| Girls (n =182) % | Boys (n = 157) % | Total % (n = 339) | |
| Better success in school | 59.9 | 61.1 | 60.5 |
| More money | 61.0 | 58.6 | 59.9 |
| More free time | 53.8 | 58.0 | 55.8 |
| A girlfriend/boyfriend | 51.6 | 47.8 | 49.9 |
| Clear plans for the future*** | 57.7 | 40.8 | 49.9 |
| Better looks*** | 52.7 | 33.1 | 43.7 |
| More friends | 45.1 | 36.3 | 41.0 |
| Better success at a hobby | 36.8 | 33.8 | 35.4 |
| People everywhere would be equal*** | 44.5 | 14.6 | 30.7 |
| Peaceful family life | 25.8 | 29.3 | 27.4 |
| A new hobby | 29.7 | 24.8 | 27.4 |
| I would dare to be myself | 24.7 | 18.5 | 21.8 |
| Climate change would end | 24.7 | 17.8 | 21.5 |
| Better health | 19.8 | 17.8 | 18.9 |
| Becoming a celebrity | 13.7 | 21.0 | 17.1 |
| A pet | 19.8 | 13.4 | 16.8 |
| Improved spiritual life | 18.1 | 14.6 | 16.5 |
| Those close to me would stop using alcohol and/or other drugs | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| I would stop using alcohol and/or other drugs | 10.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 |