2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
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
4
Weighted
Percent
0.1
44
1.7
3
13 years old
566
21.3
4
14 years old
813
30.7
5
15 years old
875
33.4
6
16 years old or older
362
12.8
Missing
8
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
1,336
52.3
1,320
47.7
Missing
16
In what grade are you?
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
2
2
0.1
899
33.9
3
Grade 9
790
31.5
4
Grade 10
894
32.1
5
Grade 11
72
2.3
6
Grade 12
1
0.0
Missing
14
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
1,634
61.4
2
Rarely
405
15.3
3
Sometimes
365
13.9
4
Most of the time
166
6.4
5
Always
74
2.9
Missing
28
1
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
31-31
Standard
Variable
Name
Q7
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 apples,
oranges, or grapes?
I did not eat fruit during the
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
Q8
Q10
Q9
Q11
389
14.4
710
26.4
1 time per day
612
23.5
4
2 times per day
431
16.3
5
3 times per day
195
7.2
6
4 times per day
70
2.6
7
5 or more times per day
253
9.5
12
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
green leaves, coriander, carrots, or cucumber?
I did not eat vegetables
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
1 time per day
3
351
13.1
662
24.6
733
28.2
4
2 times per day
396
14.8
5
3 times per day
166
6.3
6
4 times per day
75
2.8
7
5 or more times per day
272
10.3
Missing
33-33
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
32-32
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually drink carbonated soft
drinks, such as Pepsi, cola, or Seven-up?
I did not drink carbonated
1
soft drinks during the past 30
days
Less than one time per day
2
17
191
7.1
485
18.4
3
1 time per day
557
21.0
4
2 times per day
476
17.8
5
3 times per day
302
11.7
6
4 times per day
114
4.1
7
5 or more times per day
531
20.0
Missing
16
2
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
34-34
Standard
Variable
Name
Q10
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Q13
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you eat food from a fast food restaurant, such
as McDonalds, Kentucky, or Pizza hut?
0 days
1
246
9.5
2
1 day
536
20.0
3
2 days
594
22.1
4
3 days
438
16.5
5
4 days
287
10.7
6
5 days
188
7.2
7
6 days
84
3.0
8
7 days
292
11.0
Missing
35-35
Q11
Q14
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
Q12
Q15
7
160
6.5
215
8.1
632
23.9
4
2 times per day
844
31.2
5
3 times per day
406
15.1
6
4 or more times per day
404
15.2
Missing
36-36
Weighted
Percent
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands before eating?
Never
1
Rarely
2
11
51
1.9
135
4.9
341
13.0
363
13.4
1,767
66.7
3
Sometimes
4
Most of the time
5
Always
Missing
15
3
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
37-37
38-38
39-39
Standard
Variable
Name
Q13
Q14
Q15
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q16
Q17
Q21
During the past 30 days, how often did you
wash your hands after using the toilet or
latrine?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
65
2.5
2
Rarely
87
3.4
3
Sometimes
158
6.1
4
Most of the time
169
6.4
5
Always
2,177
81.6
Missing
16
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
Never
1
Rarely
2
28
1.1
60
2.2
3
Sometimes
169
6.5
4
Most of the time
305
11.8
5
Always
2,090
78.4
Missing
20
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
0 times
1
1 time
2
1,781
66.6
321
12.6
3
2 or 3 times
272
10.3
4
4 or 5 times
87
3.2
5
6 or 7 times
37
1.5
6
8 or 9 times
27
1.0
7
10 or 11 times
14
0.5
8
12 or more times
104
4.2
Missing
29
4
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
40-40
Standard
Variable
Name
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q22
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you in a physical fight?
0 times
1
1 time
2
Q17
Q23
Q18
Q24
1,486
55.1
468
18.2
2 or 3 times
361
13.8
4
4 or 5 times
108
4.0
5
6 or 7 times
48
2.0
6
8 or 9 times
22
0.9
7
10 or 11 times
20
0.8
8
12 or more times
134
5.2
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you seriously injured?
