Table 1 Demographic characteristics of parents
Total sample | Parents of children interviewed | |
|---|---|---|
N = 48 (%) | N = 16 (%) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 20 (42) | 6 (38) |
Female | 28 (58) | 10 (62) |
Drinking levela | ||
Abstinent | 6 (14) | 0 |
Very low | 9 (21) | 4 (25) |
Low | 11 (26) | 4 (23) |
Moderate | 12 (28) | 6 (38) |
High | 5 (12) | 2 (13) |
Ethnicity | ||
White British | 37 (77) | 15 (94) |
White American | 1 (2) | 0 |
White Italian | 1 (2) | 0 |
Black African | 2 (4) | 0 |
Pakistani | 3 (6) | 0 |
Other Asian | 2 (4) | 1 (6) |
Mixed other | 2 (4) | 0 |
Religion | ||
None | 26 (54) | 10 (62) |
Christianity | 13 (27) | 6 (38) |
Catholicism | 5 (10) | 0 |
Islam | 3 (6) | 0 |
Buddhism | 1 (2) | 0 |
Marital status | ||
Married/Cohabiting | 41 (85) | 13 (81) |
Partner (not living together) | 1 (2) | 0 |
Single | 3 (6) | 2 (13) |
Separated/Divorced | 3 (6) | 1 (6) |
Educational qualification | ||
None | 1 (2) | 0 |
GCSEs | 5 (10) | 1 (6) |
A-Levels | 18 (38) | 5 (31) |
Undergraduate | 12 (25) | 4 (25) |
Postgraduate | 11 (23) | 5 (31) |
Professional | 1 (2) | 1 (6) |
Employment status | ||
Employed full time | 22 (46) | 5 (31) |
Employed part time | 13 (27) | 6 (38) |
Unemployed | 6 (13) | 1 (6) |
Self-employed | 5 (10) | 4 (25) |
Student | 1 (2) | 0 |
Retired | 1 (2) | 0 |