2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
17-17
18-18
19-19
Standard
Variable
Name
Q1
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q1
Q2
Q3
How old are you?
11 years old or younger
1
12 years old
2
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
155
4.1
527
17.5
3
13 years old
641
21.3
4
14 years old
668
25.4
5
15 years old
527
21.6
6
16 years old or older
273
10.1
Missing
20
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
1,519
49.2
1,263
50.8
Missing
29
In what grade are you?
Form 1
1
Form 2
2
755
23.8
690
24.1
3
Form 3
740
26.3
4
Form 4
575
25.5
5
FORM 5
10
0.2
6
FORM 6
2
0.0
Missing
39
20-23
Q4
Q4
How tall are you without your shoes on? (Note:
Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q5
How much do you weigh without your shoes
on? (Note: Data are in kilograms.)
30-30
Q6
Q10
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1
1,411
53.0
2
Rarely
536
20.2
3
Sometimes
596
20.4
4
Most of the time
143
4.1
5
Always
72
2.3
Missing
53
1
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
31-31
Standard
Variable
Name
Q7
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q12
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as such as
orange, grapefruit, banana, apples, grape,
melon, or pineapple?
I did not eat fruit during the
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
Q8
Q13
Q9
Q14
585
19.9
757
27.8
3
697
26.5
4
2 times per day
400
14.0
5
3 times per day
180
6.4
6
4 times per day
48
1.5
7
5 or more times per day
134
3.9
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
carrots, pumpkin, cabbage, lettuce, cucumber,
or tomatoes?
I did not eat vegetables
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
1 time per day
3
10
368
10.6
615
21.2
803
30.1
4
2 times per day
500
19.6
5
3 times per day
252
10.0
6
4 times per day
62
2.2
7
5 or more times per day
195
6.5
Missing
33-33
Weighted
Percent
1 time per day
Missing
32-32
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually drink carbonated soft
drinks, such as Coke or Sprite, Chubby, Busta,
Seven Up, Pepsi, Fanta, Solo, or Cannings?
I did not drink carbonated
1
soft drinks during the past 30
days
Less than one time per day
2
16
176
5.6
575
20.2
3
1 time per day
599
22.0
4
2 times per day
660
24.4
5
3 times per day
365
12.9
6
4 times per day
112
4.4
7
5 or more times per day
280
10.5
Missing
44
2
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
34-34
Standard
Variable
Name
Q10
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q15
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you eat food from a fast food restaurant, such
as KFC, Churchs Chicken, Royal Castle,
Marios, Pizza Boys, Pizza Hut, or Bos Burger?
0 days
1
1,047
35.0
2
1 day
842
31.1
3
2 days
419
15.4
4
3 days
233
9.1
5
4 days
104
3.8
6
5 days
44
1.9
7
6 days
26
1.0
8
7 days
87
2.8
Missing
35-35
Q11
Q16
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually clean or brush your teeth?
I did not clean or brush my
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
2
1 time per day
3
Q12
Q17
35
1.2
81
2.8
436
17.1
4
2 times per day
1,592
59.2
5
3 times per day
496
15.6
6
4 or more times per day
152
4.1
Missing
36-36
9
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands before eating?
Never
1
Rarely
2
19
88
2.9
266
8.2
3
Sometimes
663
21.8
4
Most of the time
774
29.0
5
Always
983
38.0
Missing
37
3
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
37-37
38-38
39-39
Standard
Variable
Name
Q13
Q14
Q15
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q19
Q20
Q21
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands after using the toilet or
latrine?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
29
0.9
2
Rarely
56
1.9
3
Sometimes
97
2.9
4
Most of the time
226
8.4
5
Always
2,354
86.0
Missing
49
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
Never
1
Rarely
2
83
2.6
212
7.3
3
Sometimes
603
21.2
4
Most of the time
787
29.5
5
Always
1,076
39.3
Missing
50
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
0 times
1
1 time
2
1,803
67.0
323
10.9
3
2 or 3 times
307
9.9
4
4 or 5 times
105
3.5
5
6 or 7 times
54
2.1
6
8 or 9 times
28
0.8
7
10 or 11 times
8
0.2
8
12 or more times
162
5.6
Missing
21
4
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Data
Location
40-40
Standard
Variable
Name
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q23
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you in a physical fight?
