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Sample statistics of covariates used in the analysis

Sample statistics of covariates used in the analysis: Part 1
	15-year-olds		17-year-olds
	mean	standard deviation	mean	standard deviation
Variables
Female	0.5786	2.0407	0.5708	2.0062
Overall mark<60%	0.0366	0.7761	0.0200	0.5681
60%≤Overall mark≤69%	0.1216	1.3508	0.1001	1.2164
70%≤Overall mark≤79%	0.3095	1.9105	0.3672	1.9538
80%≤Overall mark≤89%	0.4096	2.0323	0.4075	1.9916
Overall mark≥90%	0.1227	1.3558	0.1052	1.2433
1st reading quartile	0.1590	1.5113	0.1678	1.5145
2nd reading quartile	0.2213	1.7156	0.2282	1.7011
3rd reading quartile	0.2920	1.8791	0.2730	1.8057
4th reading quartile	0.3277	1.9397	0.3310	1.9073
Birth order	1.4982	2.8189	1.5022	2.7830
Lone parent	0.1295	1.3875	0.1321	1.3722
Two parents, not both from birth	0.1134	1.3104	0.1127	1.2817
Two birth parents	0.7571	1.7722	0.7552	1.7426
Parents have high school or less	0.2878	1.8710	0.2879	1.8351
Parents have a non-university post-secondary certificate	0.3630	1.9873	0.3565	1.9413
Parents have an undergraduate degree	0.2231	1.7205	0.2250	1.6926
Parents have a graduate or professional degree	0.1261	1.3721	0.1306	1.3657
1st parental income quartile	0.2375	1.7588	0.2433	1.7391
2nd parental income quartile	0.2325	1.7458	0.2341	1.7162
3rd parental income quartile	0.2488	1.7866	0.2493	1.7534
4th parental income quartile	0.2812	1.8580	0.2733	1.8063
All parents are immigrants	0.2147	1.6970	0.2146	1.6639

Sample statistics of covariates used in the analysis: Part 2
	15-year-olds	17-year-olds
Diagnostic statistic
Sample size (number)	5,230	4,851

Note(s):

Only students who wanted a job requiring a university degree at a point in time are included in the samples.

Source(s):

Statistics Canada, Youth in Transition Survey, Cohort A.