DALLAS COUNTY - Irving ISD - 2007 Pride Survey

PRIDE
Surveys
Questionnaire Report for Grades 6 to 12
Irving Independent Schools
Irving, TX
May 31, 2007

Contents
1 Introduction 17
1.1 How To Use Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 Summary 19
2.1 Core Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 Annual and Monthly Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3 Where Students Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.4 When Students Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 Protective Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Graphics 22
3.1 Frequency of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.1 Annual Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.2 30-Day Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.2 Perception of Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.3 Perception of Parental Disapproval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.4 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.5 Average Age of Onset of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.6 Student Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
3.7 Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
3.8 Where Do You Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
3.9 When Do You Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
3.10 Drug Use by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
3.11 Risk and Protective Factors – Cross Tabulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
3.11.1 Attend Church or Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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3.11.2 Take Part in Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
3.11.3 Make Good Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
3.11.4 Take Part in Sports Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
3.11.5 Take Part in School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
3.11.6 Get Into Trouble at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
3.11.7 Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
3.11.8 Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
3.11.9 Parents Set Clear Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
3.11.10Parents Punish for Breaking Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
3.12 Safety and Health – Cross Tabulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
3.13 Carrying a Gun to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
3.14 Involvement in Gangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
3.15 Thinking About Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
3.16 Being Overweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
3.17 Threatening/Harmful Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
3.18 Trouble with Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
3.19 Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
4 Percentage Tables 180

4.1 Personal & Family Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
4.2 Student Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.3 Do You Feel The Following Are Harmful To Your Health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
4.4 Within The Past Year How Often Have You... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
4.5 At What Age Did You First... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
4.6 Where Do You Usually Use... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
4.7 When Do You Usually Use... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
4.8 How Easy Is It To Get... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
4.9 What Effect Do You Most Often Get When You Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4.10 While At School Have You... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
4.11 In My School, I Feel Safe... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
4.12 How Wrong Would Your Parents Feel It Would Be For You To... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.13 How Wrong Would Your Friends Feel It Would Be For You To... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
4.14 Frequency of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
5 Narrative Report 253

5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
5.1.1 The Pride Surveys Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
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5.1.2 The Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
5.2 Gateway Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
5.2.1 Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
5.2.2 Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
5.2.3 Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
5.3 Other Illicit Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
5.3.1 Cocaine, Uppers, and Downers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
5.4 The Media and Data Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
5.4.1 Community Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
5.4.2 The Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
5.4.3 Presentations to School/Community Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
5.4.4 Sample Press Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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List of Tables
1.1 Number of Students Surveyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1 Core Measures for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.2 Percentage of Students Who Report Using Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3 Where Do Students Report Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.4 When Do Students Report Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 Percentage Of Students At Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 Percentage Of Students Protected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Attend Church or Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

3.2 Take Part in Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
3.3 Make Good Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
3.4 Take Part in Sports Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
3.5 Take Part in School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
3.6 Get Into Trouble at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
3.7 Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
3.8 Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
3.9 Parents Set Clear Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
3.10 Parents Punish for Breaking Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
4.1 Ethnic Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

