Weighted percentages, total N, OR and 95% CI for all mothers who read to their child
| Frequency of how often mother reads to child | Every day N (%) | Less often N (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI, p value) | Overall unadjusted p value for variable | *Adjusted *OR (95% CI, p value) | Adjusted p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | p<0.01 | p=0.0123 | ||||
| White | 6387 (52.64) | 5679 (47.36) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Indian | 158 (45.69) | 181 (54.31) | 0.76 (0.61 to 0.94) p=0.011 | 0.77 (0.62 to 0.96) p=0.018 | ||
| Pakistani | 225 (40.62) | 342 (59.38) | 0.62 (0.48 to 0.78) p=0.000 | 0.77 (0.60 to 0.99) p=0.042 | ||
| Bangladeshi | 75 (36.94) | 145 (63.06) | 0.53 (0.37 to 0.76) p=0.001 | 0.73 (0.49 to 1.08) p=0.112 | ||
| Black | 174 (40.79) | 252 (59.21) | 0.62 (0.47 to 0.81) p=0.001 | 0.67 (0.50 to 0.89) p=0.006 | ||
| Mixed/Other | 170 (50.96) | 184 (49.04) | 0.93 (0.74 to 1.18) p=0.573 | 0.90 (0.70 to 1.16) p=0.408 | ||
| Socioeconomic status | p<0.01 | p=0.0013 | ||||
| Managerial and professional occupations | 2411 (60.03) | 1572 (39.97) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Intermediate | 1286 (53.38) | 1124 (46.62) | 0.76 (0.68 to 0.86) p<0.01 | 0.90 (0.79 to 1.02) p=0.096 | ||
| Small employers and own account workers | 269 (53.44) | 242 (46.56) | 0.76 (0.63 to 0.92) p=0.006 | 0.86 (0.70 to 1.07) p=0.176 | ||
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 372 (47.83) | 409 (52.17) | 0.61 (0.51 to 0.74) p<0.01 | 0.75 (0.62 to 0.92) p=0.005 | ||
| Semi-routine and routine occupations | 2317 (46.37) | 2637 (53.63) | 0.58 (0.52 to 0.64) p<0.01 | 0.77 (0.67 to 0.87) p<0.01 | ||
| Never worked and long term unemployed | 469(39.69) | 729 (60.31) | 0.44 (0.37 to 0.52) p<0.01 | 0.68 (0.54 to 0.85) p=0.001 | ||
| Highest academic qualification | p<0.01 | p<0.01 | ||||
| Degree/higher degree | 1561 (64.19) | 853 (35.81) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diploma in higher education | 722 (56.43) | 555 (43.57) | 0.72 (0.62 to 0.84) p<0.01 | 0.75 (0.64 to 0.88) p<0.01 | ||
| A/AS/S levels | 761 (55.9) | 622 (44.1) | 0.71 (0.61 to 0.82) p<0.01 | 0.72 (0.61 to 0.85) p<0.01 | ||
| GCSE grades A-C | 2369 (49.57) | 2385 (50.43) | 0.55 (0.49 to 0.61) p<0.01 | 0.58 (0.51 to 0.66) p<0.01 | ||
| GCSE grades D-G | 663 (45.76) | 793 (54.24) | 0.47 (0.41 to 0.55) p<0.000 | 0.52 (0.44 to 0.63) p=0.01 | ||
| Other or overseas qualifications | 162 (49.2) | 175 (50.8) | 0.54 (0.42 to 0.69) p<0.01 | 0.64 (0.49 to 0.85) p=0.002 | ||
| None of these qualifications | 952 (40.36) | 1398 (59.64) | 0.38 (0.33 to 0.44) p<0.01 | 0.45 (0.38 to 0.54) p<0.01 | ||
| Lone mother status | p=0.0027 | p=0.0621 | ||||
| Lone mother | 1318 (48.58) | 1411 (51.42) | 0.86 (0.78, 0.95), p=0.003 | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.00) p=0.062 | ||
| Non-lone mother | 5886 (52.38) | 5388 (47.62) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age of mother at birth of the cohort child | p<0.01 | p=0.1513 | ||||
| 14–19 | 538 (49.79) | 551 (50.21) | 0.79 (0.66 to 0.95) p=0.012 | 0.87 (0.71 to 1.07) p=0.179 | ||
| 20–24 | 1157 (45.94) | 1312 (54.06) | 0.68 (0.59 to 0.77) p<0.01 | 0.82 (0.70 to 0.95) p=0.010 | ||
| 25–29 | 1976 (51.26) | 1922 (48.74) | 0.84 (0.74 to 0.95) p=0.006 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.05) p=0.192) | ||
| 30–34 | 2269 53.29) | 1960 (46.71) | 0.91 (0.81 to 1.02) p=0.106 | 0.93 (0.82 to 1.05) p=0.225 | ||
| 35+ | 1262 (55.7) | 1051 (44.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number of children | p<0.01 | p<0.01 | ||||
| 1 | 1416 (61.61) | 885 (38.39) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3579 (54.19) | 3018 (45.81) | 0.74 (0.65 to 0.83) p=0.01 | 0.63 (0.55 to 0.71) p<0.01 | ||
| 3+ | 2209(43.44) | 2896(56.56) | 0.48 (0.43 to 0.54) p<0.01 | 0.41 (0.36 to 0.47) p<0.01 | ||
| Employment | p=0.0008 | p<0.01 | ||||
| Full-time | 866 (47.44) | 894 (52.56) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Part-time | 2647 (52.23) | 2343 (47.77) | 1.21 (1.07 to 1.37) p=0.002 | 1.47 (1.29 to 1.67) p<0.01 | ||
| On leave | 215 (53.08) | 188 (46.92) | 1.25 (0.97 to 1.61) p=0.080 | 1.49 (1.14 to 1.94) p=0.003 | ||
| Self-employed | 459 (57.31) | 341 (42.69) | 1.49 (1.23 to 1.80) p<0.01 | 1.64 (1.35 to 2.01) p<0.01 | ||
| Unemployed/student | 3005 (51.48) | 3014 (48.52) | 1.18 (1.03 to 1.34) p=0.018 | 2.06 (1.77 to 2.40) p<0.01 |
↵* Adjusted for ethnic group, socioeconomic status, academic qualification, lone mother status, age at MCS birth, number of children and employment status.