Table 1.

Basic characteristic of the B and K cohort children

Socio-demographic attributes	Percent (n)
	B cohort 0/1 years	K cohort 4/5 years
	N=4,242	N=4,169
Child characteristics
Female	48.9 (2,497)	49.1 (2,446)
Indigenous status	4.5 (230)	3.8 (187)
English as main language at home	89.2 (4,555)	87.5 (4,359)
Parent characteristics
Biological parent	99.7 (5,093)	99.4 (4,953)
Female	98.6 (5,033)	97.1 (4,839)
Mean age (± sd)	31.0 (±5.5)	34.7 (±5.5)
Parent 1 employment status
Employed	49.7 (2,531)	57.4 (2,852)
Unemployed	3.2 (165)	3.8 (188)
Not in labour force	47.1 (2,400)	38.9 (1,932)
Parent 1 school completion
Year 12+	66.7 (3,404)	58.1 (2,895)
Year 10/11	28.3 (1,443)	34.9 (1,739)
Year 9 or less	5.0 (256)	6.9 (344)
Remoteness area
Highly accessible	54.8 (2,800)	53.8 (2,655)
Accessible	23.3 (1,188)	23.5 (1,159)
Moderately accessible	16.5 (840)	17.3 (855)
Remote/very remote	4.3 (221)	4.4 (217)
SEIFA economic resources
Below median	47.3 (2,413)	45.8 (2,284)