Demographic features of sample and of children in grade 6 in Jamaica and Barbados
| Characteristic | Sample, no. (%) of children | Jamaica and Barbados, no. (%) of children (24), (25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government-funded schools n = 605 | Privately funded schools n = 154 | Government-funded schools n = 8881 | Privately funded schools n = 1248 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 288 (47.6) | 75 (48.7) | 4447 (50.1) | 579 (46.4) |
| Female | 297 (49.1) | 79 (51.3) | 4434 (49.9) | 669 (53.6) |
| Missing | 20 (3.3) | 0 (0) | – | – |
| Maternal education | ||||
| Primary or less | 66 (11.3) | 4 (2.6) | – | – |
| High school | 205 (35.0) | 16 (10.4) | – | – |
| Trade/vocational | 62 (10.6) | 15 (9.7) | – | – |
| University/college | 190 (32.5) | 102 (66.2) | – | – |
| Missing | 62 (10.6) | 17 (11.0) | – | – |
| Age, yr, mode | 11 | – | 11 | – |