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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
10
76
456
449
569
508
31
15
0.6
4.3
25.5
25.5
23.8
19.1
1.2
1,034
1,054
26
52.4
47.6
472
424
553
616
49
26.5
26.2
24.1
23.2
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
6
17 years old or older
7
Missing
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
In what grade are you?
7th grade
1
8th grade
2
I year
3
II year
4
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.)
1
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Location Variable
Name
30-30
Q6
31-31
32-32
Q7
Q8
Country
Question
Number
Q6
Q8
Q9
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how often did you go
hungry because there was not enough food in
your home?
Never
1,768
1
Rarely
220
2
Sometimes
73
3
Most
of
the
time
16
4
Always
19
5
Missing
18
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as apple,
pear, orange, banana, grape, melon, or water
melon?
I did not eat fruit during the
1
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 eat vegetables, such as
tomato, paprika (pepper), potato, cucumber, or
salad?
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
Weighted
Percent
84.3
10.4
3.4
0.9
1.0
71
3.3
283
502
595
394
87
156
26
12.9
23.3
29.2
19.2
4.3
7.6
86
4.2
332
702
534
269
81
95
15
15.3
33.2
25.5
13.0
3.9
4.8
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Location Variable
Name
33-33
Q9
34-34
35-35
36-36
Q10
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Q13
Q14
Q15
Q16
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
23
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
53
2
1
time
per
day
412
3
2 times per day
1,007
4
3 times per day
482
5
4 or more times per day
127
6
Missing
10
Weighted
Percent
1.2
2.5
19.3
47.9
23.1
6.0
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
7
38
94
149
1,798
28
0.4
1.8
4.2
7.1
86.5
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
12
35
68
88
1,905
6
0.5
1.6
3.3
4.4
90.2
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
Never
19
1
Rarely
64
2
Sometimes
160
3
Most of the time
198
4
Always
1,665
5
Missing
8
0.9
3.1
7.8
9.3
78.9
3
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Location Variable
Name
37-37
Q13
38-38
39-39
Q14
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q17
Q19
Q20
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1,723
181
114
40
9
6
6
26
9
81.3
8.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
0.3
0.3
1.2
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
1,469
297
198
50
24
10
12
41
13
69.5
14.3
9.5
2.4
1.2
0.5
0.7
2.0
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
1,292
394
125
23
7
2
3
18
250
68.7
21.7
6.8
1.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
1.0
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Location Variable
Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
Q17
Country
Question
Number
Q21
Q22
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
1,492
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
146
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
62
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
42
4
Riding or driving in a car or
17
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
19
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
85
7
Something else
86
8
Missing
165
During the past 12 months, what was the major
cause of the most serious injury that happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,544
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
46
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
185
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
24
4
me
I was fighting with someone
31
5
I was attacked, assaulted, or
16
6
abused by someone
I was in a fire or too near a
5
7
flame or something hot
Something else caused my
147
8
injury
Missing
116
Weighted
Percent
76.3
7.9
3.2
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
4.5
76.9
2.2
9.5
1.2
1.6
0.8
0.3
7.5
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Location Variable
Name
42-42
Q18
43-43
44-44
Q19
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q23
Q24
Q25
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
1,559
78.6
179
133
9.0
7.2
31
69
1.6
3.6
143
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,536
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
164
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
67
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
29
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
4
5
I
had
a
bad
burn
5
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
3
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
155
8
me
Missing
151
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
1,751
117
32
14
10
5
15
170
78.0
8.4
3.4
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
8.3
90.0
6.1
1.7
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.7
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Location Variable
Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q26
Q31
Q32
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1,744
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
31
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
10
3
my race or color
