2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
17-17
Q1
18-18
19-19
Q2
Q3
Country
Question
Number
Q1
Q2
Q3
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
7
18 years old or older
8
Missing
What is your sex?
Male
1
Female
2
Missing
Weighted
Percent
33
178
5,184
5,357
5,554
4,562
4,410
215
14
0.1
0.7
20.4
20.6
20.2
19.2
17.7
1.1
12,732
12,729
46
50.2
49.8
162
5,271
5,329
5,599
4,515
4,571
60
0.8
21.0
20.4
20.1
19.2
18.4
In what grade are you?
Remove class
1
Form 1
2
Form 2
3
Form 3
4
Form 4
5
FORM 5
6
Missing
20-23
Q4
Q6
How tall are you without your shoes on? (Note:
Data are in meters.)
24-29
Q5
Q7
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
10,055
1
Rarely
7,410
2
Sometimes
6,768
3
Most of the time
695
4
Always
517
5
Missing
62
40.3
28.2
26.7
2.6
2.3
1
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
31-31
Q7
32-32
33-33
Q8
Q9
Country
Question
Number
Q11
Q12
Q13
Question
Code and Label
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually eat fruit, such as NULL
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
NULL
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
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
1,991
8.3
5,958
6,231
5,964
3,117
808
1,370
68
23.7
23.9
23.1
12.3
3.3
5.3
1,513
5.8
3,517
5,075
7,905
4,209
1,040
2,217
31
13.5
19.3
31.5
16.7
4.1
9.1
During the past 30 days, how many times per
day did you usually drink carbonated soft
drinks, such as Coca Cola, Sprite, and Pepsi?
I did not drink carbonated
6,920
1
soft drinks during the past 30
days
Less than one time per day
11,347
2
1 time per day
3,767
3
2
times
per
day
1,838
4
3 times per day
794
5
4 times per day
293
6
5 or more times per day
502
7
Missing
46
26.1
44.5
15.1
7.3
3.3
1.3
2.3
2
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
34-34
Q10
35-35
36-36
Q11
Q12
Country
Question
Number
Q16
Q18
Q23
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you eat food from a fast food restaurant, such
as McDonalds, KFC, and Pizza Hut?
0 days
13,486
1
1 day
8,362
2
2 days
2,158
3
3
days
827
4
4 days
252
5
5 days
138
6
6
days
47
7
7 days
202
8
Missing
35
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
136
1
teeth during the past 30 days
Less than 1 time per day
479
2
1 time per day
2,746
3
2 times per day
10,701
4
3 times per day
8,757
5
4 or more times per day
2,644
6
Missing
44
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
305
859
2,507
3,630
18,098
108
Weighted
Percent
52.9
32.4
8.7
3.4
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.8
0.6
2.1
10.7
41.3
34.4
10.8
1.4
3.7
10.7
14.1
70.2
3
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
37-37
Q13
38-38
39-39
Q14
Q15
Country
Question
Number
Q24
Q25
Q26
Question
Code and Label
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
Unweighted
Frequency
335
928
2,245
3,109
18,855
35
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
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
Weighted
Percent
1.6
3.8
8.7
11.3
74.5
567
2,844
7,622
5,550
8,874
50
2.4
11.3
29.8
20.5
36.0
18,536
2,525
2,547
764
319
163
86
445
122
72.2
10.3
10.3
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
1.8
4
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
40-40
Q16
41-41
42-42
Q17
Q18
Country
Question
Number
Q27
Q28
Q29
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
18,746
2,913
2,379
652
232
111
78
376
20
72.6
11.8
9.6
2.7
1.0
0.4
0.3
1.5
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
14,256
4,110
2,387
534
177
68
27
140
3,808
65.1
18.9
11.4
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.7
During the past 12 months, what was the most
serious injury that happened to you?
