Table 2 Descriptive summary of potential factors associated with social mobility, by social mobility trajectory from age 5 to 49-51 years
| Â | IQ | Â | Education level: | highest qualification | Â | Height (cm) | Housing problems | Adverse events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | None | O level | A level | University | Â | Â | None | Some | None | Some |
Trajectory | N | Median (IQR) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N | Mean (SD) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Stable non-manual | 30 | 113 (100-124) | 4 (11.1) | 12 (33.3) | 8 (22.2) | 12 (33.3) | 30 | 167.00 (9.14) | 30 (75) | 10 (25) | 25 (78.1) | 7 (21.9) |
Upward mobility | 267 | 104 (93-113) | 81 (30.7) | 92 (34.9) | 54 (20.4) | 37 (14.0) | 214 | 166.90 (8.79) | 157 (55.7) | 125 (44.3) | 161 (59.9) | 108 (40.1) |
Downward mobility | 41 | 94 (87-103) | 20 (43.5) | 18 (39.1) | 6 (13.0) | 2 (4.3) | 31 | 165.08 (7.74) | 27 (57.5) | 20 (42.5) | 25 (61) | 16 (39) |
Stable manual | 73 | 93 (85-102) | 47 (61.8) | 22 (29.0) | 6 (7.9) | 1 (1.3) | 57 | 166.45 (8.04) | 30 (37.5) | 50 (62.5) | 36 (48) | 39 (52) |
Total | 411 | 102 (90-112) | 152 (36.0) | 144 (34.1) | 74 (17.5) | 52 (12.3) | 332 | 166.66 (8.59) | 244 (54.3) | 205 (45.7) | 247 (59.2) | 170 (40.8) |