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Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
52
104
255
291
255
164
54
4.5
8.2
23.6
26.5
22.4
14.8
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
678
432
65
67.0
33.0
In what grade are you?
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
3
Missing
475
274
385
41
37.7
31.2
31.0
485
260
215
59
95
61
42.9
23.6
18.5
5.2
9.8
Country
Question
Number
Site Code
4-13
SCHOOL
School Codes
14-16
CLASS
Class Codes
17-17
Q1
18-18
19-19
Q2
Q3
Q1
Q2
Q3
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
Q6
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
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q10
Q11
Q14
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as grapes,
banana, pomegranate, melon, apple, or mango?
I did not eat fruit during the
252
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
309
2
1
time
per
day
327
3
2 times per day
77
4
3 times per day
58
5
4 times per day
11
6
5 or more times per day
69
7
Missing
72
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
tomatoes, cucumber, green salad, or carrots?
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
Less than 1 time per day
2
1 time per day
3
2 times per day
4
3 times per day
5
4 or more times per day
6
Missing
Weighted
Percent
24.4
26.8
29.2
6.8
5.4
1.1
6.3
204
19.0
290
345
102
81
22
74
57
24.9
30.7
9.4
7.4
2.1
6.4
216
19.2
193
294
172
169
93
38
17.0
25.0
15.2
14.7
8.9
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Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q15
Q16
Q17
Q20
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
66
43
70
63
892
41
5.8
4.0
6.1
5.2
78.9
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
69
100
128
85
749
44
5.7
9.5
11.7
7.6
65.5
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
85
167
316
128
431
48
7.8
15.2
28.6
11.3
37.2
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
572
215
141
63
38
9
17
86
34
48.2
19.0
12.7
5.7
3.6
1.0
1.8
8.0
3
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Name
38-38
Q14
39-39
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q21
Q22
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
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
551
197
164
80
41
20
26
80
16
44.8
17.9
15.4
7.1
3.4
2.0
2.4
6.9
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
286
330
167
59
26
13
12
44
238
28.1
35.0
19.3
7.0
2.7
1.3
1.4
5.1
4
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Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q23
Q24
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
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
Weighted
Percent
473
45.2
146
15.6
93
9.7
48
26
4.9
2.5
70
7.0
101
41
177
11.0
4.2
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
557
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
83
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
93
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
81
4
me
I was fighting with someone
67
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
19
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
19
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
126
8
injury
Missing
130
51.8
8.1
9.1
8.1
6.7
2.1
1.9
12.2
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42-42
Q18
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q25
Q26
Q27
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
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
Weighted
Percent
552
52.6
219
106
22.3
11.1
60
69
6.5
7.6
169
605
57.5
88
9.2
107
10.6
29
3.1
23
19
12
2.7
1.7
1.4
133
13.8
159
544
178
90
43
18
10
35
257
57.7
20.3
10.1
4.8
2.0
1.1
4.0
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Name
45-45
Q21
69-69
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q28
Q36
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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 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
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
Weighted
Percent
541
57.2
77
9.2
116
12.8
42
4.7
69
7.8
13
1.4
5
0.6
57
6.4
255
425
212
165
74
50
22
34
169
24
35.3
18.9
14.6
6.6
4.3
2.2
2.7
15.3
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70-70
Q46
71-71
72-72
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q37
Q38
Q39
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
433
233
142
80
48
34
31
134
40
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
Domino’s?
Less than 1 hour per day
494
1
1
to
2
hours
per
day
282
2
3 to 4 hours per day
173
3
5 to 6 hours per day
60
4
7 to 8 hours per day
35
5
More than 8 hours per day
47
6
Missing
84
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
648
135
88
43
28
11
63
122
37
Weighted
Percent
36.6
21.6
12.2
7.3
3.9
3.4
3.1
11.9
45.9
26.1
15.3
5.2
3.1
4.4
56.4
12.3
7.8
3.9
2.6
1.1
5.2
10.7
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Name
73-73
Q49
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q40
Q41
Q42
Q43
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
393
251
198
100
48
26
86
73
34.9
22.8
18.0
9.1
4.3
2.4
8.5
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
733
195
85
48
33
81
67.1
17.6
7.7
4.8
2.8
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
361
225
195
134
210
50
32.6
20.2
16.6
12.0
18.6
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
189
197
188
138
378
85
17.5
17.9
17.3
12.8
34.5
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Q53
77-77
78-78
146-146
147-147
Q54
QN6
QN7
Country
Question
Number
Q44
Q45
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
371
172
167
111
259
95
34.9
16.3
15.2
10.2
23.4
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
281
168
165
137
335
89
26.3
15.8
15.8
12.0
30.2
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
154
960
61
15.0
85.0
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as grapes, bananas, pomegranate, melon,
apple, or mango one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
542
561
72
48.8
51.2
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148-148
QN8
149-149
150-150
151-151
152-152
153-153
QN9
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumber, green
salad, or carrots one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
624
494
57
56.1
43.9
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
409
728
38
36.2
63.8
109
1,025
41
9.8
90.2
169
962
44
15.2
84.8
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
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
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
252
1
No
875
2
Missing
48
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
569
572
34
23.0
77.0
51.8
48.2
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154-154
QN14
155-155
156-156
157-157
158-158
QN15
QN16
QN17
QN18
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
608
551
16
55.2
44.8
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
651
286
238
71.9
28.1
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
1
No
2
Missing
143
493
539
23.1
76.9
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
89
557
529
13.6
86.4
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
216
407
552
33.9
66.1
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159-159
QN19
160-160
161-161
185-185
186-186
QN20
QN21
QN45
QN46
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1
No
2
Missing
87
546
542
14.1
85.9
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
374
544
257
42.3
57.7
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
No
2
Missing
73
288
814
21.3
78.7
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
1
No
2
Missing
169
982
24
15.3
84.7
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
134
1
No
1,001
2
Missing
40
11.9
88.1
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187-187
QN47
188-188
189-189
190-190
191-191
QN48
QN49
QN50
QN51
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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 playing
Domino's
Yes
315
1
No
776
2
Missing
84
Weighted
Percent
28.0
72.0
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
648
490
37
56.4
43.6
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
842
260
73
75.7
24.3
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
361
1
733
No
2
Missing
81
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
No
2
Missing
586
539
50
32.9
67.1
52.8
47.2
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192-192
QN52
193-193
194-194
262-262
263-263
264-264
QN53
QN54
QNROVWTG
QNOVWTG
QNFRVGG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
386
704
85
35.4
64.6
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
543
537
95
51.2
48.8
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
1
No
2
Missing
449
637
89
42.1
57.9
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
54
790
331
6.4
93.6
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
23
821
331
3.1
96.9
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
155
933
87
14.2
85.8
15
2 0 0 8 G L OBA L S CHOO L - BA S E D S T UD E N T H E A L T H S UR V E Y R E S U L T S
Yemen Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
266-266
QNMINPAG
267-267
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
969
158
48
85.4
14.6
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
989
99
87
90.9
9.1
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
16