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Standard
Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
SCHOOL
School Codes
14-16
CLASS
Class Codes
17-17
Q1
19-19
Q2
Q3
Weighted
Percent
21
146
657
918
705
503
29
0.7
4.7
22.0
31.5
24.2
17.0
1,436
1,494
49
52.6
47.4
798
713
707
703
58
26.8
24.3
26.2
22.8
Site Code
4-13
18-18
Unweighted
Frequency
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?
Seventh
1
Eighth
2
Ninth
3
Tenth
4
Missing
20-23
Q4
Q7
How tall are you without your shoes on?
(Note: Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q8
How much do you weigh without your shoes
on? (Note: Data are in kilograms.)
30-30
Q6
Q12
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1,759
1
Rarely
415
2
Sometimes
572
3
Most of the time
96
4
Always
126
5
Missing
11
59.1
14.0
19.3
3.2
4.5
1
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Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q16
Q17
Q23
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as dates,
apples, or oranges?
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, potatoes, 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
Weighted
Percent
185
6.4
488
825
643
347
144
334
13
16.4
27.5
21.6
11.8
4.9
11.5
270
9.1
516
991
531
254
88
308
21
17.5
33.2
18.0
8.5
3.1
10.5
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
153
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
146
2
1 time per day
825
3
2 times per day
1,066
4
3 times per day
489
5
4 or more times per day
268
6
Missing
32
5.4
5.1
28.1
36.0
16.3
9.1
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Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q24
Q25
Q29
Q34
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
91
88
216
144
2,416
24
3.2
3.1
7.4
4.8
81.6
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
113
109
210
203
2,312
32
4.0
3.7
7.2
6.8
78.2
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
140
Never
1
Rarely
140
2
Sometimes
459
3
Most
of
the
time
322
4
Always
1,893
5
Missing
25
5.0
4.9
15.6
10.8
63.7
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
61.9
17.1
10.9
3.0
1.3
0.6
0.4
4.8
1,847
502
321
88
37
17
12
140
15
3
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Name
38-38
Q14
39-39
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q35
Q37
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
1,747
546
313
96
52
23
23
152
27
58.8
18.5
10.7
3.3
1.8
0.8
0.8
5.3
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
1,571
590
195
70
19
15
3
42
474
62.0
23.9
8.0
2.9
0.8
0.6
0.1
1.8
4
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Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q38
Q39
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
1,855
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
279
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
107
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
38
4
Riding or driving in a car or
35
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
32
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
165
7
Something else
118
8
Missing
350
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,983
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
66
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
216
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
68
4
me
I was fighting with someone
68
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
19
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
11
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
257
8
injury
Missing
291
Weighted
Percent
70.1
11.0
4.1
1.5
1.4
1.2
6.2
4.4
73.4
2.6
8.1
2.5
2.6
0.7
0.4
9.7
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Name
42-42
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q40
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
2,036
75.4
329
198
12.4
7.5
49
74
1.9
2.8
293
43-43
Q19
Q41
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
Missing
2,979
44-44
Q20
Q47
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
45-45
Q21
Q48
Weighted
Percent
1,790
727
219
74
39
19
64
47
61.1
24.6
7.4
2.7
1.3
0.6
2.3
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
Missing
2,979
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69-69
Q45
70-70
71-71
Q46
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Q56
Q57
Q65
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
778
610
387
205
122
128
45
665
39
26.1
20.6
13.0
6.8
4.1
4.5
1.6
23.3
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
771
633
401
233
130
142
72
588
9
25.8
20.9
13.4
7.9
4.3
4.8
2.5
20.4
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
reading?
