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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2023
St Catherine Parish

Jamaica, 2023
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JAM_2023_GSHS_v01
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National Council on Drug Abuse
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
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Data file: JAM-St-Cath-2023

Subnational dataset

Cases: 3041
Variables: 207

Variables

record_id
Record ID
stratum
Stratum
psu
PSU
weight
Analysis weight
category
category
de_age
Age
de_sex
Sex
de_grade
Grade
db_height
Height
db_weight
Weight
db_hungry
How often went hungry
db_fruit
Fruit consumption past 7 days
db_veg
Vegetable consumption past 7 days
db_soda
Soft drink consumption past 7 days
db_ssb
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption past 7 days
db_salt
Salty food consumption in past 7 days
in_timesinj
Serious injury in past 12 mos
in_typeinj
Type of serious injury
in_causeinj
Cause of serious injury
in_attack
Physical attacks in past 12 mos
in_fight
Physical fighting in past 12 mos
in_bullsch
Bullied at school in past 12 mos
in_bullnosch
Bullied not at school in past 12 months
in_cyberbull
Cyber bullied in past 12 mos
mh_friends
Close friends
mh_lonely
Felt lonely in past 12 mos
mh_worry
Could not sleep due to worry in past 12 mos
mh_alcoholdrugs
Used alcohol and drugs in past 12 mos due to worry
mh_nothungry
Unable to eat due to worry in past 12 mos
mh_nervous
Feeling nervous or anxious in past 12 mos
mh_depressed
Felt depressed in past 12 mos
mh_hurtonpurpose
Self-harm in the past 12 mos
mh_considersui
Considered suicide in past 12 mos
mh_plansui
Made a suicide plan in past 12 mos
mh_attemptsui
Attempted suicide in past 12 mos
to_triedcig
Ever tried cigarettes
to_agecig
Initiation of cigarette use
to_dayscig
Current cigarette use
to_daystob
Current other tobacco product use
to_dayssmokeless
Current smokeless tobacco use
to_heardofecigs
Ever heard of e-cigarettes
to_agefirstecig
Age first tried e-cigarette
to_daysecig
Current e-cigarette use
al_age
Initiation of alcohol use
al_days
Current alcohol use
al_drinks
Average number of drinks per day
al_inarow
Largest number of drinks in one occasion in past 30 days
al_source
Usual source of alchohol in past 30 days
al_schdrunk
Attending school under influence of alcohol in past 12 mos
al_trouble
Ever got in trouble from drinking
al_trouble30
Getting into trouble due to alcohol use in the past 30 days
al_drunk
Ever really drunk
al_drunk30
Getting drunk in the past 30 days
al_alcads
Seeing alcohol ads in past 30 days
dr_age
Initiation of drug use
dr_canlife
Ever marijuana use
dr_can12
Times used marijuana in past 12 mos
dr_can30
Current marijuana use
dr_canhowdifficult
Ease or difficulty in getting cannabis
dr_amphlife
Amphethamine or methamphetamine use
jam_dr_mdmalife
Lifetime use of MDMA
dr_schdrugged
Attending school under influence of drugs in past 12 mos
pa_days
Physical activity past 7 days
pa_strength
Strength training past 7 days
pa_toschool
Walk or bike to school past 7 days
pa_pe
Physical education per week
pa_sedentary
Time spent sitting per day
pa_sleep
Hours of sleep on average school night
pf_misssch
Miss school no permission in past 30 days
pf_studentkind
Other students kind and helpful in past 30 days
pf_talk
Able to talk to someone about problems in past 30 days
pf_parunderstood
Parents understand problems in past 30 days
pf_parhmwork
Parents check homework in past 30 days
pf_parfree
Parents know about free time in past 30 days
pf_parthings
Parents go through their things in past 30 days
pf_partime
Parents spending time with student in past 30 days
pf_paraffection
Parental affection in past 30 days
pf_paradvice
Parental advice in past 30 days
pf_parridicule
Parents ridiculing in past 30 days
pf_parknowfriends
Parents know friends in past 30 days
pf_parknowaftersch
Parents know after school activity in past 30 days
ot_mobilephone
Have regular access to mobile phone
ot_mobilehours
Hours per day mobile phone used in past 7 days
ot_parmediarule
Parental rules about social media and internet use
ot_screentime
Screen time on average school day
ot_covidhome
Home-schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
ot_covidvaccine
COVID-19 vaccination
ot_botnarpa
Averaged 60 mins of physical activity per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssbnone
Did not drink any sugar-sweetened drink in past 7 days
db_b_allssbless
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb1
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb2
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb3
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
to_b_anytob
Currently used any tobacco product
db_underwt
Were underweight
db_overwt
Were overweight
db_obese
Were obese
db_b_hungry
Went hungry most of time or always
db_b_fruitnone
Did not eat fruit in past 7 days
db_b_fruitless
Ate fruit less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit1
Ate fruit 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit2
Ate fruit 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit3
Ate fruit 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_vegnone
Did not eat vegetables in past 7 days
db_b_vegless
Ate vegetables less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg1
Ate vegetables 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg2
Ate vegetables 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg3
Ate vegetables 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_sodanone
Did not drink soft drinks in past 7 days
db_b_sodaless
Drank soft drinks less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda1
Drank soft drinks 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda2
Drank soft drinks 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda3
Drank soft drinks 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssbnone
Did not drink sugar-sweetened beverages in past 7 days
db_b_ssbless
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb1
