gender = boy/girl

country = country born in

ethnic… = ethnic group

handed = left or right handed or ambidextrous

travel = travel to school today was mainly on

bagcarry = how bag is carried

favlearning = favourite school subject

favlearningmo = Mother’s favourite school subject

sport = favourite sport to participate

tech… = technology you have

online… = which online activities

favtvshow = favourite tv show

region = location of school within NZ

rugby… = country of teams in Rugby World Cup 2011 final. Coding is as follows:

age = age in years

languages = languages spoken

height = height to nearest centimeter (cm)

rightfoot = length of right foot (cm)

armspan = width of arm span (cm)

wrist = circumference of wrist (cm)

neck = circumference of neck (cm)

popliteal = popliteal length (cm)

indexfinger = length of index finger (mm)

ringfinger = length of index finger (mm)

hairlength = length of hair (cm)

timetravel = time to travel to school today (mins)

bagweight = weight of bag (g)

reaction = reaction time (secs)

memory = time to solve memory game (secs)

cellmonths = current cell phone age (months)

bedtime = bedtime last night

waketime = wake up this morning

importwarm = importance of global warming

Note that the import… questions are rated from -100 (Not at all Important) to +100 (Very Important).

importpollution = importance of reducing pollution

importrecycling = importance of recycling

importwater = importance of conserving water

importlifestyle = importance of having a healthy lifestyle

importenergy = importance of energy efficiency

importgovern = importance of government

importcomputer = importance of having a computer

rugbyscore… = score of finalists in Rugby World Cup 2011

year = school year level