question_data.txt

 Data Variable Location Name
185-185 QN8
186-186 QN9
187-187 QN10
188-188 QN11
189-189 QN12
190-190 QN13
191-191 QN14
Question Unweighted
Weighted Percentage
81.4 18.6
6.1 93.9
20.0 80.0
7.8 92.2
41.5 58.5
16.2 83.8
5.3 94.7
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Frequency
Percentage of students who rarely or never wore a bicycle helmet (among students who had ridden a bicycle during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who rarely or never wore a seat belt (when riding in a car driven by someone else)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
7,413 1,344 6,867
876 13,194 1,554
Percentage of students who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
3,407 12,148 69
Percentage of students who drove when drinking alcohol (one or more times during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
754 7,678 7,192
Percentage of students who texted or e-mailed while driving a car or other vehicle (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who carried a weapon (such as a gun, knife, or club on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
3,451 5,337 6,836
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who carried a gun (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,526 11,897 1,201
713 12,550 2,361
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 Data Variable Location Name
192-192 QN15
193-193 QN16
194-194 QN17
195-195 QN18
196-196 QN19
197-197 QN20
198-198 QN21
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who carried a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
704 4.1 14,764 95.9
156
Percentage of students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who were in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
950 14,043 631
2,881 10,243 2,500
6.0 94.0
22.6 77.4
2.9 97.1
7.8 92.2
Percentage of students who were injured in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey; injuries had to be treated by a doctor or nurse)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
397 12,943 2,284
Percentage of students who were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,253 14,079 292
Percentage of students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,119 6.7 13,777 93.3
728
987 5.6 14,576 94.4
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 Data Variable Location Name
199-199 QN22
200-200 QN23
201-201 QN24
202-202 QN25
203-203 QN26
204-204 QN27
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who experienced physical dating violence (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, including being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon on purpose by someone they were dating or going out with among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 1,068 2 No 9,433 Missing 5,123
Percentage of students who experienced sexual dating violence (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, including kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to by someone they were dating or going out with among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 1,082 2 No 9,098 Missing 5,444
Percentage of students who were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
9.6 90.4
10.6 89.4
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,956 20.2 12,492 79.8
176
Percentage of students who were electronically bullied (including being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, or texting during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,268 15.5 13,197 84.5
159
Percentage of students who felt sad or hopeless (almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
4,789 29.9 10,666 70.1
169
Percentage of students who seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,808 17.7 12,626 82.3
190
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 Data Variable Location Name
205-205 QN28
206-206 QN29
207-207 QN30
208-208 QN31
209-209 QN32
210-210 QN33
211-211 QN34
212-212 QN35
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
14.6 85.4
8.6 91.4
2.8 97.2
32.3 67.7
6.6 93.4
10.8 89.2
7.9 92.1
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,331 12,810 483
1,203 11,364 3,057
Percentage of students who attempted suicide that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse (during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
399 11,932 3,293
Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
4,651 9,148 1,825
Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette before age 13 years (for the first time)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,113 13,706 805
Percentage of students who currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,645 13,344 635
Percentage of students who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day (during the 30 days before the survey among students who currently smoked cigarettes on the days they smoked)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
139 1,472 14,013
Percentage of students who usually obtained their own cigarettes by buying them in a store or gas station (during the 30 days before the survey among students who currently smoked cigarettes and who were aged <18 years)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
156 12.6 1,042 87.4
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 Data Variable Location Name
213-213 QN36
214-214 QN37
215-215 QN38
216-216 QN39
217-217 QN40
218-218 QN41
219-219 QN42
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who tried to quit smoking cigarettes (among students who currently smoked cigarettes during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 625 2No701 54.6
Missing 14,298
Percentage of students who currently used smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,120 7.3 14,026 92.7
478
Percentage of students who currently smoked cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,576 10.3 13,609 89.7
Percentage of students who ever used electronic vapor products (e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pipes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, and hookah pens such as blu, NJOY, or Starbuzz)
1 Yes 7,093 2 No 7,998 Missing 533
