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Standard
Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
4-13
SCHOOL
14-16
CLASS
17-17
Q1
18-18
19-19
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Site Code
School Codes
Class Codes
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
44
213
689
1,068
1,001
600
76
1.7
7.5
19.5
28.9
26.7
15.6
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
1,784
1,882
25
49.1
50.9
In what grade are you?
Class 7
1
Class 8
2
Form 1
3
Form 2
4
Missing
1,571
1,422
345
318
35
44.7
35.9
10.5
8.9
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
Q6
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in your
home?
Never
1,439
1
Rarely
436
2
Sometimes
1,234
3
Most of the time
370
4
Always
139
5
Missing
73
37.9
13.4
34.0
10.5
4.2
1
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Location Variable
Name
31-31
32-32
34-34
Q7
Q8
Q10
Country
Question
Number
Q7
Q8
Q15
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per day
did you usually eat fruit, such as bananas,
oranges, mangoes, avocadoes, guavas, pawpaws,
or berries?
I did not eat fruit during the
509
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
731
2
1
time
per
day
1,152
3
2 times per day
494
4
3 times per day
413
5
4 times per day
70
6
5 or more times per day
244
7
Missing
78
During the past 30 days, how many times per day
did you usually eat vegetables, such as sukuma
wiki, spinach, cabbages, managu, saghet, or
murere?
I did not eat vegetables
166
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
456
2
1 time per day
1,296
3
2 times per day
1,075
4
3
times
per
day
282
5
4 times per day
73
6
5 or more times per day
244
7
Missing
99
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
113
177
549
675
2,082
95
Weighted
Percent
13.6
20.2
31.8
13.6
12.0
2.2
6.7
4.6
12.8
35.2
30.9
7.9
2.0
6.6
3.1
5.5
14.4
18.9
58.1
2
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Location Variable
Name
35-35
36-36
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q16
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
262
234
667
560
1,829
139
6.8
7.3
18.4
16.3
51.1
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
240
334
1,329
649
1,001
138
6.7
9.9
36.4
18.6
28.5
Q17
Unweighted
Frequency
37-37
Q13
Q19
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you physically attacked?
Missing
3,691
38-38
Q14
Q20
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you in a physical fight?
0 times
1,879
1
1
time
635
2
2 or 3 times
505
3
4 or 5 times
215
4
6
or
7
times
88
5
8 or 9 times
43
6
10 or 11 times
38
7
12 or more times
170
8
Missing
118
Weighted
Percent
50.2
18.1
15.0
6.3
2.6
1.4
1.1
5.3
3
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Name
39-39
40-40
Q15
Q16
Country
Question
Number
Q21
Q22
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you seriously injured?
0 times
769
1
1 time
644
2
2 or 3 times
500
3
4
or
5
times
188
4
6 or 7 times
102
5
8 or 9 times
48
6
10 or 11 times
52
7
12 or more times
143
8
Missing
1,245
During the past 12 months, what were you doing
when the most serious injury happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
4
Riding or driving in a car or
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
7
Something else
8
Missing
Weighted
Percent
28.8
26.8
20.9
8.0
4.5
2.3
2.5
6.2
753
28.3
469
20.2
457
19.4
334
91
13.9
4.2
132
5.6
120
68
1,267
5.4
2.9
4
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Name
41-41
42-42
Q17
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q23
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
Q24
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
750
28.7
185
8.6
484
294
20.5
12.5
142
125
6.1
5.7
136
6.1
274
11.8
1,301
754
29.5
627
368
27.3
16.3
375
236
16.8
10.1
1,331
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Location Variable
Name
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q25
Q26
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
744
28.6
417
17.7
538
23.7
183
8.1
69
113
69
3.3
5.5
3.4
247
9.8
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
5
I had a bad burn
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
8
me
Missing
1,311
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
1,310
858
397
144
72
53
56
801
42.3
30.3
14.7
5.5
2.7
2.3
2.1
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Location Variable
Name
45-45
46-46
47-47
Q21
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q27
Q28
Q29
Question
Code and Label
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
3
my race or color
I was made fun of because of
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
8
way
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,349
42.6
379
14.1
204
7.3
192
6.7
218
7.5
171
6.2
211
7.6
237
8.0
730
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
998
492
1,471
399
176
155
27.5
14.6
40.4
11.8
5.7
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
1,149
542
1,343
367
146
144
30.6
15.9
38.0
10.8
4.7
7
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Name
48-48
49-49
50-50
51-51
52-52
Q24
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q28
Country
Question
Number
Q30
Q31
Q32
Q33
Q34
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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 some usual
activities?
