| |
Mean (SE)
|
SD
|
g
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
2009
|
|
Girls
|
247.0 (3.27)
|
48.37
|
0.12
|
|
Boys
|
252.8 (2.48)
|
51.32
|
|
2014
|
|
Girls
|
260.0 (2.46)
|
46.95
|
0.08
|
|
Boys
|
263.7 (2.55)
|
51.06
|
|
Country of birth
|
|
2009
|
|
Ireland
|
251.1 (2.66)
|
49.61
|
0.07
|
|
Outside of Ireland
|
247.9 (3.82)
|
50.42
|
|
2014
|
|
Ireland
|
262.4 (2.14)
|
49.10
|
0.06
|
|
Outside of Ireland
|
259.4 (3.10)
|
45.95
|
|
Language spoken at home
|
|
2009
|
|
English/Irish
|
251.4 (2.54)
|
49.57
|
0.22
|
|
Other
|
240.5 (5.10)
|
49.69
|
|
2014
|
|
English/Irish
|
262.3 (2.16)
|
48.87
|
0.07
|
|
Other
|
259.0 (3.42)
|
47.22
|
|
No. of books at home
|
|
2009*
|
|
100 or fewer
|
237.6 (2.32)
|
46.93
|
0.70
|
|
More than 100
|
270.4 (3.35)
|
46.75
|
|
2014*
|
|
100 or fewer
|
252.0 (2.05)
|
46.88
|
0.56
|
|
More than 100
|
277.9 (2.25)
|
45.81
|
|
Highest level of parent educationa
|
|
2009
|
|
No third-level education
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
Third-level education
|
–
|
–
|
|
2014*
|
|
No third-level education
|
248.4 (2.28)
|
46.10
|
0.54
|
|
Third-level education
|
273.4 (2.04)
|
46.73
|
|
School disadvantaged status
|
|
2009*
|
|
Disadvantaged
|
226.9 (5.53)
|
50.49
|
0.58
|
|
Non-Disadvantaged
|
255.1 (2.68)
|
47.93
|
|
2014*
|
|
Disadvantaged
|
246.8 (4.79)
|
50.32
|
0.39
|
|
Non-Disadvantaged
|
265.7 (2.21)
|
47.78
|
- *p < .05
- aData on parental education were not collected in NAMER 2009