0 times
1
1 time
2
Q17
Q24
Q18
Q25
1,661
63.8
432
14.4
2 or 3 times
338
11.0
4
4 or 5 times
115
4.1
5
6 or 7 times
49
1.4
6
8 or 9 times
18
0.5
7
10 or 11 times
15
0.5
8
12 or more times
126
4.4
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you seriously injured?
0 times
1
1 time
2
57
1,350
59.1
539
20.5
3
2 or 3 times
321
12.8
4
4 or 5 times
107
3.7
5
6 or 7 times
32
1.0
6
8 or 9 times
13
0.5
7
10 or 11 times
12
0.5
8
12 or more times
46
1.9
Missing
42-42
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
41-41
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut or stab wound
3
I had a concussion or other
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
5
6
7
8
I had a bad burn
I was poisoned or took too
much of a drug
Something else happened to
me
Missing
391
1,605
67.9
161
5.8
218
7.8
44
1.5
21
0.9
39
1.2
7
0.3
368
14.7
348
5
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Data
Location
43-43
44-44
Standard
Variable
Name
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q26
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
3
Something fell on me or hit
4
me
I was attacked or abused or
5
was fighting with someone
I was in a fire or too near a
6
flame or something hot
I inhaled or swallowed
7
something bad for me
Something else caused my
8
injury
Missing
Q27
During the past 30 days, on how many days
were you bullied?
0 days
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,623
69.1
43
1.3
244
9.3
98
4.0
80
2.7
17
0.7
19
0.7
324
12.1
363
2,242
85.2
2
1 or 2 days
252
8.1
3
3 to 5 days
75
2.7
4
6 to 9 days
32
1.1
5
10 to 19 days
24
0.7
6
20 to 29 days
19
0.5
7
All 30 days
49
1.7
Missing
118
6
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Data
Location
45-45
46-46
47-47
Standard
Variable
Name
Q21
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q28
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
3
my race, nationality, or color
I was made fun of because of
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
8
way
Missing
Q33
Q34
During the past 12 months, how often have you
felt lonely?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,269
87.1
83
2.4
55
1.6
21
0.6
36
1.5
16
0.4
65
2.5
106
3.9
160
1,389
49.3
2
Rarely
502
18.7
3
Sometimes
619
22.2
4
Most of the time
196
6.7
5
Always
98
3.1
Missing
7
During the past 12 months, how often have you
been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
Never
1
1,444
50.6
2
Rarely
599
22.2
3
Sometimes
538
20.0
4
Most of the time
124
4.6
5
Always
82
2.7
Missing
24
7
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
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Data
Location
48-48
Standard
Variable
Name
Q24
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q35
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
49-49
Q25
Q36
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
50-50
51-51
Q26
Q27
Q37
Q39
During the past 12 months, how many times
did you actually attempt suicide?
0 times
1
Q28
Q40
Weighted
Percent
447
16.3
2,262
83.7
102
471
17.3
2,289
82.7
51
2,392
86.6
2
1 time
212
7.7
3
2 or 3 times
105
3.5
4
4 or 5 times
31
1.0
5
6 or more times
38
1.1
Missing
33
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
255
9.0
399
14.6
464
17.3
1,665
59.2
3
2
4
3 or more
Missing
52-52
Unweighted
Frequency
How old were you when you first tried a
cigarette?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
7 years old or younger
2
28
1,980
74.2
157
5.3
3
8 or 9 years old
132
4.9
4
10 or 11 years old
164
5.6
5
12 or 13 years old
143
4.9
6
14 or 15 years old
92
4.4
7
16 years old or older
12
0.6
Missing
131
8
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
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Data
Location
53-53
54-54
Standard
Variable
Name
Q29
Q30
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q41
Q42
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
Q31
Q43
Q44
90.4
143
5.3
52
1.8
4
6 to 9 days
21
0.7
5
10 to 19 days
18
0.7
6
20 to 29 days
13
0.4
7
All 30 days
18
0.7
Missing
41
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any tobacco products other than
cigarettes, such as Hemp?
