Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SPRING 2008
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Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 11
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 14
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 15
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 75.9% 5.6% 6.1% 6.5% 3.0% 2.9%
Grade 7 86.6% 4.1% 4.1% 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
Grade 8 84.3% 5.5% 4.1% 2.3% 2.8% 0.9%
Grade 9 75.4% 4.5% 7.3% 6.1% 3.4% 3.4%
Grade 10 62.0% 2.9% 9.5% 16.8% 5.1% 3.6%
Grade 11 66.3% 12.2% 6.1% 6.1% 3.1% 6.1%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 17
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... 18
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 20
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.. 21
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 42.2% 25.8% 22.5% 6.5% 3.0%
Grade 7 58.4% 19.3% 16.4% 4.1% 1.9%
Grade 8 53.3% 19.3% 18.4% 7.1% 1.9%
Grade 9 37.3% 28.3% 23.5% 7.8% 3.0%
Grade 10 27.9% 26.5% 33.1% 8.1% 4.4%
Grade 11 26.4% 40.7% 23.1% 5.5% 4.4%
From friends
All 41.8% 18.2% 13.8% 18.0% 8.2%
Grade 7 56.5% 22.5% 11.5% 8.0% 1.5%
Grade 8 52.4% 20.0% 12.9% 11.4% 3.3%
Grade 9 37.7% 19.8% 16.0% 15.4% 11.1%
Grade 10 29.1% 13.4% 15.0% 29.1% 13.4%
Grade 11 25.8% 12.9% 14.0% 32.3% 15.1%
From a store
All 42.4% 44.5% 7.5% 3.1% 2.5%
Grade 7 56.2% 38.9% 2.3% 1.5% 1.1%
Grade 8 53.3% 43.3% 2.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Grade 9 39.4% 41.3% 8.8% 6.3% 4.4%
Grade 10 29.7% 47.7% 16.4% 5.5% 0.8%
Grade 11 25.0% 55.7% 10.2% 2.3% 6.8%
At parties
All 41.6% 16.1% 14.4% 13.0% 14.8%
Grade 7 56.1% 18.9% 9.5% 10.6% 4.9%
Grade 8 51.7% 16.4% 17.9% 7.7% 6.3%
Grade 9 40.0% 17.6% 13.3% 12.7% 16.4%
Grade 10 28.9% 12.5% 14.8% 15.6% 28.1%
Grade 11 22.7% 13.6% 18.2% 21.6% 23.9%
Other source
All 43.5% 24.9% 13.3% 9.7% 8.6%
Grade 7 57.8% 25.6% 5.4% 4.7% 6.6%
Grade 8 53.3% 21.4% 12.4% 8.1% 4.8%
Grade 9 39.8% 26.1% 15.5% 11.2% 7.5%
Grade 10 31.5% 19.4% 19.4% 14.5% 15.3%
Grade 11 28.0% 33.3% 16.1% 11.8% 10.8%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 22
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.. 30
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.. 31
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.. 32
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 78.1% 6.6% 6.0% 4.7% 3.7% 0.9%
Grade 7 90.2% 2.6% 1.5% 1.1% 2.6% 1.9%
Grade 8 87.3% 3.3% 4.7% 2.8% 0.9% 0.9%
Grade 9 74.0% 5.9% 5.9% 8.3% 4.7% 1.2%
Grade 10 65.4% 10.0% 10.8% 8.5% 5.4% 0.0%
Grade 11 68.1% 14.3% 8.8% 3.3% 5.5% 0.0%
Blunts? All 79.4% 8.1% 4.7% 3.7% 3.0% 1.1%
Grade 7 93.4% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 1.5% 1.9%
Grade 8 88.5% 4.8% 3.3% 1.9% 0.5% 1.0%
Grade 9 75.9% 8.6% 5.6% 3.7% 4.9% 1.2%
Grade 10 65.9% 14.7% 5.4% 7.8% 6.2% 0.0%
Grade 11 67.0% 14.3% 9.9% 5.5% 2.2% 1.1%
Bongs or water pipes? All 80.9% 6.5% 3.0% 5.6% 2.9% 1.1%
Grade 7 93.4% 1.2% 0.8% 2.0% 0.8% 2.0%
Grade 8 90.6% 3.3% 2.8% 1.4% 0.9% 0.9%
Grade 9 79.1% 5.7% 4.4% 5.1% 4.4% 1.3%
Grade 10 68.0% 12.3% 3.3% 11.5% 4.9% 0.0%
Grade 11 66.3% 13.0% 4.3% 10.9% 4.3% 1.1%
Pipes? All 79.9% 6.4% 3.2% 5.9% 3.6% 1.0%
Grade 7 93.3% 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% 0.8% 2.8%
Grade 8 89.9% 3.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1.4% 0.5%
Grade 9 77.8% 5.1% 4.4% 5.7% 5.7% 1.3%
Grade 10 64.4% 11.9% 5.1% 11.0% 7.6% 0.0%
Grade 11 66.3% 13.5% 4.5% 12.4% 3.4% 0.0%
Some other way? All 85.9% 6.2% 2.0% 1.4% 2.4% 2.1%
