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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
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
147
470
877
1,252
1,684
1,725
81
2.3
8.4
16.3
21.8
26.9
24.3
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
3,207
2,917
112
53.4
46.6
In what grade are you?
JSS 1
1
JSS 2
2
JSS 3
3
Missing
2,081
1,924
2,147
84
37.3
35.7
26.9
20-23
Q4
Q4
How tall are you without your shoes on?
(Note: Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q5
How much do you weigh without your shoes
on? (Note: Data are in kilograms.)
30-30
Q6
Q7
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1,723
1
Rarely
380
2
Sometimes
2,701
3
Most of the time
791
4
Always
576
5
Missing
65
27.7
6.3
44.1
12.8
9.1
1
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Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q10
Q11
Q17
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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?
I did not eat fruit during the
907
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
834
2
1
time
per
day
1,471
3
2 times per day
1,011
4
3 times per day
916
5
4
times
per
day
237
6
5 or more times per day
794
7
Missing
66
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?
I did not eat vegetables
764
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
887
2
1
time
per
day
1,403
3
2 times per day
953
4
3 times per day
872
5
4 times per day
314
6
5 or more times per day
991
7
Missing
52
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
434
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
435
2
1 time per day
1,024
3
2 times per day
2,121
4
3
times
per
day
664
5
4 or more times per day
1,430
6
Missing
128
Weighted
Percent
13.3
13.3
24.0
17.3
15.3
3.8
13.1
11.6
13.8
21.5
15.8
15.0
5.4
16.8
6.7
7.0
16.7
36.7
9.5
23.4
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Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q18
Q20
Q25
Q30
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
260
300
737
870
4,008
61
4.1
4.9
13.1
13.6
64.3
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
384
363
915
901
3,590
83
6.2
6.2
15.9
13.9
57.8
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
557
Never
1
Rarely
343
2
Sometimes
1,703
3
Most of the time
969
4
Always
2,557
5
Missing
107
9.1
5.7
28.4
16.0
40.8
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
42.0
15.9
19.1
6.6
4.2
1.9
2.3
8.0
2,665
982
1,141
406
251
121
138
498
34
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Name
38-38
Q14
39-39
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q31
Q33
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
2,969
1,216
883
361
222
137
141
259
48
46.1
20.9
15.1
5.9
3.5
2.1
2.2
4.3
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
1,092
1,433
1,142
432
304
212
167
448
1,006
19.1
28.0
22.6
8.2
6.1
4.2
3.5
8.3
4
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Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q34
Q35
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
1,978
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
1,286
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
599
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
410
4
Riding or driving in a car or
196
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
605
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
194
7
Something else
171
8
Missing
797
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
2,118
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
703
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
802
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
715
4
me
I was fighting with someone
289
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
186
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
193
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
494
8
injury
Missing
736
Weighted
Percent
35.2
24.5
11.3
7.6
3.3
11.4
3.6
3.2
37.2
12.2
14.9
13.6
5.6
3.3
3.8
9.4
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Name
42-42
Q18
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q36
Q37
Q38
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
2,384
41.4
1,116
850
20.2
15.8
681
503
13.4
9.1
702
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
2,181
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
898
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
924
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
489
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
162
5
I
had
a
bad
burn
155
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
175
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
535
8
me
Missing
717
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
Weighted
Percent
2,125
1,087
650
309
178
135
388
1,364
37.8
16.5
17.6
8.7
2.9
3.2
3.4
9.8
42.3
23.1
13.4
6.4
3.8
2.7
8.3
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Name
45-45
Q21
58-58
Q34
Country
