Table 3.
Children’s satisfaction with various life domains
| Satisfaction with: | Total | Boys | Girls | Urban | Rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | %a | Mean | % | Mean | % | Mean | % | Mean | % | |
| 8-year-oldsb | ||||||||||
| Family life | 3.73 | 5.04 | 3.68** | 6.76 | 3.78** | 3.16 | 3.71 | 5.31 | 3.75 | 4.67 |
| Friends | 3.62 | 5.39 | 3.62 | 5.89 | 3.62 | 4.91 | 3.56* | 6.60 | 3.69* | 3.73 |
| School exp. | 3.45 | 14.44 | 3.42 | 16.70 | 3.48 | 11.69 | 3.38* | 16.53 | 3.54* | 11.59 |
| Own body | 3.71 | 4.87 | 3.71 | 5.19 | 3.72 | 4.59 | 3.70 | 4.40 | 3.73 | 5.51 |
| Local area | 3.68 | 5.70 | 3.65 | 6.66 | 3.72 | 4.49 | 3.62* | 6.87 | 3.77* | 4.08 |
| 10-year-olds | ||||||||||
| Family life | 9.38 | 4.47 | 9.35 | 5.02 | 9.42 | 3.73 | 9.37 | 3.90 | 9.39 | 5.25 |
| Friends | 8.73 | 8.25 | 8.76 | 8.02 | 8.74 | 7.75 | 8.63** | 8.66 | 8.86** | 7.71 |
| School exp. | 8.59 | 8.73 | 8.57 | 9.18 | 8.66 | 7.60 | 8.49 | 9.35 | 8.72 | 7.88 |
| Own body | 8.97 | 7.66 | 9.03 | 7.72 | 8.92 | 7.69 | 8.89 | 7.61 | 9.08 | 7.75 |
| Local area | 9.06 | 6.43 | 9.08 | 6.37 | 9.06 | 6.41 | 8.97** | 7.53 | 9.19** | 4.90 |
| 12-year-olds | ||||||||||
| Family life | 9.00 | 6.30 | 8.99 | 6.98 | 9.00 | 5.71 | 8.97 | 6.66 | 9.03 | 5.82 |
| Friends | 8.31 | 11.06 | 8.31 | 11.00 | 8.32 | 11.04 | 8.27 | 12.14 | 8.38 | 9.60 |
| School exp. | 8.05 | 15.07 | 7.83** | 17.88 | 8.25** | 12.27 | 8.01 | 15.09 | 8.09 | 15.04 |
| Own body | 7.81 | 17.69 | 8.34** | 12.42 | 7.28** | 22.81 | 7.76 | 18.12 | 7.87 | 17.11 |
| Local area | 8.34 | 11.82 | 8.42 | 10.29 | 8.26 | 13.09 | 8.38 | 12.36 | 8.29 | 11.11 |
aPercentage of children with low satisfaction
bScale 0–4
t-tests: * p < .01, ** p < .05