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SPRING 2008
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Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 5
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 8
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 9
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 76.4% 7.5% 4.8% 6.4% 2.0% 2.9%
Grade 7 84.9% 5.3% 2.8% 3.3% 0.7% 3.0%
Grade 8 85.7% 4.7% 2.8% 3.5% 1.2% 2.1%
Grade 9 80.2% 7.4% 3.5% 4.9% 1.0% 3.0%
Grade 10 75.9% 8.3% 5.3% 7.1% 1.8% 1.6%
Grade 11 66.7% 9.4% 6.5% 9.4% 4.2% 3.7%
Grade 12 61.5% 10.2% 8.5% 11.7% 3.9% 4.2%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 11
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... 12
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 14
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.. 15
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 41.6% 22.7% 23.1% 8.6% 4.1%
Grade 7 55.1% 20.2% 15.3% 6.4% 2.9%
Grade 8 49.8% 18.8% 20.8% 7.9% 2.6%
Grade 9 42.1% 22.1% 22.1% 8.3% 5.3%
Grade 10 34.4% 22.7% 27.4% 11.7% 3.8%
Grade 11 37.3% 24.2% 27.5% 8.3% 2.8%
Grade 12 29.9% 28.8% 25.9% 8.6% 6.8%
From friends
All 42.5% 17.9% 14.1% 18.3% 7.2%
Grade 7 57.5% 26.1% 7.0% 6.3% 3.1%
Grade 8 53.2% 22.2% 12.1% 10.1% 2.3%
Grade 9 44.2% 19.5% 13.7% 14.7% 7.9%
Grade 10 35.1% 15.7% 18.5% 22.5% 8.3%
Grade 11 36.5% 9.3% 16.3% 28.5% 9.5%
Grade 12 26.5% 13.1% 17.1% 30.2% 13.1%
From a store
All 43.6% 42.1% 7.8% 4.8% 1.7%
Grade 7 57.4% 37.4% 2.6% 2.1% 0.5%
Grade 8 52.8% 40.5% 4.3% 2.3% 0.2%
Grade 9 45.9% 42.6% 6.4% 2.9% 2.1%
Grade 10 36.5% 46.1% 10.5% 5.0% 1.8%
Grade 11 37.8% 38.0% 13.3% 7.9% 3.1%
Grade 12 29.0% 47.1% 11.0% 9.9% 2.9%
At parties
All 42.3% 18.2% 12.3% 15.1% 12.2%
Grade 7 56.5% 23.9% 8.1% 7.3% 4.2%
Grade 8 52.9% 22.0% 11.1% 9.1% 5.0%
Grade 9 43.1% 19.8% 13.1% 12.4% 11.6%
Grade 10 35.2% 18.6% 14.4% 19.7% 12.2%
Grade 11 35.6% 10.1% 12.6% 23.7% 17.9%
Grade 12 28.4% 12.7% 14.2% 20.0% 24.7%
Other source
All 43.0% 26.0% 14.2% 9.7% 7.2%
Grade 7 57.4% 23.1% 9.7% 5.1% 4.8%
Grade 8 51.5% 25.0% 11.5% 6.9% 5.1%
Grade 9 44.2% 24.8% 14.7% 7.8% 8.5%
Grade 10 36.1% 25.8% 17.7% 13.4% 7.0%
Grade 11 36.7% 26.1% 15.9% 12.9% 8.4%
Grade 12 30.3% 32.1% 15.5% 12.6% 9.4%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 16
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you.. 24
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.. 25
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.. 26
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 78.9% 9.1% 5.2% 4.0% 2.2% 0.6%
Grade 7 89.3% 3.1% 2.2% 2.7% 1.0% 1.7%
Grade 8 88.4% 5.1% 1.9% 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
Grade 9 76.9% 7.9% 5.5% 4.8% 4.5% 0.3%
Grade 10 77.6% 9.1% 5.9% 4.6% 2.2% 0.6%
Grade 11 72.2% 13.6% 6.8% 5.3% 2.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 66.9% 17.8% 9.1% 4.4% 1.1% 0.7%
Blunts? All 79.6% 7.9% 4.5% 4.2% 3.2% 0.6%
Grade 7 90.5% 2.9% 2.2% 2.2% 1.0% 1.2%
Grade 8 89.6% 5.1% 2.7% 1.1% 1.1% 0.5%
Grade 9 79.4% 6.9% 4.5% 4.1% 4.3% 0.7%
Grade 10 76.4% 7.8% 5.6% 5.2% 4.3% 0.7%
Grade 11 72.0% 10.3% 6.8% 6.0% 4.5% 0.3%
Grade 12 67.3% 15.4% 5.5% 7.4% 4.0% 0.4%
Bongs or water pipes? All 83.3% 6.5% 3.5% 3.8% 2.4% 0.5%
Grade 7 93.4% 2.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 93.6% 2.8% 1.6% 1.2% 0.5% 0.2%