0 times
1
1 time
2
25
1,307
55.9
535
22.8
3
2 or 3 times
297
13.0
4
4 or 5 times
73
3.2
5
6 or 7 times
21
1.1
6
8 or 9 times
15
0.6
7
10 or 11 times
3
0.1
8
12 or more times
72
3.3
Missing
42-42
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
41-41
Unweighted
Frequency
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 or stab wound
3
I had a concussion or other
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
5
6
7
8
I had a bad burn
I was poisoned or took too
much of a drug
Something else happened to
me
Missing
349
1,558
65.3
197
8.3
174
7.3
63
2.7
31
1.4
20
0.9
36
1.5
298
12.6
295
5
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
43-43
44-44
Standard
Variable
Name
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q25
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 attacked or abused or
5
was fighting with someone
I was in a fire or too near a
6
flame or something hot
I inhaled or swallowed
7
something bad for me
Something else caused my
8
injury
Missing
Q26
During the past 30 days, on how many days
were you bullied?
0 days
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,611
67.3
63
2.7
175
7.6
101
4.1
81
3.6
33
1.5
23
0.9
296
12.3
289
1,821
71.7
2
1 or 2 days
424
16.5
3
3 to 5 days
125
5.0
4
6 to 9 days
43
1.9
5
10 to 19 days
22
1.0
6
20 to 29 days
19
0.7
7
All 30 days
79
3.2
Missing
139
6
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Data
Location
45-45
46-46
47-47
Standard
Variable
Name
Q21
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q27
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
Q28
Q29
During the past 12 months, how often have you
felt lonely?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,124
84.0
80
3.0
53
2.0
31
1.3
57
2.3
8
0.3
27
1.1
156
5.9
136
1,031
39.7
2
Rarely
574
21.9
3
Sometimes
533
19.8
4
Most of the time
294
11.0
5
Always
198
7.7
Missing
42
During the past 12 months, how often have you
been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
Never
1
883
34.5
2
Rarely
601
22.9
3
Sometimes
593
22.4
4
Most of the time
335
12.3
5
Always
212
7.9
Missing
48
7
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Data
Location
48-48
Standard
Variable
Name
Q24
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q30
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
49-49
Q25
Q31
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
50-50
51-51
Q26
Q27
Q32
Q33
During the past 12 months, how many times
did you actually attempt suicide?
0 times
1
Q28
Q34
Weighted
Percent
519
19.9
2,132
80.1
21
368
14.0
2,271
86.0
33
2,188
82.7
2
1 time
253
9.6
3
2 or 3 times
90
3.4
4
4 or 5 times
41
1.5
5
6 or more times
71
2.8
Missing
29
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
91
3
2
4
3 or more
Missing
52-52
Unweighted
Frequency
How old were you when you first tried a
cigarette?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
7 years old or younger
2
3.3
187
7.3
325
12.2
2,046
77.2
23
1,960
76.2
105
4.3
86
3.4
3
8 or 9 years old
4
10 or 11 years old
90
3.7
5
12 or 13 years old
181
7.2
6
14 or 15 years old
121
4.8
7
16 years old or older
13
0.5
Missing
116
8
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
53-53
Standard
Variable
Name
Q29
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q35
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
55-55
Q30
Q31
Q36
Q37
Q38
82.4
124
4.7
47
1.8
4
6 to 9 days
46
2.0
5
10 to 19 days
24
0.9
6
20 to 29 days
37
1.4
7
All 30 days
172
6.8
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any tobacco products other than
cigarettes, such as hubble bubble?
0 days
1
59
2,475
93.3
2
1 or 2 days
68
2.5
3
3 to 5 days
28
1.0
4
6 to 9 days
16
0.6
5
10 to 19 days
12
0.4
6
20 to 29 days
14
0.6
7
All 30 days
42
1.6
Missing
17
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
Missing
Q32
2,163
3 to 5 days
4
56-56
Weighted
Percent
3
Missing
54-54
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days have
people smoked in your presence?
0 days
1
2,084
80.4
114
4.6
268
10.4
114
4.7
92
1,065
40.4
2
1 or 2 days
556
20.9
3
3 or 4 days
284
10.9
4
5 or 6 days
142
5.3
5
All 7 days
600
22.5
Missing
25
9
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Data
Location
57-57
Standard
Variable
Name
Q33
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q39
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
5
I do not know
Missing
64-64
Q40
Q47
How old were you when you first used drugs?