0 days
1
2,632
95.1
2
1 or 2 days
90
2.9
3
3 to 5 days
32
0.6
4
6 to 9 days
15
0.3
5
10 to 19 days
8
0.4
6
20 to 29 days
9
0.2
7
All 30 days
16
0.6
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried
to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
3
No
Missing
Q32
2,505
3 to 5 days
4
56-56
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
55-55
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days have
people smoked in your presence?
0 days
1
9
2,124
78.9
306
11.0
171
7.1
89
3.0
121
1,204
40.6
2
1 or 2 days
649
23.0
3
3 or 4 days
249
8.8
4
5 or 6 days
100
4.0
5
All 7 days
562
23.7
Missing
47
9
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
57-57
Standard
Variable
Name
Q33
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q45
Which of your parents or guardians use any
form of tobacco?
Neither
1
My father or male guardian
2
My mother or female
3
guardian
Both
4
5
I do not know
Missing
58-58
Q34
Q48
How old were you when you had your first
drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
I have never had a drink of
1
alcohol other than a few sips
7 years old or younger
2
Q35
Q49
Weighted
Percent
1,913
67.2
483
19.6
74
2.7
106
4.2
205
6.4
30
862
35.7
409
13.9
3
8 or 9 years old
250
8.6
4
10 or 11 years old
391
14.4
5
12 or 13 years old
414
17.1
6
14 or 15 years old
199
9.0
7
16 years old or older
32
1.4
Missing
59-59
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you have at least one drink containing alcohol?
0 days
1
254
1,726
67.1
2
1 or 2 days
523
18.7
3
3 to 5 days
190
6.9
4
6 to 9 days
89
3.3
5
10 to 19 days
62
2.2
6
20 to 29 days
29
0.7
7
All 30 days
38
1.1
Missing
154
10
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
60-60
Standard
Variable
Name
Q36
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q50
During the past 30 days, on the days you drank
alcohol, how many drinks did you usually drink
per day?
I did not drink alcohol
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
2
Q37
Q51
Q38
Q53
1,734
65.1
350
12.1
1 drink
247
8.7
4
2 drinks
140
5.2
5
3 drinks
80
2.9
6
4 drinks
40
1.5
7
5 or more drinks
122
4.5
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
4
I got it from my family
5
I stole it or got it without
6
permission
I got it some other way
7
Missing
62-62
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
61-61
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, how many times did you
drink so much alcohol that you were really
drunk?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
98
1,757
67.0
143
4.2
70
2.1
156
5.3
345
13.2
59
2.3
156
5.9
125
2,041
78.2
414
14.6
3
3 to 9 times
107
3.9
4
10 or more times
107
3.3
Missing
142
11
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
63-63
64-64
Standard
Variable
Name
Q39
Q40
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q54
Q57
During your life, how many times have you got
into trouble with your family or friends, missed
school, or got into fights, as a result of drinking
alcohol?
0 times
1
Q41
Q58
Q42
Q59
2,449
91.0
1 or 2 times
165
5.7
3
3 to 9 times
55
1.8
4
10 or more times
48
1.5
Missing
94
How old were you when you first used drugs?
I have never used drugs
1
7 years old or younger
2
2,362
89.3
81
2.6
3
8 or 9 years old
48
1.2
4
10 or 11 years old
54
1.5
5
12 or 13 years old
62
2.6
6
14 or 15 years old
56
2.4
7
16 years old or older
11
0.3
During your life, how many times have you
used marijuana (also called cannabis, joint,
dope, 10 piece, 5 piece, weed, grass, hash,
herbs, pot, or ganja)?
0 times
1
137
2,497
93.2
2
1 or 2 times
82
2.6
3
3 to 9 times
46
1.6
4
10 to 19 times
29
0.8
5
20 or more times
48
1.8
Missing
66-66
Weighted
Percent
2
Missing
65-65
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times have
you used marijuana (also called cannabis, joint,
dope, 10 piece, 5 piece, weed, grass, hash,
herbs, pot, or ganja)?
