Table 4 Baseline characteristics reported by Peer Supporters, students (excluding peer supporters) who reported exposure to one or more intervention components and students who reported no exposure (includes only students for whom baseline and follow-up data available)

Gender

N_obs (N_miss)

Male

Female

Other

97 (0)

41 (42%)

55 (57%)

1 (1%)

240 (1)

87 (36%)

150 (63%)

3 (1%)

222 (2)

103 (46%)

112 (51%)

7 (3%)

SIMD quintile

N_obs (N_miss)

1 - Most deprived

2

3

4

5 - Least deprived

72 (25)

9 (12%)

15 (21%)

9 (12%)

18 (25%)

21 (29%)

172 (68)

25 (14%)

38 (22%)

33 (19%)

29 (17%)

47 (27%)

144 (78)

17 (12%)

27 (18%)

23 (16%)

27 (19%)

50 (35%)

Free school meal eligible

N_obs (N_miss)

No

Yes

97 (0)

82 (84%)

15 (16%)

240 (1)

219 (91%)

21 (9%)

221 (3)

197 (89%)

24 (11%)

Residence type

N_obs (N_miss)

House/flat owned by family

Other

97 (0)

69 (71%)

28 (28%)

239 (2)

168 (70%)

71 (30%)

221 (3)

157 (71%)

64 (29%)

Exam level studying for¹

N_obs (N_miss)

National 5 only

National 4 only or 4 & 5

94 (0)

79 (84%)

15 (16%)

222 (0)

160 (72%)

62 (28%)

194 (0)

135 (70%)

69 (30%)

Religiosity

N_obs (N_miss)

Very/quite important

Not important

95 (2)

12 (13%)

83 (87%)

237 (4)

32 (14%)

205 (86%)

220 (4)

35 (16%)

185 (84%)

Ethnicity

N_obs (N_miss)

White Scottish/British

White but not Scottish/British

Asian

African/Caribbean/Black

Other/Mixed

97 (0)

92 (95%)

2 (2.1%)

1 (1%)

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

239 (2)

220 (92%)

9 (4%)

5 (2%)

1 (0%)

4 (2%)

222 (2)

195 (88%)

10 (4%)

8 (4%)

3 (1%)

6 (3%)

Sexual identity

N_obs (N_miss)

Heterosexual/straight

Gay or lesbian

Bisexual

Other

97 (0)

88 (91%)

3 (3%)

3 (3%)

3 (3%)

240 (1)

215 (90%)

6 (2%)

10 (4%)

9 (4%)

219 (5)

191 (87%)

6 (3%)

12 (6%)

10 (4%)

Sexual experience

N_obs (N_miss)

None

Kissing/touching genitals

Oral or vaginal sex

91 (6)

39 (43%)

32 (35%)

20 (22%)

242 (0)

115 (48%)

85 (35%)

42 (17%)

229 (0)

120 (52%)

62 (27%)

47 (21%)

I feel close to people in the school

N_obs (N_miss)

Agree

Disagree

97 (0)

80 (82%)

17 (18%)

241 (0)

187 (78%)

54 (22%)

220 (4)

173 (79%)

47 (21%)

I try hard in school

N_obs (N_miss)

Agree

Disagree

97 (0)

86 (89%)

11 (11%)

240 (1)

224 (93%)

16 (7%)

220 (4)

201 (91%)

19 (9%)