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2007 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEYQ40 Have you ever taken any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice tolose weight or to keep from gaining weight? (Do not include meal replacementproducts such as Slim Fast.)A. YesB. NoQN40: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q40Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q40Summary text: Percentage of students who had ever taken any diet pills, powders,or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep fromgaining weightQ41 Have you ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gainingweight?A. YesB. NoQN41: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q41Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q41Summary text: Percentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives tolose weight or to keep from gaining weightQ42 During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of atleast 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spend in any kind of physicalactivity that increases your heart rate and makes you breathe hard some of the time.)A. 0 daysB. 1 dayC. 2 daysD. 3 daysE. 4 daysF. 5 daysG. 6 daysH. 7 daysQN42: Numerator: Students who answered F, G, or H for Q42Denominator: Students who answered A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or H for Q42Summary text: Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of atleast 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven daysQ43 On an average school day, how many hours do you watch TV?A. I do not watch TV on an average school dayB. Less than 1 hour per dayC. 1 hour per dayD. 2 hours per dayE. 3 hours per dayF. 4 hours per dayG. 5 or more hours per dayQN43: Numerator: Students who answered E, F, or G for Q43Denominator: Students who answered A, B, C, D, E, F, or G for Q43Summary text: Percentage of students who watched three or more hours per day ofTV on an average school day39