Total children | 16579 | (100) |
| | |
Sex of child | | |
Male | 8509 | (51) |
Female | 8053 | (49) |
Unknown | 17 | (0.1) |
Year of birth | | |
Before 1975 | 4795 | (29) |
1975–84 | 8369 | (50) |
1985–96 | 3415 | (21) |
Age of child at survey (years) | | |
5–9 | 4119 | (25) |
10–14 | 4339 | (26) |
15–19 | 3941 | (24) |
20–24 | 4180 | (25) |
Industrial status of parent (proxy measure of social class) | | |
Non-industrial | 10117 | (61) |
Industrial | 6037 | (36) |
Unknown | 425 | (3) |
Most recent authority of parental employment at time of survey | | |
Atomic Weapons Establishment | 2676 | (16) |
UK Atomic Energy Authority | 5158 | (31) |
British Nuclear Fuels Limited | 8745 | (52) |
Parent ever employed before estimated date of conception | | |
No | 7040 | (42) |
Yes | 9539 | (58) |
Parent ever monitored before estimated date of conception | | |
No | 9472 | (57) |
Yes | 7107 | (43) |
Type of monitoring | | |
Monitored, external only | 4155 | (25) |
Monitored, external and internal | 2952 | (19) |
Monitored external lifetime cumulative whole body dose before estimated date of conception (mSv) | | |
0.00− | 1500 | (9) |
2.50− | 1551 | (9) |
10.00− | 2347 | (14) |
⩾50.00 | 1477 | (9) |
Uncertain | 232 | (1) |