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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): technical report 2018
Information on the fieldwork and data processing for the 2018 Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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Appendix D: Data specification
General Notes on this SALSUS 2018 Spec:
In general, if a question is left blank when it should have been answered as part of the normal routing of the questionnaire, it should be coded as -9 'not answered'.
If a question is left blank and it should indeed be blank due to the routing, code as -1 'not applicable'.
If a question has been answered even though it should have been skipped in the normal routing, it should also generally be coded as -1. However, there are a few questions where we have asked you to force answers based on the responses to follow-up questions, and these will be specifically outlined in the table below.
If a question has multiple responses where it should not, we have included instructions for how force the question to code as a single response (e.g., force to code closest to 4).
If there are no instructions for coding erroneous multiple responses for a particular question, force code to -9 'no answer'. These will be questions where forcing an answer is difficult because the response options are not scaled. Whenever there are multiple responses when there should not be, we would like you to flag the cases. Based on the number of respondents who chose multiple answers, we may want to change our method of forcing answers to make it randomised.
| Qn Number | Variable | Base | Edit rules |
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| Q1 | sex | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q2 | classyr | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 All students with the same batch number (first 3 digits of number on cover sheet of q'aire) should have the same class year. By looking at the class year of other respondents with the same batch number, missing class years can be determined for students. At the end of coding, please use the batch number provided for each class to determine class year where students have not answered or multi-coded this question and enter the appropriate classyr code (S2=1, S4=2). |
| Q3 | month | All | If Not Answered or Multi-Coded, code 9 (September) |
| Q4 | year | All | If Not Answered, code as 3 if classyr = 2 and code 5 if classyr = 1 If multi-coded, force to oldest closest to code 1 |
| Q5 | whnlvskl | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to extreme (code closest to 1) |
Smoking edits:
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| Q6 | cgnow | All | If Not Answered, code as -9. Force to code 1 if Q7= 4 or 5 or 6. Force to code 2 if Q7= 1 or 2 or 3. Force to code 1 if any at Q8-Q12 |
| Q7 | cgstat | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to 6) |
| Q8 | cgfams | Q7=4 or 5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded But Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded force to extreme (code closest to 1) |
| Q9 | smhome | Q7=4 or 5 or 6 | If Coded Here But Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded But Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-code force to extreme (code closest to 1) |
| Q10 | cigsupm cignews ciggarg cigvan cigothsh cigmark cigint cigfrel cigelse cigU18 cigadult cidaddk cigfgive cigsgive cigpgive cigtake cigother | Q7=4 or 5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q11 | buy4smoke | Q7=4 or 5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-code, force to most extreme (closest to code 1). |
| Q12 | cigmon cigtues cigwed cigthur cigfri cigsat cigsun | Q7=4 or 5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not, If any cigmon-cigsun >0 Backcode Q7 to 1 and Q8 As Code 4, Otherwise code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but All Blank code as -9 'missing' If at Least One (Cigmon-Cigsun) > 0, Code Blanks AS 0 If Sum (Cigmon-Cigsun) >100, Please Exclude |
| Q13 | cglong | If Q7=5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded But Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to code 4) |
| Q14 | cgstop | If Q7=5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q15 | cglikstx | If Q7=5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q16 | cgevrstp | If Q7=5 or 6 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q17 | smfriend | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to most frequent (closest to code 1) |
| Q18 | homesmk | All | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q19 | carsmk | All | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q20 | ecig | All | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to extreme (closest to code 7) |
| Q21 | smcost | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q22 | smmake | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 Question wording has changed – respondents are asked to include only up to 4 answers. Should be dealt with by coding though. |
| Q23 | smkmum smkdad smkbroth smksist smkgf smbkfrnd | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Multi-Coded Code 0 and Other Codes – Force to Code 0 Only. For all other multi-codes, force to most frequent (closest to code 1) Order of answer options has changed but coding to remain the same as 2013 so: Does not smoke = 3, Smokes occasionally = 2, Smokes daily = 1, Don't know = 4, Don't have or see this person = 0. |
| Q24 | smconf smsport smslim smpreg smrelax smheart smlot smcold smharm smcope smsmell smfun smlung smskin smwind smeasy | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded 1 and 2 code as 1 If multi-coded 3 and 4 code as 4 Any other multi-code code as -9 |
| Q25 | health | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q26 | longill | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded force to missing -9 |
