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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2010

Jamaica, 2010
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JAM_2010_GSHS_v01
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National Council on Drug Abuse
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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Sep 27, 2018
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Age first drugs (Q40)

Data file: JAM2010_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 1585
Invalid: 38
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 45
End: 45
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 7
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 4 questions ask about drug use. This includes using marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, inhalants, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
Literal question
How old were you when you first used drugs?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 I have never used drugs 1205
76%
2 7 years old or younger 86
5.4%
3 8 or 9 years old 71
4.5%
4 10 or 11 years old 72
4.5%
5 12 or 13 years old 69
4.4%
6 14 or 15 years old 54
3.4%
7 16 years old or older 28
1.8%
Sysmiss 38
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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