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Northern
Interior
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey:
Northern Interior
▪ Background
▪ Positive findings and trends
▪ Areas of concern
▪ Protective factors
▪ Using the data
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Northern Interior
Administration
2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
▪ 29,832 surveys completed
▪ 1,645 classrooms
▪ 56 school districts
▪ 325 PHNs and nursing students
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Youth in Northern Interior
▪ 67% of students reported European heritage
▪ 22% reported Aboriginal heritage
▪ 5% of students were born outside of Canada
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Home life
▪ 93% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 4% had lived in foster care
▪ 2% had lived in a group home
▪ 11% ran away from home in past year
▪ 23% moved from one home to another
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Young carers
Who youth took care of on an average school day
Males
Females
68%
17%
23%
A relative
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74%
Pets or other animals
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ 22% of males and 32% of females had at
least one health condition or disability
▪ Females were almost 3x as likely as males to
report a mental or emotional health condition
▪ For many the condition was debilitating
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Working
75%
Students who worked at a paid job during the school year
57%*
49%
50%
29%
25%
21%
0%
13 years old or
younger
14 or 15
16 or 17
18 years old or
older
Note: The difference between 16 or 17 and 18 years old or older was not statistically significant.
* The percentage should be interpreted with caution as the standard error was relatively but
still within a releasable range.
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Technology
▪ 87% of males and 94% of females had a
cellphone
▪ Cellphone use was linked to:
– More likely to have adult outside family to talk to;
– More likely to feel understood by family
▪ Students without a cellphone:
– More likely to have slept for 8 or more hours
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Positive Findings and
Trends
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Overall health ratings
52%
35%
7% of students
missed out on
needed medical
care
12%
1%
Poor
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Fair
Most youth had
seen a dentist in
the past year
Good
Excellent
Decrease in serious injuries
▪ 30% seriously injured in past year, decrease
from 35% in 2008
▪ 49% injured during recreational activities
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Injury prevention improvements
▪ 76% of youth always wore seat belt, an increase
from 65% in 2008
▪ Fewer students driving after drinking alcohol
▪ Fewer driving after using marijuana
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Nutrition
▪ Most youth ate fruit and vegetables
▪ 91% of youth never went to bed hungry, an
increase from 89% in 2008
▪ 58% of males and 43% of females always ate
breakfast on school days
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Good/excellent mental health
Good or excellent mental health in relation to how often
youth ate breakfast on school days
88%
74%
62%
Never ate breakfast
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Sometimes ate breakfast
Always ate breakfast
Risky sexual behaviour decreased
28% had ever had sex
Among those:
 24% used drugs or alcohol last time they had sex
 66% (they or their partner) used condom last time
 Fewer students reported pregnancy involvement
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Fewer youth tried tobacco
28% had ever tried smoking
Among those:
▪ Fewer youth first smoked at 12 or younger
▪ Fewer exposed to second-hand smoke daily
▪ Males more likely to use certain products
▪ 52% were recent smokers
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Fewer youth tried alcohol
58% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try alcohol
▪ 41% reported having five or more drinks over
a short period of time
▪ 27% drank last Saturday
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Fewer youth tried marijuana
33% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try marijuana
▪ 57% had used it in the past month
▪ 8% used marijuana and alcohol last Saturday
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Decreases in substance use
Youth who had ever tried different substances
80%
Alcohol
Marijuana
Tobacco
65%
58%
40%
39%
33%
35%
28%
0%
2008
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Using other substances
2013
Prescription pills without a doctor’s
consent
13%
Mushrooms
8%
Ecstasy
4%
Hallucinogens
4%
Cocaine
4%
Inhalants
2%
Amphetamines
2%
Ketamine, GHB
2%
Crystal meth
1%
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
1%
Heroin
1%
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Change since
2008
NA
School safety increased
Students who always or usually felt safe at school
2008
85%
94%
92%
88%
82%
71%
Library
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Classroom
2013
Cafeteria
87%
63%
Hallways
86%
62%
Washrooms
85%
55%
Outside on
school property
Friends with pro-social attitudes
Students whose friends would be upset with them if they...
