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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of mothers (1981–4) and their daughters (2010–14)

From: Does the millennial generation of women experience more mental illness than their mothers?

 

Mother

%

Daughter

%

X2, p-value

Employment

 Other (Home Duties)

48.6 (529)

23.0 (249)

 

 Unemployed

9.6 (104)

5.4 (58)

 

 Employed

41.8 (455)

71.6 (775)

197.1, p < .001

Education

 Secondary Only

77.1 (912)

31.2 (338)

 

 Other Tertiary

19.5 (231)

35.6 (385)

 

 University

3.4 (40)

33.2 (359)

553.7, p < .001

Occupational Class

 Manual/Trades/Other

23.9 (252)

6.7 (73)

 

 Clerical/Service/Sales

69.3 (732)

54.0 (586)

 

 Professional/Managerial

6.8 (72)

39.3 (426)

366.1, p < .001

Marital Status

 Single

3.4 (37)

19.8 (215)

 

 Living Together

5.2 (56)

24.4 (264)

 

 Separated/Widowed/Divorced

8.3 (90)

6.1 (66)

 

 Married

83.1 (903)

49.7 (539)

356.5, p < .001