According to a survey among Norwegian teenagers, more female than male respondents totally agreed to often think about how they look. In fact, the share amounted to 52 percent for girls, while it was only 27 percent for boys. Most of the male respondents (42 percent) slightly agreed with the statement.
Do you agree that you often think about how you look?
The original statement was phrased by the source as follows: "Jeg tenker ofte på hvordan jeg ser ut"
The source adds the following survey details: 14 schools participated in the survey. The schools represented the counties Nordland, Trøndelag, Møre and Romsdal, Hordaland, Rogaland, Oslo, Buskerud and Østfold.
*The number of respondents was as follows:
women: n=1,025,
men n=844,
other (not included in the survey) n=29,
12-13 years n=517,
14-15 years n=523,
16-17 years n=601,
18 years and older n=34,
unknown age n=223
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