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| Variables | Question | Response options and recoding |
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| Outcome variable | | |
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| Truancy | During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
miss classes or school without permission? | 1 = 0 days, 2 = 1 or 2 days, 3 = 3 to 5 days, 4 = 6 to 9 days, 5 = 10 or more
(coded 1 = 0 and 2-5 = 1) |
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| Independent variables | | |
| Age | Custom age | 1 = 12, 2 = 13, 3 = 14, 4 = 15, 5 = 16, 6 = 17,7 = 18 years
(Coded as 1 = 12-14 and 2 = 15+) |
| Sex | Sex | 1 = male, 2 = female |
| Grade | In what grade are you? | 1 = 8 to, 5 = 12
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| Hunger | During the past 30 days, how often did you go hungry
because there was not enough food in your home? | 1 = never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = most of the times, 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0 and 2-5 = 1) |
| Tobacco use | “During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
use any other form of tobacco, such as chewing
tobacco leaves?” | 1 = 0 days; to 7 = All 30 days
(coded as 1 = 0; and 2–7 = 1) |
| Smoking | During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigarettes? | 1 = 0 days; to 7 = All 30 days
(coded as 1 = 0; and 2–7 = 1) |
| Fight | During the past 12 months, how many times were you
in a physical fight? | 1 = 0 times; to 8 = 12 or more times
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–8 = 1) |
| Bullied | During the past 30 days, how were you bullied most
often? | 1 = 0 times; to 8 = 12 or more times
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–7 = 1) |
| Attack | During the past 12 months, how many times were you
physically attacked? | 1 = 0 times; to 8 = 12 or more time
(coded as 1 = 0; and 2–8 = 1) |
| Close friends | How many close friends do you have?” | 1 = 0 to 4 = 3 or more
(coded as 1 = 0, 1-2 = 1 and 3 or more = 2) |
| Feeling Lonely | During the past 12 months, how often have you felt
lonely? | 1 = never; to 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–5 = 1) |
| Suicidal ideation | During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously
consider attempting suicide?” | 1 = yes, 2 = no
(coded 2 = 0; and 1 = 1) |
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Helpful
(Peer support) | During the past 30 days, how often were most of the
students in your school kind and helpful? | 1 = never; to 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–5 = 1) |
Parents check homework
(parental supervision) | During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians check to see if your homework was done? | 1 = never; to 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–5 = 1) |
Understand problems
(Parental
connectedness | During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or
guardians understand your problems and worries? | 1 = never; to 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–5 = 1) |
Know what adolescent do free time (Parental or guardian
Bonding) | During the past 30 days, how often did your parents
or guardians really know what you were doing with
your free time?” | 1 = never; to 5 = always
(coded 1 = 0; and 2–5 = 1) |
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