SLB_2023_GSHS_v01_M DDI_SLB_2023_GSHS_v01_M Melanie Cowan 2026-06-02 Nesstar Publisher Version 1.0 (June 2026). Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2023 GSHS 2023 SLB_2023_GSHS_v01 Ministry of Health and Medical Services Nesstar Publisher Global School-Based Student Health Survey This is the second GSHS conducted by Solomon Islands. Public-use dataset adolescents school health noncommunicable diseases risk factors protective factors health surveys alcohol use diet nutrition drug use hygiene mental health physical activity tobacco use violence and unintentional injury overweight obesity bullying copen Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) The GSHS is a school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data on young people's health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide. Solomon Islands Individuals School-going adolescents aged 13-17 years. Sample survey data [ssd] A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Form 1 - Form 6 in Solomon Islands. At the first stage, 38 schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate. self-administered All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted by the World Health Organization. The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 75.5%, and the overall response rate was 75.5%. NCD Surveillance Team The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. SLB-2023.NSDstat 1995 202 Nesstar 200801 Record ID 1995 0 1 1996 998.172 576.299 Stratum 1995 0 11 37 22.677 9.379 PSU 1995 0 1 38 17.808 11.501 Analysis weight 1995 0 0.258 3.527 1 0.484 Age How old are you? 1978 17 1 11 years old or younger 19 2 12 years old 33 3 13 years old 120 4 14 years old 273 5 15 years old 357 6 16 years old 429 7 17 years old 342 8 18 years or older 405 Sysmiss 17 Sex What is your sex? 1960 35 1 Male 884 2 Female 1076 Sysmiss 35 Grade In what grade/class/standard are you? 1981 14 1 Form 1 542 2 Form 2 396 3 Form 3 451 4 Form 4 227 5 Form 5 225 6 Form 6 140 Sysmiss 14 Height How tall are you without your shoes on? 1981 14 91 260 158.942 8.447 Weight How much do you weigh without your shoes on? 1984 11 24 246 56.653 12 How often went hungry During the past 30 days, how often did you go hungry because there was not enough food in your home? 1960 35 1 Never 285 2 Rarely 123 3 Sometimes 1384 4 Most of the time 132 5 Always 36 Sysmiss 35 Fruit consumption past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 I did not eat fruit during the past 7 days 248 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 794 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 276 4 1 time per day 245 5 2 times per day 128 6 3 times per day 138 7 4 or more times per day 144 Sysmiss 22 Vegetable consumption past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 I did not eat vegetables during the past 7 days 97 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 493 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 397 4 1 time per day 248 5 2 times per day 301 6 3 times per day 194 7 4 or more times per day 212 Sysmiss 53 Soft drink consumption past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 I did not drink carbonated soft drinks during the past 7 days 620 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 508 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 175 4 1 time per day 330 5 2 times per day 117 6 3 times per day 97 7 4 or more times per day 127 Sysmiss 21 Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption past 7 days For this question, DO NOT COUNT carbonated soft drinks measured in the previous question or diet or no calorie drinks. During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 I did not drink sugar-sweetened drinks during the past 7 days 437 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 545 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 157 4 1 time per day 494 5 2 times per day 171 6 3 times per day 74 7 4 or more times per day 76 Sysmiss 41 Eating foods high in fat in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 I did not eat foods high in fat during the past 7 days 309 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 693 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 272 4 1 time per day 412 5 2 times per day 215 6 3 times per day 41 7 4 or more times per day 28 Sysmiss 25 Eating foods high in sugar in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 I did not eat foods high in sugar during the past 7 days 503 2 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days 573 3 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days 138 4 1 time per day 439 5 2 times per day 159 6 3 times per day 84 7 4 or more times per day 85 Sysmiss 14 frequency of eating breakfast in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did you eat breakfast? 1962 33 1 Never 68 2 Rarely 64 3 Sometimes 801 4 Almost daily 518 5 Daily 511 Sysmiss 33 trying to gain or lose weight Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight? 1922 73 1 I am not trying to do anything about my weight 315 2 Lose weight 629 3 Gain weight 515 4 Stay the same weight 463 Sysmiss 73 exposure to ads for sugar-sweetened drinks During the past 30 days, how often did you see, read, or hear any advertisements for sugar-sweetened drinks? 