Test Anxiety Levels of Board Exam Going Students in Tamil Nadu, India

Table 1

Sociodemographic variables.

Demographic variables	Frequency	Percentage	Anxiety level
			Mild	Moderate	Severe
Age
15 years	19	19%	2	17	1
16 years	22	22%	5	16	4
17 years	42	42%	10	28	3
18 years	17	17%	1	13	—
Sex
Male	50	50%	4	38	8
Female	50	50%	14	36	—
Standard
10th	41	41%	8	32	1
12th	59	59%	10	42	7
Language
Tamil	74	74%	11	58	5
Hindi	5	5%	2	3	—
Others	21	21%	5	13	3
Religion
Hindu	76	76%	14	55	7
Christian	14	14%	2	12	—
Muslim	10	10%	2	7	1
Living area
Urban	100	100%	18	74	8
Rural	—	—	—	—	—
Parent’s education
Primary	8	8%	6	8	5
Secondary	57	57%	12	46	3
Graduate	35	35%	—	20	—
Family type
Nuclear	53	53%	11	35	7
Joint	47	47%	8	39	—
Parent’s income
<Rs.5000	32	32%	5	25	2
>Rs.5000	48	48%	10	35	3
>Rs.10,000	20	20%	3	14	3

0 to 50: mild, 51 to 75: moderate, and 76 to 100: severe anxieties.