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Data Variable Question Unweighted Weighted

Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
1-3 SITE Site Code

4-13 SCHOOL School Codes

14-16 CLASS Class Codes

17-17 Q1 How old are you?

1 12 years old or younger 5 0.2
2 13 years old 2 0.2
3 14 years old 101 9.1
4 15 years old 410 27.9
5 16 years old 531 26.5
6 17 years old 348 19.2
7 18 years old or older 231 17.0
Missing 4

18-18 Q2 What is your sex?

1 Female 822 50.7
2 Male 804 49.3
Missing 6

19-19 Q3 In what grade are you?

1 9th grade 436 39.4
2 10th grade 571 23.1
3 11th grade 402 18.8
4 12th grade 215 18.4
5 Ungraded or other grade 4 0.2
Missing 4

20-21 Q4 How do you describe yourself?

1 Am Indian / Alaska Native 8 0.3
2 Asian 60 1.7
3 Black or African American 562 32.6
4 Hispanic or Latino 735 49.6
5 Native Hawaiian/other PI 8 0.3
6 White 195 13.8
7 Multiple - Hispanic 31 0.9
8 Multiple - Non-hispanic 25 0.7
Missing 8

22-25 Q5 How tall are you without your shoes on?

26-31 Q6 How much do you weigh without your shoes on?

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
32-32 Q7 During the past 12 months, how would you describe your
grades in school?
1 Mostly A's 261 15.2
2 Mostly B's 800 49.7
3 Mostly C's 344 21.8
4 Mostly D's 54 3.9
5 Mostly F's 17 0.9
6 None of these grades 9 0.5
7 Not sure 124 8.0
Missing 23

33-33 Q8 When you rode a motorcycle during the past 12 months,

how often did you wear a helmet?
1 Did not ride a motorcycle 1,325 82.8
2 Never wore a helmet 119 7.3
3 Rarely wore a helmet 31 1.9
4 Sometimes wore a helmet 30 1.8
5 Most of the time wore a helmet 27 1.6
6 Always wore a helmet 81 4.6
Missing 19

34-34 Q9 When you rode a bicycle during the past 12 months, how
often did you wear a helmet?
1 Did not ride a bicycle 588 35.2
2 Never wore a helmet 833 52.6
3 Rarely wore a helmet 71 4.3
4 Sometimes wore a helmet 62 3.7
5 Most of the time wore a helmet 28 2.0
6 Always wore a helmet 32 2.2
Missing 18

35-35 Q10 How often do you wear a seat belt when riding in a car
driven by someone else?
1 Never 66 3.5
2 Rarely 132 8.5
3 Sometimes 206 12.8
4 Most of the time 419 25.5
5 Always 805 49.6
Missing 4

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
36-36 Q11 During the past 30 days, how many times did you ride in a
car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been
drinking alcohol?
1 0 times 1,011 61.4
2 1 time 176 11.0
3 2 or 3 times 220 14.1
4 4 or 5 times 85 5.6
5 6 or more times 132 7.9
Missing 8

37-37 Q12 During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a
car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol?
1 0 times 1,392 86.2
2 1 time 71 4.8
3 2 or 3 times 73 4.9
4 4 or 5 times 24 1.4
5 6 or more times 40 2.7
Missing 32

38-38 Q13 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry
a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club?
1 0 days 1,326 84.3
2 1 day 66 4.2
3 2 or 3 days 70 4.8
4 4 or 5 days 16 0.9
5 6 or more days 106 5.7
Missing 48

39-39 Q14 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry
a gun?
1 0 days 1,508 93.9
2 1 day 38 2.4
3 2 or 3 days 27 1.6
4 4 or 5 days 8 0.5
5 6 or more days 28 1.6
Missing 23

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
40-40 Q15 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry
a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school
property?
1 0 days 1,502 94.2
2 1 day 34 2.2
3 2 or 3 days 22 1.2
4 4 or 5 days 10 0.5
5 6 or more days 38 1.9
Missing 26

41-41 Q16 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you not
go to school because you felt you would be unsafe at
school or on your way to or from school?
1 0 days 1,462 90.5
2 1 day 66 3.7
3 2 or 3 days 48 3.0
4 4 or 5 days 15 0.8
5 6 or more days 37 2.0
Missing 4

