SOC-7* | ||||
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<7 items N=51 | 1st quartile N=181 | 2nd–4th quartiles N=541 | Total N=773 | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 14 (0.8) | 13.9 (0.7) | 13.9 (0.7) | 13.9 (0.7) |
Gender | ||||
Boys | 30 (59)† | 56 (31)‡ | 266 (49) | 352 (46) |
Form | ||||
7th | 24 (47) | 75 (41) | 234 (43) | 333 (43) |
Living | ||||
Rural | 26 (51) | 87 (48) | 255 (47) | 368 (48) |
With mum and dad | 36 (78) | 132 (73) | 420 (78) | 588 (77) |
Siblings | ||||
0–2 | 37 (84) | 121 (72)‡ | 415 (82) | 573 (80) |
Spare time | ||||
Practise sport | 34 (77) | 122 (70) | 396 (76) | 552 (75) |
Have work | 28 (65) | 109 (64) | 301 (59) | 438 (60) |
Health | ||||
Healthy§ | 39 (89) | 131 (80)‡ | 444 (87) | 614 (86) |
Well-being | ||||
Good everyday life¶ | 43 (96) | 168 (93) | 540 (100) | 751 (98) |
Enough time** | 41 (89) | 155 (86)‡ | 515 (96) | 711 (93) |
Feel rested†† | 29 (67) | 90 (51)‡ | 350 (65) | 469 (62) |
Have a good friend‡‡ | 42 (93)† | 170 (96)‡ | 529 (99) | 741 (98) |
Parents (N=682) | ||||
Satisfied with life§§ | 44 (96) | 147 (94) | 454 (95) | 645 (95) |
*SOC-7; sense of coherence. Seven of the SOC-13 items were used in 1998 (item 1, 4–6, 8–9 and 13).
†Significant when compared with those who answered all seven SOC items, p<0.05.
‡Significant when compared with the 2nd–4th SOC quartile, p<0.05.
§Question: ‘Do you see yourself as a completely healthy person?’
¶Question: ‘Are you well in everyday life?’
**Question: ‘Do you have time to do the things you want to do on a daily basis?’
††Question: ‘Do you get enough sleep to feel rested?’
‡‡Question: ‘Do you mostly have a good friend?’
§§Question: ‘Are you satisfied with your life?’
N, number.