1971 24 1 Never 533 2 Rarely 146 3 Sometimes 1093 4 Almost daily 146 5 Daily 53 Sysmiss 24 Tooth brushing During the past 30 days, how many times per day did you usually clean or brush your teeth? 1918 77 1 I did not clean or brush my teeth during the past 30 days 76 2 Less than 1 time per day 212 3 1 time per day 319 4 2 times per day 683 5 3 or more times per day 628 Sysmiss 77 Tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste During the past 30 days, did you usually use a toothpaste that contains fluoride when you cleaned or brushed your teeth? 1879 116 1 I did not clean or brush my teeth during the past 30 days 146 2 Yes, I usually used a toothpaste that contains fluoride 1043 3 No, I did not usually use a toothpaste that contains fluoride 216 4 I do not know if the toothpaste I usually used contains fluoride 474 Sysmiss 116 Missed class due to oral health problem in past 30 days During the past 30 days, did a problem with your mouth, teeth, or gums cause you to miss classes or school? 1963 32 1 Yes 476 2 No 1487 Sysmiss 32 Hand washing before eating During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your hands before eating? 1963 32 1 Never 50 2 Rarely 64 3 Sometimes 869 4 Most of the time 499 5 Always 481 Sysmiss 32 Hand washing after toilet During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your hands after using the toilet or latrine? 1964 31 1 Never 65 2 Rarely 146 3 Sometimes 377 4 Most of the time 549 5 Always 827 Sysmiss 31 Hand washing with soap During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap when washing your hands? 1980 15 1 Never 80 2 Rarely 65 3 Sometimes 925 4 Most of the time 465 5 Always 445 Sysmiss 15 Does school have source of clean water Is there a source of clean water for drinking at school? 1950 45 1 Yes 1440 2 No 510 Sysmiss 45 frequency of using toilets at school in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did you use the toilets or latrines at school? 1954 41 1 There are not toilets or latrines at school 161 2 Never 174 3 Rarely 112 4 Sometimes 914 5 Most of the time 345 6 Always 248 Sysmiss 41 Serious injury in past 12 mos The next 3 questions ask about serious injuries that happened to you. An injury is serious when it makes you miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or a job) or requires treatment by a doctor or nurse. During the past 12 months, how many times were you seriously injured? 1835 160 1 0 times 693 2 1 time 472 3 2 or 3 times 398 4 4 or 5 times 134 5 6 or 7 times 47 6 8 or 9 times 20 7 10 or 11 times 18 8 12 or more times 53 Sysmiss 160 Type of serious injury During the past 12 months, what was the most serious injury that happened to you? 1873 122 1 I was not seriously injured during the past 12 months 1012 2 I had a broken bone, a dislocated joint, or a broken or knocked out tooth 184 3 I had a cut or stab wound 281 4 I had a concussion or other head or neck injury, was knocked out, or could not breathe 62 5 I had a gunshot wound 14 6 I had a bad burn 23 7 I was poisoned or took too much of a drug 29 8 Something else happened to me 268 Sysmiss 122 Cause of serious injury During the past 12 months, what was the major cause of the most serious injury that happened to you? 1819 176 1 I was not seriously injured during the past 12 months 983 2 I was in a motor vehicle accident or hit by a motor vehicle 69 3 I fell 226 4 Something fell on me or hit me 183 5 I was attacked or abused or was fighting with someone 66 6 I was in a fire or too near a flame or something hot 50 7 I breathed or swallowed something bad for me 41 8 Something else caused my injury 201 Sysmiss 176 Physical attacks in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how many times were you physically attacked? 1970 25 1 0 times 1143 2 1 time 430 3 2 or 3 times 253 4 4 or 5 times 71 5 6 or 7 times 25 6 8 or 9 times 11 7 10 or 11 times 6 8 12 or more times 31 Sysmiss 25 Physical fighting in past 12 mos The next question asks about physical fights. A physical fight occurs when two students of about the same strength or power choose to fight each other. During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight? 1966 29 1 0 times 1231 2 1 time 384 3 2 or 3 times 233 4 4 or 5 times 50 5 6 or 7 times 26 6 8 or 9 times 7 7 10 or 11 times 4 8 12 or more times 31 Sysmiss 29 Bullied at school in past 12 mos The next 3 questions ask about bullying. Bullying occurs when one or more students or other people about your age say or do hurtful or mean things. Bullying can occur when someone teases, threatens, ignores, spreads rumors about, calls someone a bad name, makes sexual remarks, or hits, shoves, or hurts another person over and over again. It is not bullying when two people of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way. During the past 12 months, were you bullied on school property? 1919 76 1 Yes 507 2 No 1412 Sysmiss 76 Bullied not at school in past 12 months The next 3 questions ask about bullying. Bullying occurs when one or more students or other people about your age say or do hurtful or mean things. Bullying can occur when someone teases, threatens, ignores, spreads rumors about, calls someone a bad name, makes sexual remarks, or hits, shoves, or hurts another person over and over again. It is not bullying when two people of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way. During the past 12 months, were you bullied when you were not on school property? 