I was not seriously injured
17,653
1
during the past 12 months
I had a broken bone or a
1,017
2
dislocated joint
I had a cut or stab wound
1,401
3
I had a concussion or other
539
4
head or neck injury, was
knocked out, or could not
breathe
I had a gunshot wound
97
5
I had a bad burn
88
6
I
was
poisoned
or
took
too
48
7
much of a drug
Something else happened to
2,167
8
me
Missing
2,497
76.7
4.2
6.2
2.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
9.4
5
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
43-43
Q19
44-44
Q20
Country
Question
Number
Q30
Q31
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
16,425
1
during the past 12 months
I was in a motor vehicle
1,091
2
accident or hit by a motor
vehicle
I fell
2,127
3
Something
fell
on
me
or
hit
514
4
me
I was attacked or abused or
272
5
was fighting with someone
I was in a fire or too near a
67
6
flame or something hot
I inhaled or swallowed
71
7
something bad for me
Something else caused my
1,637
8
injury
Missing
3,303
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
19,825
2,578
694
315
220
103
257
1,515
Weighted
Percent
73.8
5.2
9.6
2.4
1.3
0.3
0.4
7.0
82.1
11.2
3.0
1.3
0.9
0.4
1.0
6
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
45-45
Q21
46-46
47-47
Q22
Q23
Country
Question
Number
Q32
Q35
Q36
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied
most often?
I was not bullied during the
20,554
1
past 30 days
I was hit, kicked, pushed,
381
2
shoved around, or locked
indoors
I was made fun of because of
345
3
my race, nationality, or color
I was made fun of because of
107
4
my religion
I was made fun of with
669
5
sexual jokes, comments, or
gestures
I was left out of activities on
161
6
purpose or completely
ignored
I was made fun of because of
783
7
how my body or face looks
I was bullied in some other
942
8
way
Missing
1,565
During the past 12 months, how often have you
felt lonely?
Never
7,919
1
Rarely
8,222
2
Sometimes
7,115
3
Most of the time
1,425
4
Always
661
5
Missing
165
During the past 12 months, how often have you
been so worried about something that you
could not sleep at night?
Never
10,006
1
Rarely
8,777
2
Sometimes
5,339
3
Most of the time
880
4
Always
448
5
Missing
57
Weighted
Percent
85.7
1.7
1.5
0.5
2.9
0.7
3.0
3.9
31.4
32.2
28.3
5.4
2.7
39.0
34.0
21.5
3.5
1.9
7
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
48-48
Q24
49-49
50-50
51-51
52-52
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q28
Country
Question
Number
Q37
Q38
Q39
Q40
Q41
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
1,852
23,426
229
7.9
92.1
During the past 12 months, did you make a
plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,488
23,643
376
6.4
93.6
During the past 12 months, how many times
did you actually attempt suicide?
0 times
1
1 time
2
2 or 3 times
3
4 or 5 times
4
6 or more times
5
Missing
23,895
907
394
189
83
39
93.2
3.8
1.8
0.8
0.4
How many close friends do you have?
0
1
1
2
2
3
3 or more
4
Missing
792
1,417
2,067
21,093
138
3.1
5.7
8.2
83.0
19,780
79.5
492
447
898
1,633
1,096
243
918
2.0
1.9
3.6
7.0
4.8
1.2
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
8
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
53-53
Q29
54-54
55-55
Q30
Q31
Country
Question
Number
Q42
Q43
Q45
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you smoke cigarettes?
0 days
22,671
1
1 or 2 days
963
2
3 to 5 days
429
3
6
to
9
days
265
4
10 to 19 days
241
5
20 to 29 days
177
6
All
30
days
632
7
Missing
129
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you use any tobacco products other than
cigarettes, such as shisha/hookah, electronic
cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, pipes, curut,
cigars, cigarillos or bidis?
0 days
24,208
1
1
or
2
days
787
2
3 to 5 days
202
3
6 to 9 days
102
4
10
to
19
days
62
5
20 to 29 days
31
6
All 30 days
99
7
Missing
16
During the past 12 months, have you ever tried
to stop smoking cigarettes?
I have never smoked
20,663
1
cigarettes
I did not smoke cigarettes
997
2
during the past 12 months
Yes
2,626
3
No
368
4
Missing
853
Weighted
Percent
88.5
4.2
1.8
1.2
1.0
0.7
2.7
94.5
3.4
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.4
83.1
4.0
11.4
1.5
9
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
56-56
Q32
57-57
58-58
59-59
Q33
Q34
Q35
Country
Question
Number
Q46
Q47
Q50
Q51
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days have
people smoked in your presence?
