Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 1998
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Cigarettes?
Smokeless tobacco?
Table T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked?
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All
Tobacco 12.4
Brackett
Spring 1998
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Cigarettes?
Smokeless Tobacco?
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Smoke cigarettes?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
All 57.8% 25.8% 10.5% 4.1% 1.9%
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Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
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Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
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Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do you usually
have at one time, on average?
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor
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Table A-4: During the past twelve months, how often have you had five or more drinks at one
time?
Beer
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Wine
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Liquor
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
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All
Alcohol 12.9
Beer 13.1
Wine Coolers 13.4
Wine 13.5
Liquor 13.8
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Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
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Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine coolers?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Liquor?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drinking?
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Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was alcohol used?
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Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from...
At home
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From friends
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From a store
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
At parties
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Other source
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
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Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Several Several About About Less Than
Never Every Times Times Once a Once a Once a
Used Day a Week a Month Month Year Year
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
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Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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All
Marijuana 14.1
Cocaine *
Crack *
Hallucinogens *
Uppers *
Downers *
Rohypnol *
Steroids *
Ecstasy *
Heroin *
Brackett
Spring 1998
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
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Rohypnol?
Steroids?
Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
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Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drug use?
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was marijuana used?
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Joints?
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Blunts?
Pipes?
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Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
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Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
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Ecstasy?
Steroids?
Heroin?
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0 1 2-3 4+
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All
Inhalants 12.8
Brackett
Spring 1998
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Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you attended
class while high from inhalant use?
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Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
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Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information on drugs or
alcohol from the following sources?
Health class
No Yes
An assembly program
No Yes
Guidance counselor
No Yes
Science class
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Your parents
No Yes
A medical doctor
No Yes
Your friends
No Yes
No Yes
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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?
No Yes
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GENDER
Q1 Frequency Percent
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Female 81.93843 55.9
Male 64.73739 44.1
GRADE
Q2 Frequency Percent
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Grade 7 26.4529 17.8
Grade 8 27.53261 18.5
Grade 9 31.85145 21.4
Grade 10 28.07246 18.8
Grade 11 16.73551 11.2
Grade 12 18.35507 12.3
Q3 Frequency Percent
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No 33.95617 22.9
Yes 114.3477 77.1
AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
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11 or younger 0.696129 0.5
12 5.569031 3.7
13 22.56635 15.1
14 33.12447 22.2
15 29.75055 20.0
16 26.0022 17.5
17 16.65744 11.2
18 14.63383 9.8
ETHNICITY
Q5 Frequency Percent
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African/American 4.183799 2.8
Asian/American 0.655538 0.4
Mexican/American 87.53043 59.6
Native/American 1.990716 1.4
Other 6.889597 4.7
White 45.66153 31.1
Q6 Frequency Percent
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Mostly A's 42.26892 28.9
Mostly B's 79.20821 54.1
Mostly C's 20.16381 13.8
Mostly D's 4.672218 3.2
Q7 Frequency Percent
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<1 year 14.20104 9.6
2-3 years 18.14858 12.2
>4 years 115.9543 78.2
Q8 Frequency Percent
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No 115.7587 77.7
Yes 33.24128 22.3
Q9 Frequency Percent
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No 90.929 61.0
Yes 58.071 39.0
PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS
PARTICIPATE IN BAND/ORCHESTRA
PARTICIPATE IN CHOIR
PARTICIPATE IN DRAMA/SPEECH
PARTICIPATE IN DRILL
TEAM/CHEERLEADING
PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL
NEWSPAPER/YEARBOOK
PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC
CLUBS/SOCIETIES
PARTICIPATE IN VOE/DE/WORK-STUDY
FRIENDS WISHING TO
DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRINKING
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRUG USE
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--SOCIAL
STUDIES CLASS
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--DRUG
RAP SESSION
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--INVITED
SCHOOL GUEST
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--OTHER
SCHOOL SOURCE
NON-LOTTERY GAMBLING
IN PAST YEAR