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Table 1 Proportion with convicted father by characteristics of birth (N = 1,478,703)

From: Paternal violent criminality and preterm birth: a Swedish national cohort study

 

Conviction status of the father

No crime conviction

Non-violent crime

Violent crime

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Parity

 1

414,872

(44.5)

179,329

(41.5)

50,231

(43.5)

 2–3

479,359

(51.5)

225,703

(52.3)

55,386

(48.0)

 4 or higher

37,399

(4.0)

26,685

(6.2)

9739

(8.4)

Maternal age

 11–19 years

8818

(1.0)

8071

(1.9)

6306

(5.5)

 20–24 years

109,621

(11.8)

65,636

(15.2)

28,130

(24.4)

 25–29 years

316,388

(34)

143,304

(33.2)

37,525

(32.5)

 30–34 years

333,008

(35.7)

139,043

(32.2)

28,061

(24.3)

  ≥ 35 years

163,795

(17.6)

75,663

(17.5)

15,334

(13.3)

Paternal age

 11–19 years

2130

(0.2)

1632

(0.4)

1527

(1.3)

 20–24 years

47,613

(5.1)

26,316

(6.1)

14,074

(12.2)

 25–29 years

226,876

(24.4)

100,043

(23.2)

30,947

(26.8)

 30–34 years

348,732

(37.4)

145,557

(33.7)

33,415

(29.0)

  ≥ 35 years

306,279

(32.9)

158,169

(36.6)

35,393

(30.7)

Maternal education

 Compulsory school ≤9 years

57,410

(6.2)

55,070

(12.8)

30,537

(26.5)

 Secondary school

189,962

(20.4)

124,545

(28.9)

35,503

(30.8)

 University < 3 years

386,587

(41.5)

170,670

(39.5)

39,261

(34.0)

 University ≥3 years

297,671

(32.0)

81,432

(18.9)

10,055

(8.7)

Paternal education

 Compulsory school ≤9 years

69,536

(7.5)

72,805

(16.9)

39,013

(33.8)

 Secondary school

244,316

(26.2)

165,265

(38.3)

46,473

(40.3)

 University < 3 years

382,884

(41.1)

142,633

(33.0)

25,407

(22.0)

 University ≥3 years

234,894

(25.2)

51,014

(11.8)

4463

(3.9)

Quintile of household income per person

 Below 20 percentile

85,323

(9.2)

66,065

(15.3)

32,261

(28.0)

 20–40 percentile

167,265

(18.0)

90,014

(20.9)

29,265

(25.4)

 40–60 percentile

208,938

(22.4)

94,213

(21.8)

23,972

(20.8)

 60–80 percentile

229,877

(24.7)

92,402

(21.4)

18,459

(16.0)

 Above 80 percentile

240,097

(25.8)

88,934

(20.6)

11,323

(9.8)

 Missing

130

(0)

89

(0)

76

(0.1)

Family situation

 Co-habiting with the father

860,329

(92.4)

386,555

(89.5)

95,127

(82.5)

 Not co-habiting with the father

21,880

(2.4)

20,120

(4.7)

13,636

(11.8)

 Missing

49,421

(5.3)

25,042

(5.8)

6593

(5.7)

Maternal smoking status

 No smoking

824,035

(88.5)

344,162

(79.7)

75,964

(65.9)

 1–9 cigarettes/d

45,650

(4.9)

44,509

(10.3)

21,545

(18.7)

 10+ cigarettes/d

17,434

(1.9)

21,584

(5.0)

12,218

(10.6)

 Missing

44,511

(4.8)

21,462

(5.0)

5629

(4.9)

Maternal BMI

 Underweight (< 18.5)

17,258

(1.9)

9169

(2.1)

3366

(2.9)

 Normal weight (18.5 to 25)

534,722

(57.4)

239,557

(55.5)

62,497

(54.2)

 Overweight (25 to 30)

191,187

(20.5)

87,312

(20.2)

23,320

(20.2)

 Obese Class I (30 to 35)

56,443

(6.1)

27,494

(6.4)

7925

(6.9)

 Obese Class II (≥35)

21,753

(2.3)

11,082

(2.6)

3218

(2.8)

 Missing

110,267

(11.8)

57,103

(13.2)

15,030

(13.0)

Paternal psychiatric diagnosis

 At least once

51,426

(5.5)

44,653

(10.3)

30,628

(26.6)

Maternal psychiatric diagnosis

 At least once

104,608

(11.2)

64,186

(14.9)

27,652

(24.0)

Paternal alcohol use disorder

 At least once

6480

(0.7)

15,001

(3.5)

15,292

(13.3)

Maternal alcohol use disorder

 At least once

5717

(0.6)

6125

(1.4)

4276

(3.7)

Paternal drug use disorder

 At least once

1474

(0.2)

6975

(1.6)

12,793

(11.1)

Maternal drug use disorder

 At least once

3814

(0.4)

4635

(1.1)

4944

(4.3)

Having a maternal half-sibling

 Yes

62,717

(6.7)

49,391

(11.4)

24,319

(21.1)

Maternal conviction

 No crime conviction

862,801

(92.6)

373,780

(86.6)

85,722

(74.3)

 Non-violent crime

63,857

(6.9)

51,986

(12.0)

23,630

(20.5)

 Violent crime

4972

(0.5)

5951

(1.4)

6004

(5.2)