2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
17-17
18-18
19-19
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q1
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percentage
How old are you?
1
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
Missing
14
11
715
1,073
1,070
605
36
0.4
0.3
22.1
30.1
30.2
17.0
What is your sex?
1
Male
2
Female
Missing
1,621
1,867
36
46.0
54.0
In what grade are you?
1
2 CB
2
3 CB
3
1 BD
Missing
1,231
1,314
948
31
38.6
34.9
26.5
2,661
563
208
34
19
39
76.6
16.1
5.8
0.9
0.6
20-23
Q4
Q6
How tall are you without your shoes on? (Note: Data
are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q7
How much do you weigh without your shoes on?
(Note: Data are in kilograms.)
30-30
Q6
Q9
During the past 30 days, how often did you go hungry
because there was not enough food in your home?
1
2
3
4
5
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
1
2012
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Location
31-31
32-32
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q7
Q12
Q8
Q13
Question
Code and Label
1
I did not eat fruit during the past 30 days
284
8.2
2
3
4
5
6
7
Less than one time per day
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 times per day
5 or more times per day
Missing
733
928
773
422
138
235
11
20.9
26.0
22.1
12.0
4.0
6.9
187
5.3
700
1,094
932
254
112
218
27
19.6
30.9
27.2
7.4
3.1
6.5
243
6.6
813
586
610
428
295
539
10
22.4
16.6
17.3
12.7
8.4
15.9
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually eat vegetables, such as lettuce, tomatoes,
or carrots?
2
3
4
5
6
7
Q9
Q15
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually eat fruit, such as apples, bananas, or
oranges?
1
33-33
Unweighted
Frequency
I did not eat vegetables during the past 30
days
Less than one time per day
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 times per day
5 or more times per day
Missing
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually drink carbonated soft drinks, such as Coca
Cola, Pepsi, Nix, or Fresquita?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
I did not drink carbonated soft drinks
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 times per day
5 or more times per day
Missing
2
2012
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Data
Location
34-34
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q10
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Q11
Q17
2
3
4
5
6
Q12
Q18
Q13
Q19
1,927
921
343
174
67
35
18
24
15
54.7
26.1
9.9
5.2
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.7
I did not clean or brush my teeth during
the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
Missing
26
0.7
63
329
1,035
1,334
695
42
1.8
9.1
28.4
39.5
20.5
152
329
704
1,011
1,316
12
3.9
8.9
19.6
29.0
38.7
80
189
366
730
2,139
20
2.0
5.1
10.2
20.8
61.9
During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your
hands before eating?
1
2
3
4
5
37-37
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
Missing
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually clean or brush your teeth?
1
36-36
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 7 days, on how many days did you eat
food from a fast food restaurant, such as McDonalds,
Burger King, or Barneys?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
35-35
Unweighted
Frequency
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your
hands after using the toilet or latrine?
1
2
3
4
5
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
3
2012
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Location
38-38
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q14
Q20
Question
Code and Label
Q15
Q21
Q16
Q24
Q17
Q25
55
77
202
546
2,588
56
1.5
2.2
5.8
15.9
74.5
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
Missing
2,949
281
153
48
18
16
7
33
19
84.0
7.9
4.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.9
2,565
453
310
80
32
25
15
40
4
73.0
12.8
8.8
2.3
0.9
0.7
0.4
1.1
2,170
709
302
61
15
10
7
22
228
66.4
21.2
9.1
1.8
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
During the past 12 months, how many times were you
in a physical fight?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
41-41
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
During the past 12 months, how many times were you
physically attacked?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
40-40
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap
when washing your hands?
1
2
3
4
5
39-39
Unweighted
Frequency
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
Missing
During the past 12 months, how many times were you
seriously injured?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
Missing
4
2012
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Data
Location
42-42
43-43
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q18
Q26
Q19
Q27
Question
Code and Label
1
I was not seriously injured during the past
12 months
2,364
71.3
2
I had a broken bone or a dislocated joint
278
8.0
3
4
I had a cut or stab wound
61
1.9
I had a concussion or other head or neck
injury, was knocked out, or could not
breathe
67
2.0
5
6
I had a gunshot wound
I had a bad burn
9
23
0.3
0.8
7
I was poisoned or took too much of a drug
12
0.3
8
Something else happened to me
Missing
525
185
15.5
During the past 12 months, what was the major cause
of the most serious injury that happened to you?
