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
7
17 years old
8
18 years old or older
Missing
40
167
274
351
318
195
171
120
12
2.3
9.4
15.8
21.2
20.0
12.3
11.2
7.7
What is your sex?
1
Male
2
Female
Missing
867
754
27
52.4
47.6
In what grade are you?
1
JHS 1
2
JHS 2
3
JHS 3
4
SHS 1
5
SHS 2
6
SHS 3
7
SHS 4
Missing
665
544
429
0
1
2
0
7
37.8
35.2
26.9
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
596
105
693
136
110
8
35.0
6.4
43.3
8.6
6.6
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?
1
2
3
4
5
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
1
2012
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Data
Location
31-31
32-32
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q7
Q9
Q8
Q10
Question
Code and Label
1
I did not eat fruit during the past 30 days
261
15.8
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
254
392
282
225
62
163
9
15.3
23.6
17.4
14.3
3.8
9.8
173
11.0
226
451
242
194
89
248
25
14.0
27.4
14.9
12.0
5.6
15.2
524
32.0
275
410
171
101
65
92
10
16.5
25.1
10.4
6.3
4.0
5.7
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually eat vegetables, such as kontomire, garden
eggs, lettuce, cabbage, okra, alefu, bira, ayoyo, or bean
leaves?
2
3
4
5
6
7
Q9
Q11
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did
you usually eat fruit, such as oranges, pineapple,
watermelon, banana, guava, pear, sweet apple,
mangoes, or pawpaw?
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
Pepsi, Coca-cola, Fanta, Lucozade, or Sprite?
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
Q12
Question
Code and Label
Q11
Q13
2
3
4
5
6
Q12
Q14
Q13
Q15
497
406
233
181
94
68
31
133
5
30.7
24.6
14.1
10.7
5.8
4.1
1.9
8.2
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
51
3.2
128
417
641
156
236
19
8.1
25.8
38.7
9.8
14.4
33
87
216
251
1,023
38
2.2
5.6
13.3
16.0
62.8
53
88
317
231
946
13
3.4
5.7
19.2
14.3
57.4
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 vendors who
sell pizza, hamburgers, fried chicken, fried rice, fried
doughnuts, fried yams or potatoes, fried plantains,
fried turkey (chofi), fried fish, or fried beef?
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
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
38-38
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q14
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Q15
Q17
Q16
Q19
Q17
Q20
113
79
540
309
592
15
7.2
5.0
32.9
19.1
35.9
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
840
311
236
110
36
18
18
62
17
51.5
18.9
14.7
6.7
2.2
1.1
1.2
3.8
844
375
226
82
41
21
7
48
4
51.6
22.7
13.7
4.9
2.5
1.3
0.4
2.9
378
499
291
88
37
18
18
48
271
27.3
36.0
21.1
6.7
2.8
1.3
1.3
3.4
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
Q21
Q19
Q22
Question
Code and Label
1
I was not seriously injured during the past
12 months
767
52.6
2
I had a broken bone or a dislocated joint
199
13.4
3
I had a cut or stab wound
211
14.6
4
I had a concussion or other head or neck
injury, was knocked out, or could not
breathe
66
4.6
5
6
I had a gunshot wound
I had a bad burn
21
48
1.4
3.4
7
I was poisoned or took too much of a drug
12
0.8
8
Something else happened to me
Missing
139
185
9.1
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
705
49.4
2
I was in a motor vehicle accident or hit by
a motor vehicle
I fell
Something fell on me or hit me
112
8.1
230
162
15.6
11.6
5
I was attacked or abused or was fighting
with someone
47
3.5
6
I was in a fire or too near a flame or
something hot
44
3.1
7
I inhaled or swallowed something bad for
me
Something else caused my injury
Missing
19
1.3
112
217
7.4
548
532
172
71
46
15
69
195
37.9
36.2
12.0
5.0
3.2
1.1
4.7
8
Q20
Q23
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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Data
Location
45-45
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q21
Q24
Question
Code and Label
1
I was not bullied during the past 30 days
782
53.6
2
I was hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around,
or locked indoors
227
15.5
3
I was made fun of because of my race,
nationality, or color
I was made fun of because of my religion
136
9.2
67
4.5
5
I was made fun of with sexual jokes,
comments, or gestures
47
3.2
6
I was left out of activities on purpose or
completely ignored
30
2.0
7
I was made fun of because of how my
body or face looks
I was bullied in some other way
Missing
74
4.9
108
177
7.1
600
169
652
122
96
9
37.1
10.4
39.4
7.4
5.8
688
177
559
136
77
11
42.4
10.7
33.8
8.4
4.7
8
Q22
Q30
During the past 12 months, how often have you felt
lonely?
