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. 2020 Feb 19;97(1):52–60. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.11.005

Table 1.

Description of the sample according to demographic variables (grade, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, Parents’ education, and residence). San Felipe, Chile (year of data collection: 2012).

Variable n Percentage (%) 95% Confidence interval
Level (grade)
9 149 26.0 22.4 29.6
10 143 25.0 21.4 28.5
11 140 24.5 20.9 28.0
12 140 24.5 20.9 28.0



Gender
Female 248 43.4 39.3 47.4
Male 324 56.6 52.6 60.7



Socioeconomic status
High 219 38.3 34.3 42.3
Middle 199 34.8 30.9 38.7
Low 154 26.9 23.3 30.6



Religion
Catholic 430 75.2 71.6 78.7
Christian or Evangelical 60 10.5 7.9 1.3
Mormon 3 0.5 0.0 1.1
Jehovah’s Witness 3 0.5 0.0 1.1
Other 10 1.8 0.1 2.8
None 66 11.5 0.9 1.4



Father's education
None 7 1.2 0.3 2.1
Incomplete primary 39 6.8 4.7 8.9
Complete primary 42 7.3 5.2 9.5
Incomplete secondary 56 9.8 7.3 12.2
Complete secondary 181 31.7 27.8 35.5
Incomplete higher 29 5.1 3.3 6.9
Complete higher 179 31.3 27.5 35.1
I don’t know 36 6.3 4.3 8.3
Other studies 3 0.5 0.0 1.1



Mother’s education
None 2 0.3 −0.1 0.8
Incomplete primary 39 6.8 4.8 8.9
Complete primary 35 6.1 4.2 8.1
Incomplete secondary 68 11.9 9.2 14.5
Complete secondary 185 32.3 28.5 36.2
Incomplete higher 44 7.7 5.5 9.9
Complete higher 161 28.1 24.4 31.8
I don't know 34 5.9 4.0 7.9
Other studies 4 0.7 0.0 1.4



Place of residence
Urban 408 71.3 67.6 75.0
Rural 164 28.7 24.9 32.4
Mean (SD) Median (IQR)
Age 569 16.4 (1.3) 16.4 (15.4–17.4)