Question
Number
Q39
Q43
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
2,172
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
747
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
564
3
my race or color
I was made fun of because of
509
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
217
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
157
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
283
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
365
8
way
Missing
1,222
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
3,612
548
302
159
94
55
147
1,319
Weighted
Percent
41.9
15.5
11.5
10.0
4.5
3.0
6.1
7.5
72.4
11.8
6.5
3.3
1.9
1.1
3.1
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Name
59-59
Q35
60-60
61-61
Q36
Q37
Country
Question
Number
Q44
Q45
Q46
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
3,524
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
439
2
1
drink
366
3
2 drinks
178
4
3 drinks
142
5
4 drinks
77
6
5 or more drinks
173
7
Missing
1,337
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
3,539
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
355
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
282
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
275
4
I
got
it
from
home
221
5
I stole it
43
6
I made it myself
82
7
I
got
it
some
other
way
73
8
Missing
1,366
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
4,225
988
485
385
153
Weighted
Percent
70.6
9.3
7.8
3.8
3.0
1.7
3.8
71.6
7.9
5.5
5.7
4.7
1.0
1.9
1.6
67.8
17.6
8.3
6.3
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Name
62-62
Q38
63-63
64-64
65-65
Q39
Q40
Q41
Country
Question
Number
Q47
Q49
Q54
Q55
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
4,026
1
1
or
2
times
1,052
2
3 to 9 times
541
3
10 or more times
400
4
Missing
217
Weighted
Percent
66.1
18.2
8.9
6.9
During your life, how many times have you
used drugs such as wee, cocaine, LSD, or
heroine?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
4,566
747
436
316
171
75.3
12.3
7.4
5.0
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
676
4,270
1,290
14.5
85.5
3,554
65.4
638
373
229
187
222
190
843
11.7
7.2
4.4
3.7
4.4
3.3
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
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66-66
Q42
67-67
68-68
69-69
Q43
Q44
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q56
Q57
Q58
Q69
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
3,519
1
intercourse
1 person
800
2
2
people
388
3
3 people
240
4
4 people
148
5
5 people
114
6
6 or more people
353
7
Missing
674
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 ?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
No
3
Missing
Weighted
Percent
63.1
14.4
7.2
4.6
2.5
2.0
6.2
1,528
4,397
311
26.4
73.6
3,404
63.9
1,000
855
977
19.4
16.7
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
1,759
1
1
day
1,308
2
2 days
897
3
3 days
531
4
4 days
329
5
5 days
303
6
6
days
187
7
7 days
782
8
Missing
140
28.0
21.6
14.5
9.0
5.7
5.2
3.0
13.0
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Name
70-70
Q46
71-71
72-72
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q70
Q75
Q76
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
1,622
1
1 day
1,399
2
2 days
1,005
3
3
days
552
4
4 days
339
5
5 days
294
6
6
days
210
7
7 days
647
8
Missing
168
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?
Less than 1 hour per day
2,666
1
1
to
2
hours
per
day
1,767
2
3 to 4 hours per day
747
3
5 to 6 hours per day
380
4
7 to 8 hours per day
206
5
More than 8 hours per day
306
6
Missing
164
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
2,126
1
1 day
990
2
2 days
681
3
3 days
369
4
4 days
271
5
5
days
642
6
6 days
139
7
7 days
789
8
Missing
229
Weighted
Percent
25.6
23.8
16.8
9.2
5.5
5.1
3.4
10.6
42.7
30.3
12.4
6.1
3.6
4.9
35.3
16.3
11.8
6.4
4.6
10.6
2.4
12.6
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Name
73-73
Q49
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q77
Q78
Q79
Q80
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
1,886
1
10 to 19 minutes per day
1,333
2
20 to 29 minutes per day
844
3
30
to
39
minutes
per
day
560
4
40 to 49 minutes per day
271
5
50 to 59 minutes per day
202
6
60
or
more
minutes
per
day
764
7
Missing
376
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
3,344
1,415
621
304
311
241
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and
helpful?
997
Never
1
Rarely
761
2
Sometimes
1,849
3
Most of the time
747
4
Always
1,612
5
Missing
270
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
1,163
588
1,252
710
2,192
331
Weighted
Percent
32.6
23.7
14.6
9.3
4.5
3.3
12.1
54.2
24.6
10.6
5.3
5.3
15.7
12.5
32.1
12.5
27.2
19.1
10.0
21.0
12.0
37.9
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Q53
77-77
78-78
146-146
147-147
Q54
QN6
QN7
Country
Question
Number
Q81
Q82
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your problems
and worries?
