Table 2.
Highest academic qualification achieved by male and female deletion carriers and controls
| Highest academic qualification | Male control (n=1 80 071) | Male deletion (n=78) | Statistical analysis | Female control (n=2 12 817) | Female deletion (n=290) | Statistical analysis |
| College/University degree | 62 371 (35%) | 18 (23%) | P=0.083 | 67 798 (32%) | 84 (29%) | χ2 [5]=3.995, p=0.550 |
| A/AS Levels | 19 794 (11%) | 13 (17%) | 27 229 (13%) | 37 (13%) | ||
| O Levels/GCSEs | 36 430 (20%) | 21 (27%) | 55 181 (26%) | 75 (26%) | ||
| CSEs | 10 424 (6%) | 2 (2%) | 12 550 (6%) | 24 (8%) | ||
| NVQ/HND/HNC | 17 684 (10%) | 6 (8%) | 10 100 (4%) | 12 (4%) | ||
| None | 33 368 (18%) | 18 (23%) | 39 959 (19%) | 58 (20%) |