Millennium Cohort Study Sweep 3 Scotland Report

Table 10.1: Mothers' and fathers' general health fair or poor by country

Country	Mother's general self reported health		Father's general self reported health
Country	%	Observed sample numbers [95% CI]	%	Observed Sample numbers [95% CI]
England	14.0	[13.0,15.0]	11.2	[10.2,12.2]
Wales	13.6	[12.0,15.2]	9.4	[7.6,11.1]
Scotland	12.4	[10.4,14.4]	10.1	[8.0,12.2]
Northern Ireland	12.5	[10.3,14.7]	9.5	[7.6,11.5]

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners at MCS1.

Table 10.2: Mothers' and fathers' general health fair or poor in Scotland

	%	Observed sample numbers	%	Observed Sample numbers
	Mother's general self reported health		Father's general self reported health
Age
Under 25	(8.6)	127	(26.0)	19
25 to 29	17.4	285	(19.7)	115
30 to 34	12.4	432	(7.5)	247
35 to 39	11.2	573	7.8	430
40 and over	11.2	362	10.3	451
Total	12.4	1779	10.1	1262
Uncorrected	Chi2(4)=10.3934, P=0.0931		Chi2(4)=23.2417, P=0.0071
Employment
Both partners employed	6.3	930	8.0	826
Main employed, partner not employed	(6.3)	31	(50.5)	31
Partner employed, main not employed	16.1	415	(8.4)	343
Neither employed	(28.5)	74	(27.4)	62
Lone parent employed	(8.5)	155	.	.
Lone parent not employed	29.8	173	.	.
Total	12.4	1778	10.1	1262
Uncorrected	Chi2(5)=113, P<0.001		Chi2(3)=81.3551, P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	(28.2)	67	(5.9)	36
NVQ 2	17.6	424	13.1	302
NVQ 3	9.8	367	(10.3)	238
NVQ 4	(5.7)	569	(4.9)	345
NVQ 5	(2.6)	156	(8.2)	164
Other/overseas qualifications	(14.0)	30	(9.3)	30
None of the above	26.3	164	(23.0)	108
Total	12.4	1777	10.2	1223
Uncorrected	Chi2(6)=98, P<0.001		Chi2(6)=35, P<0.001
Family type
Married natural parents	8.4	1,090	8.1	965
Cohabiting natural parents	16.4	361	16.4	296
Lone natural mother	20.3	328		.
Total	12.4	1,779	10.1	1,261
Uncorrected	Chi2(2)=98, P<0.001		Chi2(1)=18, P=0.0019

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.3: UK mothers' general health fair or poor

Age
	Observed sample n	Per cent
Overall	14,754	13.8
Under 25	1,063	19.0
25 to 29	2,570	17.6
30 to 34	4,018	13.6
35 to 39	4,483	10.5
40 and over	2,620	14.1
F = 16.66, P<0.001
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Country
England	9,328	14.0
Wales	2,142	13.6
Scotland	1,779	12.4
N. Ireland	1,505	12.5
F = 1.04, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	6,822	8.8
Main employed, partner not employed	256	(12.6)
Partner employed, main not employed	3,880	14.4
Neither employed	853	29.9
Lone parent employed	1,153	13.2
Lone parent not employed	1,781	26.0
F = 85.16, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,110	17.8
NVQ 2	4,040	15.4
NVQ 3	2,185	11.4
NVQ 4	3,984	8.8
NVQ 5	1,125	7.1
Other/overseas qualifications	428	19.3
None of the above	1,856	25.7
F = 47.79, P<0.001
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Family Type
Married natural parents	9,090	10.6
Cohabiting natural parents	2,727	16.7
Lone natural mother	2,934	20.8
F = 76.05, P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers (including very small numbers of adoptive, step-mothers and foster mothers) who were main respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and percentages. Weight1 was used for analyses by country. Weight2 was used for all other analyses. Unit nonresponse weights were also used.

Table 10.4: UK fathers' general health fair or poor

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Overall	10,205	11.0
Under 25	169	(15.5)
25 to 29	920	15.0
30 to 34	2,176	11.0
35 to 39	3,458	8.8
40 and over	3,480	11.9
F = 6.60, P<0.001
Country
England	6,448	11.2
Wales	1,488	9.4
Scotland	1,262	10.1
N. Ireland	1,007	9.5
F = 1.45, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,084	8.2
Main employed, partner not employed	256	28.3
Partner employed, main not employed	3,180	9.7
Neither employed	685	38.3
F = 141.63, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	592	13.4
NVQ 2	2,565	12.8
NVQ 3	1,509	9.3
NVQ 4	2,637	6.9
NVQ 5	1,168	5.3
Other/overseas qualifications	414	21.0
None of the above	1,046	21.9
F = 31.35, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,974	9.6
Cohabiting natural parents	2,211	15.5
F = 65.18, P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 fathers (including step-fathers) who were partner respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and percentages. Weight1 was used for analyses by country. Weight2 was used for all other analyses. Unit nonresponse weights were also used.

Table 10.5: Mothers' and fathers' longstanding illness in Scotland

	Mothers		Fathers
	Any longstanding illness
	%	N.	%	N.
Age
Under 25	(21.1)	127	(17.1)	19
25 to 29	27.0	285	(23.3)	115
30 to 34	27.4	432	17.2	247
35 to 39	23.0	572	21.0	429
40 and over	25.5	362	23.9	451
Total	25.1	1778	21.4	1261
Uncorrected	Chi2(4)=4.5, P=0.3678		Chi2(4)=4.8, P=03574
Country		[95% CI]		[95% CI]
England	23.9	[22.9,24.9]	24.3	[23.0,25.6]
Wales	26.1	[23.6,28.5]	24.4	[22.3,26.5]
Scotland	25.1	[22.7,27.5]	21.4	[18.8,24.0]
Northern Ireland	23.4	[20.9,26.0]	20.9	[17.7,24.1]
Employment
Both partners employed	19.8	929	20.5	825
Main employed, partner not employed	(33.0)	31	(46.8)	31
Partner employed, main not employed	27.1	415	18.3	343
Neither employed	46.0	74	(37.6)	62
Lone parent employed	22.0	155	.	.
Lone parent not employed	38.2	173	.	.
Total	25.1	1777	21.4	1261
Uncorrected	Chi2(5)=52, P<0.001		Chi2(3)=24, P=0.002
Education level
NVQ 1	(39.4)	67	(26.1)	36
NVQ 2	28.7	424	22.9	301
NVQ 3	21.7	367	19.0	238
NVQ 4	21.4	568	18.7	345
NVQ 5	16.9	156	20.1	164
Other/overseas qualifications	(31.5)	30	(32.2)	30
None of the above	33.9	164	(27.4)	108
Total	25.0	1776	21.3	1222
Uncorrected	Chi2(6)=31, P=0.0007		Chi2(6)=, P=0.1228
Family type
Married natural parents	22.2	1089	21.2	964
Cohabiting natural parents	28.2	361	22.0	296
Lone natural mother	30.9	328
Total	25.1	1778	21.4	1260
Uncorrected	Chi2()=, P<0.001		Chi2()=, P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.6: UK mothers' longstanding illness

