Table 1

Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in the Guyana Global School-Based Health Survey, 2004


Total
100 (1197)
Males
49.0 (504)
Females
51.0 (693)

Age (years)



     <14
25.8 (302)
24.1 (115)
27.4 (187)
     14
30.3 (378)
32.4 (165)
28.3 (213)
     15
32.5 (386)
28.7 (146)
36.2 (240)
     ≥16
11.4 (131)
14.8 (78)
8.1 (53)
Smoking



     No
92.9 (1077)
89.2 (429)
96.4 (648)
     Yes
7.1 (75)
10.8 (51)
3.6 (24)
Alcohol use



     No
55.3 (684)
43.6 (226)
66.5 (458)
     Yes
44.7 (513)
56.4 (278)
33.5 (235)
Bullied



     No
61.1 (664)
59.2 (269)
62.9 (395)
     Yes
38.9 (410)
40.9 (182)
37.1 (228)
Depression



     No
67.4 (789)
71.1 (347)
64.1 (442)
     Yes
32.6 (385)
29.0 (140)
35.9 (245)
Suicidal ideation



     No
81.6 (953)
85.1 (417)
78.4 (536)
     Yes
18.4 (219)
14.9 (72)
21.6 (147)
Close friends



     No
9.2 (106)
8.6 (42)
9.8 (64)
     Yes
90.8 (1091)
91.4 (462)
90.2 (629)
Understanding parents



     No
22.0 (258)
21.7 (108)
22.2 (150)
     Yes
78.1 (912)
78.3 (381)
77.8 (531)

Rudatsikira et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2007 3:13   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-3-13