I was made fun of because of
5
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
29
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
17
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
35
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
62
8
way
Missing
181
Weighted
Percent
90.1
1.7
0.5
0.3
1.5
0.9
1.8
3.1
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
719
671
566
102
42
14
36.1
31.5
26.0
4.6
1.8
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
700
724
520
103
45
22
34.8
34.4
24.1
4.6
2.2
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Location Variable
Name
49-49
Q25
50-50
51-51
52-52
53-53
Q26
Q27
Q28
Q29
Country
Question
Number
Q33
Q34
Q35
Q37
Q38
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
195
1,906
13
8.6
91.4
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
127
1,962
25
5.7
94.3
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
55
168
307
1,566
18
2.7
7.9
14.2
75.2
1,474
78.6
33
20
37
136
199
32
183
1.6
1.0
1.9
6.8
8.9
1.2
1,702
58
42
28
39
51
106
88
85.9
2.7
1.9
1.3
1.6
2.1
4.5
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
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Name
55-55
Q31
56-56
57-57
58-58
Q32
Q33
Q34
Country
Question
Number
Q40
Q42
Q43
Q47
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried
to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
1,447
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
81
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
223
3
No
148
4
Missing
215
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 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
Weighted
Percent
78.3
4.1
10.4
7.1
565
462
275
134
662
16
28.8
22.5
12.9
5.8
30.0
1,052
422
214
50.8
20.3
10.2
336
67
23
15.5
3.3
1,089
399
182
113
71
12
18
230
60.6
20.5
9.0
5.2
3.2
0.6
0.9
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Name
59-59
Q35
60-60
61-61
Q36
Q37
Country
Question
Number
Q48
Q49
Q50
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
1,065
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
209
2
1
drink
261
3
2 drinks
161
4
3 drinks
87
5
4 drinks
34
6
5 or more drinks
61
7
Missing
236
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
1,065
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
416
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
40
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
66
4
I
got
it
from
home
85
5
I got it some other way
177
8
Missing
265
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
1,492
409
120
51
42
Weighted
Percent
59.5
11.0
13.2
7.8
4.1
1.6
2.9
60.3
21.1
1.9
3.4
4.6
8.6
74.4
18.3
5.1
2.2
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Name
62-62
Q38
63-63
64-64
65-65
Q39
Q40
Q41
Country
Question
Number
Q52
Q53
Q59
Q60
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
1,630
1
1
or
2
times
295
2
3 to 9 times
95
3
10 or more times
56
4
Missing
38
Weighted
Percent
79.8
13.5
4.3
2.5
During your life, how many times have you
used drugs such as marijuana?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
1,987
42
14
13
58
97.0
1.8
0.6
0.5
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
246
1,712
156
11.9
88.1
1,706
85.5
68
21
37
49
93
38
102
3.5
1.1
2.0
2.4
4.1
1.5
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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Name
66-66
Q42
67-67
68-68
69-69
Q43
Q44
Q45
Country
Question
Number
Q61
Q62
Q63
Q64
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
1,703
1
intercourse
1 person
149
2
2
people
53
3
3 people
39
4
4 people
20
5
5 people
5
6
6 or more people
31
7
Missing
114
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
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
Weighted
Percent
85.9
7.2
2.5
1.8
0.9
0.2
1.5
301
1,725
88
14.2
85.8
1,648
83.7
229
103
134
10.9
5.4
457
329
266
314
146
145
65
304
88
22.1
15.9
12.7
15.6
7.4
7.4
3.3
15.7
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Name
70-70
Q46
71-71
72-72
Q47
Q48
Country
Question
Number
Q65
Q67
Q68
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
389
333
318
294
173
145
70
291
101
19.0
16.2
15.2
15.0
8.6
7.4
3.5
15.2
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 ?
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
340
584
556
309
102
125
98
17.8
30.0
27.3
14.5
4.7
5.7
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
760
137
104
89
62
360
44
436
122
37.2
7.1
5.1
4.6
3.3
18.0
2.4
22.2
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Location Variable
Name
73-73
Q49
74-74
75-75
76-76
Q50
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q69
Q70
Q71
Q72
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
690
489
281
186
105
47
166
150
36.6
25.5
14.2
8.9
4.9
2.1
7.7
1,503
333
92
22
32
132
76.5
16.6
4.2
1.0
1.6
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
269
443
499
268
482
153
14.3
22.8
24.9
13.0
25.0
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
481
299
383
182
651
118
22.7
14.6
19.2
9.2
34.3
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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Standard
Location Variable
Name
Q53
77-77
78-78
146-146
147-147
Q54
QN6
QN7
Country
Question
Number
Q73
Q74
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your problems
and worries?
