2010
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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
1
Weighted
Percent
0.0
16
1.8
3
13 years old
323
25.3
4
14 years old
603
31.4
5
15 years old
553
30.5
6
16 years old or older
168
11.1
Missing
9
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
714
49.8
952
50.2
Missing
7
In what grade are you?
Form 1
1
Form 2
2
10
0.4
415
34.5
3
Form 3
778
34.2
4
Form 4
450
30.9
6
FORM 6
2
0.1
Missing
18
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
Q9
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1
567
33.9
2
Rarely
143
8.9
3
Sometimes
778
46.4
4
Most of the time
132
8.2
5
Always
44
2.5
Missing
9
1
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Location
31-31
Standard
Variable
Name
Q7
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q14
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as pawpaw,
bananas, oranges, guava, or mangoes?
I did not eat fruit during the
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
Q8
Q15
Q15
Q16
140
7.2
315
17.7
1 time per day
452
26.8
4
2 times per day
302
19.8
5
3 times per day
247
14.7
6
4 times per day
57
4.0
7
5 or more times per day
144
9.8
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
bele, rourou, cabbages, ota, or tubua (bhaji)?
I did not eat vegetables
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
1 time per day
3
16
51
3.2
169
9.7
494
30.4
4
2 times per day
371
21.3
5
3 times per day
224
13.7
6
4 times per day
71
4.6
7
5 or more times per day
287
17.2
Missing
39-39
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
32-32
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
0 times
1
6
906
54.1
2
1 time
263
15.0
3
2 or 3 times
235
14.8
4
4 or 5 times
96
6.5
5
6 or 7 times
41
2.4
6
8 or 9 times
28
1.5
7
10 or 11 times
17
0.9
8
12 or more times
77
4.7
Missing
10
2
2010
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Location
40-40
Standard
Variable
Name
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q19
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you in a physical fight?
0 times
1
1 time
2
Q17
Q21
Q20
Q27
910
51.5
330
20.4
2 or 3 times
216
14.7
4
4 or 5 times
83
5.3
5
6 or 7 times
36
2.1
6
8 or 9 times
22
1.5
7
10 or 11 times
13
0.8
8
12 or more times
57
3.6
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you seriously injured?
0 times
1
1 time
2
6
821
48.8
392
24.0
3
2 or 3 times
266
15.7
4
4 or 5 times
87
5.1
5
6 or 7 times
33
2.0
6
8 or 9 times
18
1.0
7
10 or 11 times
10
0.7
8
12 or more times
40
2.8
Missing
44-44
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
41-41
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days
were you bullied?
0 days
1
6
896
57.0
2
1 or 2 days
419
26.0
3
3 to 5 days
129
7.9
4
6 to 9 days
67
4.3
5
10 to 19 days
30
2.0
6
20 to 29 days
6
0.7
7
All 30 days
32
2.2
Missing
94
3
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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
Q29
Q30
During the past 12 months, how often have you
felt lonely?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
968
62.1
100
6.7
65
3.9
32
2.2
92
5.6
30
2.0
70
4.7
216
12.9
100
452
29.2
2
Rarely
130
8.2
3
Sometimes
820
50.3
4
Most of the time
160
8.8
5
Always
61
3.5
Missing
50
During the past 12 months, how often have you
been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
Never
1
569
33.1
2
Rarely
163
9.9
3
Sometimes
707
42.9
4
Most of the time
183
11.3
5
Always
47
2.7
Missing
4
4
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Location
48-48
Standard
Variable
Name
Q24
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q33
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
49-49
Q25
Q34
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
2
51-51
Q27
Q36
No
Q28
Q37
Q29
Q38
295
17.6
1,361
82.4
17
334
20.9
1,307
79.1
32
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
120
6.9
375
19.0
3
2
346
22.1
4
3 or more
819
52.0
How old were you when you first tried a
cigarette?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
7 years old or younger
2
13
1,192
76.8
45
3.1
3
8 or 9 years old
45
2.8
4
10 or 11 years old
50
3.0
5
12 or 13 years old
97
6.2
6
14 or 15 years old
110
7.1
7
16 years old or older
13
1.0
Missing
53-53
Weighted
Percent
Missing
Missing
52-52
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
121
1,439
86.9
139
7.9
3
3 to 5 days
32
2.0
4
6 to 9 days
16
1.0
5
10 to 19 days
13
0.8
6
20 to 29 days
8
0.6
7
All 30 days
11
0.8
Missing
15
5
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54-54
55-55
Standard
Variable
Name
Q30
Q31
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q40
Q41
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any tobacco products other than
cigarettes, such as NULL
0 days
1
Q42
Q33
Q43
91.5
1 or 2 days
76
4.8
3 to 5 days
22
1.6
4
6 to 9 days
9
0.4
5
10 to 19 days
11
1.0
6
20 to 29 days
4
0.2
7
All 30 days
8
0.6
Missing
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
During the past 7 days, on how many days have
people smoked in your presence?