4.2 Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
4.3 Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
4.4 Do you live with... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
4.5 Do you have a job? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
4.6 Does your father have a job? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
4.7 Does your mother have a job? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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4.8 What is the educational level of your father? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
4.9 What is the educational level of your mother? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
4.10 Do you make good grades? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.11 Do you get into trouble at school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.12 Do you take part in school sports teams? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.13 Do you take part in school activities such as band, clubs, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4.14 Do you take part in community activities such as scouts, rec. teams, youth clubs, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4.15 Do you attend church, synagogue, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4.16 Do your parents talk with you about the problems of tobacco, alcohol and drug use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
4.17 Do your teachers talk with you about the problems of tobacco, alcohol and drug use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
4.18 Have you skipped school without your parents’ permission in the past year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
4.19 Does your school set clear rules on using drugs at school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
4.20 Does your school set clear rules on bullying or threatening other students at school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
4.21 Do your parents set clear rules for you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
4.22 Do your parents punish you when you break the rules? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4.23 Have you been in trouble with the police? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4.24 Do you take part in gang activities? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4.25 Have you thought about committing suicide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
4.26 Do you have an adult, other than your parent or guardian, that you talk to about problems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
4.27 Do your friends use tobacco (cigarettes, etc.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
4.28 Do your friends use alcohol (beer, liquor, etc.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
4.29 Do your friends use marijuana (pot, hash, etc.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
4.30 Do your friends use other illicit drugs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
4.31 Have you had 5 or more glasses of beer, coolers, breezers or liquor within a few hours? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
4.32 Have you driven a car after or while drinking alcohol? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
4.33 Does your school ask any students to take a drug test? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
4.34 Does your school have a Student Assistance Program(SAP)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
4.35 Does your school have a school security (police) officer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
4.36 Does your school security(police) officer help keep your school safe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
4.37 Do you think that you are overweight? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
4.38 Has a doctor told you that you are overweight? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
4.39 Have you bought or sold drugs AT school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
4.40 Have you bought or sold drugs when NOT at school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
4.41 Have you carried a gun for protection or as a weapon when NOT at school in the past year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
4.42 Do you feel that using cigarettes is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
4.43 Do you feel that using smokeless tobacco is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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4.44 Do you feel that using cigars is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
4.45 Do you feel that using beer is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
4.46 Do you feel that using coolers, breezers, etc. is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
4.47 Do you feel that using liquor is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
4.48 Do you feel that using marijuana is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
4.49 Do you feel that using cocaine is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
4.50 Do you feel that using uppers is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
4.51 Do you feel that using downers is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
4.52 Do you feel that using inhalants is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
4.53 Do you feel that using hallucinogens is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
4.54 Do you feel that using heroin is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
4.55 Do you feel that using anabolic steroids is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
4.56 Do you feel that using ecstasy is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
4.57 Do you feel that using OxyContin is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
4.58 Do you feel that using meth is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
4.59 Do you feel that using any tobacco is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
4.60 Do you feel that using any alcohol is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
4.61 Do you feel that using any illicit drugs is harmful to your health? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
4.62 Within the past year how often have you smoked cigarettes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
4.63 Within the past year how often have you used smokeless tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
4.64 Within the past year how often have you smoked cigars? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
4.65 Within the past year how often have you drunk beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
4.66 Within the past year how often have you drunk coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
4.67 Within the past year how often have you drunk liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
4.68 Within the past year how often have you smoked marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
4.69 Within the past year how often have you used cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
4.70 Within the past year how often have you used uppers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
4.71 Within the past year how often have you used downers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
4.72 Within the past year how often have you used inhalants? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
4.73 Within the past year how often have you used hallucinogens? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
4.74 Within the past year how often have you used heroin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
4.75 Within the past year how often have you used anabolic steroids? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
4.76 Within the past year how often have you used ecstasy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
4.77 Within the past year how often have you used OxyContin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
4.78 Within the past year how often have you used meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
4.79 Within the past year how often have you used any tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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4.80 Within the past year how often have you used any alcohol? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
4.81 Within the past year how often have you used any illicit drug? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
4.82 At what age did you first smoke cigarettes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
4.83 At what age did you first use smokeless tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
4.84 At what age did you first smoke cigars? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
4.85 At what age did you first drink beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
4.86 At what age did you first drink coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
4.87 At what age did you first drink liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
4.88 At what age did you first smoke marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
4.89 At what age did you first use cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
4.90 At what age did you first use meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
4.91 At what age did you first use other illegal drugs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
4.92 Where do you usually smoke cigarettes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
4.93 Where do you usually use smokeless tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
4.94 Where do you usually smoke cigars? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
4.95 Where do you usually drink beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
4.96 Where do you usually drink coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
4.97 Where do you usually drink liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
4.98 Where do you usually smoke marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
4.99 Where do you usually use cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
4.100 Where do you usually use meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
4.101 When do you usually smoke cigarettes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
4.102 When do you usually use smokeless tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
4.103 When do you usually smoke cigars? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
4.104 When do you usually drink beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
4.105 When do you usually drink coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
4.106 When do you usually drink liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
4.107 When do you usually smoke marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
4.108 When do you usually use cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
4.109 When do you usually use meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
4.110 How easy is it to get cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
4.111 How easy is it to get beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
4.112 How easy is it to get coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
4.113 How easy is it to get liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
4.114 How easy is it to get marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
4.115 How easy is it to get cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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4.116 How easy is it to get meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
4.117 How easy is it to get a handgun? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
4.118 What effect do you most often get when you drink beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4.119 What effect do you most often get when you drink wine coolers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4.120 What effect do you most often get when you drink liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4.121 What effect do you most often get when you smoke marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
4.122 What effect do you most often get when you use cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
4.123 What effect do you most often get when you use meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
4.124 What effect do you most often get when you use other illegal drugs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
4.125 Carried a handgun? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
4.126 Carried a knife, club or other weapon? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
4.127 Threatened a student with a handgun, knife or club? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
4.128 Threatened to hurt a student by hitting, slapping or kicking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
4.129 Hurt a student by using a handgun, knife or club? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
4.130 Hurt a student by hitting, slapping or kicking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
4.131 Been threatened with a handgun, knife or club by a student? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
4.132 Had a student threaten to hit, slap or kick you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
4.133 Been afraid a student may hurt you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
4.134 Been hurt by a student using a handgun, knife or club? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
4.135 Been hurt by a student who hit, slapped or kicked you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
4.136 Been helped by a school security (police) officer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
4.137 Been in trouble with a school security (police) officer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
4.138 In my school, I feel safe in the classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
4.139 In my school, I feel safe in the cafeteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
4.140 In my school, I feel safe in the halls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
4.141 In my school, I feel safe in the bathroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
4.142 In my school, I feel safe in the gym. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
4.143 In my school, I feel safe on the school bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
4.144 In my school, I feel safe at school events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
4.145 In my school, I feel safe on the playground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
4.146 In my school, I feel safe in the parking lot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
4.147 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.148 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use alcohol? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.149 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.150 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use other illicit drugs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
4.151 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to fight with a student? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
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4.152 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to carry a weapon to school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
4.153 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to threaten a student? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
4.154 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to join a gang? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
4.155 How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to make bad grades? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
4.156 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
4.157 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use alcohol? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
4.158 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
4.159 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use other illicit drugs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
4.160 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to fight with a student? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
4.161 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to carry a weapon to school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
4.162 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to threaten a student? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
4.163 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to join a gang? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
4.164 How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to make bad grades? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
4.165 Frequency of use of cigarettes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
4.166 Frequency of use of smokeless tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
4.167 Frequency of use of cigars? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
4.168 Frequency of use of beer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
4.169 Frequency of use of coolers, breezers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
4.170 Frequency of use of liquor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
4.171 Frequency of use of marijuana? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
4.172 Frequency of use of cocaine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
4.173 Frequency of use of uppers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
4.174 Frequency of use of downers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
4.175 Frequency of use of inhalants? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
4.176 Frequency of use of hallucinogens? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
4.177 Frequency of use of heroin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
4.178 Frequency of use of anabolic steroids? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
4.179 Frequency of use of ecstasy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
4.180 Frequency of use of OxyContin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
4.181 Frequency of use of meth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
4.182 Frequency of use of any tobacco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
4.183 Frequency of use of any alcohol? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
4.184 Frequency of use of any illicit drug? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
5.1 30-Day Use of Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