42-42 Q17 During the past 12 months, how many times has someone
threatened or injured you with a weapon such as a gun,
knife, or club on school property?
1 0 times 1,474 91.3
2 1 time 57 3.6
3 2 or 3 times 39 2.1
4 4 or 5 times 16 0.8
5 6 or 7 times 9 0.6
6 8 or 9 times 8 0.4
7 10 or 11 times 2 0.1
8 12 or more times 24 1.1
Missing 3

43-43 Q18 During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a
physical fight?
1 0 times 1,047 66.1
2 1 time 226 14.8
3 2 or 3 times 180 10.9
4 4 or 5 times 49 3.0
5 6 or 7 times 27 1.6
6 8 or 9 times 13 1.0
7 10 or 11 times 8 0.4
8 12 or more times 41 2.3
Missing 41

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
44-44 Q19 During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a
physical fight in which you were injured and had to be
treated by a doctor or nurse?
1 0 times 1,533 95.2
2 1 time 57 3.3
3 2 or 3 times 14 0.8
4 4 or 5 times 5 0.2
5 6 or more times 11 0.4
Missing 12

45-45 Q20 During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a
physical fight on school property?
1 0 times 1,383 86.6
2 1 time 133 8.6
3 2 or 3 times 48 2.8
4 4 or 5 times 14 1.0
5 6 or 7 times 7 0.5
8 12 or more times 13 0.5
Missing 34

46-46 Q21 During the past 12 months, did your boyfriend or

girlfriend ever hit, slap, or physically hurt you on
purpose?
1 Yes 152 9.0
2 No 1,472 91.0
Missing 8

47-47 Q22 Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual
intercourse when you did not want to?
1 Yes 154 8.9
2 No 1,472 91.1
Missing 6

48-48 Q23 During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or
hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row
that you stopped doing some usual activities?
1 Yes 499 30.2
2 No 1,131 69.8
Missing 2

49-49 Q24 During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously
consider attempting suicide?
1 Yes 231 14.5
2 No 1,399 85.5
Missing 2

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
50-50 Q25 During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about
how you would attempt suicide?
1 Yes 193 11.7
2 No 1,434 88.3
Missing 5

51-51 Q26 During the past 12 months, how many times did you
actually attempt suicide?
1 0 times 1,262 89.8
2 1 time 58 4.7
3 2 or 3 times 49 4.0
4 4 or 5 times 11 0.6
5 6 or more times 17 0.9
Missing 235

52-52 Q27 If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did
any attempt result in an injury, poisoning, or overdose
that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse?
1 Did not attempt suicide 1,252 89.8
2 Yes 42 2.8
3 No 92 7.4
Missing 246

53-53 Q28 Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two
puffs?
1 Yes 965 62.2
2 No 610 37.8
Missing 57

54-54 Q29 How old were you when you smoked a whole cigarette for
the first time?
1 Never smoked a cigarette 833 52.0
2 8 years old or younger 54 3.2
3 9 or 10 years old 73 5.1
4 11 or 12 years old 183 12.1
5 13 or 14 years old 230 15.8
6 15 or 16 years old 149 9.2
7 17 years old or older 36 2.5
Missing 74

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Data Variable Question Unweighted Weighted

Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
55-55 Q30 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigarettes?
1 0 days 1,211 78.2
2 1 or 2 days 99 7.2
3 3 to 5 days 65 4.6
4 6 to 9 days 27 2.1
5 10 to 19 days 49 3.3
6 20 to 29 days 24 1.5
7 All 30 days 54 3.1
Missing 103

56-56 Q31 During the past 30 days, on the days you smoked, how
many cigarettes did you smoke per day?
1 Did not smoke cigarettes 1,206 78.1
2 Less than 1 cigarette 79 5.9
3 1 cigarette 72 5.2
4 2 to 5 cigarettes 128 8.4
5 6 to 10 cigarettes 26 1.5
6 11 to 20 cigarettes 6 0.4
7 More than 20 cigarettes 12 0.5
Missing 103

57-57 Q32 During the past 30 days, how did you usually get your
own cigarettes?
1 Did not smoke cigarettes 1,204 78.2
2 Store or gas station 116 7.9
3 Vending machine 8 0.3
4 Someone else bought them 44 2.8
5 Borrowed/bummed them 68 4.8
6 A person 18 or older 36 3.0
7 Took them from store/family 16 1.0
8 Some other way 31 2.0
Missing 109

