Cognition
|
Standardized score at age 11
| |
8448
|
0.44 (3.12)
|
7.4
|
Standardized score at age 50
| |
8751
|
0.02 (2.41)
|
4.0
|
Social network
|
Age 33
| | |
Has at least 1 friend/ neighbour/ colleague could turn to for advice (Number of people showed only for description; variable used as dichotomous)
| |
7961
|
12.7
|
No/No one mentioned
| |
56.3
| |
Yes/Someone mentioned
| |
43.7
| |
0 people mentioned
| |
56.3
| |
1 person mentioned
| |
28.2
| |
2 people
| |
12.2
| |
3 people
| |
2.7
| |
4 people
| |
0.3
| |
Has at least 1 member of family could turn to for advice (Number of people showed only for description; variable used as dichotomous)
| |
7961
|
12.7
|
No/No one mentioned
| |
8.7
| |
Yes/Someone mentioned
| |
91.3
| |
0 people mentioned
| |
8.7
| |
1 person mentioned
| |
21.8
| |
2 people
| |
25.5
| |
3 people
| |
28.2
| |
4 people
| |
15.8
| |
Number of civic group activities participated in (used as continual variable; categories showed only for description)
| |
7961
|
0.22 (0.52)
|
12.7
|
No activity
| |
82.7
| |
1 activity
| |
13.8
| |
2 activities
| |
2.8
| |
3+
| |
0.7
| |
Age 42
| | | |
Has somebody could turn to for advice/support
| |
8641
| |
7.2
|
No
| |
3.3
| |
Yes, family member
| |
75.0
| |
Yes, friend/neighbour/colleague
| |
21.7
| |
Age 50
| | |
Number of civic group activities participated in (used as continual variable; categories showed only for description)
| |
9117
|
0.49 (0.80)
|
0.1
|
No activity
| |
65.1
| |
1 activity
| |
24.6
| |
2 activities
| |
7.5
| |
3+
| |
2.8
| |
Health and health behaviour
|
Age 33
| | |
Self-rated health
| |
7843
|
14.0
|
Poor
| |
1.3
| |
Fair
| |
11.1
| |
Good
| |
52.2
| |
Excellent
| |
35.4
| |
Age 42
| | |
Mental well-being (Malaise score; 9-item version)
| |
8412
|
7.8
|
Better (0–3)
| |
88.5
| |
Worse (4+)
| |
11.5
| |
Frequency of drinking alcohol
| |
8459
| |
Never
| |
1.2
| |
Not now/ special occasions
| |
16.0
| |
Once in a week
| |
29.9
| |
More often
| |
52.9
| |
Frequency of smoking
| |
8464
|
7.2
|
No
| |
46.1
| |
Used to/ occasionally
| |
30.2
| |
Daily
| |
23.7
| |
Takes part in sporting activities and frequency
| |
8455
|
7.3
|
Not regularly/less often than once in month
| |
27.7
| |
2–3 times in month
| |
6.5
| |
Once in week
| |
18.8
| |
2–3 times in week
| |
21.2
| |
4 times in week/every day
| |
25.8
| |
Socio-economic background
|
Age 11
| | |
Father’s (male head) social class
| |
8249
|
9.5
|
Professional
| |
5.8
| |
Managerial-technical
| |
19.2
| |
Skilled non-manual
| |
9.5
| |
Skilled manual
| |
40.2
| |
Partly skilled
| |
15.8
| |
Unskilled
| |
5.0
| |
No male head
| |
4.5
| |
Housing tenure
| |
8342
|
8.6
|
Owner occupied
| |
48.1
| |
Council rented
| |
39.8
| |
Private rented
| |
7.3
| |
Rent free
| |
4.8
| |
Age 42
| | |
Own social class
| |
7297
|
20.0
|
Professional
| |
5.6
| |
Managerial-technical
| |
38.9
| |
Skilled non-manual
| |
21.6
| |
Skilled manual
| |
19.2
| |
Partly skilled
| |
11.9
| |
Unskilled
| |
2.8
| |
Age 50
| | |
Highest achieved qualification
| |
9113
|
0.1
|
None
| |
11.0
| |
CSE or equivalent
| |
11.2
| |
GCSE or equivalent
| |
25.4
| |
AS/A level or equivalent
| |
17.2
| |
Degree/teaching diploma/vocational NVQ4 diploma
| |
30.8
| |
Higher Degree/vocational NVQ5 diploma
| |
4.4
| |
Other
|
Gender
| |
9119
|
0
|
Male
| |
49.0
| |
Female
| |
51.0
| |