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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2016

United Arab Emirates, 2016
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ARE_2016_GSHS_v01
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Ministry of Health
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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Hand washing with soap (Q14)

Data file: ARE2016 (Private Schools)

Overview

Valid: 2925
Invalid: 37
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 5
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 4 questions ask about cleaning your teeth and washing your hands.
Literal question
During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap when washing your hands?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Never 36
1.2%
2 Rarely 71
2.4%
3 Sometimes 255
8.7%
4 Most of the time 595
20.3%
5 Always 1968
67.3%
Sysmiss 37
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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