0 times
1
109
2,549
95.6
2
1 or 2 times
56
2.0
3
3 to 9 times
36
1.2
4
10 to 19 times
19
0.4
5
20 or more times
30
0.9
Missing
121
12
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
67-67
68-68
Standard
Variable
Name
Q43
Q44
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q60
Q62
During your life, how many times have you
used amphetamines or methamphetamines (also
called speed, uppers, purple heart, ecstasy, or
LSD)?
0 times
1
Q45
Q63
Q46
Q64
2,645
97.7
1 or 2 times
30
1.1
3
3 to 9 times
22
0.5
4
10 to 19 times
14
0.2
5
20 or more times
9
0.4
Missing
91
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
760
26.1
1,799
73.9
How old were you when you had sexual
intercourse for the first time?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
11 years old or younger
2
252
2,077
80.0
226
5.6
3
12 years old
107
2.9
4
13 years old
110
3.3
5
14 years old
111
4.4
6
15 years old
61
2.9
7
16 years old or older
18
0.8
Missing
70-70
Weighted
Percent
2
Missing
69-69
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
1 person
2
101
2,085
79.7
234
7.7
3
2 people
138
4.9
4
3 people
83
2.5
5
4 people
45
1.4
6
5 people
28
0.8
7
6 or more people
105
2.9
Missing
93
13
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
71-71
Standard
Variable
Name
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q67
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use a condom or rubber?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
2,049
79.8
344
11.1
No
265
9.0
Missing
153
3
72-72
73-73
Q48
Q49
Q71
Q73
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use any other method of
birth control, such as withdrawal, rhythm (safe
time), birth control pills, or any other method
to prevent pregnancy?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
2,057
79.9
129
3.9
3
No
375
13.1
4
I do not know
106
3.1
Missing
144
During the past 7 days, on how many days were
you physically active for a total of at least 60
minutes per day?
0 days
1
816
29.1
2
1 day
400
13.4
3
2 days
322
12.0
4
3 days
251
9.6
5
4 days
175
6.6
6
5 days
159
6.3
7
6 days
66
2.5
8
7 days
542
20.4
Missing
80
14
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
74-74
75-75
Standard
Variable
Name
Q50
Q51
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q74
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to or from school?
0 days
1
1 day
2
Q75
Q52
Q77
Weighted
Percent
1,889
69.1
147
5.1
3
2 days
98
3.7
4
3 days
78
2.1
5
4 days
48
1.7
6
5 days
115
4.4
7
6 days
16
0.5
8
7 days
317
13.3
Missing
103
During this school year, on how many days did
you go to physical education (PE) class each
week?
0 days
1
1 day
2
694
26.0
949
32.8
3
2 days
350
12.6
4
3 days
159
6.3
5
4 days
64
2.3
6
5 or more days
525
20.1
Missing
76-76
Unweighted
Frequency
How much time do you spend during a typical
or usual day sitting and watching television,
playing computer games, talking with friends,
or doing other sitting activities such as reading
a novel?
Less than 1 hour per day
1
70
691
24.7
2
1 to 2 hours per day
842
31.4
3
3 to 4 hours per day
588
22.5
4
5 to 6 hours per day
253
9.7
5
7 to 8 hours per day
83
3.2
6
More than 8 hours per day
237
8.5
Missing
117
15
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
77-77
78-78
79-79
80-80
Standard
Variable
Name
Q53
Q54
Q55
Q56
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q79
Q80
Q81
Q82
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you miss classes or school without permission?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,211
81.8
306
11.0
3
3 to 5 days
125
4.2
4
6 to 9 days
40
1.3
5
10 or more days
44
1.8
Missing
85
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and helpful?
Never
1
Rarely
2
470
16.8
647
24.3
3
Sometimes
882
32.2
4
Most of the time
413
16.3
5
Always
287
10.4
Missing
112
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians check to see if your
homework was done?
Never
1
Rarely
2
628
22.0
340
12.1
3
Sometimes
519
20.2
4
Most of the time
419
16.1
5
Always
826
29.7
Missing
79
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your problems
and worries?
