TABLE 4.
Behavior by age, y | 2008 | 2011 | P |
Prepared questions (%) | |||
10–12 | 12 | 11 | ns |
13–15 | 13 | 5 | ns |
16–18 | 9 | 16 | ns |
19–21 | 22 | 24 | ns |
>21 | 30 | 66 | 0.041 |
Main role in talking (%) | |||
10–12 | 8 | 17 | ns |
13–15 | 15 | 24 | ns |
16–18 | 36 | 45 | ns |
19–21 | 61 | 76 | ns |
>21 | 85 | 92 | ns |
Asks questions (%) | |||
10–12 | 4 | 6 | ns |
13–15 | 10 | 11 | ns |
16–18 | 14 | 20 | ns |
19–21 | 54 | 52 | ns |
>21 | 68 | 83 | ns |
Answers questions (%) | |||
10–12 | 16 | 22 | ns |
13–15 | 36 | 32 | ns |
16–18 | 56 | 64 | ns |
19–21 | 86 | 92 | ns |
>21 | 100 | 100 | ns |
Independent behavior is considered 4 (“mostly me”) or 5 (“I do it totally myself”) and represents the responsibility for doing the task rather than whether the task was always completed. Percentage is proportion of those responding 4 or 5 compared with the total in that age group that year.