1
I was not seriously injured during the past
12 months
2,325
71.0
2
I was in a motor vehicle accident or hit by
a motor vehicle
I fell
Something fell on me or hit me
70
2.2
342
76
10.4
2.2
5
I was attacked or abused or was fighting
with someone
29
0.9
6
I was in a fire or too near a flame or
something hot
13
0.4
7
I inhaled or swallowed something bad for
me
Something else caused my injury
Missing
14
0.4
432
223
12.5
2,780
443
94
26
29
12
31
109
81.4
13.0
2.7
0.7
0.8
0.3
1.0
8
Q20
Q28
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 12 months, what was the most serious
injury that happened to you?
3
4
44-44
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days were you
bullied?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
Missing
5
2012
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Location
45-45
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q21
Q29
Question
Code and Label
1
I was not bullied during the past 30 days
2,836
83.6
2
I was hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around,
or locked indoors
26
0.7
3
I was made fun of because of my race,
nationality, or color
I was made fun of because of my religion
33
0.9
6
0.2
5
I was made fun of with sexual jokes,
comments, or gestures
99
3.0
6
I was left out of activities on purpose or
completely ignored
39
1.1
7
I was made fun of because of how my
body or face looks
I was bullied in some other way
Missing
165
4.9
189
131
5.5
1,507
1,062
678
178
68
31
43.4
29.8
19.6
5.1
2.0
1,400
1,168
710
149
43
54
40.9
33.3
20.0
4.5
1.3
8
Q22
Q34
During the past 12 months, how often have you felt
lonely?
1
2
3
4
5
47-47
Q23
Q35
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied most
often?
4
46-46
Unweighted
Frequency
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
During the past 12 months, how often have you been
so worried about something that you could not sleep at
night?
1
2
3
4
5
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
6
2012
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Data
Location
48-48
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q24
Q37
Question
Code and Label
Q25
Q38
422
3,058
44
12.3
87.7
Q26
Q39
384
3,051
89
11.2
88.8
3,152
234
79
18
18
23
89.9
6.7
2.4
0.5
0.5
52-52
Q27
Q28
Q41
How many close friends do you have?
1
0
2
1
3
2
4
3 or more
Missing
107
250
490
2,633
44
3.1
7.3
14.3
75.2
Q46
How old were you when you first tried a cigarette?
1
I have never smoked cigarettes
2
7 years old or younger
3
8 or 9 years old
4
10 or 11 years old
5
12 or 13 years old
6
14 or 15 years old
7
16 years old or older
Missing
2,425
60
57
114
425
356
37
50
70.3
1.8
1.6
3.2
12.2
9.7
1.2
Yes
No
Missing
During the past 12 months, how many times did you
actually attempt suicide?
1
2
3
4
5
51-51
Yes
No
Missing
During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about
how you would attempt suicide?
1
2
50-50
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously
consider attempting suicide?
1
2
49-49
Unweighted
Frequency
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
Missing
7
2012
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Location
53-53
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q29
Q47
Question
Code and Label
Q30
Q48
Q31
Q49
Q32
Q50
3,022
181
63
49
42
36
74
57
86.9
5.2
2.0
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.2
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
Missing
3,304
107
41
18
15
9
11
19
94.4
3.0
1.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
2,660
77.1
338
9.6
238
222
66
7.0
6.3
1,123
934
370
192
856
49
32.2
26.9
10.7
5.4
24.7
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried to stop
smoking cigarettes?
1
I have never smoked cigarettes
2
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past
12 months
Yes
No
Missing
3
4
56-56
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
Missing
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
use any tobacco products other than cigarettes, such as
a pipe or hand rolled tobacco?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
55-55
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigarettes?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
54-54
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days have people
smoked in your presence?
1
2
3
4
5
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 or 4 days
5 or 6 days
All 7 days
Missing
8
2012
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Location
57-57
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q33
Q51
Question
Code and Label
Q34
Q52
2
3
4
5
6
7
Q35
Q53
Q36
Q54
2,088
568
428
354
54
32
59.5
16.6
12.0
10.3
1.6
I have never had a drink of alcohol other
than a few sips
7 years old or younger
8 or 9 years old
10 or 11 years old
12 or 13 years old
14 or 15 years old
16 years old or older
Missing
957
29.5
196
175
364
833
706
40
253
6.1
5.4
11.3
25.5
20.9
1.2
1,697
854
407
177
136
41
26
186
51.4
25.6
11.9
5.1
4.0
1.3
0.8
1,686
49.2
400
324
277
268
135
368
66
11.3
9.5
7.8
7.7
3.8
10.7
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
have at least one drink containing alcohol?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
60-60
Neither
My father or male guardian
My mother or female guardian
Both
I do not know
Missing
How old were you when you had your first drink of
alcohol other than a few sips?