Never
1
Rarely
2
706
26.7
400
14.3
3
Sometimes
555
19.1
4
Most of the time
390
14.9
5
Always
664
24.9
Missing
96
16
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
81-81
82-82
185-185
Standard
Variable
Name
Q57
Q58
QN6
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q83
Q84
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians really know what you
were doing with your free time?
Never
1
323
11.4
Sometimes
526
19.3
4
Most of the time
473
19.4
5
Always
825
30.9
Missing
111
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians go through your things
without your approval?
Never
1
Rarely
2
1,149
40.6
440
16.1
3
Sometimes
533
21.2
4
Most of the time
257
9.2
5
Always
353
12.9
Missing
79
Percentage of students who went hungry most
of the time or always because there was not
enough food in their home during the past 30
days
Yes
1
No
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit
two or more times per day during the past 30
days
Yes
1
No
Missing
QN8
19.1
Rarely
2
187-187
553
3
Missing
QN7
Weighted
Percent
2
2
186-186
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables three or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
215
6.4
2,543
93.6
53
762
25.7
2,039
74.3
10
509
18.6
2,286
81.4
16
17
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
188-188
Standard
Variable
Name
QN9
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who usually drank
carbonated soft drinks one or more times per
day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2,016
74.3
751
25.7
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
189-189
QN10
Percentage of students who ate food from a fast
food restaurant on three or more days during
the past 7 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
190-190
QN11
Percentage of students who usually cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than one time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
191-191
QN12
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
192-192
QN13
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands after using the toilet or
latrine during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
193-193
QN14
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
44
494
18.5
2,308
81.5
9
116
4.0
2,676
96.0
19
354
11.2
2,420
88.8
37
85
2.8
2,677
97.2
49
295
9.9
2,466
90.1
50
18
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
194-194
QN15
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
987
33.0
1,803
67.0
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
195-195
QN16
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
196-196
QN17
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
197-197
QN18
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was a broken bone
or dislocated joint
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
198-198
QN19
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was caused by a
motor vehicle accident or being hit by a motor
vehicle
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
199-199
QN20
Percentage of students who were bullied on one
or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
21
1,093
36.2
1,661
63.8
57
1,070
40.9
1,350
59.1
391
161
18.0
697
82.0
1,953
43
4.4
782
95.6
1,986
451
14.8
2,242
85.2
118
19
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
200-200
QN21
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Among students who were bullied during the
past 30 days, the percentage who were bullied
most often by being hit, kicked, pushed, shoved
around, or locked indoors
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
201-201
QN22
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always felt lonely during the past 12 months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
202-202
QN23
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always were so worried about something that
they could not sleep at night during the past 12
months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
203-203
QN24
Percentage of students who ever seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
204-204
QN25
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
205-205
QN26
Percentage of students who actually attempted
suicide one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
83
18.2
299
81.8
2,429
294
9.8
2,510
90.2
7
206
7.3
2,581
92.7
24
447
16.3
2,262
83.7
102
471
17.3
2,289
82.7
51
386
13.4
2,392
86.6
33
20
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
206-206
QN27
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who had no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
207-207
QN28
Among students who ever smoked cigarettes,
the percentage who first tried a cigarette before
age 14 years
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
208-208
QN29
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
209-209
QN30
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
products other than cigarettes on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
210-210
QN31
Among students who smoked cigarettes during
the past 12 months, the percentage who tried to
stop smoking cigarettes during the past 12
months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
211-211
QN32
Percentage of students who reported people
smoked in their presence on one or more days
during the past seven days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
255
9.0
2,528
91.0
28
596
80.5
104
19.5
2,111
265
9.6
2,505
90.4
41
170
4.9
2,632
95.1
9
171
69.9
89
30.1
2,551
1,560
59.4
1,204
40.6
47
21
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
212-212
QN33
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who had parents or
guardians who used any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
213-213
QN34
Among students who ever had a drink of
alcohol (other than a few sips), the percentage
who had their first drink of alcohol before age
14 years
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
214-214
QN35
Percentage of students who drank at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more of the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
215-215
QN36
Among students who drank alcohol during the
past 30 days, the percentage who usually drank
two or more drinks per day on the days they
drank alcohol
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
216-216
QN37
Among students who drank alcohol during the
past 30 days, the percentage who usually got
the alcohol they drank from their friends
