英國兒童看世界：快樂最重要

Being happy is more important to children than being famous or rich, a survey reveals.

Being happy is more important to children than being famous or rich, a survey reveals.

The poll of British primary school children also found that terrorism was considered the worst thing in the world - and that Simon Cowell was thought to be more famous than Jesus.

If children ran the world they would most want to ban knives and guns and have more school holidays.

The nation-wide drive to tackle the obesity epidemic appears to have registered with children, as fear of being fat has shot up the list of worries among the under-10s to number three, up from ninth place last year.

The survey of 1,800 children across the UK was carried out to mark National Kids' Day on December 18.

Spokesman Patricia Murchie said: "The idea is to give preteens a national voice for their views in a very simple format.

"This age group has some very clear ideas on how the world could be changed for the better but is very rarely given the opportunity to express them."

Marriage appears to have risen in popularity among children with 82 per cent saying they will wed when they grow up compared with 76 per cent in 2006 and 72 per cent in 2005.

This is how the youngsters expressed their views:

What is the very best thing in the world: 1 Being happy. 2 Being famous. 3 Being healthy. 4 Being rich. 5 Families. 6 Good looks. 7 Nice food. 8 Friends. 9 Computer games. 10 Holidays.

What are the very worst: 1 Terrorists. 2 Drunks. 3 Being fat. 4 Bullies. 5 Illness. 6 Dying. 7 Divorce. 8 School. 9 Telling lies. 10 Wars.

Who is the most famous person in the world: 1 The Queen. 2 Harry Potter. 3 God. 4 Father Christmas. 5 Simon Cowell. 6 Jesus. 7 Jonny Wilkinson. 8 Spider-Man. 9 Prince William. 10 David Cameron.

一項調查顯示，在孩子們心目中，“快樂”比“成名”或“富有”更重要。

該項針對英國小學生的民意調查還發現，“恐怖主義”被認爲是世界上最糟糕的事情；（美國偶像評委）西蒙•考維爾在孩子們心目中的知名度甚至超過了耶穌。

如果孩子們有朝一日成爲世界的主人，他們最希望禁用刀和槍支，還會延長學校假期。

英國全國範圍內興起的“減肥運動”似乎也影響到了孩子。在10歲以下孩子最擔心的問題排行榜中，“擔心長胖”從去年的第九位升至第三位。

這項調查共有1800名英國兒童參加，主要是爲了慶祝昨天（12月18日）的“全國兒童節”。

發言人帕特里西亞•穆歇爾說：“開展這項調查主要是爲了讓孩子們能以一種十分簡單的方式來表達自己的觀點。”

“10歲至13歲的孩子對於‘如何讓世界變得更加美好’有一些十分明確的想法，但卻很少有機會將它們表達出來。”

孩子們對於“婚姻”的興趣似乎有所增長。82%的孩子稱他們長大後會結婚，而去年和前年的這一比例則分別爲76%和72%。

該項調查的結果如下：

世界上最美好的事情：1、快樂 2、成名 3、健康 4、富有5、家庭 6、外表出衆 7、美食 8、朋友 9、電腦遊戲 10、放假

世界上最糟糕的事情：1、恐怖分子 2、喝醉 3、肥胖 4、欺辱別人 5、生病 6、死亡7、離婚 8、學校 9、說謊 10、戰爭

世界上最著名的人：1、女王 2、哈利•波特 3、上帝 4、聖誕老人 5、西蒙•考威爾 6、耶穌 7、約翰尼•維爾金森（英國橄欖球星） 8、蜘蛛人 9、威廉王子 10、大衛•卡梅倫（英國政治家，現任在野保守黨領袖）

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