Yes
1,649
1
No
1,826
2
Missing
216
Weighted
Percent
48.9
51.1
During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously
consider attempting suicide?
Yes
907
1
No
2,489
2
Missing
295
27.9
72.1
During the past 12 months, did you make a plan
about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
994
2,382
315
30.0
70.0
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
435
874
669
1,594
119
11.7
25.3
19.7
43.4
2,584
75.0
249
162
151
154
79
37
275
7.4
5.5
4.7
4.4
2.1
0.9
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
8
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Name
53-53
54-54
56-56
57-57
Q29
Q30
Q32
Q33
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q35
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
2,969
174
110
88
46
29
63
212
83.9
4.9
3.8
2.7
1.6
1.0
2.1
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any other form of tobacco, such as snuff,
or chewed tobacco?
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
3,126
181
130
64
48
29
52
61
84.7
5.1
3.7
2.0
1.7
1.0
1.8
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
1,625
628
369
205
728
136
44.3
17.3
11.2
6.1
21.1
1,642
600
154
47.4
16.8
4.7
153
979
163
4.5
26.6
Q36
Q37
Q38
Unweighted
Frequency
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
9
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Name
58-58
59-59
60-60
Q34
Q35
Q36
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q39
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
Q40
Q41
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
2,602
251
92
64
34
30
37
581
82.1
8.1
3.5
2.2
1.4
1.3
1.4
2,547
80.3
207
174
81
37
20
36
589
6.7
6.0
3.1
1.7
0.9
1.4
2,503
81.5
77
3.0
91
3.1
166
81
24
24
36
689
6.1
3.2
1.2
0.9
1.1
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61-61
62-62
63-63
64-64
Q37
Q38
Q39
Q40
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Q43
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
2,764
466
167
144
150
77.6
12.9
5.1
4.4
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
2,417
522
231
236
285
69.4
15.7
7.0
7.9
During your life, how many times have you used
drugs such as marijuana, bhangi, mushrooms,
speed, or cloud 9?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
2,989
296
116
103
187
84.8
8.7
3.4
3.0
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
915
1,597
1,179
36.7
63.3
Q44
Q45
Q46
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
11
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Name
65-65
67-67
68-68
69-69
Q41
Q43
Q44
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q47
Q48
Q49
Q50
Question
Code and Label
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 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 or sock, gumboot,
rider, trust, or tube?
I have never had sexual
1
intercourse
Yes
2
No
3
Missing
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,590
62.9
391
177
123
106
84
45
1,175
15.5
7.1
4.8
4.5
3.6
1.6
463
2,610
618
15.7
84.3
1,542
62.3
408
510
1,231
17.0
20.7
995
708
512
341
189
200
139
433
174
27.1
20.3
14.3
10.0
5.8
6.0
4.0
12.5
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Name
70-70
71-71
72-72
Q46
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q51
Q52
Q53
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
909
669
551
414
234
186
142
361
225
24.8
20.0
16.0
11.7
7.3
5.9
4.1
10.2
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 attending meetings,
barazas, or prayers?
