Table 7 Prevalence of Externalizing Problems

Category 1st grade 3rd grade 5th grade
cut-off1) / n Prevalence cut-off / n Prevalence cut-off / n Prevalence
Total 133 / 1,577 8.4% 92 / 1,461 6.3% 61 / 1,227 5.0%
Boys 50 / 807 6.2% 39 / 737 5.3% 23 / 631 3.6%
Girls 83 / 770 10.8% 53 / 724 7.3% 38 / 596 6.4%
χ2 9.36** 2.55 4.84*
p<.05,
p<.01