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