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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
21
253
588
788
560
136
2
1.0
11.6
25.5
32.6
23.5
5.8
1,131
1,210
7
50.5
49.5
653
856
826
11
2
30.4
33.9
35.1
0.5
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 1
1
Grade 2
2
Grade 3
3
Grade 4
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.)
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
1,367
1
Rarely
663
2
Sometimes
262
3
Most of the time
41
4
Always
11
5
Missing
4
58.3
28.3
11.1
1.8
0.5
1
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Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q9
Q10
Q14
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as apples,
pears, oranges, or bananas?
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
tomatoes, cabbages, radishes, or beans?
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
77
3.3
536
586
667
295
72
111
4
23.0
25.1
28.2
12.6
3.0
4.8
13
0.5
139
347
814
846
56
118
15
5.9
14.9
34.9
36.2
2.4
5.1
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
68
1
teeth during the past 30 days
1 time per day
654
2
2 times per day
1,185
3
3 times per day
336
4
4 or more times per day
89
5
Missing
16
3.0
28.1
50.8
14.3
3.9
2
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Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
37-37
Q11
Q12
Q13
Country
Question
Number
Q15
Q17
Q19
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
5
62
239
725
1,313
4
0.2
2.7
10.2
30.7
56.2
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
17
57
167
442
1,625
40
0.7
2.4
7.3
19.1
70.4
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
24
148
400
722
1,047
7
1.1
6.3
17.1
30.9
44.6
During the past 12 months, how many times
were you physically attacked?
Missing
2,348
3
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Name
38-38
Q14
39-39
40-40
Q15
Q16
Country
Question
Number
Q24
Q25
Q26
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
1,970
167
108
34
9
9
7
43
1
83.4
7.3
4.7
1.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.9
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
12 or more times
8
Missing
1,612
205
83
12
5
1
6
424
83.5
10.8
4.4
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.3
During the past 12 months, what were you
doing when the most serious injury happened
to you?
I was not seriously injured
1,602
1
during the past 12 months
Playing or training for a
67
2
sport
Walking or running, but not
55
3
as part of playing or training
for a sport
Riding a bicycle or scooter
41
4
Riding or driving in a car or
6
5
other motor vehicle
Doing any paid or unpaid
16
6
work, including housework,
yard work, or cooking
Nothing
41
7
Something else
86
8
Missing
434
83.4
3.6
2.9
2.3
0.3
0.8
2.1
4.5
4
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Name
41-41
Q17
42-42
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q27
Q28
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,607
83.5
9
0.5
108
46
5.8
2.4
21
9
1.1
0.5
8
0.4
111
5.8
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
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
429
1,607
83.6
188
70
10.0
3.7
7
43
0.4
2.3
433
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Name
43-43
Q19
44-44
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q29
Q30
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
1,604
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
83
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut, puncture, or stab
47
3
wound
I had a concussion or other
14
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
2
5
I had a bad burn
4
6
I lost all or part of a foot,
4
7
leg, hand, or arm
Something else happened to
155
8
me
Missing
435
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
1,777
267
74
33
22
12
31
132
Weighted
Percent
83.6
4.5
2.5
0.7
0.1
0.2
0.2
8.2
80.0
12.1
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.5
1.4
6
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Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q31
Q36
Q37
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
1,776
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
96
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because
14
3
of my race or color
I was made fun of because
1
4
of my religion
I was made fun of with
31
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
23
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because
74
7
of how my body or face
looks
I was bullied in some other
195
8
way
Missing
138
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
990
687
510
102
55
4
During the past 12 months, how often have
you been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
1,174
Never
1
Rarely
662
2
Sometimes
400
3
Most of the time
69
4
Always
38
5
Missing
5
Weighted
Percent
80.2
4.5
0.6
0.1
1.4
1.0
3.3
8.8
42.8
29.0
21.5
4.3
2.4
50.7
27.9
16.9
2.9
1.7
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Name
48-48
Q24
49-49
50-50
51-51
52-52
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q28
Country
Question
Number
Q38
Q39
Q40
Q41
Q44
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1
No
2
Missing
442
1,888
18
19.0
81.0
During the past 12 months, did you ever
seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
337
2,007
4
14.3
85.7
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
159
2,181
8
6.7
93.3
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
177
258
373
1,532
8
7.6
11.1
15.8
65.4
1,766
81.1
86
47
71
115
81
4
178
4.0
2.2
3.4
5.4
3.7
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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53-53
Q29
54-54
55-55
56-56
Q30
Q31
Q32
Country
Question
Number
Q45
Q46
Q47
Q48
Question
Code and Label
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
2,101
62
27
29
29
15
43
42
90.8
2.7
1.2
1.3
1.3
0.7
2.0
During the past 30 days, on how many days
did you use any other form of tobacco, such as
pipe or water pipe?
