Table 5 Univariate analysis (unadjusted results) of Resource Utilisation Bands at age 5 by socio-economic position variables
Socio-economic marker | Resource Utilisation Band at age 5 (% within SEP category) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-user | Healthy user | Low or moderate morbidity | χ2; p-value | ||
Mother’s education | O level or lower | 24 (22.0%) | 32 (29.4%) | 53 (48.6%) | χ22 = 2.9; p = 0.2 |
A level or degree | 14 (35.9%) | 9 (23.1%) | 16 (41.0%) | ||
Father’s education | O level or lower | 20 (26.0%) | 23 (29.9%) | 34 (44.2%) | χ22 = 0.5; p = 0.8 |
A level or degree | 18 (25.4%) | 18 (25.4%) | 35 (49.3%) | ||
Family social class | I, II, III non-manual | 23 (31.1%) | 20 (27.0%) | 31 (41.9%) | χ22 = 2.4; p = 0.3 |
III manual, IV V | 15 (20.3%) | 21 (28.4%) | 38 (51.4%) | ||
Housing tenure (in pregnancy) | Owned/mortgaged | 27 (22.5%) | 38 (31.7%) | 55 (45.8%) | χ22 = 6.2; p = 0.05 |
Other | 11 (39.3%) | 3 (10.7%) | 14 (50.0%) | ||
Family adversity index | 0 | 18 (28.1%) | 19 (29.7%) | 27 (42.2%) | χ62 = 9.8; p = 0.1 |
1 | 11 (26.2%) | 6 (14.3%) | 25 (59.5%) | ||
2 | 4 (19.1%) | 6 (28.6%) | 11 (52.4%) | ||
≥3 | 5 (23.8%) | 10 (47.6%) | 6 (28.6%) | ||
Townsend score (quintile) | 1st (least deprived) | 9 (18.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | χ62 = 4.2; p = 0.6 |
2 | 11 (37.9%) | 6 (20.7%) | 12 (41.4%) | ||
3 | 8 (28.6%) | 8 (28.6%) | 12 (42.9%) | ||
4th or 5th (most deprived)1 | 10 (24.4%) | 11 (26.8%) | 20 (48.8%) | ||