1946 49 1 Yes 624 2 No 1322 Sysmiss 49 Cyber bullied in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, were you cyber bullied? 1930 65 1 Yes 393 2 No 1537 Sysmiss 65 Close friends How many close friends do you have? 1936 59 1 0 friends 113 2 1 friend 320 3 2 friends 342 4 3 or more friends 1161 Sysmiss 59 Felt lonely in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how often did you feel lonely? 1977 18 1 Never 345 2 Rarely 110 3 Sometimes 1290 4 Most of the time 182 5 Always 50 Sysmiss 18 Could not sleep due to worry in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how often were you so worried about something that you could not sleep at night? 1958 37 1 Never 564 2 Rarely 191 3 Sometimes 972 4 Most of the time 174 5 Always 57 Sysmiss 37 Considered suicide in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, did you seriously consider attempting suicide? 1890 105 1 Yes 357 2 No 1533 Sysmiss 105 Made a suicide plan in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide? 1953 42 1 Yes 461 2 No 1492 Sysmiss 42 Attempted suicide in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how many times did you attempt suicide? 1963 32 1 0 times 1441 2 1 time 329 3 2 or 3 times 141 4 4 or 5 times 22 5 6 or more times 30 Sysmiss 32 ever tried tobacco products other than copen Have you ever tried or experimented with any tobacco products (other than copen)? 1926 69 1 Yes 565 2 No 1361 Sysmiss 69 use of tobacco products other than copen in past 30 days During the past 30 days, did you use any tobacco products (other than copen)? 1967 28 1 Yes 450 2 No 1517 Sysmiss 28 ever tried copen Have you ever tried or experimented with copen? 1954 41 1 Yes 526 2 No 1428 Sysmiss 41 from whom first heard of copen Who first told you about copen? 1976 19 1 I have never been told about copen 615 2 A friend or a classmate 938 3 A family member 152 4 A market stall vendor 38 5 Someone else 233 Sysmiss 19 how copen usually used How do you usually use copen? 1974 21 1 I do not use copen 1487 2 I chew or suck on it 181 3 I snort or sniff it through my nose 29 4 I smoke it 29 5 I use it some other way 248 Sysmiss 21 age started using copen How old were you when you first tried copen? 1974 21 1 I have never tried copen 1421 2 7 years old or younger 43 3 8 or 9 years old 15 4 10 or 11 years old 30 5 12 or 13 years old 82 6 14 or 15 years old 209 7 16 or 17 years old 127 8 18 years old or older 47 Sysmiss 21 use of copen in past 30 days During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use copen? 1951 44 1 0 days 1502 2 1 or 2 days 253 3 3 to 5 days 82 4 6 to 9 days 29 5 10 to 19 days 24 6 20 to 29 days 9 7 All 30 days 52 Sysmiss 44 how soon after using copen feel need to use again How soon after you use copen do you start to feel a strong desire that is hard to ignore to use it again? 1971 24 1 I do not use copen 1407 2 I never feel a strong desire to use copen 309 3 1 hour 130 4 From 1 to 2 hours 61 5 From 2 to 4 hours 19 6 From 4 to 24 hours 10 7 1 to 3 days 17 8 More than 3 days 18 Sysmiss 24 why first tried copen Why did you first try copen? 1965 30 1 I have never tried copen 1391 2 I wanted to fit in with my friends or classmates 182 3 Someone suggested I try it 231 4 I wanted to relieve my stress or relax 77 5 To feel energized 20 6 To reduce my appetite or relieve hunger 13 7 For some other reason 51 Sysmiss 30 main reason using copen now What is the main reason you use copen now? 1937 58 1 I do not use copen now 1508 2 To fit in with my friends or classmates 140 3 To relieve my stress or relax 131 4 To feel energized 49 5 To reduce my appetite or relieve hunger 15 6 To reduce my craving for copen 8 7 For some other reason 86 Sysmiss 58 how difficult to get copen How difficult would it be for you to get copen if you wanted to? 1941 54 1 Impossible 525 2 Very difficult 388 3 Fairly difficult 73 4 Fairly easy 40 5 Very easy 95 6 I do not know 820 Sysmiss 54 copen available on school property in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, has anyone offered, sold, or given you a copen on school property? 1933 62 1 Yes 357 2 No 1576 Sysmiss 62 how obtained copen in past 30 days During the past 30 days, the last time you used copen, how did you get it? 1949 46 1 I did not use copen during the past 30 days 1490 2 I bought it in a store, canteen, kiosk, or shop 83 3 I bought it from a street vendor or market stall vendor 123 4 I got it from a friend or classmate 201 5 I got it from a family member 21 6 I got it some other way 31 Sysmiss 46 think copen is harmful to health Do you think using copen is harmful to your health? 1968 27 1 Definitely not 615 2 Probably not 212 3 Probably yes 397 4 Definitely yes 744 Sysmiss 27 Initiation of alcohol use How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? 