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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
ypconstm Hours spend playing games on a games console on a school day
  1. youth
  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 10
  5. 7
ypcpgs Hours spend using computer at home for games on a school day
  1. youth
  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 10
ypcrworb Feel walking alone in this area after dark
  1. youth
  1. 12
  2. 9
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. 3
ypcrwra worry re being victim of crime
  1. youth
  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. BH17
  4. BH11
  5. BH10
  6. BH09
  7. BH08
  8. BH07
  9. 3
  10. 12
  11. 9
ypcrwrb safeness of walking alone at night
  1. youth
  1. BH10
  2. BH09
  3. BH08
  4. BH07
  5. BH17
  6. BH11
ypdevice1 Have devices: Smartphone
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 15
ypdevice2 Have devices: Mobile phone other than smartphone
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 15
ypdevice3 Have devices: A tablet
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 15
ypdevice4 Have devices: Television
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 15
ypdevice5 Have devices: Gaming console
  1. youth
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
ypdevice6 A laptop or desktop computer
  1. youth
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 13
ypdgfr do your friends ever use illegal drugs?
  1. youth
  1. BH18
  2. BH07
  3. BH17
  4. BH06
  5. BH16
  6. BH05
  7. BH15
  8. BH04
  9. BH14
  10. BH13
  11. BH12
  12. BH11
  13. BH10
  14. BH09
  15. BH08
ypdgpa parents/other adult talked about drugs ?
  1. youth
  1. BH06
  2. BH05
  3. BH04
ypdgsc taught at school dangers of drug use ?
  1. youth
  1. BH06
  2. BH05
  3. BH04
ypdgwh where learnt most about danger of drugs?
  1. youth
  1. BH06
  2. BH05
ypdgyr will try illegal drugs
  1. youth
  1. BH17
  2. BH06
  3. BH05
  4. BH04
ypdisbuk Discuss books at home
  1. youth
  1. 2
  2. 14
  3. 12
  4. 10
  5. 8
  6. 6
  7. 4
ypdiscrimy1 Treated by others in a negative way: your gender
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy2 Treated by others in a negative way: your age
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy3 Treated by others in a negative way: your ethnicity
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy4 Treated by others in a negative way: your health or disability
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy5 Treated by others in a negative way: your religion
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy6 Treated by others in a negative way: your physique (tall/short, fat/thin)
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy7 Treated by others in a negative way: your language or accent
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdiscrimy96 Treated by others in a negative way: none of these
  1. youth
  1. 15
  2. 13
ypdiscrimy97 Treated by others in a negative way: other reason
  1. youth
  1. 13
  2. 15
ypdistv Discuss TV programmes at home
  1. youth
  1. 14
  2. 12
  3. 10
  4. 8
  5. 6
  6. 4
  7. 2
ypdklm Frequency alcoholic drink in last 4 weeks
  1. youth
  1. 10
  2. 14
  3. 9
  4. 15
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 13
  12. 2
  13. 12
  14. 1
  15. 11
ypdklm_bh past month: how many alcoholic drinks?
  1. youth
  1. BH07
  2. BH06
  3. BH05
  4. BH18
  5. BH17
  6. BH15
  7. BH08
ypdlfa change to improve life: 1st mention
  1. youth
  1. BH09
  2. BH08
  3. BH07
  4. BH18
  5. BH15
  6. BH11
  7. BH10
ypdlfb change to improve life: 2nd mention
  1. youth
  1. BH09
  2. BH08
  3. BH07
  4. BH18
  5. BH15
  6. BH11
  7. BH10
ypdobm
Special Licence 		date of birth: month
  1. youth
  1. 7
  2. BH11
  3. 6
  4. BH10
  5. 14
  6. 5
  7. BH09
  8. 15
  9. 4
  10. BH08
  11. BH18
  12. BH07
  13. 13
  14. BH17
  15. BH06
  16. 12
  17. BH16
  18. BH05
  19. 11
  20. BH15
  21. BH04
  22. 10
  23. BH14
  24. 3
  25. 9
  26. BH13
  27. 2
  28. 8
  29. BH12
  30. 1

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