Table 2.
Background, social, and economic characteristics of women in study. Values are numbers (percentages) and denominators with 10 of n unless stated otherwise
| Indian (n=154) | Pakistani (n=149) | Bangladeshi (n=56) | All South Asian (n=359) | European (n=399) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 52.40 (11.7) | 48.33 (12.0) | 48.14 (12.7) | 50.05 (12.1) | 54.03 (12.9) |
| Birth place: | |||||
| Indian subcontinent | 137 (89) | 137 (93) | 54 (100) | 328 (93) | — |
| United Kingdom | 9 (6) | 9 (6) | — | 18 (5) | — |
| Other | 7 (5) | 1 (1) | — | 8 (2) | — |
| Year moved to UK (n=323)*: | |||||
| Before 1962 | 47 (34) | 14 (11) | — | 61 (19) | — |
| 1962-75 | 59 (43) | 77 (58) | 13 (25) | 149 (46) | — |
| After 1975 | 31 (23) | 42 (32) | 40 (76) | 113 (35) | — |
| Education (n=364, European): | |||||
| None | 29 (19) | 62 (42) | 19 (35) | 110 (31) | 1 (0) |
| Primary | 26 (17) | 22 (15) | 17 (31) | 65 (18) | 54 (14) |
| Secondary | 42 (27) | 37 (25) | 16 (29) | 95 (27) | 245 (62) |
| Further education | 32 (21) | 17 (12) | 3 (6) | 52 (15) | 33 (8) |
| Higher | 20 (13) | 9 (6) | — | 29 (8) | 31 (8) |
| Social class (n=265, S Asian; 295, European): | |||||
| I, II, or IIIN | 92 (73) | 71 (64) | 6 (21) | 169 (64) | 152 (52) |
| IIIM, IV, or V | 34 (27) | 40 (36) | 22 (79) | 96 (36) | 143 (49) |
| Housing: | |||||
| Homeowners | 145 (95) | 123 (84) | 26 (46) | 294 (83) | 275 (70) |
| Overcrowding (>1 person/room) (n=343, S Asian; 383, European) | 23 (16) | 41 (29) | 32 (57) | 96 (28) | 4(1) |
| Problems with area | 26 (17) | 20 (14) | 5 (9) | 51 (15) | 65 (17) |
*
From subset of 336.