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Table 1 Descriptive Data

From: Prevalence of conduct problems and social risk factors in ethnically diverse inner-city schools

 

Conduct problems

* Fighting and Bullying

*Rule-breaking

Low risk

High risk

Missing

χ2

No

Perhaps/Definitely

Missing

χ2

No

Perhaps/Definitely

Missing

χ2

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Total Sample (4353)

3572 (82)

710 (16)

71 (2)

 

2186 (62)

1132 (32)

217 (6)

 

2036 (58)

1240 (35)

259 (7)

 

Gender

   

6.13, p = 0.013

   

0·10, p = 0·752

   

8·34, p = 0·004

 Boys

1720 (80)

378 (18)

40 (2)

 

1034 (60)

542 (32)

134 (8)

 

925 (54)

628 (37)

157 (9)

 

 Girls

1852 (84)

332 (15)

31 (1)

 

1152 (63)

590 (33)

83 (5)

 

1111 (61)

612 (34)

102 (6)

 

Year group

   

0.07, p = 0·968

   

3·04, p = 0·219

   

53·40, p < 0·001

 7

1308 (82)

263 (17)

22 (1)

 

836 (63)

398 (30)

95 (7)

 

842 (63)

368 (28)

119 (9)

 

 8

1163 (82)

228 (16)

30 (2)

 

685 (60)

372 (33)

78 (7)

 

642 (57)

414 (36)

79 (7)

 

 9

1101 (82)

219 (16)

19 (1)

 

665 (62)

362 (34)

44 (4)

 

552 (52)

458 (43)

61 (6)

 

Ethnicity

   

60.80, p < 0·001

   

54·51, p < 0·001

   

59·63, p < 0·001

 Black African

907 (81)

185 (17)

21 (2)

 

523 (56)

335 (36)

68 (7)

 

515 (56)

321 (35)

90 (10)

 

 Black Caribbean

540 (75)

159 (22)

20 (3)

 

292 (58)

166 (33)

45 (9)

 

254 (51)

202 (40)

47 (9)

 

 Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi

165 (91)

14 (8)

2 (1)

 

106 (69)

39 (25)

8 (5)

 

115 (75)

31 (20)

7 (5)

 

 Latin American

180 (83)

35 (16)

2 (1)

 

75 (50)

68 (45)

8 (5)

 

69 (46)

62 (41)

20 (13)

 

 Mixed white and black

296 (78)

81 (21)

3 (1)

 

191 (62)

99 (32)

18 (6)

 

164 (53)

125 (41)

19 (6)

 

 Other black

101 (80)

25 (20)

1 (1)

 

57 (53)

44 (41)

6 (6)

 

56 (52)

44 (41)

7 (7)

 

 Other mixed/multiple

195 (82)

39 (16)

3 (1)

 

129 (62)

66 (32)

14 (7)

 

107 (51)

90 (43)

12 (6)

 

 Other White

345 (84)

59 (14)

5 (1)

 

195 (64)

92 (30)

16 (5)

 

178 (59)

107 (35)

18 (6)

 

 Other/unknown

245 (81)

49 (16)

9 (3)

 

155 (63)

71 (29)

19 (8)

 

149 (61)

78 (32)

18 (7)

 

 White British

598 (90)

64 (10)

5 (1)

 

463 (73)

152 (24)

15 (2)

 

429 (68)

180 (29)

21 (3)

 

Putative risk factors

 Receives free school meals

  yes

762 (78)

197 (20)

17 (2)

15.41, p < 0·001

391 (64)

224 (36)

42 (6)

1·82, p = 0·177

354 (54)

253 (39)

50 (8)

4·48, p = 0·034

  No

2629 (84)

470 (15)

38 (1)

 

1672 (66)

844 (34)

150 (6)

 

1566 (59)

921 (35)

179 (7)

 

 Experienced Racial Discrimination

  yes

805 (74)

272 (25)

4 (0)

86.45, p < 0·001

432 (49)

422 (48)

32 (4)

127·75, p < 0·001

418 (47)

422 (48)

46 (5)

81·82, p < 0·001

  No

2484 (86)

370 (13)

31 (1)

 

1651 (70)

641 (27)

58 (3)

 

1532 (65)

740 (31)

78 (3)

 

*Troublesome friends

   

211.62, p < 0·001

   

276·17, p < 0·001

   

282·18, p < 0·001

 None

956 (91)

79 (8)

14 (1)

 

805 (77)

204 (19)

40 (4)

 

796 (76)

203 (19)

50 (5)

 

 A few

1613 (84)

285 (15)

12 (1)

 

1219 (64)

648 (34)

43 (2)

 

1088 (57)

757 (40)

65 (3)

 

 Many or all

237 (60)

151 (38)

7 (2)

 

122 (31)

255 (64)

18 (5)

 

117 (30)

250 (63)

28 (7)

 

*Parental Control

 High

1006 (80)

240 (19)

14 (1)

26.01, p < 0·001

750 (60)

466 (37)

44 (3)

22·69, p < 0·001

702 (56)

495 (39)

63 (5)

14·90, p < 0·001

 Low

1261 (87)

174 (12)

10 (1)

 

1002 (69)

420 (29)

23 (2)

 

933 (65)

481 (33)

31 (2)

 

*Parental Care

       

52·10, p < 0·001

   

99·68, p < 0·001

 High

1253 (89)

144 (10)

15 (1)

57.41, p < 0·001

1002 (71)

374 (26)

36 (3)

 

978 (69)

385 (27)

49 (3)

 

 Low

1016 (79)

268 (21)

10 (1)

 

752 (58)

511 (39)

31 (2)

 

660 (51)

589 (46)

45 (3)

 
  1. Complete cases reported, percentages and n unweighted
  2. *Administered at 10 of 12 schools, total sample (n = 3535)