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Language Development and Enjoyment of Reading: Impacts of Early Parent-Child Activities in Two Growing up in Scotland Cohorts
Language development and enjoyment of reading: impacts of early parent-child activities in two Growing Up in Scotland cohorts.
Appendix B: Comparison of selected socio-economic and other characteristics between the cohorts
Parental level of education, by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| No qualifications | 6 | 5 |
| Lower Standard Grades or VQs or Other | 6 | 6 |
| Upper level SGs or Intermediate VQs | 21 | 17 |
| Higher grades and upper level VQs | 32 | 30 |
| Degree level academic and vocational qualifications | 34 | 42 |
| Unweighted bases | 3926 | 4325 |
Differences by cohort (on degree level): p < .001
Household equivalised income (quintiles), by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Bottom Quintile (Lowest income group) | 24 | 27 |
| 2nd Quintile | 21 | 19 |
| 3rd Quintile | 19 | 18 |
| 4th Quintile | 20 | 16 |
| Top Quintile (Highest income group) | 16 | 20 |
| Unweighted bases | 4186 | 4841 |
Differences by cohort (on top quintile): p < .001
Age of child at interview (months), by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| 33.00 | 1 | .04 |
| 34.00 | 82 | 36 |
| 35.00 | 17 | 58 |
| 36.00 | .2 | 3 |
| 37.00 or older | - | 3 |
| Unweighted bases | 3906 | 5019 |
Mean age of child at interview (months), by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 34.6 | 34.7 |
| Unweighted bases | 4193 | 5019 |
p < .001
Cohort child's birth order amongst children in household, by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| 1 st | 50 | 48 |
| 2 nd | 32 | 35 |
| 3 rd | 13 | 12 |
| 4 th | 3 | 3 |
| 5 th or higher | 1 | 1 |
| Unweighted bases | 4193 | 5019 |
On category '1st': p = NS
Child's sex, by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Male | 52 | 51 |
| Female | 48 | 49 |
| Unweighted bases | 4193 | 5019 |
p = NS
Whether English is language usually spoken at home, by cohort
| BC1 | BC2 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Yes - English only | 94 | 91 |
| Yes - English & other language | 5 | 7 |
| No - other language(s) only | 1 | 2 |
| Unweighted bases | 4192 | 5014 |
On category 'English only': p < .01