Grade 7 94.6% 1.5% 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 2.3%
Grade 8 92.9% 2.8% 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 1.4%
Grade 9 82.5% 7.5% 3.1% 1.3% 4.4% 1.3%
Grade 10 76.8% 10.4% 4.0% 2.4% 4.8% 1.6%
Grade 11 77.8% 11.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 4.4%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 34
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 35
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 40
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? 41
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 42
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 41.1%
Grade 7 34.4%
Grade 8 36.0%
Grade 9 35.7%
Grade 10 60.5%
Grade 11 47.7%
An assembly program All 81.5%
Grade 7 82.9%
Grade 8 81.7%
Grade 9 73.9%
Grade 10 85.7%
Grade 11 84.6%
Guidance counselor All 41.6%
Grade 7 73.9%
Grade 8 42.9%
Grade 9 26.9%
Grade 10 29.7%
Grade 11 18.2%
Science class All 44.7%
Grade 7 73.5%
Grade 8 44.6%
Grade 9 22.3%
Grade 10 42.9%
Grade 11 27.3%
Social studies class All 14.3%
Grade 7 21.2%
Grade 8 8.1%
Grade 9 8.3%
Grade 10 18.4%
Grade 11 16.4%
Student group session All 14.7%
Grade 7 15.5%
Grade 8 13.7%
Grade 9 8.1%
Grade 10 24.4%
Grade 11 13.6%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 43
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 52.1%
Grade 7 56.3%
Grade 8 51.8%
Grade 9 45.2%
Grade 10 54.9%
Grade 11 51.5%
Another source at school All 33.8%
Grade 7 34.3%
Grade 8 32.6%
Grade 9 32.5%
Grade 10 37.3%
Grade 11 32.8%
Any school source All 57.9%
Grade 7 66.3%
Grade 8 69.2%
Grade 9 48.5%
Grade 10 50.0%
Grade 11 54.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 44
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 39.1%
Grade 7 48.8%
Grade 8 44.9%
Grade 9 31.1%
Grade 10 33.7%
Grade 11 30.3%
Another adult in school ( All 32.2%
Grade 7 28.5%
Grade 8 35.9%
Grade 9 29.1%
Grade 10 36.0%
Grade 11 32.4%
A counselor or program ou All 38.1%
Grade 7 43.4%
Grade 8 44.4%
Grade 9 27.6%
Grade 10 34.7%
Grade 11 37.0%
Your parents All 61.1%
Grade 7 68.4%
Grade 8 57.1%
Grade 9 57.8%
Grade 10 60.4%
Grade 11 60.3%
A medical doctor All 40.4%
Grade 7 41.4%
Grade 8 43.3%
Grade 9 38.0%
Grade 10 36.8%
Grade 11 41.1%
Your friends All 74.5%
Grade 7 67.1%
Grade 8 75.0%
Grade 9 72.5%
Grade 10 83.0%
Grade 11 79.2%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 45
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 59.6%
Grade 7 62.3%
Grade 8 58.2%
Grade 9 58.0%
Grade 10 56.4%
Grade 11 63.0%
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 7.3%
Grade 8 3.7%
Grade 9 3.8%
Grade 10 8.2%
Grade 11 6.6%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 48
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 22.1%
Grade 7 17.2%
Grade 8 20.7%
Grade 9 19.7%
Grade 10 33.0%
Grade 11 25.0%
Books, magazines, poster All 47.7%
Grade 7 45.1%
Grade 8 46.2%
Grade 9 44.4%
Grade 10 53.9%
Grade 11 52.0%
TV, radio, or other audi All 49.7%
Grade 7 52.5%
Grade 8 47.9%
Grade 9 44.8%
Grade 10 56.2%
Grade 11 47.2%
Your parents All 49.7%
Grade 7 54.9%
Grade 8 47.5%
Grade 9 46.7%
Grade 10 48.9%
Grade 11 49.3%
2. Prevalence Tables
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Male students
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Female students
Female students
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White students
White students
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Black students
Black students
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Black students