1
59-59
Weighted
Percentage
Which of your parents or guardians use any form of
tobacco?
1
2
3
4
5
58-58
Unweighted
Frequency
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
Missing
During the past 30 days, on the days you drank
alcohol, how many drinks did you usually drink per
day?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
I did not drink alcohol during the past 30
days
Less than one drink
1 drink
2 drinks
3 drinks
4 drinks
5 or more drinks
Missing
9
2012
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Data
Location
61-61
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q37
Q55
Question
Code and Label
Q38
Q56
1
I did not drink alcohol during the past 30
days
2
I bought it in a store, shop, or from a street
vendor
3
I gave someone else money to buy it for
me
I got it from my friends
I got it from my family
I stole it or got it without permission
I got it some other way
Missing
Q39
Q57
Q41
Q60
52.1
669
19.8
69
1.8
347
305
18
221
168
10.4
9.0
0.5
6.5
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 or more times
Missing
2,408
634
238
123
121
71.1
19.0
6.5
3.4
2,678
534
152
67
93
78.2
15.5
4.5
1.9
3,024
165
125
50
129
31
87.3
4.6
3.3
1.3
3.5
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?
1
2
3
4
65-65
1,727
During your life, how many times did you drink so
much alcohol that you were really drunk?
1
2
3
4
63-63
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how did you usually get the
alcohol you drank?
4
5
6
7
62-62
Unweighted
Frequency
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 or more times
Missing
During your life, how many times have you used
marijuana ?
1
2
3
4
5
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 or more times
Missing
10
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Location
68-68
69-69
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q44
Q64
Q45
Q65
Question
Code and Label
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
1
Yes
2
No
Missing
Q46
Q66
Q47
Q67
1,140
2,244
140
34.2
65.8
I have never had sexual intercourse
11 years old or younger
12 years old
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old or older
Missing
2,397
68
92
194
354
261
59
99
69.5
2.0
3.0
5.7
10.5
7.6
1.7
2,441
473
176
125
65
43
125
76
70.3
13.9
5.1
3.8
1.8
1.3
3.7
2,416
818
187
103
70.2
24.3
5.4
During your life, with how many people have you had
sexual intercourse?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
71-71
Weighted
Percentage
How old were you when you had sexual intercourse
for the first time?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
70-70
Unweighted
Frequency
I have never had sexual intercourse
1 person
2 people
3 people
4 people
5 people
6 or more people
Missing
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or
your partner use a condom forro, or preservativo?
1
2
3
I have never had sexual intercourse
Yes
No
Missing
11
2012
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Location
72-72
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q48
Q69
Question
Code and Label
Q49
Q72
Q50
Q73
Q51
Q74
2,414
505
411
87
107
70.3
15.2
11.9
2.7
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
Missing
724
399
685
443
278
268
164
537
26
20.9
11.8
19.5
12.3
7.5
7.5
4.6
15.9
1,213
203
185
130
94
312
279
1,064
44
32.9
5.7
5.2
3.5
2.6
9.0
8.6
32.3
441
280
1,538
211
63
884
107
12.7
8.2
44.3
6.5
1.8
26.6
During the past 7 days, on how many days did you
walk or ride a bicycle to or from school?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
75-75
I have never had sexual intercourse
Yes
No
I do not know
Missing
During the past 7 days, on how many days were you
physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per
day?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
74-74
Weighted
Percentage
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or
your partner use any other method of birth control,
such as withdrawal, rhythm (safe time), birth control
pills, or any other method to prevent pregnancy?
1
2
3
4
73-73
Unweighted
Frequency
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
Missing
During this school year, on how many days did you go
to physical education (PE) class each week?
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 or more days
Missing
12
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Location
76-76
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q52
Q75
Question
Code and Label
Q53
Q76
Q54
Q77
Q55
Q78
411
978
1,174
532
152
218
59
12.3
28.6
32.8
15.4
4.5
6.4
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 or more days
Missing
2,544
628
184
60
56
52
73.3
18.0
5.2
1.7
1.7
153
272
639
1,165
1,208
87
4.7
8.1
18.5
33.5
35.3
626
510
712
714
896
66
17.8
14.8
19.9
20.8
26.7
During the past 30 days, how often were most of the
students in your school kind and helpful?
1
2
3
4
5
79-79
Less than 1 hour per day
1 to 2 hours per day
3 to 4 hours per day
5 to 6 hours per day
7 to 8 hours per day
More than 8 hours per day
Missing
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
miss classes or school without permission?
