(7) | Children's Characters
Boys were reported to be "dependent", while girls were described as "active". As for children's characters, many boys were reported to be "dependent" (63.2%) and/or "active" (52.3%), while most girls were described as "active" (54.8%), "strongly opinionated (egocentric)" (51.9%), "independent" (51.3%) and/or "dependent" (50.3%) (Figure 12). |
Notes: | 1) | The figures are based on the responses to the 4th survey (total replies: 41,557). |
2) | The total includes the number of samples with "other," "not sure" and "unknown" concerning characters. |
The rate of "active" children is higher for those with elder sibling(s), while the rate of "careful in doing things" is higher when children have no elder sibling(s).
The rate of "dependent" is higher for children with "elder sibling(s) only," and lower with those with "younger sibling(s) only." As for the characters of children in relation with their sibling composition, the rate of "active" children is higher for those with "elder sibling(s) only" or "both elder and younger sibling(s)," while the rate of "careful in doing things" is higher when children have no elder siblings ("only child" or "younger sibling(s) only"). The rate of "dependent" is higher for children with "elder sibling(s) only," and lower for those with "younger sibling(s) only" (Table 14). |
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