Table26
Feeling about School Rules
%
  Necessary rules Meaningless, but should be followed Meaningless, so they are not necessary to follow Rules that should be eliminated
Bow when entering the teachers' room 51.0 28.0 10.3 10.7
Wear specified gym clothes 47.2 32.7 8.1 12.0
Refrain from dyeing hair 43.5 25.3 14.6 16.6
Get to school 5 to 30 min. early 39.1 32.3 12.1 16.5
Boy's shirts must be white 38.3 36.2 13.0 12.5
Need permission to stay at school 28.9 29.9 19.4 21.8
Sit down when the bell rings 23.7 32.2 23.5 20.6
Do not put stickers on the school bag 20.4 33.2 26.8 19.6
Students must carry the specified bag 16.1 29.4 20.7 33.8
Observe standard width for boy's pants 15.3 32.3 27.5 24.9
Boys must close their collars properly 8.2 27.2 33.8 30.8
Boys must wear navy-blue or blue socks 6.6 18.6 27.0 47.8
Girls must wear hair above their shoulders 5.9 18.8 26.7 48.6
Girls' hair bands can only be black 2.9 13.2 27.1 56.8
Boys must have a crewcut 1.5 10.4 17.9 70.2