Statistics for Sociology: Social Class Data

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Answer	Hint	% Correct
13.6%	This is the percentage of children claiming free school meals in the UK.	100%
20%	This was the percentage of pupils in Rosenthal & Jacobson's 1968 study on the self-fulfilling prophecy who were identified as 'spurters' - all completely at random.	100%
2.5x	This is the amount of times more likely poor children are to suffer from chronic illness.	100%
28%	This is the percentage of pupils who went to private school attaining at least 3 A grades at A-Level.	100%
34%	This is the percentage of children living in poverty in the UK.	100%
47%	This is the percentage of children with asthma who are from the poorest 10% of families.	100%
47%	This was the percentage of pupils identified as 'spurters' in Rosenthal & Jacobson's 1968 study on the self-fulfilling prophecy who had made significant progress compared to other pupils in the year since they had been identified as 'spurters'.	100%
60%	This is the percentage of poor families who turn off heating in the winter to save money.	100%
~90%	This is the rough percentage of 'failing schools' being in areas of high material deprivation in the UK.	100%