The sociodemographic patterns of skipping breakfast were examined using the chi-square test.
Total family income was divided into low income ($399 or less per week) and average-high
income ($400 or more per week). Education (of mother) was divided into those who had
completed compulsory education or less (up to the age of 16) and those who had some further
education. As Table I illustrates, the only statistically significant sociodemographic variable was
gender (p < .00001): females skipped breakfast at over three times the rate of males. (Previous
fmdings regarding age could not be confirmed due to age being constant.)