Fraser East
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
▪ Background
▪ Physical health
▪ Mental health
▪ Substance use
▪ Bullying, violence, abuse and discrimination
▪ School, work and leisure
▪ Protective factors
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Fraser East
Administration
2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
▪ 29,832 surveys completed
▪ 1,645 classrooms
▪ 56 school districts
▪ 325 PHNs and nursing students
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Background
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Youth in Fraser East
▪ 57% reported European heritage
▪ 11% reported Aboriginal heritage
▪ 55% of students spoke only English at home
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Home life
▪ 95% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 10% ran away from home in the past year
▪ 21% moved from one home to another
▪ 2% had ever lived in foster care, and 1% had
lived in a group home
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Young carers
Who youth took care of on an average school day
Fraser East
BC
57%
21%
20%
A relative
Note: the difference between Fraser East and BC for
caring for a relative was not statistically significant.
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52%
Pets or animals
Transportation to school
How youth usually got to school
Fraser East
BC
68%
58%
42%
31%
23%
Walk, bike, skateboard
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Car
28%
Bus or public transit
Physical Health
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Overall health ratings
Males
Females
55%
49%
41%
28%
15%
9%
1% 2%
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Note: The difference between males and females who rated
their health as poor was not statistically significant.
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Most youth had seen
a dentist in the past
year
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ 27% of students had at least one health
condition or disability
▪ Females were more likely to be diagnosed
with a health condition
▪ For many the condition was debilitating
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Sleep
Good/excellent mental health in relation to hours slept last night
94%
Good/excellent mental health
100%
84%
74%
61%
66%
52%
50%
0%
4 hours or
less
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5
6
7
8
9 hours or
more
Nutrition
▪ Most youth (93%) ate fruit or vegetables at
least once on the day before the survey
▪ Youth who ate fruit or vegetables three or
more times reported better health
▪ 8% of youth went to bed hungry sometimes
or more often
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Injuries and injury prevention
▪ 30% of males and 24% of females were injured
seriously enough to require medical attention
▪ The majority of students wore a seat belt when
riding in a motor vehicle (75%)
▪ 29% always wore a helmet when riding a bike
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Concussions
▪ 17% of youth had a concussion in past year
▪ Youth who wore a helmet were less likely to
have a concussion
▪ More than one in five youth who suffered a
concussion did not seek medical help
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Body weight and body image
BMI weight category
80%
67%
Males
Females
20%
13%
4%
2%
Underweight
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Healthy weight
Overweight
9%
5%
Obese
Sexual behaviour
 22% of students ever had oral sex
 19% ever had sex
 Most common age for first having sex was
15 or 16
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Sexual behaviour
Among all youth:
 1% had ever been pregnant or caused a pregnancy
 1% ever had an STI
Among youth who ever had sex:
 71% used a condom the last time they had sex
 25% used drugs or alcohol last time they had sex
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Mental Health
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Ratings of mental health
Mental health ratings
Males
Females
50%
41%
35%
32%
20%
13%
7%
2%
Poor
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Fair
Good
Excellent
Mental health
Students who experienced
extreme stress and
despair in the past month
Most commonly reported mental health
conditions
16%
15%
14%
12%
Males
Females
6%
5%
ADHD
6%
4%
Anxiety Disorder
/ Panic Attacks
3%
Depression
Note: the difference between males and females for
ADHD was not statistically significant.
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6%
Extreme stress
Extreme despair
Self-harm and suicide
Males
Females
▪ 8% self-harmed
▪ 25% self-harmed
▪ 9% considered
suicide
▪ 20% considered
suicide
▪ 4% attempted
suicide
▪ 11% attempted
suicide
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Self-harm and suicide
Youth who attempted suicide in the past year
in relation to suicide attempts by family or close friends
40%
Attempted suicide
33%
20%
13%
14%
2%
0%
Neither family
Family member Friend exclusively Both family and
nor friend
exclusively
friend attempted
attempted suicide
suicide
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Substance Use
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Tobacco
18% had ever tried smoking
Among those:
▪ 20% first smoked at 12 years old or younger
▪ 47% first smoked at 15 years old or older
▪ Local males were less likely to smoke in the
past month (compared to BC)
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Alcohol
41% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ 62% first drank before turning 15 years old
▪ 35% had five or more drinks in a short period
of time at least once in the past month
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Marijuana
22% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ 54% had used it in the past month
▪ Most common source of marijuana was a
youth outside their family
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Substance use
Substances other than alcohol and marijuana
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Prescription pills without a doctor’s consent
12%
Mushrooms
4%
Ecstasy/MDMA
3%
Inhalants
2%
Cocaine
2%
Hallucinogens
2%
Amphetamines
1%
Crystal meth
1%
Heroin
1%
Ketamine
1%
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
1%
Reasons for using substances the last time
(among those who ever used alcohol or other drugs)
I wanted to have fun
64%
My friends were doing it
31%
I wanted to try it/experiment
29%
Because of stress
26%
I felt down or sad
20%
I felt like there was nothing else to do
11%
To manage physical pain
7%
I was pressured into doing it
4%
I thought it would help me focus
3%
Because of an addiction
2%
I didn’t mean to do it
1%
Other
18%
Note: Youth could choose more than one response.
