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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the student populationa (N = 10,190) by intervention and control

From: Effectiveness of the settings-based intervention Shaping the Social on preventing dropout from vocational education: a Danish non-randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention

Control

(n = 3794)

(n = 6396)

Age (years), mean ± SD

21.8 ± 6.3

21.5 ± 5.6

Men, n (%)

2928 (77)

5357 (84)

Non-western ethnicity, n (%)

206 (5.4)

840 (13)

Living with parents, n (%)

2106 (56)

3567 (56)

Parental income, n (%)

 1 Lowest

306 (8.3)

592 (9.6)

 2

645 (18)

1004 (16)

 3

830 (23)

1350 (22)

 4

1021 (28)

1530 (25)

 5 Highest

873 (24)

1679 (27)

Parental education, n (%)

 High

1022 (28)

1939 (32)

 Medium

1973 (54)

3058 (50)

 Low

648 (18)

1072 (18)

Prior school dropout, n (%)

1128 (30)

1856 (29)

  1. aAll students who were enrolled at technical or agricultural departments at 4 intervention schools and 6 control schools