Survey question | Coding | Variable |
---|---|---|
Demographic variables | ||
How old are you? | 11 – 16 years (coded categorical | Age |
What is your sex? | Male (1) | Sex |
Female (0) | ||
Dependent variable | ||
During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide? | No (0) | Suicide ideation |
Yes (1) | ||
During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you attempt suicide? | No (0) | Suicide planning |
Yes (1) | ||
Independent variables | ||
During the past 12 months, how often have you been so worried about something that you could not sleep at night? | Most of the time/always (yes) | Anxiety |
Never/rarely/sometimes (no) | ||
During the past 12 months, how often have you felt lonely | Most of the time/always (yes) | Loneliness |
Never/rarely/sometimes (no) | ||
During the past 30 days, how often did you go hungry because there was not enough food in your home? | Most of the time/always (yes) | Food deprivation |
Never/rarely/sometimes (no) | ||
How many close friends do you have? | 0, 1, 2, and 3 or more friends (coded continuous) | Close friends |
During the past 30 days, on how many days were you bullied? | 3 or more days (bullied) | Bullying victimization |
During the past 30 days, how were you bullied most often? | I was hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around, or locked indoors (physical bullying) | Physical bullying |
Which of your parents or guardians use any form of tobacco? | Father, mother, or male/female guardians (yes) | Parental tobacco use |
Any other (no) | ||
During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your presence? | 0 days (0) | Days people smoked in presence during the last week |
1–2 days (1) | ||
3–4 days I(32) | ||
5–7 days (4) (coded continuous) | ||
During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight? | 0 – 1 times (no) | Physical fight |
2 – 12 or more times (yes) | ||
During the past 12 months, how many times were you seriously injured? | 0 – 1 times (no) | Serious injury |
2 – 12 or more times (yes) | ||
How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time? | Never having sexual intercourse and having sexual intercourse at age 15 or higher (no) | Early sexual debut |
Other responses (yes) | ||
During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse? | 0 – 6 people (coded continuous) | Lifetime sexual partners |
How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? | Never had an alcoholic drink and having it at age 16 and older (no use of alcohol) | Alcohol use at early age |
Other responses (use of alcohol) | ||
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink containing alcohol? | 0 days (no) 1 – 30 days (yes) | Alcohol use in the past 30 days |