Children in Taipei were found to be better informed on global issues -- such as the Kyoto agreement and Hurricane Katrina -- than their counterparts in Shang-hai, according to a survey re-leased yesterday.
The survey, conducted by the Child Welfare League in conjunction with Fudan University in Shanghai, compared children in Taipei and in Shanghai using a range of criteria. It sampled 1240 children in Shanghai and 1753 in Taipei aged 11 and 12.
According to the survey, Taiwanese children scored 10 points higher than their Shanghai counterparts on the "worldview" section of the survey and were roughly twice as likely to be top scorers.
Other aspects covered by the survey included body and fitness, daily habits, lifestyle, future aspirations and self-perception.
Children in Taipei and Shang-hai were found to be similar in height and weight.
When it comes to eyesight, however, Taipei kids don't fare nearly as well -- over 60 percent wear glasses, compared to just 30 percent of children from Shanghai.
Children from Shanghai also tend to go to bed and wake up earlier -- Taipei kids are more likely to be night owls, with bedtimes after 11pm for 32.6 percent of the respondents, the survey said.
For both sets of children, the biggest source of anxiety in their lives came from family and peer pressure to do well at school -- 36 percent in Taipei and 29 percent in Shanghai.
However, Shanghai kids are more likely than Taipei kids to report that they don't worry about anything at all -- 24 percent in Taipei and 30 percent in Shanghai.
When it comes to animals, both sets of children are most likely to admire dogs for their loyalty -- 57 percent in Taipei and 51 percent in Shanghai. For children in Taipei, the leopard comes in second with 31 percent admiring the big cat for its agility. Thirty nine percent of children in Shanghai admire bees for being so hardworking.
Summing up the findings, Vice Chairman of the Child Welfare League Feng Yen (
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