Sample size | No. of ACEs (%) | χ² . p value | |||||
None | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more | |||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 1609 | 32.9 | 34.6 | 20.4 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 0.004 |
Female | 1510 | 37.3 | 35.1 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 2.2 | |
Ethnicity | |||||||
White | 2982 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 0.07 |
Non-white | 135 | 43.6 | 36.7 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | |
Education of mother | |||||||
Degree or higher | 842 | 51.4 | 32.9 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | <0.001 |
Vocational qualification | 1163 | 35 | 35.9 | 19.2 | 7.9 | 2 | |
Highers | 240 | 36.4 | 32.2 | 24.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | |
Standard grade | 555 | 18.7 | 38.2 | 23.3 | 12.3 | 7.4 | |
No qualifications | 291 | 15.6 | 32.5 | 33.3 | 11.9 | 6.7 | |
Other | 24 | 56.3 | 30.7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
Age of mother at birth of 1st child | |||||||
Under 20 | 541 | 12.5 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 16.3 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
20 to 29 | 1590 | 34.8 | 35.9 | 20.1 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
30 to 39 | 945 | 48.3 | 36.2 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |
40 or over | 35 | 46.4 | 28.8 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
Household equivalised income quintile | |||||||
Bottom (£<8410) | 623 | 8 | 27 | 34.5 | 19.7 | 10.8 | <0.001 |
2nd quintile (£8410–£13 749) | 587 | 26.6 | 33.6 | 26.1 | 10.6 | 3.2 | |
3rd quintile (£13 750-£21 784) | 518 | 33.8 | 38.6 | 18.3 | 8.3 | 1 | |
4th quintile (£21 785–£33 570) | 592 | 42.2 | 36 | 17.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | |
Top quintile (£≥£33 571) | 513 | 52.8 | 32.7 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1 | |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation area quintile | |||||||
1—Most deprived | 745 | 17.2 | 37.6 | 29.1 | 10.9 | 5.3 | <0.001 |
2 | 583 | 30.3 | 35.9 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 3.7 | |
3 | 637 | 34.6 | 35.3 | 22 | 5.6 | 2.5 | |
4 | 593 | 43 | 35.2 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 2.0 | |
5—Least deprived | 561 | 55.7 | 29.3 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
Urban/rural classification | |||||||
Urban | 2567 | 32.6 | 34.9 | 20.8 | 8.3 | 3.4 | <0.001 |
Rural | 552 | 46.3 | 34.5 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
ACE, adverse childhood experience.