5.2 Reported Location of Any Tobacco Use For Your Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
5.3 Reported Times of Any Tobacco Use For Your Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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5.4 30-Day Use of Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
5.5 Pct of Students Reporting Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get Tobacco and Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
5.6 Pct. of Students Reporting Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get Cocaine and Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
6.1 Outcome Measures by Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

6.2 Outcome Measures by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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3.1 Annual Use of Any Tobacco, Any Alcohol and Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2 Annual Use of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco and Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Annual Use of Beer, Coolers and Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4 Annual Use of Marijuana, Cocaine, Uppers and Downers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.5 Annual Use of Inhalants, Hallucinogens, Heroin and Anabolic Steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.6 Annual Use of Ecstasy, OxyContin and Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.7 30-Day Use of Any Tobacco, Any Alcohol and Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.8 30-Day Use of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco and Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.9 30-Day Use of Beer, Coolers and Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.10 30-Day Use of Marijuana, Cocaine, Uppers and Downers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.11 30-Day Use of Inhalants, Hallucinogens, Heroin and Anabolic Steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.12 30-Day Use of Ecstasy, OxyContin and Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.13 Perception of Risk – Any Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.14 Perception of Risk – Any Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.15 Perception of Risk – Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.16 Perception of Risk – Cigarettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.17 Perception of Risk – Smokeless Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.18 Perception of Risk – Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.19 Perception of Risk – Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.20 Perception of Risk – Coolers, Breezers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.21 Perception of Risk – Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.22 Perception of Risk – Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.23 Perception of Risk – Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.24 Perception of Risk – Uppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.25 Perception of Risk – Downers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.26 Perception of Risk – Inhalants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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3.27 Perception of Risk – Hallucinogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
3.28 Perception of Risk – Heroin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.29 Perception of Risk – Anabolic Steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.30 Perception of Risk – Ecstasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.31 Perception of Risk – OxyContin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.32 Perception of Risk – Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.33 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Use Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3.34 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Use Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3.35 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Use Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.36 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Use Other Illicit Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.37 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Fight With A Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.38 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Carry A Weapon To School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3.39 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Threaten A Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.40 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Join A Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.41 Perception of Parental Disapproval – Make Bad Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.42 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Use Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.43 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Use Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.44 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Use Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3.45 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Use Other Illicit Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.46 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Fight With A Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.47 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Carry A Weapon To School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3.48 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Threaten A Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
3.49 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Join A Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
3.50 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval – Make Bad Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.51 Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.52 Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.53 Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.54 Average Age of Onset of Use of Cigarettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
3.55 Average Age of Onset of Use of Smokeless Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.56 Average Age of Onset of Use of Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3.57 Average Age of Onset of Use of Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.58 Average Age of Onset of Use of Coolers, Breezers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
3.59 Average Age of Onset of Use of Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
3.60 Average Age of Onset of Use of Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
3.61 Average Age of Onset of Use of Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
3.62 Average Age of Onset of Use of Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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3.63 Average Age of Onset of Use of Other Illegal Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3.64 Attend Church or Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
3.65 Take Part in Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
3.66 Make Good Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
3.67 Take Part in Sports Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3.68 Take Part in School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
3.69 Get in Trouble at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.70 Teachers Talk About the Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
3.71 Parents Talk About the Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
3.72 Parents Set Clear Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.73 Parents Punish for Breaking Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
3.74 Availability – Any Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
3.75 Availability – Any Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
3.76 Availability – Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
3.77 Availability – Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.78 Availability – Coolers, Breezers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.79 Availability – Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
3.80 Availability – Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
3.81 Availability – Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
3.82 Availability – Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
3.83 Availability – A Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3.84 Where Do You Use Any Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
3.85 Where Do You Use Any Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
3.86 Where Do You Use Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
3.87 Where Do You Use Cigarettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.88 Where Do You Use Smokeless Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
3.89 Where Do You Use Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
3.90 Where Do You Use Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
3.91 Where Do You Use Coolers, Breezers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
3.92 Where Do You Use Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
3.93 Where Do You Use Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
3.94 Where Do You Use Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
3.95 Where Do You Use Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
3.96 When Do You Use Any Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.97 When Do You Use Any Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
3.98 When Do You Use Any Illicit Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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3.99 When Do You Use Cigarettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
3.100 When Do You Use Smokeless Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
3.101 When Do You Use Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
3.102 When Do You Use Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
3.103 When Do You Use Coolers, Breezers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.104 When Do You Use Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
3.105 When Do You Use Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.106 When Do You Use Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.107 When Do You Use Meth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
3.108 Use of Any Tobacco by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
3.109 Use of Any Alcohol by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
3.110 Use of Any Illicit Drug by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.111 Use of Cigarettes by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
3.112 Use of Smokeless Tobacco by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
3.113 Use of Cigars by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.114 Use of Beer by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
3.115 Use of Coolers, Breezers, etc. by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
3.116 Use of Liquor by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.117 Use of Marijuana by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
3.118 Use of Cocaine by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
3.119 Use of Uppers by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
3.120 Use of Downers by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
3.121 Use of Inhalants by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
3.122 Use of Hallucinogens by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
3.123 Use of Heroin by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
3.124 Use of Anabolic Steroids by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
3.125 Use of Ecstasy by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3.126 Use of OxyContin by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3.127 Use of Meth by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
3.128 Attend Church or Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3.129 Take Part in Community Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
3.130 Make Good Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
3.131 Take Part in Sports Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
3.132 Take Part in School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
3.133 Get Into Trouble at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
3.134 Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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3.135 Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
3.136 Parents Set Clear Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
3.137 Parents Punish for Breaking Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
3.138 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Carrying a Gun to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
3.139 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Involvement in Gangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
3.140 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Thinking About Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
3.141 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Being Overweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
3.142 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Threatening/Harmful Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
3.143 Drug Use of Students Who Reported Trouble with Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
5.144 30-Day Use of Any Alcohol, Beer, Coolers and Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
5.145 Location of Any Alcohol Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
5.146 Time of Any Alcohol Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
5.147 Monthly Use of Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
5.148 Location of Marijuana Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
5.149 Time of Any Marijuana Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
5.150 Friends’ Use of Marijauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
5.151 Monthly Use of Cocaine, Uppers and Downers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This report contains the data collected in your school(s) using the Pride 1.1 How To Use Your Data
Surveys Questionnaire. The report is organized as follows:
• Meet the accountability requirements of federal and state agencies that
your programs be evidence-based.
1. A Summary that provides you with the fundamental findings in an ab-
breviated and easy to read fashion. • Establish a needs assessment to design and secure funding for new
programs.
2. Color Graphs that provide more expansive results from the survey in
pictorial fashion. • Conduct periodic performance evaluations for continuing programs.
3. A List of Tables which contains the complete findings of the survey. This • Encourage community-wide support for your programs.
section itemizes student responses by each grade level and each item
scale (for example: never, seldom, sometimes, often and a lot). • Determine why negative student behaviors occur by examining risk and
protective factors.
4. A Narrative Report which includes both text and graphic images. This
section also includes a sample news release.
Additionally, the report contains a special section entitled Drug Free Com-
munities Support Program. This section was developed to provide the data
needed to satisfy core measures required by the Drug Free Communities
Support Program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration.
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Pride Surveys Report: Irving Independent Schools
The following information is for Pride Surveys internal use only.
Table 1.1: Number of Students Surveyed
Grade Grade Total Male Female
6 1384 642 645 • Data Files: us060492-497
7 1350 636 591
8 1396 627 623 • Filter: (grade == 1 || grade == 2 || grade == 3)
9 0 0 0
10 0 0 0
11 0 0 0
12 0 0 0
6-8 4130 1905 1859
9-12 0 0 0
Total 4130 1905 1859
We recommend that you share the findings of your survey with staff/faculty,
administration, boards of education, elected officials, parents, community or-
ganizations and the news media.
While the findings are likely to show that certain problems exist within
your student population, the overriding message will be that you are taking a
fact-based approach to understand and solve these problems
If you have questions about this report or if you wish to have information
on other Pride Surveys services and products, please contact:
Pride Surveys
c/o Janie Pitcock
160 Vanderbilt Court
Bowling Green, KY 42103
1-800-279-6361
1-270-746-9596
janie.pitcock@pridesurveys.com
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Chapter 2
Summary
Many federal agencies have identified certain data that are most impor- 2.1 Core Measures
tant in measuring drug use and perceptions among youth. These data are
often referred to as the Core Measures and consist of:
Table 2.1: Core Measures for All Students
Measure Tobacco Alcohol Marijuana
• Reported 30-day Use - the percentage of students who have re- 30-Day Use 5.7 11.8 5.4
ported use in the last 30 days, Perceived Risk 87.0 74.8 83.0
Parental Disapproval 92.1 85.1 93.2
• Perception of Risk - the percentage of students who reported that
Friend’s Disapproval 74.1 64.8 76.5
a drug was harmful or very harmful,
Avg. Age of First Use 11.5 11.4 12.2
• Perception of Parental Disapproval of Use - the percentage of stu-
dents who reported that their parents would feel if was Wrong or
Very Wrong to use,
• Perception of friend’s Disapproval of Use - the percentage of stu-

