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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Time spent sitting per day (pa_sedentary)

Data file: JAM-St-Cath-2023

Overview

Valid: 2813

Invalid: 228

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 25

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

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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	392	13.9%
2	1 to 2 hours per day	493	17.5%
3	3 to 4 hours per day	623	22.1%
4	5 to 6 hours per day	472	16.8%
5	7 to 8 hours per day	232	8.2%
6	More than 8 hours per day	601	21.4%
Sysmiss		228

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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