Less than 1 hour per day
1,127
1
1 to 2 hours per day
990
2
3 to 4 hours per day
550
3
5
to
6
hours
per
day
264
4
7 to 8 hours per day
158
5
More than 8 hours per day
277
6
Missing
325
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
1,665
342
242
213
161
272
111
544
141
32.5
29.2
17.1
7.9
5.1
8.2
46.3
9.9
7.1
5.9
4.7
8.2
3.1
14.9
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Name
73-73
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q49
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Q54
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
888
643
517
391
228
162
483
379
26.0
19.2
16.1
11.9
6.6
5.3
14.9
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
2,056
761
272
153
142
307
60.0
22.5
8.6
4.7
4.2
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
501
461
1,108
631
805
185
13.9
14.0
30.9
18.1
23.1
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
593
358
866
505
1,134
235
16.9
10.4
25.0
14.6
33.1
Q55
Q56
Q57
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
77-77
78-78
79-79
80-80
81-81
Q53
Q54
QN6
QN7
QN8
Country
Question
Number
Q58
Q59
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
533
430
965
591
922
250
15.1
12.2
27.6
17.6
27.6
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
636
425
991
570
810
259
17.8
12.1
28.7
18.0
23.5
509
3,109
73
14.7
85.3
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
No
2
Missing
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit, such
as bananas, oranges, mangoes, avocadoes, guavas,
pawpaws, or berries one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
2,373
1
No
1,240
2
Missing
78
Percentage of students who usually ate vegetables,
such as sukuma, wiki, spinach, cabbages, managu,
saghet, or murere one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
2,970
1
No
622
2
Missing
99
66.3
33.7
82.7
17.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
83-83
84-84
85-85
86-86
87-87
88-88
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
QN15
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the past
30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
290
3,306
95
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands after using the toilet or latrine
during the past 30 days
Yes
496
1
No
3,056
2
Missing
139
Percentage of students who never or rarely used
soap when washing their hands during the past 30
days
Yes
574
1
No
2,979
2
Missing
138
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months - Data not available
Missing
Weighted
Percent
8.7
91.3
14.1
85.9
16.5
83.5
3,691
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12 months
Yes
1,694
1
No
1,879
2
Missing
118
49.8
50.2
Percentage of students who were seriously injured
one or more times during the past 12 months
Yes
1,677
1
No
769
2
Missing
1,245
71.2
28.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
89-89
90-90
91-91
92-92
93-93
QN16
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Of 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
419
1
No
1,231
2
Missing
2,041
Of students who were seriously injured during the
past 12 months, the percentage whose most
serious injury was the result of a fall
Yes
184
1
No
1,435
2
Missing
2,072
Of 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
617
1
No
968
2
Missing
2,106
Of students who were seriously injured during the
past 12 months, the percentage who had a broken
bone or dislocated joint as their most serious
injury
Yes
411
1
No
1,205
2
Missing
2,075
Percentage of students who were bullied on one or
more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1,580
1
No
1,310
2
Missing
801
Weighted
Percent
25.4
74.6
12.1
87.9
38.5
61.5
24.7
75.3
57.7
42.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
94-94
95-95
96-96
97-97
98-98
99-99
QN21
QN22
QN23
QN24
QN25
QN26
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Of 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
356
1
No
1,184
2
Missing
2,151
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of the
time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
575
1
No
2,961
2
Missing
155
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
513
1
No
3,034
2
Missing
144
Weighted
Percent
24.2
75.8
17.5
82.5
15.5
84.5
Percentage of students who felt 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
1,649
1,826
216
48.9
51.1
Percentage of students who seriously considered
attempting suicide during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
907
2,489
295
27.9
72.1
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past 12
months
Yes
994
1
No
2,382
2
Missing
315
30.0
70.0
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Location Variable
Name
100-100
101-101
102-102
103-103
105-105
106-106
QN27
QN28
QN29
QN30
QN32
QN33
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who have no close friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
435
3,137
119
Of students who smoked cigarettes on one or
more of the past 30 days, the percentage who tried
their first cigarette at age 9 or younger
Yes
198
1
No
241
2
Missing
3,252
Weighted
Percent
11.7
88.3
47.9
52.1
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
510
2,969
212
16.1
83.9
Percentage of students who used any other form
of tobacco, such as snuff, or chewed tobacco on
one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
504
3,126
61
15.3
84.7
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more of the
past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,930
