Table4
How students make friends outside school X gender
%
  A Have friends B Do not have friends A+B Join activities on the left 100-(A+B) Do not join A/A+B Join activities and have friends
Go to cram school Male 39.6 11.7   48.7 77.2
Female 35.3 10.8 53.9 76.6
Total 37.6 11.3 48.9 51.1 76.9
Take lessons of some kind (e.g. piano) Male 18.7 12.4   68.9 60.1
Female 46.7 15.9 37.4 74.6
Total 32.0 14.1 46.1 53.9 69.4
Join local sports teams (e.g. baseball, soccer) Male 44.3 3.8   51.9 92.1
Female 14.2 2.2 83.6 86.6
Total 30.2 3.1 33.3 66.7 90.7
Join local clubs for children Male 32.1 15.4   52.5 67.6
Female 37.7 9.6 52.7 79.7
Total 34.7 12.6 47.3 52.7 73.4
Go to recreation center for children Male 11.6 14.4   74.0 44.6
Female 8.5 13.4 78.1 38.8
Total 10.2 14.0 24.2 75.8 42.1
Play with close friends in the neighborhood (friends since childhood) Male 44.5 55.5   - -
Female 51.4 48.6 - -
Total 47.7 52.3 - -
Play with sons/daughters of parent's friends Male 54.0 46.0   - -
Female 62.9 37.1 - -
Total 58.2 41.8 - -