Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 2006
1
T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked?
Secondary Report-Page 1 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Grade 9 Grade 12
Tobacco
12.1 14.2
Secondary Report-Page 2 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 3
Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Secondary Report-Page 3 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 4 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 5 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do 6
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more
drinks of alcohol at one time?
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 71.3% 8.9% 6.1% 6.3% 4.4% 2.9%
Grade 9 78.2% 6.6% 5.8% 4.4% 2.8% 2.3%
Grade 12 60.1% 12.7% 6.6% 9.5% 7.1% 4.0%
Grade 9 Grade 12
Alcohol
11.6 13.6
Beer
11.7 14.1
Wine Coolers
12.1 14.2
Wine
12.1 14.1
Liquor
12.7 14.9
Secondary Report-Page 6 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
Secondary Report-Page 7 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems: 8
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Secondary Report-Page 8 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Secondary Report-Page 9 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was 10
alcohol used?
Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from..
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 31.6% 25.9% 28.6% 10.1% 3.8%
Grade 9 34.0% 24.0% 27.8% 10.4% 3.9%
Grade 12 27.7% 29.1% 30.0% 9.6% 3.7%
From friends
All 27.5% 16.3% 19.4% 24.3% 12.4%
Grade 9 32.0% 19.6% 20.2% 20.1% 8.0%
Grade 12 20.3% 10.9% 18.2% 31.2% 19.4%
From a store
All 29.5% 49.7% 10.8% 6.5% 3.5%
Grade 9 33.5% 51.9% 8.7% 3.6% 2.3%
Grade 12 23.0% 46.4% 14.1% 11.1% 5.4%
At parties
All 26.7% 15.4% 14.0% 20.6% 23.3%
Grade 9 30.1% 17.3% 15.3% 20.0% 17.3%
Grade 12 21.2% 12.2% 12.0% 21.5% 33.0%
Other source
All 29.9% 28.5% 18.0% 11.7% 12.0%
Grade 9 33.1% 27.7% 17.0% 10.7% 11.5%
Grade 12 24.6% 29.8% 19.7% 13.3% 12.7%
Secondary Report-Page 10 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 11
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Secondary Report-Page 11 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 12 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 13 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Grade 9 Grade 12
Marijuana
12.8 14.6
Cocaine
13.6 15.7
Crack
13.5 15.3
Hallucinogens
13.3 15.6
Uppers
13.3 15.2
Downers
13.3 15.3
Rohypnol
13.0 14.9
Steroids
12.5 15.4
Ecstasy
13.7 15.9
Heroin
13.7 15.6
Secondary Report-Page 14 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 15 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you.. 16
Secondary Report-Page 16 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems: 17
Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Secondary Report-Page 17 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you.. 18
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Secondary Report-Page 18 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 68.4% 11.6% 7.5% 6.6% 4.9% 0.9%
Grade 9 70.2% 9.6% 7.3% 6.2% 5.9% 0.9%
Grade 12 65.5% 14.9% 8.0% 7.3% 3.4% 0.9%
Blunts? All 69.6% 10.1% 6.3% 6.9% 6.2% 0.9%
Grade 9 72.2% 8.3% 6.3% 6.4% 5.8% 0.9%
Grade 12 65.3% 12.9% 6.4% 7.6% 6.9% 0.9%
Bongs or water pipes? All 74.8% 10.7% 5.4% 4.5% 3.8% 0.7%
Grade 9 78.2% 8.3% 4.8% 4.1% 3.9% 0.7%
Grade 12 69.3% 14.7% 6.2% 5.3% 3.8% 0.7%
Pipes? All 71.5% 8.6% 5.6% 7.0% 6.6% 0.7%
Grade 9 74.9% 7.2% 5.4% 5.4% 6.4% 0.6%
Grade 12 66.0% 10.9% 5.9% 9.6% 6.8% 0.7%
Some other way? All 80.1% 9.2% 2.8% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6%
Grade 9 81.8% 7.2% 2.9% 2.4% 3.1% 2.6%
Grade 12 77.4% 12.5% 2.6% 2.9% 2.1% 2.4%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Secondary Report-Page 19 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 20
Secondary Report-Page 20 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 21 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 22 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Grade 9 Grade 12
Inhalants
11.9 13.2
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Secondary Report-Page 23 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems: 24
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Secondary Report-Page 24 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 25
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 35.1%
Grade 9 24.4%
Grade 12 50.8%
An assembly program All 35.7%
Grade 9 35.1%
Grade 12 36.5%
Guidance counselor All 20.1%
Grade 9 22.9%
Grade 12 16.2%
Science class All 19.7%
Grade 9 19.7%
Grade 12 19.8%
Social studies class All 11.7%
Grade 9 12.0%
Grade 12 11.4%
Student group session All 10.3%
Grade 9 9.7%
Grade 12 11.1%
An invited school guest All 25.9%
Grade 9 24.1%
Grade 12 28.5%
Another source at school All 31.3%
Grade 9 32.8%
Grade 12 29.0%
Any school source All 57.3%
Grade 9 53.5%
Grade 12 63.5%
Secondary Report-Page 25 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 26
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 25.6%
Grade 9 27.1%
Grade 12 23.3%
Another adult in school ( All 26.3%
Grade 9 26.7%
Grade 12 25.7%
A counselor or program ou All 36.2%
Grade 9 35.3%
Grade 12 37.8%
Your parents All 54.1%
Grade 9 54.1%
Grade 12 54.0%
A medical doctor All 39.9%
Grade 9 37.6%
Grade 12 43.5%
Your friends All 77.3%
Grade 9 75.0%
Grade 12 81.0%
Another adult (a relative All 62.8%
Grade 9 63.0%
Grade 12 62.5%
Table X-3: Since school began in the fall, have you sought help, other than
from family or friends, for problems in any way connected with your use of
alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs?
