Table 2 Baseline characteristics for maternal and paternal mental health condition (minor and moderate-severe) and reference group
Mother | Father | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference group (no mental health condition) | Minor | Moderate-severe | Reference group (no mental health condition) | Minor | Moderate-severe | |
Children total N (%) | 773,734 (80.2) | 111,040 (11.4) | 79,621 (8.3) | 843,353 (87.4) | 72,551 (7.5) | 48,491 (5.0) |
Boys, percentages | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.9 |
Girls, percentages | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.1 |
Parity, percentages | ||||||
First child | 42.9 | 43.4 | 48.3 | 43.3 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
Second or more | 55.9 | 55.5 | 50.4 | 55.5 | 56.4 | 51.5 |
Missing | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Age, percentages | ||||||
< 25 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 23.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
25–32 | 50.3 | 45.5 | 43.8 | 38.3 | 30.8 | 35.0 |
> 32 | 39.1 | 44.0 | 33.2 | 54.2 | 61.6 | 47.7 |
Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
Educational level, percentages | ||||||
Low | 14.6 | 17.3 | 35.8 | 16.4 | 22.9 | 41.0 |
Medium | 38.6 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 47.1 | 43.5 | 37.6 |
High | 45.9 | 44.0 | 27.3 | 35.3 | 32.1 | 18.3 |
Missing | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
Household income, percentages | ||||||
Low | 32.6 | 27.8 | 37.8 | 31.9 | 31.5 | 43.2 |
Medium | 37.4 | 36.4 | 28.1 | 37.5 | 33.7 | 23.3 |
High | 19.9 | 22.0 | 11.9 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 9.0 |
Missing | 10.1 | 13.8 | 22.2 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 24.4 |
Living with cohabiting parents, percentages | ||||||
Yes | 94.5 | 91.3 | 83.9 | 94.2 | 90.0 | 81.0 |
No | 5.0 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 18.3 |
Missing | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Mental health condition of the other parent, percentages | ||||||
No mental health condition | 90.1 | 78.8 | 74.2 | 82.6 | 65.0 | 61.5 |
Minor | 6.1 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 22.1 | 15.5 |
Moderate-severe | 3.9 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 23.0 |