Adolescent Substance Use Survey in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2022

Turks and Caicos Islands survey data from 1,684 adolescents (M_age = 14.3 years, 49.82% male) collected in May-June 2022. The dataset reports prevalence and socio-ecological correlates of recent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. It was authored by Shandey D. Malcolm and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling predictors of adolescent alcohol use based on age, psychological distress, and parental involvement.
• Analyzing associations between bullying victimization and marijuana use among adolescents.
• Comparing prevalence rates of tobacco use against global averages for public health reporting.
• Investigating the role of peer support and food scarcity as factors in adolescent substance use behaviors.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 1,684 survey responses with a 66.5% student response rate.
• Reports specific prevalence percentages: 29.11% for alcohol, 12.05% for tobacco, and 9.01% for marijuana use.
• Analysis is informed by a socio-ecological model, considering both individual and interpersonal factors.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying analytical dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is contained in a 16.6 KB DOCX file, suggesting the primary data may be summary tables rather than raw records.

Provenance

Source

Secondary data from the first Global School-based Health Survey in TCI.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey conducted in school classrooms.

Time Range

May to June 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 04:48:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Turks and Caicos Islands