Parental education data: Can we ever know why students might respond ‘I don’t know’? - Appendix
Appendix: Tables of summary statistics
Table A1: Response to parental education question by lone parent decile
| Decile | Yes | No | Don't know | Information refused | No response given | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57.3 | 23.7 | 5.0 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 30,965 |
| 2 | 54.5 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 30,670 |
| 3 | 52.4 | 27.6 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 30,790 |
| 4 | 49.8 | 29.6 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 31,905 |
| 5 | 47.0 | 31.9 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 30,685 |
| 6 | 44.4 | 33.9 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 29,845 |
| 7 | 41.4 | 36.4 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 30,785 |
| 8 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 30,810 |
| 9 | 32.4 | 43.4 | 8.5 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 30,815 |
| 10 | 27.0 | 47.0 | 9.5 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 30,795 |
| Total | 44.4 | 33.8 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 308,065 |
Table A2: Response to parental education question by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Yes | No | Don't know | Information refused | No response given | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 46.2 | 32.9 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 0.2 | 243,585 |
| Indian | 37.9 | 39.6 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 12,145 |
| Pakistani | 24.1 | 51.6 | 6.8 | 17.5 | - | 9,135 |
| Bangladeshi | 10.9 | 65.6 | 5.9 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 3,565 |
| Chinese | 30.7 | 40.0 | 9.3 | 20.1 | - | 2,920 |
| Black African | 51.5 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 13.8 | - | 10,270 |
| Black Caribbean | 38.1 | 33.0 | 12.1 | 16.9 | - | 3,915 |
| Other | 43.8 | 32.7 | 8.0 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 20,100 |
| Not known | 33.5 | 22.7 | 8.1 | 35.3 | 0.4 | 2,435 |
| Total | 44.4 | 33.8 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 308,065 |
