Table 3.
Group differences on background variables
| Persistent (42.7%) | Awakened (13.6%) | Tail‐off (20.2%) | Drop‐off (23.5%) | Difference test for metric and categorical variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School size, M (SD) | 277a (162) | 218b (160) | 217b (170) | 165c (190) | F(3,1758) = 40.61 | p < 0.001 |
| Primary | 63.5%a | 74.2%bc | 67.6%ab | 76.2%ac | χ2(6) = 29.58 | p < 0.001 |
| Middle | 16.4%a | 9.6%a | 13.7%a | 13.5%a | ||
| Combined schools | 20.1%a | 16.3%ab | 18.7%a | 10.3%b | ||
| Finnish speaking | 91.5% | 91.3% | 88.9% | 86.9% | χ2(3) = 6.80 | p = 0.079 |
| Start year 2009 | 61.8% | 68.8% | 66.5% | 64.2% | χ2(3) = 4.83 | p = 0.184 |
Same superscript means no differences between groups.