Table 2.

Friendship groups reported by 10–11 year old youth

Group	Characteristics of the group
School friends	• Friends from school.
	• Specific groups are formed at the school site by children, with activity outside of school arranged at school or by the child's parents.
Neighborhood friends	• Friends who reside close the child's house.
	• Groups are often self-forming and very independent.
Other friends	• Friends from activity clubs such as football team or swimming club.
	• Children from other non-activity clubs such as scouts, guides or a local community group.
	• Children of the child's parents' friends.