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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
13
197
404
475
448
380
31
0.7
10.8
24.8
26.0
21.6
16.0
882
1,045
21
53.2
46.8
487
460
443
536
22
30.6
26.6
23.4
19.4
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?
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
3
Grade 10
4
Missing
20-23
Q4
Q80
How tall are you without your shoes on?
(Note: Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q81
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
1,072
1
Rarely
291
2
Sometimes
322
3
Most of the time
145
4
Always
82
5
Missing
36
53.9
14.9
18.4
7.7
5.1
1
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Location Variable
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 apples,
oranges, grapes, kiwi, mango, pears, bananas,
or melons?
I did not eat fruit during the
178
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
1,050
2
1
time
per
day
259
3
2 times per day
169
4
3 times per day
77
5
4
times
per
day
27
6
5 or more times per day
147
7
Missing
41
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, or carrots?
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
9.5
54.1
13.5
9.0
4.1
1.5
8.3
180
9.5
934
365
164
73
36
156
40
48.9
18.8
8.6
3.8
1.8
8.6
113
6.6
325
431
537
243
262
37
18.0
22.0
27.0
12.5
14.0
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Location Variable
Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q18
Q19
Q20
Q23
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
42
75
153
251
1,359
68
2.2
4.0
8.5
12.3
73.1
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
37
62
68
126
1,610
45
2.1
3.3
4.0
6.6
84.1
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
31
Never
1
Rarely
55
2
Sometimes
89
3
Most
of
the
time
251
4
Always
1,486
5
Missing
36
1.7
3.2
4.8
12.8
77.5
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
67.7
13.7
9.8
1.9
1.4
0.7
0.4
4.5
1,343
245
168
30
22
14
7
73
46
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Location Variable
Name
38-38
Q14
40-40
Q16
Country
Question
Number
Q25
Q28
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
1,104
317
220
69
25
24
14
133
42
During the past 12 months, what were you
doing when the most serious injury happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,115
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
159
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
50
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
44
4
Riding or driving in a car or
16
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
13
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
22
7
Something else
51
8
Missing
478
Weighted
Percent
54.9
17.6
12.2
3.7
1.5
1.4
0.8
7.8
73.6
11.4
3.7
3.3
1.3
1.0
1.7
3.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
41-41
Q17
42-42
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q29
Q30
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,122
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
38
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
40
3
Something fell on me or hit
80
4
me
I was fighting with someone
44
5
I
was
attacked,
assaulted,
or
11
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
6
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
136
8
injury
Missing
471
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
Weighted
Percent
73.8
2.9
3.0
5.8
3.6
0.8
0.6
9.6
1,120
74.7
183
104
13.9
7.6
23
29
1.8
2.0
489
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
43-43
Q19
44-44
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q31
Q35
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
1,122
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
113
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
91
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
28
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
10
5
I had a bad burn
18
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
12
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
89
8
me
Missing
465
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
1,429
198
68
27
10
12
32
172
Weighted
Percent
73.4
8.3
6.9
2.1
0.7
1.4
1.0
6.3
78.9
11.7
4.5
1.6
0.6
0.7
1.9
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Location Variable
Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q36
Q37
Q38
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1,425
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
46
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
61
3
my race or color
I was made fun of because of
17
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
63
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
12
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
31
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
119
8
way
Missing
174
Weighted
Percent
78.8
3.2
3.9
1.2
4.0
0.6
1.6
6.7
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
655
505
408
242
126
12
34.6
25.9
20.8
12.3
6.4
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
680
543
367
247
78
33
37.6
27.1
18.8
12.3
4.2
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Location Variable
Name
48-48
Q24
49-49
50-50
51-51
52-52
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q28
Country
Question
Number
Q39
Q40
Q41
Q42
Q45
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
your usual activities?
Yes
745
1
No
1,110
2
Missing
93
Weighted
Percent
39.4
60.6
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
272
1,617
59
14.7
85.3
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
182
1,666
100
9.8
90.2
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
126
190
250
1,302
80
6.7
10.1
13.2
70.0
1,438
76.0
103
86
85
88
54
6
88
5.9
5.3
5.1
4.8
2.7
0.2
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
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Name
53-53
Q29
54-54
69-69
Q30
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q46
Q47
Q66
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
1,704
75
38
27
19
11
19
55
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
midwakh or shisha?
0 days
1,718
1
1
or
2
days
94
2
3 to 5 days
44
3
6 to 9 days
27
4
10
to
19
days
13
5
20 to 29 days
12
6
All 30 days
11
7
Missing
29
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
567
397
288
177
103
80
34
269
33
Weighted
Percent
89.3
3.8
2.4
1.6
1.1
0.8
1.1
88.4
5.2
2.5
1.7
0.8
0.7
0.6
29.4
20.5
14.5
9.4
5.4
4.2
1.8
14.7
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Name
70-70
Q46
71-71
72-72
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q67
Q71
Q72
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
481
473
295
178
83
63
29
315
31
24.4
23.9
15.3
9.4
4.1
3.5
1.4
18.0
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 ?
