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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics, disable versus non disable participants

From: Well-being and health in adolescents with disabilities

 

Number

Disability group

Number

Control group

Statistics

Gender

     

 Female

120

(56 %)

113

(47 %)

2 = 4.21, df = 1, p = .025; n = 455)

 Male

93

(44 %)

129

(53 %)

Grade

     

 6th

64

(30 %)

679

(28 %)

2 = .811, df = 2, p = .667; n = 455)

 8th

81

(38 %)

102

(42 %)

 10th

68

(32 %)

73

(30 %)

 

Nationality

     

 Portuguese

195

(92 %)

227

(95 %)

2 = 9.26, df = 4, p = .055; n = 451)

 African

11

(5.2 %)

3

(1.3 %)

 Brazilian

0

(0 %)

2

(0.8 %)

 Eastern countries

0

(0 %)

2

(0.8 %)

 Other

5

(2.4 %)

6

(2.5 %)