Table1
How children see themselves
| % |
| |
Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
| Have many friends |
43.2 |
41.3 |
13.8 |
1.7 |
| 84.5 |
|
| Cheerful |
34.0 |
48.2 |
15.6 |
2.2 |
| 82.2 |
|
| Good at making new friends |
26.1 |
42.2 |
26.5 |
5.2 |
| 68.3 |
|
| Good at playing sports |
25.7 |
30.0 |
27.9 |
16.4 |
| 55.7 |
|
| Good at following trends |
18.1 |
35.7 |
35.9 |
10.3 |
| 53.8 |
|
| Good at making friends laugh |
17.7 |
30.4 |
38.1 |
13.8 |
| 48.1 |
|
| Good at studying |
9.6 |
26.0 |
38.9 |
25.5 |
| |
64.4 |
| Sensitive |
11.3 |
23.4 |
41.2 |
24.1 |
| Selfish |
7.5 |
27.1 |
47.6 |
17.8 |
| Serious |
5.6 |
21.9 |
46.5 |
26.0 |
| Like to stand out |
10.2 |
17.2 |
43.5 |
29.1 |
| Take on leadership |
7.3 |
16.0 |
40.5 |
36.2 |
| Fight a lot |
6.4 |
16.2 |
42.4 |
35.0 |
| Quiet |
4.2 |
18.2 |
41.1 |
36.5 |
Table2
Number of children in the family
| % |
| One |
8.8 |
| Two |
51.3 |
| Three |
32.5 |
| Four |
5.2 |
| Five or more |
2.2 |
(Average of 2.4 children)
Table3
Do students play with friends of their siblings? X gender
| % |
| |
Almost every day |
Sometimes |
Rarely |
Never |
| Male |
5.1 |
38.6 |
22.3 |
34.0 |
| Female |
2.9 |
40.3 |
27.9 |
28.9 |
| Total |
4.1 |
39.3 |
25.0 |
31.6 |
| |
56.6 |
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 |
- |
- |
Table5
What are classes like?
| % |
| |
Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
| Good atmosphere |
53.8 |
39.2 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
| 93.0 |
|
| Everybody gets along |
10.6 |
47.3 |
36.4 |
5.7 |
| There is good teamwork |
9.5 |
37.1 |
44.3 |
9.1 |
| There is good leader |
23.5 |
33.6 |
31.6 |
11.3 |
| There is a bully |
10.9 |
22.1 |
41.7 |
25.3 |
| The teacher is nice |
20.5 |
37.0 |
23.7 |
18.8 |
| Everybody listens to the teacher |
4.3 |
33.2 |
49.4 |
13.1 |
| 37.5 |
|
Table6
Relationships in class
| |
Average number of people |
Percentage (%) |
| Friends in the same clique |
5.7 |
20.5 |
59.0 |
| Ordinary friends |
10.7 |
38.5 |
| Classmates who are not very close |
7.3 |
26.3 |
41.0 |
| Classmates who do not get along very well |
4.1 |
14.7 |
Table7
Number of cliques
| % |
| |
1-4 cliques |
5-6 cliques |
7-8 cliques |
9 cliques or more |
|
Average number of cliques |
| Cliques in class |
30.1 |
29.4 |
27.2 |
13.3 |
5.8 |
| |
| |
1 clique |
2 cliques |
3 cliques |
4 cliques |
5 cliques |
|
| Cliques of only boys |
12.5 |
25.2 |
33.0 |
17.6 |
11.7 |
3.0 |
| Cliques of only girls |
7.9 |
19.4 |
29.4 |
24.9 |
18.4 |
3.3 |
| Cliques of both boys and girls |
73.0 |
14.2 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
1.7 |
Table8
Are there students who do not belong to cliques?
(Average number : Male 2.1, Female 1.9)
Table9
Do you belong to a clique? X gender
| % |
| |
Yes |
No |
| Male |
90.4 |
9.6 |
| Female |
93.5 |
6.5 |
| Total |
91.9 |
8.1 |
Table10
Do you want to increase the number of friends in your clique?
| % |
| Increase the number |
Maintain the number |
Decrease the number |
| 34.0 |
63.2 |
2.8 |
Table11
Do clique members change?
| % |
| Frequently |
Sometimes |
Never |
| 3.2 |
31.6 |
65.2 |
Table12
Do you prefer not to include a new friend in your clique?
