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North Vancouver
Island
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey:
North Vancouver Island 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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North Vancouver
Island
Youth in North Vancouver Island
▪ 68% of students reported European heritage
▪ 7% of students born outside of Canada
▪ Less likely to identify as straight
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Home life
▪ 93% of students lived with at least one parent
▪ 4% had ever lived in foster home, 1% had ever
lived in group home
▪ 11% ran away from home in past year
▪ 25% moved from one home to another
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Young carers
Who youth took care of on an average school day
Males
Females
71%
62%
22%
12%
A relative
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Pets or animals
Health conditions and disabilities
▪ 1 in 3 females and 1 in 4 males had at least
one health condition or disability
▪ Females were more than twice as likely as
males to report a mental or emotional health
condition
▪ For many the condition was debilitating
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Working
60%
Students who worked at a paid job during the school year
53%
43%
40%
23%
24%
12 years old
or younger
13
30%
30%
14
15
20%
0%
Note: Not all age differences were statistically significant.
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16
17 years old
or older
Technology
▪ 85% of males and 93% of females had a
cellphone
▪ Cellphone use was linked to:
– Asking friends or family for help in past year, and
having an adult outside of their family to turn to
▪ Students without a cellphone:
– Less likely to have considered suicide in past year
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Positive Findings and
Trends
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Overall health ratings
Most youth had
seen a dentist in
the past year
52%
33%
13%
2%
Poor
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Fair
Good
Excellent
8% of students
missed out on
needed medical
care
Nutrition
▪ Most youth ate fruit and vegetables
▪ Local students were more likely to have eaten
food grown or caught by them or their family
▪ 92% of youth never went to bed hungry
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Risky sexual behaviour decreased
27% had ever had sex
Among those:
 Decrease in % of females who used drugs or alcohol last
time they had sex
 Decrease in % of youth first having sex before age 15
 67% of students used condom last time they had sex
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Fewer females tried tobacco
29% had ever tried smoking
Among those:
▪ 46% were 15 years old when they first tried tobacco
▪ Males more likely to use cigars and chewing tobacco
▪ 50% were recent smokers (smoked in past month)
Fewer youth exposed to second-hand smoke daily
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Fewer youth tried alcohol
52% had ever tried alcohol
Among those:
▪ Youth waited longer to try alcohol
▪ Decrease in having five or more drinks in a
short time from 2008
22% of all students drank last Saturday
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Marijuana use
37% had ever tried marijuana
Among those:
▪ Decrease in % who used both alcohol and
marijuana last Saturday
▪ 56% had used it in the past month
13% of all students used last Saturday
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Use of other substances
2013
Prescription pills without a doctor’s
consent
12%
Mushrooms
9%
Ecstasy
6%
Hallucinogens
6%
Cocaine
4%
Inhalants
3%
Ketamine, GHB
2%
Amphetamines
1%
Steroids without a doctor’s consent
1%
Heroin
1%
Crystal meth
1%
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Change since
2008
N/A
Injuries and injury prevention
▪ Most youth wore a seat belt
▪ 31% of youth were seriously injured in past year
▪ Decrease in injury rates among males from 2008
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School safety increased
Locations where students always or usually felt safe
2008
95%
85%
93%
90%
83%
73%
Library
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Classroom
2013
Cafeteria
89%
64%
Hallways
89%
58%
Outside on
school property
88%
65%
Washrooms
Friends with pro-social attitudes
Students whose friends would be upset with them if they...
2008
2013
Change since 2008
85%
86%
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NA
81%
74%
78%
Got arrested
62%
72%
Beat someone up
49%
63%
Used marijuana
46%
45%
Got drunk
27%
35%
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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Overweight and obesity rates
BMI weight category
Healthy weight:
81% of females vs. 74%
68% of males
Overweight:
23% of males vs.
11% of females
17%
7%
2%
Underweight
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Healthy weight
Overweight
Obese
Areas of Concern
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Concussions
19% of youth experienced a concussion in past year
Concussion symptoms experienced
(among youth who had a concussion in the past year)
Headaches
67%
Dizziness or balance problems
63%
Dazed, confused or suffered a gap in
memory
47%
Blurred vision
Ringing in the ears
Lost consciousness
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44%
40%
31%
Ratings of mental health
Males
Females
87%
79%
21%
13%
Poor or Fair
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Good or Excellent
Other mental health concerns
Most commonly reported
conditions
Males
Females
Depression
7%
14%
Anxiety Disorder/
Panic Attacks
5%
13%
Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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8%
Foregone mental health care
▪ 15% of females and 7% of males did not
access needed mental health services
▪ Most common reason was not wanting parents
to know
▪ Males more likely than females to miss out on
services because they didn’t know where to go
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Suicide
Suicide ideation and attempts in the past year
Males
Females
17%
9%
8%
4%
Seriously thought about suicide
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Attempted suicide
Getting enough sleep
Hours slept last night
29%
22%
19%
12%
8%
5%
5%
4 hours or
less
5
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7
8
9
10 hours or
more
Mental health and sleep
Good/excellent mental health in relation to hours slept last night
Good/excellent mental health
100%
82%
66%*
50%
0%
87%
92%
72%
50%*
4 hours or less
5
6
7
8
9 hours or more
* 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
▪ Females more likely than males to have
experienced:
– Teasing
– Exclusion
– Cyberbullying
– (Males more likely to have experienced assault)
▪ Rates of teasing increased from 2008
▪ Differences for local males vs. those across BC
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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)
41%
26%
11%
Victim of 0 types of bullying
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Victim of 1 type of bullying
Victim of 2 types of bullying
Discrimination & violence
▪ Females more likely to be discriminated
against because of:
– physical appearance,
– age and gender
▪ Males more likely to be discriminated against
because of race, ethnicity or skin colour
▪ Rate of dating violence did not improve
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Abuse & harassment
Students who were ever abused
Males
Females
17%
16%
10%
6%
Physically abused
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Sexually abused
Body image
▪ Among healthy weight females:
– 19% thought they were overweight
– 46% were trying to lose weight
▪ 25% of healthy weight males were trying to
gain weight
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Exercise participation
▪ 17% of students aged 12-17 met their daily
activity guidelines
▪ 65%* of students aged 18 or older reached their
daily activity guidelines
▪ Decrease in participation in informal sports,
organized sports, and dance or exercise classes
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Barriers to participation
Barrier
Males
Females
Too busy
35%
48%
Activity wasn’t available in
community
Couldn’t get there or home
16%
20%
14%
20%
Couldn’t afford to participate
14%
19%
Worried about being bullied
5%
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 among females and bullying are among
the areas of concern
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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North Vancouver
Island
Results of the
2013 BC Adolescent
Health Survey
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@mccrearycentre
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