Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Wave 7 of the K-cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Variable | Categories | N (%) or M ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Sex, males | Â | 1576 (51.0) |
Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, bottom 10% | Â | 452 (14.6) |
Housing | Being paid off by parents | 1781 (58.9) |
| Â | Owned outright | 640 (21.2) |
| Â | Rented | 536 (17.7) |
| Â | Other | 65 (2.2) |
Mother’s education | Bachelor/postgraduate | 814 (41.1) |
| Â | Diploma/certificate | 1088 (54.9) |
| Â | Other | 80 (4.0) |
Father’s education | Bachelor/postgraduate | 1140 (46.0) |
| Â | Diploma/certificate | 1269 (51.3) |
| Â | Other | 66 (2.7) |
Mother’s employment status | Employed | 2526 (84.6) |
| Â | Unemployed | 63 (2.1) |
| Â | Not in labor force | 402 (13.3) |
Father’s employment status | Employed | 2267 (92.6) |
| Â | Unemployed | 48 (2.0) |
| Â | Not in labor force | 132 (5.4) |
Household income, weekly |  | $2870 ± 1939 |
Child’s country of birth | Australia | 2962 (95.9) |
| Â | Other | 127 (4.1) |
Mother’s country of birth | Australia | 3745 (77.2) |
| Â | New Zealand | 129 (2.7) |
| Â | United Kingdom | 271 (5.6) |
| Â | Other | 703 (14.5) |
Father’s country of birth | Australia | 3129 (74.9) |
| Â | New Zealand | 122 (2.9) |
| Â | United Kingdom | 284 (6.8) |
| Â | Other | 645 (15.4) |
Language spoken at home | English | 2762 (90.2) |
| Â | Other | 300 (9.8) |