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Standard
Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
SCHOOL
School Codes
14-16
CLASS
Class Codes
17-17
Q1
19-19
Q2
Q3
Weighted
Percent
32
355
664
720
711
465
22
1.2
10.4
19.4
22.6
27.1
19.2
1,424
1,513
32
49.8
50.2
776
871
555
722
14
3
28
24.9
24.1
23.3
27.2
0.5
0.0
Site Code
4-13
18-18
Unweighted
Frequency
Q1
Q2
Q3
How old are you?
11 years old or younger
1
12 years old
2
13 years old
3
14 years old
4
15 years old
5
16 years old or older
6
Missing
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
In what grade are you?
Form 1
1
Form 2
2
Form 3
3
Form 4
4
FORM 5
5
FORM 6
6
Missing
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.)
1
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Location Variable
Name
30-30
Q6
31-31
32-32
Q7
Q8
Country
Question
Number
Q6
Q7
Q8
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1,750
1
Rarely
485
2
Sometimes
512
3
Most
of
the
time
124
4
Always
75
5
Missing
23
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, 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
1 time per day
3
2 times per day
4
3 times per day
5
4 times per day
6
5 or more times per day
7
Missing
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
2 times per day
4
3 times per day
5
4 times per day
6
5 or more times per day
7
Missing
Weighted
Percent
60.9
16.0
17.1
3.4
2.6
387
12.0
710
664
580
311
74
215
28
23.3
23.4
21.5
10.5
2.2
7.1
378
11.0
623
849
530
261
73
200
55
20.5
28.1
20.2
10.6
2.7
6.9
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Location Variable
Name
33-33
Q9
34-34
35-35
36-36
Q10
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Q11
Q12
Q13
Q14
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
62
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
69
2
1
time
per
day
351
3
2 times per day
1,706
4
3 times per day
573
5
4 or more times per day
176
6
Missing
32
Weighted
Percent
2.0
2.5
11.8
60.6
18.2
4.9
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands before eating?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
111
269
713
867
993
16
3.5
7.1
21.9
30.0
37.5
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands after using the toilet or
latrine?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
61
62
163
364
2,285
34
1.7
2.4
4.4
10.8
80.6
During the past 30 days, how often did you
use soap when washing your hands?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
104
177
626
823
1,186
53
2.9
6.0
19.0
27.5
44.7
3
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Name
37-37
Q13
38-38
39-39
Q14
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q15
Q16
Q17
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or 7 times
5
8 or 9 times
6
10 or 11 times
7
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,815
368
330
133
63
32
26
181
21
60.2
13.4
12.0
4.4
2.1
1.0
0.9
6.0
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you in a physical fight?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or 7 times
5
8 or 9 times
6
10 or 11 times
7
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,696
465
398
119
61
35
26
150
19
58.0
14.7
13.2
3.9
1.8
1.5
1.0
5.9
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you seriously injured?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or 7 times
5
8 or 9 times
6
10 or 11 times
7
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,405
536
377
93
41
26
18
62
411
52.1
21.4
16.8
4.0
1.8
1.0
0.7
2.2
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Location Variable
Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q18
Q19
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, what were you
doing when the most serious injury happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,630
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
358
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
99
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
105
4
Riding or driving in a car or
36
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
75
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
73
7
Something else
307
8
Missing
286
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 fighting with someone
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
8
injury
Missing
Weighted
Percent
58.5
13.7
4.0
4.5
1.5
3.0
2.8
12.0
1,689
59.8
55
2.5
311
122
11.7
4.8
91
37
3.5
1.6
9
0.4
396
15.8
259
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Name
42-42
Q18
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q20
Q21
Q22
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, how did the most
serious injury happen to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
I hurt myself by accident
2
Someone else hurt me by
3
accident
I hurt myself on purpose
4
Someone else hurt me on
5
purpose
Missing
1,711
61.7
495
207
19.7
9.1
86
165
3.1
6.4
305
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,720
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
200
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
242
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
70
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
45
5
I
had
a
bad
burn
31
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
9