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
562
599
397
164
47
141
38
29.6
31.8
20.0
8.8
2.5
7.2
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
1,512
1
1 day
101
2
2
days
59
3
3 days
59
4
4 days
17
5
5
days
22
6
6 days
7
7
7 days
111
8
Missing
60
77.0
5.9
3.8
3.7
1.0
1.4
0.4
6.8
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73-73
Q49
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q73
Q75
Q76
Q77
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
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
Weighted
Percent
698
472
273
148
68
75
159
55
38.4
24.7
14.0
7.6
3.6
3.8
7.9
1,206
459
139
26
50
68
63.5
24.5
7.7
1.4
2.9
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
175
178
272
390
889
44
10.2
9.6
15.6
19.9
44.8
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
297
216
309
319
738
69
15.6
11.0
16.2
16.4
40.7
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
11
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Name
Q53
77-77
78-78
146-146
147-147
Q54
QN6
QN7
Country
Question
Number
Q78
Q79
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
406
241
302
312
616
71
22.1
13.0
16.2
15.9
32.9
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
309
209
365
363
640
62
17.4
10.5
19.9
18.5
33.6
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
227
1
No
1,685
2
Missing
36
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as apples, oranges, grapes, kiwi, mango,
pears, bananas, or melons one or more times
per day during the past 30 days
Yes
679
1
No
1,228
2
Missing
41
12.8
87.2
36.4
63.6
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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
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers,
lettuce, or carrots one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
794
1,114
40
41.6
58.4
Percentage of students who did not clean or
brush their teeth during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
113
1,798
37
6.6
93.4
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
117
1,763
68
6.2
93.8
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
99
1,804
45
5.3
94.7
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
86
1
No
1,826
2
Missing
36
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
559
1
No
1,343
2
Missing
46
4.9
95.1
32.3
67.7
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Name
154-154
QN14
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
802
1
No
1,104
2
Missing
42
156-156
QN16
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
Missing
1,948
157-157
QN17
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was the result of a
fall
Missing
1,948
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
Missing
1,948
158-158
QN18
159-159
QN19
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
Missing
1,948
160-160
QN20
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
161-161
QN21
347
1,429
172
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
44
1
No
296
2
Missing
1,608
Weighted
Percent
45.1
54.9
21.1
78.9
15.1
84.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
162-162
QN22
163-163
164-164
165-165
166-166
167-167
QN23
QN24
QN25
QN26
QN27
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
368
1
No
1,568
2
Missing
12
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
325
1
No
1,590
2
Missing
33
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
745
1,110
93
Percentage of students who seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
272
1
1,617
No
2
Missing
59
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
182
1
No
1,666
2
Missing
100
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
126
1,742
80
Weighted
Percent
18.7
81.3
16.5
83.5
39.4
60.6
14.7
85.3
9.8
90.2
6.7
93.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
168-168
QN28
169-169
170-170
185-185
186-186
187-187
QN29
QN30
QN45
QN46
QN47
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
144
29
1,775
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
189
1
No
1,704
2
Missing
55
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as midwakh or shisha on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
201
1
1,718
No
2
Missing
29
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
269
1
1,646
No
2
Missing
33
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
315
1
No
1,602
2
Missing
31
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
Yes
749
1
No
1,161
2
Missing
38
Weighted
Percent
85.5
14.5
10.7
89.3
11.6
88.4
14.7
85.3
18.0
82.0
38.6
61.4
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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
1,512
376
60
77.0
23.0
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
1,443
450
55
77.2
22.8
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
674
1
1,206
No
2
Missing
68
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
353
1
1,551
No
2
Missing
44
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
513
1,366
69
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
647
1
No
1,230
2
Missing
71
36.5
63.5
19.8
80.2
26.7
73.3
35.0
65.0
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
194-194
QN54
262-262
263-263
264-264
265-265
266-266
QNROVWTG
QNOVWTG
QNFRVGG
QNANYTBG
QNMINPAG
Country
Question
Number
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
518
1
No
1,368
2
Missing
62
Weighted
Percent
27.9
72.1
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
310
1,400
238
18.4
81.6
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
187
1,523
238
10.4
89.6
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
300
1,578
70
16.8
83.2
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
247
1
No
1,631
2
Missing
70
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
1,596
300
52
14.1
85.9
83.3
16.7
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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
1,820
1
No
42
2
Missing
86
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
97.4
2.6
19