Less than 1 hour per day
1,005
1
1 to 2 hours per day
922
2
3 to 4 hours per day
525
3
5
to
6
hours
per
day
188
4
7 to 8 hours per day
94
5
More than 8 hours per day
191
6
Missing
54
34.2
31.4
18.0
6.4
3.3
6.6
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Name
72-72
Q48
73-73
74-74
Q49
Q50
Country
Question
Number
Q66
Q67
Q68
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
1,872
1
1 day
293
2
2 days
165
3
3
days
82
4
4 days
57
5
5 days
131
6
6 days
21
7
7 days
340
8
Missing
18
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
1,119
1
10 to 19 minutes per day
827
2
20 to 29 minutes per day
368
3
30
to
39
minutes
per
day
210
4
40 to 49 minutes per day
110
5
50 to 59 minutes per day
75
6
60 or more minutes per day
225
7
Missing
45
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
1,926
702
146
41
72
92
Weighted
Percent
62.8
10.1
5.8
2.8
2.0
4.3
0.7
11.6
38.2
28.3
12.6
7.2
3.6
2.5
7.7
66.2
24.4
5.2
1.5
2.7
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Name
75-75
Q51
76-76
77-77
78-78
Q52
Q53
Q54
Country
Question
Number
Q69
Q70
Q71
Q72
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and
helpful?
Never
398
1
Rarely
360
2
Sometimes
635
3
Most
of
the
time
404
4
Always
1,127
5
Missing
55
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
Weighted
Percent
13.9
12.5
21.4
13.6
38.6
514
372
556
348
1,138
51
17.7
12.7
19.1
11.9
38.6
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
674
413
657
347
836
52
23.2
14.2
22.5
11.7
28.3
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
528
420
703
411
870
47
18.2
14.4
23.9
14.0
29.5
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146-146
QN6
147-147
148-148
149-149
150-150
151-151
QN7
QN8
QN9
QN10
QN11
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
222
1
No
2,746
2
Missing
11
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as dates, apples, or oranges, one or more
times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
2,293
1
673
No
2
Missing
13
Weighted
Percent
7.7
92.3
77.2
22.8
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as tomatoes, potatoes, or
carrots, one or more times per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,172
786
21
73.4
26.6
Percentage of students who did not clean or
brush their teeth during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
153
2,794
32
5.4
94.6
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
179
2,776
24
6.3
93.7
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
222
2,725
32
7.8
92.2
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152-152
QN12
153-153
154-154
155-155
156-156
157-157
QN13
QN14
QN15
QN16
QN17
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
280
1
No
2,674
2
Missing
25
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,117
1
No
1,847
2
Missing
15
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,205
1
1,747
No
2
Missing
27
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
934
1,571
474
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
278
1
No
642
2
Missing
2,059
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
215
712
2,052
Weighted
Percent
9.9
90.1
38.1
61.9
41.2
58.8
38.0
62.0
30.6
69.4
22.9
77.1
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158-158
QN18
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
329
576
2,074
159-159
QN19
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
Missing
2,979
160-160
QN20
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,142
1,790
47
161-161
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
Missing
2,979
185-185
QN45
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
665
1
No
2,275
2
Missing
39
186-186
QN46
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
588
1
No
2,382
2
Missing
9
Weighted
Percent
36.2
63.8
38.9
61.1
23.3
76.7
20.4
79.6
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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 reading
Yes
998
1
No
1,927
2
Missing
54
Weighted
Percent
34.3
65.7
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
1,872
1,089
18
62.8
37.2
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
2,314
620
45
79.0
21.0
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
961
1
1,926
No
2
Missing
92
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
758
1
No
2,166
2
Missing
55
33.8
66.2
26.4
73.6
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192-192
QN52
193-193
194-194
264-264
266-266
267-267
QN53
QN54
QNFRVGG
QNMINPAG
QNWKRDG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
886
2,042
51
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
1,087
1
1,840
No
2
Missing
52
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
948
1
No
1,984
2
Missing
47
Weighted
Percent
30.4
69.6
37.5
62.5
32.6
67.4
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
855
2,093
31
29.3
70.7
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
2,234
700
45
75.5
24.5
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
2,723
1
No
202
2
Missing
54
93.0
7.0
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Name
358-369
Weight
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Weight
370-374
PSU
Primary Sampling Unit
375-383
Stratum
Stratum
384-388
BMIPct
Percentile for body mass index, by age and sex
15