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. 2022 Jan 22;22:154. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12540-2

Table 1.

Pre- and post-holidays sample statistics for Word ability, SDQ, SDQ-prosocial) by country and child age/survey wave

Word ability SDQ SDQ pro-social
Country Pre summer holidays Post summer holidays Total Pre summer holidays Post summer holidays Total Pre summer holidays Post summer holidays Total
Sweep 4 (Age 7) England 2084 410 2494 2017 390 2407 2040 395 2435
Wales 451 173 624 487 207 694 488 208 696
Scotland 321 460 781 321 452 773 322 456 778
N. Ireland 434 359 793 435 361 796 436 364 800
Total 3290 1402 4692 3260 1410 4670 3286 1486 4709
Sweep 5 (Age 11) England 1304 260 1564 1255 246 1501 1261 249 1510
Wales 448 110 558 443 108 551 445 108 553
Scotland 229 381 610 233 380 613 233 380 613
N. Ireland 198 408 606 199 408 607 199 410 609
Total 2179 1159 3338 2130 1142 3272 2138 1147 3285
Sweep 6 (Age 14) England 1531 640 2171 1701 642 2343 1702 644 2346
Wales 268 196 464 281 193 474 281 193 474
Scotland 257 200 457 270 203 473 270 203 473
N. Ireland 169 237 406 163 247 410 163 247 410
Total 2225 1273 3498 2415 1285 3700 2416 1287 3703