Table 2
Children at age 9 who had repeated a grade, participated in special education programs, or received tutoring or extra help for academic problems by child and family characteristics

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Children at age 9 who had repeated a grade, participated in special education programs, or received tutoring or extra help for academic problems by child and family characteristics
  Repeated a grade Special education program Tutoring or extra help
  percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
School grade at age 9  
Grade 3 (n=512) 21.4 2.4 6.2 E 1.55 28.2 1 2.50
Grade 4 (n=2798) F F 3.0 0.45 19.9 1.02
Other F F F F F F
Sex of child  
Girls 2.5 E 0.48 2.8 E 0.56 18.6 1 1.30
Boys 4.7 0.68 4.6 0.71 24.0 1.29
Household income level  
Very low income 8.9 E , 1 1.73 5.1 E 1.54 27.1 2.82
Higher income 2.7 0.40 3.4 0.45 20.4 1.05
All children 3.6 0.45 3.7 0.46 21.4 0.98
1.
Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels.
Note(s):
Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between levels. Substantive differences are defined as percentage differences of 5 points or more (see Section 10 for effect sizes where proportions are small).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth 2006/2007.