I have never used drugs
1
7 years old or younger
2
66-66
Q41
Q42
Q48
Q49
Weighted
Percent
1,871
71.1
520
19.3
30
1.1
53
2.0
166
6.4
32
2,185
95.6
31
1.4
3
8 or 9 years old
19
0.8
4
10 or 11 years old
10
0.4
5
12 or 13 years old
10
0.5
6
14 or 15 years old
16
0.7
7
16 years old or older
16
0.7
Missing
65-65
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, how many times have you
used marijuana (also called khushkhash)?
0 times
1
385
2,559
96.8
2
1 or 2 times
22
0.8
3
3 to 9 times
11
0.4
4
10 to 19 times
13
0.5
5
20 or more times
38
1.5
Missing
29
During the past 30 days, how many times have
you used marijuana (also called khushkhash)?
0 times
1
2,561
96.9
2
1 or 2 times
20
0.8
3
3 to 9 times
14
0.5
4
10 to 19 times
12
0.5
5
20 or more times
34
1.3
Missing
31
10
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
67-67
Standard
Variable
Name
Q43
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q50
During your life, how many times have you
used amphetamines or methamphetamines ?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3
3 to 9 times
4
10 to 19 times
5
20 or more times
Missing
73-73
Q49
Q55
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
Q56
Weighted
Percent
2,232
96.9
17
0.7
15
0.7
4
0.2
34
1.5
370
762
28.8
537
20.1
3
2 days
429
16.2
4
3 days
244
9.0
5
4 days
133
5.1
6
5 days
97
3.7
7
6 days
45
1.7
8
7 days
408
15.4
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
17
1,876
69.8
2
1 day
204
7.8
3
2 days
98
3.8
4
3 days
71
2.8
5
4 days
49
1.8
6
5 days
48
1.8
7
6 days
11
0.4
8
7 days
302
11.7
Missing
13
11
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
75-75
Standard
Variable
Name
Q51
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q58
During this school year, on how many days did
you go to physical education (PE) class each
week?
0 days
1
316
11.9
2
1 day
226
8.6
3
2 days
890
33.6
4
3 days
109
4.2
5
4 days
6
5 or more days
Missing
76-76
Q52
Q61
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, reading stories, or painting?
Less than 1 hour per day
1
Q53
Q62
Q54
Q63
26
639
24.6
1 to 2 hours per day
590
22.2
3
3 to 4 hours per day
631
24.0
4
5 to 6 hours per day
269
10.0
5
7 to 8 hours per day
130
5.0
6
More than 8 hours per day
375
14.2
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you miss classes or school without permission?
0 days
1
38
1,114
42.1
2
1 or 2 days
879
33.1
3
3 to 5 days
400
15.0
4
6 to 9 days
134
5.1
5
10 or more days
122
4.7
Missing
78-78
2.7
39.0
2
Missing
77-77
74
1,031
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and helpful?
Never
1
23
332
12.9
2
Rarely
307
11.6
3
Sometimes
430
16.3
4
Most of the time
494
18.4
5
Always
1,087
40.7
Missing
22
12
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Data
Location
79-79
80-80
81-81
82-82
Standard
Variable
Name
Q55
Q56
Q57
Q58
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Q64
Q65
Q66
Q67
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians check to see if your
homework was done?
Never
1
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
477
18.0
2
Rarely
306
11.5
3
Sometimes
437
16.4
4
Most of the time
361
13.7
5
Always
1,062
40.4
Missing
29
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your problems
and worries?
Never
1
Rarely
2
712
27.0
425
15.6
3
Sometimes
481
18.2
4
Most of the time
349
13.4
5
Always
680
26.0
Missing
25
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
592
22.7
392
14.8
3
Sometimes
656
24.7
4
Most of the time
357
13.4
5
Always
642
24.4
Missing
33
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians go through your things
without your approval?
