Weighted percentage (N) of children according to physical health, mental health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)) and poverty, by family type
| Natural couple families | Reconstituted families | Lone-parent families | p Value | All | |
| Child physical health | |||||
| General health | |||||
| Excellent | 61.4 (5968) | 56.7 (502) | 55.8 (1561) | <0.0001 | 59.8 (8031) |
| Very good | 27.0 (2661) | 27.2 (244) | 28.6 (840) | 27.4 (3754) | |
| Good | 9.1 (921) | 12.4 (103) | 11.0 (316) | 9.8 (1340) | |
| Fair | 2.1 (224) | 3.5 (32) | 3.7 (110) | 2.6 (366) | |
| Poor | 0.4 (39) | 0.2 (3) | 0.9 (21) | 0.5 (63) | |
| Long-standing illness | |||||
| No | 82.6 (8099) | 76.6 (686) | 76.9 (2219) | <0.0001 | 80.9 (11 044) |
| Yes | 17.4 (1712) | 23.5 (198) | 23.1 (626) | 19.2 (2536) | |
| Injury (since 5 years) | |||||
| No | 76.7 (7578) | 71.2 (632) | 73.3 (2099) | 0.0002 | 75.5 (10 309) |
| Yes | 23.2 (2231) | 28.8 (252) | 26.6 (748) | 24.4 (3231) | |
| Overweight | |||||
| Normal | 80.5 (7706) | 82.1 (695) | 77.1 (2132) | 0.008 | 79.9 (10 533) |
| Overweight | 14.2 (1385) | 13.1 (123) | 16.0 (442) | 14.5 (1950) | |
| Obese | 5.3 (552) | 4.9 (49) | 7.0 (195) | 5.6 (796) | |
| Ever had asthma | |||||
| No | 85.3 (8321) | 78.8 (685) | 80.2 (2277) | <0.0001 | 83.7 (11 283) |
| Yes | 14.7 (1466) | 21.2 (198) | 19.8 (568) | 16.4(2232) | |
| Fits | |||||
| No | 95.9 (9408) | 93.5 (827) | 93.9 (2691) | 0.0001 | 95.3 (12 926) |
| Yes | 4.1 (405) | 6.5 (57) | 6.1 (157) | 4.8 (619) | |
| Child mental health (SDQ) | |||||
| Total difficulties | |||||
| Normal | 88.8 (8493) | 74.9 (663) | 78.1 (2179) | 85.4 (11 335) | |
| Borderline | 5.6 (483) | 10.0 (85) | 9.5 (238) | 6.8 (806) | |
| Abnormal | 5.6 (520) | 15.2 (125) | 12.4 (344) | <0.0001 | 7.9(989) |
| Emotional problems | |||||
| Normal | 87.9 (8431) | 82.7 (726) | 81.3 (2264) | 86.0 (11 421) | |
| Borderline | 5.9 (528) | 6.7 (62) | 7 (198) | 6.2 (788) | |
| Abnormal | 6.3 (596) | 10.6 (87) | 11.7 (318) | <0.0001 | 7.8 (1001) |
| Conduct problems | |||||
| Normal | 82.61 (7960) | 66.79 (595) | 69.22 (1969) | 78.4 (10 524) | |
| Borderline | 9.4 (889) | 14.41 (126) | 14.45 (376) | 10.9 (1391) | |
| Abnormal | 7.99 (724) | 18.79 (154) | 16.33 (446) | 10.7 (1324) | |
| Hyperactivity | |||||
| Normal | 82.83 (7949) | 66.69 (593) | 74.59 (2080) | 79.7 (10 622) | |
| Borderline | 6.4 (578) | 8.31 (78) | 7.63 (214) | 6.8 (870) | |
| Abnormal | 10.77 (1010) | 25 (204) | 17.77 (483) | <0.0001 | 13.5 (1697) |
| Peer problems | |||||
| Normal | 84.6 (8072) | 73.2 (656) | 73.3 (2075) | 81.2 (10 803) | |
| Borderline | 7.8 (764) | 11.8 (102) | 12.4 (327) | 9.1 (1193) | |
| Abnormal | 7.6 (719) | 15.0 (116) | 14.3 (388) | <0.0001 | 9.7 (1223) |
| Pro-social behaviour | |||||
| Normal | 94.0 (9011) | 91.6 (811) | 91.4 (2584) | 93.2 (12 406) | |
| Borderline | 4.5 (411) | 5.2 (39) | 5.8 (141) | 4.9 (591) | |
| Abnormal | 1.5 (150) | 3.2 (26) | 2.9 (70) | 0.0002 | 2.0 (246) |
| Poverty | |||||
| Income poverty (below 60% OECD) | |||||
| No | 82.2 (7880) | 65.0 (576) | 37.3 (1053) | <0.0001 | 70.7 (9509) |
| Yes | 17.8 (1969) | 35.0 (311) | 62.7 (1811) | 29.3 (4091) | |
| Subjective poverty–financially just about getting by or worse | |||||
| No | 64.2 (6278) | 51.0 (461) | 35.9 (1063) | <0.0001 | 56.8 (7802) |
| Yes | 35.9 (3521) | 49.0 (422) | 64.1 (1777) | 43.2 (5720) | |
| Material deprivation | |||||
| No | 70.2 (6875) | 49.2 (450) | 35.4 (1050) | <0.0001 | 60.7 (8375) |
| Yes | 29.9 (2926) | 50.7 (434) | 64.6 (1794) | 39.3 (5154) | |
| Receiving means tested benefits | |||||
| No | 73.2 (7052) | 46.6 (420) | 16.4 (475) | <0.0001 | 58.3 (7947) |
| Yes | 26.8 (2807) | 53.4 (469) | 83.6 (2395) | 41.7 (5671) | |
| Poverty score—how many rated poor for above poverty measures | |||||
| None | 45.4 (4309) | 20.4 (190) | 4.7 (146) | <0.0001 | 34.3 (4645) |
| One | 21.4 (2130) | 21.5 (189) | 13.3 (375) | 19.6 (2694) | |
| Two | 17.1 (1662) | 22.2 (195) | 19.2 (567) | 17.9 (2424) | |
| Three | 9.8 (1019) | 21.0 (179) | 26.6 (754) | 14.4 (1952) | |
| Four | 6.3 (669) | 15.0 (129) | 36.1 (998) | 13.7 (1796) | |
Missing data: ethnicity 68, NS-SEC 409, maternal education 41, maternal malaise 915, general health 73, long-standing illness 78, injury 78, overweight 339, asthma 103, fits 73, income poverty 18, subjective poverty 96, material poverty 89, the poverty score 107. After imputation: emotional problems 408, conduct problems 379, hyperactivity 429, peer problems 399, pro-social behaviour 375, total difficulties score 488. OECD, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development.