Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for the control variables
| Baseline (grade 7) | Time 1 (grade 8) | Time 2 (grade 9) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | ||
| Gender: | |||||||
| Girls (%) | 48.1 | 50.1 | 45.7 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 48.8 |
| Boys (%) | 51.9 | 49.9 | 54.3 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 51.2 |
| Total | 532 | 517 | 492 | 469 | 526 | 483 | 3019 |
| Born in Sweden: | |||||||
| No (%) | 11.3 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 14.5 |
| Yes (%) | 88.7 | 88.6 | 85.3 | 85.2 | 81.1 | 83.6 | 85.5 |
| Total | 533 | 517 | 496 | 472 | 525 | 482 | 3025 |
| Split family: | |||||||
| No (%) | 70.9 | 71.5 | 70.8 | 71.8 | 69.3 | 71.4 | 70.9 |
| Yes (%) | 29.1 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 28.2 | 30.7 | 28.6 | 29.1 |
| Total | 530 | 516 | 490 | 471 | 525 | 479 | 3011 |
Note. No significant differences in control variables between the control and intervention groups were found at baseline, Time 1 or Time 2