CATEGORY Yes
Seek Help All 7.1%
Grade 9 7.6%
Grade 12 6.4%
Secondary Report-Page 26 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 27 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 28.9%
Grade 9 25.5%
Grade 12 34.3%
Books, magazines, poster All 55.7%
Grade 9 54.3%
Grade 12 58.0%
TV, radio, or other audi All 61.8%
Grade 9 60.7%
Grade 12 63.6%
Your parents All 51.0%
Grade 9 51.5%
Grade 12 50.2%
Secondary Report-Page 28 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
All students
Secondary Report-Page 29 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
All students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 30 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Male students
Secondary Report-Page 31 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Male students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 32 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Female students
Secondary Report-Page 33 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Female students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 34 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
White students
Secondary Report-Page 35 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
White students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 36 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Black students
Secondary Report-Page 37 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Black students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 38 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Mexican/American students
Secondary Report-Page 39 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Mexican/American students
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 40 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 41 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 42 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 43 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 44 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 45 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 46 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 47 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 48 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Secondary Report-Page 49 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 50 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Secondary Report-Page 51 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
(Continued)
Secondary Report-Page 52 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 53 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 54 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 55 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
Secondary Report-Page 56 of 73
Northside
Spring 2006
DIFFICULT TO GET
CIGARETTES Frequency Missing = 176.78857265 Frequency Missing = 158.16015358
q21a Frequency Percent
Never heard of 164 5.62
Impossible 265 9.10 DIFFICULT TO GET WINE DIFFICULT TO GET COCAINE
Very difficult 105 3.61 q21e Frequency Percent q21i Frequency Percent
Somewhat diff 277 9.50 Never heard of 176 6.15 Never heard of 322 11.29
Somewhat easy 539 18.51 Impossible 216 7.54 Impossible 743 26.05
Very easy 1562 53.66 Very difficult 176 6.15 Very difficult 474 16.63
Somewhat diff 425 14.84 Somewhat diff 487 17.10
Somewhat easy 654 22.85 Somewhat easy 388 13.62
Frequency Missing = 113.44201812 Very easy 1216 42.48 Very easy 437 15.31
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
WINE MARIJUANA HALLUCINOGENS
q22e Frequency Percent q22h Frequency Percent q22l Frequency Percent
9 or younger 236 12.63 9 or younger 61 5.10 9 or younger 6 2.55
10 years old 117 6.25 10 years old 43 3.58 10 years old 3 1.40
11 years old 150 8.02 11 years old 67 5.60 11 years old 11 4.67
12 years old 242 12.96 12 years old 139 11.72 12 years old 11 4.40
13 years old 288 15.42 13 years old 222 18.69 13 years old 37 15.10
14 years old 336 17.99 14 years old 281 23.62 14 years old 57 23.58
15 years old 214 11.47 15 years old 157 13.17 15 years old 35 14.56
