Sentences with phrase «per cent reported»

Twenty - three per cent reported eating crisps, 49 % eating sweets or chocolate and 41 % consuming sugary drinks at least daily.

In an Australian study, 61 per cent of young non-heterosexual people reported experiencing verbal abuse and 18 per cent reported physical abuse.

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet received applications for more than 5,000 separate projects, with about 40 per cent reported to be successful to some extent.

In a recent national survey, almost 80 per cent of homeless youth said they left home because of family conflict and 63 per cent reported childhood trauma and abuse.

And nearly 10 per cent reported that they actively communicated with, or responded to, strangers daily.

Almost 30 per cent reported economic stress and food insecurity.

Only 26 per cent of legal departments have a succession plan in place, and the vast majority of legal departments do not have a formal mentoring program; only six per cent reported having such a program in place.

``... the Losing It group — the most highly stressed workers — had 1,794 respondents, and this is what their profile looked like: • 9 per cent were senior managers or executives • 75 per cent had a university degree or higher • 40 per cent made $ 79,000 or more annually • 52 per cent said they put in 80 per cent or more effort into their job each day • 24 per cent said they had no job flexibility • 4 per cent reported they suffered from a mental health issue • 48 per cent said they called in sick more than four days a year • 80 per cent said they would come to work even when feeling ill more than twice a year.»

From our survey sample, more than 60 per cent reported they worked in firms with one to three summer students, with 13 respondents, or 18.3 per cent, indicating there were more than 15 summer students at their firm.

57 per cent reported that judges treat litigants without representation «very well» and 31 per cent think judges give «good treatment» to them.

Of those who handed out bonuses, 55 per cent reported they were discretionary.

On average though, only 29 per cent reported that they knew «a great deal» or «quite a lot».

We found that 14 per cent reported that their school did not provide work experience placements for pupils, and when schools were doing work experience, nearly half (49 %) said that their school found it difficult to find placements for their pupils.

Of the more than 800 school leaders surveyed, 81 per cent reported difficulties with general recruitment, the highest rate in the four - year history of the survey.

Among principals and district leaders, almost 90 per cent reported understanding the various components of the teacher evaluation.

Nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of respondents said commissioning local services was also a major issue, as well as a «lack of internal capacity», where 59 per cent reported it as barrier.

A total of 73 per cent of respondents of the joint ATL and NUT survey said their school had cut spending on books and equipment, while 46 per cent reported cuts to ICT.

Of around 600 secondary teachers who responded to the survey, 60 per cent said their school had cut the range of non-EBacc subjects, while 64 per cent reported having fewer vocational options available to pupils.

The «overwhelming» majority of heads (93 per cent) said this was simply because there were more children with mental health issues — but 77 per cent reported that a lack of support from local authorities or mental health services was another factor.

Of the MATs surveyed, 82 per cent reported that the creation of new opportunities to collaborate contributed to the decision of their schools to become academies and 40 per cent believed this was the main reason for their schools converting.

Thirty - six per cent reported that pupils have told them they are being bullied, and 43 % said colleagues have made them aware that pupils are being bullied.

In addition, 45 per cent reported pupils having eating disorders, and 48 per cent said children were having panic attacks.

Of the schools surveyed between April and July this year, 83 per cent said that participation in extracurricular sporting activities had gone up, while over 90 per cent reported better behaviour and that pupils were fitter and healthier overall.

Of the primary principals who took part in the survey, four per cent reported «major» and 17 per cent «moderate» difficulties in filling the vacancies; for secondary principals the figures were eight per cent and 31 per cent respectively.

Another study across 300 Australian schools found that more than 50 per cent reported having facilities that were at least 50 years old (Chancellor, 2013).

Overall, the majority of teachers (57 per cent) reported teaching handwriting and spelling «frequently», while 43 per cent reported «occasionally» teaching grammar.

Seven out of 10 teachers said they «very rarely» taught planning strategies and 57 per cent reported including teaching revising strategies in their weekly allocated time for writing instruction.

