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ypsdqo

Easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate

Datafile

youth

Index term

Children

Variable note:

Item is part of the Hyperactivity/Inattention subscale (ypsdqha_dv). For the rest of the items, see ypsdqb, ypsdqj, ypsdqu, ypsdqy. For further information see Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. Refer to the syntax file ypsdq_dv for the code to create the subscale.

See ypsdqcp_dv, ypsdqes_dv, ypsdqpp_dv, ypsdqps_dv, ypsdqtd_dv, ypsdqa, ypsdqc, ypsdqd, ypsdqe, ypsdqf, ypsdqg, ypsdqh, ypsdqi, ypsdqk, ypsdql, ypsdqm, ypsdqn, ypsdqp, ypsdqq, ypsdqr, ypsdqs, ypsdqt, ypsdqv, ypsdqw, ypsdqx.

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	1.13%
Not true	1	559	31.65%
Somewhat true	2	750	42.47%
Certainly true	3	437	24.75%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.86%
Not true	1	701	33.38%
Somewhat true	2	872	41.52%
Certainly true	3	509	24.24%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	1.45%
Not true	1	1041	36.9%
Somewhat true	2	1161	41.16%
Certainly true	3	578	20.49%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	1.07%
Not true	1	1331	36.67%
Somewhat true	2	1512	41.65%
Certainly true	3	748	20.61%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	133	3.64%
not true	1	1287	35.21%
somewhat true	2	1499	41.01%
certainly true	3	736	20.14%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	1.11%
not true	1	1567	35.4%
somewhat true	2	1950	44.05%
certainly true	3	861	19.45%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.33%
not true	1	1599	32.64%
somewhat true	2	2106	42.99%
certainly true	3	1129	23.05%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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