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Overall	14,752	24.1
Under 25	1,063	20.4
25 to 29	2,571	24.6
30 to 34	4,017	22.7
35 to 39	4,481	23.6
40 and over	2,620	27.9
F = 6.70, P<0.001
Country
England	9,326	23.9
Wales	2,142	26.1
Scotland	1,778	25.1
N. Ireland	1,506	23.4
F = 1.21, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	6,821	21.2
Main employed, partner not employed	256	30.7
Partner employed, main not employed	3,880	24.5
Neither employed	851	35.4
Lone parent employed	1,153	22.3
Lone parent not employed	1,782	30.3
F = 133.31, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,110	24.6
NVQ 2	4,041	24.8
NVQ 3	2,185	22.9
NVQ 4	3,982	22.9
NVQ 5	1,125	20.7
Other/ overseas qualifications	428	24.7
None of the above	1,855	28.2
F = 3.53, P = 0.002
Family Type
Married natural parents	9,088	22.6
Cohabiting natural parents	2,726	25.9
Lone mothers	2,935	27.0
F = 30.72, P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers (including very small numbers of step-mothers and foster mothers) who were main respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and percentages. Weight1 was used for analyses by country. Weight2 was used for all other analyses. Unit non-response weights were also used.

Table 10.7: UK fathers' longstanding illness

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Overall	10,200	23.9
Under 25	169	21.3
25 to 29	920	24.5
30 to 34	2,175	22.3
35 to 39	3,454	21.0
40 and over	3,480	27.7
F = 7.15, P<0.001
Country
England	6,445	24.3
Wales	1,487	24.4
Scotland	1,261	21.4
N. Ireland	1,007	20.9
F = 2.46, P = 0.065
Employment
Both partners employed	6,081	21.3
Main employed, partner not employed	256	42.4
Partner employed, main not employed	3,180	21.6
Neither employed	683	55.5
F = 94.03, P <0.001
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Education Level
NVQ 1	593	24.0
NVQ 2	2,564	25.1
NVQ 3	1,509	21.8
NVQ 4	2,634	22.6
NVQ 5	1,168	22.1
Other/ overseas qualifications	414	25.3
None of the above	1,044	30.7
F = 4.62, P = 0.002
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,970	23.3
Cohabiting natural parents	2,210	26.0
F = 4.33, P<0.001

Table 10.8: Mothers' and fathers smoking by country

Country	Mothers				Fathers
	% non-smoker		% smoking 10+ cigarettes per day inc roll-ups		% non-smoker		% smoking 10+ cigarettes per day inc roll-ups
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=9327	73.0	[71.4,74.5]	17.3	[16.0,18.6]	70.8	[69.4,72.2]	19.6	[18.3,20.9]
Wales N=2142	66.2	[62.5,69.9]	23.0	[19.8,26.1]	69.3	[66.3,72.2]	22.0	[19.4,24.6]
Scotland N=1779	69.7	[66.6,72.7]	21.6	[18.6,24.6]	67.8	[64.2,71.3]	25.5	[21.7,29.2]
Northern Ireland N=1506	67.0	[63.4,70.6]	24.5	[21.4,27.6]	71.1	[67.4,74.7]	23.3	[19.7,26.8]

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.9 Mothers' and fathers' smoking in Scotland

	Observed sample numbers	% non-smoker	% smoking 10+ cigarettes per day inc roll-ups		Observed sample numbers		% non-smoker	% smoking 10+ cigarettes per day inc roll-ups
	Mothers				Fathers
Age
Under 25	127	42.0	45.0		19		(53.2)	(30.8)
25 to 29	285	57.3	34.2		115		34.6	59.3
30 to 34	432	67.8	22.3		247		64.0	28.7
35 to 39	573	78.5	13.0		430		73.5	19.3
40 and over	362	80.8	13.5		451		74.9	19.4
Total	1779	69.7	21.7		1262		67.8	25.5
		P<0.001	P<0.001				P<0.001	P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	930	79.7	12.2	826		73.7			19.0
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(65.5)	(21.3)	31		(44.6)			(50.4)
Partner employed, main not employed	415	70.1	21.4	343		65.6			28.5
Neither employed	74	40.2	59.0	62		(18.5)			76.7
Lone parent employed	155	57.2	33.1	.		.			.
Lone parent not employed	173	44.1	42.2	.		.			.
Total	1778	69.7	21.7	1262		67.8			25.5
		P<0.001	P<0.001			P<0.001			P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	67	54.5	(35.1)	36		(45.7)			(43.8)
NVQ 2	424	58.9	31.3	302		57.3			32.2
NVQ 3	367	72.0	18.3	238		67.6			27.2
NVQ 4	569	84.6	8.1	345		84.1			10.9
NVQ 5	156	84.5	8.2	164		83.1			9.8
Other/overseas qualifications	30	(58.1)	(33.7)	30		(60.1)			(38.3)
None of the above	164	41.5	49.8	108		40.9			56.1
Total	1777	69.6	21.7	1223		68.4			25.0
		P<0.001	P<0.001			P<0.001			P<0.001
Family type
Married natural parents	1090	81.6	12.0	965		75.4			19.0
Cohabiting natural parents	361	53.4	34.4	296		43.8			46.0
Lone natural mother	328	49.9	38.1
Total	1779	69.7	21.7	1261		67.8			25.5
		P<0.001	P<0.001			P<0.001			P<0.001

Sample All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.10: UK mothers' smoking

