Table 1.

Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in the Guyana Global School-Based Health Survey, 2004

	Total 100 (1197)	Males 49.0 (504)	Females 51.0 (693)
Age (years)
<14	25.8 (302)	24.1 (115)	27.4 (187)
14	30.3 (378)	32.4 (165)	28.3 (213)
15	32.5 (386)	28.7 (146)	36.2 (240)
≥16	11.4 (131)	14.8 (78)	8.1 (53)
Smoking
No	92.9 (1077)	89.2 (429)	96.4 (648)
Yes	7.1 (75)	10.8 (51)	3.6 (24)
Alcohol use
No	55.3 (684)	43.6 (226)	66.5 (458)
Yes	44.7 (513)	56.4 (278)	33.5 (235)
Bullied
No	61.1 (664)	59.2 (269)	62.9 (395)
Yes	38.9 (410)	40.9 (182)	37.1 (228)
Depression
No	67.4 (789)	71.1 (347)	64.1 (442)
Yes	32.6 (385)	29.0 (140)	35.9 (245)
Suicidal ideation
No	81.6 (953)	85.1 (417)	78.4 (536)
Yes	18.4 (219)	14.9 (72)	21.6 (147)
Close friends
No	9.2 (106)	8.6 (42)	9.8 (64)
Yes	90.8 (1091)	91.4 (462)	90.2 (629)
Understanding parents
No	22.0 (258)	21.7 (108)	22.2 (150)
Yes	78.1 (912)	78.3 (381)	77.8 (531)