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Standard
Location Variable
Name
1-3
SITE
Question
Code and Label
Country
Question
Number
SCHOOL
School Codes
14-16
CLASS
Class Codes
17-17
Q1
19-19
Q2
Q3
Weighted
Percent
Site Code
4-13
18-18
Unweighted
Frequency
Q1
Q2
Q3
How old are you?
11 years old or younger
1
12 years old
2
13 years old
3
14 years old
4
15 years old
5
16 years old or older
6
Missing
68
579
2,017
2,654
2,080
677
55
0.9
7.3
25.2
32.4
26.8
7.4
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
4,481
3,568
81
58.1
41.9
In what grade are you?
Class 6
1
Class 7
2
Class 8
3
Class 9
4
Class 10
5
Class 11
6
Missing
9
54
2,604
2,933
2,414
8
108
0.1
0.5
33.1
33.0
33.2
0.1
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.)
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Location Variable
Name
30-30
Q6
31-31
32-32
Q7
Q8
Country
Question
Number
Q8
Q9
Q10
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
5,154
1
Rarely
1,382
2
Sometimes
1,130
3
Most
of
the
time
191
4
Always
128
5
Missing
145
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as apple,
mango, banana, pineapple, papaya, jackfruit,
guava, or chikoo?
I did not eat fruit during the
575
1
past 30 days
Less than one time per day
1,967
2
1
time
per
day
3,413
3
2 times per day
1,534
4
3 times per day
333
5
4
times
per
day
110
6
5 or more times per day
147
7
Missing
51
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat vegetables, such as
cauliflower, ladyfinger, pumpkin, brinjal,
cabbage, spinach, peas, tomato, cucumber, or
beans?
I did not eat vegetables
159
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one time per day
676
2
1
time
per
day
2,042
3
2 times per day
3,071
4
3 times per day
1,730
5
4
times
per
day
202
6
5 or more times per day
190
7
Missing
60
Weighted
Percent
65.7
17.2
13.3
2.4
1.4
7.0
22.1
43.3
20.3
4.0
1.3
1.9
2.0
8.7
26.2
37.9
20.6
2.3
2.3
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Name
33-33
Q9
34-34
35-35
36-36
Q10
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Q15
Q16
Q19
Q18
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
115
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
296
2
1
time
per
day
3,261
3
2 times per day
3,979
4
3 times per day
317
5
4 or more times per day
135
6
Missing
27
Weighted
Percent
1.3
3.3
40.4
49.7
3.7
1.7
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
69
402
379
1,734
5,460
86
0.9
5.2
5.3
21.9
66.8
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
82
232
181
918
6,616
101
1.0
2.4
2.0
10.1
84.5
During the past 30 days, how often did you use
soap when washing your hands?
Never
232
1
Rarely
921
2
Sometimes
1,022
3
Most of the time
2,407
4
Always
3,509
5
Missing
39
2.8
10.5
13.1
30.3
43.3
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Name
40-40
Q16
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q24
Q27
Q28
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
4,331
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
1,120
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
544
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
749
4
Riding or driving in a car or
97
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
161
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
512
7
Something else
573
8
Missing
43
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
2,825
2,966
1,570
481
220
68
During the past 12 months, how often have
you been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
2,804
Never
1
Rarely
3,088
2
Sometimes
1,568
3
Most of the time
488
4
Always
131
5
Missing
51
Weighted
Percent
54.0
13.1
6.3
9.8
1.3
1.9
6.3
7.4
34.8
35.4
21.1
6.2
2.5
35.0
37.5
19.6
6.5
1.5
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Name
48-48
Q24
51-51
52-52
53-53
Q27
Q28
Q29
Country
Question
Number
Q29
Q30
Q34
Q35
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
2,014
1
No
5,968
2
Missing
148
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
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
Weighted
Percent
25.5
74.5
897
1,937
1,871
3,378
47
10.3
23.5
23.6
42.6
7,537
95.9
57
51
41
86
52
16
290
0.7
0.7
0.6
1.2
0.7
0.2
7,805
47
23
7
18
5
29
196
98.4
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
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54-54
Q30
55-55
56-56
57-57
Q31
Q32
Q33
Country
Question
Number
Q36
Q37
Q38
Q39
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
pan masala, or gutka?
0 days
7,728
1
1 or 2 days
211
2
3 to 5 days
48
3
6
to
9
days
25
4
10 to 19 days
9
5
20 to 29 days
17
6
All 30 days
34
7
Missing
58
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried
to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
7,369
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
185
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
158
3
No
117
4
Missing
301
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
Weighted
Percent
96.0
2.5
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
94.2
2.4
2.0
1.3
5,147
1,617
496
191
549
130
63.1
20.9
6.6
2.4
7.1
6,130
1,308
102
77.5
15.6
1.1
98
425
67
1.0
4.9
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Name
69-69
Q45
70-70
71-71
Q46
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Q56
Q57
Q61
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
2,046
1
1 day
976
2
2 days
705
3
3
days
503
4
4 days
446
5
5 days
505
6
6
days
430
7
7 days
2,232
8
Missing
287
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
2,207
1
1 day
1,108
2
2 days
783
3
3
days
518
4
4 days
470
5
5 days
513
6
6
days
414
7
7 days
1,891
8
Missing
226
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
listening to music?