dents who reported that their friendsẃould feel if was Wrong or
Very Wrong to use,
• Age of Onset of Use - average age of first use
for the drug categories of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. The chapter
entitled Drug Free Communitites Support Program Core Measures will delve
into these measures in detail. This section will briefly summarize these data.
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2.2 Annual and Monthly Use 2.3 Where Students Use
Table 2.2: Percentage of Students Who Report Using Drugs Table 2.3: Where Do Students Report Using
DRUG ANNUAL MONTHLY AT AT IN A FRIENDS’
Any Tobacco 15.4 5.7 DRUG HOME SCHOOL CAR HOUSE OTHER
Cigarettes 13.4 4.9 Tobacco 4.9 1.0 1.5 6.2 7.7
Smokeless Tobacco 2.8 1.3 Alcohol 17.2 0.9 2.0 11.9 13.8
Cigars 8.3 3.0 Marijuana 1.8 0.9 1.4 4.5 4.4
Any Alcohol 37.0 11.8
Beer 28.3 8.8
Coolers, etc. 22.7 7.6
2.4 When Students Use
Liquor 19.3 6.3
Any Illicit Drug 15.2 7.7
Marijuana 9.8 5.4
Table 2.4: When Do Students Report Using
Cocaine 4.1 1.8
BEFORE DURING AFTER WEEK WEEK
Uppers 2.9 1.7
DRUG SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL NIGHT END
Downers 2.7 1.4
Tobacco 1.6 0.8 3.9 3.2 9.0
Inhalants 5.0 1.8
Alcohol 1.3 0.9 3.6 6.3 23.2
Hallucinogens 1.8 1.1
Marijuana 1.3 0.6 2.2 2.3 5.7
Heroin 2.4 1.1
Steroids 1.6 0.9
Ecstasy 2.1 1.1
OxyContin 1.6 1.0
Meth 3.5 1.5
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2.5 Risk Factors
Table 2.5: Percentage Of Students At Risk