Percentage of students who currently used electronic vapor products (e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pipes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, and hookah pens such as blu, NJOY, or Starbuzz on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 3,899 2 No 11,419 Missing 306
Percentage of students who ever drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol on at least 1 day during their life)
1 Yes 9,652 2 No 5,397
44.9 55.1
24.1 75.9
63.2 36.8
Missing
Percentage of students who drank alcohol before age 13 years (for the first time other than a few sips)
575
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,829 17.2 12,428 82.8
367
439
Weighted Percentage
45.4
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 Data Variable Location Name
220-220 QN43
221-221 QN44
222-222 QN45
223-223 QN46
224-224 QN47
225-225 QN48
226-226 QN49
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 4,659 2 No 9,455 Missing 1,510
Percentage of students who drank five or more drinks of alcohol in a row (within a couple of hours on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
32.8 67.2
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,723 17.7 12,244 82.3
657
Percentage of students who reported that the largest number of drinks they had in a row was 10 or more (within a couple of hours during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
539 4.3 11,058 95.7
Percentage of students who usually obtained the alcohol they drank by someone giving it to them (among students who currently drank alcohol)
1 Yes 1,932 2 No 2,504 Missing 11,188
Percentage of students who ever used marijuana (one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 6,050 2 No 9,107 Missing 467
Percentage of students who tried marijuana before age 13 years (for the first time)
44.1 55.9
38.6 61.4
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,341 7.5 13,857 92.5
426
Percentage of students who currently used marijuana (one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
3,355 21.7 11,895 78.3
374
4,027
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 Data Variable Location Name
227-227 QN50
228-228 QN51
229-229 QN52
230-230 QN53
231-231 QN54
232-232 QN55
233-233 QN56
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who ever used cocaine (any form of cocaine, such as powder, crack, or freebase, one or more times during their life)
Weighted Percentage
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
917 5.2 14,515 94.8
Percentage of students who ever used inhalants (sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high, one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,134 14,024 466
7.0 93.0
Percentage of students who ever used heroin (also called "smack," "junk," or "China white," one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 2 No
376 2.1 15,048 97.9
Missing 200
Percentage of students who ever used methamphetamines (also called "speed," "crystal," "crank," or "ice," one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 500 2 No 14,389 Missing 735
Percentage of students who ever used ecstasy (also called "MDMA," one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 864 2 No 14,533 Missing 227
Percentage of students who ever used synthetic marijuana (also called "K2", "Spice", "fake weed", "King Kong", "Yucatan Fire", "Skunk", or "Moon Rocks", one or more times during their life)
3.0 97.0
5.0 95.0
9.2 90.8
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,554 13,896 174
Percentage of students who ever took steroids without a doctor's prescription (pills or shots, one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
594 3.5 14,571 96.5
459
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 Data Variable Location Name
234-234 QN57
235-235 QN58
236-236 QN59
237-237 QN60
238-238 QN61
239-239 QN62
240-240 QN63
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who ever took prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax, one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 2,658 2 No 12,709 Missing 257
Percentage of students who ever injected any illegal drug (used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body one or more times during their life)
1 Yes 285 2 No 14,501 Missing 838
Percentage of students who were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 3,485 2 No 11,311 Missing 828
Percentage of students who ever had sexual intercourse
1 Yes 5,958 2 No 8,030
Missing 1,636
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse before age 13 years (for the first time)
1 Yes 652 2 No 13,280 Missing 1,692
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)
1 Yes 1,607 2 No 12,303 Missing 1,714
Percentage of students who were currently sexually active (sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
16.8 83.2
1.8 98.2
21.7 78.3
41.2 58.8
3.9 96.1
11.5 88.5
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
4,304 30.1 9,606 69.9 1,714
           
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 Data Variable Location Name
241-241 QN64
242-242 QN65
243-243 QN66



246-246 QN69
247-247 QN70
248-248 QN71
249-249 QN72
250-250 QN73
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)
1 Yes 902 2 No 3,258 Missing 11,464
Percentage of students who used a condom (during last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active)
1 Yes 2,335 2 No 1,861 Missing 11,428
Percentage of students who used birth control pills (before last sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy among students who were currently sexually active)
1 Yes 711 2 No 3,360 Missing 11,553
Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight
1 Yes 5,012 2 No 10,308 Missing 304
Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight
1 Yes 6,676 2 No 7,168
Missing 1,780
Percentage of students who did not drink fruit juice (100% fruit juices one or more times during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 3,656 2 No 11,705 Missing 263
Percentage of students who did not eat fruit (one or more times during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 1,643 2 No 13,691 Missing 290
