RDP 2021-06: What Is Driving Participation and Diversity Trends in Economics? A Survey of High School Students Appendix A: Sample Characteristics

Tanya Livermore and Mike Major

June 2021

Table A1: Sample by Student Characteristics
  Students in:
Sample   Population
Number Proportion (%) Proportion (%)
Year
10 2,677 55   36
11 1,297 27   34
12 852 18   30
Sex
Male 2,176 45   50
Female 2,443 51   50
Speaks another language other than English at home
Yes 1,561 32   35
No 3,088 64   65
Studies Economics (Year 11 or 12 only)(a)
Yes 189 9   9
No 1,960 91   91
Total sample 4,826      
Total completes 4,698      

Notes: Categories do not sum to total where responses fall into an ‘unknown’ or ‘prefer not to say’ category (a) Population proportion is based on Year 12 enrolments only

Sources: NSW Education Standards Authority; RBA
Table A2: Sample by School Characteristics
  Students in:
Sample   Population
Number Proportion (%) Proportion (%)
School sector
Government 2,705 56   59
Non-government 2,121 44   41
School type
Co-ed 3,586 74   82
All boys 578 12   7
All girls 662 14   11
Selective type
Selective 73 2    
Non-selective 4,753 98    
Area
Metro 3,756 78   78
Regional 1,070 22   22
Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage
(ICSEA)
Quartile 1 (lowest) 605 13   28
Quartile 2 1,373 28   22
Quartile 3 679 14   25
Quartile 4 (highest) 2,169 45   25
Total sample 4,826      
Total completes 4,698      

Note: Categories do not sum to total where responses fall into an ‘unknown’ or ‘prefer not to say’ category

Sources: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority; NSW Education Standards Authority; RBA