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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
3
289
457
382
386
275
8
0.1
11.3
21.6
24.2
24.7
18.1
768
1,023
9
42.9
57.1
737
331
378
321
33
29.1
25.5
23.8
21.6
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?
1 CB
1
2 CB
2
3 CB
3
1 BD
4
Missing
20-23
Q4
Q5
How tall are you without your shoes on?
(Note: Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q6
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
1,488
1
Rarely
188
2
Sometimes
86
3
Most of the time
9
4
Always
23
5
Missing
6
82.4
11.0
4.9
0.4
1.2
1
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31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q8
Q9
Q13
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as apples,
bananas, 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
COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES?
I did not eat vegetables
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
2
1 time per day
3
2 times per day
4
3 times per day
5
4 times per day
6
5 or more times per day
7
Missing
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually clean or brush your teeth?
I did not clean or brush my
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
2
1 time per day
3
2 times per day
4
3 times per day
5
4 or more times per day
6
Missing
Weighted
Percent
104
6.0
306
497
420
270
69
121
13
18.2
27.9
22.8
15.0
3.7
6.4
97
5.2
282
612
578
104
32
88
7
16.0
34.4
32.3
5.6
1.7
4.8
17
0.9
19
153
425
712
454
20
1.0
8.7
23.7
40.6
25.2
2
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Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q14
Q15
Q16
Q17
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
40
108
253
484
888
27
2.4
6.3
15.0
27.9
48.4
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
20
55
124
317
1,270
14
1.4
3.2
6.9
18.2
70.4
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
10
31
79
287
1,377
16
0.7
1.9
4.3
16.7
76.4
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
1,470
136
93
25
15
9
3
31
18
82.8
7.5
5.0
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.1
1.6
3
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38-38
Q14
39-39
40-40
Q15
Q16
Country
Question
Number
Q18
Q19
Q20
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
1,274
239
161
40
22
15
12
37
71.1
12.8
9.2
2.2
1.3
1.0
0.6
1.9
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you seriously injured?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or 7 times
5
8 or 9 times
6
10 or 11 times
7
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,243
261
101
32
10
3
3
7
140
74.8
15.7
6.1
2.1
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.4
During the past 12 months, what were you
doing when the most serious injury happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,325
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
184
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
23
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
48
4
Riding or driving in a car or
28
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
14
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
11
7
Something else
74
8
Missing
93
77.4
11.1
1.3
2.8
1.6
0.8
0.6
4.3
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Name
41-41
Q17
42-42
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q21
Q22
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,328
78.0
39
2.6
137
30
7.9
1.7
25
5
1.4
0.3
3
0.2
132
8.0
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 fighting with someone
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
8
injury
Missing
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
101
1,352
79.3
237
68
13.7
4.3
24
22
1.5
1.2
97
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Location Variable
Name
43-43
Q19
44-44
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q23
Q24
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,356
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
116
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
28
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
23
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
1
5
I had a bad burn
7
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
3
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
166
8
me
Missing
100
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
1,324
234
50
29
20
10
24
109
Weighted
Percent
79.5
7.0
1.6
1.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
9.9
78.5
13.3
3.1
1.8
1.2
0.7
1.5
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Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q25
Q29
Q30
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1,328
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
33
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because
16
3
of my race or color
I was made fun of because
4
4
of my religion
I was made fun of with
65
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
24
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because
93
7
of how my body or face
looks
I was bullied in some other
131
8
way
Missing
106
Weighted
Percent
78.6
2.0
0.8
0.2
4.1
1.4
5.5
7.3
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
726
523
397
112
32
10
39.2
29.6
22.9
6.4
1.9
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
681
562
434
97
24
2
36.6
31.6
24.9
5.6
1.3
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48-48
Q24
51-51
52-52
53-53
Q27
Q28
Q29
Country
Question
Number
Q32
Q33
Q38
Q39
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, did you ever feel
so sad or hopeless almost every day for two
weeks or more in a row that you stopped
doing your usual activities?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
331
1,443
26
19.2
80.8
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
59
138
244
1,352
7
3.4
7.9
13.5
75.2
1,097
63.5
26
38
85
250
144
10
150
1.6
2.5
5.3
16.6
9.9
0.7
1,448
76
37
41
30
26
79
63
81.3
4.7
2.3
2.6
1.9
1.8
5.3
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
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you smoke cigarettes?
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
8
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Name
54-54
Q30
55-55
56-56
57-57
Q31
Q32
Q33
Country
Question
Number
Q40
Q41
Q42
Q43
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
pipe?