1
2
3
4
5
47-47
Q23
Q31
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
Q33
Question
Code and Label
Q25
Q34
Q26
Q35
52-52
Q27
Q28
Q36
Q37
328
1,283
37
20.6
79.4
Yes
No
Missing
372
1,213
63
23.6
76.4
1,160
232
135
43
51
27
71.2
14.4
8.4
2.8
3.2
182
472
432
533
29
11.3
29.8
26.7
32.2
1,055
98
64
35
32
19
16
7
322
79.0
7.4
4.9
2.8
2.6
1.5
1.3
0.5
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
How many close friends do you have?
1
0
2
1
3
2
4
3 or more
Missing
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 or 17 years old
8
18 years old or older
Missing
7
2012
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Data
Location
53-53
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q29
Q38
Question
Code and Label
Q30
Q39
Q31
Q40
Q32
Q41
1,436
55
37
22
14
2
20
62
90.0
3.4
2.6
1.4
1.0
0.2
1.4
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
1,387
134
54
29
11
8
19
6
83.9
8.2
3.4
1.9
0.7
0.6
1.2
1,177
85.9
58
4.5
65
57
291
5.0
4.5
702
410
177
108
238
13
43.2
24.7
10.7
6.8
14.6
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
tawa snuff powder, chewing tobacco, paper rolled
tobacco, dip, cigars, or pipe?
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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Data
Location
57-57
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q33
Q42
Question
Code and Label
Q34
Q43
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Q35
Q44
Q36
Q45
970
171
46
41
408
12
59.4
10.8
2.8
2.6
24.5
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 or 17 years old
18 years old or older
Missing
922
69.2
135
62
63
71
54
24
7
310
9.9
4.7
4.5
5.2
4.1
1.9
0.5
1,260
124
42
25
24
4
16
153
84.1
8.1
2.9
1.7
1.7
0.3
1.0
1,298
81.6
144
80
34
20
9
10
53
8.9
5.0
2.0
1.3
0.6
0.6
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
Q46
Question
Code and Label
Q38
Q50
1
I did not drink alcohol during the past 30
days
2
3
Q39
Q52
Q40
Q54
84.5
I bought it in a store, shop, or from a street
vendor
66
4.5
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
34
2.2
61
49
11
18
113
3.9
3.1
0.7
1.1
1,398
95
31
26
98
90.2
6.1
1.9
1.8
1,329
92
42
24
161
89.3
6.1
3.0
1.6
1,107
141
44
40
38
25
9
4
240
78.0
10.0
3.3
3.1
2.9
1.8
0.7
0.3
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 or more times
Missing
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
64-64
1,296
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
How old were you when you first used drugs?
1
I have never used drugs
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 or 17 years old
8
18 years old or older
Missing
10
2012
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Data
Location
65-65
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q41
Q55
Question
Code and Label
Q42
Q56
Q43
Q57
69-69
Q44
Q45
Q58
Q59
1,425
46
40
28
16
93
91.3
3.0
2.7
1.9
1.0
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 or more times
Missing
1,425
43
38
20
19
103
91.9
2.9
2.6
1.4
1.3
1,321
81
41
19
11
175
89.3
5.5
3.0
1.4
0.8
398
790
460
33.3
66.7
1,252
85
38
28
31
27
21
9
157
83.8
5.6
2.7
1.9
2.1
1.8
1.5
0.6
During your life, how many times have you used
amphetamines or methamphetamines (also called ice
or yellow)?
1
2
3
4
5
68-68
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 or more times
Missing
During the past 30 days, how many times have you
used marijuana (also called wee, Jah, indian hemp,
ahabammono, and ganja)?
1
2
3
4
5
67-67
Weighted
Percentage
During your life, how many times have you used
marijuana (also called wee, Jah, indian hemp,
ahabammono, and ganja)?
1
2
3
4
5
66-66
Unweighted
Frequency
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 or more times
Missing
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
1
Yes
2
No
Missing
How old were you when you had sexual intercourse
for the first time?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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 or 17 years old
18 years old or older
Missing
11
2012
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Data
Location
70-70
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q46
Q60
Question
Code and Label
Q47
Q63
Q48
Q65
Q49
Q69
1,271
107
54
23
12
12
28
141
84.1
7.3
3.6
1.5
0.8
0.8
1.8
I have never had sexual intercourse
Yes
No
Missing
1,193
105
119
231
84.1
7.6
8.3
1,081
85
97
66
319
81.1
6.7
7.2
5.1
612
325
229
130
61
86
24
165
16
36.9
20.2
13.9
8.0
3.9
5.4
1.5
10.1
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
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 or rubber?
