All (n = 628) | Boys (n = 275) | Girls (n = 353) | |
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Child age (years) | 11.3 (0.90) | 11.4 (0.89) | 11.3 (0.90) |
School grade (%) | |||
Grade 5 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 26.0 |
Grade 6 | 39.9 | 38.3 | 41.2 |
Grade 7 | 33.9 | 35.0 | 32.8 |
Parent age (years) | 42.1 (5.54) | 42.3 (5.30) | 42.0 (5.70) |
Marital status (%) | |||
Partner | 78.2 | 76.2 | 79.9 |
No partner | 21.8 | 23.8 | 20.1 |
Mother’s education levela (%) | |||
Never attended school | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Some high school | 22.9 | 22.3 | 23.4 |
Completed high school | 19.1 | 18.2 | 19.8 |
Trade or diploma | 26.9 | 24.5 | 28.5 |
University degree | 19.2 | 22.3 | 16.9 |
Higher University degree | 11.8 | 12.8 | 11.0 |
Gross household incomebc (%) | |||
Low | 33.9 | 31.9 | 35.2 |
Mid | 37.4 | 39.2 | 36.1 |
High | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.6 |
SEIFAd (%) | |||
Low | 33.5 | 31.8 | 35.0 |
Mid | 31.8 | 32.8 | 30.8 |
High | 34.7 | 35.4 | 34.2 |
Mother’s occupatione, f (%) | |||
Managers | 7.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
Professionals | 22.5 | 24.8 | 20.8 |
Technicians and trades | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
Community and personal service | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
Clerical and administrative | 21.6 | 20.7 | 22.0 |
Sales | 4.7 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
Machinery operators and drivers | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Labourers | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.0 |
Not in the labour force | 21.2 | 17.4 | 24.3 |
Mother’s employment (%) | |||
Not in the labour force | 21.7 | 17.6 | 24.9 |
Employed | 78.3 | 82.4 | 75.1 |