) | χ22 = 4.3; p = 0.1 |
III manual, IV V | 87 (59.6%) | 41 (28.1%) | 18 (12.3%) | ||
Housing tenure | Mortgaged/owned | 118 (51.5%) | 70 (30.6%) | 41 (17.9%) | χ22 = 3.3; p = 0.2 |
Other | 48 (63.2%) | 19 (25.0%) | 9 (11.8%) | ||
Family adversity index | 0 | 60 (49.6%) | 43 (35.5%) | 18 (14.9%) | χ62 = 4.5; p = 0.6 |
1 | 53 (56.4%) | 25 (26.6%) | 16 (17.0%) | ||
2 | 29 (61.7%) | 10 (21.3%) | 8 (17.0%) | ||
≥3 | 24 (55.8%) | 11 (25.6%) | 8 (18.6%) | ||
Townsend score (quintile) | 1st (least deprived) | 51 (58.0%) | 25 (28.4%) | 12 (13.6%) | χ82 = 4.1; p = 0.8 |
2 | 31 (55.4%) | 16 (28.6%) | 9 (16.1%) | ||
3 | 35 (48.0%) | 21 (28.8%) | 17 (23.3%) | ||
4 | 33 (55.0%) | 18 (30.0%) | 9 (15.0%) | ||
5th (most deprived) | 16 (57.1%) | 9 (32.1%) | 3 (10.7%) | ||