Table 1.
Ungdata Survey 2017–2019: questions, response alternatives and variable definitions
| Questions | Response alternatives | Variable definitions |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms of depression | ||
| During the past week, have you been affected by any of the following issues: | ||
| Felt that everything is a struggle (item 1) | Not been affected at all, not been affected much, been affected quite a lot, been affected a great deal. | High level of depressive symptoms ≥80th percentiles |
| Had sleep problems (item 2) | ||
| Felt unhappy, sad or depressed (item 3) | ||
| Felt hopelessness about the future (item 4) | Low level of depressive symptoms <80th percentiles | |
| Felt stiff or tense (item 5) | ||
| Worried too much about things (item 6) | ||
| Physical activity | ||
| How often do you do physical activity, which gets you out of breath or makes you sweaty? | Never, rarely, 1–2 times a month, 1–2 times a week, 3–4 times a week, at least 5 times a week. | Active participants ≥3 times a week |
| Social media use | ||
| Think about what you do a normal day: How much time do you spend on the following things: social media (facebook, Instagram etc.) | No time, < 30 min, 30 min - 1 h, 1–2 h, 2–3 h, > 3 h | ≤ 3 h per day, > 3 h per day |
| Gaming on computer/TV | ||
| Think about what you do a normal day: How much time do you spend on the following things: gaming on computer/TV? | No time, < 30 min, 30 min - 1 h, 1–2 h, 2–3 h, > 3 h | ≤ 3 h per day, > 3 h per day |
| Gaming on telephone/tablets | ||
| Think about what you do a normal day: How much time do you spend on the following things: gaming on telephone/tablets? | No time, < 30 min, 30 min - 1 h, 1–2 h, 2–3 h, > 3 h | ≤ 3 h per day, > 3 h per day |
| Smoking | ||
| Do you smoke? | I’ve never smoked, I used to smoke, but I’ve stopped completely now, I smoke less than once a week, I smoke every week, but not every day, I smoke every day. | Current use, no current use |
| Smokeless tobacco | I’ve never used smokeless tobacco, I used to use smokeless tobacco previously but quit, I use smokeless tobacco less than once a week, I use smokeless tobacco weekly but not daily, I use smokeless tobacco daily | Current use, no current use |
| Alcohol intoxication (previous 12 months) | Never, once, 2–5 times, 6–10 times, more than 11 times | Any intoxication episode, no intoxication episodes |
| Diet and beverage consumption | ||
| How often do you eat or drink the following? | ||
| Vegetables | Never, less than once a week, once a week, 2–3 times a week, 4–6 times a week, every day, several times a day | Once a day and more, less than once day |
| Fruit | ||
| Whole grain bread | ||
| Fish | Once a week or more, less than once a week | |
| Salty snacks | ≥ 4 times a week, < 4 times a week | |
| Candy | ||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | ||
| Diet beverages | ||
| Energy drinks | ||
| Gender | ||
| Are you a boy or a girl? | Boy, girl | |
| Perceived family economy | ||
| Financially, has your family been well off, or badly off, over the past years? | We have been well off the whole time, we have generally been well off, we have neither been well off nor badly off, we have generally been badly off, we have been badly off the whole time | Good economy, nor bad or good economy, bad economy |
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Parents higher education Did your father and mother go to university or to a university college? Select one answer for each parents. If you are not in touch with one or both of your parents, skip the question about that parent. |
Yes, no | Both parents, One of the parents, None of the parents |