A proportion of young people who drink sugary drinks reported eating no food at lunchtime at all, and of the young people who reported consuming sugary drinks at lunchtime, 73.7 per cent reported that the drink they consumed was a regular soft drink.

In a survey of 4000 students (all of whom were involved in service programs) 75 per cent reported learning «more» or «much more» through their service than through their normal classes (Conrad and Hedlin, 1991).

On average across OECD countries, 59 per cent of students reported that they often worry that taking a test will be difficult, and 66 per cent reported that they worry about poor grades.

On average across OECD countries: around 11 per cent of students reported that they are frequently (at least a few times per month) made fun of, and in Australia this is 15 percent; 7 per cent reported that they are frequently left out of things and this is close to 13 per cent in Australia, and 8 per cent reported that they are frequently the object of nasty rumours in school.

Additionally, 41 per cent reported that classroom technology saves them more than three hours a week.

According to the OECD's analysis, 96 per cent of 15 year - olds in OECD countries had a computer at home as of 2012, while only 72 per cent reported to use a desktop, laptop or tablet at school.

Over the past 10 years, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander retention rate has increased significantly, from 47.2 per cent in 2008 to 62.4 per cent reported in 2017.

Almost 70 per cent of teachers said that outdoor learning has had a positive impact on their job satisfaction and 72 per cent reported improved health and wellbeing.

33 per cent reported a growing problem with teachers leaving the profession in their area, up from 15 per cent last year.

Importantly, 71 per cent of students felt that their teachers better understood their learning habits and knew their teachers better, whilst 70 per cent reported getting on better with their peers.

The same report found that 54 per cent of those it interviewed reported having very easy access to community elders for seeking justice, whereas almost 50 per cent reported that access to legal courts and police was difficult (UNDP, Somalia Human Development Report, 2012).

Twenty - two per cent reported being a victim of sex discrimination, the most common, and 18 per cent had experienced age discrimination.

Tests on 150 volunteers at the Army Personnel Research Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire, found that 61 per cent reported symptoms such as dizziness, headaches and severe nausea.

The company claims that its design can convert more than 2 per cent of the applied electrical energy into light — more than double the 0.8 per cent reported by Akasaki.

Of those who said they had suspected fraud, 22 per cent reported that the case ended with either an admission or demonstration of guilt.

Among shelter users in Toronto, 40 per cent reported current drug problems, with marijuana, cocaine and opiates the three most frequently used substances.

Over a year, almost all of them had been injured at least once and around 75 per cent reported that they had been seriously injured at least once during the year.»

This survey confirmed what I was seeing in the therapy room, but nonetheless made disturbing reading: 49.8 per cent reported mental health problems as a result of their behaviour, such as anxiety and depression; 65 per cent struggled with low self - esteem; 70 per cent felt shame and 19.4 per cent had experienced a serious desire to commit suicide.

For B.C. companies with less than 50 employees, 17 per cent reported better than expected performance in Asia, compared to almost one third (31 %) for those companies outside of B.C.

The study revealed young people were significantly affected by stigmatisation, with 85 per cent reporting lower confidence and nearly three in five (59 per cent) reporting that their schoolwork suffered.

The prevalence of mental illness among homeless individuals is much higher than the rest of the population, with more than 12 per cent suffering from severe mental illness, 11 per cent having mood disorders and close to 40 per cent reporting alcohol and drug addictions.

A joint NCB and Association of School College Lecturers (ASCL) survey conducted earlier this year found that 55 per cent of school leaders have seen a large increase in anxiety or stress, with 79 per cent reporting an increase in self harm or suicidal thoughts amongst teenagers.

Tablets were also found to greatly improve independent learning, with 100 per cent of pupils reporting that their tablets helped them to do research for school work, and 88 per cent reporting that tablets enabled them to work at their own pace and not worry if others are working faster or slower than them in lessons.