Table 1 Characteristics of participants at the final follow-up (CDAH-2, 2009–11) and socioeconomic trajectories over the early life course, Childhood Determinants of Adult Health study, Australia*
Sociodemographic characteristics | Total (n = 1489) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 36.5 (2.6) | ||
Males, % (n) | 36.7 (546) | ||
Marital status, % (n) | |||
 Single | 14.4 (214) | ||
 Married/living as married | 81.4 (1211) | ||
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 4.2 (62) | ||
Weight status†, % (n) | |||
 Normal (< 25) | 50.3 (708) | ||
 Overweight (25–29.9) | 32.9 (463) | ||
 Obese (≥30) | 16.8 (237) | ||
Smoking status, % (n) | |||
 Never smokers | 60.7 (904) | ||
 Former smokers | 25.2 (375) | ||
 Current smokers | 14.1 (210) | ||
Education, % (n) | |||
 With post-school qualification | 80.2 (1187) | ||
 Without post-school qualification | 19.9 (294) | ||
SEIFA disadvantage, % (n) | |||
 A relative lack of disadvantage | 51.9 (768) | ||
 Relatively disadvantaged | 48.1 (711) | ||
SEP characteristics | |||
 Baseline, % (n) | |||
  Non-manual (0) | 76.7 (1142) | ||
  Manual [1] | 23.3 (347) | ||
 CDAH-1, % (n) | |||
  Non-manual (0) | 82.8 (1233) | ||
  Manual [1] | 17.2 (256) | ||
 CDAH-2, % (n) | |||
  Non-manual (0) | 84.8 (1263) | ||
  Manual [1] | 15.2 (226) | ||
SEP trajectories across three time periods, % (n) | |||
Baseline | CDAH-1 | CDAH-2 | Â |
0 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 (947) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 (225) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 (56) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 (42) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 (35) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 (19) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 (97) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4.6 (68) |
Accumulation model: number of times manual, % (n) | |||
 0 | 63.6 (947) | ||
 1 | 21.7 (323) | ||
 2 | 10.1 (151) | ||
 3 | 4.6 (68) | ||
Social mobility model‡ | |||
 Intra-generational (adult) mobility, % (n) | |||
  Stable (non-)manual | 89.8 (1337) | ||
  Moving downwards | 4.1 (61) | ||
  Moving upwards | 6.1 (91) | ||
 Any mobility, % (n) | |||
  Stable (non-)manual/variable | 73.2 (1090) | ||
  Moving downwards | 9.3 (139) | ||
  Moving upwards | 17.5 (260) | ||