Table 2 Descriptive summary of first year tertiary and first year bachelor student demographic and outcome variables
From: Quantitative analysis of a Māori and Pacific admission process on first-year health study
Descriptive summary variables | First year tertiary students | First year bachelor students | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 – 2012 (n = 368) | 2009 – 2012 (n = 242) | |||
Continuous variables | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD |
Age (Years ± SD) | 19.2 | 4.2 | 19.0 | 3.9 |
Categorical variables | n | % | n | % |
Year of admission | ||||
2009 | 70 | 19 | 26 | 11 |
2010 | 95 | 26 | 69 | 29 |
2011 | 108 | 29 | 79 | 32 |
2012 | 95 | 26 | 68 | 28 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 248 | 67 | 160 | 66 |
Male | 120 | 33 | 82 | 34 |
Ancestry | ||||
Māori | 137 | 37 | 89 | 37 |
Pacific | 210 | 57 | 138 | 57 |
Both Māori and Pacific | 21 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
School Decile | ||||
High (8–10) | 82 | 24 | 59 | 26 |
Medium (4–7) | 144 | 41 | 98 | 43 |
Low (1–3) | 123 | 35 | 71 | 31 |
Missing | 19 | - | 14 | - |
Continuous variables | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD |
Grade Point Average (GPA) | ||||
Eight Courses | 4.3 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
Core 4 Courses | – | – | 3.8 | 2.4 |
Categorical variables | n | % | n | % |
Passes All Eight Courses | ||||
Yes | 276 | 75 | 145 | 60 |
No | 92 | 25 | 97 | 40 |
Passes All Core 4 Courses | ||||
Yes | – | – | 154 | 64 |
No | – | – | 88 | 36 |