Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, individual social capital measures and health-compromising behaviours of the sample (N = 1046)
| Â | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
    13–19 | 220 (21.0) |
    20–30 | 616 (58.9) |
     > 30 | 210 (20.1) |
Ethnicity | Â |
    White | 358 (34.3) |
    Brown | 447 (42.7) |
    Black | 241 (23.0) |
Marital Status | Â |
    Married, living with partner | 741 (70.8) |
    Has a partner, not living with him | 247 (23.6) |
    Single, without a partner | 58 (5.6) |
Number of children | Â |
    1 child | 489 (46.7) |
    2 children | 315 (30.1) |
     ≥ 3 children | 242 (23.2) |
Years of Schooling | Â |
    0 to 4 | 150 (14.3) |
    5 to 8 | 460 (44.0) |
     ≥ 9 | 436 (41.7) |
Family income | Â |
     < 1 BMW | 312 (29.8) |
     ≥ 1 BMW | 734 (70.2) |
Occupational context | Â |
    No paid work | 627 (59.9) |
    Paid work | 419 (40.1) |
Social networks of relatives | Â |
     < 2 | 636 (60.8) |
     ≥ 2 | 410 (39.2) |
Social networks of friends | Â |
     < 2 | 773 (73.9) |
     ≥ 2 | 273 (26.1) |
| Â | Mean (SD) |
Social support | 67.9 ± 15.8 |
    Material support | 59.5 ± 21.0 |
    Affective support | 92.7 ± 14.1 |
    Emotional support | 61.1 ± 20.7 |
    Positive social interaction | 64.6 ± 19.4 |
    Information support | 61.8 ± 20.0 |
| Â | N (%) |
Smoking (Baseline) | 189 (18.1) |
Smoking (Follow-up) | 114 (10.9) |
Alcohol consumption (Baseline) | 79 (7.6) |
Alcohol consumption (Follow-up) | 104 (9.9) |
Inadequate diet (Baseline) | 558 (53.4) |
Inadequate diet (Follow-up) | 323 (30.9 |