Talking with parents

Sex differences

Females were more likely than males to report that their parents spent time "just talking" with them several times a week.

Almost 60 percent of 15 year old females reported that their parents spent time just talking to them several times a week, compared to 44.3 percent of 15 year old males.

Proportion of 15 year olds whose parents spent time "just talking to them", by sex, 2000
  In general, how often do your parents spend time just talking to you?
Sex Never or hardly ever A few times a year Once a month Several times a month Several times a week
Male 5.9% 9.5% 12.3% 27.3% 45.0%
Female 4.0% 6.7% 11.1% 18.0% 60.2%
Total 5.0% 8.1% 11.7% 22.8% 52.4%

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