Statistics for Sociology: Gender Data

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Answer	Hint	% Correct
2.5x	According to the Department of Education (2013), in all state primary schools, boys were this times more likely than girls to have statements of special educational needs.	100%
2x	According to Gilborn/Mirza (2000), ethnicity has this amount of times more of an effect on educational achievement compared to gender.	100%
31%	In the BBC documentary, 'No More Boys & Girls - Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?' it was found that this was the percentage of books from a total of 6000, which had a central female character.	100%
3-4x	According to Becky Francis, typically girls can concentrate between this amount of time longer than boys.	100%
39%	According to Yougov (2007), this was the percentage of 8-11-year-old boys who had no lessons whatsoever with a male teacher.	100%
40%	This is the percentage of secondary headteachers which are women.	100%
42%	According to Yougov (2007), this was the percentage of 8-11-year-old boys who said the presence of a male teacher made them work harder, with most also saying it made them behave better.	100%
46.8%	This is the percentage of girls achieving an A-B grade in a subject at A-Level.	100%
53%	This was the proportion of women in employment in 1971.	100%
5x	According to Gilborn/Mirza (2000), social class has this amount of times more of an effect on educational achievement compared to gender.	100%
6-12%	Moss & Washbrook (2016) found that boys are between these percentages more likely to be below the standard required for literacy skills than girls at ages 5, 7 and 11.	100%
66.6%	According to Becky Francis (2006), this was the percentage of 7-8-year-olds who believed the gender of teachers does not matter.	100%
67%	This was the proportion of women in employment in 2013.	100%
7-17	On starting school in 2013, teacher assessments of pupils at the end of the year found girls ahead of boys between these percentage points in all areas of learning.	100%
74%	This is the percentage of primary headteachers which are women.	100%
87%	This is the percentage of primary teachers which are women.	100%
Halved	This is what has happened to the percentage difference in the gender pay gap since 1975.	100%
Less likely	This is about whether girls are more likely or less likely than boys to choose STEM subjects.	100%
More likely	This is about whether girls are more likely or less likely than boys to choose subjects such as English, MFL and subjects with higher literacy levels.	100%
Over 50%	This is the percentage of all women's employment falling within only 4 categories: clerical, secretarial, personal services and occupations such as cleaning.	100%
10	This is the percentage point difference in the gender gap of achievement at GCSE level.	0%
40.6%	In 2013, this was the percentage of girls who were eligible for free school meals achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs.	0%
42.2%	This is the percentage of boys achieving an A-B grade in a subject at A-Level.	0%
46.8%	In 2022, this was the percentage of boys who achieved grade 5 and above in GCSE Maths and English.	0%
52.5%	In 2022, this was the percentage of girls who achieved grade 5 and above in GCSE Maths and English.	0%
66%	This is the percentage of secondary teachers which are women.	0%
67.5%	In 2013, this was the percentage of girls who were not eligible for free school meals achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs.	0%