Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsTable 132: Is your 14-year-old child going to a training centre? (Questionnaire item B4_14)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 6.2% 93.8% 454 17.5% 82.5% 57Male 6.7% 93.3% 225 20.7% 79.3% 29Female 5.7% 94.3% 229 14.3% 85.7% 28Boys are perceived as having better health and energy than girls: 61.7% of males in ROI were reported as alwaysfit and well and 60.4% were always full of energy compared to 54.1% and 53.1% of girls respectively. In relation tomeasures of social support and networks, patterns were generally positive with some differences between boysand girls. More girls than boys were reported as always getting on well at school (54.6% vs 46.2%, respectively).Table 133: Thinking about the last week, did your 14-year-old child (feel)...(Questionnaire item B4_15_b)Never Rarely Sometimes Most of Always nthe timeTotal ROI Felt fit & well 6.4% 5.3% 10.8% 19.6% 57.8% 453NI Felt fit & well 5.5% 0.0% 1.8% 20.0% 72.7% 55ROI Felt full of energy 4.7% 4.4% 11.6% 22.7% 56.7% 450NI Felt full of energy 3.6% 1.8% 3.6% 25.0% 66.1% 56ROI Felt sad 51.6% 24.7% 9.3% 6.1% 8.4% 442NI Felt sad 47.3% 30.9% 9.1% 5.5% 7.3% 55ROI Felt lonely 66.7% 17.2% 4.1% 5.7% 6.3% 442NI Felt lonely 51.9% 24.1% 11.1% 5.6% 7.4% 54ROI Had enough time for self 5.3% 4.4% 15.3% 20.0% 54.9% 450NI Had enough time for self 5.4% 0.0% 14.3% 28.6% 51.8% 56ROI Used free time as wished 4.5% 4.9% 14.7% 21.7% 54.2% 448NI Used free time as wished 3.6% 3.6% 21.8% 20.0% 50.9% 55ROI Felt fairly treated by parents 7.4% 8.3% 10.1% 22.1% 52.1% 447NI Felt fairly treated by parents 3.7% 3.7% 18.5% 31.5% 42.6% 54ROI Had fun with friends 3.3% 2.4% 8.7% 20.0% 65.5% 449NI Had fun with friends 1.9% 1.9% 18.5% 22.2% 55.6% 54ROI Got on well at school 7.4% 4.2% 12.7% 25.2% 50.4% 448NI Got on well at school 7.7% 1.9% 17.3% 28.8% 44.2% 52ROI Could pay attention 7.0% 5.8% 14.8% 24.4% 48.0% 446NI Could pay attention 18.5% 7.4% 11.1% 16.7% 46.3% 54121