58-58 Q33 When you bought or tried to buy cigarettes in a store

during the past 30 days, were you ever asked to show
proof of age?
1 Did not buy cigarettes 1,353 83.6
2 Yes 128 8.3
3 No 134 8.1
Missing 17

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
59-59 Q34 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigarettes on school property?
1 0 days 1,510 94.0
2 1 or 2 days 50 3.6
3 3 to 5 days 12 0.7
4 6 to 9 days 5 0.4
5 10 to 19 days 7 0.5
6 20 to 29 days 4 0.2
7 All 30 days 13 0.6
Missing 31

60-60 Q35 Have you ever smoked cigarettes daily, that is, at least
one cigarette every day for 30 days?
1 Yes 153 9.4
2 No 1,439 90.6
Missing 40

61-61 Q36 During the past 12 months, did you ever try to quit
smoking cigarettes?
1 Did not smoke in past 12 mos. 1,102 70.2
2 Yes 228 15.4
3 No 218 14.4
Missing 84

62-62 Q37 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use
chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip, such as Redman, Levi
Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, or Copenhagen?
1 0 days 1,547 96.5
2 1 or 2 days 17 1.3
3 3 to 5 days 7 0.4
4 6 to 9 days 10 0.6
5 10 to 19 days 6 0.4
6 20 to 29 days 3 0.2
7 All 30 days 13 0.6
Missing 29

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
63-63 Q38 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use
chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on school property?
1 0 days 1,564 97.8
2 1 or 2 days 11 0.6
3 3 to 5 days 7 0.5
4 6 to 9 days 5 0.3
5 10 to 19 days 5 0.2
6 20 to 29 days 1 0.0
7 All 30 days 10 0.5
Missing 29

64-64 Q39 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars?
1 0 days 1,418 87.8
2 1 or 2 days 96 6.6
3 3 to 5 days 29 1.6
4 6 to 9 days 31 2.0
5 10 to 19 days 17 0.9
6 20 to 29 days 6 0.4
7 All 30 days 18 0.9
Missing 17

65-65 Q40 During your life, on how many days have you had at least
one drink of alcohol?
1 0 days 358 24.8
2 1 or 2 days 237 15.8
3 3 to 9 days 275 18.6
4 10 to 19 days 174 12.1
5 20 to 39 days 148 9.6
6 40 to 99 days 121 8.3
7 100 or more days 149 10.6
Missing 170

66-66 Q41 How old were you when you had your first drink of
alcohol other than a few sips?
1 Never drank alcohol 355 24.3
2 8 years old or younger 157 10.2
3 9 or 10 years old 117 8.8
4 11 or 12 years old 171 12.0
5 13 or 14 years old 359 24.4
6 15 or 16 years old 273 17.1
7 17 years old or older 47 3.2
Missing 153

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
67-67 Q42 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have
at least one drink of alcohol?
1 0 days 857 56.1
2 1 or 2 days 320 20.5
3 3 to 5 days 155 10.1
4 6 to 9 days 91 5.9
5 10 to 19 days 73 5.1
6 20 to 29 days 22 1.4
7 All 30 days 15 0.8
Missing 99

68-68 Q43 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have
5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a
couple of hours?
1 0 days 1,208 74.6
2 1 day 137 9.1
3 2 days 92 6.5
4 3 to 5 days 78 5.1
5 6 to 9 days 51 2.9
6 10 to 19 days 16 0.9
7 20 or more days 15 1.0
Missing 35

69-69 Q44 During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have
at least one drink of alcohol on school property?
1 0 days 1,481 93.2
2 1 or 2 days 74 4.8
3 3 to 5 days 14 0.8
4 6 to 9 days 10 0.7
5 10 to 19 days 4 0.2
7 All 30 days 7 0.4
Missing 42

70-70 Q45 During your life, how many times have you used
marijuana?
1 0 times 933 59.3
2 1 or 2 times 183 11.8
3 3 to 9 times 134 8.4
4 10 to 19 times 66 4.1
5 20 to 39 times 90 5.7
6 40 to 99 times 60 3.8
7 100 or more times 111 6.8
Missing 55

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
71-71 Q46 How old were you when you tried marijuana for the first
time?
1 Never tried marijuana 931 59.0
2 8 years old or younger 35 2.3
3 9 or 10 years old 42 2.6
4 11 or 12 years old 123 8.1
5 13 or 14 years old 251 15.8
6 15 or 16 years old 168 10.0
7 17 years old or older 30 2.4
Missing 52

