Table 2A.

Basic demographics of parents

Parameter	Mother	Father
Median parental age (IQR)	29 (26–33)	32 (26–36)
Parents’ highest academic level: mothers (n=79), fathers (n=77)
Postgraduate	16 (20%)	7 (9%)
Graduate	16 (20%)	15 (19%)
A levels	20 (25%)	13 (17%)
(GCSEs)	27 (34%)	42 (55%)
Parents’ accommodation: mothers (n=87), fathers (n=77)
Own house/flat	45 (52%)	45 (58%)
Rented house/flat	35 (40%)	26 (34%)
Council house/flat	7 (8%)	6 (8%)

GCSEs, General Certificate of Secondary Education; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit.