Table 2 Parents/carers’ demographics
Parents who were not teachers | Parents who were teachers | All parents | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 284 | N = 45 | N = 329 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 244 (85.9%) | 37 (82.2%) | 281 (85.4%) |
Male | 39 (13.7%) | 8 (17.8%) | 47 (14.3%) |
Other/Unknown | 1 (0.4%) | 0 | 1 (0.3%) |
Age | |||
18–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25–34 | 9 (3.2%) | 2 (4.4%) | 11 (3.3%) |
35–44 | 103 (36.3%) | 16 (35.6%) | 119 (36.2%) |
45–54 | 153 (53.9%) | 25 (55.6%) | 178 (54.1%) |
55–64 | 16 (5.6%) | 2 (4.4%) | 18 (5.5%) |
65 & over | 2 (0.7%) | 0 | 2 (0.6%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.4%) | 0 | 1 (0.3%) |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 257 (90.5%) | 39 (86.7%) | 296 (90.0%) |
Minority ethnicities | 25 (8.8%) | 4 (8.9%) | 29 (8.8%) |
Unknown | 2 (0.7%) | 2 (4.4%) | 4 (1.2%) |
Region | |||
West Midlands | 207 (72.9%) | 33 (73.3%) | 240 (72.9%) |
Othera | 75 (26.4%) | 11 (24.4%) | 86 (26.1%) |
Unknown | 2 (0.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | 3 (0.9%) |
WEMWEBS score (mean, sd) | 43.7 (9.6) | 45.91 (8.2) | 44.01 (9.44) |
WEMWEBS score (categorical)b | |||
Above average (60–70) | 16 (5.6%) | 1 (2.2%) | 17 (5.2%) |
Average (43–59) | 135 (47.5%) | 30 (66.7%) | 165 (50.1%) |
Below average (14–42) | 133 (46.8%) | 14 (31.1%) | 147 (44.7%) |