1705 290 1 I have never had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips 1111 2 7 years old or younger 52 3 8 or 9 years old 25 4 10 or 11 years old 24 5 12 or 13 years old 53 6 14 or 15 years old 177 7 16 or 17 years old 201 8 18 years old or older 62 Sysmiss 290 Current alcohol use During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink containing alcohol? 1898 97 1 0 days 1514 2 1 or 2 days 282 3 3 to 5 days 46 4 6 to 9 days 19 5 10 to 19 days 18 6 20 to 29 days 8 7 All 30 days 11 Sysmiss 97 Average number of drinks per day During the past 30 days, on the days you drank alcohol, how many drinks did you usually drink per day? 1918 77 1 I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days 1515 2 Less than one drink 104 3 1 drink 102 4 2 drinks 45 5 3 drinks 42 6 4 drinks 28 7 5 or more drinks 82 Sysmiss 77 Largest number of drinks in one occasion in past 30 days During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of alcoholic drinks you had in a row, that is, within a couple of hours? 1918 77 1 I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days 1529 2 1 or 2 drinks 191 3 3 drinks 58 4 4 drinks 30 5 5 drinks 27 6 6 or 7 drinks 33 7 8 or 9 drinks 7 8 10 or more drinks 43 Sysmiss 77 Usual source of alchohol in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how did you usually get the alcohol you drank? 1893 102 1 I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days 1493 2 I bought it in a store, shop, or from a street vendor 115 3 I gave someone else money to buy it for me 71 4 I got it from my friends 157 5 I got it from my family 21 6 I stole it or got it without permission 14 7 I got it some other way 22 Sysmiss 102 where alcohol usually consumed in past 30 days During the past 30 days, where did you usually drink alcohol? 1977 18 1 I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days 1524 2 At my home or someone else's home 204 3 On school property 41 4 While riding in or driving a car or other vehicle 39 5 At a restaurant, bar, pub, or club 28 6 At a public place, such as out on the street, in a parking lot, at a park, or in some other open area 15 7 At a public event, such as a concert or sporting event 30 8 Some other place 96 Sysmiss 18 Ever got in trouble from drinking During your life, how many times have you got into trouble at home, work, or school or got into fights, as a result of drinking alcohol? 1790 205 1 0 times 1519 2 1 or 2 times 151 3 3 to 5 times 69 4 6 to 9 times 27 5 10 to 19 times 9 6 20 or more times 15 Sysmiss 205 Ever really drunk During your life, how many times have you drank so much alcohol that you were really drunk? 1889 106 1 0 times 1488 2 1 or 2 times 241 3 3 to 5 times 78 4 6 to 9 times 36 5 10 to 19 times 17 6 20 or more times 29 Sysmiss 106 Initiation of drug use How old were you when you first used drugs? 1883 112 1 I have never used drugs 1186 2 7 years old or younger 60 3 8 or 9 years old 41 4 10 or 11 years old 46 5 12 or 13 years old 102 6 14 or 15 years old 226 7 16 or 17 years old 166 8 18 years old or older 56 Sysmiss 112 Ever marijuana use During your life, how many times have you used cannabis (also called marijuana and COUNTRY SPECIFIC SLANG TERMS FOR CANNABIS)? 1911 84 1 0 times 1559 2 1 or 2 times 195 3 3 to 5 times 68 4 6 to 9 times 31 5 10 to 19 times 22 6 20 or more times 36 Sysmiss 84 Current marijuana use During the past 30 days, how many times did you use cannabis (also called marijuana and COUNTRY SPECIFIC SLANG TERMS FOR CANNABIS)? 1889 106 1 0 times 1619 2 1 or 2 times 159 3 3 to 5 times 56 4 6 to 9 times 21 5 10 to 19 times 17 6 20 or more times 17 Sysmiss 106 times used betel nut ever During your life, how many times have you used Betel nut? 1963 32 1 0 times 516 2 1 or 2 times 772 3 3 to 5 times 237 4 6 to 9 times 60 5 10 to 19 times 49 6 20 or more times 329 Sysmiss 32 times used betel nut in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how many times have you used Betel nut? 1927 68 1 0 times 658 2 1 or 2 times 756 3 3 to 9 times 218 4 10 to 19 times 100 5 20 or more times 195 Sysmiss 68 Physical activity past 7 days The next 4 questions ask about physical activity. Physical activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you breathe hard. Physical activity can be done in sports, playing with friends, walking to school, or in physical education class. Some examples of physical activity are running, fast walking, biking, dancing, football, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? ADD UP ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT IN ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EACH DAY. 1936 59 1 0 days 410 2 1 day 408 3 2 days 273 4 3 days 230 5 4 days 139 6 5 days 146 7 6 days 81 8 7 days 249 Sysmiss 59 Strength training past 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do exercises to strengthen or tone your muscles, such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weightlifting? 1967 28 1 0 days 619 2 1 day 386 3 2 days 274 4 3 days 226 5 4 days 115 6 5 days 111 7 6 days 55 8 7 days 181 Sysmiss 28 Walk or bike to school past 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days did you walk or ride a bicycle to or from school? 