Global School-based Student Health Survey 2005

United Arab Emirates, 2005

Reference ID

ARE_2005_GSHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Ministries of Health, Ministries of Education, Abu Dhabi General Health Authority, Dubai Health Authority, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Metadata

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Dec 12, 2013

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Days active 60 min plus past 7 days (Q45)

Data file: AEEH2005_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 1915

Invalid: 33

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 50

End: 50

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

The next 5 questions ask about physical activity. Physical activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you get out of breath some of the time. Physical activity can be done in sports, playing with friends, or walking to school. Some examples of physical activity are running, fast walking, swimming, cycling, dancing, football, cricket, tennis, and basketball.

Literal question

During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day?

Categories

Value	Category
1	0 days
2	1 day
3	2 days
4	3 days
5	4 days
6	5 days
7	6 days
8	7 days
Sysmiss

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.

Interviewer instructions

ADD UP ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EACH DAY. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR GYM CLASS.

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