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GSHS

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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Time spent sitting per day (pa_sedentary)

Data file: Subnational dataset

Overview

Valid: 3690
Invalid: 106
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 25
Range: 1 - 6
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
How much time do you spend during a typical or usual day sitting or lying down doing such things as watching television, playing computer games, talking with friends, using your mobile phone, traveling in a motor vehicle, napping, or doing other activities sitting or lying down, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count time spent sleeping at night.)
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Less than 1 hour per day 1471
39.9%
2 1 to 2 hours per day 1050
28.5%
3 3 to 4 hours per day 529
14.3%
4 5 to 6 hours per day 217
5.9%
5 7 to 8 hours per day 138
3.7%
6 More than 8 hours per day 285
7.7%
Sysmiss 106
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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