Tests of the association between agreement and socioeconomic and education characteristics (n = 999)
| Characteristic | Agreement between the two measures* | Unadjusted OR for agreement (95% CI), n = 999 | p Value† | Adjusted OR for agreement‡ (95% CI), n = 999 | p Value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n = 657 | No, n = 342 | |||||
| Agreement is when a woman is placed in the same age at menarche category (early, normal or late) by both measures. | ||||||
| *Values are n (%). | ||||||
| †p Value from likelihood ratio test. | ||||||
| ‡Adjusted for the two other variables shown. | ||||||
| §According to the Registrar General’s classification: IIINM, category III non-manual; IIIM, category III manual. | ||||||
| Father’s social class§ | ||||||
| I or II | 167 (65.0) | 90 (35.0) | 1.00 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.28 |
| IIINM or IIIM | 328 (65.6) | 172 (34.4) | 1.03 (0.75 to 1.41) | 1.20 (0.86 to 1.68) | ||
| IV or V | 162 (66.9) | 80 (33.1) | 1.09 (0.75 to 1.58) | 1.39 (0.92 to 2.08) | ||
| Own social class in adulthood | ||||||
| I or II | 255 (70.1) | 109 (30) | 1.00 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0.15 |
| IIINM or IIIM | 292 (65.2) | 156 (34.8) | 0.80 (0.59 to 1.08) | 0.83 (0.60 to 1.17) | ||
| IV or V | 110 (58.8) | 77 (41.2) | 0.61 (0.42 to 0.88) | 0.66 (0.44 to 1.01) | ||
| Highest educational attainment | ||||||
| Degree or higher | 42 (77.8) | 12 (22.2) | 1.00 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0.06 |
| Advanced secondary | 161 (66.3) | 82 (33.7) | 0.56 (0.28 to 1.12) | 0.56 (0.28 to 1.13) | ||
| Ordinary secondary | 191 (70.2) | 81 (29.8) | 0.67 (0.34 to 1.35) | 0.71 (0.34 to 1.47) | ||
| Below secondary | 54 (57.5) | 40 (42.6) | 0.39 (0.18 to 0.83) | 0.40 (0.18 to 0.91) | ||
| None | 209 (62.2) | 127 (37.8) | 0.47 (0.24 to 0.93) | 0.50 (0.24 to 1.05) | ||