Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Table 3 Characteristics of MHC classes in the UK Millennium Cohort Study, weighted row % (n)

		Maternal-report (n = 12,082)					Teacher-report (n = 6739)
		All children Column %	High MHC (Hi PS; Hi LS)	High-Moderate MHC (Hi PS; Mod LS)	Moderate MHC (Mod PS; Mod LS)	Low MHC (Mod PS; Low LS)	All children Column %	High MHC (Hi PS; Hi LS)	High-Moderate MHC (Hi PS; Mod LS)	Moderate MHC (Mod PS; Mod LS)	Low MHC (Mod PS; Low LS)
Gender	Male	52	30	36	23	11	51	26	27	23	24
Gender	Female	48	44	35	16	5	49	53	25	15	7
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.0001				–	< 0.0001
Ethnicity	White	86	36	37	19	8	86	39	27	19	15
	Mixed	3	32	36	23	9	3	38	20	21	21
	Indian	2	45	30	19	5	2	44	23	19	14
	Pakistani/Bangladeshi	4	46	28	19	8	4	37	22	25	17
	Black/ Black British	3	47	30	14	9	3	32	22	22	24
	Other Ethnic group	1	48	28	18	6	1	43	19	26	12
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.001				–	0.05
Maternal age at MCS birth (years)	14–19	9	27	41	20	13	8	26	25	23	26
	20–29	45	33	36	20	10	44	37	27	19	18
	30–39	40	42	35	18	5	42	44	25	20	11
	40+	6	38	32	21	9	7	36	29	17	18
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.0001				–	< 0.0001
Maternal academic qualification	Degree+	20	48	29	18	4	21	53	20	20	8
	Diploma	12	39	36	20	5	13	45	24	20	12
	A-levels	8	38	38	18	7	7	47	22	17	14
	GCSE grade A*-C	31	32	40	19	8	31	36	30	19	15
	GCSE D-G	11	29	37	21	13	12	29	28	22	22
	Other (including overseas)	7	35	34	20	11	6	29	22	22	27
	None	11	33	34	19	13	10	25	33	16	26
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.0001				–	< 0.0001
Family structure	Natural couple	62	43	35	18	5	63	44	25	19	12
	Reconstituted	12	25	40	21	14	12	32	28	19	22
	Lone	26	30	37	21	12	25	29	26	21	23
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.0001				–	< 0.0001
Maternal mental health	No-low distress	56	43	34	18	5	56	43	25	19	13
Maternal mental health	Med/high distress	44	29	38	21	13	44	34	27	20	19
Chi square test p-value		–	< 0.0001				–	< 0.0001
All children			37	36	19	8		39	26	19	16

MHC mental health competence, Hi PS high prosocial behaviour, Mod PS moderate prosocial behaviour, Hi LS high learning skills, Mod LS moderate learning skills; Low LS: low learning skills

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