|
Parent characteristic
|
N (ROI)
|
% (ROI)
|
N (NI)
|
% (NI)
|
|---|
|
Place of birth
|
|
Ireland/Northern Ireland
|
33
|
71.7
|
34
|
91.9
|
|
Other part of United Kingdom
|
1
|
2.2
|
1
|
2.7
|
|
Other European country
|
4
|
8.7
|
1
|
2.7
|
|
Africa
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
Asia
|
1
|
2.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Australia
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2.7
|
|
Not specified
|
1
|
2.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
White
|
34
|
73.9
|
36
|
97.3
|
|
Irish Travellera
|
5
|
10.8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Black or Black Irish: African
|
5
|
10.8
|
1
|
2.7
|
|
Any other Black background
|
1
|
2.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Asian
|
1
|
2.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Employment
|
|
Employed / self-employed
|
18
|
39.1
|
26
|
70.3
|
|
Unemployed / home duties
|
25
|
54.3
|
10
|
27
|
|
Long term sickness/disabilityb
|
1
|
2.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Student2
|
2
|
4.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Not specified
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2.7
|
|
Marriage status
|
|
Married / cohabiting
|
36
|
78.2
|
24
|
64.9
|
|
Single
|
4
|
8.7
|
10
|
27
|
|
Separated / divorcedb
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
8.1
|
|
Not specified
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
Eligibility for benefits
|
|
Full medical cardbor Healthy Startc
|
24
|
52.1
|
16
|
43.2
|
|
Social support
|
|
Enough help
|
29
|
63
|
30
|
81.1
|
|
Not enough help
|
8
|
17.4
|
6
|
16.2
|
|
No help at all
|
3
|
6.5
|
1
|
2.7
|
- aAn indigenous ethnic minority group
- bAsked in ROI only; Full medical card: a means tested entitlement to reduced cost or free medical care for a wide range of services used as an indicator for low income
- cAsked in NI only; Healthy Start: a means tested UK government food welfare scheme for low income or at risk families used as an indicator for low income
- Some questionnaire items differed slightly in each jurisdiction as they were taken from either the UK or Irish censuses (Additional file 2)