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Non-Smoker	Per cent 10+ Cigarettes Per Day inc roll-ups
Overall	14,754	72.1	18.3
Under 25	1,063	43.0	39.7
25 to 29	2,570	57.2	29.4
30 to 34	4,018	72.3	17.9
35 to 39	4,483	79.7	12.5
40 and over	2,620	83.8	10.4
F = 180.51, P<0.001			F = 134.78, P<0.001
Country
England	9,327	73.0	17.3
Wales	2,142	66.3	23.0
Scotland	1,779	69.7	21.7
N. Ireland	1,506	66.9	24.6
F = 59.37, P<0.001			F = 9.53, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,822	81.7	10.3
Main employed, partner not employed	256	68.4	22.5
Partner employed, main not employed	3,880	76.5	15.7
Neither employed	853	53.7	37.1
Lone parent employed	1,153	56.8	26.0
Lone parent not employed	1,781	42.1	42.6
F = 188.16, P<0.001			F = 172.86, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,110	56.1	33.1
NVQ 2	4,041	65.0	23
NVQ 3	2,185	74.4	15.1
NVQ 4	3,984	86.3	6.9
NVQ 5	1,125	87.6	6.3
Other/ overseas qualifications	428	72.0	19.9
None of the above	1,855	51.9	37.1
		F = 128.22, P<0.001	F = 122.57, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	9,090	84.4	9.2
Cohabiting natural parents	2,727	57.5	29.4
Lone natural mother	2,934	48.2	35.8
F = 575.6,P<0.001			F = 434.82, P<0.001

Table 10.11: UK fathers' smoking

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Non-Smoker	Per cent 10+ Cigarettes Per Day inc roll ups
Overall	10,205	70.5	20.4
Under 25	169	41.2	44.0
25 to 29	920	44.9	40.5
30 to 34	2,175	64.1	25.0
35 to 39	3,458	76.5	15.7
40 and over	3,481	75.9	16.3
		F = 92.04, P<0.001	F = 72.28, P<0.001
Country
England	6,448	70.9	19.6
Wales	1,488	69.3	22.0
Scotland	1,262	67.8	25.5
N. Ireland	1007	71.0	23.3
		F = 1.08, P<0.001	F = 4.54, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,083	75.4	16.0
Main employed, partner not employed	256	54.2	30.3
Partner employed, main not employed	3,181	68.5	22.5
Neither employed	685	36.8	50.3
		F = 111.87, P <0.001	F = 107.14, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	593	62.4	29.8
NVQ 2	2,565	63.9	26.2
NVQ 3	1,509	70.4	20.8
NVQ 4	2,637	82.2	9.8
NVQ 5	1,168	84.9	7.7
Other/ overseas qualifications	413	63.6	25.9
None of the above	1,046	46.4	40.6
		F = 77.16, P<0.001	F = 75.32, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,973	76.2	15.8
Cohabiting natural parents	2,212	50.9	36.0
		F = 501.01, P<0.001	F = 391.73, P<0.001

Table 10.12: Mothers' and fathers' frequency of alcohol use, UK country

Country	Mothers				Fathers
	% Never		Per cent 5 times + per week		% Never		Per cent 5 times + per week
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=9325	18.7	[16.8,20.6]	8.6	[7.6,9.6]	10.8	[9.0,12.5]	17.4	[15.9,18.9]
Wales N=2142	13.7	[12.0,15.4]	5.9	[4.3,7.5]	7.7	[6.2,9.2]	16.7	[14.4,18.9]
Scotland N=1779	13.0	[11.1,14.9]	4.3	[3.1,5.6]	7.7	[5.7,9.7]	10.6	[8.4,12.8]
Northern Ireland N=1506	16.0	[13.8,18.2]	1.8	[1.1,2.5]	9.8	[7.7,12.0]	3.7	[2.6,4.8]

Sample: All MCS3 mothers/partners who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.13 Mothers' and fathers' frequency of alcohol use in Scotland

	N	% Never	Per cent 5 times + per week	N	% Never	Per cent 5 times + per week
	Mothers'			Fathers'
Age
Under 25	127	(13.1)	(1.1)	19	(5.0)	(3.2)
25 to 29	285	17.3	(1.8)	115	(12.5)	(4.8)
30 to 34	432	15.2	(2.8)	247	(11.1)	(5.8)
35 to 39	573	10.9	5.8	429	6.5	12.1
40 and over	362	9.4	(7.5)	451	(5.5)	14.1
Total	1779	13.0	4.3	1261	7.7	10.6
		P<0.001			P=0.0019
Employment
Both partners employed	930	8.5	5.9	826	5.4	12.6
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(21.5)	(3.0)	31		(7.6)
Partner employed, main not employed	415	16.7	(3.4)	342	9.6	7.9
Neither employed	74	(30.1)	(0.7)	62	(28.1)	(2.9)
Lone parent employed	155	(10.8)	(2.5)
Lone parent not employed	173	(19.3)	(2.3)
Total	1778	13.0	4.3	1261	7.7	10.6
		P<0.001			P=0.0002
Education level
NVQ 1	67	(24.4)	(5.0)	36	(12.9)	(4.4)
NVQ 2	424	14.4	(1.7)	302	(7.5)	(4.6)
NVQ 3	367	9.9	(1.3)	238	(6.7)	(10.5)
NVQ 4	569	10.1	8.4	345	(4.9)	14.8
NVQ 5	156	(7.9)	(8.4)	164	(5.1)	(19.1)
Other/overseas qualifications	30	(18.2)	(8.6)	30	(22.5)	(6.6)
None of the above	164	23.6	(0.3)	107	(16.1)	(8.2)
Total	1777	13.0	4.3	1222	7.6	10.8
		P<0.001			P<0.001
Family type
Married natural parents	1090	11.6	5.6	964	7.0	11.5
Cohabiting natural parents	361	14.6	(2.4)	296	9.8	7.8
Lone natural mother	328	15.5	(2.4)
Total	1779	13.0	4.3	1260	7.7	10.6
		P<0.001			P=0.488

Sample: All MCS3 mothers/fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.14: UK mothers' frequency of alcohol use

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Never	Per cent 5 times + per week
Overall	14,752	17.9	7.8
Under 25	1,063	19.0	1.2
25 to 29	2,570	24.9	3.1
30 to 34	4,018	19.9	5.2
35 to 39	4,482	14.1	10.9
40 and over	2,619	14.4	13.3
F = 30.3817, P<0.001
Country
England	9,325	18.7	8.6
Wales	2,142	13.7	5.9
Scotland	1,779	13.0	4.3
N. Ireland	1,506	16.0	1.8
F = 11.92, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,822	11.0	9.4
Main employed, partner not employed	256	18.6	(9.3)
Partner employed, main not employed	3,879	25.3	7.6
Neither employed	853	40.6	(3.0)
Lone parent employed	1,153	9.2	7.9
Lone parent not employed	1,780	25.0	3.3
F = 32.73, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,110	20.8	4.4
NVQ 2	4,040	15.2	6.4
NVQ 3	2,185	14.2	7.6
NVQ 4	3,984	12.1	11.2
NVQ 5	1,125	12.5	13.0
Other/ overseas qualifications	428	47.4	(5.2)
None of the above	1,854	38.8	2.2
F = 35.15, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	9,089	18.2	8.9
Cohabiting natural parents	2,727	16.0	7.1
Lone natural mother	2,933	18.4	5.2
F = 11.76, P<0.001

