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. 2014 Nov 4;9(11):e111844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111844

Table 4. Associations between each factor and feeling happy/unhappy at senior high school.

Feeling happy/unhappy at school
Happy at school Neither/nor Unhappy at school
N % % %
Total 59,341 62.3 29.0 8.7
Boys * Intending to study at university Yes 17,173 63.5 28.7 7.8
No 9,125 58.9 31.1 10.0
Not yet decided 2,656 43.2 38.9 17.9
* Participating in extracurricular activities Yes 19,157 65.7 27.2 7.1
No 9,775 49.3 36.7 14.0
* Having breakfast Everyday 23,362 63.1 29.0 7.9
Sometimes 3,102 50.6 37.2 12.2
Seldom 2,545 45.1 35.3 19.6
* Bedtimes Before or at midnight 13,073 64.2 28.4 7.4
After midnight 15,861 56.9 32.0 11.1
* Smoking (past 30 days) No 26,940 61.2 30.1 8.6
Yes 2,039 46.4 34.0 19.6
* Drinking (past 30 days) No 23,711 61.2 30.4 8.4
Yes 5,153 55.3 30.5 14.2
* Mental health status Good 16,412 69.7 25.9 4.3
Poor 12,523 47.4 36.3 16.0
Girls * Intending to study at university Yes 16,607 69.8 24.5 5.8
No 11,167 60.6 30.2 9.2
Not yet decided 2,499 45.3 36.7 18.0
* Participating in extracurricular activities Yes 18,614 69.9 24.6 5.5
No 11,580 55.4 32.5 12.2
* Having breakfast Everyday 25,821 66.8 26.5 6.8
Sometimes 2,920 52.2 34.7 13.2
Seldom 1,580 47.8 32.7 19.6
* Bedtimes Before or at midnight 12,305 67.3 26.3 6.4
After midnight 17,950 62.3 28.5 9.2
* Smoking (past 30 days) No 29,248 65.3 27.3 7.4
Yes 1,042 38.3 35.6 26.1
* Drinking (past 30 days) No 24,895 66.1 26.8 7.0
Yes 5,282 56.1 31.1 12.8
* Mental health status Good 12,465 77.9 19.7 2.3
Poor 17,803 54.9 33.1 12.0

Subjects for whom data were missing were excluded from the analysis.

*P value was calculated by χ2-test, each factors(Intending to study at university, Participating in extracurricular activities, Having breakfast, Bedtimes, breakfast, Bedtimes, Smoking, Drinking, Mental health status), P<0.01.