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Young people in Canada: their health and well-being

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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures

Foreword

Executive Summary

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

• The Questionnaires
• The Sample
• Presentation of Findings
• Composite Measures
• Organization of the Report

Chapter 2: Socio-Economic Inequalities

• Socio-Economic Status - Parent Occupation
• Socio-Economic Status - Income
• Major Findings

Chapter 3: The Home

• Family Structure
• Communication With Parents
• Home Life and Relationship With Parents
• Parent Relationship Scale
• Family Affluence Scale and Relationship With Parents
• Major Findings

Chapter 4: The Peer Group

• Same-Sex Friendships
• Opposite-Sex Friendships
• Best Friends
• Time Spent With Friends
• Peer Risk Behaviour and Substance Use
• Social Integration and Peer Influence
• Major Findings

Chapter 5: The School Experience

• Academic Achievement
• School Satisfaction
• Relationship With Teachers and Classroom Atmosphere
• Relationships With Other Students
• Parents and School
• Pressure to Achieve at School
• Major Findings

Chapter 6: Youth Health Risk Behaviours

• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Substance Use
• Sexual Behaviour
• Initiation to Risk
• Major Findings

Chapter 7: Healthy Living

• Eating Patterns
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Milk Products
• Grains and Cereals
• Foods High in Sugar, Salt, and Caffeine
• Dietary Habits and Body Weight
• Dental Hygiene
• Physical Activity and Leisure
• Factors Associated With Physical Activity
• Asthma
• Medication Use
• Major Findings

Chapter 8: Bullying and Fighting

• Concerns About Bullying
• The Size of the Bullying Problem in Canada
• How Young People Bully Others
• Fighting Behaviour
• Major Findings

Chapter 9: Injuries

• Magnitude of the Youth Injury Problem
• Activities Associated With the Occurrence of Injuries
• Locations of Injury
• When Do Injuries Happen?
• Physical Damage Caused by Injury
• Patterns of Injury Treatment
• Health Risk Behaviours That Lead to Injury
• Major Findings

Chapter 10: Emotional Health

• Psychosomatic Indicators of Emotional Health
• Headaches
• Backaches
• Feeling Depressed or Low
• Irritability or Bad Mood
• Global Views of Emotional Health
• Life Satisfaction
• Perceived Health
• Major Findings

Chapter 11: Conclusions

References

Important Notices