Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants in the Swaziland Global Health Survey, 2003
| Factor | Total | Males | Females |
| n* (%)** | n* (%)** | n* (%)** | |
| Age | |||
| < 14 | 1465 (20.6) | 472 (18.8) | 949 (21.7) |
| 14 | 2586 (36.9) | 871 (35.5) | 1635 (37.6) |
| 15+ | 3049 (42.5) | 1127 (45.7) | 1828 (40.7) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2526 (36.2) | ||
| Female | 4470 (63.8) | ||
| Schooling (years) | |||
| 6 to 8 | 4496 (65.3) | 1692 (69.7) | 2684 (62.8) |
| 9 to 11 | 2481 (34.7) | 748 (30.3) | 1666 (37.2) |
| Hungry | |||
| Never | 3428 (47.4) | 1168 (47.0) | 2138 (47.8) |
| Rarely | 455 (5.9) | 147 (5.5) | 295 (6.2) |
| Sometimes | 2548 (37.0) | 877 (36.8) | 1565 (36.9) |
| Most of the times or always | 676 (9.7) | 260 (10.7) | 380 (9.0) |
| Drank alcohol | |||
| Yes | 984 (16.6) | 410 (20.5) | 536 (14.5) |
| No | 5132 (83.4) | 1638 (79.5) | 3305 (85.5) |
| Number of times bullied | |||
| 0 | 3811 (60.4) | 1203 (57.0) | 2462 (62.3) |
| 1 or 2 | 1381 (22.6) | 457 (22.2) | 872 (23.0) |
| 3+ | 1017 (17.0) | 424 (20.8) | 546 (14.7) |
| Most students kind and helpful | |||
| Never | 1587 (25.2) | 605 (28.7) | 916 (23.2) |
| Rarely | 705 (10.9) | 284 (13.2) | 395 (9.7) |
| Sometimes | 2334 (36.7) | 746 (34.8) | 1507 (37.9) |
| Most of the times | 852 (13.0) | 254 (11.4) | 563 (13.8) |
| Always | 895 (14.2) | 254 (11.8) | 600 (15.3) |
| Parents checked homework | |||
| Never | 2091 (31.3) | 744 (32.8) | 1259 (30.4) |
| Rarely | 515 (7.8) | 219 (9.7) | 278 (6.8) |
| Sometimes | 1710 (26.7) | 536 (24.6) | 1003 (25.0) |
| Most of the times | 922 (14.1) | 249 (11.2) | 414 (10.1) |
| Always | 1763 (26.8) | 476 (21.7) | 1116 (27.6) |
| Parents understood problems | |||
| Never | 1583 (24.1) | 565 (25.6) | 952 (23.2) |
| Rarely | 547 (8.3) | 264 (11.8) | 263 (6.4) |
| Sometimes | 1710 (26.7) | 600 (27.1) | 1033 (26.4) |
| Most of the times | 922 (14.1) | 276 (12.8) | 617 (15.0) |
| Always | 1763 (26.8) | 517 (22.8) | 1175 (28.9) |
| Parental supervision | |||
| Never | 1807 (27.5) | 643 (28.8) | 1073 (26.4) |
| Rarely | 510 (7.6) | 218 (9.6) | 279 (6.7) |
| Sometimes | 1785 (27.3) | 620 (27.3) | 1106 (27.7) |
| Most of the times | 925 (14.3) | 291 (13.2) | 595 (14.9) |
| Always | 1539 (23.3) | 467 (21.1) | 1002 (24.3) |
| Truancy | |||
| Yes | 1405 (21.6) | 605 (27.5) | 723 (17.9) |
| No | 5200 (78.4) | 1638 (72.5) | 3374 (82.1) |
n* unweighted frequency
(%)** weighted percent