Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics across CHETS survey samples
2007 n = 1546 | 2008 n = 1568 | 2014 n = 1474 | 2019 n = 2153 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gendera | ||||
Male | 750 (48.5%) | 773 (49.3%) | 734 (49.8%) | 1103 (51.2%) |
Female | 796 (51.5%) | 795 (50.7%) | 740 (50.2%) | 1050 (48.8%) |
Lives withb | ||||
Both parents | 1065 (68.9%) | 1062 (67.7%) | 987 (67.0%) | 1474 (68.5%) |
Step family | 165 (10.7%) | 170 (10.8%) | 142 (9.6%) | 199 (9.2%) |
Single mum | 259 (16.8%) | 268 (17.1%) | 261 (17.7%) | 344 (16.0%) |
Single dad | 18 (1.2%) | 23 (1.5%) | 31 (2.1%) | 29 (1.4%) |
Grandparents | 17 (1.1%) | 19 (1.2%) | 22 (1.5%) | 28 (1.3%) |
Care/foster home | 4 (0.3%) | 8 (0.5%) | 11 (0.8%) | 12 (0.6%) |
Other/missing | 18 (1.2%) | 18 (1.2) | 20 (1.4%) | 67 (3.1%) |
Wales Region | ||||
North | 345 (22.2%) | 346 (22.1%) | 289 (19.6%) | 441 (20.5%) |
South | 1013 (65.5%) | 1014 (64.7%) | 967 (65.6%) | 1472 (68.4%) |
West | 64 (4.1%) | 81 (5.2%) | 42 (2.9%) | 98 (4.6%) |
Mid | 124 (8.0%) | 127 (8.1%) | 176 (11.9%) | 142 (6.6%) |
Family affluence | ||||
Child has their own bedroom | 1209 (78.1%) | 1217 (78.2%) | 1132 (77.3%) | 1639 (76.6%) |
Family has a car or van | ||||
No | 115 (7.5%) | 115 (7.4%) | 108 (7.4%) | 152 (7.1%) |
Yes, one | 614 (40.0%) | 557 (35.8%) | 618 (42.2%) | 792 (37.0%) |
Yes, two | 808 (52.6%) | 886 (56.9%) | 737 (50.4%) | 1196 (55.9%) |
Family owns a computer | ||||
None | 54 (3.5%) | 66 (4.2%) | 20 (1.4%) | 40 (1.9%) |
One | 641 (41.7%) | 562 (36.0%) | 120 (8.2%) | 178 (8.3%) |
Two | 494 (32.1%) | 501 (32.1%) | 225 (15.4%) | 332 (15.5%) |
More than two | 348 (22.6%) | 434 (27.8%) | 1099 (75.1%) | 1592 (74.3%) |