Table 1.
Pre-intervention demographic characteristics of the student participants.
| Total sample (n = 126) | School 1 (n = 83) | School 2 (n = 43) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 10.98 (0.56) | 11.13 (0.41) | 10.67 (0.68) |
| Gender, female | 72 (57.1%) | 44 (53.0%) | 28 (65.1%) |
| Grade | |||
| 5 | 21 (16.7%) | 0 | 21 (48.8%) |
| 6 | 105 (83.3%) | 83 (100.0%) | 22 (51.2%) |
| Ethnicity1 | |||
| Aboriginal/Indigenous | 14 (11.2%) | 12 (14.5%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| African | 3 (2.4%) | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| European | 64 (51.2%) | 41 (49.4%) | 23 (54.8%) |
| East Asian | 6 (4.8%) | 3 (3.6%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| South Asian | 5 (4.0%) | 3 (3.6%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Southeast Asian | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| West Asian | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
| Latin/South/Central American | 4 (3.2%) | 2 (2.4%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Australian/Pacific Islander | 6 (4.8%) | 3 (3.6%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| Other | 4 (3.2%) | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| Unsure | 39 (31.2%) | 31 (37.4%) | 8 (19.1%) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cell values are mean (SD) or counts (percentages), as appropriate. Percentages were calculated after removing missing values from the denominator.
1
Ethnicity counts for each column may not sum to the column’s respective sample size, as students were able to select more than one ethnicity.