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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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Salty food consumption in past 7 days (db_salt)

Data file: JAM-St-Cath-2023

Overview

Valid: 2917
Invalid: 124
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 58
Range: 1 - 7
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat salty foods or snacks, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 I did not eat salty foods or snacks during the past 7 days 437
15%
2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 998
34.2%
3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 554
19%
4 1 time per day 348
11.9%
5 2 times per day 237
8.1%
6 3 times per day 133
4.6%
7 4 or more times per day 210
7.2%
Sysmiss 124
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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