0 days
14,831
1
1 or 2 days
4,865
2
3 or 4 days
1,845
3
5
or
6
days
790
4
All 7 days
3,119
5
Missing
57
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
How old were you when you had your first
drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
I have never had a drink of
1
alcohol other than a few sips
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
Weighted
Percent
58.4
18.6
7.1
3.3
12.7
13,771
9,848
183
53.8
38.4
0.8
231
1,379
95
1.0
6.0
20,370
80.2
465
404
686
1,149
1,025
465
943
2.2
1.8
3.1
5.5
4.9
2.3
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you have at least one drink containing alcohol?
0 days
23,359
1
1 or 2 days
1,406
2
3 to 5 days
264
3
6
to
9
days
120
4
10 to 19 days
65
5
20 to 29 days
23
6
All 30 days
48
7
Missing
222
91.1
6.4
1.3
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.2
10
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
60-60
Q36
61-61
62-62
Q37
Q38
Country
Question
Number
Q52
Q53
Q54
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
23,067
1
during the past 30 days
Less than one drink
1,034
2
1
drink
676
3
2 drinks
280
4
3 drinks
124
5
4 drinks
47
6
5 or more drinks
155
7
Missing
124
During the past 30 days, how did you usually
get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol
23,073
1
during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store, shop,
575
2
or from a street vendor
I gave someone else money
140
3
to buy it for me
I got it from my friends
408
4
I got it from my family
766
5
I stole it or got it without
33
6
permission
I got it some other way
230
7
Missing
282
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
23,920
941
256
145
245
Weighted
Percent
89.2
4.9
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.2
0.8
90.0
2.7
0.6
2.0
3.4
0.1
1.0
93.7
4.4
1.3
0.7
11
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
63-63
Q39
64-64
65-65
66-66
Q40
Q41
Q42
Country
Question
Number
Q55
Q56
Q60
Q61
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During your life, how many times have you got
into trouble with your family or friends, missed
school, or got into fights, as a result of drinking
alcohol?
0 times
24,428
1
1 or 2 times
342
2
3 to 9 times
128
3
10
or
more
times
77
4
Missing
532
Weighted
Percent
97.5
1.6
0.6
0.3
How old were you when you first used drugs?
I have never used drugs
24,368
1
7
years
old
or
younger
125
2
8 or 9 years old
78
3
10 or 11 years old
51
4
12
or
13
years
old
65
5
14 or 15 years old
87
6
16 years old or older
30
7
Missing
703
98.0
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
During your life, how many times have you
used marijuana ?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 to 19 times
4
20 or more times
5
Missing
99.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
25,093
99
48
32
32
203
During the past 30 days, how many times have
you used marijuana ?
0 times
25,117
1
1 or 2 times
92
2
3 to 9 times
56
3
10 to 19 times
39
4
20
or
more
times
21
5
Missing
182
99.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
12
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
67-67
Q43
68-68
69-69
70-70
Q44
Q45
Q46
Country
Question
Number
Q62
Q63
Q64
Q65
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During your life, how many times have you
used amphetamines or methamphetamines ?
0 times
1
1 or 2 times
2
3 to 9 times
3
10 to 19 times
4
20 or more times
5
Missing
24,795
86
71
28
32
495
99.0
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,882
21,763
1,862
8.3
91.7
24,550
97.4
145
87
92
94
93
124
322
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
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
During your life, with how many people have
you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual
24,583
1
intercourse
1 person
283
2
2 people
122
3
3
people
79
4
4 people
44
5
5 people
27
6
6
or
more
people
53
7
Missing
316
97.5
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
13
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
71-71
Q47
72-72
73-73
Q48
Q49
Country
Question
Number
Q66
Q67
Q68
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use a condom ?
I have never had sexual
23,773
1
intercourse
Yes
192
2
No
386
3
Missing
1,156
The last time you had sexual intercourse, did
you or your partner use any other method of
birth control, such as withdrawal, rhythm (safe
time), birth control pills, or any other method
to prevent pregnancy?
I have never had sexual
23,684
1
intercourse
Yes
276
2
215
No
3
I do not know
132
4
Missing
1,200
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
4,564
1
1 day
5,507
2
2 days
4,369
3
3
days
3,261
4
4 days
1,579
5
5 days
1,668
6
6
days
629
7
7 days
3,774
8
Missing
156
Weighted
Percent
97.5
0.8
1.7
97.3
1.2
0.9
0.6
19.6
21.9
17.3
12.5
6.0
6.2
2.3
14.1
14
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
74-74
Q50
75-75
76-76
Q51
Q52
Country
Question
Number
Q69
Q70
Q71
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
During the past 7 days, on how many days did
you walk or ride a bicycle to or from school?
