Table 1 Distribution of boys and girls and their differences according to demographic and socio-economic variables, Serbia
Variables | Total | Boys | Girls | Boys vs. Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value* | |
Age | .478 | |||
15–16 | 417 (61.1) | 206 (62.4) | 211 (59.8) | |
17–19 | 266 (38.9) | 124 (37.6) | 142 (40.2) | |
Settlement | .807 | |||
Non-urban | 257 (37.6) | 123 (37.3) | 134 (38.0) | |
Urban | 426 (62.4) | 207 (62.7) | 219 (62.0) | |
Household wealth index | .755 | |||
Poorest | 83 (12.2) | 44 (13.3) | 39 (11.0) | |
Poorer | 140 (20.5) | 65 (19.7) | 75 (21.2) | |
Middle class | 129 (18.9) | 59 (17.9) | 70 (19.8) | |
Richer | 181 (26.5) | 92 (27.9) | 89 (25.2) | |
Richest | 150 (22.0) | 70 (21.2) | 80 (22.7) | |
Having one’s own room | .615 | |||
No | 189 (27.7) | 88 (26.7) | 101 (28.6) | |
Yes | 494 (72.3) | 242 (73.3) | 252 (71.4) | |
Family structure | .603 | |||
Complete | 604 (88.4) | 294 (89.1) | 310 (87.8) | |
Incompletea | 79 (11.6) | 36 (10.9) | 43 (12.2) | |
School success | <.001 | |||
Low/moderate | 247 (36.2) | 160 (48.5) | 87 (24.6) | |
High | 436 (63.8) | 170 (51.5) | 266 (75.4) |