Table 17.1 Survey response rates
Survey Total
enrolments
Research
participants
Number of
responses
Response
rate (%)
Cohort 1 Beginning
year 1
171 106 76 72
End year 2 84 35 42
Cohort 2 Beginning
year 1
146 112 65 58
End year 2 90 46 51
Cohort 3 Beginning
year 1
288 195 126
End year 2 161 60
Table 17.2 Demographic data
Mean age
group
Gender % Ethnicity %
Male Female Missing European Maori Other
Cohort 1 40 – 55 10 78 12 70 13 17
Cohort 2 40 – 55 5 92 3 74 4 22
Cohort 3 40 – 55 8 90 2 68 17 15
Table 17.3 Participants across endorsement areas
Cohort one % of total
sample
Cohort two % of total
sample
Cohort three % of total
sample
Pre
(N= 76)
End
(N= 35)
Pre
(N= 65)
End
(N= 46)
Pre
(N= 126)
End
(N= 60)
Autism spectrum
disorder
11.8 17.1 20.0 26.1 9.5 8.3
Blind and vision
impairment
6.6 8.6 7.7 8.7 4.0 5.0
Complex educational
needs
n/aa n/a n/a n/a 6.3 8.3
Deaf and hearing
impairment
9.2 5.7 29.2 23.9 2.4 1.7
Early intervention 10.5 5.7 13.8 15.2 7.1 10.0
Gifted and talented 0 0 6.2 0 3.2 1.7
Learning and
behavior
60.5 62.9 20.0 26.1 67.5 65.0
Missing 1.3 0 3.1 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
aThe Complex Educational Needs Endorsement did not begin until 2011
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