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. 2020 Jun 15;16(6):847–854. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8342

Table 1.

Descriptive differences by SES and ethnicity.

Low-SES Schools High-SES Schools Statistical Test Results
Māori (n = 18) NZE (n = 17) Māori (n = 18) NZE (n = 17)
Age, mean ± SD, years 8.84 ± 0.87 8.63 ± 0.85 8.49 ± 0.74 8.56 ± 0.65 NS, F(3,66) = 0.653, P = .584
Sex, % female 55.6 41.2 50.0 35.3 NS, χ2 = 1.721, P = .632
Week of data collection (3–9) 5.94 ± 1.83 5.53 ± 2.04 5.72 ± 1.78 5.94 ± 2.36 NS, F(3,66) = 0.170, P = .916
Household income NZ dollars (median range) $22,800–$32,099 $22,800–$32,099 $100,000–$123,299 $82,500–$99,999 F(3,66) = 17.220, P < .0005
Bonferroni, differences by low and high SES, not by ethnic group
Parent education, % completed high school 38.9 41.2 77.8 82.8 High vs low SES, χ2 = 13.566, P < .0005; Māori vs NZE, χ2 = 0.30, P = .584
Crowding index, % crowded 55.6 47.1 5.6 5.9 High vs low SES, χ2 = 17.920, P < .0005; Māori vs NZE, χ2 = 0.143, P = .705

NZE = New Zealand European; SES = socioeconomic status.