Table 7 Univariate analysis (unadjusted results) of Resource Utilisation Bands at age 15 by socio-economic position variables
Socio-economic marker | Resource Utilisation Band at age 15 (% within SEP category) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-user | Healthy user | Low or moderate morbidity | χ2; p-value | ||
Mother’s education | O level or lower | 28 (20.3%) | 56 (40.6%) | 54 (39.1%) | χ22 = 5.4; p = 0.07 |
A level or degree | 7 (9.3%) | 29 (38.7%) | 39 (52.0%) | ||
Father’s education | O level or lower | 17 (15.6%) | 47 (43.1%) | 45 (41.3%) | χ22 = 1.0; p = 0.6 |
A level or degree | 18 (17.3%) | 38 (36.5%) | 48 (46.2%) | ||
Family social class | I, II, III non-manual | 16 (13.6%) | 46 (39.0%) | 56 (47.5%) | χ22 = 2.3; p = 0.3 |
III manual, IV V | 19 (20.0%) | 39 (41.1%) | 37 (39.0%) | ||
Housing tenure (in pregnancy) | Owned/mortgaged | 27 (16.5%) | 67 (40.9%) | 70 (42.7%) | χ22 = 0.3; p = 0.9 |
Other | 8 (16.3%) | 18 (36.7%) | 23 (46.9%) | ||
Family adversity index | 0 | 16 (18.8%) | 32 (37.7%) | 37 (43.5%) | χ62 = 3.2; p = 0.8 |
1 | 10 (14.9%) | 27 (40.3%) | 30 (44.8%) | ||
2 | 7 (18.9%) | 17 (46.0%) | 13 (35.1%) | ||
≥3 | 2 (8.3%) | 9 (37.5%) | 13 (54.2%) | ||
Townsend score (quintile) | 1st (least deprived) | 10 (15.4%) | 26 (40.0%) | 29 (44.6%) | χ62 = 2.8; p = 0.8 |
2 | 9 (21.4%) | 19 (45.2%) | 14 (33.3%) | ||
3 | 8 (16.7%) | 17 (35.4%) | 23 (47.9%) | ||
4th and 5th (most deprived)1 | 8 (13.8%) | 23 (39.7%) | 27 (46.6%) | ||