Health behavior | Do you smoke | Smoking | 1 = No 2 = No, but I’ve tried 3 = No, I’ve quit 4 = Yes, sometimes 5 = Yes, daily | 0 = No 1 = Yes | 1 - 3 = 0 4 - 5 = 1 |
How often do you eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner? | Eating habits | 1 = Every day 2 = 4?6days per week 3 = 1?3days per week 4 = Rarely or never | 0 = Regular eating habits 1 = Neither good nor bad eating habits 2 = Irregular eating habits | 1 - 2 = 0 3 = 1 4 = 2 | |
How often do you eat sweets/drink soda or juice | Sweets consumption | 1 = Rarely or never 2 = Once per week 3 = A few times a week 4 = Everyday 5 = Several times per day | 0 = Not often 1 = Consumes sweets and sweet drinks every day | 1?2 = 0 3?5 = 1
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Self-reported weight and height | Body mass index | 1 = Underweight (<18.5 kg) 2 = Normal weight (18.5 - 24.9 kg) 3 = Overweight (25 - 29.9 kg) 4 = Obese (>30 kg) | 0 = No overweight/obese 1 = Overweight 2 = Obese | 1 - 2 = 0 3 = 1 4 = 2 | |
How often do you skip school | Skipping school | 1 = Never 2 = Yes, sometimes during the term 3 = Yes, once per month 4 = Yes, 2 - 3 per month 5 = Yes, once a week 6 = Yes, several times per week | 0 = Less than 2 times per month 1 = 2 times or more per month | 1 - 3 = 0 4 - 6 = 1 | |
How often do you exercise for more than 30 minutes and hard enough to perspire? | Physical activity | 1 = everyday 2 = 4 - 6 times/week 3 = 2 - 3 times/week 4 = once a week 5 = 1 - 3 times/month 6 = less than once/month 7 = never | 0 = regular physical activity 1 = irregular physical activity | 1 - 3 = 0 4 - 7 = 1 | |
Social cohesion and social capital | I trust my parent/parents | Parental trust | 1 = Completely correct 2 = Mostly correct 3 = Neither correct nor incorrect 4 = Mostly incorrect 5 = Completely incorrect | 0 = Yes 1 = No | 1 - 2 = 0 3 - 5 = 1 |
Do you have anyone with whom you can share your innermost feelings? | Has a confidant | 1 = Yes, absolutely 2 = Yes maybe 3 = Probably not 4 = No | 0 = Yes 1 = No | 1 - 2 = 0 3 - 4 = 1 | |
I have close friends at school | Has close friends | 1 = Completely correct 2 = Mostly correct 3 = Neither correct nor incorrect 4 = Mostly incorrect 5 = Completely incorrect | 0 = Yes 1 = No | 1 - 2 = 0 3 - 5 = 1 | |
How do you like school? | Likes school | 1 = Very good 2 = Good 3 = Neither good or bad 4 = Bad 5 = Very bad | 0 = Very good 1 = Not at all | 1 - 2 = 0 3 - 5 = 1 |