Assessing the evidence for the comparability of socioeconomic status between students with and without immigrant background in Norway and Sweden

Large-scale Assessments in Education

An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal

Table 2 Sample characteristics

Country	Age (yrs)	Gender (%)		Immigration status			Sample size
	M (SD)	Boys	Girls	Native	Second-generation	First-generation	Total	Missing
Norway	15.8 (0.29)	50.5	49.5	4883	347	345	5575	236
Sweden	15.7 (0.28)	49.8	50.2	4244	581	511	5336	166