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. 2014 Jul 29;4(7):e005517. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005517

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the total sample

Variable Number (%)
Total 3186 (100.0)
Gender
 Male 1700 (53.4)
 Female 1486 (46.6)
Age (years)
 13–14 420 (13.2)
 15–16 1687 (53.0)
 17–18 1079 (33.9)
Grade
 7th–9th 1686 (52.9)
 10th–12th 1500 (47.1)
Living arrangement
 Two biological parents 2836 (89.0)
 Only father or mother 149 (4.7)
 Others 201 (6.3)
Family economic status
 Above average 975 (30.6)
 Average 1942 (61.0)
 Below average 269 (8.4)
Family relationship
 Above average 2501 (78.5)
 Average 502 (15.8)
 Below average 183 (5.7)
Parental caring
 Satisfied with father or mother 545 (17.1)
 Satisfied with both of them 2471 (77.6)
 Dissatisfied with both of them 170 (5.3)
Academic achievement
 Above average 1361 (42.7)
 Average 932 (29.3)
 Below average 893 (28.0)
Academic pressure
 Above average 1344 (42.2)
 Average 1376 (43.2)
 Below average 466 (14.4)
Relationship with teachers
 Good 1552 (48.7)
 Average 1408 (44.2)
 Poor 226 (7.1)
Relationship with classmates
 Good 2220 (69.7)
 Average 846 (26.6)
 Poor 120 (3.8)
Feel lonely
 Less than 1 day/week 1733 (54.4)
 1 to 4 days/week 1073 (33.7)
 More than 4 days/week 380 (11.9)
Suicide ideation
 Never 2589 (81.3)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 391 (12.3)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 75 (2.4)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 131 (4.1)
Suicide attempt
 Never 3083 (95.8)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 81 (2.5)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 14 (0.4)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 38 (1.2)
Hurt themselves on purpose
 Never 2807 (88.1)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 269 (8.4)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 61 (1.9)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 49 (1.5)
Running away from home
 Never 2262 (71.0)
 Considered 815 (25.6)
 Planned 48 (1.5)
 Attempted 61 (1.9)
Habit of sleeping after lunch
 Never 308 (9.7)
 Occasionally (1–4 times/week) 1598 (50.2)
 Often (over 4 times/week) 1280 (40.2)