2009 Variables
These are the variables (or attributes) in the 2009 survey: (full list)
| Qualitative Variables
gender = boy/girl country = country born in ethnic… = ethnic group handed = left or right handed or ambidextrous travel = travel to school today was mainly on bagcarry = how bag is carried favlearning = favourite school subject sport = favourite sport to participate tech… = technology you have onlineactivities… = which online activities fitlevel = fitness level favtvshow = favourite tv show region = location of school within NZ livingnz / nohokiaotearoa = best thing about living in NZ betternz / paiakeaotearoa = how to make NZ better holidayloc = favourite holiday location prefquality = preferred quality superpower = preferred superpower |
Quantitative Variables
age = age in years languages = languages spoken height = height to nearest centimeter (cm) rightfoot = length of right foot (cm) armspan = width of arm span (cm) wrist = circumference of wrist (cm) neck = circumference of neck (cm) popliteal = popliteal length (cm) indexfinger = length of index finger (mm) ringfinger = length of index finger (mm) timetravel = time to travel to school today (mins) bagweight = weight of bag (g) goodat… = how good at … are you reaction = reaction time (secs) cellmonths = current cell phone age (months) bedtime = bedtime last night waketime = wake up this morning pulserest = resting pulse rate (beats/min) importwarm = importance of global warming Note that the import… questions are rated from -100 (Not at all Important) to +100 (Very Important). importpollution = importance of reducing pollution importrecycling = importance of recycling importwater = importance of conserving water importlifestyle = importance of having a healthy lifestyle importenergy = importance of energy efficiency importgovern = importance of government importcomputer = importance of having a computer year = school year level |
