Sociodemographic characteristics, as reported by parents, for all ELGA teenagers and a comparison between mainstream ELGA and control teenagers
| All ELGA teenagers (n=174) | ELGA teenagers in special schools (n=29) | ELGA teenagers in mainstream schools (n=145) | Control group (n=100) | p Value for difference between mainstream ELGA and controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are number (percentages) of teenagers Note: responses to some questions were occasionally missing. Percentages are based on the number of valid responses. | |||||
| ELGA, Extremely low gestational age. | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 80 (46) | 12 (41) | 68 (47) | 41 (41) | 0.43 |
| Female | 94 (54) | 17 (59) | 77 (53) | 59 (59) | |
| Responding parent | |||||
| with partner | 138 (79) | 18 (62) | 120 (83) | 87 (87) | 0.47 |
| without partner | 35 (20) | 11 (38) | 24 (17) | 13 (13) | |
| No siblings | 24 (14) | 2 (7) | 22 (15) | 6 (6) | 0.039 |
| Social class | |||||
| Professional/semiprofessional | 45 (26) | 6 (21) | 39 (27) | 37 (37) | 0.083 |
| Skilled | 67 (39) | 8 (28) | 59 (41) | 44 (44) | |
| Semiskilled/unskilled | 21 (12) | 3 (10) | 18 (12) | 11 (11) | |
| Armed forces | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| No paid employment | 39 (22) | 12 (41) | 27 (19) | 7 (7) | |
| Maternal education | |||||
| No qualifications | 61 (37) | 12 (44) | 49 (35) | 30 (30) | 0.28 |
| School qualifications | 83 (50) | 15 (56) | 68 (49) | 46 (46) | |
| University degree | 22 (13) | 0 | 22 (16) | 24 (24) | |