Table 1.
N=223 | Decile | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Age range [years] | 19-27 | 28-37 | 38-47 | 48-57 | 58-67 | 68-77 | 78-87 |
Numbers | 21 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Female | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Handednessa | |||||||
Mean/SD | 79/44 | 89/25 | 81/27 | 94/11 | 77/50 | 95/10 | 87/33 |
Range[min/max] | -100/100 | -56/100 | -56/100 | 58/100 | -78/100 | 53/100 | -56/100 |
Educationb | |||||||
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
GCSE | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
A-level | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
University | 15 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 13 |
Higher scores indicate greater right-hand preference, as assessed by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971).
Educational attainment categorized according to the British education system: “None” = no education over the age of 16 yrs; “GCSE” = General Certificate of Secondary Education; “A Levels” = General Certificate of Education Advanced Level; “University” = undergraduate or graduate degree.