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Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic and socioeconomic. Characteristics of the advanced level students

From: Knowledge of non-communicable diseases and practices related to healthy lifestyles among adolescents, in state schools of a selected educational division in Sri Lanka

Variablea

Females

Males

Total (Row)

Total

347(54.7%)

287(45.3%)

634 (100%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Ethnicity

 Sinhalese

341 (98.2)

285 (99.3)

626 (98.7)

 Tamil

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3 (0.5)

 Moors

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3 (0.5)

 Burger

0 (0)

2 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

Father’s level of education

 No schooling

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (0.3)

 Grade 1–5

15 (4.3)

6 (2.1)

21 (3.3)

 Grade 6–10

63 (18.2)

41 (14.3)

104 (16.4)

 Passed GCE O/La

72 (20.7)

73 (25.4)

145 (22.9)

 Up to GCE A/Lb

56 (16.2)

46 (16.0)

102 (16.1)

 Passed GCE A/L

74 (21.3)

63 (22.0)

137 (21.6)

 University/Professional degree

16 (4.6)

28 (9.8)

44 (6.9)

 Not known/ Missing

49 (14.1)

30 (10.4)

79 (12.5)

Mother’s level of education

 No schooling

2 (0.6)

1 (0.3)

3 (0.5)

 Grade 1–5

14 (4.0)

9 (3.1)

23 (3.6)

 Grade 6–10

54 (15.6)

39 (13.6)

93 (14.7)

 Passed GCE O/L

107 (30.8)

77 (26.9)

184 (29.0)

 Up to GCE A/L

63 (18.2)

58 (20.2)

121 (19.1)

 Passed GCE A/L

77 (22.2)

67 (23.3)

144 (22.7)

 University/Professional degree

4 (1.2)

13 (4.5)

17 (2.7)

 Not known/ Missing

26 (7.4)

23 (8.1)

49 (7.7)

Socioeconomic status

 First Quintile-poorest

73 (21.0)

29 (10.1)

102 (16.1)

 Second Quintile

43 (12.4)

43 (15.0)

86 (13.6)

 Third Quintile

51 (14.7)

52 (18.2)

103 (16.2)

 Fourth Quintile

52 (15.0)

51 (17.8)

103 (16.2)

 Fifth quintile-richest

59 (17.0)

65 (22.5)

124 (19.6)

 Not known/ Missing

69 (19.9)

47 (16.4)

116 (18.3)

Mean age (SD) years

17.9 (0.56)

18.9 (0.5)

18.4 (0.38)

  1. aGeneral Certificate of Education; Ordinary Level Examination
  2. bGeneral Certificate of Education; Advanced Level Examination