Table 1. Characteristics of the analyzed subjects.
Junior high school | High school | |||
N | % | N | % | |
SEX | ||||
Boys | 19,153 | 49.7 | 29,641 | 49.1 |
Girls | 19,399 | 50.3 | 30,674 | 50.9 |
Grade | ||||
Grade 7 and 10 | 13,041 | 33.8 | 21,444 | 35.6 |
Grade 8 and 11 | 12,816 | 33.2 | 20,168 | 33.4 |
Grade 9 and 12 | 12,476 | 32.4 | 18,466 | 30.6 |
Unknown | 219 | 0.6 | 237 | 0.4 |
Feeling happy/unhappy at school | ||||
Happy at school | 25,547 | 66.3 | 36,976 | 61.3 |
Neither happy nor unhappy at school | 9,930 | 25.8 | 17,191 | 28.5 |
Unhappy at school | 2,514 | 6.5 | 5,174 | 8.6 |
Unknown | 561 | 1.5 | 974 | 1.6 |
Intending to study at university | ||||
Yes | 5,446 | 14.1 | 33,845 | 56.1 |
No | 26,064 | 66.6 | 20,358 | 33.8 |
Not yet decided | 6,403 | 16.6 | 5,165 | 8.6 |
Unknown | 639 | 1.7 | 947 | 1.6 |
Participating in extracurricular activities | ||||
Yes | 30,554 | 79.3 | 37,842 | 62.8 |
No | 7,107 | 18.4 | 21,422 | 35.5 |
Unknown | 891 | 2.3 | 1,051 | 1.7 |
Having breakfast | ||||
Everyday | 33,975 | 88.1 | 49,298 | 81.7 |
Sometimes | 2,720 | 7.1 | 6,039 | 10.0 |
Seldom | 1,386 | 3.6 | 4,136 | 6.9 |
Unknown | 471 | 1.2 | 842 | 1.4 |
Bedtimes | ||||
Before or at midnight | 26,348 | 68.3 | 25,457 | 42.2 |
After midnight | 11,532 | 29.9 | 33,876 | 56.2 |
Unknown | 672 | 1.8 | 982 | 1.6 |
Smoking (past 30 days) | ||||
No | 37,729 | 97.9 | 56,994 | 94.5 |
Yes | 756 | 2.0 | 3,178 | 5.3 |
Unknown | 67 | 0.1 | 1,439 | 0.2 |
Drinking (past 30 days) | ||||
No | 34,685 | 90.0 | 49,353 | 81.8 |
Yes | 3,484 | 9.0 | 10,643 | 17.7 |
Unknown | 383 | 1.0 | 319 | 0.5 |
Mental health status | ||||
Good | 23,448 | 60.8 | 28,936 | 48.0 |
Poor | 14,509 | 37.6 | 30,407 | 50.4 |
Unknown | 595 | 1.6 | 972 | 1.6 |