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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
72
399
544
505
443
245
34
2.9
16.6
25.3
23.9
20.2
11.3
948
1,259
35
50.1
49.9
824
574
781
63
34.0
31.9
34.1
676
536
714
161
120
35
30.2
24.2
32.6
7.5
5.6
Site Code
4-13
18-18
Unweighted
Frequency
Q1
Q2
Q3
How old are you?
11 years old or younger
1
12 years old
2
13 years old
3
14 years old
4
15 years old
5
16 years old or older
6
Missing
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
In what grade are you?
Grade 7
1
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
3
Missing
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
Q10
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
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Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
34-34
Q8
Q10
Country
Question
Number
Q14
Q15
Q25
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as oranges,
apples, or bananas?
I did not eat fruit during the
147
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
1,290
2
1
time
per
day
328
3
2 times per day
238
4
3 times per day
96
5
4 times per day
29
6
5 or more times per day
89
7
Missing
25
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
cucumber, green salad, or tomatoes?
I did not eat vegetables
117
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
1,062
2
1 time per day
478
3
2 times per day
295
4
3
times
per
day
124
5
4 times per day
34
6
5 or more times per day
121
7
Missing
11
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
74
122
183
181
1,648
34
Weighted
Percent
6.5
58.3
14.9
10.7
4.4
1.3
4.1
5.3
47.4
21.1
13.4
5.8
1.6
5.4
3.4
5.8
8.0
8.2
74.6
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Name
35-35
Q11
36-36
37-37
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q26
Q28
Q35
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
64
99
149
155
1,738
37
2.9
4.6
6.6
6.9
78.9
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
56
111
168
190
1,669
48
2.6
5.2
7.6
8.6
76.0
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or 7 times
5
8 or 9 times
6
10 or 11 times
7
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,562
355
129
44
23
16
7
81
25
69.3
16.4
6.3
2.0
1.1
0.7
0.3
3.9
3
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Location Variable
Name
38-38
Q14
39-39
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q36
Q37
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
1,341
469
158
65
31
22
23
122
11
58.5
21.1
7.5
3.2
1.6
1.1
1.1
6.0
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
1,046
491
146
39
11
9
1
38
461
57.8
27.7
8.8
2.3
0.6
0.4
0.1
2.4
4
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Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q38
Q39
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
1,424
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
230
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
74
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
56
4
Riding or driving in a car or
19
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
38
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
58
7
Something else
54
8
Missing
289
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
Weighted
Percent
72.2
12.5
3.8
2.9
1.0
2.0
2.8
2.7
1,593
76.7
62
3.2
92
52
4.7
2.5
61
19
3.4
1.0
24
1.1
150
7.4
189
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Name
42-42
Q18
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q40
Q41
Q42
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
1,554
76.9
167
167
8.4
9.0
39
67
2.0
3.7
248
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,538
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
111
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
126
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
44
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
20
5
I
had
a
bad
burn
19
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
7
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
127
8
me
Missing
250
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
1,458
469
134
43
19
15
88
16
76.2
5.9
6.9
2.4
1.0
0.9
0.4
6.3
64.9
21.3
6.2
1.9
0.8
0.7
4.1
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Name
52-52
Q28
53-53
54-54
Q29
Q30
Country
Question
Number
Q46
Q47
Q48
Question
Code and Label
How old were you when you first tried a
cigarette?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
7 years old or younger
2
8 or 9 years old
3
10 or 11 years old
4
12 or 13 years old
5
14 or 15 years old
6
16 years old or older
7
Missing
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 to 5 days
3
6 to 9 days
4
10 to 19 days
5
20 to 29 days
6
All 30 days
7
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,921
92.3
48
29
28
23
11
5
177
2.5
1.6
1.5
1.2
0.6
0.2
2,031
24
17
10
8
4
14
134
96.0
1.2
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.7
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
Nargella (water pipe)?
0 days
2,093
1
1 or 2 days
58
2
3 to 5 days
21
3
6
to
9
days
12
4
10 to 19 days
7
5
20 to 29 days
3
6
All
30
days
13
7
Missing
35
94.4
2.8
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.6
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Name
55-55
Q31
56-56
57-57
69-69
Q32
Q33
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q49
Q50
Q51
Q55
Question
Code and Label
During the past 12 months, have you ever
tried to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
3
No
4
Missing
During the past 7 days, on how many days
have people smoked in your presence?
0 days
1
1 or 2 days
2
3 or 4 days
3
5 or 6 days
4
All 7 days
5
Missing
Which of your parents or guardians use any
form of tobacco?
