Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the clusters * (%).
| Independent Variable | n | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Boys | 551 | 71.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.2 | <0.001 |
| Girls | 651 | 71.9 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 6.3 | |
| Grade | ||||||
| 9th | 1045 | 72.9 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.04 |
| 10th | 157 | 65.0 | 20.4 | 8.9 | 5.7 | |
| Perceived academic achievement (AA) | ||||||
| Average or below | 623 | 64.2 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | |
| Good | 393 | 81.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 4.3 | <0.001 |
| Very good | 162 | 79.1 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 8.0 | |
| Residence location | ||||||
| Rural areas | 390 | 74.3 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 6.2 | |
| Small towns | 367 | 68.7 | 16.9 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 0.32 |
| Large cities | 445 | 72.4 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | |
| Family affluence (FAS) | ||||||
| Low | 200 | 72.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | |
| Average | 743 | 72.9 | 13.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 0.37 |
| High | 200 | 70.0 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | |
| Local areas perception (LAP) | ||||||
| Low | 194 | 66.5 | 14.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | |
| Average | 714 | 73.7 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.07 |
| High | 187 | 72.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 4.8 | |
* Description of clusters as in Table 1.