Grade 9 84.2% 5.8% 2.3% 3.7% 3.5% 0.5%
Grade 10 80.7% 7.2% 4.6% 4.1% 2.8% 0.6%
Grade 11 75.4% 7.9% 6.9% 5.1% 4.1% 0.5%
Grade 12 69.7% 14.2% 5.1% 8.0% 2.6% 0.4%
Pipes? All 81.0% 5.4% 4.0% 5.5% 3.3% 0.6%
Grade 7 92.6% 2.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.6% 1.2%
Grade 8 91.9% 3.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.2% 0.4%
Grade 9 82.4% 5.2% 2.8% 5.4% 3.8% 0.5%
Grade 10 78.3% 5.0% 5.6% 6.5% 3.7% 0.7%
Grade 11 73.1% 6.6% 6.1% 8.4% 5.4% 0.3%
Grade 12 64.8% 10.3% 8.1% 11.4% 4.8% 0.7%
Some other way? All 86.1% 7.5% 1.4% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6%
Grade 7 92.5% 3.1% 1.4% 1.2% 0.7% 1.0%
Grade 8 93.3% 2.6% 1.4% 0.4% 1.6% 0.7%
Grade 9 86.0% 5.0% 1.0% 3.3% 3.1% 1.7%
Grade 10 84.8% 7.7% 1.9% 2.3% 1.5% 1.9%
Grade 11 79.6% 13.1% 1.3% 1.3% 2.3% 2.3%
Grade 12 78.6% 15.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.1% 1.8%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 28
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 29
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 34
Table I-5: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-6: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants? 35
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 36
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 47.9%
Grade 7 71.9%
Grade 8 51.0%
Grade 9 52.1%
Grade 10 46.7%
Grade 11 34.1%
Grade 12 30.2%
An assembly program All 56.3%
Grade 7 39.1%
Grade 8 55.6%
Grade 9 64.9%
Grade 10 61.8%
Grade 11 54.9%
Grade 12 56.7%
Guidance counselor All 13.5%
Grade 7 17.7%
Grade 8 12.1%
Grade 9 16.6%
Grade 10 12.0%
Grade 11 11.2%
Grade 12 10.5%
Science class All 32.3%
Grade 7 63.0%
Grade 8 41.9%
Grade 9 32.5%
Grade 10 24.4%
Grade 11 19.8%
Grade 12 13.2%
Social studies class All 15.1%
Grade 7 28.8%
Grade 8 11.4%
Grade 9 13.7%
Grade 10 9.7%
Grade 11 21.2%
Grade 12 9.0%
Student group session All 11.8%
Grade 7 12.0%
Grade 8 8.6%
Grade 9 14.5%
Grade 10 11.7%
Grade 11 11.7%
Grade 12 11.6%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 37
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 41.3%
Grade 7 33.6%
Grade 8 37.6%
Grade 9 46.5%
Grade 10 41.7%
Grade 11 42.7%
Grade 12 43.5%
Another source at school All 32.0%
Grade 7 32.7%
Grade 8 34.3%
Grade 9 35.1%
Grade 10 29.8%
Grade 11 31.0%
Grade 12 28.6%
Any school source All 65.7%
Grade 7 66.6%
Grade 8 67.4%
Grade 9 72.9%
Grade 10 63.2%
Grade 11 59.8%
Grade 12 62.5%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 38
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 23.4%
Grade 7 30.7%
Grade 8 22.7%
Grade 9 24.0%
Grade 10 22.9%
Grade 11 21.3%
Grade 12 18.4%
Another adult in school ( All 25.5%
Grade 7 29.5%
Grade 8 26.1%
Grade 9 22.1%
Grade 10 26.4%
Grade 11 28.1%
Grade 12 22.2%
A counselor or program ou All 32.2%
Grade 7 33.5%
Grade 8 27.8%
Grade 9 31.1%
Grade 10 33.5%
Grade 11 33.1%
Grade 12 35.2%
Your parents All 57.9%
Grade 7 64.0%
Grade 8 58.9%
Grade 9 57.7%
Grade 10 57.9%
Grade 11 53.1%
Grade 12 55.1%
A medical doctor All 40.0%
Grade 7 42.1%
Grade 8 37.2%
Grade 9 40.7%
Grade 10 41.2%
Grade 11 36.0%
Grade 12 42.2%
Your friends All 76.8%
Grade 7 66.6%
Grade 8 76.5%
Grade 9 77.8%
Grade 10 81.2%
Grade 11 81.7%
Grade 12 76.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 39
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 59.4%
