a guide to understanding and using the data the youth health survey anyplace region

A guide to understanding and using the data

The Youth Health SurveyAnyplace region

Identified need for local-level health behaviour information

Interlake Health Promotion Committee developed first survey – YHS 2005

YHS 2005 was adopted by all of Manitoba’s RHAs and implemented province-wide between 2006 and 2008

4 pages, 51 questions Census of grades 6 to 12 students (some

regions surveyed grades 9 to 12 students) Includes questions on tobacco, nutrition,

physical activity, self-esteem, mental health, school connectedness

Self-ReportSelf-Report Data collected in classroom setting Self-reported responses of the students All responses kept confidential to

encourage honesty in reporting

Generated at school, school division and regional levels

Generated for each school except where adaptations were made for small schools to maintain the confidentiality of the students

Where possible, findings were reported by grade and gender

Where numbers were too small, results were not reported

For easy reference, report highlights were chosen from throughout the document and compiled into a one page summary at the beginning of the report

Students were asked the following for both hard and moderate activity:

Example:If a student reported 3 hours and 15minutes of hard activity and 5 hoursand 30 minutes of moderate activitytheir estimated KKD is 5.14

KKD = (3.25*6 + 5.5*3) / 7days =5.14 KKD

Results from Anyplace region

Physical Activity Rate

20%18%14%

11%12%13%15%

30% 32%36%

33%30%30%31%

45%49%53%

59%58%57%54%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Grade6 Grade7 Grade8 Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

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Inactive Moderately active Active

Results from Anyplace Region

Physical Activity Rate of Active Students

57% 57% 55%57%65% 64% 62%

52%52% 54%44% 42% 35%

52%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Grade6 Grade7 Grade8 Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

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M F

Spending less leisure time in front of a TV or computer screen is associated with healthier lifestyles for youth.

Screen Times

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

<=2 hours 3-10 hours >10 hours

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Computer Video Games TV / Movies

Students were asked:

The graph represents the percentage of students that felt the subject was taught in their school

Physical Activity Issues Taught in School

45%40%

67%

77%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Importance of beingphysically active

Risk factors related tophysical inactive

Influence of TV onphysical activity

Influence of friends onphysical activity

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Students were asked how many times over the previous day they had eaten a variety of fruits and vegetables

These numbers were combined to produce an average daily intake of fruits and vegetables

Fruits & Vegetables Consumption

21%

10%

42%

18% 23% 17%

11%

44%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<=2 times 3 to 6 times 7 to 8 times >=9 times

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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of a person’s weight in comparison to their height

BMI is then assigned a percentile based on age and gender

This percentile was converted to one of the three categories found in the report

Body Weight

2%

31%

67%

4%

20%

77%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Underw eight Healthy w eight Overw eight

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ents

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Body weight at Anyplace School

8%

83%

15%5%

74%

23%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Underweight Healthy weight Overweight

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ents

Perception of Body Weight

M F

Students were asked the following:

Daily Smokers- students who answered “everyday” or “almost everyday” to this question

Occasional Smokers- students who answered “some days” or “1-2 days” to this question. Also those that answered “yes” without specifying a frequency or “no” but that they had smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime (previous question)

Students Smoking Status by Grade in Grades 9-12

14%

18%

13%16%

6%7% 10%

16%19% 21%

27%

34%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

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Occasional Smokers Daily Smokers Total Smokers

Students Smoking at Anyplace RHA

Students Total Smoking Rates by Gender in Grades 9-12

17%

8%

12%10% 11%

16%

14%10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

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Students Smoking at Anyplace RHA

Students were asked:

How do you usually get your cigarettes? % responding

I buy them myself 21%

Someone buys them for me 15%

From friends 17%

From home 6%

Other 29%

How students get their cigarettes

Alcohol Use

19%

4%

60%

14%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Never 1 or 2 days 3 to 14 days 15 or more days

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Alcohol Use in Anyplace region

Students were asked on how many days in the past 30 days that they had 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a couple of hours

The percentage reported is based on the total number of students not just those that had reported alcohol use in the previous question

68% of students indicated they had not drank 5 or more drinks in the last 30 days

15% had 5 or more drinks of alcohol on 1 or 2 days 9% had 5 or more drinks of alcohol on 3 to 14 days 2% had 5 or more drinks of alcohol on 15 to 30 days

Students were asked on how many days in the last 30 days they had used illegal drugs

All drugs were classified together

The percentage reported is based on the total number of students

Illegal Drug Use by Gender

7% 5%

66%

10%4%5%7%

75%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Never 1-2 times 3-14 times =15 times

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Drug Use at Anyplace region

38% of students reported “yes”.

Feelings of Hopelessness Preventing UsualActivities

No, 61%

Yes, 38%

No data, 1%

Students were asked:

Agree with each of the following statements: % responding

I feel close to people at this school 80%

I feel I am a part of this school 83%

I am happy to be at this school 78%

I feel safe at my school 84%

School Connectedness at Anyplace region

Questions??