2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
17-17
Q1
18-18
19-19
Q2
Q3
Country
Question
Number
Q1
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
10
111
487
684
664
243
12
0.4
4.3
19.4
29.4
32.8
13.7
1,006
1,186
19
51.6
48.4
11
668
805
689
3
4
31
0.5
26.8
33.9
38.5
0.1
0.2
564
394
921
185
126
21
25.6
18.3
42.0
8.4
5.8
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.)
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
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q9
Q10
Q11
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
263
12.4
558
457
321
251
91
257
13
25.9
20.3
14.4
11.5
4.1
11.5
104
4.7
360
600
316
201
115
479
36
16.5
28.3
14.3
9.2
5.1
21.8
268
12.1
682
496
271
152
67
256
19
31.7
22.5
12.4
6.7
3.2
11.5
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as apples,
oranges, mango, bananas, kuava, or lesi?
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
tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, beans, pele, or lu?
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 drink carbonated soft
drinks, such as Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite,
Grape, or Frubu?
I did not drink carbonated
1
soft drinks 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
2
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Q12
Q16
Q18
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you eat food from a fast food restaurant, such
as BBQ take away, Hot Curry take away,
Country Fried Chicken take away, and Fish &
Chips take away?
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
660
670
330
232
139
67
26
83
4
30.3
30.7
14.7
10.2
6.3
3.0
1.0
3.9
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
70
3.4
135
331
818
332
495
30
6.2
15.6
37.4
15.2
22.2
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
106
155
615
394
927
14
4.9
7.0
27.8
17.9
42.4
3
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
37-37
Q13
38-38
39-39
Q14
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q19
Q20
Q22
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
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
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
Weighted
Percent
64
88
321
380
1,335
23
2.9
4.1
14.6
17.4
61.0
213
178
723
407
641
49
9.5
8.2
33.5
18.9
29.8
1,071
390
311
138
60
44
29
151
17
49.1
17.7
13.9
6.1
2.5
2.2
1.4
7.2
4
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
42-42
Q17
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q23
Q24
Q25
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
1,105
439
284
120
49
37
20
112
45
50.8
19.9
13.1
5.5
2.3
1.9
1.1
5.4
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
714
516
355
130
57
41
21
88
289
37.3
27.0
18.2
6.7
3.0
2.0
1.1
4.7
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,130
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
146
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut or stab wound
205
3
I had a concussion or other
87
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
27
5
I had a bad burn
37
6
I
was
poisoned
or
took
too
20
7
much of a drug
Something else happened to
323
8
me
Missing
236
57.6
7.4
10.3
4.2
1.4
1.9
1.1
16.2
5
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
43-43
Q19
44-44
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q26
Q27
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,049
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
80
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
251
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
184
4
me
I was attacked or abused or
73
5
was fighting with someone
I was in a fire or too near a
28
6
flame or something hot
I inhaled or swallowed
24
7
something bad for me
Something else caused my
217
8
injury
Missing
305
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
970
544
208
117
57
34
85
196
Weighted
Percent
55.2
4.2
13.2
9.5
3.9
1.6
1.4
11.1
48.7
26.6
10.0
5.9
2.8
1.9
4.0
6
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q28
Q32
Q33
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1,183
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
176
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
123
3
my race, nationality, or color
I was made fun of because of
107
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
106
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
38
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
101
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
182
8
way
Missing
195
Weighted
Percent
59.7
8.5
6.1
5.3
5.2
1.8
4.8
8.7
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
703
294
792
210
143
69
32.7
13.8
36.4
10.2
6.9
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
758
338
761
205
133
16
34.2
14.5
35.4
9.7
6.2
7
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
51-51
Q27
52-52
53-53
54-54
Q28
Q29
Q30
Country
Question
Number
Q38
Q43
Q44
Q45
Question
Code and Label
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
206
411
387
1,150
57
9.6
19.0
17.6
53.9
1,181
59.4
175
107
127
184
140
29
268
9.2
5.6
6.5
9.5
7.8
1.9
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1,658
1
1 or 2 days
215
2
3 to 5 days
91
3
6
to
9
days
40
4
10 to 19 days
34
5
20 to 29 days
15
6
All 30 days
71
7
Missing
87
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any tobacco products other than
cigarettes, such as cigars or Port Royal?
