% | N unweighted | |
---|---|---|
Gender of child | ||
Female | 51.1 | 5576 |
Male | 48.9 | 5438 |
Maternal ethnic group | ||
White | 89.9 | 9724 |
Minority | 10.1 | 1269 |
Maternal highest education level, child aged 1 year* | ||
NVQ 1 | 9.9 | 859 |
NVQ 2 | 35.5 | 3203 |
NVQ 3 | 16.9 | 1656 |
NVQ 4 | 33.8 | 3349 |
NVQ 5 | 3.9 | 421 |
Maternal employment, child aged 5 years | ||
Not in work | 58.4 | 6615 |
In work | 41.6 | 4934 |
Household equivalised income, child aged 1 year | ||
Below 60% of The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) median poverty indicator | 71.6 | 7282 |
Above 60% of OECD median poverty indicator | 28.4 | 2926 |
Biological father in household, child aged 5 years | ||
Present | 78.3 | 8781 |
Absent | 21.7 | 2233 |
Siblings, child age 5 years | ||
None | 16.0 | 1736 |
One | 49.1 | 5322 |
Two | 23.4 | 2611 |
Three or more | 11.4 | 1325 |
*NVQ (National Vocational qualification) level represents highest academic or vocational educational qualification obtained. In terms of academic qualifications, the two highest levels are level 4 (corresponding to a first university degree or a diploma in higher education) and level 5 (corresponding to a higher degree). Degree-level professional, nursing or other medical vocational qualifications are treated as equivalent to level 4.
OECD, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.