Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of survey participants by gender
Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
Age ( years) | ||||
0-2 | 1397 | 13.6 (13.2, 13.9) | 1373 | 13.6 (13.2, 14.0) |
3–6 | 1925 | 21.0 (20.7, 21.3) | 1907 | 21.1 (20.8, 21.4) |
7-10 | 2103 | 21.7 (21.4, 22.1) | 2004 | 21.8 (21.4, 22.1) |
11-13 | 1572 | 17.3 (17.0, 17.6) | 1468 | 17.3 (17.0, 17.7) |
14-17 | 1883 | 26.4 (25.8, 27.0) | 1818 | 26.3 (25.7, 26.9) |
Region | ||||
East | 2889 | 16.5 (12.3, 21.9) | 2847 | 16.5 (12.3, 21.9) |
West | 5991 | 83.5 (78.1, 87.7) | 5723 | 83.5 (78.1, 87.7) |
Urbanity | ||||
Rural town | 1958 | 17.9 (12.6, 27.8) | 1939 | 17.9 (12.6, 24.8) |
Small town | 2337 | 27.6 (20.9, 35.6) | 2229 | 27.2 (20.5, 35.1) |
Medium-sized town | 2498 | 29.0 (22.2, 37.0) | 2475 | 29.3 (22.4, 37.2) |
Large city | 2087 | 25.5 (25.5, 19.0) | 1927 | 25.6 (19.1, 33.5) |
Immigration background | ||||
Yes | 1350 | 17.4 (15.4, 19.6) | 1230 | 16.9 (14.9, 19.1) |
No | 7498 | 82.6 (80.4, 84.6) | 7592 | 83.1 (80.9, 85.1) |
Social class | ||||
Low | 2454 | 27.7 (26.1, 29.4) | 2306 | 27.3 (25.9, 28.8) |
Intermediate | 4011 | 45.2 (43.7, 46.8) | 3890 | 45.7 (44.1, 47.2) |
High | 2185 | 27.0 (25.2, 29.0) | 2181 | 27.1 (25.2, 29.0) |
Total | 8880 | 100 | 8570 | 100 |