Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2008

Tunisia, 2008

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TUN_2008_GSHS_v01_M

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Ministry of Public Health

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What was serious injury past 12 mo. (Q19)

Data file: TUN2008_public_use

Overview

Valid: 2600

Invalid: 270

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 24

End: 24

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

The next 5 questions ask about the most serious injury that happened to you during the past 12 months. An injury is serious when it makes you miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or a job) or requires treatment by a doctor or nurse.

Literal question

During the past 12 months, what was the most serious injury that happened to you?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Not seriously injured	1975	76%
2	Broken bone/dislocated joint	211	8.1%
3	Cut, puncture, stab wound	140	5.4%
4	Concussion/head injury	58	2.2%
5	I had a gunshot wound	15	0.6%
6	I had a bad burn	18	0.7%
7	Lost foot, leg, hand, or arm	13	0.5%
8	Something else happened to me	170	6.5%
Sysmiss		270

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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