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
380
8
me
Missing
272
During the past 30 days, on how many days
were you bullied?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 to 5 days
3
6 to 9 days
4
10 to 19 days
5
20 to 29 days
6
All 30 days
7
Missing
Weighted
Percent
2,191
311
114
56
32
17
68
180
61.7
7.9
9.2
2.8
1.6
1.5
0.2
15.2
79.2
11.4
3.8
1.7
0.9
0.5
2.5
6
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Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q23
Q26
Q27
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
2,150
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
104
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because
51
3
of my race or color
I was made fun of because
27
4
of my religion
I was made fun of with
63
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
25
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because
102
7
of how my body or face
looks
I was bullied in some other
214
8
way
Missing
233
During the past 12 months, how often have
you felt lonely?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
1,129
603
802
242
111
82
During the past 12 months, how often have
you been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
1,307
Never
1
Rarely
654
2
Sometimes
656
3
Most of the time
220
4
Always
108
5
Missing
24
Weighted
Percent
79.1
3.6
1.9
0.8
2.1
0.8
3.3
8.3
41.1
20.2
27.0
8.3
3.3
41.9
23.5
24.1
6.8
3.7
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Name
48-48
Q24
49-49
50-50
51-51
52-52
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q28
Country
Question
Number
Q28
Q29
Q30
Q31
Q32
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, did you ever feel
so sad or hopeless almost every day for two
weeks or more in a row that you stopped
doing your usual activities?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
595
2,282
92
21.5
78.5
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
509
2,336
124
17.9
82.1
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
488
2,379
102
17.4
82.6
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
278
354
481
1,778
78
9.0
12.3
17.0
61.7
1,931
68.9
154
125
187
173
98
8
293
5.1
4.3
8.5
7.8
5.1
0.3
How old were you when you first tried a
cigarette?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
7 years old or younger
2
8 or 9 years old
3
10 or 11 years old
4
12 or 13 years old
5
14 or 15 years old
6
16 years old or older
7
Missing
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Name
53-53
Q29
54-54
55-55
56-56
Q30
Q31
Q32
Country
Question
Number
Q33
Q34
Q35
Q36
Question
Code and Label
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 to 5 days
3
6 to 9 days
4
10 to 19 days
5
20 to 29 days
6
All 30 days
7
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,590
105
49
24
18
11
35
137
90.1
4.2
2.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
1.4
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
Hemp?
0 days
2,703
1
1
or
2
days
88
2
3 to 5 days
46
3
6 to 9 days
25
4
10
to
19
days
23
5
20 to 29 days
9
6
All 30 days
42
7
Missing
33
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
4
Missing
During the past 7 days, on how many days
have people smoked in your presence?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 or 4 days
3
5 or 6 days
4
All 7 days
5
Missing
92.7
2.9
1.4
0.7
1.0
0.2
1.2
1,888
68.4
354
14.5
211
161
355
10.0
7.2
1,115
662
292
114
739
47
34.0
22.5
10.0
4.0
29.5
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Name
57-57
Q33
58-58
59-59
Q34
Q35
Country
Question
Number
Q37
Q41
Q42
Question
Code and Label
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
I do not know
5
Missing
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you have at least one drink containing
alcohol?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 to 5 days
3
6 to 9 days
4
10 to 19 days
5
20 to 29 days
6
All 30 days
7
Missing
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
1 drink
3
2 drinks
4
3 drinks
5
4 drinks
6
5 or more drinks
7
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,986
517
91
63.5
21.7
3.6
100
215
60
4.2
7.0
1,434
576
222
133
101
33
64
406
59.1
20.7
8.3
4.8
3.5
1.1
2.5
1,406
57.6
367
334
172
92
49
149
400
12.2
12.5
6.4
3.3
2.0
6.0
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Name
60-60
Q36
61-61
62-62
63-63
Q37
Q38
Q39
Country
Question
Number
Q43
Q44
Q45
Q47
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
1,398
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
177
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
64
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
172
4
I got it from home
404
5
I stole it
34
6
I made it myself
20
7
I
got
it
some
other
way
237
8
Missing
463
Weighted
Percent
58.6
7.1
2.2
5.9
15.2
1.5
0.7
8.7
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
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
2,090
465
156
141
117
72.0
18.3
5.1
4.7
During your life, how many times have you
ever had a hang-over, felt sick, got into
trouble with your family or friends, missed
school, or got into fights, as a result of
drinking alcohol?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
2,436
274
94
81
84
83.3
11.0
3.0
2.8
During your life, how many times have you
used drugs such as marijuana, hemp, cocaine?