0 days
1,766
1
1 or 2 days
234
2
3 to 5 days
82
3
6
to
9
days
46
4
10 to 19 days
22
5
20 to 29 days
11
6
All
30
days
38
7
Missing
12
77.3
10.2
4.5
1.9
1.7
0.8
3.7
79.4
11.1
3.7
2.2
1.2
0.5
2.0
8
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
55-55
Q31
56-56
57-57
58-58
Q32
Q33
Q34
Country
Question
Number
Q46
Q47
Q48
Q51
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried
to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
1,363
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
176
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
354
3
No
75
4
Missing
243
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
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
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
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
Weighted
Percent
68.3
9.0
18.7
4.1
723
493
241
199
486
69
33.4
22.6
11.0
9.5
23.4
911
619
142
41.7
28.4
6.8
153
361
25
7.1
16.0
1,337
70.0
109
56
69
117
150
31
342
6.0
3.1
3.8
6.1
8.7
2.3
9
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
59-59
Q35
60-60
61-61
Q36
Q37
Country
Question
Number
Q52
Q53
Q54
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you have at least one drink containing alcohol?
0 days
1,737
1
1 or 2 days
212
2
3 to 5 days
69
3
6
to
9
days
34
4
10 to 19 days
23
5
20 to 29 days
12
6
All
30
days
22
7
Missing
102
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
1,730
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
139
2
1
drink
122
3
2 drinks
51
4
3 drinks
33
5
4
drinks
21
6
5 or more drinks
36
7
Missing
79
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
Weighted
Percent
81.6
10.4
3.5
1.7
1.1
0.6
1.0
80.5
6.6
5.8
2.6
1.6
1.1
1.9
1,759
81.9
47
2.3
42
2.1
174
43
18
8.9
2.1
0.9
36
92
1.7
10
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
62-62
Q38
63-63
64-64
65-65
Q39
Q40
Q41
Country
Question
Number
Q55
Q56
Q60
Q61
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
1,782
213
49
51
116
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
1,669
1
1 or 2 times
132
2
3 to 9 times
71
3
10 or more times
49
4
Missing
290
Weighted
Percent
83.9
10.7
2.7
2.7
86.4
7.1
3.8
2.7
How old were you when you first used drugs?
I have never used drugs
1,776
1
7 years old or younger
89
2
8
or
9
years
old
44
3
10 or 11 years old
27
4
12 or 13 years old
42
5
14
or
15
years
old
57
6
16 years old or older
34
7
Missing
142
85.6
4.3
1.9
1.4
2.0
2.9
1.8
During your life, how many times have you
used marijuana ?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 to 19 times
4
20 or more times
5
Missing
92.5
2.9
2.4
1.0
1.2
1,953
59
50
19
25
105
11
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
66-66
Q42
67-67
73-73
Q43
Q49
Country
Question
Number
Q62
Q64
Q75
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 30 days, how many times have
you used marijuana ?
0 times
1,953
1
1 or 2 times
65
2
3 to 9 times
31
3
10
to
19
times
29
4
20 or more times
16
5
Missing
117
93.2
3.2
1.4
1.4
0.8
During your life, how many times have you
used amphetamines or methamphetamines ?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 to 19 times
4
20 or more times
5
Missing
1,949
60
38
20
15
129
93.6
2.8
1.9
1.0
0.7
711
427
253
160
95
139
102
304
20
32.5
19.1
11.6
7.6
4.2
6.5
4.8
13.8
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
12
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
74-74
Q50
75-75
76-76
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q76
Q77
Q78
Question
Code and Label
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
1 day
2
2 days
3
3 days
4
4 days
5
5 days
6
6 days
7
7 days
8
Missing
927
272
175
108
87
196
59
365
22
During this school year, on how many days did
you go to physical education (PE) class each
week?
