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Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey:
Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
Results
▪ Background
▪ Positive findings and trends
▪ Areas of concern
▪ Protective factors
▪ Using the data
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Administration
2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
▪ 29,832 surveys were completed
▪ 1,645 classrooms
▪ 56 school districts
▪ 325 PHN’s and nursing students
Participation in Thompson Cariboo
Shuswap
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Youth in
Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
▪ 69% of students reported European heritage
▪ 19% of students identified as Aboriginal
▪ 17% did not know their background
▪ Less likely to identify as completely straight
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Home life
▪ 94% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 4% had lived in foster care
▪ 23% moved from one home to another
▪ Females more likely to have run away
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Young carers
Who youth took care of on an average school day
Males
Females
75%
69%
75%
50%
25%
16%
23%
0%
Another relative (e.g., disabled relative,
younger sibling)
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Pets or animals
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ 31% of students had at least one health
condition or disability
▪ Females were 3x more likely than males to
report a mental health condition
▪ For many the condition was debilitating
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Working
Students who worked at a paid job during the school year
75%
61%*
53%
50%
33%
25%
19%
0%
13 years old or
younger
14 or 15
16 or 17
18 years or older
•The percentage should be interpreted with caution as the standard error was higher than expected but still within a
releasable range.
Note: The difference between ages 16 or 17 and 18 or older was not statistically significant.
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Technology
▪ 91% students had a cellphone
▪ Cellphone use was linked to:
– More supportive adults in family
– More supportive adults outside their family
– Asking a friend or family member for help if needed
▪ Students without a phone
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Transportation
How youth usually got to school
Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
BC
58%
53%
47%
42%
31%
Walk, bike, skateboard
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28%
Car
Bus or public transit
Positive Findings and
Trends
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Overall health ratings
Males
Females
52%
44%
46%
31%
15%
9%
2% 2%
Poor
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Fair
Good
Excellent
Most youth had
seen a dentist in
the past year
9% of students
missed out on
needed medical
care
Serious injuries
▪ Decrease in serious injuries
▪ Most injuries occurred while training for sports
▪ 3% of injuries occurred while students were
distracted by their cellphone
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Nutrition
▪ Most youth ate fruit and vegetables
▪ Less likely to have fast food, pop/soda, or
energy drinks
▪ Less likely to go to bed hungry
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More youth ate breakfast
Eating breakfast on school days and positive health outcomes
Ate breakfast always
Ate breakfast less often or not at alll
90%
72%
70%
69%
50%
48%
Good/excellent mental health Ate fruit or vegetables three Slept eight or more hours on
or more timeson previous day
previous night
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Risky sexual behaviour decreased
27% had ever had sexual intercourse
Among those:
 36% first had sex at age 14 or younger
 Fewer students have had an STI
 Fewer females used drugs or alcohol last time
they had sex
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Fewer youth tried tobacco
27% had ever tried smoking.
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try smoking
▪ Males more likely to use chewing tobacco
▪ 49% were recent smokers
Fewer youth were often exposed to second hand smoke
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Fewer youth tried alcohol
55% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try alcohol
▪ Fewer youth reported having five or more
drinks in a short period of time
▪ A quarter of youth drank last Saturday
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Fewer youth tried marijuana
32% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try marijuana
▪ 59% used marijuana in the past month
▪ Fewer youth mixed alcohol and marijuana
▪ Most commonly got marijuana from a youth
outside their family (82%)
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Decreases in substance use
Youth who had ever tried different substances
Alcohol
80%
68%
Marijuana
Tobacco
66%
55%
46%
40%
39%
32%
42%
34%
27%
0%
2003
2008
2013
Note: The difference between 2003 and 2008 in youth who had tried alcohol was not statistically significant.
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Using other substances
2013
Prescription pills without a doctor’s
consent
12%
Mushrooms
8%
Ecstasy
6%
Hallucinogens
6%
Cocaine
3%
Inhalants
3%
Amphetamines
2%
Crystal Meth
1%
Heroin
1%
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
1%
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Change since
2008
Injury prevention improvements
Always wore a seatbelt
90%
76%
67%
60%
54%
30%
0%
2003
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2008
2013
School safety increased
Students who always or usually felt safe at school
2008
95%
83%
Library
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93%
81%
Classroom
2013
92%
72%
Cafeteria
90%
66%
Hallways
89%
64%
Washrooms
89%
56%
Outside on
school
property
Friends with pro-social attitudes
Students whose friends would be upset with them if they...
2008
2013
86%
89%
NA
86%
Got pregnant or got someone pregnant
71%
80%
Got arrested
63%
77%
Beat someone up
46%
65%
--
54%
26%
35%
Dropped out of school
Were involved in gang activity
Used marijuana
Got drunk
Note: NA means that the question was not asked.
-- The percentages in 2008 and 2013 were comparable.
