Table 1.
Background characteristics of the sample overall and stratified by gender (6,462 Slovak adolescents aged 11–15 years old, HBSC Study 2018)
| Total sample N = 6462 (100%) |
Boys N = 3203 (49.6%) |
Girls N = 3259 (50.4%) |
Difference Boys/Girls p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discriminated because of | ||||
| Gender (n, %) | 891 (13.8) | 430 (13.4) | 461 (14.1) | ns |
| Physical appearance (n, %) | 1164 (18.0) | 512 (16.0) | 652 (20.0) | *** |
| Culture/ SC/L (n, %) | 316 (4.9) | 184 (5.7) | 132 (4.1) | ** |
| Unfavorable family situation (n, %) | 315 (4.9) | 175 (5.5) | 140 (4.3) | * |
| EIU (range 5 (low) – 20 (high)) (Mean, SD, t-test) | 7.68 (2.9) | 7.70 (3.1) | 7.65 (2.7) | ns |
Missing values N (%): discrimination because of gender 1101 (13.1%), discrimination because of physical appearance 1160 (13.8%), discrimination because of culture/ SC/L 1136 (13.5%), discrimination because of unfavorable family situation 1148 (13.7%), excessive Internet use 1673 (19.9%)
ns not significant, EIU excessive Internet use