Table 2.
Mean (SD) age at wave 2 is shown by number of childhood residential moves
| All respondents (N=850) | Number of childhood residential moves | |||
| 0 Moves | 1–2 Moves | 3+ Moves | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 44.9 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 38.5 |
| Female | 55.1 | 52.9 | 53.9 | 61.5 |
| Childhood characteristics | ||||
| Age at wave 2 | 18.58 (0.32) | 18.55 (0.30) | 18.57 (0.32) | 18.62 (0.33) |
| Area-level deprivation* | ||||
| DepCat 1–3 (least deprived) | 33.1 | 31.5 | 35.1 | 28.2 |
| DepCat 4–5 | 40.0 | 47.1 | 37.1 | 41.0 |
| DepCat 6–7 (most deprived) | 26.9 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 30.8 |
| Housing tenure | ||||
| Homeowner | 49.6 | 53.5 | 48.3 | 49.4 |
| Non-homeowner | 50.4 | 46.5 | 51.7 | 50.6 |
| Head of household social class | ||||
| I, II and III (non-manual) | 46.0 | 47.1 | 44.6 | 49.4 |
| III (manual) | 34.8 | 32.1 | 36.5 | 32.7 |
| IV and V | 19.2 | 20.8 | 18.9 | 17.9 |
| Family structure** | ||||
| Intact family | 81.5 | 85.6 | 82.1 | 75.0 |
| Non-intact family | 18.5 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 25.0 |
| Number of siblings** | ||||
| None | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| One | 38.7 | 37.4 | 39.5 | 37.8 |
| Two to three | 43.4 | 38.5 | 42.8 | 51.3 |
| Four or more | 13.0 | 19.3 | 12.6 | 6.4 |
| Number of school moves*** | ||||
| None | 67.1 | 88.8 | 69.0 | 34.6 |
| One to two | 30.1 | 11.2 | 30.6 | 51.3 |
| Three or more | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| Adult characteristics | ||||
| Head of household social class* | ||||
| I, II and III (non-manual) | 65.3 | 66.7 | 66.0 | 61.2 |
| III (manual) | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 19.4 |
| IV and V | 12.5 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 19.4 |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Degree level or above | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| Below degree level | 62.5 | 57.7 | 64.1 | 62.8 |
| No qualifications | 33.4 | 36.9 | 32.3 | 32.7 |
| Marital Status* | ||||
| Married | 60.1 | 64.7 | 59.8 | 55.8 |
| Widowed or divorced | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Never married | 33.2 | 28.3 | 33.5 | 37.8 |
For all other variables, sample percentages are shown.
*p<0.1, **p<0.05 and ***p<0.01 for χ2 test (F test for age) of association between socio-demographic characteristics and increased number of residential moves.