Age, sex, and socioeconomic factors in children and teenagers by ethnic group; data from 1999 Health Survey for England
| Ethnic group | General population | Afro-Caribbean | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Chinese | Irish | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *χ2 for significance testing of differences across groups. | ||||||||
| †Wald test. | ||||||||
| % Boys | 51 | 47 | 56 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 0.100* |
| Mean age (SE) | 10.5 (0.12) | 10.0 (0.19) | 10.6 (0.22) | 9.9 (0.18) | 10.0 (0.21) | 10.7 (0.28) | 9.4 (0.21) | 0.03† |
| Social class, n (%) | ||||||||
| I | 148 (7.4) | 21 (2.7) | 64 (8.0) | 47 (4.8) | 11 (2.1) | 29 (9.0) | 36 (6.8) | 0.001* |
| II | 558 (26.3) | 156 (18.9) | 159 (20.0) | 134 (13.0) | 57 (7.1) | 99 (27.5) | 243 (31.7) | |
| IIIn | 264 (12.9) | 183 (21.9) | 62 (10.2) | 72 (6.4) | 59 (6.5) | 49 (15.6) | 94 (14.6) | |
| IIIm | 626 (30.5) | 176 (22.4) | 184 (30.1) | 405 (40.0) | 305 (35.2) | 102 (30.9) | 210 (29.1) | |
| IV | 316 (15.6) | 182 (23.6) | 157 (25.8) | 237 (20.8) | 339 (30.4) | 26 (7.2) | 116 (13.8) | |
| V | 79 (4.0) | 30 (4.1) | 14 (2.3) | 24 (2.3) | 38 (3.2) | 10 (2.9) | 19 (1.7) | |