1953 42 1 0 days 952 2 1 day 211 3 2 days 117 4 3 days 76 5 4 days 58 6 5 days 192 7 6 days 58 8 7 days 289 Sysmiss 42 Physical education per week During this school year, on how many days did you go to physical education (PE) class each week? 1904 91 1 0 days 651 2 1 day 341 3 2 days 146 4 3 days 93 5 4 days 94 6 5 or more days 579 Sysmiss 91 after school activities After school, do you play sports or games, exercise for fun, or get to be physically active on school grounds? 1919 76 1 Yes 1508 2 No 411 Sysmiss 76 Time spent sitting per day 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.) 1957 38 1 Less than 1 hour per day 885 2 1 to 2 hours per day 605 3 3 to 4 hours per day 292 4 5 to 6 hours per day 57 5 7 to 8 hours per day 36 6 More than 8 hours per day 82 Sysmiss 38 Hours of sleep on average school night On an average school night, how many hours of sleep do you get? 1941 54 1 4 or less hours 449 2 5 hours 285 3 6 hours 247 4 7 hours 198 5 8 hours 348 6 9 hours 167 7 10 hours 138 8 11 or more hours 109 Sysmiss 54 Miss school no permission in past 30 days During the past 30 days, on how many days did you miss classes or school without permission? 1971 24 1 0 days 993 2 1 or 2 days 723 3 3 to 5 days 164 4 6 to 9 days 42 5 10 or more days 49 Sysmiss 24 Other students kind and helpful in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were most of the students in your school kind and helpful? 1958 37 1 Never 113 2 Rarely 96 3 Sometimes 1053 4 Most of the time 415 5 Always 281 Sysmiss 37 Able to talk to someone about problems in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were you able to talk to someone about difficult problems and worries? 1944 51 1 Never 443 2 Rarely 161 3 Sometimes 1114 4 Most of the time 138 5 Always 88 Sysmiss 51 Parents understand problems in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were you able to talk to someone about difficult problems and worries? 1973 22 1 Never 488 2 Rarely 115 3 Sometimes 894 4 Most of the time 251 5 Always 225 Sysmiss 22 Parents check homework in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians check to see if your homework was done? 1953 42 1 Never 480 2 Rarely 106 3 Sometimes 719 4 Most of the time 324 5 Always 324 Sysmiss 42 Parents know about free time in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians really know what you were doing with your free time? 1925 70 1 Never 380 2 Rarely 121 3 Sometimes 814 4 Most of the time 315 5 Always 295 Sysmiss 70 Parents go through their things in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians go through your things without your approval? 1968 27 1 Never 630 2 Rarely 149 3 Sometimes 861 4 Most of the time 203 5 Always 125 Sysmiss 27 description of overall health How do you describe your health in general? 1921 74 1 Excellent 595 2 Very good 655 3 Good 441 4 Fair 116 5 Poor 114 Sysmiss 74 Did not drink any sugar-sweetened drink in past 7 days 1941 54 1 Yes 252 2 No 1689 Sysmiss 54 Drank any sugar-sweetened drink less than 1 time per day in past 7 days 1941 54 1 Yes 895 2 No 1046 Sysmiss 54 Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 1 or more times per day in past 7 days 1941 54 1 Yes 1046 2 No 895 Sysmiss 54 Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 2 or more times per day in past 7 days 1941 54 1 Yes 546 2 No 1395 Sysmiss 54 Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 3 or more times per day in past 7 days 1941 54 1 Yes 326 2 No 1615 Sysmiss 54 Were underweight 1920 75 1 Yes 31 2 No 1889 Sysmiss 75 Were overweight 1920 75 1 Yes 445 2 No 1475 Sysmiss 75 Were obese 1920 75 1 Yes 89 2 No 1831 Sysmiss 75 Went hungry most of time or always During the past 30 days, how often did you go hungry because there was not enough food in your home? 1960 35 1 Yes 168 2 No 1792 Sysmiss 35 Did not eat fruit in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 Yes 248 2 No 1725 Sysmiss 22 Ate fruit less than 1 time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 Yes 1318 2 No 655 Sysmiss 22 Ate fruit 1 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 Yes 655 2 No 1318 Sysmiss 22 Ate fruit 2 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 Yes 410 2 No 1563 Sysmiss 22 Ate fruit 3 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1973 22 1 Yes 282 2 No 1691 Sysmiss 22 Did not eat vegetables in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 Yes 97 2 No 1845 Sysmiss 53 Ate vegetables less than 1 time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 Yes 987 2 No 955 Sysmiss 53 Ate vegetables 1 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 Yes 955 2 No 987 Sysmiss 53 Ate vegetables 2 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 Yes 707 2 No 1235 Sysmiss 53 Ate vegetables 3 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat vegetables, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1942 53 1 Yes 406 2 No 1536 Sysmiss 53 Did not drink soft drinks in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 Yes 620 2 No 1354 Sysmiss 21 Drank soft drinks less than 1 time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 Yes 1303 2 No 671 Sysmiss 21 Drank soft drinks 1 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 Yes 671 2 No 1303 Sysmiss 21 Drank soft drinks 2 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 Yes 341 2 No 1633 Sysmiss 21 Drank soft drinks 3 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a carbonated soft drink, such as COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? (Do not count diet soft drinks.) 