Sociodemographic characteristics of young people in the MILESTONE cohort
n (%) or mean (SD) | |
Gender (female) | 458 (60.0%) |
Age | 17.50 (0.59) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 578 (75.8%) |
Other | 62 (8.1%) |
Missing | 122 (16.0%) |
Living situation | |
With biological parents | 392 (51.4%) |
With one biological parent | 244 (32.0%) |
Adoptive/foster parent(s) | 16 (2.1%) |
Alone/with roommates or partner | 10 (1.3%) |
Residential | 27 (3.5%) |
Other | 28 (3.7%) |
Missing | 46 (6.0%) |
Current education | |
Secondary/vocational | 629 (82.4%) |
Higher (under/postgraduate) | 10 (1.3%) |
None | 74 (9.7%) |
Missing | 50 (6.4%) |
Note: percentages are based on n=763 for the total group.