Table 10.15: UK fathers' frequency of alcohol use

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Never	Per cent 5 times + per week
Overall	10,203	10.3	16.2
Under 25	169	(11.2)	(9.1)
25 to 29	920	15.9	8.9
30 to 34	2,174	12.1	12.3
35 to 39	3,457	9.1	15.8
40 and over	3,481	9.0	21.0
F = 9.33, P<0.001
Country
England	6,448	10.7	17.4
Wales	1,487	7.7	16.7
Scotland	1,261	7.7	10.6
N. Ireland	1007	9.8	3.7
F = 12.68, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,082	5.7	17.2
Main employed, partner not employed	256	(12.7)	17.1
Partner employed, main not employed	3,180	14.8	15.8
Neither employed	685	33.2	8.4
F = 37.13, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	593	11.6	14.7
NVQ 2	2,565	7.9	12.5
NVQ 3	1,509	7.3	16.5
NVQ 4	2,636	6.1	19.8
NVQ 5	1,168	9.5	22.6
Other/ overseas qualifications	413	27.9	10.6
None of the above	1,045	26.1	12.0
F = 22.10, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,971	10.8	16.4
Cohabiting natural parents	2,212	8.7	15.8
F = 7.47, P<0.001

Table 10.16: Mothers' and father's drug use in the previous year in Scotland

	Observed numbers	Percent	Observed numbers	Percent
	Mothers		Fathers
Age
Under 25	126	(13.3)	19	(19.9)
25 to 29	282	(10.6)	113	(25.9)
30 to 34	429	(4.7)	244	15.7
35 to 39	568	(4.0)	424	7.6
40 and over	357	(1.6)	445	(6.6)
Total	1762	5.6	1245	11.0
	P<0.001		P<0.001
Country	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England	4.7	[4.1,5.2]	9.2	[8.3,10.2]
Wales	3.5	[2.8,4.2]	9.2	[7.6,10.8]
Scotland	5.6	[4.1,7.1]	11.0	[9.0,12.9]
Northern Ireland	1.9	[1.0,2.7]	4.7	[3.1,6.3]
Employment
Both partners employed	925	2.8	819	9.9
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(16.4)	28	(24.6)
Partner employed, main not employed	411	(5.4)	336	(7.0)
Neither employed	74	(16.3)	62	39.6
Lone parent employed	155	(10.7)
Lone parent not employed	165	(9.2)
Total	1761	5.6	1245	11.0
	P<0.001		P<0.001
Education leveL
NVQ 1	67	(9.4)	35	(22.2)
NVQ 2	421	(6.2)	296	(12.7)
NVQ 3	364	(4.2)	237	(8.1)
NVQ 4	566	(4.1)	344	(6.5)
NVQ 5	156	(5.1)	163	(8.1)
Other/overseas qualifications	29	(10.1)	28	(26.6)
Non of the above	157	(9.9)	104	(22.2)
Total	1760	5.6	1207	10.9
	P=0.2664		P=0.4895
Family type
Married natural parents	1082	2.6	954	7.0
Cohabiting natural parents	360	10.4	290	23.6
Lone natural mother	320	9.9	.	.
Total	1762	5.6	1244	11.0
	P<0.001		P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.17: UK mothers' drug use in previous year

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent
Overall	14,010	4.6
Under 25	1,026	8.6
25 to 29	2,421	7.9
30 to 34	3,807	4.7
35 to 39	4,285	3.2
40 and over	2,471	2.2
F = 16.16, P< 0.001
Country
England	8,678	4.6
Wales	2,123	3.5
Scotland	1,762	5.6
N. Ireland	1,447	1.9
F = 4.95, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	6,721	3.3
Main employed, partner not employed	250	(4.1)
Partner employed, main not employed	3,557	3.6
Neither employed	720	8.9
Lone parent employed	1,140	8.1
Lone parent not employed	1,616	7.9
F = 18.15, P< 0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,075		5.2
NVQ 2	3,956		4.8
NVQ 3	2,132		4.7
NVQ 4	3,926		4.1
NVQ 5	1,111		4.4
Other/ overseas qualifications	329		(4.8)
None of the above	1,462		4.9
F = 3.90, P< 0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	8,581		2.4
Cohabiting natural parents	2,671		8.1
Lone natural mother	2,756		8.0
F = 56.82, P< 0.001

Sample All MCS3 mothers (including very small numbers of adoptive, step-mothers and foster mothers) who were main respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and percentages. Weight1 was used for analyses by country. Weight2 was used for all other analyses. Unit nonresponse weights were also used.

Table 10.18: UK fathers' drug use in previous year

Age
	Observed sample n	Per cent
Overall	9,785	9.2
Under 25	165	20.6
25 to 29	870	20.4
30 to 34	2,079	12.2
35 to 39	3,345	7.6
40 and over	3,325	5.9
F = 29.67, P< 0.001
Country
England	6,104	9.2
Wales	1,461	9.2
Scotland	1,245	11.0
N. Ireland	975	4.7
F = 4.61, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	5,999	8.0
Main employed, partner not employed	237	(17.0)
Partner employed, main not employed	2,968	9.0
Neither employed	581	20.9
F = 18.15, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	561	11.8
NVQ 2	2,506	11.0
NVQ 3	1,484	9.5
NVQ 4	2,619	6.3
NVQ 5	1,152	6.1
Other/ overseas qualifications	357	12.0
None of the above	856	13.4
		F = 7.57, P< 0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,619	6.6
Cohabiting natural parents	2,150	18.3
		F = 117.80, P<0.001

Table 10.19: Fathers' and mothers' diagnosed depression and serious anxiety by country

Country	Mothers				Fathers
	Ever diagnosed and not currently being treated		Ever diagnosed and currently being treated		Ever diagnosed and not currently being treated		Ever diagnosed and currently being treated
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=9340	31.5	[30.1,32.8]	7.4	[6.7,8.2]	11.6	[10..4,12.6]	3.1	[2.7,3.5]
Wales N=2154	32.4	[30.1,34.8]	10.2	[8.9,11.4]	11.1	[9.1,13.6]	3.9	[3.1,4.8]
Scotland N=1780	34.1	[32.2,36.0]	9.8	[8.2,11.4]	9.7	[7.8,12.0]	4.3	[3.3,5.6]
Northern Ireland N=1506	28.5	[25.7,31.3]	11.8	[10.0,13.5]	9.4	[7.8,11.4]	3.5	[2.5,5.0]

