Table 1.
Indicators of acculturation and health behaviours among mothers in the millennium cohort study. Figures are numbers (percentages*) of women
| British/Irish white (n=6478) | All ethnic minority groups (n=2110) | Pakistani or Bangladeshi (n=849) | Black (n=402) | Indian (n=348) | Other white (n=207) | Other (n=204) | Mixed (n=100) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators of acculturation | ||||||||
| Generational status: | ||||||||
| Immigrant | — | 1374 (63) | 589 (68) | 221 (51) | 187 (50) | 171 (79) | 180 (88) | 26 (27) |
| 1st generation | — | 681 (33) | 258 (32) | 170 (46) | 158 (49) | 18 (10) | 22 (11) | 55 (51) |
| 2nd generation | — | 55 (4) | 2 (0.2) | 11 (3) | 3 (1) | 18 (11) | 2 (0.7) | 19 (23) |
| Language spoken at home: | ||||||||
| English only | — | 533 (32) | 32 (5) | 247 (64) | 61 (22) | 83 (45) | 42 (22) | 68 (70) |
| English and other language | — | 1171 (51) | 579 (68) | 121 (28) | 230 (65) | 100 (44) | 117 (52) | 24 (23) |
| Other language only | — | 406 (17) | 238 (27) | 34 (8) | 57 (13) | 24 (12) | 45 (26) | 8 (7) |
| Outcome measures | ||||||||
| Smoked during pregnancy† | 2402 (37) | 262 (15) | 38 (4) | 80 (22) | 18 (6) | 60 (30) | 24 (14) | 42 (41) |
| Consumed alcohol during pregnancy† | 2388 (37) | 204 (14) | 1 (0) | 70 (20) | 29 (12) | 62 (34) | 21 (12) | 21 (22) |
| Started breast feeding† | 4461 (69) | 1791 (86) | 654 (76) | 377 (95) | 299 (86) | 189 (92) | 184 (92) | 88 (88) |
| Breast fed for at least 4 months† | 1716 (27) | 779 (40) | 209 (26) | 190 (50) | 142 (41) | 97 (47) | 104 (56) | 37 (38) |
*Weighted percentage.
†P<0.001 for difference between British/Irish white mothers and mothers from all ethnic minority groups.