A Dataset on the Status Quo of Health and Health-Related Behaviors of Chinese Youth: A Longitudinal Large-Scale Survey in the Secondary School Students of Shandong Province

Abstract

This data article described data acquired from the Database for Youth Health (DYH) program. The DYH program consisted of a multi-wave survey conducted annually in the academic year 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2020/2021 to investigate the status quo of health and health-related behaviors of Chinese junior and senior high school students. A total of 99,327 students from 186 secondary schools in 17 cities of Shandong province participated in the survey. The dataset is longitudinal and consists of rich parameters in aspects of individual's information, social-economic status, social interaction, nutrition and diet, psychological cognition, mental health, school adaptation, quality of life, spare-time physical activity, risk behaviors, and physical fitness evaluation results based on the National Student Physical Fitness and Health 2014 (NSPFH 2014). It is the first open shared dataset about Chinese adolescents' health and health-related behaviors. It would be valuable and beneficial for policy makers, educational institutions, and other stakeholders to generate or adjust the existing strategies for improving Chinese adolescents' wellbeing.

Associations between Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity with Physical Fitness among Adolescents in Shandong Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…This is a cross-sectional study that is part of a special program to investigate the status quo of health and health-related behaviors of Chinese junior and senior high school students. Detailed sampling methods have been published elsewhere [ 33 ]. Briefly, the sample for this study was selected using a probability-proportional-to-size sampling method during the 2020–2021 semester.…”

COVID-19 pandemic and adolescent mental health in China: Micro evidence and socioeconomic mechanisms

“…Second, the data on students’ mental health and basic characteristics come from the DYH, which is conducted by Shandong University and National Population Health Data Center in China. The DYH program consisted of a multi-wave survey conducted annually in the academic year 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2020/2021, and investigated 99,327 junior or senior high school students from 186 secondary schools in 17 cities of Shandong province in China ( Zhang et al, 2022 ). This database is the first open shared dataset about Chinese adolescents’ health, and contains rich variables about students’ basic information, mental health, social-economic status, social interaction, nutrition and diet, and so forth ( Yi et al, 2019 ; Dong et al, 2020 , 2021 ).…”

“…First, the data on the COVID-19 pandemic of cities in China comes from the COVID-19 Timely Dynamic Tracking Database released by SINA. 1 SINA is an online media company serving China and the (Zhang et al, 2022). This database is the first open shared dataset about Chinese adolescents' health, and contains rich variables about students' basic information, mental health, social-economic status, social interaction, nutrition and diet, and so forth (Yi et al, 2019;Dong et al, 2020Dong et al, , 2021.…”

“…In addition, most of these studies in China relied on small-scale questionnaires or online surveys (e.g., Chen et al, 2020 ; Duan et al, 2020 ; Cao et al, 2022 ), lacking the support of large-scale micro-data. Therefore, unlike these previous studies, we use a large micro-database, the Database of Youth Health (DYH), which consisted of a multi-wave survey conducted annually in the academic year 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2020/2021, and contained nearly 100,000 sampled students from 186 middle schools in 17 cities of Shandong Province, China ( Zhang et al, 2022 ). This database is conducted by Shandong University and National Population Health Data Center in China, and contains a large number of variables on students’ mental health, basic information, and socio-economic status, providing the feasibility of our study ( Yi et al, 2019 ; Dong et al, 2020 , 2021 ).…”

Mental Health Problems and Associated Factors among High School Students in Shandong Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…This study is a cross-sectional study of students recruited from 30 high schools in 10 administrative districts of Shandong Province, China, during the 2020–2021 semester. According to the specific geographical, demographic, and socio-economic levels of each administrative district, 30 high schools were randomly selected using the probability-proportional-to-size sampling method [ 26 ]. Schools with fewer than 100 students per grade were excluded from this study.…”