Description of the sample in terms of key measures
| Measure | Frequency* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Among girls(%) | Among boys(%) | Overall (%) | |
| *Denominators vary because of students omitting questions, and for further specific reasons listed below. | |||
| †Excludes 12% of students who reported that they did not know their housing tenure. | |||
| ‡Some component questions were not asked in one school in one year of study. | |||
| §This question not asked in two schools in one year of study. | |||
| ¶Excludes 15% of students who reported not knowing at what age they would be likely to have sexual intercourse, and also those who have had sex already. | |||
| **This question not asked in one school in one year of study. | |||
| Housing tenure† | |||
| Council rented | 803/3673 (21.9) | 857/3863 (22.2) | 1660/7536 (22.0) |
| Other rented | 203/3673 (5.5) | 193/3863 (5.0) | 396/7536 (5.3) |
| Privately owned | 2625/3673 (71.5) | 2768/3863 (71.7) | 5393/7536 (71.6) |
| Temporary | 28/3673 (0.8) | 34/3863 (0.9) | 62/7536 (0.8) |
| Care/foster home | 14/3673 (0.4) | 11/3863 (0.3) | 25/7536 (0.3) |
| Attitude to school | |||
| Likes school | 2141/4230 (50.6) | 1879/4455 (42.2) | 4020/8685 (46.3) |
| Ambivalent | 1437/4230 (34.0) | 1543/4455 (34.6) | 2980/8685 (34.3) |
| Dislikes school | 652/4230 (15.4) | 1033/4455 (23.2) | 1685/8685 (19.4) |
| Knowledge about contraception and STIs‡ | |||
| Low | 1558/3642 (42.8) | 1931/3622 (53.3) | 3489/7264 (48.0) |
| High | 2084/3642 (57.2) | 1691/3622 (46.7) | 3775/7264 (52.0) |
| Confidence about condom use | |||
| High | 1465/4060 (36.0) | 2718/4207 (64.6) | 4183/4727 (50.6) |
| Unsure | 2220/4060 (54.7) | 1320/4207 (31.4) | 3540/8267 (42.8) |
| Low | 375/4060 (9.2) | 169/4207 (4.0) | 544/8267 (6.6) |
| Attitude towards condom use | |||
| Positive | 3563/3968 (89.8) | 3474/4031 (86.2) | 7037/7999 (88.0) |
| Ambivalent | 273/3968 (6.9) | 380/4031 (9.4) | 653/7999 (8.2) |
| Negative | 132/3968 (3.3) | 177/4031 (4.4) | 309/7999 (3.9) |
| Beliefs about peers (same age and gender) having sex§ | |||
| Less than half | 3486/3795 (91.9) | 3648/3957 (92.2) | 7134/7752 (92.0) |
| Half or more | 309/3795 (8.1) | 309/3957 (7.8) | 618/7752 (8.0) |
| Age at which expect to have sexual intercourse if not happened already¶ | |||
| By age 16 | 1340/2962 (45.2) | 1582/3337 (47.3) | 2922/6299 (46.4) |
| By age 17–19 | 1083/2962 (36.6) | 1169/3337 (35.0) | 2252/6299 (35.8) |
| When 20 or older | 527/2962 (17.8) | 565/3337 (16.9) | 1092/6299 (17.3) |
| Never | 12/2962 (0.4) | 23/3337 (0.7) | 35/6299 (0.6) |
| Expectations of parenthood by age 20 | |||
| Very/quite likely | 650/4206 (15.5) | 916/4434 (20.7) | 1566/8640 (18.1) |
| Unsure | 1203/4206 (28.6) | 1497/4434 (33.8) | 2700/8640 (31.3) |
| Unlikely/very unlikely | 2353/4206 (56.0) | 2021/4434 (45.6) | 4374/8640 (50.6) |
| Been drunk** | |||
| Never | 2430/4080 (59.6) | 2472/4269 (57.9) | 4902/8349 (58.7) |
| Once or twice a year | 1102/4080 (27.0) | 1224/4269 (28.7) | 2326/8349 (27.9) |
| Once a month or more | 548/4080 (13.4) | 573/4269 (13.4) | 1121/8349 (13.4) |
| Had sexual intercourse | |||
| Yes | 276/4124 (6.7) | 290/4352 (6.7) | 566/8476 (6.7) |
| No | 3848/4124 (93.3) | 4062/4352 (93.3) | 7910/8476 (93.3) |