Less than 1 hour per day
2,544
1
1 to 2 hours per day
3,578
2
3 to 4 hours per day
1,299
3
5
to
6
hours
per
day
284
4
7 to 8 hours per day
64
5
More than 8 hours per day
91
6
Missing
270
Weighted
Percent
24.6
12.4
9.1
6.3
6.1
6.5
5.5
29.5
26.8
13.4
9.7
6.7
6.2
6.7
5.6
25.0
30.8
46.3
17.1
3.9
0.8
1.1
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Name
72-72
Q48
73-73
74-74
Q49
Q50
Country
Question
Number
Q62
Q63
Q64
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to and from school?
0 days
3,188
1
1 day
473
2
2 days
301
3
3
days
207
4
4 days
174
5
5 days
156
6
6
days
541
7
7 days
2,729
8
Missing
361
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
2,589
1
10 to 19 minutes per day
2,125
2
20 to 29 minutes per day
1,243
3
30
to
39
minutes
per
day
752
4
40 to 49 minutes per day
297
5
50 to 59 minutes per day
203
6
60 or more minutes per day
565
7
Missing
356
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
5,657
1,662
302
94
103
312
Weighted
Percent
42.7
5.9
3.9
2.6
2.3
1.9
6.6
34.1
30.3
26.7
17.0
10.0
4.6
2.9
8.5
72.2
21.4
3.9
1.3
1.2
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Name
75-75
Q51
76-76
77-77
78-78
Q52
Q53
Q54
Country
Question
Number
Q65
Q66
Q67
Q68
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1,336
2,103
1,252
1,458
1,599
382
16.5
25.7
16.8
20.1
20.9
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians check to see if your
homework was done?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
1,464
1,627
962
1,403
2,314
360
18.7
20.8
13.2
17.8
29.5
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians understand your problems
and worries?
618
Never
1
Rarely
1,390
2
Sometimes
977
3
Most of the time
1,706
4
Always
3,016
5
Missing
423
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
780
1,393
1,109
1,703
2,415
730
8.1
17.0
12.8
22.7
39.3
10.5
18.1
14.7
23.8
32.9
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146-146
QN6
147-147
148-148
149-149
150-150
QN7
QN8
QN9
QN10
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
319
1
No
7,666
2
Missing
145
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as apple, mango, banana, pineapple,
papaya, jackfruit, guava, or chikoo one or
more times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
5,537
2,542
51
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as cauliflower, ladyfinger,
pumpkin, brinjal, cabbage, spinach, peas,
tomato, cucumber, or beans one or more times
per day during the past 30 days
Yes
7,235
1
No
835
2
Missing
60
Percentage of students who cleaned or brushed
their teeth less than 1 time per day during the
past 30 days
Yes
411
1
7,692
No
2
Missing
27
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
471
7,573
86
Weighted
Percent
3.8
96.2
70.9
29.1
89.3
10.7
4.5
95.5
6.1
93.9
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151-151
QN11
152-152
QN12
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
314
7,715
101
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
1,153
1
No
6,938
2
Missing
39
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
8,130
162-162
QN22
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
701
1
No
7,361
2
Missing
68
163-163
164-164
QN23
QN24
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
619
1
No
7,460
2
Missing
51
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
2,014
5,968
148
Weighted
Percent
3.4
96.6
13.3
86.7
8.7
91.3
8.0
92.0
25.5
74.5
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167-167
QN27
168-168
169-169
170-170
171-171
172-172
QN28
QN29
QN30
QN31
QN32
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
897
7,186
47
10.3
89.7
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
89
28
8,013
74.1
25.9
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
129
1
7,805
No
2
Missing
196
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as pan masala or gutka
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
344
7,728
58
Among students who smoked cigarettes during
the past 12 months, the percentage who tried to
stop smoking cigarettes
Yes
158
1
No
117
2
Missing
7,855
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more days
during the past 7 days
Yes
2,853
1
No
5,147
2
Missing
130
1.6
98.4
4.0
96.0
60.4
39.6
36.9
63.1
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173-173
QN33
185-185
186-186
187-187
188-188
189-189
QN45
QN46
QN47
QN48
QN49
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
1,508
6,555
67
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
2,232
1
5,611
No
2
Missing
287
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
1,891
1
6,013
No
2
Missing
226
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 listening to
music
Yes
1,738
1
No
6,122
2
Missing
270
Weighted
Percent
17.6
82.4
29.5
70.5
25.0
75.0
22.9
77.1
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
3,188
4,581
361
42.7
57.3
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
5,957
1,817
356
74.0
26.0
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190-190
QN50
191-191
192-192
193-193
194-194
262-262
QN51
QN52
QN53
QN54
QNROVWTG
Country
Question
Number
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
2,161
1
No
5,657
2
Missing
312
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
3,439
1
No
4,309
2
Missing
382
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
3,091
4,679
360
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians never or rarely understood their
problems and worries during the past 30 days
Yes
2,008
1
5,699
No
2
Missing
423
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
2,173
1
No
5,227
2
Missing
730
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight*
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
382
6,365
1,383
Weighted
Percent
27.8
72.2
42.2
57.8
39.5
60.5
25.1
74.9
28.6
71.4
7.0
93.0
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India (CBSE) Survey
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
63
6,684
1,383
1.3
98.7
Percentage of students who ate fruits and
vegetables five or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,204
6,825
101
14.8
85.2
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
331
1
No
7,594
2
Missing
205
Percentage of students who were physically
active for at least 60 minutes per day on less
than five days per week on average
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
5,105
2,659
366
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
6,446
1
No
1,198
2
Missing
486
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
4.0
96.0
64.1
35.9
84.0
16.0
15