Table 1.
Characteristics of Adolescents Survey Respondents in Pohnpei, 2015
Charateristics | N (%) |
Gender | |
Male | 1167 (48.9) |
Female | 1219 (51.1) |
Age Groups | |
12–14 | 554 (23.2) |
15–16 | 1056 (44.3) |
17–18 | 776 (32.5) |
Type of School | |
Public | 2061 (86.4) |
Private | 325 (13.6) |
Grade | |
9 | 836 (35.0) |
10 | 622 (26.1) |
11 | 503 (21.1) |
12 | 425 (17.8) |
BMI Category | |
Underweight | 46 (1.9) |
Healthy weight | 1687 (70.7) |
Overweight | 413 (17.3) |
Obese | 240 (10.1) |
Substance Use (30 day) | |
Alcohol | 723 (30.3) |
Chew betel nut | 977 (40.9) |
Chew tobacco | 505 (21.2) |
Smoke cigarettes | 518 (21.7) |
At least one substance used | 1194 (50.0) |
All four substances used | 232 (9.7) |
Total | 2386 |