0 days
11,631
1
1 day
1,989
2
2 days
1,502
3
3
days
966
4
4 days
639
5
5 days
2,743
6
6 days
446
7
7 days
5,539
8
Missing
52
During this school year, on how many days did
you go to physical education (PE) class each
week?
0 days
2,786
1
1 day
10,832
2
2 days
5,052
3
3 days
852
4
4 days
569
5
5
or
more
days
5,303
6
Missing
113
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
4,846
8,316
6,951
2,628
867
1,813
86
Weighted
Percent
46.9
8.1
6.0
3.8
2.4
10.6
1.6
20.6
11.1
42.2
20.7
3.3
2.2
20.4
20.2
32.5
26.8
10.2
3.5
6.9
15
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
77-77
Q53
78-78
79-79
80-80
Q54
Q55
Q56
Country
Question
Number
Q72
Q73
Q74
Q75
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
During the past 30 days, on how many days did
you miss classes or school without permission?
0 days
18,023
1
1 or 2 days
5,519
2
3 to 5 days
1,327
3
6
to
9
days
343
4
10 or more days
245
5
Missing
50
69.1
23.1
5.4
1.4
1.0
During the past 30 days, how often were most
of the students in your school kind and helpful?
Never
1,356
1
Rarely
4,482
2
Sometimes
7,894
3
Most
of
the
time
5,181
4
Always
6,529
5
Missing
65
6.0
18.0
31.8
19.0
25.3
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
9,967
6,409
5,412
1,619
1,999
101
39.6
24.8
21.4
6.0
8.3
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
5,411
5,735
6,016
3,395
4,882
68
22.2
22.6
23.6
12.8
18.7
16
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
81-81
Q57
82-82
185-185
186-186
187-187
Q58
QN6
QN7
QN8
Country
Question
Number
Q76
Q77
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
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
3,025
4,775
6,259
4,694
6,640
114
12.7
19.2
25.0
17.5
25.6
During the past 30 days, how often did your
parents or guardians go through your things
without your approval?
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
4
Always
5
Missing
12,987
5,888
4,108
1,042
1,300
182
51.5
22.5
16.5
4.1
5.4
Percentage of students who went hungry most
of the time or always because there was not
enough food in their home during the past 30
days
Yes
1,212
1
No
24,233
2
Missing
62
Percentage of students who usually ate fruit
two or more times per day during the past 30
days
Yes
11,259
1
No
14,180
2
Missing
68
Percentage of students who usually ate
vegetables three or more times per day during
the past 30 days
Yes
7,466
1
No
18,010
2
Missing
31
4.9
95.1
44.0
56.0
29.8
70.2
17
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
188-188
QN9
189-189
190-190
191-191
192-192
193-193
QN10
QN11
QN12
QN13
QN14
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who usually drank
carbonated soft drinks one or more times per
day during the past 30 days
Yes
7,194
1
No
18,267
2
Missing
46
Percentage of students who ate food from a fast
food restaurant on three or more days during
the past 7 days
Yes
1,466
1
24,006
No
2
Missing
35
Percentage of students who usually cleaned or
brushed their teeth less than one time per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
615
1
No
24,848
2
Missing
44
Weighted
Percent
29.4
70.6
6.0
94.0
2.7
97.3
Percentage of students who never or rarely
washed their hands before eating during the
past 30 days
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,164
24,235
108
5.0
95.0
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
1,263
24,209
35
5.4
94.6
Percentage of students who never or rarely
used soap when washing their hands during the
past 30 days
Yes
3,411
1
No
22,046
2
Missing
50
13.7
86.3
18
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
194-194
QN15
195-195
196-196
197-197
198-198
199-199
QN16
QN17
QN18
QN19
QN20
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who were physically
attacked one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
6,849
1
No
18,536
2
Missing
122
Percentage of students who were in a physical
fight one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
6,741
1
No
18,746
2
Missing
20
Percentage of students who were seriously
injured one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
7,443
1
No
14,256
2
Missing
3,808
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was a broken bone
or dislocated joint
Yes
1,017
1
No
4,340
2
Missing
20,150
Among students who were seriously injured
during the past 12 months, the percentage
whose most serious injury was caused by a
motor vehicle accident or being hit by a motor
vehicle
Yes
1,091
1
No
4,688
2
Missing
19,728
Percentage of students who were bullied on one
or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
4,167
1
No
19,825
2
Missing
1,515
Weighted
Percent
27.8
72.2
27.4
72.6
34.9
65.1
18.1
81.9
20.0
80.0
17.9
82.1
19
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
