Sense of belonging
Sex differences
A slightly larger proportion of 15 year old females (10.6 percent) reported feeling awkward or out of place than 15 year old males (10.2 percent).
Males (6.9 percent) were also slightly less likely than females (8.4 percent) to report feeling like an outsider or left out of things.
| Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feel like an outsider |
Male | 1.7% | 5.2% | 46.3% | 46.8% |
| Female | 1.8% | 6.6% | 44.4% | 47.1% | |
| Total | 1.8% | 5.9% | 45.4% | 47.0% | |
| Feel awkward and out of place |
Male | 1.7% | 8.5% | 51.7% | 38.1% |
| Female | 1.5% | 9.0% | 50.2% | 39.2% | |
| All | 1.6% | >8.8% | 50.9% | 38.6% |
Source: PISA 2003, downloaded from www.pisa.oecd.org. Missing responses have been excluded from denominator.
Proportion of 15 year olds who feel ‘like an outsider’ and/or ‘awkward and out of place’, by sex, 2003
Source: PISA 2003, downloaded from www.pisa.oecd.org. Missing responses have been excluded from denominator.
