Table 3.
Educational performance by child's gender.
| Variable | Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| School achievement | |||
| Math score (N = 1957) | 74.3 | 73.7 | |
| Language score (N = 1951) | 73.9 | 71.3*** | |
| Industriousness | |||
| Every day, how much time is spent doing homework? (N = 1984) | Less than 1 h | 43.6 | 45.6 |
| 1-2 h | 39.0 | 39.6 | |
| 3 h or more | 17.4 | 14.8 | |
| χ2 | 2.50 (2) | ||
| Alienation | |||
| Usually I do not want to go to school (N = 1986) | Totally disagree | 48.1 | 47.6 |
| Somewhat disagree | 29.9 | 31.0 | |
| Somewhat agree | 10.8 | 11.0 | |
| Totally agree | 11.3 | 10.4 | |
| χ2 | .605 (3) | ||
| Academic confidence | |||
| Are you a good student? ( N = 1985) | No | 10.5 | 14.1 |
| Somewhat | 44.0 | 46.6 | |
| Yes | 45.4 | 39.4 | |
| χ2 | 9.90 (2)*** | ||
| Aspirations | |||
| Highest level of education you want to achieve (N = 1983) | Primary | 5.8 | 3.8 |
| Junior | 10.3 | 9.2 | |
| Senior | 19.4 | 15.1 | |
| Junior trade | 9.4 | 9.7 | |
| Senior trade | 9.2 | 11.3 | |
| College | 45.8 | 50.8 | |
| χ2 | 14.77 (5)** |
Note: Asterisks denote significant results by chi-squared or t-test:
*
p < 0.1.
**
p < 0.05.
***
p < 0.01.