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Table 1 Pre- and post-holidays sample statistics for Word ability, SDQ, SDQ-prosocial) by country and child age/survey wave

From: The effect of school summer holidays on inequalities in children and young people’s mental health and cognitive ability in the UK using data from the millennium cohort study

  

Word ability

SDQ

SDQ pro-social

Country

Pre summer holidays

Post summer holidays

Total

Pre summer holidays

Post summer holidays

Total

Pre summer holidays

Post summer holidays

Total

Sweep 4 (Age 7)

England

2084

410

2494

2017

390

2407

2040

395

2435

Wales

451

173

624

487

207

694

488

208

696

Scotland

321

460

781

321

452

773

322

456

778

N. Ireland

434

359

793

435

361

796

436

364

800

Total

3290

1402

4692

3260

1410

4670

3286

1486

4709

Sweep 5 (Age 11)

England

1304

260

1564

1255

246

1501

1261

249

1510

Wales

448

110

558

443

108

551

445

108

553

Scotland

229

381

610

233

380

613

233

380

613

N. Ireland

198

408

606

199

408

607

199

410

609

Total

2179

1159

3338

2130

1142

3272

2138

1147

3285

Sweep 6 (Age 14)

England

1531

640

2171

1701

642

2343

1702

644

2346

Wales

268

196

464

281

193

474

281

193

474

Scotland

257

200

457

270

203

473

270

203

473

N. Ireland

169

237

406

163

247

410

163

247

410

 

Total

2225

1273

3498

2415

1285

3700

2416

1287

3703