Table 1 Characteristics of family adversity indicators from the CAMEEI parent interview (N = 1143)

Family Relationships

1) Family loss (any)*

131

11.5

183

16.0

100

8.8

361

31.6

   Parental Divorce

119

10.4

166

14.5

94

8.2

333

29.1

   Parental Death

5

0.4

12

1.1

7

0.6

24

2.1

   Sibling Death

6

0.5

3

0.3

4

0.4

13

1.1

   Adopted

7

0.7

2) Family discord

232

20.5

275

24.4

292

25.8

468

41.2

   Mild (eg. constant tension, lack of warmth)

108

9.6

138

12.2

167

14.8

288

25.3

   Moderate (eg. major rows, spite, sev.volatility)

80

7.1

87

7.7

94

8.3

172

15.3

   Severe (eg. violence, fear, abusive)

44

3.9

50

4.4

30

2.7

73

6.4

3) Father's atypical parenting style

266

23.7

238

21.2

226

20.1

306

27.1

4) Mother's atypical parenting style

104

9.2

83

7.4

108

9.6

140

12.3

5) Lack of maternal affection/engagement

98

8.8

68

6.1

92

8.3

170

15.2

Family Economic Circumstances

6) Periods of unemployment

108

9.8

109

10.0

86

7.8

239

21.2

7) Financial difficulties (any)

172

15.3

159

14.1

129

11.5

302

26.8

   Mild (eg. no outings, holidays, scrimping)

98

8.7

90

8.0

74

6.6

188

16.7

   Moderate (e.g. debt, mortgage arrears)

52

4.6

61

5.4

42

3.7

99

8.8

   Severe (eg. Often lack of £ for food)

22

2.0

8

0.7

13

1.2

36

3.2

Family Health

8) Father psychiatric illness (resid. bio & step)

84

7.7

88

8.0

75

6.7

161

14.3

9) Mother psychiatric illness (resid. bio & step)

178

15.9

201

17.9

188

16.7

352

31.0

10) Sibling psychiatric illness (resid. bio, step, half)

58

5.2

102

9.9

122

10.8

150

13.3

11) Parental medical illness with impact (any)

58

4.7

104

9.2

105

9.3

168

14.8

   Moderate severity & duration (eg. hysterectomy)

21

1.7

22

1.9

19

1.7

56

4.9

   Chronic (eg. diabetes, disabling back problems)

22

1.8

47

4.1

50

4.4

62

5.5

   Life threatening (eg. cancer)

15

1.2

35

3.1

36

3.2

54

4.8

12) Sibling chronic medical illness

18

1.4

27

2.4

27

2.4

37

3.2

Abuse

13) Any abuse, (incl at risk/CPR)

32

2.9

48

4.3

48

4.3

73

6.5

   Sexual (teenage sex not coded)

1

0.1

6

0.5

11

1.0

13

1.2

   Physical (by adults, not peer bullying)

18

1.5

12

1.1

10

0.9

22

2.0

   Emotional (eg. Isolation, witness dom. violence)

27

2.6

42

3.9

32

2.9

57

5.0

   Ever on child protection register (CPR)

16

1.4

16

1.4

Family Environment (Other)

14) Criminality amongst family members

21

1.8

25

2.2

26

2.3

57

5.1

15) Other acute social disturbances

15

1.3

46

4.1

75

6.6

122

10.7

16) Other chronic social difficulties

94

8.2

126

11.0

192

16.8

276

24.2

Socio-Demographic Data

Sex of Proband (female)

622

54.4

Acorn Group (moderate/hard pressed)

157

13.7

Mother - teenage birth

46

4.1