1974 21 1 Yes 224 2 No 1750 Sysmiss 21 Did not drink sugar-sweetened beverages in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 Yes 437 2 No 1517 Sysmiss 41 Drank sugar-sweetened beverages less than 1 time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 Yes 1139 2 No 815 Sysmiss 41 Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 1 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 Yes 815 2 No 1139 Sysmiss 41 Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 2 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 Yes 321 2 No 1633 Sysmiss 41 Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 3 or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sugar-sweetened drink? 1954 41 1 Yes 150 2 No 1804 Sysmiss 41 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 Yes 309 2 No 1661 Sysmiss 25 Ate foods high in fat less than one time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 Yes 1274 2 No 696 Sysmiss 25 Ate foods high in fat one or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 Yes 696 2 No 1274 Sysmiss 25 Ate foods high in fat two or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 Yes 284 2 No 1686 Sysmiss 25 Ate foods high in fat three or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in fat, such as fried foods and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1970 25 1 Yes 69 2 No 1901 Sysmiss 25 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 Yes 503 2 No 1478 Sysmiss 14 Ate foods high in sugar less than one time per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 Yes 1214 2 No 767 Sysmiss 14 Ate foods high in sugar one or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 Yes 767 2 No 1214 Sysmiss 14 Ate foods high in sugar two or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 Yes 328 2 No 1653 Sysmiss 14 Ate foods high in sugar three or more times per day in past 7 days During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat foods high in sugar, such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES? 1981 14 1 Yes 169 2 No 1812 Sysmiss 14 never or rarely ate breakfast in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did you eat breakfast? 1962 33 1 Yes 132 2 No 1830 Sysmiss 33 trying to lose weight Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight? 1922 73 1 Yes 629 2 No 1293 Sysmiss 73 saw ads for sugar-sweetened drinks daily or almost daily During the past 30 days, how often did you see, read, or hear any advertisements for sugar-sweetened drinks? 1971 24 1 Yes 199 2 No 1772 Sysmiss 24 Usually cleaned or brushed their teeth During the past 30 days, how many times per day did you usually clean or brush your teeth? 1918 77 1 Yes 1630 2 No 288 Sysmiss 77 Did not usually clean or brush their teeth During the past 30 days, how many times per day did you usually clean or brush your teeth? 1918 77 1 Yes 288 2 No 1630 Sysmiss 77 Usually used fluoride toothpaste During the past 30 days, did you usually use a toothpaste that contains fluoride when you cleaned or brushed your teeth? 1733 262 1 Yes 1043 2 No 690 Sysmiss 262 Missed class due to oral health problem in past 30 days During the past 30 days, did a problem with your mouth, teeth, or gums cause you to miss classes or school? 1963 32 1 Yes 476 2 No 1487 Sysmiss 32 Never or rarely washed their hands before eating During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your hands before eating? 1963 32 1 Yes 114 2 No 1849 Sysmiss 32 Never or rarely washed hands after using toilet During the past 30 days, how often did you wash your hands after using the toilet or latrine? 1964 31 1 Yes 211 2 No 1753 Sysmiss 31 Never or rarely used soap when washing their hands During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap when washing your hands? 1980 15 1 Yes 145 2 No 1835 Sysmiss 15 Is there a source of clean water for drinking at school? 1950 45 1 Yes 1440 2 No 510 Sysmiss 45 never or rarely used toilets at school in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did you use the toilets or latrines at school? 1793 202 1 Yes 286 2 No 1507 Sysmiss 202 Seriously injured in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how many times were you seriously injured? 1835 160 1 Yes 1142 2 No 693 Sysmiss 160 Most serious injury was broken bone or dislocated joint During the past 12 months, what was the most serious injury that happened to you? 861 1134 1 Yes 184 2 No 677 Sysmiss 1134 Most serious injury caused by motor vehicle accident During the past 12 months, what was the major cause of the most serious injury that happened to you? 836 1159 1 Yes 69 2 No 767 Sysmiss 1159 Were physically attacked in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how many times were you physically attacked? 1970 25 1 Yes 827 2 No 1143 Sysmiss 25 In a physical fight in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight? 1966 29 1 Yes 735 2 No 1231 Sysmiss 29 Bullied at school in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, were you bullied on school property? 