FACTOR PCT AT RISK
Guns NOT at School 8.9
Guns AT School 3.5
Gang Activity 3.7
Contemplate Suicide 4.7
Trouble With Police 29.0
Threaten A Student With a Gun, Knife or Club 4.0
Threaten To Hurt A Student By Hitting, Slapping or Kicking 36.1
Hurt A Student With A Gun, Knife or Club 2.6
Hurt A Student By Hitting, Slapping or Kicking 36.7
Been Threatened With a Gun, Knife or Club 9.5
Had A Student Threaten To Hit, Slap or Kick 39.4
Been Afraid A Student May Hurt You 29.6
Been Hurt By A Student With A Gun, Knife or Club 4.2
Been Hurt By A Student By Hitting, Slapping or Kicking 26.8
2.6 Protective Factors
Table 2.6: Percentage Of Students Protected

FACTOR PCT PROTECTED
Make Good Grades 65.9
Attend Church or Synagogue 48.0
Take Part in Community Activities 20.2
Take Part in School Activities 36.7
Teachers Talk About the Dangers of Drugs 45.0
Parents Talk About the Dangers of Drugs 48.0
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Chapter 3
Graphics
The following graphs will assist you in understanding the relationship of

student behavior to alcohol and other drug usage. You are encouraged to
make overheads or slides from the graphs for presentations to school faculty,
parents, media, and other audiences in the community.
The Location and Time of drug use graphs will be helpful in understanding
the need for a commitment to drug abuse prevention by parents and the larger
community - not just by schools. Student alcohol and other drug use occurs
most often outside the school and at times when school is not in session.
The Perceived Harm of alcohol and other drugs will assist with under-
standing how the false assumptions concerning harm are related to drug use.
When drugs are perceived as harmless, the probability of use increases.
Research indicates that easy access, Availability, to drugs increases the

probability of use. Availability of alcohol and other drugs normally increases
at higher grade levels.
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3.1 Frequency of Use
3.1.1 Annual Use
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3.1.2 30-Day Use
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30-Day Use of Beer, Coolers and Liquor
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30-Day Use of Marijuana, Cocaine, Uppers and Downers
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30-Day Use of Ecstasy, OxyContin and Meth
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3.2 Perception of Risk
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Perception of Risk -- Any Tobacco
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Perception of Risk -- Any Alcohol
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Perception of Risk -- Any Illicit Drug
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Perception of Risk -- Cigarettes
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Perception of Risk -- Smokeless Tobacco
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Perception of Risk -- Cigars
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Perception of Risk -- Beer
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Perception of Risk -- Coolers, Breezers, etc.
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Perception of Risk -- Liquor
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Perception of Risk -- Marijuana
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Perception of Risk -- Cocaine
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Perception of Risk -- Uppers
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Perception of Risk -- Downers
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Perception of Risk -- Inhalants
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Perception of Risk -- Hallucinogens
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Perception of Risk -- Heroin
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Perception of Risk -- Anabolic Steroids
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Perception of Risk -- Ecstasy
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Perception of Risk -- OxyContin
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Perception of Risk -- Meth
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3.3 Perception of Parental Disapproval
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Use Tobacco
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Use Alcohol
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Use Marijuana
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Use Other Illicit Drugs
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Fight With A Student
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Carry A Weapon To School
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Threaten A Student
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Join A Gang
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Perception of Parental Disapproval -- Make Bad Grades
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3.4 Perception of Friends’ Disapproval
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Use Tobacco
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Use Alcohol
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Use Marijuana
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Use Other Illicit Drugs
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Fight With A Student
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Carry A Weapon To School
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Threaten A Student
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Join A Gang
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Perception of Friends' Disapproval -- Make Bad Grades
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3.5 Average Age of Onset of Use
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Tobacco
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Average Age of Onset of Use
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Alcohol
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Any Illicit Drug
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Cigarettes
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Smokeless Tobacco
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Cigars
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Beer
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Coolers, Breezers, etc.
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Liquor
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Marijuana
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Cocaine
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Meth
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Average Age of Onset of Use of Other Illegal Drugs
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3.6 Student Information
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Attend Church or Synagogue
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Make Good Grades
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Teachers Talk About the Dangers of Drugs
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Parents Talk About the Dangers of Drugs
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3.7 Availability
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Availability -- Any Tobacco

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Availability -- Any Alcohol

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Availability -- Any Illicit Drug

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Availability -- Beer
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Availability -- Coolers, Breezers, etc.

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Availability -- Liquor
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Availability -- Marijuana
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3.8 Where Do You Use
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Where Do You Use Any Alcohol

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3.9 When Do You Use
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3.10 Drug Use by Gender
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3.11 Risk and Protective Factors – Cross Tabulations
This section looks at the following questions:
• Attend Church or Synagogue
• Take Part in Community Activities
• Make Good Grades
• Take Part in Sports Teams
• Take Part in School Activities
• Get Into Trouble at School
• Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs
• Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs
• Parents Set Clear Rules
• Parents Punish for Breaking Rules
How students responded to each question is presented in table form. Stu-

dents are then grouped based on how they responded to each question. The
percent of illicit drug use for each subgroup is calculated and presented in
graphic form. For example, if the bar for Never is at 40%, this means 40% of
the students who marked Never reported using an illicit drug.
Graphics 161
3.11.1 Attend Church or Synagogue Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
the percent of illicit drug use in the past year is calculated for each group. For
example, if the bar for Never is at 40% this means 40% of the students who
Students could respond to this question by marking Never, Seldom, Some-
marked Never reported using an illicit drug.
times, Often or A Lot. The following table shows what percent of all students
responded Never, what percent responded Sometimes, etc.
Table 3.1: Attend Church or Synagogue