16 years old 159 8.53 16 years old 120 10.11 16 years old 40 16.55
17 years old 88 4.68 17 years old 77 6.49 17 years old 35 14.44
18 or older 38 2.06 18 or older 23 1.92 18 or older 7 2.75
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
LIQUOR COCAINE UPPERS
q22f Frequency Percent q22i Frequency Percent q22m Frequency Percent
9 or younger 121 6.64 9 or younger 7 2.04 9 or younger 7 2.29
10 years old 62 3.40 10 years old 3 0.81 10 years old 8 2.59
11 years old 91 4.98 11 years old 11 3.12 11 years old 10 3.26
12 years old 184 10.07 12 years old 20 5.66 12 years old 25 8.52
13 years old 314 17.16 13 years old 41 11.96 13 years old 50 17.06
14 years old 372 20.37 14 years old 78 22.54 14 years old 63 21.23
15 years old 275 15.05 15 years old 69 20.15 15 years old 57 19.23
16 years old 225 12.31 16 years old 52 15.11 16 years old 44 14.77
17 years old 131 7.18 17 years old 47 13.75 17 years old 28 9.63
18 or older 52 2.84 18 or older 17 4.85 18 or older 4 1.42
Frequency Missing = 2739.5112455 Frequency Missing = 2813.2460324 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
BEER
q23c Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED Every day 10 0.35
ROHYPNOL HEROIN Several times/wk 157 5.43
q22o Frequency Percent q22r Frequency Percent Several times/mo 417 14.41
9 or younger 3 3.09 9 or younger 4 5.24 About once/month 464 16.01
10 years old 5 4.76 10 years old 1 1.51 About once/year 363 12.54
11 years old 10 10.17 11 years old 2 3.02 < once/year 342 11.82
12 years old 9 8.74 12 years old 1 1.51 Never used 1143 39.45
13 years old 19 18.91 13 years old 11 14.29
14 years old 27 27.29 14 years old 20 27.06
15 years old 8 8.15 15 years old 10 13.18 Frequency Missing = 127.41513591
16 years old 12 11.95 16 years old 14 18.25
17 years old 6 6.12 17 years old 10 13.73
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
18 or older 1 0.83 18 or older 2 2.22 WINE COOLERS
q23d Frequency Percent
Every day 2 0.08
Frequency Missing = 2924.2304435 Frequency Missing = 2949.4275455
Several times/wk 85 2.94
Several times/mo 318 11.04
AGE WHEN FIRST USED HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE About once/month 414 14.38
STEROIDS CIGARETTES About once/year 455 15.80
q22p Frequency Percent q23a Frequency Percent < once/year 361 12.55
9 or younger 7 14.44 Every day 110 3.79 Never used 1245 43.21
10 years old 1 2.23 Several times/wk 113 3.89
11 years old 2 3.87 Several times/mo 163 5.61
12 years old 1 2.23 About once/month 217 7.45 Frequency Missing = 144.25111226
13 years old 6 12.21 About once/year 197 6.76
14 years old 9 18.31 < once/year 367 12.61
15 years old 8 15.49 Never used 1744 59.90
16 years old 4 8.22
17 years old 9 18.07
18 or older 3 4.93 Frequency Missing = 112.96547619
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
LIQUOR COCAINE UPPERS
q23f Frequency Percent q23i Frequency Percent q23m Frequency Percent
Every day 9 0.30 Every day 4 0.14 Every day 17 0.59
Several times/wk 142 4.93 Several times/wk 21 0.75 Several times/wk 13 0.46
Several times/mo 432 14.98 Several times/mo 51 1.77 Several times/mo 32 1.14
About once/month 523 18.16 About once/month 66 2.31 About once/month 75 2.64
About once/year 385 13.35 About once/year 54 1.89 About once/year 65 2.29
< once/year 272 9.46 < once/year 102 3.58 < once/year 67 2.37
Never used 1119 38.82 Never used 2559 89.56 Never used 2566 90.52
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
INHALANTS CRACK DOWNERS
q23g Frequency Percent q23j Frequency Percent q23n Frequency Percent
Every day 8 0.28 Every day 1 0.03 Every day 9 0.33
Several times/wk 12 0.41 Several times/wk 4 0.15 Several times/wk 16 0.58
Several times/mo 28 0.96 Several times/mo 5 0.18 Several times/mo 31 1.10
About once/month 46 1.60 About once/month 19 0.65 About once/month 82 2.90
About once/year 56 1.93 About once/year 20 0.69 About once/year 69 2.45
< once/year 144 5.00 < once/year 38 1.34 < once/year 57 2.02
Never used 2591 89.83 Never used 2776 96.97 Never used 2567 90.61
PURCHASED
LOTTERY TICKET IN
PAST YEAR
q41 Frequency Percent
No 2300 81.72
Yes 514 18.28