0 days
1,011
1
1 day
470
2
2 days
142
3
3 days
93
4
4 days
60
5
5
or
more
days
354
6
Missing
81
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 lalanga,
tutu, and faikava tonga?
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
965
600
236
130
65
194
21
Weighted
Percent
41.9
12.1
8.3
4.9
4.1
8.9
3.0
16.9
48.0
21.6
6.7
4.4
2.9
16.5
43.7
27.5
11.0
6.0
3.1
8.7
13
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
77-77
Q53
78-78
79-79
80-80
Q54
Q55
Q56
Country
Question
Number
Q81
Q82
Q83
Q84
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you miss classes or school without permission?
0 days
1,314
1
1 or 2 days
530
2
3 to 5 days
179
3
6
to
9
days
65
4
10 or more days
101
5
Missing
22
59.8
24.0
8.4
3.1
4.7
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
306
229
755
384
505
32
13.9
11.0
33.6
17.8
23.8
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
431
264
605
283
572
56
20.4
12.1
27.7
13.4
26.4
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
666
294
629
249
355
18
30.7
13.5
28.7
11.3
15.8
14
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
81-81
Q57
82-82
185-185
186-186
187-187
Q58
QN6
QN7
QN8
Country
Question
Number
Q85
Q86
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
697
240
581
225
448
20
32.0
11.1
26.4
10.4
20.0
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians go through your things
without your approval?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
917
279
577
163
225
50
42.7
12.8
26.5
7.5
10.4
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
311
1
No
1,879
2
Missing
21
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit
two or more times per day during the past 30
days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
920
1,278
13
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables three or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
795
1
No
1,380
2
Missing
36
14.2
85.8
41.5
58.5
36.1
63.9
15
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
188-188
QN9
189-189
190-190
191-191
192-192
193-193
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who usually drank
carbonated soft drinks one or more times per
day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
1,242
950
19
Percentage of students who ate food from a fast
food restaurant on three or more days during
the past 7 days
Yes
547
1
1,660
No
2
Missing
4
Percentage of students who usually cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than one time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
205
1
No
1,976
2
Missing
30
Weighted
Percent
56.3
43.7
24.3
75.7
9.6
90.4
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
261
1,936
14
11.9
88.1
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
152
2,036
23
7.0
93.0
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
391
1
No
1,771
2
Missing
49
17.8
82.2
16
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
194-194
QN15
195-195
196-196
197-197
198-198
199-199
QN16
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,123
1
No
1,071
2
Missing
17
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,061
1
No
1,105
2
Missing
45
Weighted
Percent
50.9
49.1
49.2
50.8
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,208
714
289
62.7
37.3
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
No
2
Missing
146
699
1,366
17.5
82.5
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
80
1
No
777
2
Missing
1,354
Percentage of students who were bullied on one
or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1,045
1
No
970
2
Missing
196
9.4
90.6
51.3
48.7
17
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
200-200
QN21
201-201
202-202
206-206
207-207
208-208
QN22
QN23
QN27
QN28
QN29
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
176
1
No
657
2
Missing
1,378
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always felt lonely during the past 12 months
Yes
353
1
No
1,789
2
Missing
69
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
338
1
No
1,857
2
Missing
16
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
206
1,948
57
Among students who ever smoked cigarettes,
the percentage who first tried a cigarette before
age 14 years
Yes
593
1
No
169
2
Missing
1,449
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
466
1
No
1,658
2
Missing
87
Weighted
Percent
21.1
78.9
17.2
82.8
15.9
84.1
9.6
90.4
76.1
23.9
22.7
77.3
18
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
209-209
QN30
210-210
211-211
212-212
213-213
214-214
QN31
QN32
QN33
QN34
QN35
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
products other than cigarettes on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
433
1,766
12
Among students who smoked cigarettes during
the past 12 months, the percentage who tried to
stop smoking cigarettes during the past 12
