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Primary School Boys And Girls` Attitude Towards Their Health

Table 1:

Sentences Answers Boys Girls All school children
I consider myself … absolutely healthy 16,7 16,7 16,7
not quite healthy 50,0 58,3 54,2
quite healthy, not ill 25,0 25,0 25,0
quite sick, not healthy 8,3* 1,9* 4,8
To be healthy is … not to be ill, not to be in hospital 87* 91* 83 1
to do sports 50,0 41,7 45,8
to do exercises 33,3 33,3 33,3
to eat healthily 58,3** 25,0** 41,7
to jog in the mornings 16,7* 8,3* 12,5
to breathe fresh air in the evening 8,3** 33,3** 20,8
to listen to parents 1,9 8,3 4,2
to take vitamins 16,7* 33,3* 25,0
to go to school 5,2 5,1 5,1
to take pills during illness 1,9 8,3 5,1
to tidy a room 8,3* 16,7* 12,5
to dress warmly 1,9 7,4 5,1
I like to be ill sometimes, because … more attention is paid to me at home than usual 41,7** 8,3** 25,0
when I am ill, I don't need to go shopping, to tidy a flat, to take out garbage, etc. 41,7 33,3 37,5
I don't need to go to school 58,3 50,0 54,2
I don't need to do homework 50,0** 5,3** 54,2
I don't need to go to a "musical school", "art school", "sports class", etc. 3,8** 16,7** 10,3
after illness teachers demand much less and don't give bad marks 3,8* 25,0* 14,5
I don't like to be ill, because … I am not allowed to walk 41,7 33,3 37,5
it damages my health 18,6 24,6 21,6
I can't go to school 8,3* 16,7* 12,5
after illness it is necessary to catch up with class-mates 50,0 41,7 45,8
I can't go to a "musical school", "art school", "sports section", etc. 1,9 1,9 1,9
everybody takes care of me at home 8,3* 25,0* 16,7
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