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Standard
Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
4-13
SCHOOL
14-16
CLASS
17-17
Q1
18-18
19-19
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
77
124
271
418
552
747
68
3.9
6.8
15.9
19.5
23.5
30.4
1,052
1,101
104
54.2
45.8
875
588
689
30
75
56.0
20.9
21.1
2.0
384
190
984
424
191
84
17.4
9.6
44.3
20.6
8.1
Site Code
School Codes
Class Codes
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?
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
3
Grade 10
4
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.)
30-30
Q6
Q7
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
1
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Name
31-31
32-32
33-33
Q7
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q9
During the past 30 days, how many times per day
did you usually eat fruit, such as oranges,
bananas, mangoes, or guavas?
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
Q10
Q16
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per day
did you usually eat vegetables, such as pumpkin
leaves, rape, or bondwe?
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
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
1 time per day
2
2 times per day
3
3 times per day
4
4 or more times per day
5
Missing
Weighted
Percent
330
15.5
413
494
309
324
88
218
81
18.9
21.7
13.4
15.9
4.0
10.6
237
11.1
313
497
682
195
57
191
85
14.0
22.9
30.0
10.2
3.0
8.7
198
10.1
389
350
793
466
61
18.0
15.4
35.2
21.3
2
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Location Variable
Name
34-34
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q17
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
126
120
285
539
1,104
83
6.6
5.9
14.4
24.3
48.7
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
163
153
353
510
1,025
53
8.0
7.2
17.3
23.2
44.3
247
215
670
455
617
53
11.3
10.2
31.1
20.4
27.0
Q19
Q21
Q24
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you physically attacked?
Missing
2,257
3
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Name
38-38
39-39
40-40
Q14
Q15
Q16
Country
Question
Number
Q27
Q29
Q30
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you in a physical fight?
0 times
1,134
1
1 time
436
2
2 or 3 times
217
3
4
or
5
times
102
4
6 or 7 times
66
5
8 or 9 times
47
6
10 or 11 times
55
7
12 or more times
163
8
Missing
37
48.3
20.9
9.8
5.1
3.1
2.4
2.8
7.6
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you seriously injured?
0 times
321
1
1 time
259
2
2
or
3
times
155
3
4 or 5 times
91
4
6 or 7 times
34
5
8 or 9 times
35
6
10 or 11 times
28
7
12 or more times
80
8
Missing
1,254
29.7
25.9
15.8
9.8
3.8
3.5
2.8
8.7
During the past 12 months, what were you doing
when the most serious injury happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
4
Riding or driving in a car or
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
7
Something else
8
Missing
320
29.5
231
23.2
141
15.4
70
38
6.7
4.0
101
10.5
74
42
1,240
6.8
3.9
4
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Name
41-41
42-42
Q17
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q31
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
Q32
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
317
29.4
151
16.6
134
150
13.5
16.2
70
46
7.1
4.3
53
5.1
84
7.8
1,252
317
30.5
226
192
23.2
20.9
115
124
12.6
12.8
1,283
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Location Variable
Name
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q33
Q34
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
321
29.6
154
15.7
130
13.4
91
9.8
31
54
67
3.2
5.1
7.0
168
16.3
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, puncture, or stab
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
5
I had a bad burn
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
8
me
Missing
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
1,241
642
387
203
110
57
61
181
616
36.9
24.5
11.9
7.2
3.5
4.5
11.4
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Name
45-45
46-46
47-47
Q21
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q35
Q40
Q41
Question
Code and Label
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
3
of my race or color
I was made fun of because
4
of 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
7
of how my body or face
looks
I was bullied in some other
8
way
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
653
37.1
215
13.9
192
12.5
142
8.7
86
5.3
96
6.0
122
7.4
155
9.1
596
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
618
298
766
323
184
68
27.1
13.9
34.8
15.0
9.1
During the past 12 months, how often have you
been so worried about something that you could
not sleep at night?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
662
261
706
321
234
73
30.3
12.0
31.3
15.4
11.0
7
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Name
48-48
49-49
50-50
51-51
58-58
Q24
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q34
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q42
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
1,126
995
136
53.3
46.7
Q43
Q44
Q45
Q47
During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously
consider attempting suicide?
