Table 1

Characteristics of the parents of the study infants

MotherFather
Values in parentheses are percentages.
Education
    No formal education114 (1.1)31 (0.3)
    Primary school1179 (11.4)941 (9.1)
    Secondary school7930 (76.7)7403 (71.6)
    University1106 (10.7)1964 (19)
Occupation
    Unemployed (including housewife)6152 (59.5)186 (1.8)
    Professional352 (3.4)662 (6.4)
    Non-manual worker3256 (31.5)3453 (33.4)
    Manual worker579 (5.6)6038 (58.4)
Smoking
    Non-smoker9584 (92.7)5945 (57.5)
    Smoker755 (7.3)4394 (42.5)
        • Quitted during pregnancy538 (5.2)
        • Continued to smoke during pregnancy217 (2.1)
Alcohol consumption
    Never10019 (96.9)7434 (71.9)
    Social drinking248 (2.4)2429 (23.5)
    Regular72 (0.7)476 (0.7)