Table 5.

Frequency and percentage for social context variables according to gender

		Males n %	Females n %	Total n %
Do you believe that the social context allow you freedom of expression?	never	434	381	815
		53,3%	46,7%	7,1%
	occasionally	2127	2629	4756
		44,7%	55,3%	41,3%
	regularly	3163	2793	5956
		53,1%	46,9%	51,7%
Do you believe that the school is receptive to the youth needs?	never	1124	1062	2186
		51,4%	48,6%	19,0%
	occasionally	3365	3632	6997
		48,1%	51,9%	60,7%
	regularly	1235	1109	2344
		52,7%	47,3%	20,3%
Have you ever felt the need for psychological support?	Yes	3371	2323	5694
		59,2%	40,8%	49,4%
	No	1768	2286	4054
		43,6%	56,4%	35,2%
	In past	585	1194	1779
		32,9%	67,1%	15,4%
Have you ever consult a psychologist?	No	4352 52,1%	4007 47,9%	8359 84,2%
	Yes	631 40,1%	942 59,9%	1573 15,8%
Do you turn to your friend in case of problems or difficulties?	never	679	393	1072
		63,3%	36,7%	9,3%
	occasionally	2024	1712	3736
		54,2%	45,8%	32,4%
	regularly	3021	3698	6719
		45,0%	55,0%	58,3%
Do you receive help from your friends in case of need?	never	245	223	468
		52,4%	47,6%	4,1%
	occasionally	1598	1360	2958
		54,0%	46,0%	25,7%
	regularly	3881	4220	8101
		47,9%	52,1%	70,3%
Do you use internet to talk with other people?	never	1467	923	2390
		61,4%	38,6%	20,7%
	occasionally	2544	2461	5005
		50,8%	49,2%	43,4%
	regularly	1713	2419	4132
		41,5%	58,5%	35,8%
Are you a member of a youth associations?	No	3933	3993	7926
		49,6%	50,4%	68,8%
	Yes	1791	1810	3601
		49,7%	50,3%	31,2%
If yes, which association are you a member of?	scout	217	218	435
		49,9%	50,1%	10,6%
	Religious association	486	630	1116
		43,5%	56,5%	27,1%
	Sport associations	247	502	749
		33,0%	67,0%	18,2%
	Traditional association	237	179	416
		57,0%	43,0%	10,1%
	Other	920	477	1397
		65,9%	34,1%	34,0%

Note. Percentage are reported for males and females rows while percentage in italic are reported for total sample