Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample (N = 5595)
| 3-year-olds n (%) |
4-year-olds n (%) |
5/6-year-olds n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| female |
690 (49.5) |
837 (50.0) |
1283 (49.3) |
| male |
703 (50.5) |
836 (50.0) |
1246 (50.7) |
| Native Language | |||
| German |
1313 (96.5) |
1546 (95.6) |
2359 (95.4) |
| Other |
47 (3.5) |
72 (4.4) |
113 (4.6) |
| Presence of chronic disease/ disability | |||
| Yes |
17 (2.0) |
57 (5.5) |
83 (4.6) |
| No |
838 (98.0) |
987 (94.5) |
1737 (95.4) |
| Regularity of preschool attendance | |||
| Regular |
1297 (96.6) |
1559 (95.8) |
2398 (95.9) |
| Irregular |
45 (3.4) |
69 (4.2) |
102 (4.1) |
| Stanine score in language/ cognition | |||
| Stanine score = 1 |
252 (18.8) |
462 (28.3) |
432 (17.2) |
| Stanine score = 2 |
212 (15.8) |
134 (8.2) |
260 (10.4) |
| Stanine score = 3–9 |
892 (65.4) |
1038 (63.5) |
1820 (72.5) |
| Stanine score in fine motor | |||
| Stanine score = 1 |
90 (6.7) |
146 (8.9) |
205 (8.2) |
| Stanine score = 2 |
78 (5.8) |
132 (8.1) |
247 (9.8) |
| Stanine score = 3–9 |
1173 (87.5) |
1356 (83) |
2.060 (82) |
| Stanine score in gross motor | |||
| Stanine score = 1 |
49 (3.7) |
39 (2.4) |
104 (4.1) |
| Stanine score = 2 |
84 (6.3) |
86 (5.3) |
209 (8.3) |
| Stanine score = 3–9 |
1208 (90) |
1509 (92.3) |
2199 (87.6) |
Note. missing data are not included