Table 3.

Mean number of evenings spent out with friends per week and t-values according to gender and country

	Boys			Girls
	2002	2006	Change	2002	2006	Change
Ukraine	4.21	4.15	−.06	3.33	3.66	+.33**
Russia	4.13	3.85	−.27*	3.76	3.78	+.02
Scotland	4.14	3.77	−.37**	3.62	3.21	−.42***
Estonia	3.42	3.56	+.14	3.01	3.26	+.25*
Spain	3.61	3.56	−.05	3.27	3.14	−.13
Wales	3.44	3.48	+.03	2.99	2.94	−.05
FYRO Macedonia	3.21	3.43	+.22*	2.30	2.75	+.46***
Ireland	3.10	3.41	+.31	2.93	2.91	−.02
Finland	3.84	3.40	−.44***	3.51	3.01	−.50***
England	3.49	3.11	−.38**	2.90	2.69	−.22
Canada	3.29	2.94	−.35**	2.85	2.68	−.17
Lithuania	2.87	2.87	.00	2.41	2.49	+.08
Israel	3.29	2.72	−.57***	2.77	2.16	−.60***
Greece	2.52	2.69	+.17	1.96	2.06	+.10
Italy	2.61	2.69	+.07	1.90	2.09	+.19
Poland	2.50	2.64	+.14	2.19	2.33	+.14
Malta	1.90	2.61	+.71***	1.63	2.43	+.80***
Belgium (Flemish)	2.56	2.57	+.01	2.17	2.18	+.01
Sweden	2.76	2.57	−.19	2.29	2.17	−.12
United States	3.14	2.49	−.64***	2.80	2.13	−.67***
Denmark	2.60	2.41	−.19	2.56	2.33	−.24*
The Netherlands	2.98	2.39	−.59***	2.64	2.29	−.34**
Czech Republic	2.75	2.38	−.36*	2.65	2.32	−.33**
Germany	2.80	2.37	−.43***	2.73	2.35	−.38***
Slovenia	2.48	2.15	−.34**	2.39	1.74	−.65***
France	1.80	1.93	+.13	1.28	1.33	+.05
Austria	1.57	1.85	+.28**	1.60	1.60	.00
Switzerland	2.15	1.73	−.42***	1.93	1.56	−.37***
Belgium (French)	1.74	1.67	−.07	1.39	1.28	−.11
Hungary	1.81	1.66	−.15	1.65	1.58	−.07
Portugal	1.33	1.56	+.23	0.92	1.02	+.10

Note. Countries ordered by mean frequency in 2006 among boys; t-tests:

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001