Table 2 Parents’ characteristics

Mean (SD) parent age (years)

n = 9

38.4 (3.6)

[33, 44]

n = 10

37.3 (4.8)

[30, 45]

n = 19

37.8 (4.2)

[30, 45]

n (%) parent gender (female)

9 (100%)

10 (100%)

19 (100%)

n (%) parent occupation status

• Employed full time

1 (11%)

4 (40%)

5 (26%)

• Employed part-time

5 (56%)

2 (20%)

7 (37%)

• Self-employed

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

• Unemployed

1 (11%)

3 (30%)

4 (21%)

• Employed (on parental leave)

1 (11%)

1 (10%)

2 (11%)

n (%) highest level of parent education

• None

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• GCSEs/O-levels

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• A-levels

2 (22%)

2 (20%)

4 (21%)

• NVQ/HND

0 (0%)

3 (30%)

3 (16%)

• Degree

5 (56%)

2 (20%)

7 (37%)

• Postgraduate degree

1 (11%)

2 (20%)

3 (16%)

• Other

1 (11%)

1 (10%)

2 (11%)

n (%) born in the UK

4 (44%)

7 (70%)

11 (58%)

Mean (SD) [range] if not born in the UK, number of years in the UK

n = 5

16.3 (5.5)

[8.5, 23]

n = 3

21.0 (7.9)

[15, 30]

n = 8

18.1 (6.4)

[8.5, 30]

Partner (other parent) characteristics

Mean (SD) [range] partner age

n = 9

37.8 (3.8)

[33, 43]

n = 10

37.5 (6.4)

[29, 47]

n = 19

37.6 (5.2)

[29, 47]

n (%) partner gender (female)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

n (%) partner occupation status

• Employed full time

6 (67%)

8 (80%)

14 (74%)

• Employed part-time

1 (11%)

1 (10%)

2 (11%)

• Self-employed

0 (0%)

1 (10%)

1 (5%)

• Unemployed

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

• Employed (on parental leave)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

n (%) highest level of partner education

• None

0 (0%)

1 (10%)

1 (5.3%)

• GCSEs/O-levels

0 (0%)

2 (20%)

2 (11%)

• A-levels

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

• NVQ/HND

0 (0%)

2 (20%)

2 (11%)

• Degree

4 (44%)

3 (30%)

7 (37%)

• Postgraduate degree

4 (44%)

0 (0%)

4 (21%)

• Other

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)