Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the students
| 2003 | 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 | 354 | |||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Male | 174 | (45.9) | 174 | (49.2) |
| Grade level | ||||
| Grade 10 | 127 | (33.4) | 118 | (33.3) |
| Grade 11 | 122 | (32.1) | 135 | (38.1) |
| Grade 12 | 131 | (34.5) | 101 | (28.5) |
| Age | ||||
| 15 years or younger | 61 | (16.1) | 69 | (19.5) |
| 16 years | 106 | (27.9) | 112 | (31.6) |
| 17 years | 140 | (36.8) | 113 | (31.9) |
| 18 years or older | 73 | (19.2) | 60 | (17.0) |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Canada | 355 | (93.9) | 329 | (92.9) |
| Language spoken at home | ||||
| English | 343 | (90.3) | 318 | (89.8) |
| Another language | 4 | (1.1) | 6 | (1.7) |
| English & another language | 33 | (8.7) | 30 | (8.5) |
| Family structure | ||||
| Lives with both parents | 280 | (73.7) | 253 | (71.5) |
| One parent & a stepparent | 45 | (11.8) | 42 | (11.9) |
| One parent only | 41 | (10.8) | 49 | (13.8) |
| Other | 14 | (3.7) | 10 | (2.8) |