Table 2.
RCPM Scores (in %) by Socio-Economic Status, Age Group and Gender
Age groups Gender | Socio-economic Status | |||||
Free School Meal | Parent-financed School Meal | |||||
M | SD | M | SD | t | P | |
7-8 years | 61.44 | 15.21 | 70.83 | 14.96 | – 1.649 | 0.111 |
Girls | 62.04 | 14.16 | 77.78 | 16.55 | – 1.881 | 0.084 |
Boys | 60.76 | 17.28 | 65.87 | 12.60 | – 0.645 | 0.530 |
9 years | 58.68 | 15.28 | 73.81 | 13.74 | – 3.162 | 0.003 ** |
Girls | 60.00 | 15.91 | 70.94 | 14.37 | – 1.407 | 0.178 |
Boys | 58.08 | 15.74 | 78.47 | 12.04 | – 3.062 | 0.007 ** |
10 years | 71.03 | 13.02 | 81.39 | 13.09 | – 2.275 | 0.030 * |
Girls | 70.49 | 14.08 | 74.38 | 12.71 | – 0.600 | 0.558 |
Boys | 71.76 | 12.72 | 87.12 | 10.78 | – 2.641 | 0.019 * |
Note. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. Statistical effects set in bold were significant.