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Fraser North
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey:
Fraser North 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 PHNs and nursing students
Participation in Fraser North
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Youth in Fraser North
▪ 47% of students reported European heritage
▪ 33% of students reported East Asian heritage
▪ More likely to be born outside of Canada
▪ Less likely to identify as straight than in 2008
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Home life
▪ 94% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 2% have lived in foster care
▪ 9% 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
50%
40%
17%
21%
Another relative (e.g., relative with a
disability, younger sibling)
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Pets or animals
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ 25% of students had at least one health
condition or disability
▪ Females were 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
60%
41%
40%
28%
14%
16%
13 years old or
younger
14
20%
21%
0%
15
16
Note: Not all differences between ages were statistically significant.
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17 years or
older
Technology
▪ 9 out of 10 students had a cellphone
▪ Students who don’t have a cellphone
– Better mental health
– Slept for eight hours previous night
▪ Cellphone use linked to:
– Caring adult outside family
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Positive Findings and
Trends
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Nutrition
▪ Most youth ate fruit and vegetables
▪ Many still falling short of the recommended
daily portions
▪ Most youth never went to bed hungry
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Breakfast
Good/excellent mental health
Good or excellent mental health in relation to how often
youth ate breakfast on school days
88%
76%
61%
Never ate breakfast
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Sometimes ate breakfast
Always ate breakfast
Risky sexual behaviour decreased
Among those who had ever had sex:
 31% first had sex at age 14 or younger
 22% used drugs or alcohol last time they
had sex
 71% used a condom last time they had sex
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Fewer students tried tobacco
17% had ever tried smoking
Among those:
▪ Youth were not waiting longer to try smoking
▪ 14% had used electronic cigarettes in the past
month
▪ 45% were recent smokers
Fewer youth were exposed to second hand smoke
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Fewer youth tried alcohol
39% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try alcohol
▪ 35% had five or more drinks in a short period of
time at least once in the past month
▪ 16% of all Fraser North youth drank last Saturday
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No change in trying marijuana
20% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try marijuana
▪ 51% used marijuana in the past month
▪ 80% got marijuana from a youth outside their
family
▪ Fewer youth mixed alcohol and marijuana last
Saturday
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Decreases in substance use
Youth who had ever tried different substances
2008
2013
49%
39%
22%
Alcohol
20%
Marijuana
25%
17%
Tobacco
Note: The difference between 2008 and 2013 for youth who had tried marijuana
was not statistically significant.
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Using other substances
2013
Prescription pills without a doctor’s
consent
11%
Ecstasy/MDMA
3%
Cocaine
3%
Mushrooms
3%
Hallucinogens
2%
Inhalants
1%
Amphetamines
1%
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
1%
Heroin
1%
Crystal meth
<1%
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Change since
2008
Injury prevention improvements
▪ Fewer youth had driven after drinking alcohol
▪ No change in driving under the influence of
marijuana
▪ More youth always wore a seat belt in a vehicle
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School safety increased
Locations where students always or usually felt safe
2008
85%
96%
83%
95%
90%
69%
Library
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Classroom
2013
Cafeteria
90%
65%
Hallways
88%
61%
Washrooms
86%
53%
Outside on
school property
Friends with pro-social attitudes
Students whose friends would be upset with them if they...
2008
2013
85%
87%
NA
85%
Got pregnant or got someone pregnant
75%
81%
Got arrested
69%
79%
Beat someone up
57%
74%
Used marijuana
64%
64%
Got drunk
39%
48%
Dropped out of school
Were involved in gang activity
Note: NA means that the question was not asked.
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Change since
2008
Areas of Concern
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Concussions
▪ 14% of youth experienced a concussion in
past year
Concussion symptoms experienced
(among youth who had a concussion in the past year)
Headaches
70%
Dizziness or balance problems
63%
Blurred vision
43%
Dazed, confused, or suffered a gap in…
41%
Ringing in the ears
Lost consciousness
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37%
25%
Serious injuries
▪ Rates of serious injuries did not change
▪ 62% injured during recreational activities
▪ 5% were injured when using a cellphone or
electronic device
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Ratings of mental health
Mental health and overall health ratings
Mental health
Overall health
81%
19%
13%
Poor or Fair
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87%
Good or Excellent
Suicide
Males
Females
▪ 8% considered
suicide
▪ 17% considered
suicide
▪ 4% attempted
suicide
▪ 9% attempted
suicide
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40%
Youth who attempted suicide in the past year
in relation to suicide attempts by family or close friends
Attempted suicide
30%
20%
15%
8%
3%
0%
Neither family nor
friend attempted
suicide
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Family member
exclusively
Friend exclusively
Both family and
friend attempted
suicide
Other mental health concerns
Most commonly
reported conditions
Males
Females
Depression
5%
14%
Anxiety Disorder/
Panic Attacks
3%
12%
Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
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Students who experienced
extreme stress and despair in
the past month
Males
13%
Females
11%
5%
4%
4%
Extreme stress
Extreme despair
Foregone mental health care
▪ No improvement for females
▪ Most common reasons were:
– Hoping the problem would go away
– Not wanting parents to know
▪ An increase in some reasons for not
accessing help
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Getting enough sleep
Hours slept last night
27%
Males
30%
27%
23%
Females
18%
15%
5% 5%
4 hours or
less
5%
8%
5
14%
11%
7%
6
7
8
9
4%
10 hours or
more
Note: The differences between males and females who slept for 7 hours or 8 hours were not statistically significant.
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Mental health and sleep
Good/excellent mental health
100%
Good/excellent mental health in relation to hours slept last
night
74%
50%
51%
4 hours or
less
5
50%
81%
89%
91%
92%
8
9
10 hours
or more
0%
6
Note: Not all differences were statistically significant.
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Increases in some forms of bullying
▪ Students more likely to be teased
▪ Females more likely to be socially excluded
▪ No change in physical assault
▪ No change in cyberbullying
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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)
54%
41%
26%
9%
Victim of 0 types Victim of 1 type Victim of 2 types Victim of 3 types
of bullying
of bullying
of bullying
of bullying
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Overweight and obesity rates
BMI weight category
Males
Females
83%
71%
18%
4%
3%
Underweight
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Healthy weight
11%
Overweight
7%
3%
Obese
Exercise participation decreased
▪ 15% of students aged 12-17 met the daily
activity recommendations
▪ More older youth (aged 18 or 19) reached
their guidelines
▪ Participation in organized sports, informal
sports and dance and aerobics decreased
from 2008
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Barriers to participation
Barrier
Males
Females
Too busy
42%
53%
Couldn’t get there or home
13%
20%
Couldn’t afford to
11%
19%
Activity wasn’t available in
community
Worried about being bullied
11%
14%
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
Established Protective
Factors
• Peer relationships
• Good nutrition
• Feeling engaged and valued
• Stable home
Protective Factors - 2013
• Eight or more hours of sleep
• Neighbourhood safety
• Community connectedness
• Cultural connectedness
There are many improving trends in the health of
Fraser North youth
Sleep, bullying and mental health are some areas of
concern
Promoting protective factors has played and can
continue to play a key role in improving outcomes
for Fraser North 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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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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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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Fraser North
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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