TABLE 1.
Characteristics of 9–12-year-old students before the pandemic and after the first lockdown and school reopening, Canada, 2018–2020.
| Student-level: n | 2018 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| n = 476 | n = 467 | |
| Sex: n (%) | ||
| Girls | 237 (50) | 257 (55) |
| Boys | 239 (50) | 210 (45) |
| Grade: n (%) | ||
| Grade 4 | 150 (32) | 131 (28) |
| Grade 5 | 157 (33) | 146 (31) |
| Grade 6 | 169 (36) | 190 (41) |
| MHW score: n (%) | ||
| −12 to 0 | 81 (17) | 87 (19) |
| >0 to 12 | 395 (83) | 380 (81) |
| Language(s) spoken at home | ||
| English only | 353 (74) | 326 (70) |
| English and Indigenous | 86 (18) | 75 (16) |
| English and other | 37 (8) | 66 (14) |
| School-level: n | n = 11 | |
| Region of residencea: n (%) | ||
| Rural | 8 (73) | |
| Small population centre | 3 (27) | |
| Material deprivation quintile: n (%) | ||
| 1 | 0 (0) | |
| 2 | 3 (27) | |
| 3 | 3 (27) | |
| 4 | 1 (10) | |
| 5 | 4 (36) | |
| Social deprivation quintile: n (%) | ||
| 1 | 4 (36) | |
| 2 | 2 (18) | |
| 3 | 2 (18) | |
| 4 | 3 (27) | |
| 5 | 0 (0) | |
MHW, mental health and wellbeing.
a
Rural refers to a community with <1,000 population and Small PC refers to a community with 1,000–29,999 population.23.