0 days
1
1,249
80.7
77
4.6
200
12.6
27
2.1
120
748
44.4
2
1 or 2 days
404
23.7
3
3 or 4 days
145
9.4
4
5 or 6 days
98
5.7
5
All 7 days
274
16.7
Missing
57-57
1,537
3
Missing
Q32
Weighted
Percent
2
4
56-56
Unweighted
Frequency
Which of your parents or guardians use any
form of tobacco?
Neither
1
4
821
52.2
407
22.4
72
3.8
4
My father or male guardian
My mother or female
guardian
Both
103
5.5
5
I do not know
262
16.2
2
3
Missing
8
6
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59-59
Standard
Variable
Name
Q35
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q49
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
62-62
63-63
Q36
Q38
Q39
Q50
Q54
Q55
Weighted
Percent
1,392
83.4
185
11.4
3
3 to 5 days
42
2.4
4
6 to 9 days
19
1.1
5
10 to 19 days
9
0.6
6
20 to 29 days
8
0.5
7
All 30 days
6
0.5
Missing
60-60
Unweighted
Frequency
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
12
1,397
83.4
81
5.3
3
1 drink
68
4.4
4
2 drinks
45
3.2
5
3 drinks
25
1.2
6
4 drinks
10
0.4
7
5 or more drinks
31
2.2
Missing
16
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
1,451
86.3
139
9.1
3
3 to 9 times
45
2.6
4
10 or more times
27
2.0
Missing
11
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
1,410
84.8
2
1 or 2 times
167
9.9
3
3 to 9 times
50
3.0
4
10 or more times
31
2.3
Missing
15
7
2010
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68-68
Standard
Variable
Name
Q44
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q60
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
69-69
70-70
71-71
Q45
Q46
Q47
Q61
Q62
Q65
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
245
16.8
1,245
83.2
183
1,458
89.2
40
2.2
3
12 years old
21
1.4
4
13 years old
23
1.5
5
14 years old
43
2.8
6
15 years old
33
2.0
7
16 years old or older
10
0.9
Missing
45
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
1 person
2
1,456
89.3
84
5.2
3
2 people
28
1.8
4
3 people
19
1.4
5
4 people
12
0.9
6
5 people
8
0.5
7
6 or more people
15
1.0
Missing
51
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
3
No
Missing
1,354
87.2
80
5.7
99
7.1
140
8
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Standard
Variable
Name
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q66
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
3
No
4
I do not know
Missing
73-73
Q49
Q71
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
Q50
Q76
Weighted
Percent
1,362
87.3
54
3.9
96
6.7
31
2.1
130
426
26.1
271
15.9
3
2 days
181
10.1
4
3 days
143
8.5
5
4 days
98
5.7
6
5 days
134
8.2
7
6 days
87
5.3
8
7 days
301
20.2
Missing
74-74
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to or from school?
