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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2022
Sekondi-Takoradi

Ghana, 2022
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GHA_2022_GSHS_v01
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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DDI/XML JSON
Created on
May 08, 2026
Last modified
May 08, 2026
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Initiation of alcohol use (al_age)

Data file: Subnational dataset

Overview

Valid: 3002
Invalid: 794
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 57
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 I have never had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips 1739
57.9%
2 7 years old or younger 306
10.2%
3 8 or 9 years old 138
4.6%
4 10 or 11 years old 204
6.8%
5 12 or 13 years old 290
9.7%
6 14 or 15 years old 221
7.4%
7 16 or 17 years old 91
3%
8 18 years old or older 13
0.4%
Sysmiss 794
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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