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Kootenay
Boundary
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey:
Kootenay Boundary 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 completed
▪ 1,645 classrooms
▪ 56 school districts
▪ 325 PHNs and nursing students
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Kootenay
Boundary
Youth in Kootenay Boundary
▪ 78% of students reported European heritage
▪ 7% of students born outside of Canada
▪ Less likely to identify as straight
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Home life
▪ 95% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 2% ever lived in foster care, 2% in group home
▪ 12% of females vs. 7% of males had ran away
from home in past year
▪ 21% moved from one home to another
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Young carers
Who youth took care of on an average school day
Males
Females
73%
57%
22%
15%
A relative
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Pets or animals
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ Almost 1 in 3 females and 1 in 4 males had at
least one health condition or disability
▪ Females were almost 2x 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
68%*
59%
52%
45%
50%
28%*
25%
17%
19%
12 years
old or
younger
13
0%
14
15
16
17
18 years
or older
Note: Not all age 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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Technology
▪ 85% of males and 90% of females had a
cellphone
▪ Cellphone use was linked to:
– Planning to continue education beyond high school
▪ Students without a cellphone:
– Less likely to binge drink in past month
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Positive Findings and
Trends
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Overall health ratings
49%
39%
7% of students
missed out on
needed medical
care
10%
2%
Poor
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Fair
Most youth had
seen a dentist in
the past year
Good
Excellent
Decrease in serious injuries
▪ In the past year, 32% of students were injured
seriously enough to need medical attention
▪ Decrease from 42% in 2003
▪ Above provincial rate of 27%
▪ Most were injured during recreational activities
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Injury prevention improvements
Always wore a seatbelt
90%
74%
66%
60%
55%
30%
0%
2003
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2008
2013
Nutrition
▪ Most youth ate fruit and vegetables
▪ Local students were more likely to have
consumed vegetables, and less likely to have
had fast food
▪ 93% of youth never went to bed hungry
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More youth ate breakfast
Slept for 8 or more hours last night
Slept for 8 or more hours last night in relation to
frequency of eating breakfast on school days
71%
52%
39%
Never ate breakfast
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Sometimes ate breakfast
Always ate breakfast
Risky sexual behaviour decreased
27% had ever had sex
Among those:
 21% of female students used drugs or alcohol last
time they had sex
 36% of youth first had sex before age 15
 Fewer students were told they had STI than in 2008
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Fewer youth tried tobacco
31% had ever tried smoking
Among those:
▪ 38% were 15 or older when they first tried tobacco
▪ Males more likely to use cigars and chewing tobacco
▪ 56% were recent smokers
Fewer youth overall were exposed to second-hand
smoke daily
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Fewer youth tried alcohol
60% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try alcohol
▪ Fewer reported binge drinking (47%)
28% of all youth drank last Saturday
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Fewer youth tried marijuana
38% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try marijuana
▪ 57% had used it in the past month
18% of males vs. 7% of females used
marijuana last Saturday
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Decreases in ever trying substances
80%
Alcohol
73%
Marijuana
Tobacco
71%
60%
51%
44%
40%
38%
42%
37%
31%
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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Use of other substances
2013
Mushrooms
13%
Prescription pills without a doctor’s
consent
12%
Ecstasy
8%
Hallucinogens
6%
Cocaine
4%
Ketamine, GHB
4%
Inhalants
3%
Amphetamines
2%
Crystal meth
1%
Heroin
NR
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
NR
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Change since
2008
NA
School safety increased
Locations where students always or usually felt safe
2008
97%
87%
95%
93%
84%
72%
Library
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Classroom
2013
Hallways
93%
70%
Washrooms
92%
90%
77%
67%
Cafeteria
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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NA
82%
69%
77%
Got arrested
55%
71%
Beat someone up
46%
66%
Used marijuana
44%
45%
Got drunk
20%
26%
Dropped out of school
Were involved in gang
activity
Got pregnant or got
someone pregnant
Note: NA means that the question was not asked.
-- The percentages in 2008 and 2013 were comparable.
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Suicide
Females were more likely than males to have:
▪ considered suicide in the past year (15% of
females vs. 5% of males)
▪ attempted suicide in past year
▪ self-harmed in the past year (22% of females
vs. 7% of males)
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Decreases in abuse & harassment
Students who were ever abused
Males
Females
15%
14%
10%
4%
Physically abused
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Sexually abused
Areas of Concern
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Concussions
Concussion symptoms experienced
(among youth who had a concussion in the past year)
70%
Headaches
58%
Dizziness or balance problems
Dazed, confused or suffered a gap in
memory
Blurred vision
41%
Ringing in the ears
41%
Lost consciousness
Note: Youth could choose more than one response.
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46%
24%
Overweight and obesity rates
BMI weight category
75%
15%
8%
2%
Underweight
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Healthy weight
Overweight
Obese
Ratings of mental health
Mental health
Overall health
83%
17%
89%
12%
Poor or Fair
Good or Excellent
Note: Percentages for overall health do not equal 100% due to rounding.
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Other mental health concerns
Most commonly
reported
conditions
Depression
Males
Females
Students who experienced extreme
stress and despair in the past month
Males
4%
14%
Females
11%
8%
Anxiety Disorder
Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
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3%
14%
4%
3%
5%
Extreme stress
Extreme despair
Foregone mental health care
▪ 16% of females and 4% of males did not
access needed mental health services
▪ Most common reasons: not wanting parents
to know, or hoping problem would go away
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Getting enough sleep
Hours slept last night
32%
21%
20%
11%
4%
4%
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
Good/excellent mental health
Good/excellent mental health in relation to hours slept last night
100%
82%
57%*
61%*
88%
92%
69%
50%
0%
4 hours or
less
5
6
7
8
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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9 hours or
more
Bullying
▪ Teased: 31% of males vs. 47% of females
▪ Excluded: 25% of males vs. 46% of females
▪ Assaulted: 13% of males vs. 5% of females
▪ Cyberbullied: 7% of males. vs. 21% of females
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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)
68%*
47%
26%
11%
victim of 0 types of
bullying
victim of 1 type of
bullying
victim of 2 types 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
▪ Females more likely to be discriminated against in past
year (40% vs. 25% of males)
▪ Specifically because of:
– physical appearance,
– being seen as different,
– Age, gender, and disability
▪ Decrease in some types of discrimination among males
▪ Rate of dating violence did not improve
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Exercise participation
▪ 18% of students aged 12-17 met their daily
activity guidelines
▪ 77%* of students aged 18 or older reached their
daily activity guidelines
▪ Participation in informal sports decreased;
participation in organized sports, and dance or
exercise classes remained unchanged
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Barriers to participation
Barrier
Males
Females
Too busy
36%
48%
Activity wasn’t available in
community
Couldn’t get there or home
19%
22%
15%
20%
Couldn’t afford to participate
11%
19%
Worried about being bullied
3%
7%
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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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Kootenay
Boundary
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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