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb2
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb3
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_saltnone
Did not eat any salty foods in past 7 days
db_b_saltless
Ate salty foods less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_salt1
Ate salty foods 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_salt2
Ate salty foods 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_salt3
Ate salty foods 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
in_b_timesinj
Seriously injured in past 12 mos
in_b_typeinj
Most serious injury was broken bone or dislocated joint
in_b_causeinj
Most serious injury caused by motor vehicle accident
in_b_attack
Were physically attacked in past 12 mos
in_b_fight
In a physical fight in past 12 mos
in_b_bullsch
Bullied at school in past 12 mos
in_b_bullnosch
Bullied not at school in past 12 mos
in_b_cyberbull
Cyber bullied in past 12 mos
mh_b_friends
Did not have any close friends
mh_b_lonely
Most of the time or always felt lonely
mh_b_worry
Most of the time or always were too worried to sleep
mh_b_alcoholdrugs
Most of the time or often so worried wanted to use drugs or alcohol in past 12 m
mh_b_nothungry
Not hungry due to worry most of the time or always in past 12 mos
mh_b_nervous
Nervous most of the time or always in past 12 mos
mh_b_depressed
Most of the time or always felt depressed
mh_b_hurtonpurpose
Self harm in past 12 mos
mh_b_considersui
Seriously considered attempting suicide
mh_b_plansui
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide
mh_b_attemptsui
Attempted suicide
to_b_triedcig
Ever tried cigarette smoking
to_b_agecig
Tried a cigarette before age 14 years
to_b_dayscig
Currently smoked cigarettes
to_b_daystob
Currently smoked any tobacco products other than cigarettes
to_b_dayssmokeless
Currently used smokeless tobacco
to_b_heardofecigs
Heard of e-cigarettes
to_b_agefirstecig
Tried e-cigarette at age 14 or younger
to_b_daysecig
Currently used e-cigarettes
al_b_age
Drank alcohol before age 14 years
al_b_days
Currently drank alcohol
al_b_drinks
Usually drank two or more drinks per day in past 30 days
al_b_inarow
Drank 6 or more drinks in a row in past 30 days
al_b_source
Usually obtained the alcohol they drank from friends in past 30 days
al_b_schdrunk
Attended school under influence of alcohol in past 12 mos
al_b_trouble
Ever got into trouble due to drinking
al_b_trouble30
Got in trouble due to alcohol in past 30 days
al_b_drunk
Ever drank so much alcohol that they were really drunk
al_b_drunk30
Drunk in past 30 days
al_b_alcads
Saw ads for alcohol almost daily or daily in past 30 days
dr_b_age
Used drugs before age 14 years
dr_b_canlife
Ever used marijuana
dr_b_can12
Used marijuanain past 12 mos
dr_b_can30
Currently used marijuana
dr_b_canhowdifficult
Can easily get marijuana
dr_b_amphlife
Ever used amphethamines or methamphetamines
jam_dr_b_mdmalife
Ever used MDMA in lifetime
dr_b_schdrugged
Attended school under influence of drugs in past 12 mos
pa_b_days7
Physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days
pa_b_daysnot7
Not physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days
pa_b_daysnone
Not physically active at least 60 mins per day on any day in last 7 days
pa_b_strength3
Did strength training 3 or more days in last 7 days
pa_b_strengthnone
Did no strength training in last 7 days
pa_b_toschool
Did not walk or ride a bicycle to or from school in last 7 days
pa_b_penone
Did not attend physical education classes during this school year
pa_b_pe3
Attended physical education classes 3 or more days per week
pa_b_pe5
Attended physical education classes 5 or more days per week
pa_b_sedentary
Spent three or more hours per day doing sitting activities
pa_b_sleep
Sleep 8 to 10 hours per night
pa_b_littlesleep
Sleep less than 8 hours per night
pf_b_misssch
Missed classes or school without permission in past 30 days
pf_b_studentkind
Most students were most of the time or always kind in past 30 days
pf_b_studentnotkind
Most students were never or rarely kind in past 30 days
pf_b_talk
Able to talk to someone about problems most of the time or always in past 30 day
pf_b_nottalk
Able to talk to someone about problems never or rarely in past 30 days
pf_b_parunderstood
Parents most of the time or always understood their problems in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotunderstood
Parents never or rarely understood their problems in past 30 days
pf_b_parhmwork
Parents most of the time or always checked homework in past 30 days
pf_b_parnohmwork
Parents never or rarely checked homework in past 30 days
pf_b_parfree
Parents most of the time or always knew free time activities in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotfree
Parents never or rarely knew free time activities in past 30 days
pf_b_parthings
Parents most of the time or always went through their things in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotthings
Parents never or rarely went through their things in past 30 days
pf_b_partime
Parents most of the time or always spent time with them in the past 30 days
pf_b_paraffection
Parents showed affection most of the time or always in past 30 days
pf_b_paradvice
Parents gave advice most of the time or always in past 30 days
pf_b_parridicule
Parents never or rarely ridiculed in past 30 days
pf_b_parknowfriends
Parents knew friends most of the time or always in past 30 days
pf_b_parknowaftersch
Parents knew after school activity most of the time or always in past 30 days
ot_b_mobilephone
Have mobile phone
ot_b_mobilehours
Used mobile phone 3 or more hours per day
ot_b_parmediarule
Parents make rules about social media or internet use
ot_b_screentime
Have 3 or more hours of screen time per day on average school day
ot_b_covidhome
Home-schooled during COVID-19 pandemic
ot_b_covidvaccine
Received COVID-19 vaccine
ot_b_botnarpa
Physically active an average of 60 mins per day over last 7 days
Total: 207
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