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.20: Fathers' and mothers' diagnosed depression and serious anxiety in Scotland

	Observed sample numbers	% ever Rx and Not currently being treated	% ever Rx and Currently being treated	Observed sample numbers	% ever Rx and Not currently being treated	% ever Rx and Currently being treated
	Mothers			Fathers
Age
Under 25	127	39.8	(7.9)	20	(12.6)	(5.3)
25 to 29	286	40.6	14.3	115	(11.2)	(12.4)
30 to 34	432	37.6	(8.1)	249	(10.6)	(2.5)
35 to 39	573	29.0	8.5	432	9.2	(4.3)
40 and over	362	29.5	10.7	453	9.0	(2.9)
Total	1780	34.1	9.8	1269	9.7	4.3
		P=0.0005			P=0.1978
Employment
Both partners employed	930	29.4	5.2	828	9.0	(1.9)
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(52.2)	(5.8)	31	(21.3)	(26.6)
Partner employed, main not employed	416	34.3	11.2	347	(8.6)	(3.6)
Neither employed	74	(41.3)	(19.0)	63	(18.1)	(26.8)
Lone parent employed	155	39.3	(13.9)	.	.	.
Lone parent not employed	173	46.2	20.9	.	.	.
Total	1779	34.1	9.7	1269	9.7	4.3
		P<0.001			P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	67	(37.3)	(12.9)	37	(13.0)	(9.3)
NVQ 2	424	34.7	13.7	304	(11.9)	(5.4)
NVQ 3	367	33.7	9.1	239	(11.9)	(3.1)
NVQ 4	569	30.3	(4.9)	346	(6.0)	(2.1)
NVQ 5	156	28.8	(5.1)	164	(7.9)	(1.3)
Other/overseas qualifications	30	(35.4)	(12.9)	30	(10.2)	(3.7)
None of the above	165	48.6	(17.7)	109	11.4	14.1
Total	1778	34.2	9.7	1229	9.7	4.4
		P<0.001			P=0.0018
Family type
Married natural parents	1090	28.7	7.2	967	8.7	3.6
Cohabiting natural parents	362	41.5	(9.8)	301	12.7	(6.5)
Lone natural mother	328	43.1	17.7
Total	1780	34.1	9.8	1268	9.7	4.3
		P<0.001			P=0.0130

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.21: UK Mothers' diagnosed depression or serious anxiety

Age
	Observed sample numbers	Per cent Ever Diagnosed, Not Currently Being Treated ^†			Per cent Ever Diagnosed & Currently Being Treated ^†
Overall	14,771	31.6			8.0
Under 25	1,064	39.4			9.5
25 to 29	2,578	37.7			9.5
30 to 34	4,019	33.2			8.5
35 to 39	4,487	27.7			6.8
40 and over	2,623	27.4			7.1
P< 0.001
Country
England	9,340		31.5		7.4
Wales	2,145		32.4		10.2
Scotland	1,780		34.1		9.8
N. Ireland	1,506		28.5		11.8
P< 0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	6,823		27.1			4.9
Main employed, partner not employed	256		38.2			(6.4)
Partner employed, main not employed	3,883		30.3			8.3
Neither employed	854		35.9			14.5
Lone parent employed	1,153		40.6			10.4
Lone parent not employed	1,783		43.5			15.4
P< 0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,113		37.7	10.5
NVQ 2	4,042		35.5	9.6
NVQ 3	2,190		30.2	8.0
NVQ 4	3,984		26.7	5.3
NVQ 5	1,125		24.0	4.1
Other/ overseas qualifications	428		30.8	(6.8)
None of the above	1,862		37.3	11.3
P< 0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	9,093		26.5	6.1
Cohabiting natural parents	2,728		36.7	8.3
Lone natural mother	2,936		42.3	13.3
P< 0.001

^† Groups are mutually exclusive.

Sample:: All MCS3 mothers (including a few adoptive, step-mothers and foster mothers) who were main respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and weighted percentages. Unit non-response weights (Wave 2) used.

Table 10.22: Mothers' and fathers' psychological distress by country

Country	Mothers
	None or low		Medium		High
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=8685	67.0	[65.8,68.2]	29.7	[28.6,30.9]	3.3	[2.8,3.7]
Wales N=2123	67.2	[64.7,69.7]	29.1	[26.6,31.6]	3.7	[3.0,4.4]
Scotland N=1762	72.0	[69.6,74.5]	24.2	[22.1,26.2]	3.8	[2.9,4.7]
Northern Ireland N=1449	72.4	[69.9,74.9]	24.7	[22.1,27.4]	2.8	[1.8,3.8]
Fathers
England N=8685	68.1	[66.8,69.4]	29.7	[28.4,30.9]	2.3	[1.9,2.7]
Wales N=2123	68.3	[65.0,71.5]	30.0	[26.6,33.3]	1.8	[1.2,2.4]
Scotland N=1762	73.0	[70.6,75.3]	25.2	[23.0,27.4]	1.8	[1.0,2.6]
Northern Ireland N=1449	71.7	[69.3,74.1]	26.8	[24.2,29.4]	1.5	[0.7,2.3]

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.23: Mothers' and fathers' psychological distress in Scotland

	Observed No.	No or low %	Medium %	High %	Observed No.	No or low %	Medium %	High %
	Mothers				Fathers
Age
Under 25	126	73.3	(19.1)	(7.6)	19	(70.1)	(25.6)	(4.3)
25 to 29	282	65.7	28.4	(6.0)	113	71.6	(25.2)	(3.1)
30 to 34	429	75.1	21.7	(3.2)	244	77.3	20.4	(2.3)
35 to 39	568	70.3	27.1	(2.6)	425	68.9	29.5	(1.7)
40 and over	357	76.1	20.9	(3.0)	445	75.0	23.9	(1.2)
Total	1762	72.0	24.2	3.8	1246	73.0	25.2	(1.8)
		P=0.0126				P=0.0003
Employment
Both partners employed	925	79.2	20.2	(0.6)	820	73.8	25.5	(0.6)
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(59.8)	(29.9)	(10.3)	28	(50.6)	(35.6)	(13.8)
Partner employed, main not employed	411	72.3	22.2	(5.5)	336	76.6	22.4	(1.0)
Neither employed	74	57.1	(28.2)	(14.7)	62	51.9	(32.4)	(15.7)
Lone parent employed	155	66.7	29.7	(3.6)
Lone parent not employed	165	48.9	41.0	10.1
Total	1761	72.0	24.2	(3.8)	1246	73.0	25.2	(1.8)
		P<0.001				P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	67	70.0	(21.2)	(8.8)	35	(72.2)	(25.6)	(2.2)
NVQ 2	421	68.6	25.4	(6.0)	296	70.5	26.5	(2.9)
NVQ 3	364	73.9	23.2	(2.9)	237	73.0	25.5	(1.5)
NVQ 4	566	76.7	22.5	(0.7)	344	81.1	18.3	(0.6)
NVQ 5	156	78.7	19.9	(1.4)	164	70.1	29.9	(0.0)
Other/overseas qualifications	29	(57.6)	(34.1)	(8.2)	28	(67.0)	(28.8)	(4.2)
None of the above	157	60.7	31.0	(8.3)	104	61.0	32.9	(6.1)
Total	1760	72.1	24.1	3.8	1208	73.1	25.0	(1.9)
		P=0.0001				P=0.0155
Family type
Married natural parents	1082	78.1	20.1	(1.8)	955	74.9	23.6	(1.5)
Cohabiting natural parents	360	68.2	25.2	(6.6)	290	66.9	30.4	(2.8)
Lone natural mother	320	57.1	35.8	(7.1)
Total	1762	72.0	24.2	3.8	1245	73.0	25.2	(1.8)
		P<0.001				P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.24: UK mothers' psychological distress