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Change since
2008
Areas of Concern
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Concussions
1 in 5 youth experienced a concussion in past year
Concussion symptoms experienced
(among youth who had a concussion in the past year)
Headaches
73%
Dizziness or balance problems
63%
Dazed, confused or suffered gap in
memory
46%
Blurred vision
Ringing in the ears
Lost consciousness
Note: Youth could choose more than one response.
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39%
37%
30%
Ratings of mental health
Mental health and overall health ratings
Mental health
Overall health
81%
19%
14%
Poor or Fair
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86%
Good or Excellent
Suicide
Males
Females
▪ 8% considered
suicide
▪ 17% considered
suicide
▪ 3% attempted
suicide
▪ 9% attempted
suicide
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Youth who attempted suicide in the past year
in relation to suicide attempts by family or close friends
30%
Attempted suicide
25%
15%
12%
12%
Family member
exclusively
Friend exclusively
1%
0%
Neither family nor
friend attempted
suicide
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Both family and
friend attempted
suicide
Other mental health concerns
Most commonly
reported conditions
Depression
Males
Females
Students who experienced extreme
stress and despair in the past month
Males
6%
Females
14%
16%
11%
Anxiety Disorder/
Panic Attacks
Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
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4%
15%
5%
3%
10%
6%
Extreme stress
Extreme despair
Foregone mental health care
▪ 5% of males and 16% of females did not
access needed mental health services
▪ Most common reasons:
▪ Not wanting parents to know
▪ Thinking or hoping problem would go away
▪ Being afraid of what they would be told
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Getting enough sleep
Hours slept last night
30%
20%
19%
11%
5%
5%
4 hours or
less
5
6
Note: Percentages do not equal 100% due to rounding.
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9%
7
8
9
10 hours or
more
Mental health and sleep
Good/excellent mental health
Good/excellent mental health in relation to hours slept last night
100%
79%
50%
63%*
66%
5
6
88%
91%
8
9 hours or more
45%*
0%
4 hours or less
7
* The percentage should be interpreted with caution as the standard error was relatively high but still within a releasable range.
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Bullying
▪ Decrease in physical assault for males not seen
in other forms of bullying
▪ Females more likely to be teased or socially
excluded
▪ 17% were cyberbullied in past year
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Percentage of youth who bullied others
Perpetrators of bullying
Youth who were perpetrators of bullying in relation to the
number of different types of bullying they experienced in
past year (teased, excluded, assaulted)
51%*
39%
26%
11%
Victim of 0 types Victim of 1 type of Victim of 2 types
of bullying
bullying
of bullying
Victim of 3 types
of bullying
* The percentage should be interpreted with caution as the standard error was higher than expected but still within a
releasable range.
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Discrimination & violence
▪ Increases in females being
discriminated against due to their:
▪ Physical appearance
▪ Sexual orientation
▪ No improvement in females
experiencing racial discrimination
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Abuse & Harassment
Students who were ever abused
Males
19%
Females
19%
11%
10%
4%
Physically abused
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Sexually abused
2%
Both physically and sexually
abused
Overweight and obesity rates
BMI weight category
76%
69%
Males
Females
21%
3%
16%
8%
4%
Underweight
Healthy weight
Overweight
5%
Obese
Note: The difference between males and females who were underweight was not statistically significant.
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Exercise participation
▪ 20% of students aged 12-17 met the daily
activity recommendations
▪ More older youth (aged 18 or 19) reached
their guidelines
▪ Weekly participation in informal & organized
sports decreased
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Barriers to participation
Barrier
Males
Females
Too busy
35%
47%
Activity wasn’t available in
community
Couldn’t get there or home
16%
19%
15%
21%
Couldn’t afford to
11%
20%
Worried about being bullied
4%
9%
Note: The difference between males and females who did not participate because the activity wasn’t available in their
community was not statistically significant.
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Protective Factors
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Established Protective Factors
• School connectedness
• Positive family relationships
• Caring adults outside the family
• Someone to turn to for help
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Established Protective Factors
• Peer relationships
• Good nutrition
• Feeling engaged and valued
• Stable home
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Protective Factors - 2013
• Nine or more hours of sleep
• Neighbourhood safety
• Community connectedness
• Cultural connectedness
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Youth are generally making less risky choices about
their health
Mental health and bullying for females are among
the areas where there have been fewer
improvements
Promoting protective factors have and can continue
to play a key role in improving outcomes for
Thompson Cariboo Shuswap youth
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Using the Data
56 school
district data
tables
16 HSDA reports
Sexual health
report
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Growing Up in
BC
Youth resources
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Next Steps
▪ Youth-led projects or initiatives
▪ [email protected]
In Our Shoes
▪ Bullying awareness video
▪ https://www.youtube.com/user/McCrearyCentre
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Grants up to $500 for youth-led projects
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Discussing the results
▪ Commentary on the AHS findings from:
– Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond,
Representative for Children and Youth
– Bob Lenarduzzi,
President, Vancouver Whitecaps.
– And more!
▪ Video on McCreary’s YouTube channel
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Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
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