Results from the Commission's 2009 Ekka Survey and Poll

75% of children said they felt listened to most or all of the time.

All of the time....... 14%
Most of the time.... 61%
Not very often....... 20%
Never..................... 5%

75% of children said they felt loved and cared for all of the time.

All of the time....... 75%
Most of the time.... 20%
Not very often......... 3%
Never    2%

92% of children said they felt ‘pretty healthy’ or ‘very healthy’.

Very healthy......... 45%
Pretty healthy....... 47%
Not very healthy...... 5%
Not at all healthy.... 3%

20% of children said they miss out on doing things they want to do, such as sport, sleepovers or excursions, most or all of the time.

All of the time......... 7%
Most of the time.... 13%
Not very often....... 59%
Never    21%

92% of children said they felt happy with their lives ‘most days’ or ‘every day’.

Every day............. 56%
Most days............ 36%
Some days............ 7%
Never..................... 1%

87% of children said they felt good about themselves ‘most days’ or ‘every day’.

Every day............. 47%
Most days............ 40%
Some days........... 11%
Never..................... 2%

22% of children said they worry about things ‘most days’ or ‘every day’.

Every day............... 7%
Most days............ 15%
Some days........... 66%
Never................... 12%

These are the things children said they worry about most:

School and schoolwork........................ 29%
Family and friends............................... 28%
Own health or the health of others......... 12%
Spiders, snakes and other animals......... 5%
Making mistakes and getting in trouble and not doing well 3%

Children said the best things about living in Queensland were:

The sunshine and weather.................... 25%
The people.......................................... 14%
Events, attractions and things to do....... 13%
The beaches and ocean....................... 13%

Children said that, other than their family, the people they most admire in Queensland were:

Friends............................................... 52%
Sportspeople....................................... 15%
Teachers, coaches and instructors........ 14%
People who help others, animals or the environment          6%
Political leaders..................................... 5%

The three individuals most often mentioned were:
Darren Lockyer......................... with 45 mentions
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd......... with 41 mentions
Premier Anna Bligh................... with 31 mentions

Email................... 20%
Text message....... 11%
Social network........ 9%