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
217-217
QN38
Percentage of students who drank so much
alcohol that they were really drunk one or more
times during their life
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
663
26.5
2,118
73.5
30
1,464
83.8
231
16.2
1,116
931
32.9
1,726
67.1
154
382
40.4
597
59.6
1,832
156
16.0
773
84.0
1,882
628
21.8
2,041
78.2
142
22
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
218-218
QN39
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who got into trouble
with their family or friends, missed school, or
got into fights one or more times during their
life as a result of drinking alcohol
Yes
1
268
9.0
2,449
91.0
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
219-219
QN40
Among students who ever used drugs, the
percentage who first used drugs before age 14
years
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
220-220
QN41
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during their life
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
221-221
QN42
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
222-222
QN43
Percentage of students who used amphetamines
or methamphetamines one or more times
during their life
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
223-223
QN44
Percentage of students who ever had sexual
intercourse
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Weighted
Percent
94
245
74.4
67
25.6
2,499
205
6.8
2,497
93.2
109
141
4.4
2,549
95.6
121
75
2.3
2,645
97.7
91
760
26.1
1,799
73.9
252
23
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
224-224
QN45
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 14
years
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
225-225
QN46
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
226-226
QN47
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who used a condom
the last time they had sexual intercourse
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
227-227
QN48
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who used any other
method of birth control the last time they had
sexual intercourse
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
228-228
QN49
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on five or more days during the past seven days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
229-229
QN50
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride
a bicycle to or from school during the past
seven days
Yes
1
2
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
443
59.3
190
40.7
2,178
399
12.6
2,319
87.4
93
344
55.2
265
44.8
2,202
129
19.4
481
80.6
2,201
767
29.2
1,964
70.8
80
1,889
69.1
No
819
30.9
Missing
103
24
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
230-230
QN51
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on three or more days
each week during this school year
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
231-231
QN52
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day during a typical or usual day
doing sitting activities
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
232-232
QN53
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of
the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
233-233
QN54
Percentage of students who reported most of
the students in their school were kind and
helpful most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
234-234
QN55
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians checked to see if their homework
was done most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
748
28.7
1,993
71.3
70
1,161
43.9
1,533
56.1
117
515
18.2
2,211
81.8
85
700
26.6
1,999
73.4
112
1,245
45.7
1,487
54.3
79
25
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
235-235
QN56
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians understood their problems and
worries most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
1,054
39.8
1,661
60.2
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
236-236
QN57
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians really knew what they were doing
with their free time most of the time or always
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
237-237
QN58
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians went through their things without
their approval never or rarely during the past
30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
350-350
QNOWTG
Percentage of students who were overweight
(>+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
351-351
QNOBESEG
Percentage of students who were obese
(>+2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
352-352
QNUNWTG
Percentage of students who were underweight
(<-2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
96
1,298
50.3
1,402
49.7
111
1,589
56.7
1,143
43.3
79
842
29.5
1,727
70.5
242
412
14.0
2,157
86.0
242
138
6.8
2,431
93.2
242
26
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
353-353
Standard
Variable
Name
QNFRVGG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits
and vegetables five or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
497
16.9
2,291
83.1
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
354-354
QNANYTBG
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
355-355
QNPA7G
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on all seven days during the past seven days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
356-356
QNPE5G
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on five or more days each
week during this school year
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
357-357
QNC1G
Among students who drank so much alcohol
they were really drunk one or more times
during their life, the percentage who had ever
had sexual intercourse
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
23
315
10.9
2,450
89.1
46
542
20.4
2,189
79.6
80
525
20.1
2,216
79.9
70
298
52.0
244
48.0
2,269
27
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Trinidad and Tobago Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
358-358
QNC2G
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Among students who most of the time or
always had been so worried about something
that they could not sleep at night during the
past 12 months, the percentage who were
bullied on one or more days during the past 30
days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
362-371
WEIGHT
372-380
STRATUM
381-385
PSU
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
72
33.5
120
66.5
2,619
28