RESPONSE PCT
Never 13.1
Seldom 12.6
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3.11.2 Take Part in Community Activities Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.2: Take Part in Community Activities

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Never 57.0
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3.11.3 Make Good Grades Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.3: Make Good Grades

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Never 0.7
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3.11.4 Take Part in Sports Teams Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.4: Take Part in Sports Teams

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Never 45.2
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3.11.5 Take Part in School Activities Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.5: Take Part in School Activities

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Never 39.9
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3.11.6 Get Into Trouble at School Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.6: Get Into Trouble at School

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Never 26.9
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3.11.7 Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.7: Teachers Talk About Dangers of Drugs

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Never 10.5
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3.11.8 Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.8: Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs

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Never 12.7
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3.11.9 Parents Set Clear Rules Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.9: Parents Set Clear Rules

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Never 3.5
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3.11.10 Parents Punish for Breaking Rules Students are grouped based on how they responded to the question and
Table 3.10: Parents Punish for Breaking Rules

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Never 7.8
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3.12 Safety and Health – Cross Tabulations
The following graphs and tables summarize some of the Student Information
questions in regards to drug use. These data are calculated by examining
specific subsets of your population. For example, a percentage is calculated
for students who report carrying a gun and their liquor use. This percentage
is calculated as follows:
Number of those reporting carrying a

gun to school and claiming to use liquor
Number of those reporting carrying a gun and validly
responding to the question How Often Do You Use Liquor
The Ratio describes the relationship between the groups examined on

each graph. For example, in looking at Guns vs. No Guns if the cocaine ratio
were 5.3, this would mean the percentage of students who report cocaine
use was 5.3 times higher for students who report bringing a gun to school
compared to those who don’t.
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3.13 Carrying a Gun to School Drug Use of Students Who Reported Carrying a Gun to School
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NOTE: Results based on students who reported one

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Liquor 57.8% 17.8% 3.2
Marijuana 49.6% 8.2% 6.0
Cocaine 35.7% 2.8% 12.8
Meth 31.3% 2.4% 13.0
N of Students 129 3543
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Liquor 50.8% 14.2% 3.6
Marijuana 39.3% 5.1% 7.7
Cocaine 20.5% 1.5% 13.7
Meth 13.8% 1.8% 7.7
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3.15 Thinking About Suicide Drug Use of Students Who Reported Thinking About Suicide
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Liquor 43.6% 18.1% 2.4
Marijuana 24.2% 9.1% 2.7
Cocaine 18.5% 3.4% 5.4
Meth 14.5% 2.9% 5.0
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3.16 Being Overweight Drug Use of Students Who Reported Being Overweight
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Cocaine 5.6% 3.6% 1.6
Meth 4.4% 3.2% 1.4
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3.17 Threatening/Harmful Behaviors Drug Use of Students Who Reported Threatening/Harmful Behaviors
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with a gun, knife or club or threatening to hit, slap or kick Liquor 34.0% 10.6% 3.2
Marijuana 17.8% 5.1% 3.5
Cocaine 7.7% 1.9% 4.1
Meth 6.4% 1.8% 3.6
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3.18 Trouble with Police Drug Use of Students Who Reported Trouble with Police
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Liquor 37.5% 11.7% 3.2
Marijuana 26.1% 3.1% 8.4
Cocaine 10.5% 1.5% 7.0
Meth 7.2% 1.9% 3.8
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3.19 Personal Safety
1078 students report being afraid another student will hurt them at school.
(29.6% of total responding)
Of these 1078 students, 47 report carrying a gun to school (4.4%).
1017 students report getting hurt at school. (27.9% of total responding)
Of these 1017 students, 69 report carrying a gun to school (6.8%).
Graphics 179
Chapter 4
Percentage Tables
This chapter contains your school survey results in tabular form. Each Three additional drug use categories have been created for the question
table corresponds to an item on the questionnaire. The tables contain per- How Often Do You Use by combining the existing data. A Tobacco Use cat-
centage data by grade level, grades 6 through 8 combined, grades 9 through egory was created by looking at the responses on each questionnaire on the
12 combined, and all grades combined. The N of Valid column contains the tobacco categories and taking the highest value as the value for Tobacco Use.
number of students who responded to the question and the N of Missing col- The Alcohol Use category was created by looking at the responses on each
umn contains the number of students who did not respond to the question. questionnaire on the alcohol categories. The category of Illicit Drug Use was
The remaining columns contain the percentages of students responding to created in the same way by looking at the illicit drug categories. Therefore,
the particular response categories. the Tobacco Use category represents any tobacco use regardless of the type
of tobacco, the Alcohol Use category represents any alcohol use regardless
The percentage tables of the report appear in the same order as corre- of the type of alcohol and the Illicit Drug Use category represents any illicit
sponding questions on the questionnaire. The Table of Contents contains the drug use regardless of the type of drug.
percentage tables by section and gives the page number where each section
is located. The List of Tables contains the location of each individual table.
The last section of tables presents the frequency of drug use How Often
Do You Use data with the categories collapsed as follows:
Daily Use – Every Day

Weekly Use – Once/Week + 3 Times/Week + Every Day
Monthly Use – Once/Month + Twice/Month + Once/Week +
3 Times/Week + Every Day
Annual Use – Once/Year + 6 Times/Year + Once/Month +
Twice/Month + Once/Week + 3 Times/Week + Every Day
180
4.1 Personal & Family Information
Table 4.1: Ethnic Origin

