Table 2

Unadjusted and adjusted ORs for partial catch-up with the combined MMR vaccine (baseline unimmunised) by age 5

 Partial catch-up (one dose)Full catch-up (two doses)
A: uRR (95% CI)B: aRR (95% CI)C: uRR (95% CI)D: aRR (95% CI)
Language spoken at home
 English only1111
 English and other language(s)1.61 (0.96 to 2.70)1.61 (0.96 to 2.70)2.57 (2.00 to 3.32)*1.54 (0.91 to 2.63)
 Other language(s) only4.68 (3.63 to 6.03)*4.68 (3.63 to 6.03)*4.00 (3.37 to 4.76)*1.90 (1.08 to 3.32)*
p  Value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.0811
Ward type
 Advantaged11
 Disadvantaged1.55 (1.05 to 2.27)*1.29 (0.92 to 1.80)
 Ethnic1.83 (1.18 to 2.83)*2.83 (2.19 to 3.65)*
 p Value0.0146<0.001
Ethnicity
 British white111
 Other white0.88 (0.22 to 3.54)0.51 (0.13 to 2.06)0.37 (0.10 to 1.34)
 Mixed1.15 (0.29 to 4.59)1.64 (0.57 to 4.74)1.83 (0.65 to 5.17)
 Indian1.21 (0.19 to 7.82)3.38 (2.40 to 4.76)*2.01 (0.75 to 5.41)
 Pakistani or Bangladeshi1.96 (0.84 to 4.54)3.44 (2.79 to 4.23)*2.40 (1.38 to 4.18)*
 Black or Black British2.35 (0.99 to 5.57)1.58 (0.73 to 3.43)1.12 (0.35 to 3.63)
 Other2.84 (1.12 to 7.22)*3.36 (2.42 to 4.67)*1.88 (1.08 to 3.29)*
 p  Value0.0126<0.0010.0950
Lone parent/carer
 Two parents/carers11
 One parent/carer1.42 (0.92 to 2.17)1.45 (1.06 to 1.99)*
 p Value0.11100.0208
Maternal age at birth of cohort child (years)
 14–191.42 (0.80 to 2.51)1.52 (0.98 to 2.37)
 20–241.20 (0.68 to 2.12)1.35 (0.89 to 2.03)
 25–2911
 30–340.63 (0.37 to 1.08)0.62 (0.40 to 0.97)*
 35–390.69 (0.40 to 1.20)0.58 (0.37 to 0.92)*
 40+0.57 (0.23 to 1.43)0.86 (0.42 to 1.74)
p  Value0.0259<0.001
Maternal education
 Degree11
 Diploma1.35 (0.54 to 3.36)0.78 (0.35 to 1.72)
 A or AS levels1.72 (0.79 to 3.74)1.30 (0.71 to 2.38)
 GCSE A*–C1.91 (1.05 to 3.49)*1.21 (0.75 to 1.96)
 GCSE D–G2.27 (1.07 to 4.80)*1.13 (0.55 to 2.34)
 Other0.80 (0.11 to 5.93)1.29 (0.49 to 3.39)
 None1.88 (0.87 to 4.03)2.44 (1.63 to 3.66)*
p Value0.2420<0.001
Housing tenure age 3
 Owned111
 Privately rented0.86 (0.32 to 2.34)1.57 (0.96 to 2.59)1.51 (0.91 to 2.48)
 Socially rented1.49 (0.96 to 2.32)1.77 (1.29 to 2.43)*1.86 (1.34 to 2.56)*
 Other0.75 (0.27 to 2.09)2.20 (1.27 to 3.79)*2.52 (1.23 to 5.18)*
 p  Value0.09360.0014<0.001
Household income (£ per annum)
 0–11 00011
 11 000–22 0000.86 (0.53 to 1.41)0.72 (0.52 to 1.02)
 22 000–33 0000.76 (0.44 to 1.31)0.39 (0.23 to 0.66)
 33 000–55 0000.31 (0.14 to 0.70)*0.56 (0.36 to 0.87)
 55 000+0.76 (0.36 to 1.61)0.71 (0.39 to 1.29)
 p Value0.08160.0028
Social class (9 months)
 Managerial and professional11
 Intermediate1.33 (0.73 to 2.42)0.89 (0.52 to 1.53)
 Small employer/self-employed0.83 (0.38 to 1.79)0.48 (0.20 to 1.16)
 Lower supervisory and technical0.90 (0.30 to 2.67)1.55 (0.80 to 3.00)
 Semiroutine and routine1.71 (1.11 to 2.64)*1.29 (0.87 to 1.92)
 Never worked/unemployed1.87 (0.96 to 3.64)2.38 (1.62 to 3.49)*
 p Value0.0989<0.001
Number of children in household (age 3)
 One child11
 Two or three children0.73 (0.47 to 1.12)0.77 (0.52 to 1.14)
 Four or more children0.66 (0.34 to 1.29)1.04 (0.67 to 1.63)
p  Value0.28070.1832
Maternal employment (age 3)
 Full-time11
 Part-time1.67 (0.84 to 3.33)1.02 (0.58 to 1.79)
 On leave0.35 (0.05 to 2.48)1.04 (0.46 to 2.33)
 Self-employed1.04 (0.41 to 2.66)0.73 (0.37 to 1.45)
 Not employed/student1.50 (0.88 to 2.57)1.13 (0.71 to 1.80)
 p Value0.18360.6517
Sex of child
 Male11
 Female0.87 (0.60 to 1.27)1.27 (0.94 to 1.71)
 p Value0.47550.1171
Parental report of measles disease by age 3
 Yes11
 No1.29 (0.48 to 3.49)1.28 (0.52 to 3.16)
 p Value0.61630.5970
Residence in London
 London111
 Not London0.84 (0.50 to 1.41)1.32 (0.86 to 2.02)1.95 (1.32 to 2.89)*
 p  Value0.50780.2012<0.001
Country of residence
 England11
 Wales1.26 (0.86 to 1.84)1.00 (0.69 to 1.46)
 Scotland1.04 (0.60 to 1.83)1.16 (0.71 to 1.88)
 Northern Ireland1.16 (0.55 to 2.44)1.11 (0.66 to 1.88)
p Value0.68020.9272
Smoked during pregnancy
 No11
 Yes1.20 (0.83 to 1.74)1.05 (0.76 to 1.46)
 p Value0.32020.7481
Changed address since 3
 No1
 Yes0.77 (0.42 to 1.43)0.90 (0.62 to 1.32)
 p  Value0.41120.6031
Reasons given for not having had MMR (aged 3)
 Practical11
 Medical0.93 (0.44 to 1.93)0.37 (0.20 to 0.68)*0.43 (0.25 to 0.74)*
 Conscious decision0.58 (0.27 to 1.22)0.33 (0.23 to 0.47)*0.33 (0.23 to 0.48)*
 Other0.45 (0.16 to 1.30)0.61 (0.40 to 0.93)*0.46 (0.29 to 0.73)*
p Value0.1357<0.001<0.001
  • *p=<0.05.

  • aRR, adjusted risk ratio; MMR, measles, mumps and rubella; uRR, unadjusted risk ratio.