1,315
Never
1
Rarely
639
2
Sometimes
1,758
3
Most of the time
761
4
Always
1,541
5
Missing
222
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
992
802
1,613
845
1,710
274
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
1,367
1
No
4,804
2
Missing
65
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as oranges, pineapple, watermelon,
banana, guava, pear, sweet apple, mangoes, or
pawpaw one or more times per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
4,429
1
No
1,741
2
Missing
66
Weighted
Percent
21.1
10.4
30.9
12.4
25.2
16.2
13.4
28.1
14.4
27.9
21.9
78.1
73.4
26.6
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Name
148-148
QN8
149-149
150-150
151-151
152-152
153-153
QN9
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as kontomire, garden eggs,
lettuce, cabbage, okra, alefu, bira, ayoyo, or
bean leaves one or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
4,533
1
No
1,651
2
Missing
52
Percentage of students who cleaned or brushed
their teeth less than 1 time per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
869
1
5,239
No
2
Missing
128
Weighted
Percent
74.6
25.4
13.7
86.3
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
560
5,615
61
9.1
90.9
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
747
5,406
83
12.4
87.6
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
900
1
No
5,229
2
Missing
107
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
3,537
1
No
2,665
2
Missing
34
14.7
85.3
58.0
42.0
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
154-154
QN14
155-155
156-156
157-157
158-158
QN15
QN16
QN17
QN18
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
3,219
1
No
2,969
2
Missing
48
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
4,138
1,092
1,006
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
1,277
1
No
2,821
2
Missing
2,138
Weighted
Percent
53.9
46.1
80.9
19.1
31.7
68.3
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
800
3,269
2,167
19.7
80.3
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
1,109
2,922
2,205
27.0
73.0
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
159-159
QN19
160-160
161-161
174-174
175-175
QN20
QN21
QN34
QN35
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
893
1
No
3,195
2
Missing
2,148
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,747
2,125
1,364
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
705
1
No
2,023
2
Missing
3,508
Percentage of students who had at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
1,305
1
3,612
No
2
Missing
1,319
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
557
1
No
725
2
Missing
4,954
Weighted
Percent
21.7
78.3
57.7
42.3
26.3
73.7
27.6
72.4
43.8
56.2
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
176-176
QN36
177-177
178-178
179-179
180-180
181-181
QN37
QN38
QN39
QN40
QN41
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
349
1
No
951
2
Missing
4,936
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
1,858
4,225
153
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
1,993
1
No
4,026
2
Missing
217
Percentage of students who used drugs, such as
wee, cocaine, LSD, or heroine one or more
times during their life
Yes
1,499
1
4,566
No
2
Missing
171
Weighted
Percent
28.0
72.0
32.2
67.8
33.9
66.1
24.7
75.3
Percentage of students who have ever had
sexual intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
676
4,270
1,290
14.5
85.5
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 13
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,011
4,382
843
18.9
81.1
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
182-182
QN42
183-183
184-184
185-185
186-186
QN43
QN44
QN45
QN46
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who have had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,243
4,319
674
22.5
77.5
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,528
4,397
311
26.4
73.6
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
504
1
No
289
2
Missing
5,443
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
782
1
5,314
No
2
Missing
140
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
647
1
No
5,421
2
Missing
168
62.9
37.1
13.0
87.0
10.6
89.4
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
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 oware, ludu,
draft, snake and ladders, or other board games
Yes
1,639
1
No
4,433
2
Missing
164
Weighted
Percent
27.0
73.0
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
2,126
3,881
229
35.3
64.7
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
4,063
1,797
376
70.8
29.2
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
2,651
1
3,344
No
2
Missing
241
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
1,758
1
No
4,208
2
Missing
270
45.8
54.2
28.2
71.8
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
192-192
QN52
193-193
194-194
262-262
263-263
264-264
QN53
QN54
QNROVWTG
QNOVWTG
QNFRVGG
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
1,751
4,154
331
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
1,954
1
4,060
No
2
Missing
222
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
1,794
1
No
4,168
2
Missing
274
Weighted
Percent
29.1
70.9
31.5
68.5
29.6
70.4
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
269
5,606
361
4.7
95.3
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
27
5,848
361
0.5
99.5
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,341
3,795
100
39.7
60.3
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Data
Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
266-266
QNMINPAG
267-267
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
5,087
942
207
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
4,938
1
No
833
2
Missing
465
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
84.2
15.8
86.0
14.0
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