Table 1.
Sample characteristics of adolescents in six countries (weighted) n=9171
| Characteristic | All countries (n=9171) | Australia (n=1127) | Canada (n=2869) | Chile (n=1124) | Mexico (n=1505) | UK (n=1140) |
USA (n=1406) |
| % (n) | |||||||
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 10–13 | 50 (4551) | 51 (574) | 50 (1438) | 47 (534) | 50 (750) | 49 (562) | 49 (693) |
| 14–17 | 50 (4620) | 49 (553) | 50 (1431) | 53 (590) | 50 (755) | 51 (578) | 51 (713) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 51 (4664) | 52 (582) | 50 (1446) | 51 (572) | 51 (761) | 51 (581) | 51 (722) |
| Female | 49 (4507) | 48 (545) | 50 (1423) | 49 (552) | 49 (744) | 49 (559) | 49 (684) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Majority group | 76 (6976) | 75 (850) | 73 (2098) | 85 (958) | 78 (1170) | 83 (941) | 68 (959) |
| Minority group | 24 (2195) | 25 (277) | 27 (771) | 15 (166) | 22 (335) | 17 (199) | 32 (447) |
| School grades | |||||||
| Low | 16 (1461) | 32 (365) | 13 (373) | 6 (65) | 7 (101) | 29 (334) | 16 (223) |
| Mid | 38 (3508) | 38 (430) | 34 (974) | 49 (555) | 36 (549) | 38 (430) | 41 (570) |
| High | 46 (4202) | 29 (332) | 53 (1522) | 45 (505) | 57 (855) | 33 (375) | 44 (613) |
| Perceived income adequacy | |||||||
| Inadequate | 24 (2222) | 25 (283) | 17 (488) | 31 (345) | 28 (418) | 26 (291) | 28 (397) |
| Adequate | 76 (6949) | 75 (844) | 83 (2381) | 69 (779) | 72 (1087) | 74 (849) | 72 (1009) |
| Self-reported BMI | |||||||
| Severe thinness/thinness/normal weight | 49 (4480) | 45 (509) | 57 (1630) | 43 (478) | 48 (717) | 41 (462) | 49 (683) |
| Overweight | 18 (1665) | 16 (176) | 16 (473) | 21 (231) | 22 (334) | 13 (147) | 22 (304) |
| Obesity | 10 (927) | 10 (113) | 9 (255) | 9 (97) | 10 (148) | 8 (92) | 16 (222) |
| Not reported | 23 (2100) | 29 (328) | 18 (511) | 28 (319) | 20 (306) | 39 (439) | 14 (197) |
BMI, body mass index.