Table 2.

Characteristics of the children’s sample.

	Children n (%)
Sex
Female	164 (58)
Male	118 (42)
Age
8 years	48 (17)
9 years	41 (15)
10 years	64 (23)
11 years	61 (22)
12 years	67 (23)
Relative SES of residential area 1
Low SES	159 (57)
Medium SES	102 (36)
High SES	20 (7)
Total	282 (100)

¹ Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas [27].