1,625
136
55.7
44.3
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
907
2,621
163
26.0
74.0
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Location Variable
Name
107-107
108-108
109-109
110-110
111-111
112-112
QN34
QN35
QN36
QN37
QN38
QN39
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who drank alcohol on one
or more of the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
508
2,602
581
17.9
82.1
Percentage of students who drank one or more
drinks per day on the days they drank alcohol
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
348
2,754
589
12.9
87.1
Percentage of students who usually got the
alcohol they drank by buying it in a store, shop, or
from a street vendor during the past 30 days
Yes
77
1
No
2,925
2
Missing
689
3.0
97.0
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
777
2,764
150
22.4
77.6
Percentage of students who had a hang-over, felt
sick, got into trouble with family or friends,
missed school, or got into fights, as a result of
drinking alcohol one or more times during their
life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
989
2,417
285
30.6
69.4
Percentage of students who used drugs, such as
mairjuana, bhangi, mushrooms, speed, or cloud 9
one or more times during their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
515
2,989
187
15.2
84.8
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Location Variable
Name
113-113
114-114
116-116
117-117
118-118
119-119
QN40
QN41
QN43
QN44
QN45
QN46
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who have ever had sexual
intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
915
1,597
1,179
Weighted
Percent
36.7
63.3
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse
for the first time before age 13
Yes
568
1
No
1,948
2
Missing
1,175
22.6
77.4
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse
during the past 12 months
Yes
463
1
No
2,610
2
Missing
618
15.7
84.3
Of students who had sexual intercourse during the
past 12 months, the percentage who used a
condom the last time they had sexual intercourse
Yes
231
1
No
214
2
Missing
3,246
Percentage of students who were physically active
all seven days for a total of at least 60 minutes per
day during the past seven days
Yes
433
1
No
3,084
2
Missing
174
Percentage of students who were physically active
seven days for a total of at least 60 minutes per
day during a typical or usual week
Yes
361
1
No
3,105
2
Missing
225
51.0
49.0
12.5
87.5
10.2
89.8
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Location Variable
Name
120-120
121-121
122-122
123-123
124-124
QN47
QN48
QN49
QN50
QN51
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day sitting and watching television,
playing computer games, talking with friends, or
doing other sitting activities, such as attending
meetings, barazas, or prayers during a typical or
usual day
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
1,249
2,117
325
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride a
bicycle to and from school during the past seven
days
Yes
1,665
1
No
1,885
2
Missing
141
Percentage of students who usually take 29
minutes or less to get to and from school each day
during the past seven days
Yes
2,048
1
No
1,264
2
Missing
379
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,328
2,056
307
Percentage of students who reported that most of
the students in their school were kind and helpful
most of the time or always during the past 30 days
Yes
1,436
1
No
2,070
2
Missing
185
Weighted
Percent
38.3
61.7
46.3
53.7
61.3
38.7
40.0
60.0
41.2
58.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
125-125
126-126
127-127
QN52
QN53
QN54
128-128 QNROVWGT
129-129 QNOVWGT
131-131 QNFRVGG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
Yes
1,639
1
No
1,817
2
Missing
235
Percentage of students whose parents or guardians
understood their problems and worries most of the
time or always during the past 30 days
Yes
1,513
1
No
1,928
2
Missing
250
Percentage of students whose parents or guardians
knew what they were doing with their free time
most of the time or always during the past 30 days
Yes
1,380
1
No
2,052
2
Missing
259
Percentage of students who were at risk for
becoming overweight (i.e., at or above the 85th
percentile but below the 95th percentile for body
mass index, by age and sex)*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
101
281
3,309
Percentage of students who were overweight (i.e.,
at or above the 95th percentile for body mass
index, by age and sex)*
Yes
31
1
No
351
2
Missing
3,309
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
744
2,795
152
Weighted
Percent
47.7
52.3
45.2
54.8
41.4
58.6
26.4
73.6
9.7
90.3
21.0
79.0
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
132-132 QNANYTOB
133-133 QNMINPAG
134-134
QNWKRD
145-156
Weight
157-161
PSU
162-170
Stratum
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes or
cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on
one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
621
2,825
245
Percentage of students who were physically active
for at least 60 minutes per day on less than five
days per week on average
Yes
2,876
1
No
557
2
Missing
258
Percentage of students who walked or rode a
bicycle to and from school for a total of 150
minutes on one or more of the past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,661
618
412
Weighted
Percent
19.3
80.7
83.6
16.4
80.2
19.8
Weight
Primary Sampling Unit
Stratum
24