Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and the children according to employment status
| Category | Number | Not employed (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Child sex | ||
| Female | 10,887 | 15.2 |
| Male | 11,228 | 15.4 |
| Mother’s age | ||
| 24 years and younger | 1,676 | 27.5 |
| 25–29 years | 7,829 | 16.3 |
| 30–34 years | 8,974 | 13.3 |
| 35 years and older | 3,636 | 12.7 |
| Maternal educational attainment | ||
| Lower secondary education | 1,891 | 26.1 |
| Upper secondary education | 5,855 | 19.5 |
| College/university | 14,369 | 12.5 |
| Father’s income at follow-up | ||
| Low | 1,939 | 21.6 |
| Average | 16,348 | 14.3 |
| High | 2,691 | 16.1 |
| Household type at follow-up | ||
| Two-parent | 21,103 | 15.0 |
| One-parent | 1,012 | 21.4 |
| Number of children at follow-up | ||
| 1 | 4,559 | 12.3 |
| 2 | 12,612 | 15.8 |
| 3 or more | 4,944 | 16.8 |
| Maternal liability to anxiety/depression in pregnancy | ||
| No | 21,022 | 14.8 |
| Poor | 1,093 | 24.3 |