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Table 2 Prevalence estimates and sample characteristics for ACE, SDQ, NEET status and demographic measures in the original ALSPAC data and imputed data

From: The validity of the residuals approach to measuring resilience to adverse childhood experiences

Variable

Original Data (total N = 14,964)

Imputed data (N = 293,880)

N

% Missing

Mean (sd) for continuous variables, % for categorical variables

Mean (sd) for continuous variables. % for categorical variables

SDQ total difficulties (16years)

5566

62.12

6.1 (4.8)

6.8 (5.3)

Physical abuse

7662

47.86

0.4

3.2

Emotional abuse

7655

47.90

2.1

5.7

Emotional neglect

5728

61.02

15.2

19

Bullying

6841

53.44

14.5

15.5

Violence between parents

7675

47.77

0.8

4

Substance abuse household

3618

75.38

0.1

6.9

Parental mental health Problems

3652

75.15

1.9

10.2

Parent convicted offence

6864

53.29

0.7

2.5

Parental separation

5567

62.11

8.3

13.2

Financial difficulties

7605

48.24

0.9

3.3

Neighbourhood satisfaction

5287

64.02

9.8

12.7

Social support child

6639

54.82

5.2

7.3

Social support parent

6948

52.72

2.3

4.1

Violence between child and partner

3977

72.93

11

14.2

Parent child bond

5378

63.40

5.6

9

Gestation (weeks)

13,788

6.17

39.4 (1.9)

39.4 (1.9)

Social class household (32wk gestation)

8773

40.30

  

 I—Professional

  

11.3

9.9

 II—Managerial and technical

  

44.4

40.7

 IIIM—Skilled manual

  

11.7

14.5

 IIINM Skilled non-manual

  

30.2

29.5

 IV—Partly skilled

  

2.2

4.1

 V—Unskilled

  

0.2

1.3

Maternal smoking 2nd trimester

12,984

11.64

  

 No

  

80.2

79.5

 Yes

  

19.8

20.5

IQ category

7421

49.50

  

 Exceptionally low

  

1.8

3.6

 Low

  

5.3

7.4

 Low average

  

12.1

13.8

 Average

  

43.8

42.2

 High average

  

19.5

16.8

 High

  

9.3

8.5

 Exceptionally high

  

8.1

7.7

Reading speed (reading age)

6823

53.57

10.4 (1.7)

10.2 (1.8)

Reading accuracy (reading age)

6840

53.45

9.9 (1.8)

9.7 (1.8)

Reading comprehension (reading age)

6840

53.45

9.6 (1.7)

9.4 (1.8)

Self esteem: global self-worth

6833

53.50

19.2 (3.4)

19.1 (3.5)

Self Esteem: scholastic competence

6844

53.42

17.0 (3.7)

16.9 (3.7)

Locus of control

7038

52.10

  

Externalised

  

57.3

60

Internalised

  

42.7

40

Mental flexibility (mean reaction time)

6871

53.24

598.5 (67.6)

602.1 (70.7)

Cognitive skills

8360

43.11

2.0 (0.1)

1.9 (0.1)

Temperament

8393

42.88

17.3 (3.4)

17.2 (3.4)

Grandparent attachment

8118

44.75

  

 Yes

  

45.8

46

 No

  

54.2

54

Sibling relationship score

6294

57.17

31.3 (5.5)

31.4 (5.5)

School attendance

8052

45.20

  

 Over 10 days absent

  

6.7

8

 Less than 10 days absent

  

93.3

92

School perception

3215

78.12

23.6 (3.9)

23.3 (4.1)

Religion

8077

45.03

  

 No

  

44.1

47

 Yes

  

55.9

53

Extra-curricular activities

5571

62.09

  

 Yes

  

42.2

38.3

 No

  

57.8

61.7

Friendship

6650

54.74

20.9 (2.2)

20.8 (2.2)

Birthweight (kg)

13,615

7.34

3.4 (0.6)

3.4 (0.6)

Maternal age

13,788

6.17

28.0 (5.0)

28.0 (5.0)

Home ownership status birth

12,406

15.57

  

 Owned

  

76

74.3

 Rented

  

24

25.7

Marital status birth

12,915

12.11

  

 Not married

  

25.1

25.9

 Married

  

74.9

74.1

Parity

12,757

13.18

  

 0

  

44.8

44.3

 1

  

35

34.4

 2

  

14.3

14.3

 3

  

4.2

4.5

 4

  

1.2

1.5

 5 + 

  

0.5

0.9

Mother highest education qualification

12,251

16.63

  

 CSE/None

  

20.2

21.3

 Vocational

  

9.9

10

 O Level

  

34.6

34.2

 A Level

  

22.5

21.9

 Degree

  

12.9

12.6

Ethnicity

12,163

17.22

  

 White

  

97.4

97.1

 BAME

  

2.6

2.9

Maternal BMI category

11,378

22.57

  

 Underweight

  

5

5.4

 Normal Weight

  

73.4

72.8

 Overweight

  

16.1

16.1

 Obese

  

5.5

5.7

Partner highest education qualification

11,775

19.87

  

 CSE/None

  

26.1

27.9

 Vocational

  

8.5

8.8

 O level

  

22.6

20.9

 A level

  

26

25.2

 Degree

  

18.2

17.3

Sex

14,694

0.00

  

 Male

  

51

51

 Female

  

49

49

SMFQ—depressive Symptoms (18yrs)

3305

77.51

6.8 (5.9)

7.1 (6.2)

NEET at 17 years

4052

72.42

  

 Yes

  

4.3

9.3

 No

  

95.7

90.7

NEET at 23 years

3997

72.80

  

 Yes

  

7

11

 No

  

93

89

AUDIT score at 17years

4108

72.04

7.0 (4.9)

7.2 (5.1)