Sharing family meals

Sex differences

Only minor sex differences were reported when it came to sharing a main meal with parents. 

Fifteen year old females (62.7 percent) were slightly less likely to report sharing a main meal with their parents several times a week than 15 year old males (66.6 percent).

Frequency of 15 year olds eating a main meal with their parents around a table, by sex, 2000
  Frequency of eating a main meal with their parents around a table
Sex Never or hardly ever (%) Few times a year (%) Once a month (%) Several times a month (%) Several times a week (%)
Males 9.8% 6.2% 6.8% 10.5% 66.6%
Females 10.3% 6.9% 6.4% 13.7% 62.7%
Total 10.1% 6.6% 6.6% 12.1% 64.7%

 Source: PISA 2000.  Missing responses have been excluded from denominator.