Table 1.
Total sample | African-American vs. Caucasian (respectively) | Special education vs. regular education (respectively) | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age (standard deviation) | 11.02 (0.79) | 11.01 vs 11.02 | 11.15 vs 10.95* |
Gender (percent female) | 42.2% | 42.8% vs 44.8% | 28.8% vs 49.3%** |
Race | |||
Caucasian | 58.4% | na | 68.5% vs 53.1%** |
African-American | 30.0 | 18.9 vs 35.9 | |
Asian or Filipino | 5.6 | 0.9 vs 4.8 | |
Other | 6.0 | 11.7 vs 6.2 | |
Disability (Washington state classification) | |||
Behavior disorder | 6.6 | 6.3% vs 7.0% | na |
Orthopedic handicap | 0.3 | 0.0 vs 0.5 | |
Other health impaired | 6.3 | 1.0 vs 9.1 | |
Specific learning disability | 14.1 | 5.2 vs 17.1 | |
Mental retardation | 5.9 | 8.3 vs 4.8 | |
Multi-handicapped | 1.6 | 4.3 vs 2.1 | |
Mean Hollingshead | |||
Socioeconomic status (n = 162) | 2.82 (1.32) | 2.92 vs 2.80 | 3.94 vs 2.37** |
Notes. N = 320.
p < .05;
p < .01.