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National frequency of activities outside school
(% pupils giving the indicated response)

When you are not at school, how often do you spend your time:	Stage	Count of pupils	Very Often	Sometimes	Hardly ever	Don't know
talking with an adult about what you do in mathematics at school and what you are learning?	P3	5,144	33	39	19	9
	P5	5,211	28	46	23	4
	P7	5,202	18	46	33	3
	S2	4,590	12	41	43	4
talking with an adult about issues in the news?	P3	5,118	15	27	42	16
	P5	5,187	13	37	41	10
	P7	5,190	13	42	41	4
	S2	4,596	13	41	41	4
watching TV programmes or DVDs?	P3	5,101	46	32	17	5
	P5	5,175	38	38	19	4
	P7	5,184	45	39	13	3
	S2	4,586	49	38	10	2
reading books on your own?	P3	5,080	48	32	16	4
	P5	5,190	47	36	14	2
	P7	5,187	37	38	23	2
	S2	4,599	21	33	41	5
reading or talking about books with an adult	P3	5,054	24	33	33	10
	P5	5,150	18	36	40	7
	P7	5,161	12	33	50	5
	S2	4,595	7	21	65	8
on outings or trips to interesting places or events?	P3	5,091	28	43	19	11
	P5	5,180	30	50	14	6
	P7	5,195	33	52	13	2
	S2	4,595	27	50	20	4
writing things (not school work)?	P3	5,067	28	33	28	10
	P5	5,181	27	39	28	6
	P7	5,188	21	40	35	4
	S2	4,594	12	32	51	6
using the internet to find things out?	P3	5,071	31	32	27	10
	P5	5,165	40	39	17	4
	P7	5,182	50	37	12	1
	S2	4,593	54	34	10	2
buying things using the internet?	P3	5,006	13	17	51	18
	P5	5,119	11	19	56	14
	P7	5,149	11	23	56	10
	S2	4,589	22	32	40	6
texting, emailing, blogging or chatting?	P3	5,035	21	22	39	17
	P5	5,166	26	27	36	11
	P7	5,191	46	29	20	4
	S2	4,609	68	21	10	2
playing computer games?	P3	5,116	49	29	18	4
	P5	5,203	40	36	22	3
	P7	5,202	39	38	21	2
	S2	4,602	39	35	25	2

Page updated: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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