1919 76 1 Yes 507 2 No 1412 Sysmiss 76 Bullied not at school in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, were you bullied when you were not on school property? 1946 49 1 Yes 624 2 No 1322 Sysmiss 49 Cyber bullied in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, were you cyber bullied? 1930 65 1 Yes 393 2 No 1537 Sysmiss 65 Did not have any close friends How many close friends do you have? 1936 59 1 Yes 113 2 No 1823 Sysmiss 59 Most of the time or always felt lonely During the past 12 months, how often did you feel lonely? 1977 18 1 Yes 232 2 No 1745 Sysmiss 18 Most of the time or always were too worried to sleep During the past 12 months, how often were you so worried about something that you could not sleep at night? 1958 37 1 Yes 231 2 No 1727 Sysmiss 37 Seriously considered attempting suicide During the past 12 months, did you seriously consider attempting suicide? 1890 105 1 Yes 357 2 No 1533 Sysmiss 105 Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide? 1953 42 1 Yes 461 2 No 1492 Sysmiss 42 Attempted suicide During the past 12 months, how many times did you attempt suicide? 1963 32 1 Yes 522 2 No 1441 Sysmiss 32 ever tried tobacco products other than copen Have you ever tried or experimented with any tobacco products (other than copen)? 1926 69 1 Yes 565 2 No 1361 Sysmiss 69 used tobacco products other than copen in past 30 days During the past 30 days, did you use any tobacco products (other than copen)? 1967 28 1 Yes 450 2 No 1517 Sysmiss 28 ever tried copen Have you ever tried or experimented with copen? 1954 41 1 Yes 526 2 No 1428 Sysmiss 41 first told about copen from friend or classmate Who first told you about copen? 1361 634 1 Yes 938 2 No 423 Sysmiss 634 usually use copen by chewing or sucking on it How do you usually use copen? 487 1508 1 Yes 181 2 No 306 Sysmiss 1508 first tried copen before 14 years of age How old were you when you first tried copen? 553 1442 1 Yes 170 2 No 383 Sysmiss 1442 used copen on 1 or more days in past 30 days During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use copen? 1951 44 1 Yes 449 2 No 1502 Sysmiss 44 feel strong desire to use copen again after 1 to 4 hours of using it How soon after you use copen do you start to feel a strong desire that is hard to ignore to use it again? 564 1431 1 Yes 210 2 No 354 Sysmiss 1431 first tried copen to fit in with friends Why did you first try copen? 574 1421 1 Yes 182 2 No 392 Sysmiss 1421 main reason for using copen to fit in with friends What is the main reason you use copen now? 429 1566 1 Yes 140 2 No 289 Sysmiss 1566 could get copen very or fairly easily How difficult would it be for you to get copen if you wanted to? 1941 54 1 Yes 135 2 No 1806 Sysmiss 54 could obtain copen on school property in past 12 mos During the past 12 months, has anyone offered, sold, or given you a copen on school property? 1933 62 1 Yes 357 2 No 1576 Sysmiss 62 bought copen in a store, canteen or kiosk in past 30 days During the past 30 days, the last time you used copen, how did you get it? 459 1536 1 Yes 83 2 No 376 Sysmiss 1536 think copen is probably or definittely harmful to health Do you think using copen is harmful to your health? 1968 27 1 Yes 1141 2 No 827 Sysmiss 27 Drank alcohol before age 14 years How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? 594 1401 1 Yes 154 2 No 440 Sysmiss 1401 Currently drank alcohol During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink containing alcohol? 1898 97 1 Yes 384 2 No 1514 Sysmiss 97 Usually drank two or more drinks per day in past 30 days During the past 30 days, on the days you drank alcohol, how many drinks did you usually drink per day? 403 1592 1 Yes 197 2 No 206 Sysmiss 1592 Drank 6 or more drinks in a row in past 30 days During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of alcoholic drinks you had in a row, that is, within a couple of hours? 389 1606 1 Yes 83 2 No 306 Sysmiss 1606 Usually obtained the alcohol they drank from friends in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how did you usually get the alcohol you drank? 400 1595 1 Yes 157 2 No 243 Sysmiss 1595 usually drink alcohol at home or someone else's home During the past 30 days, where did you usually drink alcohol? 453 1542 1 Yes 204 2 No 249 Sysmiss 1542 Ever got into trouble due to drinking During your life, how many times have you got into trouble at home, work, or school or got into fights, as a result of drinking alcohol? 1790 205 1 Yes 271 2 No 1519 Sysmiss 205 Ever drank so much alcohol that they were really drunk During your life, how many times have you drank so much alcohol that you were really drunk? 1889 106 1 Yes 401 2 No 1488 Sysmiss 106 Used drugs before age 14 years How old were you when you first used drugs? 697 1298 1 Yes 249 2 No 448 Sysmiss 1298 Ever used marijuana During your life, how many times have you used cannabis (also called marijuana and COUNTRY SPECIFIC SLANG TERMS FOR CANNABIS)? 1911 84 1 Yes 352 2 No 1559 Sysmiss 84 Currently used marijuana During the past 30 days, how many times did you use cannabis (also called marijuana and COUNTRY SPECIFIC SLANG TERMS FOR CANNABIS)? 