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent 0-3 No or Low	Per cent 4-12 Medium	Per cent 13+ High
Overall	14,019	67.7	29.0	3.3
Under 25	1,027	60.5	33.7	5.8
25 to 29	2,422	61.1	33.2	5.8
30 to 34	3,808	67.9	29.5	2.6
35 to 39	4,289	71.2	26.0	2.8
40 and over	2,473	70.1	27.6	2.3
F = 12.22, P<0.001
Country
England	8,685	67.0	29.7	3.3
Wales	2,123	67.2	29.1	3.7
Scotland	1,762	72.0	24.2	3.8
N. Ireland	1,449	72.4	24.8	2.9
F 4.85, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	6,723	75.3	23.3	1.4
Main employed, partner not employed	251	64.8	33.1	(2.1)
Partner employed, main not employed	3,559	66.7	30.1	3.2
Neither employed	722	53.8	35.2	10.9
Lone parent employed	1,141	58.8	38.5	2.7
Lone parent not employed	1,617	49.4	41.1	9.4
F = 56.99, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	1,075	62.4	32.1	5.5
NVQ 2	3,961	66.0	30.4	3.7
NVQ 3	2,132	68.5	28.6	2.9
NVQ 4	3,929	74.0	24.6	1.4
NVQ 5	1,112	73.3	25.4	1.3
Other/ overseas qualifications	329	54.3	38.0	(7.7)
None of the above	1,461	55.4	37.0	7.6
F 19.71, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	8,586	73.3	24.6	2.1
Cohabiting natural parents	2,673	64.3	31.8	3.9
Lone natural mother	2,758	53.4	40.0	6.6
F = 82.16, P<0.001

Table 10.25: UK fathers' psychological distress

Age
	Observed sample nos		Per cent 0-3 No or Low		Per cent 4-12 Medium		Per cent 13+ high
Overall	9,789		68.7		29.2		2.2
Under 25	165		61.3		35.1		(3.6)
25 to 29	871		64.8		32.8		(2.4)
30 to 34	2,079		68.7		28.8		2.4
35 to 39	3,347		68.8		29.5		1.7
40 and over	3,326		69.7		27.8		2.5
F = 1.6295, P = 0.12
Country
England		6,106		68.1		29.6		2.3
Wales		1,461		68.3		30.0		1.8
Scotland		1,246		73.0		25.2		1.8
N. Ireland		976		71.7		26.8		1.5
F 2.51, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed		6,001		71.2		27.5		1.3
Main employed, partner not employed		237		53.7		38.4		(7.9)
Partner employed, main not employed		2,970		69.0		29.4		1.6
Neither employed		581		43.9		42.6		13.5
F = 58.39, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1		562		67.4		29.8		2.8
NVQ 2		2,507		69.7		28.0		2.3
NVQ 3		1,485		69.4		29.0		(1.6)
NVQ 4		2,619		70.1		28.6		(1.3)
NVQ 5		1,153		70.2		28.8		(1.0)
Other/ overseas qualifications		357		62.1		33.9		(3.9)
None of the above		856		61.2		32.1		6.7
F 7.09, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents		7,621		69.5		28.7		1.9
Cohabiting natural parents		2,151		66.0		30.7		3.2
F = 6.95, P<0.001

Table 10.26: Mothers' and fathers' life satisfaction in Scotland

	Observed No.	Score=7+ %	Observed No.	Score=7+ %
	Mothers		Fathers
Age
Under 25	126	67.0	19	(72.6)
25 to 29	282	67.2	113	75.8
30 to 34	429	79.6	244	80.8
35 to 39	568	78.5	425	83.0
40 and over	357	80.3	445	84.3
Total	1762	76.3	1246	82.1
	P=0.0002		P=0.3083
Country	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England	74.8	[73.7,76.0]	78.9	[77.8,80.1]
Wales	75.0	[72.4,77.7]	81.2	[78.8,83.5]
Scotland	76.2	[74.1,78.3]	82.1	[79.6,84.6]
Northern Ireland	78.7	[76.5,80.9]	82.3	[79.9,84.7]
Employment
Both partners employed	925	85.3	820	84.2
Main employed, partner not employed	31	(69.7)	28	(62.4)
Partner employed, main not employed	411	77.2	336	84.5
Neither employed	74	60.7	62	52.5
Lone parent employed	155	52.6	.	.
Lone parent not employed	165	57.3	.	.
Total	1761	76.2	1246	82.1
	P<0.001		P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	67	67.8	35	(76.5)
NVQ 2	421	70.9	296	80.9
NVQ 3	364	73.4	237	78.8
NVQ 4	566	85.4	344	86.2
NVQ 5	156	85.7	164	88.0
Other/overseas qualifications	29	(72.0)	28	(82.7)
None of the above	157	63.2	104	73.5
Total	1760	76.3	1208	82.2
	P<0.001		P=0.0302
Family type
Married natural parents	1082	85.9	955	87.3
Cohabiting natural parents	360	67.8	290	65.8
Lone natural mother	320	55.2
Total	1762	76.3	1245	82.1
	P<0.001		P<0.001

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.27: UK mothers' life satisfaction