72-72 Q47 During the past 30 days, how many times did you use
marijuana?
1 0 times 1,251 79.6
2 1 or 2 times 118 7.2
3 3 to 9 times 90 6.0
4 10 to 19 times 40 2.6
5 20 to 39 times 24 1.4
6 40 or more times 56 3.3
Missing 53

73-73 Q48 During the past 30 days, how many times did you use
marijuana on school property?
1 0 times 1,504 94.8
2 1 or 2 times 38 2.5
3 3 to 9 times 20 1.5
4 10 to 19 times 10 0.6
5 20 to 39 times 3 0.1
6 40 or more times 11 0.5
Missing 46

74-74 Q49 During your life, how many times have you used any form
of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?
1 0 times 1,458 91.1
2 1 or 2 times 60 3.8
3 3 to 9 times 31 2.2
4 10 to 19 times 14 0.9
5 20 to 39 times 14 1.1
6 40 or more times 19 0.9
Missing 36

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
75-75 Q50 During the past 30 days, how many times did you use any
form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?
1 0 times 1,535 95.7
2 1 or 2 times 28 1.9
3 3 to 9 times 16 1.1
4 10 to 19 times 10 0.7
5 20 to 39 times 4 0.3
6 40 or more times 8 0.3
Missing 31

76-76 Q51 During your life, how many times have you sniffed glue,
breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled
any paints or sprays to get high?
1 0 times 1,448 91.3
2 1 or 2 times 77 4.7
3 3 to 9 times 34 1.9
4 10 to 19 times 13 0.8
5 20 to 39 times 7 0.4
6 40 or more times 17 0.9
Missing 36

77-77 Q52 During the past 30 days, how many times have you
sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans,
or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high?
1 0 times 1,548 96.8
2 1 or 2 times 25 1.9
3 3 to 9 times 11 0.6
4 10 to 19 times 4 0.2
5 20 to 39 times 1 0.0
6 40 or more times 9 0.5
Missing 34

78-78 Q53 During your life, how many times have you used heroin
(also called smack, junk, or China White)?
1 0 times 1,552 97.0
2 1 or 2 times 16 1.1
3 3 to 9 times 9 0.5
4 10 to 19 times 8 0.6
5 20 to 39 times 5 0.3
6 40 or more times 9 0.4
Missing 33

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
79-79 Q54 During your life, how many times have you used
methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal, crank, or
ice)?
1 0 times 1,504 94.0
2 1 or 2 times 48 3.0
3 3 to 9 times 23 1.6
4 10 to 19 times 11 0.7
5 20 to 39 times 3 0.2
6 40 or more times 10 0.5
Missing 33

80-80 Q55 During your life, how many times have you taken steroid
pills or shots without a doctor's prescription?
1 0 times 1,511 94.3
2 1 or 2 times 35 2.2
3 3 to 9 times 29 1.8
4 10 to 19 times 9 0.6
5 20 to 39 times 10 0.6
6 40 or more times 11 0.6
Missing 27

81-81 Q56 During your life, how many times have you used a needle
to inject any illegal drug into your body?
1 0 times 1,567 97.7
2 1 time 19 1.3
3 2 or more times 19 1.0
Missing 27

82-82 Q57 During the past 12 months, has anyone offered, sold, or
given you an illegal drug on school property?
1 Yes 495 31.4
2 No 1,107 68.6
Missing 30

83-83 Q58 Have you ever had sexual intercourse?

1 Yes 758 49.5
2 No 763 50.5
Missing 111

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
84-84 Q59 How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for
the first time?
1 Never had sex 762 50.6
2 11 years old or younger 68 4.3
3 12 years old 83 5.5
4 13 years old 100 6.4
5 14 years old 162 11.1
6 15 years old 161 9.5
7 16 years old 117 7.6
8 17 years old or older 65 5.2
Missing 114

85-85 Q60 During your life, with how many people have you had
sexual intercourse?
1 Never had sex 760 50.7
2 1 person 247 16.5
3 2 people 140 9.2
4 3 people 108 7.5
5 4 people 71 4.5
6 5 people 39 2.4
7 6 or more people 146 9.3
Missing 121