0 days
2,304
1
1
or
2
days
21
2
3 to 5 days
11
3
6 to 9 days
2
4
10
to
19
days
1
5
20 to 29 days
2
6
All 30 days
3
7
Missing
4
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
98.2
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
1,740
81.1
170
8.0
170
58
210
8.2
2.8
921
602
216
104
497
8
39.3
25.7
9.3
4.5
21.3
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57-57
Q33
58-58
59-59
Q34
Q35
Country
Question
Number
Q49
Q53
Q54
Question
Code and Label
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
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
852
1,332
23
36.5
56.9
1.0
70
63
8
3.0
2.7
1,917
174
45
21
21
6
11
153
87.1
8.0
2.1
1.0
1.0
0.3
0.5
1,919
86.0
183
87
24
6
1
6
122
8.3
4.0
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.3
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60-60
Q36
61-61
62-62
63-63
Q37
Q38
Q39
Country
Question
Number
Q55
Q56
Q58
Q61
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
1,920
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
106
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
9
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
26
4
I got it from home
80
5
I stole it
2
6
I got it some other way
53
8
Missing
152
Weighted
Percent
87.2
4.9
0.4
1.2
3.7
0.1
2.4
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
2,139
146
26
12
25
92.0
6.4
1.1
0.5
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
2,229
89
11
8
11
95.3
3.8
0.5
0.4
During your life, how many times have you
used drugs ecstasy, MDMA, ice,
methamphetamine, marijuana, or heroin?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 or more times
4
Missing
2,316
18
4
1
9
99.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
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Name
69-69
Q45
70-70
71-71
Q46
Q47
Country
Question
Number
Q67
Q68
Q72
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
309
322
247
130
156
73
530
14
24.0
13.2
13.7
10.6
5.6
6.7
3.2
23.1
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
526
345
378
254
126
198
77
430
14
22.2
14.8
16.2
10.9
5.4
8.5
3.3
18.7
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 playing piano,
playing cards, or reading books?
Less than 1 hour per day
1,135
1
1 to 2 hours per day
687
2
3 to 4 hours per day
296
3
5
to
6
hours
per
day
101
4
7 to 8 hours per day
37
5
More than 8 hours per day
74
6
Missing
18
48.9
29.5
12.7
4.3
1.5
3.1
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Name
72-72
Q48
73-73
74-74
Q49
Q50
Country
Question
Number
Q73
Q74
Q75
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
381
1
1 day
78
2
2 days
43
3
3
days
33
4
4 days
26
5
5 days
297
6
6 days
101
7
7 days
1,376
8
Missing
13
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
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
Weighted
Percent
16.6
3.4
1.9
1.4
1.1
12.6
4.3
58.8
370
449
420
334
219
153
361
42
16.0
19.6
18.2
14.5
9.4
6.6
15.7
2,227
74
20
10
8
9
95.1
3.2
0.9
0.4
0.4
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Name
75-75
Q51
76-76
77-77
78-78
Q52
Q53
Q54
Country
Question
Number
Q76
Q77
Q78
Q79
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
154
298
530
688
661
17
6.8
12.8
22.9
29.2
28.3
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
398
380
588
428
530
24
16.9
16.2
25.3
18.5
23.2
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
380
464
502
559
434
9
16.4
19.8
21.4
23.8
18.7
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
433
447
563
585
11
13.3
18.4
19.1
24.0
25.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
146-146
QN6
147-147
148-148
149-149
150-150
151-151
QN7
QN8
QN9
QN10
QN11
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
52
1
No
2,292
2
Missing
4
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit,
such as apples, pears, oranges, or bananas one
or more times per day during the past 30 days
Yes
1,731
1
613
No
2
Missing
4
Weighted
Percent
2.3
97.7
73.7
26.3
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables, such as tomatoes, cabbages,
radishes, or beans one or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
2,181
152
15
93.5
6.5
Percentage of students who did not clean or
brush their teeth during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
68
2,264
16
3.0
97.0
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
67
2,277
4
2.9
97.1
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
74
2,234
40
3.2
96.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
152-152
QN12
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during
the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
172
2,169
7
7.4
92.6
153-153
QN13
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months - Data not available
Missing
2,348
154-154
QN14
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
377
1
1,970
No
2
Missing
1
155-155
156-156
157-157
QN15
QN16
QN17
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
312
1,612
424
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
67
1
No
245
2
Missing
2,036
Of students who were seriously injured during
the past 12 months, the percentage whose
most serious injury was the result of a fall
Yes
108
1
No
204
2
Missing
2,036
16.6
83.4
16.5
83.5
21.7
78.3
35.1
64.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
158-158
QN18
159-159
160-160
161-161
162-162
163-163
QN19
QN20
QN21
QN22
QN23
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 was the result of them
hurting themselves by accident
Yes
188
1
No
120
2
Missing
2,040
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
83
1
No
226
2
Missing
2,039
Weighted
Percent
61.1
38.9
27.1
72.9
Percentage of students who were bullied on
