SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE PART 2. KEY DATA/CHAPTER 3. HEALTH OUTCOMES POSITIVE HEALTH: LIFE SATISFACTION HBSC survey 2009/2010
11-year-olds who report high life satisfaction
RESULTS Age Prevalence of positive life satisfaction significantly declined between ages 11 and 15 in almost all countries and regions for girls and in some for boys. Prevalence in girls decreased with age by more than 10% in almost half of countries and regions, with a smaller decrease for boys. Gender Boys reported a significantly higher prevalence in most countries and regions at age 15 but in fewer than half at 13. There was less evidence of a significant gender difference at age 11. Gender differences were not large at any age and only exceeded 10% in a few countries and regions at age 15. Family affluence Affluence was significantly positively associated with high life satisfaction in nearly all countries and regions for boys and girls. Difference in prevalence between low- and highaffluence groups tended to be greater among girls, exceeding 15% in just under half of countries and regions.
Armenia
95 96
Netherlands
94 96
Greece
94 95
Spain
95 94
Belgium (Flemish)
93 92
Iceland
92 92
Sweden
91 92
Finland
91 92
Scotland
90 92
Estonia
90 91
Norway
90 91
Switzerland
90 91
Ireland
90 90
Greenland
87 93
Slovenia
89 91
Austria
88 90
Luxembourg
91 88
MKDa
89 88
Belgium (French)
86 90
Italy
89 87
Croatia
88 88
France
88 87
Hungary
86 88
Wales
86 88
Denmark
85 88
England
86 88
Slovakia
90 83
Czech Republic
86 87
United States
86 86
Germany
84 87
Poland
85 87
Latvia
85 85
Lithuania
83 85
Canada
81 86
Russian Federation
82 83
Ukraine
82 82
Romania
79 79
Turkey
70 74
HBSC average (total)
72
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL REPORT FROM THE 2009/2010 SURVEY
90 89
Portugal
HBSC average (gender)
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GIRLS (%) BOYS (%)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
88 88 88