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Mexican/American students
Mexican/American students
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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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3. Margin Tables
GRADE
q2 Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 14.142134659 PARTICIPATE IN
Grade 7 219 22.08 SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Grade 8 199 20.13 q12a Frequency Percent
Grade 9 217 21.90 LENGTH OF TIME IN No 376 43.90
THIS DISTRICT Yes 481 56.10
Grade 10 193 19.46
q7 Frequency Percent
Grade 11 163 16.42
<1 year 158 16.21
2-3 years 148 15.17 Frequency Missing = 132.74941554
LIVE WITH BOTH >4 years 668 68.62
PARENTS
PARTICIPATE IN
q3 Frequency Percent SCHOOL
Frequency Missing = 16.115108066
No 411 42.24 BAND/ORCHESTRA
Yes 563 57.76 q12b Frequency Percent
DO YOU HAVE A JOB No 537 78.17
q8 Frequency Percent Yes 150 21.83
Frequency Missing = 15.963708931
No 758 78.82
Yes 204 21.18
Frequency Missing = 302.49072266
AGE
q4 Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 27.704227349
12 33 3.33 PARTICIPATE IN
13 188 19.15 SCHOOL CHOIR
14 200 20.34 DO YOU GET AN q12c Frequency Percent
15 232 23.63 ALLOWANCE No 554 88.90
16 180 18.30 q9 Frequency Percent Yes 69 11.10
17 144 14.67 No 685 70.61
18 6 0.59 Yes 285 29.39
Frequency Missing = 367.10118773
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 798 91.54 Never Heard/Used 893 98.61 Never Heard/Used 883 97.41
In Your Lifetime 23 2.70 In Your Lifetime 8 0.84 1-2 times 18 2.01
Since School Began 14 1.63 In the Past Month 5 0.55 3-10 times 4 0.41
In the Past Month 36 4.14 11+ times 1 0.16
Frequency Missing = 915.29534851 AGE WHEN FIRST USED HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
ECSTASY SMOKELESS TOBACCO
q21q Frequency Percent q22b Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 10 years old 2 4.01 Every day 7 0.87
DOWNERS 12 years old 6 13.06 Several times/wk 4 0.42
q21n Frequency Percent 13 years old 10 20.96 Several times/mo 14 1.59
9 or younger 3 3.58 14 years old 7 16.16 About once/month 10 1.13
10 years old 1 1.05 15 years old 12 25.77 About once/year 20 2.34
11 years old 4 4.99 16 years old 8 16.91 < once/year 38 4.50
12 years old 8 11.03 17 years old 1 3.14 Never used 761 89.15
13 years old 15 21.15
14 years old 16 22.11
15 years old 16 23.12 Frequency Missing = 944.1198737 Frequency Missing = 136.21830797
16 years old 9 12.97
GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USE MARIJUANA AS JOINTS USE MARIJUANA OTHER WAYS
FROM FRIENDS q26a Frequency Percent q26e Frequency Percent
q25b Frequency Percent Never 671 78.12 Never 719 85.86
Do not Drink 353 41.77 Seldom 57 6.62 Seldom 52 6.17
Never 154 18.19 Half the time 51 5.97 Half the time 17 2.04
Seldom 116 13.77 Most of the time 41 4.72 Most of the time 12 1.43
Most of the Time 152 18.02 Always 31 3.66 Always 20 2.42
Always 70 8.25 Don't know 8 0.89 Don't know 17 2.09
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Frequency Missing = 257.26149039
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
MPHLETS
q38b Frequency
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
No 366 DRINKING BEER
Yes 333 q39b Frequency Percent
Strong disapprove 453 60.81
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Mild disapprove 104 13.91
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
MPHLETS Neither 91 12.25
q38b Percent Mildly approve 31 4.19
No 52.34 Strongly approve 18 2.37
Yes 47.66 Don't know 48 6.47