1
2
3
72-72
Weighted
Percentage
During your life, with how many people have you had
sexual intercourse?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
71-71
Unweighted
Frequency
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
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
Missing
12
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
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Data
Location
74-74
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q50
Q70
Question
Code and Label
Q51
Q71
Q52
Q72
Q53
Q73
628
206
130
101
82
181
22
270
28
38.8
12.7
8.3
6.2
5.0
11.1
1.4
16.5
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 or more days
Missing
463
412
217
123
87
293
53
28.5
26.7
13.7
7.8
5.5
17.8
867
463
154
56
29
65
14
52.9
28.4
9.4
3.5
1.8
3.9
941
426
154
52
44
31
58.1
26.0
9.9
3.4
2.7
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 oware, ludu, draft, snake and
ladders, or other board games?
1
2
3
4
5
6
77-77
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
76-76
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
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
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 or more days
Missing
13
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
78-78
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q54
Q74
Question
Code and Label
Q55
Q75
Q56
Q76
Q57
Q77
327
176
671
153
289
32
20.7
11.3
41.1
9.4
17.6
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
438
142
391
157
502
18
27.3
8.7
24.4
9.7
29.9
440
162
494
234
292
26
27.6
9.9
30.5
14.0
17.9
399
169
463
196
327
94
25.6
11.0
29.7
12.7
20.9
During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians understand your problems and worries?
1
2
3
4
5
81-81
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
80-80
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
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
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
14
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
82-82
Standard
Variable
Name
Country
Variable
Name
Q58
Q78
Question
Code and Label
QN6
QN7
QN8
QN9
QN10
Yes
No
Missing
246
1,394
8
15.2
84.8
Yes
No
Missing
732
907
9
45.3
54.7
Yes
No
Missing
531
1,092
25
32.8
67.2
839
799
10
51.5
48.5
507
1,136
5
30.6
69.4
Percentage of students who usually drank carbonated
soft drinks one or more times per day during the past
30 days
1
2
189-189
52.2
8.6
25.6
5.9
7.7
Percentage of students who usually ate vegetables
three or more times per day during the past 30 days
1
2
188-188
842
143
420
94
125
24
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit two or
more times per day during the past 30 days
1
2
187-187
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
Missing
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
Weighted
Percentage
During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians go through your things without your
approval?
1
2
3
4
5
185-185
Unweighted
Frequency
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
Yes
No
Missing
15
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
190-190
Standard
Variable
Name
QN11
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN12
QN13
QN14
QN15
QN16
QN17
120
1,490
38
7.9
92.1
Yes
No
Missing
141
1,494
13
9.1
90.9
Yes
No
Missing
192
1,441
15
12.1
87.9
Yes
No
Missing
791
840
17
48.5
51.5
800
844
4
48.4
51.6
999
378
271
72.7
27.3
Percentage of students who were in a physical fight
one or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
196-196
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who were physically attacked
one or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
195-195
11.3
88.7
Percentage of students who never or rarely used soap
when washing their hands during the past 30 days
1
2
194-194
179
1,450
19
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
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who never or rarely washed
their hands before eating during the past 30 days
1
2
192-192
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who were seriously injured one
or more times during the past 12 months
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
16
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
197-197
Standard
Variable
Name
QN18
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN19
QN20
QN21
QN22
QN23
Yes
No
Missing
112
614
922
16.0
84.0
Yes
No
Missing
905
548
195
62.1
37.9
Yes
No
Missing
227
462
959
33.3
66.7
218
1,421
9
13.2
86.8
213
1,424
11
13.0
87.0
Percentage of students who most of the time or always
felt lonely during the past 12 months
1
2
202-202
28.3
71.7
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
199
497
952
Percentage of students who were bullied on one or
more days during the past 30 days
1
2
200-200
Yes
No
Missing
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
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
Yes
No
Missing
17
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
203-203
Standard
Variable
Name
QN24
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN25
QN26
207-207
QN27
QN28
QN29
QN30
20.6
79.4
372
1,213
63
23.6
76.4
Yes
No
Missing
461
1,160
27
28.8
71.2
182
1,437
29
11.3
88.7
229
42
1,377
84.5
15.5
150
1,436
62
10.0
90.0
255
1,387
6
16.1
83.9
Among students who ever smoked cigarettes, the
percentage who first tried a cigarette before age 14
years
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one
or more days during the past 30 days
1
2
209-209
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who had no close friends
1
Yes
2
No
Missing
1
2
208-208
328
1,283
37
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
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who ever seriously considered
