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Table 1 The distribution of Swedish men and women born between 1968 and 1970 by selected demographic characteristics presented for those with or without disability at age 20–22 years (N = 440220)

From: The relationship between disability and parental status: a register study of the 1968 to 1970 birth cohorts

Descriptive

No Disability

(n = 437,367)

aDisability

(2853)

Total

(440220)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Any children

No

119,530 (27)

2488 (87)

122,018 (28)

Yes

317,837 (73)

365 (13)

318,202 (72)

Number of children

1

64,410 (15)

139 (05)

64,549 (15)

2+

253,427 (58)

226 (08)

253,653 (58)

Age at first child

No Child

119,530 (27)

2488 (87)

122,018 (28)

13–22b

51,021 (12)

71 (02)

51,092 (12)

23–25

57,656 (13)

88 (03)

57,744 (13)

26–30

96,833 (22)

98 (03)

96,931 (22)

31–35

76,196 (17)

65 (02)

76,261 (17)

36–42

36,131 (08)

43 (02)

36,174 (09)

Sex

Men

222,989 (51)

1592 (56)

224,581 (51)

Women

214,260 (49)

1261 (44)

215,521 (49)

Year of index birth

1968

149,709 (34)

829 (29)

150,538 (34)

1969

142,943 (33)

927 (32)

143,870 (33)

1970

144,715 (33)

1097 (38)

145,812 (33)

  1. aDisability present at age 20–22, bthese were later excluded from the regression analyses