0 days
1
32
921
56.7
2
1 day
126
8.1
3
2 days
79
5.0
4
3 days
62
3.6
5
4 days
38
2.4
6
5 days
178
11.0
7
6 days
21
1.5
8
7 days
191
11.8
Missing
57
9
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Location
75-75
Standard
Variable
Name
Q51
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q73
During this school year, on how many days did
you go to physical education (PE) class each
week?
0 days
1
371
23.0
2
1 day
642
38.2
3
2 days
139
9.0
4
3 days
68
4.4
5
4 days
6
5 or more days
Missing
76-76
185-185
Q52
QN6
Q75
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 playing
cards, chess, or cramboard?
Less than 1 hour per day
1
34
654
38.5
1 to 2 hours per day
546
34.9
3
3 to 4 hours per day
225
14.4
4
5 to 6 hours per day
80
4.5
5
7 to 8 hours per day
30
1.9
6
More than 8 hours per day
85
5.8
Missing
53
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
Missing
QN7
4.0
21.3
2
2
186-186
64
355
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit
two or more times per day during the past 30
days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
176
10.7
1,488
89.3
9
750
48.3
907
51.7
16
10
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187-187
Standard
Variable
Name
QN8
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables three or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
582
35.5
1,085
64.5
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
194-194
QN15
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
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
199-199
QN20
Percentage of students who were bullied on one
or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
200-200
QN21
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
6
757
45.9
906
54.1
10
757
48.5
910
51.5
6
846
51.2
821
48.8
6
683
43.0
896
57.0
94
100
17.6
505
82.4
1,068
11
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Standard
Variable
Name
201-201
QN22
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always felt lonely during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
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
206-206
QN27
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
2
No
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
221
12.3
1,402
87.7
50
230
14.0
1,439
86.0
4
295
17.6
1,361
82.4
17
334
20.9
1,307
79.1
32
120
6.9
1,540
93.1
13
237
65.1
123
34.9
1,313
12
2010
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Location
Standard
Variable
Name
208-208
QN29
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
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
212-212
QN33
Percentage of students who had parents or
guardians who used any form of tobacco
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
219
13.1
1,439
86.9
15
130
8.5
1,537
91.5
6
200
85.6
27
14.4
1,446
921
55.6
748
44.4
4
582
31.7
1,083
68.3
8
269
16.6
1,392
83.4
12
13
2010
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Standard
Variable
Name
215-215
QN36
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
111
41.9
149
58.1
Country
Question
Number
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
218-218
QN39
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
2
No
Missing
223-223
QN44
Percentage of students who ever had sexual
intercourse
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
224-224
QN45
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
1,413
211
13.7
1,451
86.3
11
248
15.2
1,410
84.8
15
245
16.8
1,245
83.2
183
84
47.1
86
52.9
1,503
82
5.5
1,540
94.5
51
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Fiji Islands Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
226-226
QN47
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
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
No
Missing
230-230
QN51
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
80
44.6
99
55.4
1,494
54
30.5
127
69.5
1,492
522
33.7
1,119
66.3
32
921
56.7
695
43.3
57
487
29.8
1,152
70.2
34
420
26.6
1,200
73.4
53
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
350-350
Standard
Variable
Name
QNOWTG
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who were overweight
(>+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1
No
2
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
353-353
QNFRVGG
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits
and vegetables five or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
303
19.1
1,234
80.9
136
78
5.2
1,459
94.8
136
166
12.7
1,371
87.3
136
612
38.6
1,040
61.4
21
254
15.5
1,398
84.5
21
301
20.2
1,340
79.8
32
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SURVEY
RESUL T S
Fiji Islands Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
356-356
Standard
Variable
Name
QNPE5G
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on five or more days each
week during this school year
Yes
1
355
21.3
1,284
78.7
Country
Question
Number
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
358-358
QNC2G
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
34
70
43.6
98
56.4
1,505
120
59.6
89
40.4
1,464
17