Table 2 Independent variables
Composite variables | n(%) | Total (100%) | Original variables | n(%) | Total (100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family affluence | Â | Â | Family car | Â | Â |
   High | 1689 (52.5) | 3217 |    None | 104 (3.2) | 3271 |
   Medium | 1279 (39.8) |  |    One | 1044 (31.9) |  |
   Low | 249 (7.7) |  |    Two or more | 2123 (64.9) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Own bedroom | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    No | 1130 (34.7) | 3253 |
|  |  |  |    Yes | 2123 (65.3) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Holiday with family | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    Not at all | 298 (9.1) | 3261 |
|  |  |  |    Once | 905 (27.8) |  |
|  |  |  |    Two or more times | 1058 (63.1) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | No. of computers | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    None | 55 (1.7) | 3267 |
|  |  |  |    One | 1155 (35.4) |  |
|  |  |  |    Two or more | 2057 (62.9) |  |
School environment | Â | Â | Students like being together | Â | Â |
   Favourable | 809 (25.0) | 3231 |    Agree | 2796 (85.3) | 3276 |
   Medium | 1615 (50.0) |  |    Undecided or disagree | 480 (14.7) |  |
   Poor | 807 (25.0) |  | Students kind and helpful |  |  |
|  |  |  |    Agree | 2093 (64.0) | 3272 |
|  |  |  |    Undecided or disagree | 1179 (36.0) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Accepted by students | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    Agree | 2499 (76.5) | 3267 |
|  |  |  |    Undecided or disagree | 768 (23.5) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Liking school | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    A lot | 2094 63.9) | 3279 |
|  |  |  |    Less than a lot | 1185 (36.1) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Academic achievement | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    Good or very good | 1789 (54.7) | 3269 |
|  |  |  |    Average or below | 1480 (45.3) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Pressured by schoolwork | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    Not pressured | 345 (10.5) | 3277 |
|  |  |  |    Pressured | 2932 (89.5) |  |
Peer group | Â | Â | Friends same gender | Â | Â |
   Favourable | 793 (24.8) | 3195 |    3 or more | 2488 (75.9) | 3279 |
   Medium | 1600 (50.1) |  |    Up to 2 | 791 (24.1) |  |
   Low | 802 (25.1) |  | Friends different gender |  |  |
|  |  |  |    3 or more | 1791 (55.3) | 3241 |
|  |  |  |    Up to 2 | 1450 (44.7) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | After school with friends | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    4 or more days a week | 1266 (38.9) | 3257 |
|  |  |  |    3 or fewer days a week | 1991 (61.1) |  |
| Â | Â | Â | Electronic communication | Â | Â |
|  |  |  |    Every day | 1857 (43.2) | 3272 |
|  |  |  |    Less often | 1415 (56.8) |  |
Non-composite variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Municipality size | Â | Â | Gender | Â | Â |
Metropolitan | 806 (24.5) | 3291 |    Male |  | 1702 (51.7) 3291 |
<10,000 | 456 (13.9) |  |    Female |  | 1589 (48.3) |
10,000-50,000 | 797 (24.2) | Â | Nutritional status | Â | Â |
>50,000 | 1232 (37.4) | Â | Underweight | Â | 53 (2.0) 2640 |
| Â | Â | Â | Normal weight | Â | 2192 (83.0) |
| Â | Â | Â | Overweight | Â | 342 (13.0) |
|  |  |  |    Obese | 53 (2.0) |  |