months
Yes
354
1
No
75
2
Missing
1,782
Percentage of students who reported people
smoked in their presence on one or more days
during the past seven days
Yes
1,419
1
No
723
2
Missing
69
Percentage of students who had parents or
guardians who used any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
914
1,272
25
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
351
1
No
181
2
Missing
1,679
Percentage of students who drank at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more of the
past 30 days
Yes
372
1
No
1,737
2
Missing
102
Weighted
Percent
20.6
79.4
82.1
17.9
66.6
33.4
42.3
57.7
63.4
36.6
18.4
81.6
19
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
215-215
QN36
216-216
217-217
218-218
219-219
220-220
QN37
QN38
QN39
QN40
QN41
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
141
1
261
No
2
Missing
1,809
Among students who drank alcohol during the
past 30 days, the percentage who usually got
the alcohol they drank from their friends
Yes
174
1
No
186
2
Missing
1,851
Percentage of students who drank so much
alcohol that they were really drunk one or more
times during their life
Yes
313
1
No
1,782
2
Missing
116
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
No
2
Missing
252
1,669
290
Among students who ever used drugs, the
percentage who first used drugs before age 14
years
Yes
202
1
No
91
2
Missing
1,918
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during their life
Yes
153
1
No
1,953
2
Missing
105
Weighted
Percent
36.8
63.2
49.4
50.6
16.1
83.9
13.6
86.4
67.5
32.5
7.5
92.5
20
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
221-221
QN42
222-222
228-228
229-229
230-230
231-231
QN43
QN49
QN50
QN51
QN52
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during the past 30 days
Yes
141
1
No
1,953
2
Missing
117
Percentage of students who used amphetamines
or methamphetamines one or more times
during their life
Yes
133
1
No
1,949
2
Missing
129
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
545
1
No
1,646
2
Missing
20
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride
a bicycle to or from school during the past
seven days
Yes
927
1
1,262
No
2
Missing
22
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on three or more days
each week during this school year
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
507
1,623
81
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day during a typical or usual day
doing sitting activities
Yes
625
1
1,565
No
2
Missing
21
Weighted
Percent
6.8
93.2
6.4
93.6
25.1
74.9
41.9
58.1
23.8
76.2
28.8
71.2
21
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
232-232
QN53
233-233
234-234
235-235
236-236
QN54
QN55
QN56
QN57
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
875
1,314
22
40.2
59.8
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
No
2
Missing
889
1,290
32
41.6
58.4
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
855
1
No
1,300
2
Missing
56
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
No
2
Missing
604
1,589
18
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
673
1
No
1,518
2
Missing
20
39.8
60.2
27.1
72.9
30.4
69.6
22
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
237-237
QN58
350-350
QNOWTG
351-351 QNOBESEG
352-352 QNUNWTG
353-353
QNFRVGG
354-354 QNANYTBG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians went through their things without
their approval never or rarely during the past
30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
1,196
965
50
Weighted
Percent
55.6
44.4
Percentage of students who were overweight
(>+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1,244
1
No
867
2
Missing
100
58.7
41.3
Percentage of students who were obese
(>+2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
455
1
No
1,656
2
Missing
100
21.1
78.9
Percentage of students who were underweight
(<-2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
3
1
No
2,108
2
Missing
100
0.2
99.8
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits
and vegetables five or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
849
1,317
45
38.7
61.3
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
537
1,580
94
26.3
73.7
23
2010 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonga Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
355-355 QNPA7G
356-356
358-358
QNPE5G
QNC2G
362-371
WEIGHT
372-380
STRATUM
381-385
PSU
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 seven days during the past seven days
Yes
304
1
No
1,887
2
Missing
20
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on five or more days each
week during this school year
Yes
354
1
No
1,776
2
Missing
81
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
200
1
No
102
2
Missing
1,909
Weighted
Percent
13.8
86.2
16.5
83.5
65.6
34.4
24