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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2019

Mauritius, 2019
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MUS_2019_GSHS_v01
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Ministry of Health and Wellness
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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Initiation of drug use (q40)

Data file: MUS_Rodrigues_2019_GSHS

Overview

Valid: 2545
Invalid: 170
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: 1 - 8
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 2244
88.2%
2 7 years old or younger 71
2.8%
3 8 or 9 years old 39
1.5%
4 10 or 11 years old 28
1.1%
5 12 or 13 years old 44
1.7%
6 14 or 15 years old 68
2.7%
7 16 or 17 years old 43
1.7%
8 18 years old or older 8
0.3%
Sysmiss 170
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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