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Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio-Economic Status

Table 1.

Cross Tabulation of Socioeconomic Conditions ofStudents’ Parents and Academic Performance of Students.

			Academic Performance			Total	X²
			Poor	Average	Good	Total	X²
SES	Low SES	Frequency	16	4	0	20	18.48**
	Low SES	Percentage (%)	80	20	0	100
	Medium SES	Frequency	132	92	4	228
	Medium SES	Percentage (%)	57.9	40.4	1.8	100.0
	High SES	Frequency	24	28	6	58
	High SES	Percentage (%)	41.4	48.3	10.3	100

**P<0.01; Poor (0-49%); Average (50-70%); Good (71-100%); N = 306

**P<0.01; Poor (0-49%); Average (50-70%); Good (71-100%); N = 306