one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
439
1,777
132
20.0
80.0
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
1
No
2
Missing
96
337
1,915
22.7
77.3
Percentage of students who felt lonely most of
the time or always during the past 12 months
Yes
157
1
No
2,187
2
Missing
4
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
107
1
No
2,236
2
Missing
5
6.7
93.3
4.5
95.5
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
164-164
QN24
165-165
166-166
167-167
168-168
169-169
QN25
QN26
QN27
QN28
QN29
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
442
1,888
18
19.0
81.0
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
Percentage of students who seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
337
1
2,007
No
2
Missing
4
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the
past 12 months
Yes
159
1
2,181
No
2
Missing
8
14.3
85.7
6.7
93.3
Percentage of students who have no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
177
2,163
8
7.6
92.4
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
1
No
2
Missing
53
146
2,149
26.6
73.4
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
205
1
No
2,101
2
Missing
42
9.2
90.8
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
170-170
QN30
171-171
172-172
173-173
174-174
175-175
QN31
QN32
QN33
QN34
QN35
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who used any other
form of tobacco, such as pipe or water pipe on
one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
40
1
No
2,304
2
Missing
4
Weighted
Percent
1.8
98.2
Of students who smoked cigarettes on one or
more of the past 30 days, the percentage who
tried to stop smoking cigarettes during the
past 12 months
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
170
58
2,120
74.7
25.3
Percentage of students who reported people
smoking in their presence on one or more of
the past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,419
921
8
60.7
39.3
Percentage of students who have a parent or
guardian who uses any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,425
915
8
60.8
39.2
Percentage of students who drank alcohol on
one or more of the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
278
1,917
153
12.9
87.1
Percentage of students who drank one or more
drinks per day on the days they drank alcohol
during the past 30 days
Yes
124
1
No
2,102
2
Missing
122
5.7
94.3
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
176-176
QN36
177-177
178-178
179-179
185-185
QN37
QN38
QN39
QN45
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
1
No
2
Missing
106
2,090
152
4.9
95.1
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
184
2,139
25
8.0
92.0
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
108
1
No
2,229
2
Missing
11
Percentage of students who used drugs, such
as ecstasy, MDMA, ice, methamphetamine,
marijuana, or heroin one or more times during
their life
Yes
23
1
No
2,316
2
Missing
9
Percentage of students who were physically
active seven days for a total of at least 60
minutes per day during the past seven days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
530
1,804
14
4.7
95.3
1.0
99.0
23.1
76.9
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
186-186
QN46
187-187
188-188
189-189
190-190
QN47
QN48
QN49
QN50
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
430
1
No
1,904
2
Missing
14
Weighted
Percent
18.7
81.3
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 playing piano, playing cards, or
reading books during a typical or usual day
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
508
1,822
18
21.6
78.4
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
381
1,954
13
16.6
83.4
Percentage of students who usually take 29
minutes or less to get to and from school each
day during the past seven days
Yes
1,239
1
1,067
No
2
Missing
42
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of
the past 30 days
Yes
112
1
No
2,227
2
Missing
9
53.8
46.2
4.9
95.1
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Standard
Location Variable
Name
191-191
QN51
192-192
193-193
194-194
262-262
263-263
Country
Question
Number
QN52
QN53
QN54
QNROVWGT
QNOVWGT
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
1,349
1
No
982
2
Missing
17
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
No
2
Missing
958
1,366
24
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians understood their problems and
worries most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
993
1
No
1,346
2
Missing
9
Weighted
Percent
57.5
42.5
41.7
58.3
42.5
57.5
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
No
2
Missing
1,148
1,189
11
49.2
50.8
Percentage of students who are at risk for
becoming overweight
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
238
1,930
180
11.2
88.8
Percentage of students who are overweight
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
96
2,072
180
4.5
95.5
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Country
Standard
Location Variable
Question
Number
Name
265-265
QNFRVGG
266-266
267-267
268-268
QNANYTOB
QNMINPAG
QNWKRD
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who ate five or more
servings of fruits and vegetables per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
789
1,541
18
33.8
66.2
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
during the past 30 days
Yes
213
1
No
2,091
2
Missing
44
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
1,660
666
22
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
1,157
1
1,141
No
2
Missing
50
358-369
Weight
Weight
370-374
PSU
Primary Sampling Unit
375-383
Stratum
Stratum
9.5
90.5
71.0
29.0
50.6
49.4
23