Yes
648
1
No
1,436
2
Missing
173
31.9
68.1
During the past 12 months, did you make a plan
about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
832
1,204
221
41.4
58.6
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
342
635
573
640
67
15.7
27.4
26.5
30.4
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
853
217
115
71
43
30
90
838
57.4
16.2
8.6
5.6
3.0
2.0
7.1
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Name
59-59
60-60
61-61
Q35
Q36
Q37
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q48
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
Q49
Q50
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
835
53.2
268
158
80
50
27
72
767
19.7
11.5
5.6
3.5
1.8
4.8
825
56.2
126
10.2
142
11.2
114
95
21
40
36
858
8.6
6.5
1.6
2.8
2.9
1,244
464
199
194
156
57.6
22.7
10.2
9.6
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 home
5
I stole it
6
I made it myself
7
I got it some other way
8
Missing
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
9
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62-62
63-63
64-64
65-65
Q38
Q39
Q40
Q41
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q52
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
1,196
486
230
209
136
54.9
22.7
11.8
10.6
During your life, how many times have you used
drugs daga?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
1,387
383
189
152
146
63.3
19.2
9.9
7.6
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
319
422
1,516
44.7
55.3
441
48.4
125
90
49
51
66
57
1,378
15.2
11.1
5.8
5.8
7.7
5.9
Q58
Q61
Q62
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
10
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Name
66-66
67-67
68-68
69-69
Q42
Q43
Q44
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q63
Q64
Q68
Q79
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
1 person
2
2 people
3
3 people
4
4 people
5
5 people
6
6 or more people
7
Missing
505
53.8
167
87
42
28
24
58
1,346
18.3
9.8
5.2
3.2
2.7
7.0
During the past 12 months, have you had sexual
intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
190
1,291
776
13.3
86.7
430
52.2
191
175
1,461
24.0
23.8
713
522
269
135
80
42
52
184
260
36.0
25.9
13.7
6.3
4.1
1.9
2.3
9.7
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you
or your partner use a condom ?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
No
3
Missing
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
11
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70-70
71-71
72-72
Q46
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q80
Q82
Q83
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
679
446
321
150
81
55
59
169
297
34.5
23.2
16.2
7.2
3.9
2.8
3.2
9.0
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 playing draft, story telling,
or listening to music?
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
771
570
262
124
83
127
320
39.1
29.2
13.5
7.1
4.3
6.8
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
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
716
381
231
130
70
144
32
208
345
36.5
20.6
12.3
6.6
3.6
7.3
1.5
11.6
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73-73
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q49
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q84
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
772
436
196
144
92
64
204
349
41.3
23.8
9.8
7.4
4.4
3.4
9.9
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
825
534
261
114
150
373
41.5
29.2
14.8
6.2
8.4
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
474
268
559
261
286
409
25.4
15.7
31.0
13.7
14.3
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
466
260
501
271
389
370
25.1
14.1
27.5
14.5
18.8
Q85
Q86
Q87
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77-77
78-78
146-146
147-147
148-148
Q53
Q54
QN6
QN7
QN8
Country
Question
Number
Q88
Q89
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
351
311
576
272
347
400
19.6
17.1
31.5
14.6
17.1
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
396
238
537
286
390
410
22.4
13.4
29.0
15.6
19.7
615
1,558
84
28.7
71.3
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
1
No
2
Missing
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit, such
as oranges, bananas, mangoes, or guavas one or
more times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1,433
1
No
743
2
Missing
81
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as pumpkin leaves, rape, or
bondwe one or more times per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,622
550
85
65.6
34.4
74.8
25.2
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
149-149
150-150
151-151
152-152
153-153
154-154
QN9
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who did not clean or brush
their teeth during the past 30 days
Yes
198
1
No
1,998
2
Missing
61
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the past
30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
246
1,928
83
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands after using the toilet or latrine
during the past 30 days
Yes
316
1
No
1,888
2
Missing
53
Percentage of students who never or rarely used
soap when washing their hands during the past 30
days
Yes
462
1
No
1,742
2
Missing
53
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months - Data not available
Missing
Weighted
Percent
10.1
89.9
12.5
87.5
15.2
84.8
21.5
78.5
2,257
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12 months
Yes
1,086
1
No
1,134
2
Missing
37
51.7
48.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
155-155
156-156
157-157
158-158
159-159
160-160
QN15
QN16
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
682
321
1,254
70.3
29.7
Of 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
1
No
2
Missing
218
446
1,593
32.5
67.5
Of 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
128
529
1,600
19.1
80.9
Of 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
213
415
1,629
33.1
66.9
Of students who were seriously injured during
the past 12 months, the percentage who had a
broken bone or dislocated joint as their most
serious injury