attempting suicide during the past 12 months
1
2
204-204
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who used any tobacco products
other than cigarettes on one or more days during the
past 30 days
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
18
2012
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
210-210
Standard
Variable
Name
QN31
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN32
QN33
QN34
QN35
QN36
Yes
No
Missing
933
702
13
56.8
43.2
Yes
No
Missing
258
1,378
12
16.1
83.9
Yes
No
Missing
331
85
1,232
79.0
21.0
235
1,260
153
15.9
84.1
73
224
1,351
24.9
75.1
Percentage of students who drank at least one drink
containing alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days
1
2
215-215
52.4
47.6
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
65
57
1,526
Percentage of students who had parents or guardians
who used any form of tobacco
1
2
213-213
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who reported people smoked in
their presence on one or more days during the past
seven days
1
2
212-212
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
Yes
No
Missing
19
2012
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
216-216
Standard
Variable
Name
QN37
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN38
QN39
QN40
QN41
QN42
Yes
No
Missing
152
1,398
98
9.8
90.2
Yes
No
Missing
158
1,329
161
10.7
89.3
Yes
No
Missing
263
38
1,347
87.1
12.9
130
1,425
93
8.7
91.3
120
1,425
103
8.1
91.9
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or
more times during their life
1
2
221-221
25.3
74.7
Among students who ever used drugs, the percentage
who first used drugs before age 14 years
1
2
220-220
61
178
1,409
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
219-219
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who drank so much alcohol that
they were really drunk one or more times during their
life
1
2
218-218
Weighted
Percentage
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or
more times during the past 30 days
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
20
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
222-222
Standard
Variable
Name
QN43
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN44
QN45
QN46
QN47
QN48
Yes
No
Missing
398
790
460
33.3
66.7
Yes
No
Missing
151
88
1,409
62.8
37.2
Yes
No
Missing
129
1,378
141
8.6
91.4
105
119
1,424
48.0
52.0
85
163
1,400
35.1
64.9
Among students who ever had sexual intercourse, the
percentage who used a condom the last time they had
sexual intercourse
1
2
227-227
10.7
89.3
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse
with two or more people during their life
1
2
226-226
152
1,321
175
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 amphetamines or
methamphetamines 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
21
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High 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
628
992
28
38.8
61.2
Yes
No
Missing
503
1,092
53
31.1
68.9
Yes
No
Missing
304
1,330
14
18.7
81.3
676
941
31
41.9
58.1
442
1,174
32
27.0
73.0
Percentage of students who missed classes or school
without permission on one or more of the past 30 days
1
2
233-233
17.0
83.0
Percentage of students who spent three or more hours
per day during a typical or usual day doing sitting
activities
1
2
232-232
275
1,357
16
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
22
2012
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Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
234-234
Standard
Variable
Name
QN55
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QN56
QN57
QN58
QNOWTG
QNOBESEG
Yes
No
Missing
526
1,096
26
31.9
68.1
Yes
No
Missing
523
1,031
94
33.6
66.4
Yes
No
Missing
985
639
24
60.9
39.1
138
1,430
80
8.4
91.6
25
1,543
80
1.5
98.5
Percentage of students who were overweight (>+1SD
from median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
351-351
39.6
60.4
Percentage of students whose parents or guardians
went through their things without their approval never
or rarely during the past 30 days
1
2
350-350
659
971
18
Percentage of students whose parents or guardians
really knew what they were doing with their free time
most of the time or always during the past 30 days
1
2
237-237
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 obese (>+2SD from
median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
Yes
No
Missing
23
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
352-352
Standard
Variable
Name
QNUNWTG
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
QNFRVGG
QNANYTBG
QNPA7G
QNPE5G
QNC1G
Yes
No
Missing
579
1,038
31
35.8
64.2
Yes
No
Missing
272
1,308
68
17.7
82.3
Yes
No
Missing
165
1,467
16
10.1
89.9
293
1,302
53
17.8
82.2
48
29
1,571
62.6
37.4
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
5.3
94.7
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
83
1,485
80
Percentage of students who used any tobacco on one or
more days during the past 30 days
1
2
355-355
Yes
No
Missing
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during the past
30 days
1
2
354-354
Weighted
Percentage
Percentage of students who were underweight (<-2SD
from median for BMI by age and sex)
1
2
353-353
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
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
Yes
No
Missing
24
2012
GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Ghana Junior High Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Location
Standard
Variable
Name
358-358
QNC2G
Country
Variable
Name
Question
Code and Label
WEIGHT
372-380
STRATUM
381-385
PSU
Weighted
Percentage
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
362-371
Unweighted
Frequency
Yes
No
Missing
152
42
1,454
78.5
21.5
25