Key findings from the 2009 Kids' Life and Times Survey

l22 per cent of P7 children said they had been physically bullied at school either a lot or a little in the previous two months of the survey being carried out and 36 per cent had been bullied in other ways, including name calling, being left out of games, or having nasty stories spread about them on purpose.

l71 per cent knew there was someone in their school whose job was to deal with bullying. 89 per cent knew their school had rules on bullying.

lGirls are happier than boys at school. 84 per cent of girls and 73 per cent of boys said they were ‘mostly happy’ at school.

lChildren who said they were mostly unhappy at school were seven times more likely to say they had been bullied in the last two months.

lMost children said they would turn to parents, family or friends if something went wrong in their lives. But 11 per cent of boys and 8 per cent of girls didn’t know who they would turn to, while 5 per cent of boys and 3 per cent of girls said they would turn to no-one.

lThe vast majority of P7 children have mobile phones and access to the internet at home or at school. 28 per cent had internet access in their bedroom.

l74 per cent of children have a TV in their bedroom and 39 per cent say they watch TV a lot. The favourite programme for boys was the Simpsons and for girls was Hannah Montana.

lThe thing children were most fed up hearing about on TV was adverts, followed by swine flu and the recession.

lThe person children admire most is their mum or their dad.