Descriptive statistics for the study variables (N=14 697)
| n | % | Prevalence (%) of out-of-home care (ages 0–12) | Cases (%) of premature mortality (ages 20–56) | |
| All | 7.14 | 4.83 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7484 | 50.92 | 7.76 | 6.20 |
| Female | 7213 | 49.08 | 6.49 | 3.41 |
| Grade 6 marks (age 13) | ||||
| Above average | 8336 | 56.72 | 4.68 | 3.71 |
| At or below average | 5472 | 37.23 | 9.89 | 6.16 |
| No marks | 889 | 6.05 | 13.27 | 7.20 |
| Grade 9 marks (age 16) | ||||
| Above average | 7560 | 51.44 | 4.29 | 3.32 |
| At or below average | 5613 | 38.19 | 8.39 | 5.81 |
| No marks | 1524 | 10.37 | 16.67 | 8.73 |
| Grade 12 marks (age 19) | ||||
| Above average | 4514 | 30.71 | 3.17 | 2.97 |
| At or below average | 2364 | 16.08 | 4.10 | 3.26 |
| No marks | 7819 | 53.20 | 10.35 | 6.38 |
| Household occupational class (age 0) | ||||
| Upper and upper-middle class | 1989 | 13.53 | 1.56 | 4.12 |
| Middle class | 5453 | 37.10 | 5.52 | 4.57 |
| Skilled working class | 3990 | 27.15 | 9.02 | 5.31 |
| Unskilled working class | 2707 | 18.42 | 11.30 | 5.25 |
| Other | 558 | 3.80 | 9.14 | 4.48 |
| Household economic poverty (ages 0–6) | Minimum=0 year, maximum=7 years, mean=0.39 year | 28.32* | 7.47* | |
| Maternal age (age 0) | ||||
| 19 years or younger | 451 | 3.07 | 19.73 | 7.10 |
| 20–39 years | 11 160 | 75.93 | 7.42 | 5.00 |
| 40 years or older | 515 | 3.50 | 7.57 | 4.08 |
| Missing information | 2571 | 17.49 | 3.62 | 3.85 |
| Maternal marital status (age 0) | ||||
| Married | 12 870 | 87.57 | 5.48 | 4.70 |
| Unmarried | 1827 | 12.43 | 18.83 | 5.75 |
*Refers to those with household economic poverty registered for at least 1 year.