200-200
QN21
201-201
202-202
203-203
204-204
205-205
QN22
QN23
QN24
QN25
QN26
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
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
381
1
No
3,007
2
Missing
22,119
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always felt lonely during the past 12 months
Yes
2,086
1
No
23,256
2
Missing
165
Percentage of students who most of the time or
always were so worried about something that
they could not sleep at night during the past 12
months
Yes
1,328
1
No
24,122
2
Missing
57
Percentage of students who ever seriously
considered attempting suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
1,852
1
No
23,426
2
Missing
229
Percentage of students who made a plan about
how they would attempt suicide during the past
12 months
Yes
1,488
1
No
23,643
2
Missing
376
Percentage of students who actually attempted
suicide one or more times during the past 12
months
Yes
1,573
1
No
23,895
2
Missing
39
Weighted
Percent
12.2
87.8
8.1
91.9
5.4
94.6
7.9
92.1
6.4
93.6
6.8
93.2
20
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
206-206
QN27
207-207
208-208
209-209
210-210
211-211
QN28
QN29
QN30
QN31
QN32
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who had no close
friends
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
792
24,577
138
Among students who ever smoked cigarettes,
the percentage who first tried a cigarette before
age 14 years
Yes
3,470
1
1,339
No
2
Missing
20,698
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
2,707
1
No
22,671
2
Missing
129
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
products other than cigarettes on one or more
days during the past 30 days
Yes
1,283
1
No
24,208
2
Missing
16
Among students who smoked cigarettes during
the past 12 months, the percentage who tried to
stop smoking cigarettes during the past 12
months
Yes
2,626
1
368
No
2
Missing
22,513
Percentage of students who reported people
smoked in their presence on one or more days
during the past seven days
Yes
10,619
1
14,831
No
2
Missing
57
Weighted
Percent
3.1
96.9
70.8
29.2
11.5
88.5
5.5
94.5
88.1
11.9
41.6
58.4
21
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
212-212
QN33
213-213
214-214
215-215
216-216
217-217
QN34
QN35
QN36
QN37
QN38
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who had parents or
guardians who used any form of tobacco
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
10,262
15,150
95
Among students who ever had a drink of
alcohol (other than a few sips), the percentage
who had their first drink of alcohol before age
14 years
Yes
2,704
1
No
1,490
2
Missing
21,313
Percentage of students who drank at least one
drink containing alcohol on one or more of the
past 30 days
Yes
1,926
1
No
23,359
2
Missing
222
Among students who drank alcohol during the
past 30 days, the percentage who usually drank
two or more drinks per day on the days they
drank alcohol
Yes
606
1
No
1,710
2
Missing
23,191
Among students who drank alcohol during the
past 30 days, the percentage who usually got
the alcohol they drank from their friends
Yes
408
1
No
1,744
2
Missing
23,355
Percentage of students who drank so much
alcohol that they were really drunk one or more
times during their life
Yes
1,342
1
No
23,920
2
Missing
245
Weighted
Percent
40.2
59.8
63.5
36.5
8.9
91.1
26.5
73.5
20.5
79.5
6.3
93.7
22
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
218-218
QN39
219-219
220-220
221-221
222-222
223-223
QN40
QN41
QN42
QN43
QN44
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who got into trouble
with their family or friends, missed school, or
got into fights one or more times during their
life as a result of drinking alcohol
Yes
547
1
24,428
No
2
Missing
532
Among students who ever used drugs, the
percentage who first used drugs before age 14
years
Yes
319
1
No
117
2
Missing
25,071
Weighted
Percent
2.5
97.5
73.7
26.3
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during their life
Yes
211
1
No
25,093
2
Missing
203
0.9
99.1
Percentage of students who used marijuana one
or more times during the past 30 days
Yes
208
1
No
25,117
2
Missing
182
0.9
99.1
Percentage of students who used amphetamines
or methamphetamines one or more times
during their life
Yes
217
1
No
24,795
2
Missing
495
Percentage of students who ever had sexual
intercourse
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
1,882
21,763
1,862
1.0
99.0
8.3
91.7
23
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
224-224
QN45
225-225
226-226
227-227
228-228
229-229
QN46
QN47
QN48
QN49
QN50
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Weighted
Percent
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who had sexual
