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Peaster
SPRING 2010
Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
grade1 grade2
Cigarettes
11.2 12.8
Smokeless tobacco
12.2 12.7
Any Tobacco
11.4 12.5
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do
you usually have at one time, on average?
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 83.1% 12.8% 0.0% 1.9% 0.6% 1.6%
Grades 7-8 91.0% 4.5% 0.0% 1.8% 0.0% 2.7%
Grades 9-12 78.4% 17.7% 0.0% 1.9% 1.0% 1.0%
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Beer
10.3 13.1
Wine Coolers
10.6 13.4
Wine
11.3 13.3
Liquor
11.9 13.8
Any Alcohol
10.6 12.9
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
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 41.7% 22.3% 26.8% 4.7% 4.6%
Grades 7-8 60.0% 21.2% 12.5% 3.6% 2.7%
Grades 9-12 31.5% 22.8% 34.7% 5.4% 5.6%
From friends?
All 44.2% 30.8% 10.5% 7.1% 7.4%
Grades 7-8 63.5% 25.8% 7.8% 3.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 34.1% 33.5% 11.9% 9.2% 11.3%
From a store?
All 46.1% 47.5% 0.9% 1.2% 4.2%
Grades 7-8 63.2% 35.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.9%
Grades 9-12 35.7% 55.1% 1.0% 2.0% 6.2%
At parties?
All 45.3% 34.1% 8.6% 5.9% 6.1%
Grades 7-8 62.6% 27.2% 3.7% 6.5% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 35.7% 37.9% 11.3% 5.6% 9.6%
Other source?
All 42.9% 27.0% 18.8% 3.8% 7.5%
Grades 7-8 62.2% 23.9% 10.1% 0.9% 2.9%
Grades 9-12 32.9% 28.6% 23.3% 5.4% 9.9%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Marijuana
11.0 14.1
Cocaine
* *
Crack
* *
Hallucinogens
* *
Uppers
* *
Downers
* *
Rohypnol
* *
Steroids
* *
Ecstasy
* *
Heroin
* *
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
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?
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 91.6% 3.1% 1.0% 2.1% 2.3% 0.0%
Grades 7-8 92.6% 3.7% 2.7% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 91.0% 2.7% 0.0% 2.8% 3.5% 0.0%
Blunts? All 94.1% 2.2% 0.6% 1.9% 1.2% 0.0%
Grades 7-8 97.1% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 92.5% 1.8% 0.9% 2.9% 1.8% 0.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 97.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.6% 1.5% 0.0%
Grades 7-8 97.1% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 97.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 1.8% 0.0%
Pipes? All 92.4% 2.0% 0.4% 1.2% 4.1% 0.0%
Grades 7-8 96.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 90.4% 1.9% 0.0% 1.9% 5.8% 0.0%
Some other way? All 97.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 2.1% 0.0%
Grades 7-8 98.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.0%
Grades 9-12 96.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 2.7% 0.0%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...
grade1 grade2
Inhalants
11.8 *
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
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?
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 32.0%
Grades 7-8 19.3%
Grades 9-12 38.6%
An assembly program All 44.6%
Grades 7-8 20.5%
Grades 9-12 57.2%
Guidance counselor All 21.2%
Grades 7-8 20.1%
Grades 9-12 21.8%
Science class All 10.5%
Grades 7-8 13.3%
Grades 9-12 8.9%
Social studies class All 10.6%
Grades 7-8 6.0%
Grades 9-12 13.1%
Student group session All 8.5%
Grades 7-8 4.7%
Grades 9-12 10.5%
An invited school guest All 22.5%
Grades 7-8 13.5%
Grades 9-12 27.4%
Another source at school All 28.8%
Grades 7-8 18.0%
Grades 9-12 34.4%
Any school source All 36.5%
Grades 7-8 31.2%
Grades 9-12 39.0%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
CATEGORY Yes
Counselor/program in-school All 41.0%
Grades 7-8 49.5%
Grades 9-12 36.7%
Another adult in school All 39.7%
Grades 7-8 43.2%
Grades 9-12 37.9%
Counselor/program outside-school All 38.5%
Grades 7-8 33.1%
Grades 9-12 41.5%
Your parents All 63.8%
Grades 7-8 66.9%
Grades 9-12 62.2%
A medical doctor All 50.3%
Grades 7-8 54.4%
Grades 9-12 48.1%
Your friends All 65.9%
Grades 7-8 61.8%
Grades 9-12 67.9%
Another adult All 66.6%
Grades 7-8 56.0%
Grades 9-12 72.1%
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 2.1%
Grades 7-8 4.3%
Grades 9-12 1.0%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
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Frequency Missing = 23.969169211 Frequency Missing = 26.646407396 RECENT INHALANT USE - HELIUM,
BUTANE, PROPANE, WHIPPETS,
REFRIGERANTS/FREON
HOW MANY FRIENDS PARENTS ATTEND Q16D Frequency Percent
CARRY WEAPONS PTA/SCHOOL OPEN Never Heard/Used 188 92.16
q14b Frequency Percent HOUSES
In Your Lifetime 8 4.09
None 121 58.07 q15 Frequency Percent
Since School Began 2 1.13
A Few 42 20.13 No 92 48.28
In the Past Month 5 2.62
Some 32 15.15 Yes 98 51.72
Most 8 4.07
All 5 2.59 Frequency Missing = 25.469575095
Frequency Missing = 38.853539357
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TROUBLE WITH
POLICE BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL USE AT PARTIES WOULD SEEK HELP
DRUG USE THIS SCHOOL YEAR FROM ANOTHER
q33h Frequency Percent q35a Frequency Percent ADULT IN SCHOOL
None 156 100.00 Never 97 59.59 q37b Frequency Percent
Seldom 14 8.33 No 93 60.33
Half the time 7 4.16 Yes 61 39.67
Frequency Missing = 72.828796917
Most of the time 7 4.08
Always 7 4.51 Frequency Missing = 75.463002295
CLASS DAYS DRUNK ON Didn't attend 32 19.34
ALCOHOL SINCE SEPT
q34a Frequency Percent WOULD SEEK HELP
Frequency Missing = 65.613731844 FROM COUNSELOR
None 155 94.22
1-3 days 10 5.78 OR PROGRAM
OUTSIDE SCHOOL
DRUG USE AT PARTIES THIS q37c Frequency Percent
SCHOOL YEAR No 90 61.48
Frequency Missing = 64.05896383
q35b Frequency Percent Yes 56 38.52
Never 120 74.85
CLASS DAYS HIGH ON Seldom 9 5.87
MARIJUANA SINCE SEPT Half the time 2 0.97 Frequency Missing = 82.858823977
q34b Frequency Percent Most of the time 1 0.65
None 161 98.97 Always 3 1.62
1-3 days 1 0.67 Didn't attend 26 16.04 WOULD SEEK HELP
FROM PARENTS
10+ days 1 0.36
q37d Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 68.967865202 No 55 36.25
Frequency Missing = 66.194828897 Yes 97 63.75
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