Never
1
Rarely
2
1,408
53.6
446
16.7
3
Sometimes
439
16.7
4
Most of the time
161
6.1
5
Always
187
7.0
Missing
31
13
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
185-185
Standard
Variable
Name
QN6
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
240
9.3
2,404
90.7
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
186-186
QN7
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit
two or more times per day during the past 30
days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
187-187
QN8
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables three or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
188-188
QN9
Percentage of students who usually drank
carbonated soft drinks one or more times per
day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
189-189
QN10
Percentage of students who ate food from a fast
food restaurant on three or more days during
the past 7 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
190-190
QN11
Percentage of students who usually cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than one time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Weighted
Percent
28
949
35.6
1,711
64.4
12
513
19.3
2,142
80.7
17
1,980
74.5
676
25.5
16
1,289
48.4
1,376
51.6
7
375
14.6
2,286
85.4
11
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2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
191-191
QN12
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
192-192
QN13
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands after using the toilet or
latrine during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
193-193
QN14
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
186
6.8
2,471
93.2
15
152
5.9
2,504
94.1
16
88
3.3
2,564
96.7
20
862
33.4
1,781
66.6
29
1,161
44.9
1,486
55.1
25
1,016
44.1
1,307
55.9
349
15
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
197-197
QN18
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 a broken bone
or dislocated joint
Yes
1
197
23.8
622
76.2
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
198-198
QN19
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
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
201-201
QN22
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always felt lonely during the past 12 months
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
1,853
63
8.3
709
91.7
1,900
712
28.3
1,821
71.7
139
80
19.0
332
81.0
2,260
492
18.7
2,138
81.3
42
16
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
202-202
QN23
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
547
20.2
2,077
79.8
Country
Question
Number
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
205-205
QN26
Percentage of students who actually attempted
suicide one or more times 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
48
519
19.9
2,132
80.1
21
368
14.0
2,271
86.0
33
455
17.3
2,188
82.7
29
91
3.3
2,558
96.7
23
462
78.0
134
22.0
2,076
17
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
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
219-219
QN40
Among students who ever used drugs, the
percentage who first used drugs before age 14
years
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
450
17.6
2,163
82.4
59
180
6.7
2,475
93.3
17
268
68.8
114
31.2
2,290
1,582
59.6
1,065
40.4
25
603
22.5
2,037
77.5
32
70
68.7
32
31.3
2,570
18
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
220-220
QN41
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
221-221
QN42
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
222-222
QN43
Percentage of students who used amphetamines
or methamphetamines one or more times
during their life
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
84
3.2
2,559
96.8
29
80
3.1
2,561
96.9
31
70
3.1
2,232
96.9
370
550
20.7
2,105
79.3
17
1,876
69.8
783
30.2
13
1,214
45.9
1,432
54.1
26
19
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
231-231
QN52
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day during a typical or usual day
doing sitting activities
Yes
1
1,405
53.2
1,229
46.8
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
232-232
QN53
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of
the past 30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
233-233
QN54
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
2
No
Missing
234-234
QN55
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
2
No
Missing
235-235
QN56
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
2
No
Missing
38
1,535
57.9
1,114
42.1
23
1,581
59.1
1,069
40.9
22
1,423
54.1
1,220
45.9
29
1,029
39.3
1,618
60.7
25
20
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
236-236
QN57
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1
999
37.8
1,640
62.2
Country
Question
Number
2
No
Missing
237-237
QN58
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians went through their things without
their approval never or rarely during the past
30 days
Yes
1
2
No
Missing
350-350
QNOWTG
Percentage of students who were overweight
(>+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
1
2
No
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
33
1,854
70.3
787
29.7
31
1,303
50.6
1,282
49.4
87
595
22.6
1,990
77.4
87
62
2.4
2,523
97.6
87
585
21.9
2,066
78.1
21
21
2011 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Kuwait Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
354-354
Standard
Variable
Name
QNANYTBG
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
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
356-356
QNPE5G
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on five or more days each
week during this school year
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
477
18.7
2,127
81.3
68
408
15.4
2,247
84.6
17
1,031
39.0
1,615
61.0
26
199
38.9
309
61.1
2,164
22