Age
	Observed sample nos			Per cent Score = 7 +
Overall	14,008			75.1
Under 25	1,025			62.7
25 to 29	2,419			68.3
30 to 34	3,807			76.9
35 to 39	4,287			78.9
40 and over	2,470			77.0
F = 33.45, P< 0.001
Country
England	8,678			74.9
Wales	2,123			75.1
Scotland	1,762			76.3
N. Ireland	1,445			78.7
F = 2.72, P = 0.374
Employment
Both partners employed	6,721			83.4
Main employed, partner not employed	251			72.0
Partner employed, main not employed	3,557			79.8
Neither employed	718			66.8
Lone parent employed	1,139			52.0
Lone parent not employed	1,616			49.3
F = 172.49, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1		1,074	69.3
NVQ 2		3,955	71.9
NVQ 3		2,131	74.7
NVQ 4		3,926	81.7
NVQ 5		1,112	81.1
Other/ overseas qualifications		329	72.2
None of the above		1,462	66.0
F = 26.84, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents		8,580	84.0
Cohabiting natural parents		2,671	71.8
Lone natural mother		2,755	50.5
F = 440.39, P<0.001

Table 10.28: UK fathers' life satisfaction

Age
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Score = 7 +
Overall	9,786	79.4
Under 25	165	75.0
25 to 29	870	76.5
30 to 34	2,079	79.3
35 to 39	3,346	81.4
40 and over	3,325	78.5
F = 2.89, P = 0.02
Country
England	6,104	78.9
Wales	1,461	81.2
Scotland	1,246	82.1
N. Ireland	975	82.3
F = 13.10, P = 0.023
Employment
Both partners employed	6,000	81.2
Main employed, partner not employed	237	70.0
Partner employed, main not employed	2,968	80.2
Neither employed	581	59.3
F = 43.58, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	561	71.6
NVQ 2	2,506	78.8
NVQ 3	1,484	78.3
NVQ 4	2,619	82.9
NVQ 5	1,153	84.7
Other/ overseas qualifications	357	73.6
None of the above	856	73.1
F = 10.40, P<0.001
	Observed sample nos	Per cent Score = 7 +
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,620	82.0
Cohabiting natural parents	2,150	70.7
F = 94.40, P<0.001

Table 10.29: Mothers' Body Mass Index by UK country

Country	Mothers
	Under weight		Normal		Over weight		Obese		Morbidly obese
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=7831 =100%	2.7	[2.4,3.1]	56.2	[54.6,57.7]	25.3	[24.2,26.4]	10.6	[9.8,11.4]	5.2	[4.6,5.8]
Wales N=1803=100%	2.3	[1.6,3.0]	55.2	[52.5,57.9]	27.2	[25.0,29.5]	10.3	[8.7,11.8]	5.0	[4.0,6.0]
Scotland N=1492=100%	2.3	[1.6,3.0]	57.5	[54.6,60.3]	27.0	[25.1,29.0]	9.3	[7.6,11.0]	3.9	[2.8,5.0]
Northern Ireland N=1239=100%	1.7	[1.1,2.2]	55.8	[52.6,59.1]	29.6	[26.8,32.4]	9.2	[7.4,11.1]	3.7	[2.6,4.8]

Sample: Al MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners.

Table 10.30: Mothers' Body Mass Index in Scotland

Age
	Total No.	Under weight %	Normal %	Over weight %	Obese %	Morbidly obese %
Under 25	100	(7.0)	62.0	26.9	(2.8)	(1.3)
25 to 29	217	(2.8)	55.9	23.2	(14.3)	(3.9)
30 to 34	361	(1.9)	56.5	27.0	9.8	(4.8)
35 to 39	495	(1.3)	60.1	28.3	7.3	(3.0)
40 and over	319	(2.0)	54.1	28.1	10.5	(5.2)
Total	1492	2.3	57.5	27.0	9.3	3.9
		P=0.0129
Employment
Both partners employed	817	(0.8)	55.5	30.7	9.3	(3.8)
Main employed, partner not employed	27	(4.8)	(67.6)	(21.6)	(4.1)	(1.9)
Partner employed, main not employed	330	(1.5)	59.1	26.8	8.9	(3.6)
Neither employed	50	(10.1)	(55.7)	(9.4)	(11.0)	(13.7)
Lone parent employed	127	(6.6)	62.9	(22.8)	(6.6)	(1.2)
Lone parent not employed	140	(4.9)	59.2	(19.6)	(11.8)	(4.5)
Total	1491	2.3	57.5	27.1	9.2	3.9
		P=0.0001
Education level
NVQ 1	52		(54.0)	(32.5)	(5.8)	(7.7)
NVQ 2	364	(3.3)	52.0	30.9	10.6	(3.2)
NVQ 3	306	(1.2)	53.3	27.9	11.7	(5.9)
NVQ 4	486	(2.1)	63.0	24.6	7.7	(2.7)
NVQ 5	139		67.3	24.4	(5.1)	(3.2)
Other/overseas qualifications	26	(6.1)	(80.3)	(8.3)	(5.3)
Non of the above	117	(4.9)	50.5	(26.5)	(13.0)	(5.1)
Total	1490	2.3	57.5	27.0	9.3	3.9
		P=0.0184
Family type
Married natural parents	940	(1.2)	57.5	28.2	8.9	4.2
Cohabiting natural parents	285	(2.3)	53.9	29.4	10.5	(3.9)
Lone natural mother	267	(5.7)	60.8	21.0	(9.5)	(3.0)
Total	1492	2.3	57.5	27.0	9.3	3.9
		P=0.0040

Sample: All MCS3 mothers who were main respondents and fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.31: UK mothers' Body Mass Index

