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Table 5 Level of parental earned income, level of education and occupational status (2014–2018) and adolescents’ distribution after low, medium and high FAS (2015–2019)

From: Does the family affluence scale reflect actual parental earned income, level of education and occupational status? A validation study using register data in Sweden

 

Low FAS (0–7)

% (95% Confidence Intervals)

Medium FAS (8−11)

% (95% Confidence Intervals)

High FAS (12−13)

% (95% Confidence Intervals)

n

Mother’s Earned Income

 Quintile 1

31.7 (27.5–36.1)

61.1 (56.5–65.5)

7.2 (5.1–10.0)

445

 Quintile 2

16.9 (13.7–20.7)

74.6 (70.4–78.4)

8.5 (6.2–11.4)

449

 Quintile 3

10.0 (7.5–13.2)

76.6 (72.4–80.3)

13.4 (10.5–16.9)

440

 Quintile 4

7.7 (5.6–10.6)

75.3 (71.1–79.1)

17.0 (13.8–20.7)

442

 Quintile 5

3.7 (2.3–5.9)

70.3 (65.8–74.3)

26.1 (22.2–30.4)

437

Father’s Earned Income

 Quintile 1

29.6 (25.5–34.1)

63.4 (58.7–67.8)

7.0 (4.9–9.8)

429

 Quintile 2

17.9 (14.6–21.8)

72.8 (68.4–76.8)

9.3 (6.9–12.4)

430

 Quintile 3

8.4 (6.1–11.4)

81.8 (77.8–85.1)

9.8 (7.3–13.0)

428

 Quintile 4

6.7 (4.6–9.4)

75.5 (71.2–79.4)

17.8 (14.5–21.8)

421

 Quintile 5

2.5 (1.4–4.5)

68.1 (63.6–72.3)

29.3 (25.2–33.8)

433

Total Parental Earned Income

 Quintile 1

28.9 (24.8–33.4)

65.2 (60.5–69.6)

5.9 (4.0–8.5)

425

 Quintile 2

17.2 (13.9–21.1)

72.4 (68.0–76.4)

10.4 (7.8–13.6)

424

 Quintile 3

8.8 (6.4–11.9)

82.2 (78.3–85.6)

9.0 (6.6–12.1)

422

 Quintile 4

6.4 (4.4–9.1)

77.1 (72.9–80.9)

16.5 (13.3–20.3)

424

 Quintile 5

1.9 (1.0–3.7)

65.8 (61.1–70.2)

32.3 (28.0–36.9)

421

Mother’s Highest Level of Education

 Primary School

34.4 (27.3–42.3)

60.3 (52.3–67.7)

5.3 (2.7–10.1)

151

 Secondary School

16.9 (14.3–19.8)

71.2 (67.8–74.4)

12.0 (9.8–14.6)

718

 Post-secondary school

9.9 (8.4–11.6)

73.3 (70.9–75.6)

16.8 (14.9–18.9)

1334

Father’s Highest Level of Education

 Primary School

28.0 (21.7–35.2)

64.9 (57.4–71.7)

7.1 (4.1–12.1)

168

 Secondary School

15.4 (13.1–18.1)

74.2 (71.0–77.1)

10.4 (8.5–12.7)

805

 Post-secondary school

8.5 (6.9–10.4)

72.8 (69.9–75.6)

18.7 (16.4–21.3)

957

Parents’ occupational status

 No parent works

50.9 (38.3–63.4)

47.4 (35.0–60.1)

1.8 (0.3–9.3)

57

 One parent works

27.8 (22.7–33.5)

63.3 (57.3–69.0)

8.9 (6.0–13.0)

259

 Both parents work

9.3 (8.0–10.7)

74.7 (72.6–76.6)

16.1 (14.4–17.8)

1800