Table A1.1a: Selected characteristics of children who have valid cognitive data in Year 5 (N = 2556)
Some figures do not include non-response to questions therefore the total is not always 2556 (100 %)_______
|
n |
% | |
|
Gender | ||
|
Male |
1302 |
50.9 |
|
Female |
1254 |
49.1 |
|
Ethnicity | ||
|
White UK Heritage |
1921 |
75.2 |
|
White European Heritage |
78 |
3.1 |
|
Black Caribbean Heritage |
96 |
3.8 |
|
Black African Heritage |
50 |
2.0 |
|
Indian Heritage |
51 |
2.0 |
|
Pakistani Heritage |
130 |
5.1 |
|
Bangladeshi Heritage |
29 |
1.1 |
|
Mixed Heritage |
141 |
5.5 |
|
Any Other Ethnic Minority Heritage |
57 |
2.2 |
|
English as an Additional Language (EAL) |
279 |
10.8 |
|
Child needs special EAL support |
94 |
3.7 |
|
3 or more siblings |
353 |
13.8 |
|
Home Learning Environment Index | ||
|
0 - 13 |
225 |
8.8 |
|
14 - 19 |
533 |
20.9 |
|
20 - 24 |
592 |
23.2 |
|
25 - 32 |
803 |
31.4 |
|
33 - 45 |
299 |
11.7 |
|
Type of Pre-School | ||
|
Nursery Class |
484 |
18.9 |
|
Playgroup |
492 |
19.2 |
|
Private Day Nursery |
440 |
17.2 |
|
Local Authority Day Nursery |
330 |
12.9 |
|
Nursery Schools |
431 |
16.9 |
|
Integrated (Combined) Centres |
142 |
5.6 |
|
Home |
237 |
9.3 |
39