Table 2 Distribution of social characteristics at 23 and 33 by sex, NCDS-58 cohort (N = 17,272)
From: Explaining biological differences between men and women by gendered mechanisms
Male-born | Female-born | M—F | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | |||
Cultural capital | |||||||
Less than O level at 23 | 42.6 | [41.2 to 43.9] | 35.9 | [34.6 to 37.2] | + 6.7 | ||
No numeracy problems at 23 | 94.8 | [94.1 to 95.4] | 94.5 | [93.8 to 95.1] | + 0.3 | ||
Literacy problems at 23 | 12.6 | [11.6 to 13.5] | 7.0 | [6.3 to 7.8] | + 5.6 | ||
Does not often read at 23 | 45.6 | [44.2 to 46.9] | 32.6 | [31.2 to 34.0] | + 13.0 | ||
Driver’s license at 33 | 92.5 | [91.7 to 93.3] | 80.9 | [79.6 to 82.1] | + 11.6 | ||
Economic capital | |||||||
Personal savings > median at 23 | 54.5 | [53.0 to 56.0] | 45.7 | [44.4 to 47.2] | + 8.8 | ||
Paid work at 23 | 90.1 | [89.1 to 91.0] | 68.5 | [67.2 to 69.9] | + 21.6 | ||
Manual social class at 33 | 50.8 | [49.3 to 52.4] | 33.4 | [32.0 to 34.9] | + 17.4 | ||
Social capital | |||||||
Does not often see friend at 23 | 35.6 | [34.1 to 37.0] | 27.6 | [26.4 to 28.8] | + 8.0 | ||
Not married at 23 | 65.2 | [63.9 to 66.5] | 45.7 | [44.4 to 47.1] | + 19.5 | ||
No child at 23 | 82.0 | [80.9 to 83.1] | 66.6 | [65.3 to 67.8] | + 15.4 | ||
Does not do laundry at 33 | 86.0 | [84.7 to 87.3] | 4.2 | [3.5 to 4.9] | + 81.8 | ||
Not religious at 23 | 49.6 | [48.2 to 51.1] | 32.5 | [31.2 to 33.8] | + 17.1 | ||
Behaviours | |||||||
Smoking at 23 | 39.9 | [38.6 to 41.2] | 38.3 | [36.9 to 39.5] | + 1.6 | ||
Smoking at 33 | 32.6 | [31.3 to 34.0] | 32.0 | [30.5 to 33.4] | + 0.6 | ||
Alcohol every day at 23 | 31.4 | [30.1 to 32.7] | 9.8 | [9.0 to 10.6] | + 21.6 | ||
Alcohol every day at 33 | 17.6 | [16.4 to 18.7] | 7.0 | [6.4 to 7.8] | + 10.6 | ||
Often eats fried food at 33 | 56.6 | [55.0 to 58.2] | 35.0 | [33.7 to 36.5] | + 21.6 | ||
Often practices sport at 23 | 59.3 | [57.8 to 60.7] | 35.8 | [34.5 to 37.1] | + 23.5 | ||
Does not practice sport at 33 | 77.8 | [76.4 to 79.0] | 77.4 | [76.1 to 78.7] | + 0.4 | ||
Accident between 23 and 33 | 58.3 | [56.8 to 59.8] | 24.8 | [23.5 to 26.0] | + 33.5 | ||
Gender scores, total population | |||||||
Complete set* | 0.87 | [0.85 to 0.88] | 0.13 | [0.12 to 0.14] | + 0.74 | ||
Behavioural set* | 0.61 | [0.60 to 0.62] | 0.37 | [0.36 to 0.38] | + 0.24 | ||
Small set* | 0.56 | [0.55 to 0.57] | 0.42 | [0.41 to 0.43] | + 0.14 | ||
Gender scores, in deprived-born group | |||||||
Complete set* | 0.87 | [0.86 to 0.88] | 0.12 | [0.11 to 0.13] | + 0.75 | ||
Behavioural set* | 0.62 | [0.61 to 0.64] | 0.37 | [0.36 to 0.38] | + 0.25 | ||
Small set* | 0.55 | [0.55 to 0.57] | 0.41 | [0.40 to 0.42] | + 0.14 | ||
Gender scores, in advantaged-born group | |||||||
Complete set* | 0.85 | [0.84 to 0.87] | 0.14 | [0.13 to 0.16] | + 0.71 | ||
Behavioural set* | 0.59 | [0.58 to 0.60] | 0.37 | [0.36 to 0.38] | + 0.22 | ||
Small set* | 0.57 | [0.56 to 0.58] | 0.43 | [0.42 to 0.45] | + 0.14 | ||