Table 1.
Distribution of respondents, number of deaths and the explanatory variables—across the categories of fathers’ consumption
| Fathers alcohol consumption | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (20.1%) | Rarely (46.1%) | Occasionally (29.5%) | Often (4.1%) | |
| Number/deaths (%) | 9146/539 | 21046/1439 | 13362/1032 | 1870/183 |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Baseline covariatesa | ||||
| Risk use of alcohol | 14.7 | 19.4 | 28.0 | 41.1 |
| Smoking > 5c/d | 34.8 | 47.1 | 53.2 | 65.7 |
| Psychiatric diagnoses | 12.1 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 28.1 |
| Low emotional control | 29.8 | 27.3 | 30.6 | 52.3 |
| Police/childcare authorities | 22.4 | 26.7 | 32.5 | 49.1 |
| Childhood/attained SEP | ||||
| Father unskilled workerb | 29.6 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 37.3 |
| Unskilled worker 1985 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 22.8 |
aMeasured at age 18. bMeasured in the 1960 census.