Table 1.

Characteristics of the B and K cohort

Characteristics	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)
English as main language at home	89.2 (4,555)	3.8 (187)
Parent characteristics
Female	98.6 (5,033)	97.1 (4,839)
Mean age (±SD)	31.0 (±5.5)	34.7 (±5.5)
Parent’s 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’s highest level of 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)