0 days
1,679
1
1 or 2 days
38
2
3 to 5 days
32
3
6
to
9
days
17
4
10 to 19 days
12
5
20 to 29 days
3
6
All
30
days
12
7
Missing
7
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
4
Missing
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
Weighted
Percent
92.5
2.6
2.2
1.1
0.8
0.1
0.7
1,104
64.6
182
11.9
208
139
167
14.1
9.4
452
466
220
107
544
11
22.7
25.7
12.9
6.3
32.4
1,053
335
182
58.0
19.0
10.4
196
31
3
10.9
1.7
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58-58
Q34
59-59
60-60
Q35
Q36
Country
Question
Number
Q47
Q48
Q49
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
734
445
200
116
91
25
17
172
41.0
28.3
13.4
8.1
6.6
1.7
0.9
712
39.2
206
185
123
107
80
232
155
12.9
11.8
8.4
7.2
4.9
15.7
711
40.1
348
24.6
24
1.7
191
180
10
17
124
195
12.7
11.0
0.5
1.1
8.2
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you have at least one drink containing
alcohol?
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
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
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
2
1 drink
3
2 drinks
4
3 drinks
5
4 drinks
6
5 or more drinks
7
Missing
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 home
5
I stole it
6
I made it myself
7
I got it some other way
8
Missing
10
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61-61
Q37
62-62
63-63
64-64
Q38
Q39
Q40
Country
Question
Number
Q50
Q51
Q53
Q56
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1,240
322
139
70
29
67.6
18.8
9.1
4.5
During your life, how many times have you
ever had a hang-over, felt sick, got into
trouble with your family or friends, missed
school, or got into fights, as a result of
drinking alcohol?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
1,443
229
72
51
5
78.4
14.3
4.6
2.8
During your life, how many times have you
used drugs such as marijuana?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
1,639
58
27
43
33
91.9
3.5
1.8
2.8
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
439
1,181
180
30.4
69.6
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65-65
Q41
66-66
67-67
68-68
Q42
Q43
Q44
Country
Question
Number
Q57
Q58
Q59
Q60
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,176
65.9
72
77
109
135
104
28
99
3.8
4.5
7.4
9.5
7.0
2.0
How old were you when you had sexual
intercourse for the first time?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
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
7
Missing
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1,181
1
intercourse
1 person
234
2
2 people
106
3
3 people
50
4
4
people
34
5
5 people
21
6
6 or more people
64
7
Missing
110
During the past 12 months, have you had
sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use a condom
preservative, or covers?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
No
3
Missing
66.6
15.0
6.8
3.5
2.3
1.4
4.3
537
1,233
30
33.3
66.7
1,172
66.7
418
89
121
27.8
5.5
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69-69
Q45
70-70
71-71
Q46
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Q65
Q66
Q67
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
328
204
372
204
116
128
89
331
28
18.5
11.0
20.9
11.6
6.2
7.3
5.7
18.6
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
327
217
401
224
105
136
77
302
11
18.4
11.6
22.3
12.5
5.7
7.9
4.9
16.6
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’” (hot infusion prepared with a
natural herb named yerba)?
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
317
618
499
206
66
74
20
16.8
34.3
28.7
12.2
3.7
4.2
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72-72
Q48
73-73
74-74
Q49
Q50
Country
Question
Number
Q69
Q70
Q72
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
1
1 day
2
2 days
3
3 days
4
4 days
5
5 days
6
6 days
7
7 days
8
Missing
366
67
54
59
39
117
286
792
20
19.7
3.7
3.1
3.0
2.4
6.9
16.5
44.8
During the past 7 days, how long did it usually
take for you to get to and from school each
day?
Less than 10 minutes per day
1
10 to 19 minutes per day
2
20 to 29 minutes per day
3
30 to 39 minutes per day
4
40 to 49 minutes per day
5
50 to 59 minutes per day
6
60 or more minutes per day
7
Missing
522
531
277
216
87
45
99
23
28.9
29.4
15.5
12.4
5.2
2.7
6.0
1,300
314
99
33
38
16
70.5
19.0
6.3
1.9
2.3
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
14
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
75-75
Q51
76-76
77-77
78-78
Q52
Q53
Q54
Country
Question
Number
Q73
Q74
Q75
Q76
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
106
168
400
588
522
16
5.9
9.4
22.5
33.5
28.7
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
376
226
279
352
538
29
22.2
13.6
16.3
20.0
27.8
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
238
191
285
381
687
18
13.5
11.3
17.2
21.3
36.7
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
182
163
252
397
776
30
10.0
9.5
14.6
23.1
42.9
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
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
32
1
No
1,762
2
Missing
6
Weighted
Percent
1.6
98.4
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as apples, bananas, or oranges one or
more times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,377
410
13
75.8
24.2
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables one or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,414
379
7
78.7
21.3
Percentage of students who cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than 1 time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
36
1,744
20
1.9
98.1
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
148
1,625
27
8.7
91.3
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
75
1,711
14
4.6
95.4
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
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
Weighted
Percent
41
1,743
16
2.6
97.4
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
312
1
No
1,470
2
Missing
18
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
526
1
1,274
No
2
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
417
1,243
140
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
184
1
No
230
2
Missing
1,386
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
137
277
1,386
17.2
82.8
28.9
71.1
25.2
74.8
45.5
54.5
32.3
67.7
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
158-158
QN18
159-159
160-160
161-161
162-162
163-163
QN19
QN20
QN21
QN22
QN23
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
Weighted
Percent
237
170
1,393
57.1
42.9
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
