They were also less likely to enjoy a warm relationship with their child, although the differences were small and the vast majority of
mothers at all educational levels reported giving their child spontaneous affection (Figure 6.6).
Not exact matches
Information about the ethnicity and
educational level of the
mothers was obtained
at the time of enrollment in the study.
Throughout our analyses, we adjust for three other family characteristics that may separately influence a child's
educational attainment:
mother's age
at the child's birth,
level of schooling the
mother had completed when the child was 14 years old, and number of siblings born to the child's
mother.
Similarly, children of
mothers experiencing IPV chronically and with low
levels of
educational / recreational toys were
at increased risk of developing asthma (RR, 2.5; 95 % CI, 1.5 - 4.1) compared with those not exposed with low
levels of
educational / recreational toys (Figure 2).
Maternal education
at the time of the survey child's birth was classified in 3
levels according to the
mother's highest
level of
educational attainment (no formal qualifications, high - school qualifications, tertiary qualifications).