Table 6.
Demographic details, non-verbal IQ, LexTALE, and comprehension passage scores of high-proficient bilinguals (HPB) and low proficient bilinguals (LBP).
| HPB | LPB | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 22.1 (2.9) | 20.4 (2.2) |
| Mean formal age of L1 acquisition (years) | 3.5 (0.51) | 3.8 (0.52) |
| Mean formal age of L2 acquisition (years) | 3.7 (0.64) | 4.1 (0.71) |
| Hours of work related activity in L1 | 3.1 (0.96) | 4.5 (0.99)** |
| Hours of work related activity in L2 | 4.0 (1.4) | 0.92 (0.71)** |
| Non-verbal IQ | 53.2 (0.39) | 51.6 (0.40) |
| Socio-economic status | 2.3 (0.50) | 2.2 (0.44) |
| Mean score in L1 comprehension (out of 5 | 4.4 (0.78) | 4.6 (0.48) |
| Mean score in L2 comprehension (out of 5) | 4.2 (0.82) | 1.9 (1.0)** |
| LexTALE score percentage | 85.3 (7.0) | 58.1 (8.3)** |
Standard deviations are given in parentheses
L1, Hindi; L2, English. Non-verbal IQ: Ravens Progressive Matrices, out of 60. See text for explanation.
**
p < 0.01.