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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2009

British Virgin Islands, 2009
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VGB_2009_GSHS_v01
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Ministry of Health and Social Development
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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Age first drugs (Q40)

Data file: VGB2009_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 1653
Invalid: 11
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 1410
85.3%
2 7 years old or younger 45
2.7%
3 8 or 9 years old 29
1.8%
4 10 or 11 years old 37
2.2%
5 12 or 13 years old 63
3.8%
6 14 or 15 years old 51
3.1%
7 16 years old or older 18
1.1%
Sysmiss 11
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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