Description of demographic and risk factors in sample
| Home visiting(n = 68), % (n) | Control group(n = 63) % (n) | |
|---|---|---|
| *Previous or current. | ||
| †People who are concerned about their drinking, now or in the past. | ||
| ‡Includes oral harassment and women who reported other forms of violence sometimes or regularly. May be an underestimate: excludes women who “prefer not to say” or who answered “rarely”. | ||
| Single parent | 35.9 (23) | 34.3 (23) |
| Eligible for free school meals | 20 (13) | 11.7 (7) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 92.5 (62) | 95.3 (61) |
| Black | 1.5 (1) | 1.6 (1) |
| Asian | 3 (2) | |
| Other | 3 (2) | 3.1 (2) |
| Work status | ||
| Working full/part time | 28.2 (17) | 29 (18) |
| Caring for home | 41.8 (28) | 39.1 (25) |
| Unemployed | 13.4 (9) | 9.4 (6) |
| Disabled | 6 (4) | 9.4 (6) |
| Other | 13.4 (9) | 14 (9) |
| Accommodation | ||
| Owned | 16.4 (11) | 23.8 (15) |
| Rented | 83.5 (56) | 76.2 (48) |
| ⩾2 moves in the past 12 months | 31.3 (21) | 45.3 (29) |
| No educational/vocational qualifications | 34.8 (23) | 26.6 (17) |
| Age <17 years | 17.9 (12) | 22.2 (14) |
| Poverty (<£200 per week) | 59.7 (40) | 62.5 (40) |
| No educational/vocational qualifications | 34.3 (23) | 25.4 (16) |
| No support network | 6 (4) | 7.9 (5) |
| Unhappy childhood | 26.9 (18) | 19 (12) |
| Children with behaviour problems | 35.8 (24) | 28.6 (18) |
| Social worker* | 23.9 (16) | 19.0 (12) |
| ⩾2 moves in the past 12 months | 9 (6) | 15.9 (10) |
| Physical illness/disability | 11.9 (8) | 7.8 (5) |
| Mental health problem* | 64.2 (43) | 58.7 (37) |
| Partner with mental health problem | 17.9 (12) | 12.7 (8) |
| Housing concerns | 55.2 (37) | 50.8 (32) |
| Unwanted pregnancy | 35.8 (24) | 34.9 (22) |
| Recent event that caused concern | 49.3 (33) | 49.2 (21) |
| Alcohol problem† | 14.9 (10) | 9.5 (6) |
| Drug misuser | 10.4 (7) | 3.2 (2) |
| Domestic violence (current)‡ | 34.3 (23) | 34.3 (22) |
| Previous attendance of self/partner at court for criminal reasons | 29.9 (20) | 23.8 (15) |