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Table 3 Response characteristics regarding the persons the children talked to when sharing experiences and thoughts with according to response alternatives

From: Determinants of school attendance in elementary school students in Japan: a structural equation model

Items Valid response N Response alternatives N (%)
Frequently Sometimes Rarely No one such person
a. Mother 6099 4274 (70.08) 1484 (24.33) 284 (4.66) 57 (0.93)
b. Father 6036 2144 (35.52) 2399 (39.74) 1104 (18.29) 389 (6.44)
c. Siblings 6020 2104 (34.95) 1521 (25.27) 1603 (26.63) 792 (13.16)
d. Other family members/relatives 6068 1370 (22.58) 2362 (38.93) 2069 (34.10) 267 (4.40)
e. School teachers 6074 1139 (18.75) 2611 (42.99) 2257 (37.16) 67 (1.10)
f. A school counselor 6006 72 (1.20) 362 (6.03) 2937 (48.90) 2635 (43.87)
g. Instructors of extracurricular activities 6079 1104 (18.16) 1404 (23.10) 2681 (44.10) 890 (14.64)
h. Friends 6100 3622 (59.38) 1675 (27.46) 746 (12.23) 57 (0.93)