Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample and distribution of the parental ‘care’ and ‘control’ scores
| White UK | Black Caribbean | Nigerian/Ghanaian | Other African | Indian | Pakistani/Bangladeshi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1227 | 929 | 612 | 468 | 492 | 621 |
| % in lone-parent households | 23 | 39 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 10 |
| % least advantaged (3rd tertile of socio-economic status score) | 36 | 41 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 44 |
| Age- and sex-adjusted mean total difficulties score (95% CI) | 11.55 (11.26, 11.84) | 11.30 (10.96, 11.63) | 10.48 (10.07, 10.89)* | 10.57 (10.10, 11.04)* | 9.89 (9.43, 10.35)* | 10.71 (10.30, 11.12)* |
| Age- and sex-adjusted mean (SD) parental care | 14.31 (0.06) | 13.97 (0.09)* | 13.72 (0.11)* | 13.82 (0.14)* | 13.95 (0.12)* | 14.0 (0.11)* |
| Age- and sex-adjusted mean (SD) parental control | 7.28 (0.06) | 7.83 (0.08)† | 8.35 (0.10)† | 8.19 (0.12)† | 8.09 (0.10)† | 8.20 (0.09)† |
*
Significantly lower than White UK.
†
Significantly higher than White UK (P < 0.05).