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Table 1 Demographics of the Australian and English participants

From: An examination of the demographic predictors of adolescent breakfast consumption, content, and context

 

Australia

England

Age

14.17 years (SD = 1.1)

13.46 years (SD = 0.98)

N

(%)

n

(%)

Gender

    

Males

66

20.6

80

50

Females

255

79.4

80

50

Ethnicity

    

Caucasian

237

73.8

113

70.6

Asian

28

8.7

-

-

Black/African

1

0.3

5

3.1

Middle Eastern

3

0.9

-

-

Other

52

16.2

42

26.3

SES

    

High

246

76.6

84

52.5

Middle

60

18.7

62

38.8

Low

15

4.7

10

6.3

  1. Note: SES was calculated from father’s occupation; 4 English participants did not provide an indication of paternal education, resulting in missing data for this variable (% do not add up to 100).
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