Table 2

Differences in characteristics between students completing all surveys and those completing baseline only

CovariateCategoryTotalBaseline data only
N (%)
n=3337
N (%)
n=1040
School sizeSmall1574 (47.17)542 (52.12)
Large1763 (52.83)498 (47.88)
School neighbourhood deprivationLow score1696 (47.83)525 (50.48)
High score1741 (52.17)515 (49.52)
Free school meal eligibilityLow score1663 (49.84)527 (50.67)
High score1674 (50.16)513 (49.33)
Student genderFemale1644 (50.15)515 (50.54)
Male1634 (49.85)504 (49.46)
Student ethnicityWhite British1383 (41.46)446 (43.34)
Other1921 (58.14)583 (56.66)
Family structureTwo parents2388 (71.97)647 (62.75)
Other930 (28.03)384 (37.25)
Parental workingNot in work287 (10.57)115 (14.32)
In work2429 (89.43)688 (85.68)
Family affluenceLow affluence1194 (36.81)371 (36.88)
High affluence2050 (63.19)365 (63.12)