nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03522 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130518s2003 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03522 MiAaI MiAaI Health Behavior in School-Aged Children, 1997-1998 [United States] [electronic resource] World Health Organization 2008-04-23 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2003 ICPSR 3522 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-18. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Since 1982, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has sponsored a cross-national, school-based study of health-related attitudes and behaviors of young people. These studies, generally known as Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC), are based on independent national surveys of school-aged children in as many as 30 participating countries. The HBSC studies were conducted every four years since the 1985-1986 school year. The data available here are from the results of the United States survey conducted during the 1997-1998 school year. The study results can be used as stand-alone data, or to compare with the other countries involved in the international HBSC. The HBSC study has two main objectives. The first objective is to monitor health-risk behaviors and attitudes in youth over time to provide background data and to identify targets for health promotion initiatives. The second objective is to provide researchers with relevant information in order to understand and explain the development of health attitudes and behaviors through early adolescence. The study contains variables dealing with many types of drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, and over-the-counter medications. The study also examines a person's health and other health behaviors such as eating habits, body image, health problems, family make-up, feelings, bullying, fighting, bringing weapons to school, personal injuries, and opinions about school. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03522.v4 adolescents icpsr alcohol icpsr body image icpsr drug use icpsr friendships icpsr health attitudes icpsr health behavior icpsr injuries icpsr nutrition icpsr risk icpsr school age children icpsr school violence icpsr schools icpsr tobacco use icpsr NAHDAP I. National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program RCMD V. Health and Well-Being SAMHDA XIV. Health Behavior in School-Aged Children IAED IX. International Education Studies ICPSR XVII.C.1. Social Institutions and Behavior, Socialization, Students, and Youth, United States World Health Organization Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3522 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03522.v4