| % |
| Yes |
No |
Depends on the new friend |
| 7.7 |
24.5 |
67.8 |
Table13
Why students belong to cliques X gender
| % |
| |
Male |
Female |
Average |
| Have a close friend in the clique |
78.0 |
80.5 |
79.2 |
| Get along very well with the members |
71.8 |
80.2 |
76.0 |
| Can learn a lot about trends |
31.9 |
29.9 |
30.9 |
| Better than being alone |
26.1 |
34.9 |
30.5 |
| Do not get bullied |
14.7 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
Table14
There is a bossy leader in the clique X why students belong to cliques
| % |
| |
There is a bossy leader in the clique |
| Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
| Why students belong to cliques |
Get along very well with the members |
69.4 |
71.4 |
72.6 |
78.9 |
| Do not get bullied |
21.3 |
14.3 |
8.6 |
14.0 |
| Can learn a lot about trends |
44.4 |
38.6 |
27.4 |
29.5 |
| Have a close friend in the clique |
78.7 |
75.0 |
72.5 |
78.9 |
| Better than being alone |
42.6 |
37.9 |
29.5 |
28.0 |
Table15
How students spend time with clique members
| % |
| |
Always |
Sometimes |
Rarely |
Never |
| Play at school during recess |
70.1 |
26.2 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
| Chat |
83.2 |
12.8 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
| Play after school at home |
17.9 |
56.1 |
16.8 |
9.2 |
| Play on Sundays and holidays |
11.2 |
47.0 |
25.3 |
16.5 |
| Play after school at school |
6.3 |
31.5 |
32.7 |
29.5 |
| 37.8 |
62.2 |
| Go to cram school or lessons together |
8.6 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
69.0 |
| Do homework together |
2.1 |
22.1 |
28.4 |
47.4 |
| 24.2 |
|
| Talk on the phone |
11.8 |
41.2 |
27.6 |
19.4 |
| Talk about secrets |
13.7 |
35.3 |
27.8 |
23.2 |
| Exchange diaries/letters |
16.7 |
12.1 |
8.6 |
62.6 |
| Take Printclub photos |
8.6 |
29.8 |
18.6 |
43.0 |
| Wear/Have the same thing as a friend |
6.5 |
23.3 |
25.3 |
44.9 |
Table16
What if a clique member asks them to play
when they have promised to play with a non-clique friend? X gender
| % |
| |
Play with non-clique friend |
Play with a clique friend |
| Male |
65.7 |
34.3 |
| Female |
69.0 |
31.0 |
| Total |
67.2 |
32.8 |
Table17
What if a friend in your clique asks you to lend 1000 yen
because he/she lost his/her money? X gender
| % |
| |
Do not lend money |
Lend money |
| Male |
74.6 |
25.4 |
| Female |
77.8 |
22.2 |
| Total |
76.0 |
24.0 |
Table18
What if a friend in your clique breaks a window and you are blamed? X gender
| % |
| |
Take a scolding from the teacher |
Tell the teacher the truth |
| Male |
22.3 |
77.7 |
| Female |
22.5 |
77.5 |
| Total |
22.5 |
77.5 |
Table19
What if a friend in your clique is bullied by some other clique? X gender
| % |
| |
Do nothing |
Stop them from bullying him/her |
| Male |
13.5 |
86.5 |
| Female |
11.8 |
88.2 |
| Total |
12.7 |
87.3 |
Table20
What if a friend in your clique is bullied by some other clique? X gender
| % |
| |
Ignore him/her too because nothing can be done |
Talk to him/her although I might be bullied |
| Male |
32.8 |
67.2 |
| Female |
24.5 |
75.5 |
| Total |
28.9 |
71.1 |
Table21
Why students did not join a clique
(answered by students not in any cliques)
| % |
| I wanted to but somehow did not join |
36.5 |
| I was afraid of losing my freedom |
31.3 |
| None of the cliques appealed to me |
23.5 |
| They did not let me to join |
8.7 |
Table22
Do students want to join a clique?
(answered by students not in any cliques)
| % |
| Very much |
18.5 |
|
| A little |
11.9 |
|
| Doesn't matter |
35.5 |
|
| Not very much |
16.3 |
34.1 |
| Not at all |
17.8 |
Table23
What if your best friend brings something to school
that is not allowed? X gender
| % |
| |
Tell the teacher |
Caution him/her |
Pretend not to notice |
| Male |
6.6 |
62.6 |
30.8 |
| Female |
4.5 |
71.3 |
24.2 |
| Total |
5.6 |
66.6 |
27.8 |
Table24
What if an ordinary friend brings something to school
that is not allowed? X gender
| % |
| |
Tell the teacher |
Caution him/her |
Pretend not to notice |
| Male |
13.1 |
61.5 |
25.4 |
| Female |
10.5 |
60.2 |
29.3 |
| Total |
11.9 |
60.8 |
27.3 |
Table25
What if a classmate you do not get along very well with brings
something to school that is not allowed? X gender
| % |
| |
Tell the teacher |
Caution him/her |
Pretend not to notice |
| Male |
40.4 |
33.4 |
26.2 |
| Female |
34.4 |
37.2 |
28.4 |
| Total |
37.6 |
35.2 |
27.2 |