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Bullying, violence,
abuse and
discrimination
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Bullying
In the past year:
▪ 39% of students were teased to the point where
they felt bad or extremely uncomfortable
▪ 35% were socially excluded
▪ 7% were physically attacked or assaulted
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Percentage of youth who bullied others
Perpetrators of bullying
Youth who were perpetrators of bullying in relation to the
number of different types of bullying they experienced in
past year (teased, excluded, assaulted)
37%
25%
11%
Victim of 0 types of
bullying
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Victim of 1 type of
bullying
Victim of 2 types of
bullying
Cyberbullying
▪ 17% of students were cyberbullied in past year
▪ 6% cyberbullied someone in past year
▪ Females were more than twice as likely to
report meeting someone online who made
them feel unsafe
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Discrimination
Perceived reasons for being discriminated against in the past year
Physical appearance
22%
Being seen as different
15%
Race, ethnicity, or skin colour
11%
Age
9%
Gender/sex
6%
Income or family income
5%
Sexual orientation (being or thought to be
gay or lesbian)
5%
A disability
3%
Note: Youth could choose more than one response.
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Physical and sexual abuse
▪ 13% of students were physically abused
▪ 10% of students were sexually abused
▪ Females 3 x more likely than males to have
been sexually abused (15% vs. 4%)
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School, work and
leisure
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School safety
Students who always or usually felt safe at school
96%
95%
92%
90%
Library
Classroom
Cafeteria
Hallways
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90%
89%
On way to Washrooms
or from
school
88%
86%
Changing
rooms
Outside on
school
property
Work
33%
Hours spent working at a paid job
(among youth who were employed)
36%
23%
7%
Less than 5 hours 5 to 12 hours a
a week
week
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13 to 20 hours a 21 or more hours
week
a week
Physical activity
▪ 24% of males and 12% of females aged 12-17
met Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
▪ 62%* of students aged 18 and older met their
physical activity guidelines
▪ Males were more likely than females to be
involved in informal or organized sports weekly
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Barriers to participation
Barriers to participation in activities
Males
Females
Too busy
38%
50%
Couldn’t get there or home
16%
22%
Couldn’t afford to participate
13%
20%
Activity wasn’t available in community
9%
12%
Worried about being bullied
3%
8%
Note: Youth could choose more than one response.
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Technology
▪ Not having phone linked to:
– Going to bed hungry
– Missing out on extracurricular activities
– Feeling happy at school
– Feeling school staff cares
– Good or excellent mental health rating
– Getting 8 or more hours of sleep
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Protective Factors
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Established Protective Factors
 School connectedness
 Positive family relationships
 Caring adults outside the family
 Someone to turn to for help
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Established Protective Factors
 Peer relationships
 Good nutrition
 Feeling engaged and valued
 Stable home
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Protective Factors 2013
 8 or more hours of sleep
 Neighbourhood safety
 Community connectedness
 Cultural connectedness
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Most students reported their overall and mental health
as good or excellent
The majority of students felt good about themselves,
had things they were good at, and had an adult in
their community that cared about them
Promoting protective factors have and can continue to
play a key role in improving outcomes for students
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Using the data
56 school
district data
tables
16 HSDA reports
Sexual health
report
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Growing Up in
BC
Youth resources
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Next Steps
▪ Youth-led projects and initiatives
▪ nextsteps@mcs.bc.ca
In Our Shoes
▪ Bullying awareness video
▪ https://www.youtube.com/user/McCrearyCentre
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Grants up to $500 for youth-led projects
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Discussing the results
▪ Commentary on the AHS findings from:
– Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond,
Representative for Children and Youth
– Bob Lenarduzzi,
President, Vancouver Whitecaps
– And more!
▪ Video on McCreary’s YouTube channel
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Fraser East
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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