Grade 7 56.6%
Grade 8 56.2%
Grade 9 58.0%
Grade 10 64.5%
Grade 11 63.1%
Grade 12 58.3%
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 5.8%
Grade 7 6.3%
Grade 8 7.1%
Grade 9 7.0%
Grade 10 4.2%
Grade 11 6.7%
Grade 12 3.7%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 42
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 23.1%
Grade 7 15.8%
Grade 8 21.0%
Grade 9 25.7%
Grade 10 23.2%
Grade 11 28.3%
Grade 12 25.0%
Books, magazines, poster All 46.6%
Grade 7 37.4%
Grade 8 45.5%
Grade 9 51.6%
Grade 10 47.4%
Grade 11 51.4%
Grade 12 45.4%
TV, radio, or other audi All 50.8%
Grade 7 43.9%
Grade 8 50.6%
Grade 9 53.8%
Grade 10 53.6%
Grade 11 53.4%
Grade 12 48.7%
Your parents All 47.5%
Grade 7 47.9%
Grade 8 45.7%
Grade 9 51.8%
Grade 10 45.0%
Grade 11 48.7%
Grade 12 45.6%
All students
All students
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Male students
Male students
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Female students
Female students
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White students
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Black students
Black students
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Mexican/American students
Mexican/American students
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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RECENT HALLUCINOGEN USE RECENT ECSTASY USE MARIJUANA USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17E Frequency Percent Q17J Frequency Percent q18d Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2737 92.75 Never Heard/Used 2763 93.75 Never Heard/Used 2521 83.42
In Your Lifetime 74 2.50 In Your Lifetime 81 2.75 1-2 times 233 7.72
Since School Began 54 1.83 Since School Began 46 1.55 3-10 times 120 3.97
In the Past Month 86 2.92 In the Past Month 57 1.95 11+ times 148 4.90
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2714 92.37 Never Heard/Used 2904 97.53 Never Heard/Used 2917 96.09
In Your Lifetime 70 2.40 In Your Lifetime 36 1.19 1-2 times 83 2.73
Since School Began 70 2.39 Since School Began 13 0.45 3-10 times 24 0.79
In the Past Month 84 2.84 In the Past Month 25 0.83 11+ times 12 0.40
RECENT DOWNER USE TOBACCO USE IN PAST MONTH CRACK USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17G Frequency Percent q18a Frequency Percent q18f Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2730 92.76 Never Heard/Used 2437 80.26 Never Heard/Used 2994 98.61
In Your Lifetime 57 1.95 1-2 times 233 7.68 1-2 times 31 1.01
Since School Began 67 2.26 3-10 times 125 4.10 3-10 times 9 0.29
In the Past Month 89 3.02 11+ times 242 7.96 11+ times 3 0.09
RECENT ROHYPNOL USE ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH CLOSE FRIENDS USE
Q17H Frequency Percent q18b Frequency Percent CIGARETTES
Never Heard/Used 2882 97.58 Never Heard/Used 1927 63.49 q19a Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 22 0.76 1-2 times 634 20.87 Never heard/None 1233 41.22
Since School Began 12 0.41 3-10 times 349 11.49 A few 858 28.68
In the Past Month 37 1.26 11+ times 126 4.15 Some 522 17.46
Most 319 10.67
All 59 1.97
Frequency Missing = 150.8094271 Frequency Missing = 67.905479039
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
SMOKELESS TOBACCO WINE MARIJUANA
q21b Frequency Percent q21e Frequency Percent q21h Frequency Percent