| Q27 | activi | Q26/1 | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded force to missing -9 |
| Q28 | wwopti wwuse wwrelax wwintr wwenerg wwprob wwclear wwgood wwclose wwconf wwmind wwlove wwnew wwcheer | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Multicoded, code as -9 1= none of the time 2= rarely 3= some of the time 4= often 5= all of the time |
| Q29 | carer15 | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Multicoded, code as -9 |
Alcohol edits:
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| Q30 | alevr | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q31 | alfreq | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q32 | allast | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q33 | drnk7 | Q32=1-3 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q34 | drunk | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 5) |
| Q35 | argue fight doctor offschl vomit trydrugs trubplc badwk threat hospadm posted text regret | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 3). |
| Q36 | drkpub drkclub drkpty drkhome drkfhome drkout drkse | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q37 | buypub buyclub buyoff buyshop buysupm buyfri buyrel buyse buyswe buyweb gethome stealshp | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q38 | buy4shop | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-code, force to most extreme (closest to code 1). |
| Q39 | buy4pup | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multi-code, force to most extreme (closest to code 1). |
| Q40 | buy4els | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded and Q59 = any, force to 1 If multicoded and Q59 missing, force to -9 |
| Q41 | buy4who | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not force Q58 to code 1 If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded force to -9. |
| Q42 | alchome | Q30=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded force to extreme, closest to 1 |
| Q43 | mahome pahome stepma steppa grandma grandpa fostma fostpa bruv sister ahome difhome | All | If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If brohome>0 code bruv=1 If sishome>0 code sister=1 If stepma = 1 and mahome = 1, force stepma to 0. If steppa = 1 and pahome = 1, force steppa = 0. |
| brohome (number of brothers) | All | If bruv= 1 and Not Answered, code as -9 If bruv not=1 and Not Answered, code as -1 | |
| sishome (number of sisters) | All | If sister= 1 and Not Answered, code as -9 If sister not=1 and Not Answered, code as -1 | |
| Q44 | ethnicity | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q45 | maknow1 maknow2 maknow3 maknow4 maknow5 | All | If Not Answered, code as -9. If Coded 'Don't Have or See Mother -1 Force all Codes To -1. |
| Q46 | paknow1 paknow2 paknow3 paknow4 paknow5 | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Coded 'Don't Have or See Father Force all Codes to -1. |
| Q47 | talkma talkpa talkoth | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Multi-Coded Code Don't Have or See and Other Codes – Force to Code Don't Have or See Only. If Multi 1+2, Code 1 If Multi 3+4, Code 4 If Multi (1-4) + 5, Code (1-4) |
| Q48 | owncash | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If Multicode force to extreme closest to 6 |
| Q49 | dgofcan dgofgas dgofamp dgoflsd dgofecs dgofsem dgofpop dgoftrn dgofher dgofmsh dgofmth dgofcrk dgofcok dgofana dgofmph dgofghb dgofket dgofspc dgofmdma dgofsal dgofcrys dgofsyemp dgofsystim dgofsydiss dgofsypsy | All | If all variables missing, code as -9 If some variables missing but any variables = 1, force missings to code 2 If some variables missing but no variables = 1, force to missings to -9 |
| Q50 | npsoff | All | If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded force to -9. |
| Q51 | npsoffknw | Q50 = 1 | If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded force to -9. |
| Q52 | othdrgoff | All | If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded force to -9. |
| Q53 | odoffknw | Q52=1 | If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' IF multicoded force to -9. |
Drug edits:
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| Q54 | dgtake | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multicoded force to -9 |
| Q55 | dgfqcan dgfqgas dgfqamp ddfqlsd dgfqecs dgfqsem dgfqpop dgfqtrn dgfqher dgrqmsh dgfqmth dgfqcrk dgfqcok dgfqana dgfqmph dgfqghb dgfqket dgfqspc dgfqmdma dgfqsal dgfqcrys dgfqsyemp dgfqsystim dgfqsydiss dgfqsypsy | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If all missing code all missing as -9 If some missing but any = 1-3 force missing to code 4 If some missing but non = 1-3 force missing to -9 If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q56 | npstak | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If Multicode Force to most extreme, closest to 1 |
| Q57 | npstakknw | If Q56 = 1 | If Not Answered Code -9 |
| Q58 | othdrgtak | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If Multicode Force to most extreme, closest to 1 |
| Q59 | odtakknw | If Q58 = 1 | If Not Answered Code -9 |
| Q60 | drugfreq | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If Multicode Force to Extreme Closest to 6 |
| Q61 | drugdrk | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If Multicode Force to Missing -9 |
| Q62 | drugmult | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded = -9 |
| Q63 | drugsib drugpeer drugofr drugyfr drugpart drugpar drugsp drugsdk drugstr drugwb drugshp drughome drugse | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q64 | drugself drugsold druggave | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q65 | drugarg drugfite drughosp drugscl drugsick drugtry drugtro drugdoc drugreg drugtext drugthre drugbad drugpest | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicode, force to most extreme (closest to code 3). |