had a broken bone or a dislocated joint as their
most serious injury
Yes
116
1
No
296
2
Missing
1,388
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
367
1,324
109
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
32
1
No
332
2
Missing
1,436
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
144
1
No
1,646
2
Missing
10
Percentage of students who most of the time
or always felt so worried about something that
they could not sleep at night during the past
12 months
Yes
121
1
No
1,677
2
Missing
2
28.7
71.3
21.5
78.5
9.0
91.0
8.3
91.7
6.9
93.1
18
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
164-164
QN24
167-167
168-168
169-169
170-170
171-171
QN27
QN28
QN29
QN30
QN31
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who felt so sad or
hopeless almost every day for two weeks or
more in a row that they stopped doing their
usual activities during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
331
1,443
26
19.2
80.8
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
59
1,734
7
3.4
96.6
Of students who smoked cigarettes on one or
more of the past 30 days, the percentage who
tried their first cigarette at age 13 or younger
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
215
72
1,513
74.8
25.2
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
289
1
No
1,448
2
Missing
63
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as pipe on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
114
1
No
1,679
2
Missing
7
Among students who smoked cigarettes
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
tried to stop smoking cigarettes
Yes
208
1
No
139
2
Missing
1,453
18.7
81.3
7.5
92.5
60.0
40.0
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
172-172
QN32
173-173
174-174
175-175
176-176
QN33
QN34
QN35
QN36
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more days
during the past 7 days
Yes
1,337
1
No
452
2
Missing
11
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Weighted
Percent
77.3
22.7
713
1,084
3
40.3
59.7
Percentage of students who had at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
894
734
172
59.0
41.0
Among students who had at least one drink
containing alcohol during the past 30 days, the
percentage who usually drank two or more
drinks per day on the days they drank alcohol
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
538
354
908
61.7
38.3
Among students who had at least one drink
containing alcohol during the past 30 days, the
percentage who usually got the alcohol they
drank by buying it in a store, shop, or from a
street vendor
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
347
538
915
41.4
58.6
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
177-177
QN37
178-178
179-179
180-180
181-181
182-182
QN38
QN39
QN40
QN41
QN42
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
531
1,240
29
32.4
67.6
Percentage of students who drank so much
alcohol that they were really drunk one or
more times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Percentage of students who had a hang-over,
felt sick, got into trouble with their family or
friends, missed school, or got into fights, as a
result of drinking alcohol one or more times
during their life
Yes
352
1
No
1,443
2
Missing
5
21.6
78.4
Percentage of students who used drugs, such
as marijuana one or more times during their
life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
128
1,639
33
8.1
91.9
Percentage of students who have ever had
sexual intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
439
1,181
180
30.4
69.6
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 13
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
149
1,552
99
8.2
91.8
Percentage of students who have had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
275
1,415
110
18.4
81.6
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
183-183
QN43
184-184
185-185
186-186
187-187
QN44
QN45
QN46
QN47
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
537
1,233
30
33.3
66.7
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Among students who had sexual intercourse
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
used a condom the last time they had sexual
intercourse
Yes
344
1
No
58
2
Missing
1,398
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
331
1
1,441
No
2
Missing
28
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
302
1
1,487
No
2
Missing
11
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 drinking
"mate" (hot infusion prepared with a natural
herb named yerba)
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
845
935
20
86.2
13.8
18.6
81.4
16.6
83.4
48.8
51.2
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
188-188
QN48
189-189
190-190
191-191
192-192
193-193
QN49
QN50
QN51
QN52
QN53
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
366
1,414
20
19.7
80.3
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
1,330
447
23
73.8
26.2
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
484
1
1,300
No
2
Missing
16
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
274
1
1,510
No
2
Missing
16
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
602
1,169
29
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
429
1
No
1,353
2
Missing
18
29.5
70.5
15.3
84.7
35.8
64.2
24.9
75.1
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
194-194
QN54
262-262
263-263
264-264
265-265
266-266
Country
Question
Number
QNROVWTG
QNOVWTG
QNFRVGG
QNANYTBG
QNMINPAG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
345
1
No
1,425
2
Missing
30
Weighted
Percent
19.5
80.5
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
204
1,207
389
14.6
85.4
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
32
1,379
389
2.1
97.9
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
421
1,360
19
22.8
77.2
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
297
1
No
1,434
2
Missing
69
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
1,282
485
33
19.2
80.8
71.6
28.4
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Data
Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
267-267
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who spent less than 2.5
hours total walking or riding a bicycle to and
from school during the past seven days
Yes
1,331
1
No
433
2
Missing
36
358-369
Weight
Weight
370-374
PSU
Primary Sampling Unit
375-383
Stratum
Stratum
384-388
BMIPct
Percentile for body mass index, by age and sex
Weighted
Percent
74.3
25.7
25