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
145
516
1,596
22.3
77.7
999
642
616
63.1
36.9
Percentage of students who were bullied on one
or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
16
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
161-161
162-162
163-163
164-164
165-165
166-166
QN21
QN22
QN23
QN24
QN25
QN26
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Of 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
201
1
No
753
2
Missing
1,303
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
507
1,682
68
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
555
1
No
1,629
2
Missing
73
Weighted
Percent
21.7
78.3
24.1
75.9
26.4
73.6
Percentage of students who felt 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
1,126
995
136
53.3
46.7
Percentage of students who seriously considered
attempting suicide during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
648
1,436
173
31.9
68.1
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
832
1,204
221
41.4
58.6
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
167-167
174-174
175-175
176-176
177-177
178-178
QN27
QN34
QN35
QN36
QN37
QN38
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who have no close friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
342
1,848
67
15.7
84.3
Percentage of students who drank alcohol on one
or more of the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
566
853
838
42.6
57.4
Percentage of students who drank one or more
drinks per day on the days they drank alcohol
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
387
1,103
767
27.1
72.9
Percentage of students who usually got the
alcohol they drank by buying it in a store, shop,
or from a street vendor during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
126
1,273
858
10.2
89.8
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
857
1,244
156
42.4
57.6
Percentage of students who had a hang-over, felt
sick, got into trouble with family or friends,
missed school, or got into fights, as a result of
drinking alcohol one or more times during their
life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
925
1,196
136
45.1
54.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
179-179
180-180
181-181
182-182
183-183
184-184
QN39
QN40
QN41
QN42
QN43
QN44
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who used drugs, such as
daga one or more times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
724
1,387
146
36.7
63.3
Percentage of students who have ever had sexual
intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
319
422
1,516
44.7
55.3
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 13
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
215
664
1,378
26.3
73.7
Percentage of students who have had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during their
life time
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
239
672
1,346
27.9
72.1
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
190
1,291
776
13.3
86.7
Of students who had sexual intercourse during
the past 12 months, the percentage who used a
condom the last time they had sexual intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
105
75
2,077
57.1
42.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
185-185
186-186
187-187
188-188
189-189
QN45
QN46
QN47
QN48
QN49
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who were physically
active all seven days for a total of at least 60
minutes per day during the past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
184
1,813
260
9.7
90.3
Percentage of students who were physically
active seven days for a total of at least 60 minutes
per day during a typical or usual week
Yes
169
1
No
1,791
2
Missing
297
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day sitting and watching television,
playing computer games, talking with friends, or
doing other sitting activities, such as playing
draft, story telling, or listening to music during a
typical or usual day
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
596
1,341
320
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride a
bicycle to and from school during the past seven
days
Yes
716
1
No
1,196
2
Missing
345
Percentage of students who usually take 29
minutes or less to get to and from school each
day during the past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,404
504
349
9.0
91.0
31.8
68.2
36.5
63.5
74.9
25.1
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
190-190
191-191
192-192
193-193
194-194
QN50
QN51
QN52
QN53
QN54
262-262 QNROVWGT
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,059
825
373
58.5
41.5
Percentage of students who reported that most of
the students in their school were kind and helpful
most of the time or always during the past 30 days
Yes
547
1
No
1,301
2
Missing
409
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
No
2
Missing
660
1,227
370
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians understood their problems and worries
most of the time or always during the past 30 days
Yes
619
1
No
1,238
2
Missing
400
27.9
72.1
33.2
66.8
31.7
68.3
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians knew what they were doing with their
free time most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
676
1,171
410
35.2
64.8
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
58
182
2,017
23.3
76.7
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
263-263 QNOVWGT
265-265 QNFRVGG
267-267 QNMINPAG
268-268
QNWKRD
358-369
Weight
370-374
PSU
375-383
Stratum
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who are overweight
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
28
212
2,017
11.1
88.9
Percentage of students who ate five or more
servings of fruits and vegetables per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
636
1,475
146
31.4
68.6
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
1,730
191
336
90.2
9.8
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
1
No
2
Missing
1,626
202
429
89.3
10.7
Country
Question
Number
Weight
Primary Sampling Unit
Stratum
22