180
Never
1
Rarely
250
2
Sometimes
356
3
Most
of
the
time
192
4
Always
1,001
5
Missing
135
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
162
221
354
303
918
156
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
35
1
No
2,061
2
Missing
18
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as apple, pear, orange, banana, grape,
melon, or water melon one or more times per
day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,734
354
26
Weighted
Percent
8.9
12.7
17.6
9.3
51.6
8.4
11.4
17.6
14.9
47.7
1.9
98.1
83.7
16.3
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
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 tomato, paprika (pepper),
potato, cucumber, or salad one or more times
per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,681
418
15
Percentage of students who cleaned or brushed
their teeth less than 1 time per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
76
1
2,028
No
2
Missing
10
Weighted
Percent
80.4
19.6
3.7
96.3
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
45
2,041
28
2.2
97.8
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
47
2,061
6
2.2
97.8
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
83
1
No
2,023
2
Missing
8
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
382
1
No
1,723
2
Missing
9
4.0
96.0
18.7
81.3
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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
632
1
No
1,469
2
Missing
13
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
572
1,292
250
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
145
1
No
422
2
Missing
1,547
Weighted
Percent
30.5
69.5
31.3
68.7
26.4
73.6
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
184
386
1,544
32.5
67.5
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
179
370
1,565
31.6
68.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
159-159
QN19
160-160
161-161
162-162
163-163
165-165
QN20
QN21
QN22
QN23
QN25
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
163
1
No
405
2
Missing
1,546
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
193
1,751
170
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
30
1
No
157
2
Missing
1,927
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
144
1
No
1,956
2
Missing
14
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
148
1
No
1,944
2
Missing
22
Percentage of students who seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
195
1
No
1,906
2
Missing
13
Weighted
Percent
28.2
71.8
10.0
90.0
16.9
83.1
6.4
93.6
6.8
93.2
8.6
91.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
166-166
QN26
167-167
168-168
169-169
171-171
172-172
QN27
QN28
QN29
QN31
QN32
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
127
1
No
1,962
2
Missing
25
Weighted
Percent
5.7
94.3
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
55
2,041
18
2.7
97.3
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
153
166
1,795
50.6
49.4
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
324
1
No
1,702
2
Missing
88
Among students who smoked cigarettes during
the past 12 months, the percentage who tried to
stop smoking cigarettes
Yes
223
1
No
148
2
Missing
1,743
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more days
during the past 7 days
Yes
1,533
1
No
565
2
Missing
16
14.1
85.9
59.4
40.6
71.2
28.8
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
173-173
QN33
174-174
175-175
176-176
177-177
QN34
QN35
QN36
QN37
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
972
1,119
23
Percentage of students who had at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
795
1
1,089
No
2
Missing
230
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
341
1
No
450
2
Missing
1,323
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
414
1
No
366
2
Missing
1,334
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
580
1,492
42
Weighted
Percent
45.9
54.1
39.4
60.6
40.9
59.1
53.2
46.8
25.6
74.4
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
178-178
QN38
179-179
180-180
181-181
182-182
183-183
QN39
QN40
QN41
QN42
QN43
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
446
1
No
1,630
2
Missing
38
Weighted
Percent
20.2
79.8
Percentage of students who used drugs, such as
marijuana one or more times during their life
Yes
69
1
No
1,987
2
Missing
58
3.0
97.0
Percentage of students who have ever had
sexual intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
246
1,712
156
11.9
88.1
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 13
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
89
1,923
102
4.6
95.4
Percentage of students who have had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
148
1,852
114
6.9
93.1
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse during the past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
301
1,725
88
14.2
85.8
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Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
184-184
QN44
185-185
186-186
187-187
188-188
QN45
QN46
QN47
QN48
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
171
1
No
39
2
Missing
1,904
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
304
1
1,722
No
2
Missing
88
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
291
1
1,722
No
2
Missing
101
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
1,092
1
No
924
2
Missing
98
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
760
1,232
122
Weighted
Percent
80.4
19.6
15.7
84.3
15.2
84.8
52.2
47.8
37.2
62.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
189-189
QN49
190-190
191-191
192-192
193-193
194-194
QN50
QN51
QN52
QN53
QN54
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
1,460
504
150
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more days
during the past 30 days
Yes
479
1
No
1,503
2
Missing
132
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
712
1
1,249
No
2
Missing
153
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
780
1,216
118
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
430
1
No
1,549
2
Missing
135
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
383
1
No
1,575
2
Missing
156
Weighted
Percent
76.4
23.6
23.5
76.5
37.1
62.9
37.3
62.7
21.6
78.4
19.8
80.2
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Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
262-262
QNROVWTG
263-263
264-264
266-266
267-267
QNOVWTG
QNFRVGG
QNMINPAG
QNWKRDG
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
234
1,500
380
14.0
86.0
Percentage of students who are overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
24
1,710
380
1.5
98.5
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
637
1,438
39
31.5
68.5
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
1,550
452
112
76.5
23.5
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
1,647
1
No
292
2
Missing
175
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
85.7
14.3
24