0 times
2,436
1
1 or 2 times
199
2
3 to 9 times
80
3
10 or more times
104
4
Missing
150
86.4
6.8
3.0
3.7
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Name
64-64
Q40
65-65
66-66
67-67
68-68
Q41
Q42
Q43
Q44
Country
Question
Number
Q48
Q49
Q50
Q51
Q52
Question
Code and Label
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
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
12 years old
3
13 years old
4
14 years old
5
15 years old
6
16 years old or older
7
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
648
1,974
347
26.0
74.0
1,920
68.8
289
123
143
132
102
39
221
9.3
4.0
6.0
5.7
4.5
1.7
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1,904
1
intercourse
1 person
312
2
2 people
169
3
3 people
97
4
4
people
50
5
5 people
46
6
6 or more people
142
7
Missing
249
During the past 12 months, have you had
sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
687
2,132
150
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use a condom or Rubbers?
I have never had sexual
1,838
1
intercourse
Yes
484
2
No
354
3
Missing
293
68.6
13.8
4.9
3.5
2.0
1.7
5.5
24.9
75.1
67.7
19.2
13.1
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Name
69-69
Q45
70-70
71-71
Q46
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Q55
Q56
Q57
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1 day
2
2 days
3
3 days
4
4 days
5
5 days
6
6 days
7
7 days
8
Missing
955
373
296
239
182
165
83
541
135
31.9
13.7
10.6
8.9
6.1
6.4
3.0
19.4
During a typical or usual week, on how many
days are you physically active for a total of at
least 60 minutes per day?
0 days
1
1 day
2
2 days
3
3 days
4
4 days
5
5 days
6
6 days
7
7 days
8
Missing
917
365
310
246
171
198
89
486
187
31.4
14.3
10.7
8.1
6.6
8.0
3.6
17.4
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
1 to 2 hours per day
2
3 to 4 hours per day
3
5 to 6 hours per day
4
7 to 8 hours per day
5
More than 8 hours per day
6
Missing
649
825
652
272
107
330
134
22.1
29.1
23.6
9.6
3.7
11.9
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Name
72-72
Q48
73-73
74-74
Q49
Q50
Country
Question
Number
Q58
Q59
Q61
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
2,181
1
1 day
129
2
2 days
100
3
3
days
80
4
4 days
50
5
5 days
100
6
6 days
16
7
7 days
191
8
Missing
122
During the past 7 days, how long did it usually
take for you to get to and from school each
day?
