Scout/guide participation |
Never | | | 72.4 | |
Previous | | | 27.6 | |
Voluntary group participation |
Never | 90.6 | 83.3 | 88.6 | <0.01 |
Previous | 5.5 | 11.6 | 7.2 | <0.01 |
Current | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 0.01 |
Church participation |
Never | 87.3 | 73.9 | 83.6 | <0.01 |
Previous | 5.4 | 14.5 | 7.9 | <0.01 |
Current | 7.3 | 11.6 | 8.5 | <0.01 |
Sex |
Female | 50.3 | 51.7 | 50.7 | 0.24 |
Male | 49.7 | 48.3 | 49.3 | 0.24 |
RGSC: Social class of Mother's Husband (GRO 1951) |
Social class I | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.01 |
Social class II | 12.9 | 17.4 | 14.1 | <0.01 |
Social class III non-manual | 9.8 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 0.01 |
Social class III manual | 50.4 | 49.7 | 50.2 | 0.57 |
Social class IV | 12.9 | 9.0 | 11.8 | <0.01 |
Social class V | 9.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | <0.01 |
Family difficulties—mental illness (1965) |
No | 89.2 | 90.4 | 89.5 | 0.13 |
Do not know | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 0.12 |
Yes | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.71 |
Parental hopes child's school leaving (1969) |
Leave min age | 5.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 | <0.01 |
Stay on longer | 74.7 | 84.0 | 77.2 | <0.01 |
Do not know yet | 20.0 | 13.3 | 18.1 | <0.01 |
Pupil goes to clubs outside school (1969) |
Most days | 19.6 | 43.8 | 26.3 | <0.01 |
Sometimes | 21.7 | 28.0 | 23.4 | <0.01 |
Hardly ever | 58.7 | 28.2 | 50.2 | <0.01 |
Government Office Region at age 16 |
North | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | <0.01 |
North West | 11.6 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 0.24 |
East and West Riding of Yorkshire | 9.0 | 5.9 | 8.2 | <0.01 |
North Midlands | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0.29 |
Midlands | 10.1 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 0.01 |
East | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.30 |
South East | 17.1 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 0.08 |
South | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 0.16 |
South West | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.64 |
Wales | 6.3 | 3.8 | 5.6 | <0.01 |
Scotland | 7.9 | 15.5 | 10.0 | <0.01 |
How often plays outdoor games and sport (1974) |
Often | 36.5 | 39.9 | 37.4 | 0.01 |
Sometimes | 35.9 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 0.98 |
Hardly ever | 24.5 | 21.2 | 23.6 | <0.01 |
No chance | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.77 |
How often plays indoor games and sport (1974) |
Often | 24.4 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 0.03 |
Sometimes | 32.7 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 0.61 |
Hardly ever | 32.9 | 29.2 | 31.9 | <0.01 |
No chance | 10.0 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 0.02 |