Age
	Observed sample nos		Per cent <18.5 Under weight		Per cent 18.5-25 Normal		Per cent 25-30 Over weight		Per cent 30-35 Obese		Per cent >35 Morbidly Obese
Overall	12,365		2.6		56.2		25.7		10.4		5.0
Under 25	799		4.2		60.2		22.5		9.7		(3.5)
25 to 29	2,010		4.6		53.0		25.6		11.2		5.6
30 to 34	3,356		3.1		53.8		25.9		12.0		5.2
35 to 39	3,892		1.6		58.5		26.3		9.2		4.5
40 and over	2,308		1.7		57.2		25.8		9.7		5.6
F = 4.84, P < 0.001
Country
England	7,831		2.7		56.2		25.3		10.5		5.2
Wales	1,803		2.3		55.2		27.3		10.3		5.0
Scotland	1,492		2.3		57.5		27.0		9.3		3.9
N. Ireland	1,239		1.7		55.8		29.6		9.3		3.7
F = 1.98, P = 0.028
Employment
Both partners employed		5,953		1.7		57.6		26.7		9.8		4.1
Main employed, partner not employed		217		(4.9)		50.5		27.6		(10.2)		(6.8)
Partner employed, main not employed		3,174		2.6		56.2		25.9		10.1		5.3
Neither employed		629		5.6		43.0		24.6		16.9		10.0
Lone parent employed		1,003		4.1		58.1		23.2		10.2		4.4
Lone parent not employed		1,381		4.4		55.1		23.0		11.1		6.5
F = 6.32, P<0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1		875		3.6		52.7		26.4		11.5		5.8
NVQ 2		3,431		2.6		53.6		26.9		11.4		5.5
NVQ 3		1,849		2.5		54.7		26.9		10.6		5.2
NVQ 4		3,440		1.7		62.3		24.1		8.1		3.9
NVQ 5		988		2.4		64.8		22.5		7.8		(2.5)
Other/ overseas qualifications		342		(4.1)		53.6		25.0		11.3		(6.0)
None of the above		1,419		5.0		45.4		27		14.9		7.7
F = 6.99, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents		7,778		1.9		56.8		26.4		10.0		4.9
Cohabiting natural parents		2,200		3.4		54.3		26.1		11.3		4.9
Lone natural mother		2,384		4.3		56.4		23.1		10.7		5.6
F = 5.45, P<0.001

*Excludes mothers who were pregnant at interview.
Sample: All MCS3 mothers (including very small numbers of adoptive, step-mothers and foster mothers) who were main respondents. Table displays unweighted observations and percentages. Weight1 was used for analyses by country.

Table 10.32: Fathers' Body Mass Index by country

Country	Fathers
	Under weight		Normal		Over weight		Obese		Morbidly obese
	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]	%	[95% CI]
England N=6166	0.4	[0.3,0.6]	35.0	[33.6,36.5]	46.4	[45.1,47.8]	14.2	[13.1,15.3]	3.9	[3.4,4.4]
Wales N=1435	0.4	[0.1,0.8]	29.8	[27.4,32.3]	49.9	[47.5,52.2]	16.7	[14.6,18.9]	3.1	[2.2,4.0]
Scotland N=1210	0.5	[0.0,0.9]	37.9	[35.2,40.7]	45.7	[42.5,48.8]	12.3	[10.2,14.3]	3.7	[2.7,4.6]
Northern Ireland N=950	0.6	[0.0,1.1]	29.9	[27.4,32.5]	50.2	[47.4,52.9]	15.6	[13.9,17.2]	3.8	[2.5,5.0]

Sample: All MCS3 fathers who were partners.

Table 10.33: Fathers' Body Mass Index in Scotland

Age
	Total No.	Under weight %	Normal %	Over weight %	Obese %	Morbidly obese %
Under 25	17	(8.4)	(52.8)	(26.3)	(12.5)
25 to 29	110	(3.4)	59.4	31.0	(6.1)
30 to 34	235		41.9	43.0	(10.6)	(4.5)
35 to 39	417		31.6	49.7	14.3	(4.4)
40 and over	431		34.9	48.4	13.0	(3.7)
Total	1210	0.5	37.9	45.7	12.3	3.7
		P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed	794		36.1	46.8	12.9	4.2
Main employed, partner not employed	27		(38.1)	(48.5)	(6.8)	(6.5)
Partner employed, main not employed	332		39.9	46.1	11.5	(2.5)
Neither employed	57	(9.1)	(49.1)	(27.8)	(11.0)	(3.1)
Total	1210	0.5	37.9	45.7	12.3	3.7
		P<0.001
Education level
NVQ 1	35		(37.4)	(37.0)	(12.1)	(13.4)
NVQ 2	293	(0.3)	38.5	45.5	13.0	(2.7)
NVQ 3	226		32.3	46.8	15.5	(5.4)
NVQ 4	338		33.7	50.8	12.7	(2.8)
NVQ 5	158		48.9	44.0	(5.3)	(1.8)
Other/overseas qualifications	25		42.5	45.8	11.7
None of the above	103	(3.4)	41.7	35.8	(14.4)	(4.8)
Total	1178	0.4	37.6	45.9	12.5	3.6
		P=0.0013
Family type
Married natural parents	930		36.7	47.7	11.7	4.0
Cohabiting natural parents	279	(1.9)	42.0	39.2	14.2	(2.7)
Total	1209	0.5	37.9	45.7	12.3	3.7
		P=0.0007

Sample: All MCS3 fathers who were partners in Scotland at MCS1.

Table 10.34: UK fathers' Body Mass Index

Age
		Observed sample nos			Per cent <18.5 Under weight			Per cent 18.5-25 Normal			Per cent 25-30 Over weight			Per cent 30-35 Obese			Per cent >35 Morbidly obese
Overall		9,761		0.4			34.9			46.7			14.2			3.8
Under 25		158		(3.1)			53.9			30.6			(10.0)			(2.4)
25 to 29		883		(1.8)			46.3			36.3			10.8			4.8
30 to 34		2,070		0.6			35.5			44.5			14.9			4.4
35 to 39		3,332		0.1			31.8			49.8			14.6			3.6
40 and over		3,316		0.2			33.8			48.1			14.5			3.5
F = 9.11, P<0.001
Country
England		6,166		0.4			35.0			46.4			14.2			3.9
Wales		1,435		0.4			29.8			49.9			16.7			3.1
Scotland		1,210		0.5			37.9			45.7			12.3			3.7
N. Ireland		950		0.5			30.0			50.2			15.6			3.8
F = 2.93, P<0.001
Employment
Both partners employed		5,867		0.2			33.0			48.5			15.0			3.3
Main employed, partner not employed		242		(2.4)			34.2			44.9			(13.5)			(5.0)
Partner employed, main not employed		3,028		0.3			36.9			45.6			13.0			4.2
Neither employed		624		(3.2)			43.6			33.5			13.0			(6.7)
F = 13.02, P <0.001
Education Level
NVQ 1	574		(1.8)			33.9			40.8			15.8			7.8
NVQ 2	2,469		0.3			32.0			46.6			17.5			3.6
NVQ 3	1,449		(0.2)			32.6			49.5			14.0			3.8
NVQ 4	2,573		0.2			35.3			47.8			13.6			3.0
NVQ 5	1,124		(0.2)			39.4			48.1			9.8			2.4
Other/ overseas qualifications	384		1.4			38.3			44.4			11.9			4.0
None of the above	977		0.6			38.3			41.4			13.8			5.9
F = 4.90, P<0.001
Family Type
Married natural parents	7,641		0.3			34.0			48.0			14.1			3.7
Cohabiting natural parents	2,103		1.0			37.9			42.0			14.7			4.3
F = 8.34, P<0.001

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