Neither
1
My father or male guardian
2
My mother or female
3
guardian
Both
4
I do not know
5
Missing
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
1,687
82.0
103
5.2
53
205
194
2.9
9.9
1,194
434
151
76
328
59
54.8
19.8
6.8
3.6
15.0
1,532
500
30
69.6
22.4
1.3
36
108
36
1.6
5.0
804
496
255
141
65
60
21
340
60
35.4
22.3
12.2
6.7
3.2
2.7
1.0
16.6
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Name
70-70
Q46
71-71
72-72
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q56
Q59
Q60
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
826
444
285
124
62
67
27
324
83
36.8
20.4
13.6
5.7
3.0
3.3
1.4
15.8
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
playing cards?
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
781
749
328
103
40
159
82
35.9
34.7
15.5
4.7
1.8
7.5
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
849
214
216
79
48
65
51
660
60
38.8
9.9
9.8
3.8
2.3
2.9
2.4
30.2
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Name
73-73
Q49
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q61
Q62
Q63
Q64
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
976
606
237
133
38
29
130
93
44.8
28.7
11.1
6.4
1.7
1.2
6.1
1,290
624
145
35
45
103
60.6
29.0
6.8
1.6
2.0
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
450
444
436
271
559
82
21.1
20.7
20.2
12.6
25.4
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
797
287
299
233
525
101
37.4
13.4
13.9
10.9
24.4
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
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77-77
Q53
78-78
146-146
147-147
148-148
Q54
QN6
QN7
QN8
Country
Question
Number
Q65
Q66
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
755
333
327
248
462
117
35.6
15.7
15.4
11.7
21.5
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
571
286
340
311
637
97
27.1
13.1
15.9
14.3
29.6
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
281
1
No
1,926
2
Missing
35
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as oranges, apples, or bananas one or
more times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
780
1,437
25
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as cucumber, green salad, or
tomatoes one or more times per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
1,052
1
No
1,179
2
Missing
11
13.0
87.0
35.2
64.8
47.3
52.7
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150-150
QN10
151-151
152-152
153-153
154-154
155-155
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
QN15
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
196
2,012
34
9.2
90.8
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
163
2,042
37
7.6
92.4
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
167
2,027
48
7.8
92.2
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
655
1
1,562
No
2
Missing
25
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
890
1
No
1,341
2
Missing
11
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
735
1,046
461
30.7
69.3
41.5
58.5
42.2
57.8
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156-156
QN16
157-157
158-158
159-159
160-160
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
225
1
No
500
2
Missing
1,517
Weighted
Percent
32.4
67.6
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
91
631
1,520
12.9
87.1
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
164
551
1,527
22.5
77.5
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
110
1
No
614
2
Missing
1,518
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
768
1,458
16
15.6
84.4
35.1
64.9
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168-168
QN28
169-169
170-170
171-171
172-172
173-173
QN29
QN30
QN31
QN32
QN33
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
65
11
2,166
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
77
1
No
2,031
2
Missing
134
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as Nargella (water pipe)
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
114
1
2,093
No
2
Missing
35
Among students who smoked cigarettes
during the past 12 months, the percentage who
tried to stop smoking cigarettes
Yes
53
1
205
No
2
Missing
1,984
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more days
during the past 7 days
Yes
989
1
No
1,194
2
Missing
59
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
566
1,640
36
Weighted
Percent
86.8
13.2
4.0
96.0
5.6
94.4
22.6
77.4
45.2
54.8
25.4
74.6
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185-185
QN45
186-186
187-187
188-188
189-189
QN46
QN47
QN48
QN49
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
340
1
No
1,842
2
Missing
60
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
324
1
No
1,835
2
Missing
83
Weighted
Percent
16.6
83.4
15.8
84.2
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 playing
cards
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
630
1,530
82
29.4
70.6
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
849
1,333
60
38.8
61.2
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
1,819
330
93
84.6
15.4
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
190-190
QN50
191-191
192-192
193-193
194-194
262-262
Country
Question
Number
QN51
QN52
QN53
QN54
QNROVWTG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
849
1
No
1,290
2
Missing
103
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
894
1
No
1,266
2
Missing
82
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
1,084
1,057
101
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
1,088
1
1,037
No
2
Missing
117
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
857
1
No
1,288
2
Missing
97
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
306
1,676
260
Weighted
Percent
39.4
60.6
41.9
58.1
50.8
49.2
51.3
48.7
40.2
59.8
15.2
84.8
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Public Use Codebook
Data
Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
263-263
QNOVWTG
264-264
265-265
266-266
267-267
QNFRVGG
QNANYTBG
QNMINPAG
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
119
1,863
260
6.1
93.9
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
275
1,931
36
12.6
87.4
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
116
1
No
1,988
2
Missing
138
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
1,785
349
108
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
1,917
1
No
220
2
Missing
105
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
6.1
93.9
82.7
17.3
89.7
10.3
17