Selected variables from the national survey Young People in Compulsory Schools for the period 2000–2014*
| Question/Statements | Sex | 2000 | 2006 | 2009 | 2012 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage (n) | |||
| Health and well-being | How good is your physical health (good/very good)? | Boys | 85 | 84 | 86 | 85 (2791) | |
| Girls | 79 | 81† 77† | 79 | 82 | 78 (2718) | ||
| How good is your psychological health (good/very good)? | Boys | 85 | 85 | 87 | 86 (2813) | ||
| Girls | 74 | 78 | 78 | 72 (2506) | |||
| In the past 7 days, how often have you felt that your future is hopeless (at times/often)? | Boys | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 (348) | |
| Girls | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 21 (734) | ||
| Health behaviour | How often have you been smoking in the past 30 days (one or more cigarettes daily)? | Boys | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 (45) |
| Girls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 (63) | ||
| How often have you been drunk in the past 30 days (once or more)? | Boys | 23 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 (111) | |
| Girls | 27 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 (131) | ||
| School | I feel bad in school (often/almost always) | Boys | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 (220) |
| Girls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 (337) | ||
| I find my studies without a meaning (often/almost always) | Boys | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 (323) | |
| Girls | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 (205) | ||
| I have bad relations with my teachers (often/almost always) | Boys | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 (234) | |
| Girls | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 (151) | ||
| Financial situation | How many hours paid work per week do you have in addition to your school work (10+ h/week)? | Boys | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 (190) |
| Girls | 13 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 7 (250) | ||
| My parents are financially not well-off (often/almost always) | Boys | N/A | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 (113) | |
| Girls | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 (226) | |||
| Parental support | I am with my parents during weekends (seldom/almost never) | Boys | 31 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 12 (409) |
| Girls | 30 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 11 (386) | ||
| My parents monitor with whom I am in the evening (applies well/very well) | Boys | 43 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 70 (2312) | |
| Girls | 60 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 83 (2877) | ||
| Sport | I train and compete in a sports club (four times a week or more often) | Boys | 32 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 44 (917) |
| Girls | 24 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 (767) |
*Conducted by the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (http://www.rannsoknir.is/rg/skyrslur/).
†Data from 2006 on self-rated health is from the international survey Health and Behaviour of School Aged Children.