9 or younger 30 8.05 9 or younger 217 15.15 9 or younger 38 4.86
10 years old 14 3.79 10 years old 116 8.14 10 years old 31 3.98
11 years old 22 5.87 11 years old 114 7.98 11 years old 54 6.86
12 years old 36 9.57 12 years old 203 14.22 12 years old 87 11.05
13 years old 40 10.68 13 years old 242 16.92 13 years old 124 15.84
14 years old 67 17.76 14 years old 196 13.68 14 years old 116 14.76
15 years old 70 18.48 15 years old 179 12.53 15 years old 134 17.12
16 years old 55 14.69 16 years old 105 7.37 16 years old 116 14.83
17 years old 35 9.29 17 years old 44 3.09 17 years old 69 8.87
18 or older 7 1.82 18 or older 13 0.92 18 or older 14 1.85
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q21c Frequency Percent q21f Frequency Percent q21i Frequency Percent
9 or younger 300 18.58 9 or younger 110 7.86 9 or younger 3 1.51
10 years old 129 8.00 10 years old 57 4.06 10 years old 2 0.86
11 years old 114 7.06 11 years old 74 5.29 11 years old 5 2.04
12 years old 221 13.71 12 years old 169 12.05 12 years old 19 8.48
13 years old 209 12.95 13 years old 214 15.30 13 years old 34 14.78
14 years old 237 14.67 14 years old 233 16.63 14 years old 35 15.37
15 years old 194 12.01 15 years old 258 18.38 15 years old 55 24.19
16 years old 145 8.96 16 years old 198 14.10 16 years old 50 21.69
17 years old 50 3.08 17 years old 66 4.74 17 years old 15 6.66
18 or older 16 0.98 18 or older 22 1.59 18 or older 10 4.42
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q22c Frequency Percent q22f Frequency Percent q22i Frequency Percent
Every day 10 0.34 Every day 7 0.24 Every day 2 0.07
Several times/wk 88 2.99 Several times/wk 79 2.69 Several times/wk 11 0.38
Several times/mo 388 13.16 Several times/mo 295 9.98 Several times/mo 32 1.11
About once/month 402 13.63 About once/month 398 13.49 About once/month 36 1.26
About once/year 303 10.27 About once/year 275 9.30 About once/year 42 1.44
< once/year 291 9.87 < once/year 249 8.44 < once/year 72 2.48
Never used 1468 49.74 Never used 1648 55.85 Never used 2689 93.25
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q22d Frequency Percent q22g Frequency Percent q22j Frequency Percent
Every day 7 0.25 Every day 5 0.19 Every day 2 0.09
Several times/wk 45 1.54 Several times/wk 15 0.51 Several times/wk 3 0.09
Several times/mo 229 7.80 Several times/mo 35 1.20 Several times/mo 14 0.49
About once/month 364 12.42 About once/month 43 1.47 About once/month 7 0.25
About once/year 312 10.63 About once/year 56 1.92 About once/year 14 0.48
< once/year 298 10.16 < once/year 105 3.63 < once/year 30 1.03
Never used 1678 57.20 Never used 2641 91.09 Never used 2824 97.57
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE AMOUNT OF BEER AT ONE
UPPERS STEROIDS TIME
q22m Frequency Percent q22p Frequency Percent q23a Frequency Percent
Every day 2 0.06 Every day 7 0.24 Never drink this 1582 53.70
Several times/wk 14 0.48 Several times/wk 5 0.16 12+ drinks 80 2.72
Several times/mo 32 1.13 Several times/mo 4 0.13 9-11 drinks 65 2.22
About once/month 47 1.62 About once/month 6 0.20 5-8 drinks 213 7.22
About once/year 42 1.47 About once/year 14 0.49 3-4 drinks 315 10.70
< once/year 60 2.09 < once/year 24 0.84 2 drinks 188 6.38
Never used 2679 93.15 Never used 2835 97.94 1 drink 212 7.18
< 1 drink 291 9.88