| Q66 | usehome usesehom useparty usepub useclub useschl useout useoth | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q67 | drughelp | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q68 | drugstop | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' If multicoded = -9 |
| Q69 | helptch helppar helpfri helpdsv helpksw helpkst helptfw helptft helpclw helpweb helpdk helpoth | If Q54=1 | If Coded Here but Should Not code as -1, 'not applicable' If Should Have Coded but Missing code as -9 'missing' |
| Q70 | drugease | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q71 | heradd herdang injhiv injhepc snifdam cokedang candang | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 Multicode 1+2 = -9 Multicode 1+3 = 1 Multicode 2+3 = 2 |
| Q72 | excite helpadv stupid sellpun legalhi | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 Multicode 1+2 = -9 Multicode 1+3 = 1 Multicode 2+3 = 2 |
| Q73 | fstdrink fstdrunk fstsmoke fstdrugs | All | If Crossed 'Never' Code Age to -1 If Not Answered, code as -9 For drinking and being drunk, if any people in the 'not stated' category answered 'no' at q32, they should be changed to 'never' in Q85. For smoking, if any in the 'not stated' category answered 'no' at Q7', they should be 'never' at Q85. For drugs, if any in the 'not stated' category answered 'no' to Q70, they should be coded 'never' at Q85. Add 10 to any answer under 5. |
| Q74 | cigok alcok drunkok glueok canok cokeok | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 Multicode 1+2 = -9 Multicode 1+3 = 1 Multicode 2+3 = 2 |
| Q75 | hivclass hpbclass hpcclass | All | If not answered, code as -9 Multicode 1+2 = -9 Multicode 1+3 = 1 Multicode 2+3 = 2 |
| Q76 | youth drama sports comp noclubs clubdk | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q77 | seefrnds music films cmpgame shops mags books wsport dsport cinema street hobby frhouse concert church volwork socialnet publib museum theatre nothin | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 1) |
| Q78 | pcknow | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q78b | Pcode | All | If Not Answered, code as -999 |
| Q79 | closefr | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to most extreme (closest to code 4) |
| Q80 | agefr | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded force to code 4 |
| Q81 | withfrev | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 Code as in 2006 dataset. If multi-coded Two Boxes take force to highest answer given (code closest to 7) If Multicoded 3 or More Boxes, Code as Number of Boxes Selected (UP to 7) |
| Q82 | smclass alclass dgclass | All | If not answered, code as -9 If multicoded, code as -9 |
| Q83 | smrisk alrisk drgrisk allife drglife aldecs drgdecs peerviews | All | If not answered, code as -9 If multicoded, code as -9 |
| Q84 | schalc schdrg schsm schact | All | If not answered, code as -9 If multicoded, code as -9 |
| Q85 | infoneed sayno subsinfo avoidal avoiddrg | All | If not answered, code as -9 If multicoded, code as -9 |
| Q86 | likeskl | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 If multi-coded, force to -9 |
| Q87 | pressu1 | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q88 | Truant1 | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Q89 | exclax | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Strengths and Difficulties Q90 | consid resles somatic shares tantrum loner obeys worries caring fidgety friend fights unhappy popular distrac clingy kind lies bullied helpout reflect steals oldbest afraid attends | All | If Not Answered, code as -9 |
| Not true | Somewhat true | Certainly true | |
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| Emotion | |||
| somatic | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| worries | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| unhappy | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| clingy | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| afraid | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperactive | |||
| resles | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| fidgety | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| distrac | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| reflect | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| attends | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Conduct | |||
| tantrum | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| obeys | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| fights | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| lies | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| steals | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peer Problems | |||
| loner | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| friend | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| popular | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| bullied | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| oldbest | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prosocial | |||
| consid | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| shares | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| caring | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| kind | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| helpout | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Instructions for missing postcodes | For each missing postcode in a particular batch (batch numbers are provided for each class), please randomly select a postcode from the relevant batch and replace the missing postcode. Random selection should be conducted from the original postcodes given in a particular batch, and not from the 'imputed' postcodes. | |||
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