1889 106 1 Yes 270 2 No 1619 Sysmiss 106 have ever used betel nut During your life, how many times have you used Betel nut? 1963 32 1 Yes 1447 2 No 516 Sysmiss 32 used betel nut in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how many times have you used Betel nut? 1927 68 1 Yes 1269 2 No 658 Sysmiss 68 Physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? 1936 59 1 Yes 249 2 No 1687 Sysmiss 59 Not physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? 1936 59 1 Yes 1687 2 No 249 Sysmiss 59 Not physically active at least 60 mins per day on any day in last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? 1936 59 1 Yes 410 2 No 1526 Sysmiss 59 Did strength training 3 or more days in last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do exercises to strengthen or tone your muscles, such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weightlifting? 1967 28 1 Yes 688 2 No 1279 Sysmiss 28 Did no strength training in last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do exercises to strengthen or tone your muscles, such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weightlifting? 1967 28 1 Yes 619 2 No 1348 Sysmiss 28 Did not walk or ride a bicycle to or from school in last 7 days During the past 7 days, on how many days did you walk or ride a bicycle to or from school? 1953 42 1 Yes 952 2 No 1001 Sysmiss 42 Did not attend physical education classes during this school year During this school year, on how many days did you go to physical education (PE) class each week? 1904 91 1 Yes 651 2 No 1253 Sysmiss 91 Attended physical education classes 3 or more days per week During this school year, on how many days did you go to physical education (PE) class each week? 1904 91 1 Yes 766 2 No 1138 Sysmiss 91 Attended physical education classes 5 or more days per week During this school year, on how many days did you go to physical education (PE) class each week? 1904 91 1 Yes 579 2 No 1325 Sysmiss 91 play sports or exercise after school on school grounds After school, do you play sports or games, exercise for fun, or get to be physically active on school grounds? 1919 76 1 Yes 1508 2 No 411 Sysmiss 76 Spent three or more hours per day doing sitting activities 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 playing board games, draft, or oware? 1957 38 1 Yes 467 2 No 1490 Sysmiss 38 Sleep 8 to 10 hours per night On an average school night, how many hours of sleep do you get? 1941 54 1 Yes 653 2 No 1288 Sysmiss 54 Sleep less than 8 hours per night On an average school night, how many hours of sleep do you get? 1941 54 1 Yes 1179 2 No 762 Sysmiss 54 Missed classes or school without permission in past 30 days During the past 30 days, on how many days did you miss classes or school without permission? 1971 24 1 Yes 978 2 No 993 Sysmiss 24 Most students were most of the time or always kind in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were most of the students in your school kind and helpful? 1958 37 1 Yes 696 2 No 1262 Sysmiss 37 Most students were never or rarely kind in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were most of the students in your school kind and helpful? 1958 37 1 Yes 209 2 No 1749 Sysmiss 37 Able to talk to someone about problems most of the time or always in past 30 day During the past 30 days, how often were you able to talk to someone about difficult problems and worries? 1944 51 1 Yes 226 2 No 1718 Sysmiss 51 Able to talk to someone about problems never or rarely in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often were you able to talk to someone about difficult problems and worries? 1944 51 1 Yes 604 2 No 1340 Sysmiss 51 Parents most of the time or always understood their problems in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians understand your problems and worries? 1973 22 1 Yes 476 2 No 1497 Sysmiss 22 Parents never or rarely understood their problems in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians understand your problems and worries? 1973 22 1 Yes 603 2 No 1370 Sysmiss 22 Parents most of the time or always checked homework in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians check to see if your homework was done? 1953 42 1 Yes 648 2 No 1305 Sysmiss 42 Parents never or rarely checked homework in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians check to see if your homework was done? 1953 42 1 Yes 586 2 No 1367 Sysmiss 42 Parents most of the time or always knew free time activities in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians really know what you were doing with your free time? 1925 70 1 Yes 610 2 No 1315 Sysmiss 70 Parents never or rarely knew free time activities in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians really know what you were doing with your free time? 1925 70 1 Yes 501 2 No 1424 Sysmiss 70 Parents most of the time or always went through their things in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians go through your things without your approval? 1968 27 1 Yes 328 2 No 1640 Sysmiss 27 Parents never or rarely went through their things in past 30 days During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians go through your things without your approval? 1968 27 1 Yes 779 2 No 1189 Sysmiss 27 described general health as fair or poor How do you describe your health in general? 1921 74 1 Yes 230 2 No 1691 Sysmiss 74