Table 3.

Models of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C grades with cohort, SMFQ score, eligibility for free school meals and ethnicity as predictor variables

Source: RELACHS study waves 1 and 2 (2001 and 2003)

	MODEL 3 (boys)	MODEL 4 (boys)	MODEL 3 (girls)	MODEL 4 (girls)
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Cohort (older)	0.74 (0.52,1.05)	0.68 (0.47,0.97)*	0.37 (0.25,0.55)***	0.33 (0.22,0.51)***
SMFQ (high score)	0.58 (0.43,0.79)**	0.56 (0.41,0.78)**	0.83 (0.59,1.16)	0.77 (0.57,1.05)
Free sch meals (eligible)		0.56 (0.35,0.89)*		0.59 (0.42,0.82)**
Ethnicity (white UK)		1		1
Bangladeshi		1.09 (0.66,1.81)		2.43 (1.19,4.95)*
Asian Indian		1.76 (0.82,3.78)		2.38 (1.19,4.76)*
Pakistani		0.62 (0.28,1.39)		1.17 (0.73,1.88)
Black Caribbean		0.57 (0.26,1.28)		1.22 (0.61,2.46)
Black African		0.88 (0.32,2.45)		1.70 (0.99,2.90)
Black British		0.55 (0.21,1.45)		2.32 (1.03,5.23)*
Other		1.11 (0.64,1.92)		1.43 (0.75,2.74)
N	798	798	838	838

^*statistically significant at 0.05 level,

^**significant at 0.01 level,

^***significant at 0.001 level