Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Sample characteristic | Gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 3799) | Female (n = 4832) | P value | |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| White | 2967 (78.1) | 3671 (76.0) | 0.036 |
| Black | 207 (5.5) | 261 (5.4) | |
| Mixed | 149 (3.9) | 205 (4.2) | |
| Asian | 366 (9.6) | 564 (11.7) | |
| Any other group | 110 (2.9) | 131 (2.7) | |
| Eligible to FSM in the last 6 years: Yes, N (%) | 1260 (33.2) | 1532 (31.7) | 0.15 |
| SEN status: Yes, N (%) | 523 (13.8) | 313 (6.5) | < 0.001 |
| English as additional language: Yes, N (%) | 645 (17.0) | 839 (17.4) | 0.63 |
| Student Resilience survey (SRS) | |||
| Mean score: problem solving at 2016/17 (SD) | 10.98 (3.2) | 11.34 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
| Mean score: goals and aspiration at 2016/17 (SD) | 8.43 (1.9) | 8.26 (1.9) | < 0.001 |
| Mean score: empathy at 2016/17 (SD) | 7.92 (1.95) | 8.68 (1.61) | < 0.001 |
| Mean score: family connection at 2016/17 (SD) | 17.79 (2.6) | 18.16 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Mean score: school connection at 2016/17 (SD) | 15.39 (3.8) | 15.56 (3.7) | 0.034 |
| Mean score: peer support at 2016/17 (SD) | 50.71 (11.39) | 55.38 (10.17) | < 0.001 |