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Health Survey Findings
Table 136: At present, how many close friends does your 14-year-old child have?
(Questionnaire item B4_18g)
0 -10 11-20 21-30 30 + n
Total ROI 76.9% 15.3% 4.9% 2.9% 450
NI 87.3% 10.9% 1.8% 0.0% 55
Male ROI 76.6% 15.8% 5.4% 2.3% 222
NI 88.9% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 27
Female ROI 77.2% 14.9% 4.4% 3.5% 228
NI 85.7% 10.7% 3.6% 0.0% 28
Table 137: How often does your 14-year-old child contact their friend(s), whether on the
phone, through text messages or via the internet? (Questionnaire item B4_19)
Rarely or
never
1-2 days per
week
3-4 days per
week
5-6 days per
week
Every day
Total ROI 16.4% 7.1% 14.2% 11.5% 50.8% 451
NI 16.7% 3.7% 9.3% 7.4% 63.0% 54
Male ROI 18.1% 8.1% 13.1% 10.4% 50.2% 221
NI 15.4% 3.8% 11.5% 3.8% 65.4% 26
Female ROI 14.8% 6.1% 15.2% 12.6% 51.3% 230
NI 17.9% 3.6% 7.1% 10.7% 60.7% 28
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