2008
2013
Change since
2008
84%
86%
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Were involved in gang activity
NA
85%
Got pregnant or got someone
pregnant
71%
79%
Got arrested
61%
76%
Beat someone up
41%
64%
Used marijuana
56%
54%
Got drunk
27%
34%
Dropped out of school
Note: NA means that the question was not asked.
-- The percentages in 2008 and 2013 were comparable.
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Areas of Concern
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Concussions
Concussion symptoms experienced
(among youth who had a concussion in the past year)
Headaches
71%
Dizziness or balance problems
65%
Blurred vision
48%
Dazed, confused or suffered a gap in
memory
44%
Ringing in the ears
44%
Lost consciousness
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28%
Ratings of mental health
Mental health and overall health ratings
Mental health
Overall health
80%
20%
13%
Poor or Fair
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87%
Good or Excellent
Suicide
Males
Females
▪ 9% considered
suicide
▪ 20% considered
suicide
▪ 4% attempted
suicide
▪ 11% attempted
suicide
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Other mental health concerns
Most commonly
reported
conditions
Depression
Males
7%
Females
Students who experienced extreme
stress and despair in the past
month
Males
16%
Females
12%
Anxiety Disorder/
Panic Attacks
Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
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4%
15%
8%
7%
3%
9%
6%
Extreme stress
Extreme despair
Overweight and obesity rates
BMI weight category
75%
65%
Males
Females
21%
2%
16%
3%
Underweight Healthy weight
Overweight
12%
7%
Obese
Note: The difference between males and females who were underweight was not statistically significant.
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Foregone mental health care
▪ 17% of females and 6% of males did not
access needed mental health services
▪ Most common reason was not wanting
parents to know
▪ More likely than in 2008 to report not wanting
parents to know and not knowing where to go
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Getting enough sleep
Hours slept last night
29%
24%
18%
10%
5%
6%
4 hours or
less
5
6
9%
7
Note : Percentages do not equal 100% due to rounding.
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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%
54%*
64%*
70%
75%
87%
88%
8
9 hours
or more
50%
0%
4 hours
or less
5
6
7
Note: Not all differences were statistically significant.
* 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
▪ Increase in rates of male students experiencing
teasing
▪ Rates did not improve for:
– Social exclusion
– Physical assaults
– Cyberbullying
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Perpetrators of bullying
Percentage of youth who bullied
others
Youth who were perpetrators of bullying in relation to the number
of different types of bullying they experienced in past year
(teased, excluded, assaulted)
41%
26%
10%
Victim of 0 types of Victim of 1 type of Victim of 2 types of
bullying
bullying
bullying
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Discrimination & violence
▪ Females more likely to be discriminated against
because of:
– physical appearance,
– being seen as different,
– age and gender
▪ Decrease in racial discrimination among males
▪ Rate of dating violence did not improve
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Abuse & harassment
Students who were ever abused
Males
16%
Females
16%
11%
9%
4%
2%
Physically abused
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Sexually abused
Both physically and sexually
abused
Exercise participation
▪ 21% of students aged 12-17 met their daily
activity guidelines
▪ 63% of students aged 18 or older reached their
daily activity guidelines
▪ On a weekly basis: 62% involved in informal
sports, 53% played organized sports, 14% did
exercise or dance classes
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Barriers to participation
Barrier
Males
Females
Too busy
37%
49%
Couldn’t get there or home
14%
20%
Couldn’t afford to participate
14%
18%
Activity wasn’t available in
community
Worried about being bullied
12%
17%
6%
8%
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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
• Eight 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 for females is among the areas of
concern, and where there have been fewer
improvements
Promoting protective factors have and can continue to
play a key role in improving outcomes for BC 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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Northern
Interior
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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