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Table 1 Questions on depressed mood, suicidal behaviors, and health risk behaviors with response choices

From: Depressed mood, suicidal behaviors, and health risk behaviors among youths in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: the 2017 CNMI Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Questions

Response choices

Depressed mood

Depressed mood

During the past 12ā€‰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; 2:Ā No

Suicidal behaviors

Suicide ideation

During the past 12ā€‰months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?

1: Yes; 2:Ā No

Suicide plan

During the past 12ā€‰months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?

1: Yes; 2:Ā No

Suicide attempt

During the past 12ā€‰months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Violence

Carried a weapon

During the past 30ā€‰days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as gun, knife, or club?

1: 0ā€‰days; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰day

Physical fight

During the past 12ā€‰months, how many times were you in a physical fight?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Forced sexual intercourse

Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to?

1: Yes; 2:Ā No

Physical dating violence

During the past 12ā€‰months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with physically hurt you on purpose?

1: I did not date or go out with anyone during the past 12ā€‰months or 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Bullied on school property

During the past 12ā€‰months, have you ever been bullied on school property?

1: Yes; 2:Ā No

Substance use

Current smoking

During the past 30ā€‰days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?

1: 0ā€‰days; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰day

Current alcohol use

During the past 30ā€‰days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol?

1: 0ā€‰days; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰day

Current marijuana use

During the past 30ā€‰days, how many times did you use marijuana on school property?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Ever cocaine use

During your life, how many times have you used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Ever heroin use

During your life, how many times have you used heroin (also called smack, junk, or China White)?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Ever methamphetamine use

During your life, how many times have you used methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal, crank, or ice)?

1: 0 times; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰time

Sexual behavior

Currently sexually active

During the past 3ā€‰months, how many people have you had sexual intercourse with?

1: I did not date or go out with anyone during the past 12ā€‰months or 0 person; 2: 1ā€‰+ā€‰people

Sex with 4 or more in life

During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?

1: I have never had sexual intercourse or 1ā€“3 people; 2: 4ā€‰+ā€‰people

Early risk-taking behavior

Smoking under age 13

How old were you when you smoked a whole cigarette for the first time?

1: I have never smoked or 13ā€‰years old+; 2: 12ā€‰years old or younger

Drinking under age 13

How old were you when you had your first alcohol other than a few sips?

1: I have never had a drink or 13ā€‰years old+; 2: 12ā€‰years old or younger

Marijuana use under age 13

How old were you when you tried marijuana for the first time?

1: I have never tried marijuana or 13ā€‰years old+; 2: 12ā€‰years old or younger

Sex under age 13

How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?

1: I have never had sexual intercourse or 13ā€‰years old+; 2: 12ā€‰years old or younger