Table 2.

Children’s Reasoning for their Resource Allocation Decision, by Age Group and Allocation Decision

	Allocation: More to Disadvantaged Group				Allocation: More to Advantaged Group
	Younger Children (5–6 Years)		Older Children (10–11 Years)		Younger Children (5–6 Years)		Older Children (10–11 Years)
	Proportion	n	Proportion	n	Proportion	n	Proportion	n
Past Inequality	.36	18	.52	33	0	0	0	0
Equality	.20^a	10	.39^a	25	.33	12	.56	15
Status Quo	.12	6	.05	3	.28	10	.41	11
Personal Preferences	.26^b	13	.03^b	2	.36^c	13	0^c	0
Other	.06	3	.02	1	.03	1	.04	1

Note. a, b, and c denote column proportions that differ significantly from each other at p < .05.