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. 2022 May 28;16(2):339–350. doi: 10.1007/s40653-022-00460-7

Table 2.

Distribution of Mental Well-Being and School of Attendance in Total and by Gender

Freq % Freq % Freq %
Feeling
(1) Felt lonely* Total (N = 182,439) Male (n = 90,650) Female (N = 91,7789)
Never 77,059 42.2% 42,589 47.0% 34,470 37.6%
Rarely 46,362 25.4% 23,887 26.4% 22,475 24.5%
Sometime 30,889 16.9% 13,715 15.1% 17,174 18.7%
Most of the time 16,026 8.8% 6122 6.8% 9905 10.8%
Always 12,102 6.7% 4336 4.8% 7766 8.5%
(2) Worried about something* Total (N = 181,617) Male (N = 90,079) Female (N = 91,538)
Never 54,698 30.1% 32,531 36.1% 22,167 24.2%
Rarely 58,702 32.3% 29,599 32.9% 29,103 31.8%
Sometime 36,463 20.1% 16,565 18.4% 19,898 21.7%
Most of the time 21,578 11.9% 7642 8.5% 13,936 15.2%
Always 10,176 5.6% 3743 4.2% 6433 7.0%
Suicide Behavior
(1) Seriously consider attempting suicide Total (N = 180,298) Male (N = 88,600) Female (N = 91,698)
Yes 35,929 19.9% 18,167 20.5% 17,762 19.4%
No 144,369 80.1% 70,433 79.5% 73,936 80.6%
(2) Make a plan to attempt suicide Total (N = 179,139) Male (N = 87,902) Female (N = 91,237)
Yes 30,778 17.2% 15,472 17.6% 15,306 16.8%
No 148,361 82.8% 72,430 82.4% 75,931 83.2%
(3) Number of times to attempt suicide* Total (N = 181,877) Male (N = 90,170) Female (N = 91,707)
0 145,041 79.7% 70,367 78.0% 74,674 81.4%
1 20,712 11.4% 10,578 11.7% 10,135 11.1%
2 or 3 9144 5.0% 4999 5.5% 4146 4.5%
4 or 5 3573 2.0% 2088 2.3% 1485 1.6%
6 or more 3407 1.9% 2138 2.4% 1268 1.4%
Peer Support
(1) Number of close friends* Total (N = 182,255) Male (N = 90,644) Female (N = 91,611)
0 14,501 8.0% 7120 7.9% 7381 8.1%
1 20,899 11.5% 9509 10.5% 11,390 12.4%
2 24,952 13.7% 11,304 12.5% 13,648 14.9%
3 or more 121,903 66.9% 62,711 69.2% 59,192 64.6%
(2) Students in your school are kind* Total (N = 179,955) Male (N = 89,032) Female (N = 90,923)
Never 21,051 11.7% 14,873 16.7% 6178 6.8%
Rarely 26,063 14.5% 15,305 17.2% 10,758 11.8%
Sometimes 30,597 17.0% 16,676 18.7% 13,921 15.3%
Most of the time 36,244 20.1% 17,349 19.5% 18,895 20.8%
Always 66,000 36.7% 24,828 27.9% 41,171 45.3%
Outcome Measurement
Number of days missing classes without permission* Total (N = 180,626) Male (N = 89,207) Female (N = 91,418)
0 days 112,931 62.5% 53,819 60.3% 59,112 64.7%
1 or 2 days 47,175 26.1% 22,672 25.4% 24,503 26.8%
3 to 5 days 12,142 6.7% 6985 7.8% 5157 5.6%
6 to 9 days 4143 2.3% 2584 2.9% 1559 1.7%
10 + days 4234 2.3% 3147 3.5% 1087 1.2%

Due to missing values, the total number of students varies in different questions

*Significant difference in the distribution between male and female students