Table 5.
Reasons for looking forward to transition to secondary school among children who report looking forward to the transition quite a bit or very much, by socioeconomic status and mental health status (numbers <10, and the next smallest category, are suppressed)
| Peer relationships | Academic aspects | Independence | Extra-curricular activities | A new start | Relationships with teachers | Better food | Misc/other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 577 (43.8) | 374 (28.4) | 65 (4.9) | 86 (6.5) | 88 (6.7) | 23 (1.8) | 48 (3.6) | 57 (4.3) | |
| Free school meals | Low | 304 (41.1) | 203 (27.4) | 48 (6.5) | 61 (8.2) | 53 (7.2) | 10 (1.4) | 30 (4.1) | 31 (4.2) |
| High | 273 (47.2) | 171 (29.6) | 17 (2.9) | 25 (4.3) | 35 (6.1) | 13 (2.3) | 18 (3.1) | 26 (4.5) | |
| Family affluence | Low | 194 (45.0) | 123 (28.5) | 20 (4.6) | 19 (4.4) | 29 (6.7) | 11 (2.6) | 12 (2.8) | 23 (5.3) |
| Medium | 211 (41.6) | 147 (29.0) | 26 (5.1) | 44 (8.7) | 31 (6.1) | SUPP | 19 (3.8) | 24 (4.7) | |
| High | 164 (46.2) | 96 (27.0) | 18 (5.1) | 21 (5.9) | 26 (7.3) | SUPP | 15 (4.3) | SUPP | |
| Emotional difficulties | Expected | 499 (44.7) | 314 (28.1) | 52 (4.7) | 78 (7.0) | 71 (6.4) | 20 (1.8) | 38 (3.4) | 44 (3.9) |
| Elevated | 70 (39.8) | 54 (30.7) | 11 (6.3) | SUPP | 14 (8.0) | SUPP | SUPP | SUPP | |
| Behavioural difficulties | Expected | 504 (43.6) | 337 (29.1) | 58 (5.0) | 76 (6.6) | 73 (6.3) | 20 (1.7) | 40 (3.5) | 49 (4.2) |
| Elevated | 65 (48.5) | 30 (22.4) | SUPP | SUPP | 12 (9.0) | SUPP | SUPP | SUPP | |