intercourse for the first time before age 14
years
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
324
311
24,872
50.6
49.4
Percentage of students who had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during
their life
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
325
24,866
316
1.4
98.6
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who used a condom
the last time they had sexual intercourse
Yes
192
1
No
386
2
Missing
24,929
Among students who ever had sexual
intercourse, the percentage who used any other
method of birth control the last time they had
sexual intercourse
Yes
276
1
No
347
2
Missing
24,884
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on five or more days during the past seven days
Yes
6,071
1
No
19,280
2
Missing
156
Percentage of students who did not walk or ride
a bicycle to or from school during the past
seven days
Yes
11,631
1
No
13,824
2
Missing
52
32.2
67.8
43.7
56.3
22.7
77.3
46.9
53.1
24
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
230-230
QN51
231-231
232-232
233-233
234-234
QN52
QN53
QN54
QN55
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on three or more days
each week during this school year
Yes
1
No
2
Missing
Unweighted
Frequency
6,724
18,670
113
Percentage of students who spent three or more
hours per day during a typical or usual day
doing sitting activities
Yes
12,259
1
13,162
No
2
Missing
86
Percentage of students who missed classes or
school without permission on one or more of
the past 30 days
Yes
7,434
1
No
18,023
2
Missing
50
Percentage of students who reported most of
the students in their school were kind and
helpful most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
11,710
1
No
13,732
2
Missing
65
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
3,618
1
No
21,788
2
Missing
101
Weighted
Percent
26.0
74.0
47.3
52.7
30.9
69.1
44.3
55.7
14.2
85.8
25
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
235-235
QN56
236-236
237-237
350-350
QN57
QN58
QNOWTG
351-351 QNOBESEG
352-352 QNUNWTG
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians understood their problems and
worries most of the time or always during the
past 30 days
Yes
8,277
1
17,162
No
2
Missing
68
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians really knew what they were doing
with their free time most of the time or always
during the past 30 days
Yes
11,334
1
14,059
No
2
Missing
114
Percentage of students whose parents or
guardians went through their things without
their approval never or rarely during the past
30 days
Yes
18,875
1
No
6,450
2
Missing
182
Weighted
Percent
31.5
68.5
43.1
56.9
74.0
26.0
Percentage of students who were overweight
(>+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
5,787
1
No
18,974
2
Missing
746
22.8
77.2
Percentage of students who were obese
(>+2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
2,455
1
No
22,306
2
Missing
746
9.5
90.5
Percentage of students who were underweight
(<-2SD from median for BMI by age and sex)
Yes
2,107
1
No
22,654
2
Missing
746
8.8
91.2
26
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
353-353 QNFRVGG
354-354 QNANYTBG
355-355
356-356
357-357
QNPA7G
QNPE5G
QNC1G
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Percentage of students who usually ate fruits
and vegetables five or more times per day
during the past 30 days
Yes
7,246
1
No
18,169
2
Missing
92
Percentage of students who used any tobacco
on one or more days during the past 30 days
Yes
2,998
1
No
22,369
2
Missing
140
Percentage of students who were physically
active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day
on all seven days during the past seven days
Yes
3,774
1
No
21,577
2
Missing
156
Percentage of students who went to physical
education (PE) class on five or more days each
week during this school year
Yes
5,303
1
No
20,091
2
Missing
113
Among students who drank so much alcohol
they were really drunk one or more times
during their life, the percentage who had ever
had sexual intercourse
Yes
219
1
No
923
2
Missing
24,365
Weighted
Percent
28.7
71.3
12.9
87.1
14.1
85.9
20.4
79.6
17.9
82.1
27
2012 GLOBAL SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Malaysia Survey
Public Use Codebook
Data
Standard
Location Variable
Name
358-358
QNC2G
362-371
WEIGHT
372-380
STRATUM
381-385
PSU
Country
Question
Number
Question
Code and Label
Unweighted
Frequency
Among students who most of the time or
always had been so worried about something
that they could not sleep at night during the
past 12 months, the percentage who were
bullied on one or more days during the past 30
days
Yes
413
1
778
No
2
Missing
24,316
Weighted
Percent
36.9
63.1
28