Percentage of students who did not eat salad (during the 7 days before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
20.6 79.4
56.9 43.1
18.2 81.8
31.5 68.5
45.6 54.4
23.1 76.9
10.1 89.9
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
6,158 39.1 9,151 60.9
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 Data Variable Location Name
251-251 QN74
252-252 QN75
253-253 QN76
254-254 QN77
255-255 QN78
256-256 QN79
257-257 QN80
258-258 QN81
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who did not eat potatoes (during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 5,125 2 No 10,208 Missing 291
Percentage of students who did not eat carrots (during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 8,001 2 No 7,313 Missing 310
Percentage of students who did not eat other vegetables (during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 3,101 2 No 12,204 Missing 319
Percentage of students who did not drink a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
32.9 67.1
51.3 48.7
18.7 81.3
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
3,734 26.2 11,558 73.8
332
Percentage of students who did not drink milk (during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
2,832 21.5 10,383 78.5
Percentage of students who did not eat breakfast (during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 1,959 2 No 11,897 Missing 1,768
Percentage of students who were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days (doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 7,058 2 No 8,187 Missing 379
Percentage of students who watched television 3 or more hours per day (on an average school day)
13.8 86.2
48.6 51.4
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
4,020 24.7 11,104 75.3
500
2,409
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 Data Variable Location Name
259-259 QN82
260-260 QN83
261-261 QN84
262-262 QN85
263-263 QN86
264-264 QN87
265-265 QN88
266-266 QN89
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who played video or computer games or used a computer 3 or more hours per day (for something that was not school work on an average school day)
1 Yes 6,529 2 No 8,649 Missing 446
Percentage of students who attended physical education classes on 1 or more days (in an average week when they were in school)
Weighted Percentage
41.7 58.3
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
7,955 51.6 7,217 48.4
Percentage of students who played on at least one sports team (run by their school or community groups during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 7,019 2 No 6,103 Missing 2,502
Percentage of students who were ever tested for HIV (not including tests done when donating blood)
1 Yes 1,518 2 No 13,378 Missing 728
Percentage of students who saw a dentist (for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work during the 12 months before the survey)
57.6 42.4
10.2 89.8
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma
1 Yes 3,230 2 No 10,782 Missing 1,612
Percentage of students who had 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)
22.8 77.2
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
4,086 27.3 10,448 72.7
1,090
Percentage of students who made mostly A's or B's in school (during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
10,321 72.3 4,448 27.7
855
452
10,606 74.4 4,249 25.6
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 Data Variable Location Name
267-267 QN90
268-268 QN91
269-269 QN92
270-270 QN93
271-271 QN94
272-272 QN95
273-273 QN96
Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who usually used marijuana by smoking it in a joint, bong, pipe, or blunt (during the 30 days before the survey, among students who used marijuana)
1 Yes 2,389 2No261 Missing 12,974
Percentage of students who used hallucinogenic drugs (such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms, one or more times during their life)
Weighted Percentage
90.0 10.0
6.4 93.6
42.4 57.6
3.5 96.5
16.0 84.0
53.4 46.6
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
760 10,652 4,212
Percentage of students who did not drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink (such as Gatorade or PowerAde, not including low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
Percentage of students who did not drink a bottle or glass of plain water (including tap, bottled, and unflavored sparkling water, during the 7 days before the survey)
4,538 6,767 4,319
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
408 10,942 4,274
Percentage of students who have to avoid some foods because eating the food could cause an allergic reaction (such as skin rashes, swelling, itching, vomiting, coughing, or trouble breathing)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
1,755 9,494 4,375
Percentage of students who did exercises to strengthen or tone their muscles (such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight lifting, on three or more days during the 7 days before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
5,956 5,364 4,304
Percentage of students who used an indoor tanning device (such as a sunlamp, sunbed, or tanning booth [not including getting a spray-on tan], one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
759 7.3 10,438 92.7
4,427
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 Data Location
274-274
275-275
276-276
350-350
351-351
352-352
353-353
Variable Name
QN97
QN98
QN99

Question Unweighted Code and Label Frequency
Percentage of students who had a sunburn (including even a small part of the skin turning red or hurting for 12 hours or more after being outside in the sun or after using a sunlamp or other indoor tanning device, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)
Weighted Percentage
55.8 44.2
29.9 70.1
98.1 1.9
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 1 Yes 2 No
Missing
5,796 5,389 4,439
Percentage of students who have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions (because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem)
1 Yes 2 No
Missing
3,507 7,610 4,507
Percentage of students who speak English well or very well
1 Yes 10,996 2No217
Missing 4,411