Table 7.
Proportion of women externally controlled tabulated against features of their early childhood (≤5yrs).
| Features of early childhood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| %(n) ELOC | OR [95% CI] | P | |
| In First Year | |||
| Year of her birth | N = 12564 | <0.0001 | |
| <1955 | 33.9% (169) | 0.77 [0.63, 0.93] | |
| 1955–1959 | 34.6% (750) | 0.79 [0.71, 0.88] | |
| 1960–1964 | 40.1% (1917) | 1.00 Ref | |
| 1965–1969 | 51.7% (1972) | 1.60 [1.47, 1.74] | |
| 1970+ | 67.1% (872) | 3.06 [2.68, 3.48] | |
| Had a birthmark | N = 12448 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 49.1% (1541) | 1.23 [1.13, 1.33] | |
| No | 43.9% (4088) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Ethnic background | N = 11817 | 0.686 | |
| White | 44.2% (5096) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Non-white | 45.4% (128) | 1.05 [0.83, 1.33] | |
| Place of residence | N = 11534 | <0.0001 | |
| Avon | 52.7% (3403) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Rest of England | 35.4% (1382) | 0.49 [0.45, 0.53] | |
| Rest of World | 34.0% (396) | 0.46 [0.39, 0.55] | |
| Was adopted in first year | N = 12638 | 0.346 | |
| Yes | 49.0% (75) | 1.17 [0.85, 1.60] | |
| No | 45.2% (5643) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Was breastfed | N = 10007 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 39.2% (2266) | 0.73 [0.67, 0.79] | |
| No | 47.0% (1987) | 1.00 Ref | |
| No. of Older Siblings | N = 11937 | <0.0001 | |
| 0 | 42.1% (1580) | 1.00 Ref | |
| 1 | 44.0% (2116) | 1.08 [0.99, 1.18] | |
| 2 | 44.6% [989) | 1.11 [0.99, 1.23] | |
| 3 | 51.7% (379) | 1.47 [1.25, 1.72] | |
| 4+ | 56.5% (236) | 1.78 [1.45, 2.19] | |
| In First 5 Years | |||
| Mother died | N = 12637 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 71.7% (43) | 3.08 [1.75, 5.40] | |
| No | 45.1% (5674) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Father died | N = 12636 | 0.474 | |
| Yes | 41.7% (43) | 0.87 [0.58, 1.28] | |
| No | 45.3% (5674) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Mother Present in Home | N = 12638 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 44.1% (5258) | 0.44 [0.38, 0.52] | |
| No | 64.0% (460) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Father Present in Home | N = 12638 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 43.6% (5048) | 0.44 [0.38, 0.50] | |
| No | 63.9% (670) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Step-father Present in Home | N = 12638 | 0.006 | |
| Yes | 56.7% (80) | 1.60 [1.14, 2.23] | |
| No | 45.1% (5638) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Step-brother Present in Home | N = 12638 | 0.005 | |
| Yes | 60.2% (53) | 1.84 [1.20, 2.82] | |
| No | 45.1% (5665) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Step-sister Present in Home | N = 12638 | 0.011 | |
| Yes | 59.7% (46) | 1.80 [1.14, 2.85] | |
| No | 45.2% (5672) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Mother’s Partner Present | N = 12638 | 0.016 | |
| Yes | 61.4% (35) | 1.93 [1.13, 3.30] | |
| No | 45.2% (5683) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Father’s Partner Present | N = 12638 | 0.077 | |
| Yes | 61.3% (19) | 1.92 [0.93, 3.96] | |
| No | 45.2% (5699) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Parents Divorced/Separated | N = 12424 | <0.0001 | |
| Yes | 62.4% (402) | 2.09 [1.77, 2.46] | |
| No | 44.3% (5220) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Recollection of happiness | N = 11629 | <0.0001 | |
| Very happy | 42.1% (3945) | 1.00 Ref | |
| Moderately happy | 52.5% (1006) | 1.52 [1.38, 1.68] | |
| Not really happy | 60.0% (138) | 2.06 [1.58, 2.69] | |
| Quite unhappy or very unhappy | 63.2% (72) | 2.36 [1.61, 3.46] | |