1
2
3
4
5
78-78
Weighted
Percentage
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 drinking mate?
1
2
3
4
5
6
77-77
Unweighted
Frequency
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians check to see if your homework was done?
1
2
3
4
5
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
13
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
80-80
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q56
Q79
Question
Code and Label
Q57
Q80
QN6
QN7
QN8
12.5
10.8
15.8
23.8
37.0
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
249
252
518
930
1,493
82
7.6
7.5
14.5
26.6
43.8
Yes
No
Missing
53
3,432
39
1.5
98.5
1,568
1,945
11
44.9
55.1
584
2,913
27
16.9
83.1
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit two or
more times per day during the past 30 days
1
2
187-187
416
370
556
833
1,269
80
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
1
2
186-186
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians really know what you were doing with your
free time?
1
2
3
4
5
185-185
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians understand your problems and worries?
1
2
3
4
5
81-81
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who usually ate vegetables
three or more times per day during the past 30 days
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
14
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
188-188
Standard
Variable
Name
QN9
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
Yes
No
Missing
318
3,191
15
9.3
90.7
Yes
No
Missing
89
3,393
42
2.6
97.4
Yes
No
Missing
481
3,031
12
12.8
87.2
269
3,235
20
7.0
93.0
132
3,336
56
3.7
96.3
Percentage of students who never or rarely washed
their hands after using the toilet or latrine during the
past 30 days
1
2
193-193
71.0
29.0
Percentage of students who never or rarely washed
their hands before eating during the past 30 days
1
2
192-192
2,458
1,056
10
Percentage of students who usually cleaned or brushed
their teeth less than one time per day during the past 30
days
1
2
191-191
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who ate food from a fast food
restaurant on three or more days during the past 7 days
1
2
190-190
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who usually drank carbonated
soft drinks one or more times per day during the past
30 days
1
2
189-189
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who never or rarely used soap
when washing their hands during the past 30 days
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
15
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
194-194
Standard
Variable
Name
QN15
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN16
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Yes
No
Missing
955
2,565
4
27.0
73.0
Yes
No
Missing
1,126
2,170
228
33.6
66.4
Yes
No
Missing
278
697
2,549
28.0
72.0
70
906
2,548
7.7
92.3
635
2,780
109
18.6
81.4
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
1
2
199-199
16.0
84.0
Among students who were seriously injured during the
past 12 months, the percentage whose most serious
injury was a broken bone or dislocated joint
1
2
198-198
556
2,949
19
Percentage of students who were seriously injured one
or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
197-197
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who were in a physical fight
one or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
196-196
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who were physically attacked
one or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
195-195
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who were bullied on one or
more days during the past 30 days
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
16
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
200-200
Standard
Variable
Name
QN21
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN22
QN23
QN24
QN25
QN26
QN27
246
3,247
31
7.1
92.9
Yes
No
Missing
192
3,278
54
5.8
94.2
Yes
No
Missing
422
3,058
44
12.3
87.7
Yes
No
Missing
384
3,051
89
11.2
88.8
349
3,152
23
10.1
89.9
107
3,373
44
3.1
96.9
Percentage of students who actually attempted suicide
one or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
206-206
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who made a plan about how
they would attempt suicide during the past 12 months
1
2
205-205
4.5
95.5
Percentage of students who ever seriously considered
attempting suicide during the past 12 months
1
2
204-204
26
531
2,967
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
1
2
203-203
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who most of the time or always
felt lonely during the past 12 months
1
2
202-202
Weighted
Percentage
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
1
2
201-201
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who had no close friends
1
Yes
2
No
Missing
17
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
207-207
Standard
Variable
Name
QN28
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN29
QN30
QN31
QN32
QN33
Yes
No
Missing
445
3,022
57
13.1
86.9
Yes
No
Missing
201
3,304
19
5.6
94.4
Yes
No
Missing
238
222
3,064
52.7
47.3
2,352
1,123
49
67.8
32.2
1,350
2,142
32
38.9
61.1
Percentage of students who reported people smoked in
their presence on one or more days during the past
seven days
1
2
212-212
63.1
36.9
Among students who smoked cigarettes during the past
12 months, the percentage who tried to stop smoking
cigarettes during the past 12 months
1
2
211-211
656
393
2,475
Percentage of students who used any tobacco products
other than cigarettes on one or more days during the
past 30 days
1
2
210-210
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one
or more days during the past 30 days
1
2
209-209
Weighted
Percentage
Among students who ever smoked cigarettes, the
percentage who first tried a cigarette before age 14
years
1
2
208-208
