No Worries into 2019

This page summarises the attempted replication of results reported in the 1998 'No Worries' report.

For example, it is found that people who worry more are also:

1998

2018
  • More likely to have used drugs

Y

Y
  • More likely to have low self-esteem

Y

Y
  • More likely to feel uneasy when seeing their GP

Y

Y
  • More likely to report having accidents

Y

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  • More likely to consider their health when choosing what to eat

Y

Y
  • Less likely to have adults they can trust

Y

Y
  • Less likely to live with their mother and father together

Y

Y

Year 10 students 2017-18

  .00 Never 1.00 Hardly ever 2.00 A little 3.00 Quite a lot 4.00 A lot
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Drug experience .00 Never taken 2% 4% 17% 32% 46%
1.00 More than one year ago 2% 3% 12% 26% 58%
2.00 During the last year 2% 3% 15% 30% 51%
3.00 During the last month 3% 3% 16% 34% 44%
Esteem score 1.00 Values 0-4 (low) 1% 1% 3% 13% 83%
2.00 Values 5-9 (med-low) 1% 1% 5% 24% 69%
3.00 Values 10-14 (med-high) 1% 2% 13% 32% 52%
4.00 Values 15-18 (high) 4% 7% 25% 34% 31%
Last GP visit 0 Very uneasy 3% 2% 10% 22% 64%
1 A little uneasy 0% 1% 10% 24% 65%
2 OK 1% 2% 14% 29% 53%
3 At ease 2% 5% 20% 29% 44%
Accidents seeking medical attention 0 No 2% 4% 19% 36% 40%
1 Yes 2% 4% 18% 32% 43%
Consider health when choosing food 0 Never 4% 6% 17% 27% 46%
1 Sometimes 1% 5% 18% 32% 44%
2 Usually 1% 3% 16% 33% 47%
3 Often 1% 3% 14% 33% 49%
4 Always 3% 3% 10% 24% 60%
Trusted adults 0 None 5% 2% 7% 21% 65%
1 One or two 1% 1% 9% 26% 63%
2 Three to five 2% 4% 18% 37% 39%
3 Six to ten 2% 3% 15% 31% 50%
4 Eleven to twenty 2% 3% 19% 31% 45%
5 More than twenty 3% 5% 20% 28% 44%
Adults at home 1 Mother & father together 2% 3% 17% 32% 46%
2 Mainly or only mother 1% 3% 14% 28% 54%
3 Mainly or only father 3% 3% 14% 27% 54%
4 Mother and father shared 2% 4% 14% 31% 49%
5 Mother and stepfather 2% 2% 13% 30% 53%
6 Father and stepmother 3% 3% 12% 25% 57%
7 Mother and mother 2% 4% 8% 31% 56%
8 Father and father 3% 2% 11% 26% 58%
9 Mother & partner 4% 3% 10% 27% 56%
10 Father & partner 7% 3% 4% 24% 62%
11 Foster parents 2% 3% 10% 29% 56%
12 Other relatives 10%   21% 14% 55%