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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2017 Apr 24;39(8):991–1007. doi: 10.1177/0193945917704201

Table 2.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey Outcome Variables.

Indicator Frequency Percentage
Disordered eating
 No disordered eating 238 78.8
 Disordered eatinga 61 20.2
  Fasting 46 15.2
  Took pills, etc. 21 7.0
  Vomited/laxatives 16 5.3
 Missing 3 1.0
Active for 60 min/week
 0–2 days 83 27.5
 3–4 days 90 29.8
 ≥5 days 125 41.4
 Missing 4 1.3
Hours of TV watching/day
 <2 hr 81 26.8
 2–3 131 43.4
 4 47 15.6
 ≥5 37 12.3
 Missing 6 2.0
Computer and/or gaming hours/day
 <2 130 43.0
 2–3 80 26.5
 4 60 19.9
 >5 27 8.9
 Missing 5 1.7
a

Some participants endorsed more than one disordered eating behavior.