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who had parents or guardians
who used any form of tobacco
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
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GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
213-213
Standard
Variable
Name
QN34
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN35
QN36
QN37
QN38
QN39
Yes
No
Missing
1,641
1,697
186
48.6
51.4
Yes
No
Missing
1,048
724
1,752
59.0
41.0
Yes
No
Missing
347
1,282
1,895
21.7
78.3
995
2,408
121
28.9
71.1
753
2,678
93
21.8
78.2
Percentage of students who drank so much alcohol that
they were really drunk one or more times during their
life
1
2
218-218
68.6
31.4
Among students who drank alcohol during the past 30
days, the percentage who usually got the alcohol they
drank from their friends
1
2
217-217
1,568
746
1,210
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
1
2
216-216
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who drank at least one drink
containing alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days
1
2
215-215
Weighted
Percentage
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
1
2
214-214
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
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GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
220-220
Standard
Variable
Name
QN41
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN44
QN45
QN46
QN47
QN48
Yes
No
Missing
1,140
2,244
140
34.2
65.8
Yes
No
Missing
354
674
2,496
34.7
65.3
Yes
No
Missing
534
2,914
76
15.8
84.2
818
187
2,519
81.7
18.3
505
498
2,521
51.0
49.0
Among students who ever had sexual intercourse, the
percentage who used a condom the last time they had
sexual intercourse
1
2
227-227
12.7
87.3
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse
with two or more people during their life
1
2
226-226
469
3,024
31
Among students who ever had sexual intercourse, the
percentage who had sexual intercourse for the first
time before age 14 years
1
2
225-225
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who ever had sexual intercourse
1
2
224-224
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or
more times during their life
1
2
223-223
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Among students who ever had sexual intercourse, the
percentage who used any other method of birth control
the last time they had sexual intercourse
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
20
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GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
228-228
Standard
Variable
Name
QN49
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN50
QN51
QN52
QN53
QN54
Yes
No
Missing
1,213
2,267
44
32.9
67.1
Yes
No
Missing
1,158
2,259
107
34.9
65.1
Yes
No
Missing
2,076
1,389
59
59.1
40.9
928
2,544
52
26.7
73.3
2,373
1,064
87
68.7
31.3
Percentage of students who missed classes or school
without permission on one or more of the past 30 days
1
2
233-233
28.0
72.0
Percentage of students who spent three or more hours
per day during a typical or usual day doing sitting
activities
1
2
232-232
969
2,529
26
Percentage of students who went to physical education
(PE) class on three or more days each week during this
school year
1
2
231-231
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride a
bicycle to or from school during the past seven days
1
2
230-230
Weighted
Percentage
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
1
2
229-229
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
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GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
234-234
Standard
Variable
Name
QN55
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN56
QN57
QNOWTG
QNOBESEG
QNUNWTG
Yes
No
Missing
2,102
1,342
80
60.9
39.1
Yes
No
Missing
2,423
1,019
82
70.4
29.6
Yes
No
Missing
842
2,305
377
26.6
73.4
224
2,923
377
7.0
93.0
60
3,087
377
2.0
98.0
Percentage of students who were obese (>+2SD from
median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
352-352
47.5
52.5
Percentage of students who were overweight (>+1SD
from median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
351-351
1,610
1,848
66
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
1
2
350-350
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students whose parents or guardians
understood their problems and worries most of the
time or always during the past 30 days
1
2
236-236
Weighted
Percentage
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
1
2
235-235
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who were underweight (<-2SD
from median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
22
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
353-353
Standard
Variable
Name
QNFRVGG
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QNANYTBG
QNPA7G
QNPE5G
QNC1G
QNC2G
Yes
No
Missing
465
2,997
62
13.6
86.4
Yes
No
Missing
537
2,961
26
15.9
84.1
Yes
No
Missing
884
2,533
107
26.6
73.4
543
407
2,574
58.3
41.7
66
120
3,338
36.3
63.7
Among students who drank so much alcohol they were
really drunk one or more times during their life, the
percentage who had ever had sexual intercourse
1
2
358-358
24.4
75.6
Percentage of students who went to physical education
(PE) class on five or more days each week during this
school year
1
2
357-357
834
2,657
33
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
1
2
356-356
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who used any tobacco on one or
more days during the past 30 days
1
2
355-355
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during the past
30 days
1
2
354-354
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
23
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Uruguay Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
362-371
WEIGHT
372-380
STRATUM
381-385
PSU
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percentage
24