TABLE 2.

Percentage of Participants Exposed to Family Poverty at Different Stages of Life Course and Experiencing Anxiety and Depression at Age 14 Years or 21 Years: Mater Hospital–University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy, Brisbane, Australia, 1981–1984

		Anxiety and Depression at Ages 14 and 21 Years (n = 2609)
Poverty Status	No.	At Neither Age, %	At Either Age, %	At Both Ages, %	α22 (P)
During mother's pregnancy
Not poor	1877	73.4	21.8	4.9
Poor	732	67.4	24.9	7.8	12.9 (< .01)
At age 6 mo
Not poor	2061	72.9	21.9	5.2
Poor	548	67.2	25.4	7.5	8.2 (< .05)
At age 5 y
Not poor	2057	72.9	22.2	4.9
Poor	552	67.0	24.3	8.7	14.2 (< .01)
At age 14 y
Not poor	2172	73.4	21.7	4.9
Poor	437	63.2	27.2	9.6	24.5 (< .001)

Note. Anxiety and depression as reported in the Youth Self-Report (14 years) questionnaire and the Young Adult Self-Report (21 years) questionnaire.