RESPONSE 6th 7th 8th 6-8th TOTAL
White 16.0 18.9 18.3 17.7 17.7 -
African American 11.4 11.5 11.7 11.5 11.5 -
Hispanic/Latino 56.4 55.1 55.3 55.6 55.6 -
Asian/PacIslndr 3.2 3.7 5.2 4.0 4.0 -
Native American 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 -
Mixed Origin 9.7 8.1 7.2 8.3 8.3 -
Other 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 -
N of Valid 1362 1326 1377 4065 4065
N of Miss 22 24 19 65 65
Table 4.2: Sex

Male 49.9 51.8 50.2 50.6 50.6 -
Female 50.1 48.2 49.8 49.4 49.4 -
N of Valid 1287 1227 1250 3764 3764
N of Miss 97 123 146 366 366
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Table 4.3: Age

10 or under 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
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13 14.4 67.5 21.4 34.1 34.1 -
14 0.8 11.7 65.7 26.3 26.3 -
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N of Valid 1380 1345 1389 4114 4114
N of Miss 4 5 7 16 16
Table 4.4: Do you live with...

Both Parents 58.8 55.6 56.5 57.0 57.0 -
Mother Only 19.8 20.0 22.1 20.7 20.7 -
Father Only 2.6 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 -
Mother & Stepfather 12.0 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.4 -
Father & Stepmother 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 -
Other 5.2 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 -
N of Valid 1372 1337 1387 4096 4096
N of Miss 12 13 9 34 34
Table 4.5: Do you have a job?

Yes, Full-time 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 -
Yes, Part-time 9.7 11.6 10.2 10.5 10.5 -
No 89.1 87.2 88.8 88.4 88.4 -
N of Valid 1324 1302 1341 3967 3967
N of Miss 60 48 55 163 163

Table 4.6: Does your father have a job?

Yes, Full-time 73.4 76.4 84.2 78.0 78.0 -
Yes, Part-time 21.5 17.9 10.0 16.5 16.5 -
No 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.5 -
N of Valid 1229 1187 1214 3630 3630
N of Miss 155 163 182 500 500
Table 4.7: Does your mother have a job?

Yes, Full-time 52.2 57.5 64.0 58.0 58.0 -
Yes, Part-time 25.9 23.2 17.7 22.2 22.2 -
No 21.9 19.3 18.3 19.8 19.8 -
N of Valid 1261 1234 1305 3800 3800
N of Miss 123 116 91 330 330
Table 4.8: What is the educational level of your father?

Some High School 35.3 34.1 37.6 35.7 35.7 -
High School Graduate 24.6 26.9 25.2 25.6 25.6 -
Some College 13.2 15.6 15.4 14.8 14.8 -
College Graduate 27.0 23.4 21.7 24.0 24.0 -
N of Valid 953 944 1018 2915 2915
N of Miss 431 406 378 1215 1215

Table 4.9: What is the educational level of your mother?

Some High School 32.4 29.1 34.5 32.0 32.0 -
High School Graduate 24.0 25.5 26.0 25.2 25.2 -
Some College 16.5 18.1 17.0 17.2 17.2 -
College Graduate 27.2 27.3 22.5 25.6 25.6 -
N of Valid 1020 1021 1101 3142 3142
N of Miss 364 329 295 988 988

4.2 Student Information
Table 4.10: Do you make good grades?

Never 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 -
Seldom 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 -
Sometimes 32.5 32.6 30.7 31.9 31.9 -
Often 36.4 37.2 37.3 37.0 37.0 -
A Lot 29.5 27.6 29.7 29.0 29.0 -
N of Valid 1375 1342 1390 4107 4107
N of Miss 9 8 6 23 23
Table 4.11: Do you get into trouble at school?

Never 28.7 25.2 26.9 26.9 26.9 -
Seldom 29.8 29.2 32.1 30.4 30.4 -
Sometimes 30.5 32.9 29.5 30.9 30.9 -
Often 6.6 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.7 -
A Lot 4.5 4.5 3.2 4.1 4.1 -
N of Valid 1371 1338 1388 4097 4097
N of Miss 13 12 8 33 33
Table 4.12: Do you take part in school sports teams?

Never 61.2 38.7 36.2 45.2 45.2 -
Seldom 10.6 10.4 11.4 10.8 10.8 -
Sometimes 10.8 12.6 13.5 12.3 12.3 -
Often 7.0 9.1 10.8 9.0 9.0 -
A Lot 10.4 29.1 28.1 22.6 22.6 -
N of Valid 1282 1293 1364 3939 3939
N of Miss 102 57 32 191 191

Table 4.13: Do you take part in school activities such as band, clubs, etc.?
Never 33.8 42.6 43.4 39.9 39.9 -
Seldom 7.0 11.1 12.6 10.3 10.3 -
Sometimes 13.2 12.7 13.4 13.1 13.1 -
Often 13.8 11.1 10.4 11.8 11.8 -
A Lot 32.3 22.5 20.1 24.9 24.9 -
N of Valid 1351 1331 1384 4066 4066
N of Miss 33 19 12 64 64
Table 4.14: Do you take part in community activities such as scouts, rec. teams, youth clubs, etc.?
Never 55.5 58.5 57.0 57.0 57.0 -
Seldom 9.9 12.1 13.6 11.8 11.8 -
Sometimes 10.7 10.0 12.3 11.0 11.0 -
Often 8.8 7.5 6.6 7.7 7.7 -
A Lot 15.2 11.9 10.5 12.5 12.5 -
N of Valid 1350 1307 1369 4026 4026
N of Miss 34 43 27 104 104
Table 4.15: Do you attend church, synagogue, etc.?

