Table 3.
Mean Test Scores Comparison for Those Born 5 Years Before and After the 1st April 1933, by Educational Attainment.
| Age left<19 | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value | |
| Memory | 8.32 | 8.95 | 0.00 | 8.99 | 9.89 | 0.00 |
| Exec. func. | −0.40 | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.22 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| Soc. part. | 2.75 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 2.58 | 0.00 |
| Casp19 | 42.25 | 42.30 | 0.88 | 41.76 | 42.66 | 0.00 |
| Child health | 2.19 | 2.12 | 0.16 | 2.35 | 2.39 | 0.42 |
| Father job | 2.64 | 2.64 | 0.93 | 2.62 | 2.57 | 0.14 |
| N | 1109 | 1171 | 1314 | 1214 | ||
| Age left<16 | Males | Females | ||||
| Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value | |
| Memory | 7.87 | 8.43 | 0.00 | 8.65 | 9.41 | 0.00 |
| exec3. func. | −0.59 | −0.23 | 0.00 | −0.38 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Soc. part. | 2.57 | 2.66 | 0.15 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 0.06 |
| Casp19 | 41.57 | 41.32 | 0.53 | 41.20 | 41.89 | 0.08 |
| Child health | 2.26 | 2.21 | 0.34 | 2.45 | 2.39 | 0.28 |
| father job | 2.79 | 2.79 | 0.92 | 2.74 | 2.71 | 0.41 |
| N | 1109 | 1171 | 1314 | 1214.00 | ||
Notes. The p-values derive from t tests on the equality of means.
Social participation and CASP19 are taken from the self-completion questionnaire that shows a lower response rate with respect the core sample of about 15%. Social participation ranges between 0 and 8; Casp19 ranges between 0 and 57; Child health values: 1 excellent, 2 very good, 3 good, 4 fair, 5 poor; father job values: 1 professional and managerial, 2 skilled non-manual, 3 skilled manual, 4 unskilled manual.