Less than 10 minutes per day
1
10 to 19 minutes per day
2
20 to 29 minutes per day
3
30 to 39 minutes per day
4
40 to 49 minutes per day
5
50 to 59 minutes per day
6
60 or more minutes per day
7
Missing
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
3 to 5 days
3
6 to 9 days
4
10 or more days
5
Missing
Weighted
Percent
75.1
4.9
3.5
2.8
1.6
4.4
0.5
7.1
472
584
449
414
202
115
529
204
15.5
19.2
16.0
15.6
7.8
4.8
21.1
2,158
379
129
59
79
165
76.7
13.3
5.1
1.9
3.0
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
75-75
Q51
76-76
77-77
78-78
Q52
Q53
Q54
Country
Question
Number
Q62
Q63
Q64
Q65
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and
helpful?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
564
639
977
335
210
244
20.2
21.8
36.4
12.2
9.4
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians check to see if your
homework was done?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
839
412
553
391
592
182
28.7
14.2
20.1
14.9
22.1
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your
problems and worries?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
880
421
581
362
516
209
31.9
15.0
19.8
13.2
20.1
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians really know what you
were doing with your free time?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
623
350
566
483
728
219
22.5
11.4
20.5
17.9
27.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
146-146
QN6
147-147
148-148
149-149
150-150
QN7
QN8
QN9
QN10
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who went hungry most
of the time or always during the past 30 days
because there was not enough food in their
home
Yes
199
1
No
2,747
2
Missing
23
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as orange, grapefruit, banana, apples,
grape, melon, or pineapple one or more times
per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1,844
1
No
1,097
2
Missing
28
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as carrots, pumpkin, cabbage,
lettuce, cucumber, or tomatoes one or more
times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1,913
1
No
1,001
2
Missing
55
Weighted
Percent
6.0
94.0
64.7
35.3
68.5
31.5
Percentage of students who cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than 1 time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
131
2,806
32
4.5
95.5
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
380
2,573
16
10.6
89.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
151-151
QN11
152-152
153-153
154-154
155-155
156-156
QN12
QN13
QN14
QN15
QN16
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands after using the toilet or
latrine during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
123
2,812
34
4.2
95.8
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
281
2,635
53
8.9
91.1
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,133
1
1,815
No
2
Missing
21
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,254
1
1,696
No
2
Missing
19
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,153
1,405
411
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury happened to them
while they were playing or training for a sport
Yes
347
1
No
797
2
Missing
1,825
39.8
60.2
42.0
58.0
47.9
52.1
28.9
71.1
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
157-157
QN17
158-158
159-159
160-160
161-161
162-162
QN18
QN19
QN20
QN21
QN22
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was the result of a
fall
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
305
823
1,841
25.6
74.4
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was the result of
them hurting themselves by accident
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
487
606
1,876
43.6
56.4
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
had a broken bone or a dislocated joint as their
most serious injury
Yes
196
1
No
936
2
Missing
1,837
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
598
2,191
180
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
102
1
No
471
2
Missing
2,396
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
353
1
No
2,534
2
Missing
82
17.0
83.0
20.8
79.2
17.4
82.6
11.6
88.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
163-163
QN23
164-164
165-165
166-166
167-167
168-168
QN24
QN25
QN26
QN27
QN28
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who most of the time
or always felt so worried about something that
they could not sleep at night during the past
12 months
Yes
328
1
No
2,617
2
Missing
24
Percentage of students who felt so sad or
hopeless almost every day for two weeks or
more in a row that they stopped doing their
usual activities during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
595
2,282
92
Percentage of students who seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
509
1
2,336
No
2
Missing
124
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the
past 12 months
Yes
488
1
2,379
No
2
Missing
102
Weighted
Percent
10.5
89.5
21.5
78.5
17.9
82.1
17.4
82.6
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
278
2,613
78
9.0
91.0
Of students who smoked cigarettes on one or
more of the past 30 days, the percentage who
tried their first cigarette at age 13 or younger
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
192
36
2,741
80.9
19.1
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
169-169
QN29
170-170
171-171
172-172
173-173
174-174
QN30
QN31
QN32
QN33
QN34
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
242
1
No
2,590
2
Missing
137