86-86 Q61 During the past 3 months, with how many people did you
have sexual intercourse?
1 Never had sex 758 50.6
2 None during past 3 months 204 13.5
3 1 person 365 24.1
4 2 people 98 6.4
5 3 people 34 2.4
6 4 people 13 0.9
7 5 people 5 0.2
8 6 or more people 30 1.8
Missing 125

87-87 Q62 Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual
intercourse the last time?
1 Never had sex 756 50.6
2 Yes 149 10.3
3 No 600 39.2
Missing 127

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
88-88 Q63 The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your
partner use a condom?
1 Never had sex 754 50.9
2 Yes 505 33.2
3 No 233 15.9
Missing 140

89-89 Q64 The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one
method did you or your partner use to prevent
pregnancy?
1 Never had sex 757 51.5
2 No method was used 104 7.1
3 Birth control pills 48 3.1
4 Condoms 444 29.8
5 Depo-Provera 16 1.2
6 Withdrawal 56 3.8
7 Some other method 15 1.2
8 Not sure 34 2.3
Missing 158

90-90 Q65 How many times have you been pregnant or gotten
someone pregnant?
1 0 times 1,435 92.2
2 1 time 81 5.2
3 2 or more times 21 1.1
4 Not sure 23 1.5
Missing 72

91-91 Q66 How do you describe your weight?

1 Very underweight 51 3.3
2 Slightly underweight 197 12.8
3 About the right weight 858 55.1
4 Slightly overweight 403 24.6
5 Very overweight 74 4.2
Missing 49

92-92 Q67 Which of the following are you trying to do about your
weight?
1 Lose weight 728 45.7
2 Gain weight 295 17.9
3 Stay the same weight 300 18.4
4 Not trying to do anything 259 18.0
Missing 50

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
93-93 Q68 During the past 30 days, did you exercise to lose weight or
to keep from gaining weight?
1 Yes 916 58.1
2 No 659 41.9
Missing 57

94-94 Q69 During the past 30 days, did you eat less food, fewer
calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to keep from
gaining weight?
1 Yes 654 41.8
2 No 925 58.2
Missing 53

95-95 Q70 During the past 30 days, did you go without eating for 24
hours or more (also called fasting) to lose weight or to
keep from gaining weight?
1 Yes 217 13.6
2 No 1,359 86.4
Missing 56

96-96 Q71 During the past 30 days, did you take any diet pills,
powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose
weight or to keep from gaining weight?
1 Yes 133 8.6
2 No 1,447 91.4
Missing 52

97-97 Q72 During the past 30 days, did you vomit or take laxatives to
lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?
1 Yes 69 4.6
2 No 1,506 95.4
Missing 57

98-98 Q73 During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink
100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or
grape juice?
1 Did not drink fruit juice 267 16.3
2 1 to 3 times 526 34.8
3 4 to 6 times 295 18.5
4 1 time per day 112 8.1
5 2 times per day 132 7.1
6 3 times per day 100 6.7
7 4 or more times per day 140 8.4
Missing 60

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
99-99 Q74 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit?
1 Did not eat fruit 276 17.4
2 1 to 3 times 587 37.1
3 4 to 6 times 265 16.8
4 1 time per day 122 7.8
5 2 times per day 153 10.6
6 3 times per day 55 3.2
7 4 or more times per day 108 7.1
Missing 66

100-100 Q75 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat green
salad?
1 Did not eat green salad 712 45.1
2 1 to 3 times 539 33.5
3 4 to 6 times 139 9.5
4 1 time per day 87 6.1
5 2 times per day 47 3.5
6 3 times per day 6 0.3
7 4 or more times per day 34 2.1
Missing 68

101-101 Q76 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat
potatoes?
1 Did not eat potatoes 559 35.2
2 1 to 3 times 720 45.9
3 4 to 6 times 131 9.0
4 1 time per day 70 4.6
5 2 times per day 31 2.3
6 3 times per day 16 1.0
7 4 or more times per day 38 2.2
Missing 67

102-102 Q77 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat
carrots?
1 Did not eat carrots 930 59.1
2 1 to 3 times 429 26.7
3 4 to 6 times 76 5.3
4 1 time per day 66 4.9
5 2 times per day 26 1.7
6 3 times per day 12 0.9
7 4 or more times per day 22 1.3
Missing 71

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Data Variable Question Unweighted Weighted

Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
103-103 Q78 During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat other
vegetables?
1 Did not eat other vegetables 368 23.9
2 1 to 3 times 579 37.2
3 4 to 6 times 305 18.9
4 1 time per day 130 8.6
5 2 times per day 84 5.6
6 3 times per day 38 2.4
7 4 or more times per day 56 3.5
Missing 72

104-104 Q79 During the past 7 days, how many glasses of milk did you
drink?
1 Did not drink milk 376 22.8
2 1 to 3 glasses past 7 days 415 27.6
3 4 to 6 glasses past 7 days 281 17.3
4 1 glass per day 169 11.8
5 2 glasses per day 162 10.8
6 3 glasses per day 77 5.2
7 4 or more glasses per day 81 4.6
Missing 71

105-105 Q80 On how many of the past 7 days did you exercise or
participate in physical activity for at least 20 minutes that
made you sweat and breathe hard, such as basketball,
soccer, running, swimming laps, fast bicycling, fast
dancing, or similar aerobic activities?
1 0 days 336 20.7
2 1 day 164 10.4
3 2 days 211 13.6
4 3 days 219 14.1
5 4 days 152 9.8
6 5 days 155 10.5
7 6 days 70 4.8
8 7 days 254 16.1
Missing 71

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Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
106-106 Q81 On how many of the past 7 days did you participate in
physical activity for at least 30 minutes that did not make
you sweat or breathe hard, such as fast walking, slow
bicycling, skating, pushing a lawn mower, or mopping
floors?
1 0 days 584 36.6
2 1 day 213 14.2
3 2 days 180 11.1
4 3 days 194 13.0
5 4 days 103 6.8
6 5 days 85 5.5
7 6 days 32 2.1
8 7 days 167 10.8
Missing 74

107-107 Q82 On how many of the past 7 days did you do exercises to
strengthen or tone your muscles, such as push-ups,
sit-ups, or weight lifting?
1 0 days 421 26.2
2 1 day 163 11.0
3 2 days 190 12.1
4 3 days 237 15.5
5 4 days 148 9.6
6 5 days 147 9.8
7 6 days 49 3.3
8 7 days 198 12.5
Missing 79

108-108 Q83 On an average school day, how many hours do you watch
TV?
1 No TV on average school day 90 5.8
2 Less than 1 hour per day 121 8.5
3 1 hour per day 147 9.3
4 2 hours per day 283 17.5
5 3 hours per day 308 20.7
6 4 hours per day 208 13.7
7 5 or more hours per day 403 24.5
Missing 72

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Data Variable Question Unweighted Weighted

Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
109-109 Q84 In an average week when you are in school, on how many
days do you go to physical education (PE) classes?
1 0 days 741 50.2
2 1 day 46 3.2
3 2 days 97 6.9
4 3 days 281 20.5
5 4 days 27 2.0
6 5 days 215 17.1
Missing 225

110-110 Q85 During an average physical education (PE) class, how

many minutes do you spend actually exercising or playing
sports?
1 Do not take PE 739 50.0
2 Less than 10 minutes 63 4.5
3 10 to 20 minutes 106 7.6
4 21 to 30 minutes 82 6.1
5 31 to 40 minutes 92 7.1
6 41 to 50 minutes 74 5.8
7 51 to 60 minutes 78 5.9
8 More than 60 minutes 179 13.0
Missing 219

111-111 Q86 During the past 12 months, on how many sports teams did
you play?
1 0 teams 826 52.5
2 1 team 385 24.7
3 2 teams 203 13.5
4 3 or more teams 145 9.3
Missing 73

112-112 Q87 Have you ever been taught about AIDS or HIV infection
in school?
1 Yes 1,275 81.2
2 No 188 12.1
3 Not sure 100 6.7
Missing 69

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Data Variable Question Unweighted Weighted

Location Name Code and Label Frequency Percent
170-177 Q4ORIG Race as originally scanned
F 195 13.8
E 8 0.3
D 735 49.6
DF 13 0.5
DE 1 0.0
C 562 32.6
C F 4 0.1
CE 6 0.1
CD 9 0.2
CD F 1 0.0
B 60 1.7
B F 4 0.2
B E 3 0.1
BD 2 0.1
BC 2 0.0
A 8 0.3
A F 1 0.0
A D 1 0.1
AC 5 0.1
A CD 1 0.0
ABCD F 1 0.0
ABCDEF 2 0.1
Missing 8 0.0

178-189 Weight Weight

190-194 PSU Primary Sampling Unit

195-198 Stratum Stratum

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