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as Hemp on one or
more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
233
2,703
33
Among students who smoked cigarettes
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
tried to stop smoking cigarettes
Yes
211
1
161
No
2
Missing
2,597
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more days
during the past 7 days
Yes
1,807
1
1,115
No
2
Missing
47
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
708
2,201
60
Percentage of students who had at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
1,129
1
No
1,434
2
Missing
406
Weighted
Percent
9.9
90.1
7.3
92.7
58.2
41.8
66.0
34.0
29.5
70.5
40.9
59.1
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
175-175
QN35
176-176
177-177
178-178
179-179
QN36
QN37
QN38
QN39
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Among students who had at least one drink
containing alcohol during the past 30 days, the
percentage who usually drank two or more
drinks per day on the days they drank alcohol
during the past 30 days
Yes
457
1
No
660
2
Missing
1,852
Among students who had at least one drink
containing alcohol during the past 30 days, the
percentage who usually got the alcohol they
drank by buying it in a store, shop, or from a
street vendor
Yes
177
1
No
925
2
Missing
1,867
Percentage of students who drank so much
alcohol that they were really drunk one or
more times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
762
2,090
117
Percentage of students who had a hang-over,
felt sick, got into trouble with their family or
friends, missed school, or got into fights, as a
result of drinking alcohol one or more times
during their life
Yes
449
1
No
2,436
2
Missing
84
Percentage of students who used drugs, such
as marijuana, hemp, or cocaine one or more
times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
383
2,436
150
Weighted
Percent
42.5
57.5
17.3
82.7
28.0
72.0
16.7
83.3
13.6
86.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
180-180
QN40
181-181
182-182
183-183
184-184
185-185
QN41
QN42
QN43
QN44
QN45
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who have ever had
sexual intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
648
1,974
347
26.0
74.0
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 13
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
412
2,336
221
13.2
86.8
Percentage of students who have had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
504
2,216
249
17.6
82.4
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
687
2,132
150
24.9
75.1
Among students who had sexual intercourse
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
used a condom the last time they had sexual
intercourse
Yes
300
1
No
206
2
Missing
2,463
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on all 7 days during the past 7 days
Yes
541
1
No
2,293
2
Missing
135
59.1
40.9
19.4
80.6
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
186-186
QN46
187-187
188-188
189-189
190-190
QN47
QN48
QN49
QN50
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on all 7 days during a typical or usual week
Yes
486
1
No
2,296
2
Missing
187
Percentage of students who spent three or
more hours per day 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
Yes
1,361
1
No
1,474
2
Missing
134
Weighted
Percent
17.4
82.6
48.8
51.2
Percentage of students who did not walk or
ride a bicycle to and from school during the
past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,181
666
122
75.1
24.9
Percentage of students who usually took 29
minutes or less each day to get to and from
school during the past 7 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,505
1,260
204
50.6
49.4
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
646
1
No
2,158
2
Missing
165
23.3
76.7
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Location Variable
Name
191-191
QN51
192-192
193-193
194-194
264-264
265-265
QN52
QN53
QN54
QNFRVGG
QNANYTBG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who reported that most
of the students in their school were never or
rarely kind and helpful during the past 30 days
Yes
1,203
1
No
1,522
2
Missing
244
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely checked to see if
their homework was done during the past 30
days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,251
1,536
182
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
1,301
1
1,459
No
2
Missing
209
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely really knew what
they were doing with their free time during the
past 30 days
Yes
973
1
No
1,777
2
Missing
219
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
666
2,230
73
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
311
1
No
2,508
2
Missing
150
Weighted
Percent
42.0
58.0
42.9
57.1
46.8
53.2
33.9
66.1
24.6
75.4
12.2
87.8
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Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
266-266
QNMINPAG
267-267
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,073
686
210
74.3
25.7
Percentage of students who were physically
active for at least 60 minutes per day on less
than five days per week on average
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Percentage of students who spent less than 2.5
hours total walking or riding a bicycle to and
from school during the past seven days
Yes
2,562
1
No
187
2
Missing
220
358-369
Weight
Weight
370-374
PSU
Primary Sampling Unit
375-383
Stratum
Stratum
384-388
BMIPct
Percentile for body mass index, by age and sex
92.6
7.4
25