Never 12.9 12.3 14.1 13.1 13.1 -
Seldom 12.4 12.2 13.0 12.6 12.6 -
Sometimes 25.9 26.3 26.8 26.3 26.3 -
Often 18.2 21.2 20.2 19.9 19.9 -
A Lot 30.6 28.0 25.9 28.1 28.1 -
N of Valid 1330 1298 1365 3993 3993
N of Miss 54 52 31 137 137

Table 4.16: Do your parents talk with you about the problems of tobacco, alcohol and drug use?
Never 11.1 13.6 13.6 12.7 12.7 -
Seldom 9.6 14.5 16.6 13.6 13.6 -
Sometimes 25.3 26.0 25.7 25.6 25.6 -
Often 19.5 20.2 21.7 20.5 20.5 -
A Lot 34.5 25.8 22.5 27.6 27.6 -
N of Valid 1361 1333 1379 4073 4073
N of Miss 23 17 17 57 57
Table 4.17: Do your teachers talk with you about the problems of tobacco, alcohol and drug use?
Never 10.1 9.5 11.9 10.5 10.5 -
Seldom 12.3 15.8 17.1 15.1 15.1 -
Sometimes 28.0 28.8 31.4 29.4 29.4 -
Often 24.8 21.5 22.6 23.0 23.0 -
A Lot 24.7 24.4 17.0 22.0 22.0 -
N of Valid 1342 1330 1379 4051 4051
N of Miss 42 20 17 79 79
Table 4.18: Have you skipped school without your parents’ permission in the past year?
Never 89.8 80.6 76.3 82.2 82.2 -
Seldom 4.3 6.1 9.4 6.6 6.6 -
Sometimes 3.3 7.5 7.6 6.1 6.1 -
Often 1.2 2.7 3.5 2.5 2.5 -
A Lot 1.4 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.6 -
N of Valid 1358 1328 1380 4066 4066
N of Miss 26 22 16 64 64

Table 4.19: Does your school set clear rules on using drugs at school?
Never 4.9 6.1 8.1 6.4 6.4 -
Seldom 2.7 5.9 8.5 5.7 5.7 -
Sometimes 9.7 9.9 13.6 11.1 11.1 -
Often 15.5 18.2 17.4 17.1 17.1 -
A Lot 67.2 59.8 52.4 59.7 59.7 -
N of Valid 1326 1301 1371 3998 3998
N of Miss 58 49 25 132 132
Table 4.20: Does your school set clear rules on bullying or threatening other students at school?
Never 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 -
Seldom 3.9 7.6 8.8 6.8 6.8 -
Sometimes 11.8 13.1 16.6 13.9 13.9 -
Often 19.1 21.0 22.4 20.8 20.8 -
A Lot 61.0 52.6 45.2 52.9 52.9 -
N of Valid 1333 1309 1368 4010 4010
N of Miss 51 41 28 120 120
Table 4.21: Do your parents set clear rules for you?

Never 2.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 -
Seldom 3.7 5.5 6.2 5.1 5.1 -
Sometimes 13.8 16.8 18.4 16.3 16.3 -
Often 18.8 21.8 24.0 21.5 21.5 -
A Lot 60.8 51.8 47.8 53.4 53.4 -
N of Valid 1347 1324 1369 4040 4040
N of Miss 37 26 27 90 90

Table 4.22: Do your parents punish you when you break the rules?
Never 7.4 8.4 7.8 7.8 7.8 -
Seldom 8.7 9.6 11.6 10.0 10.0 -
Sometimes 26.0 25.5 28.4 26.7 26.7 -
Often 21.7 23.7 23.2 22.9 22.9 -
A Lot 36.2 32.8 29.0 32.7 32.7 -
N of Valid 1357 1319 1375 4051 4051
N of Miss 27 31 21 79 79
Table 4.23: Have you been in trouble with the police?

Never 77.6 68.9 66.4 71.0 71.0 -
Seldom 12.8 15.2 15.7 14.6 14.6 -
Sometimes 6.0 9.5 9.9 8.5 8.5 -
Often 1.8 3.8 4.5 3.3 3.3 -
A Lot 1.8 2.7 3.5 2.7 2.7 -
N of Valid 1358 1333 1379 4070 4070
N of Miss 26 17 17 60 60
Table 4.24: Do you take part in gang activities?

Never 89.0 84.6 85.2 86.3 86.3 -
Seldom 5.1 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.1 -
Sometimes 3.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 -
Often 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 -
A Lot 1.1 2.3 3.2 2.2 2.2 -
N of Valid 1343 1327 1373 4043 4043
N of Miss 41 23 23 87 87

Table 4.25: Have you thought about committing suicide?

Never 81.0 78.9 73.4 77.7 77.7 -
Seldom 9.8 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 -
Sometimes 5.4 6.4 10.0 7.3 7.3 -
Often 1.4 1.2 2.3 1.7 1.7 -
A Lot 2.4 3.0 3.8 3.0 3.0 -
N of Valid 1318 1314 1374 4006 4006
N of Miss 66 36 22 124 124
Table 4.26: Do you have an adult, other than your parent or guardian, that you talk to about problems?
Never 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.9 20.9 -
Seldom 11.7 13.5 11.4 12.2 12.2 -
Sometimes 25.6 23.7 25.8 25.0 25.0 -
Often 15.1 18.1 17.9 17.0 17.0 -
A Lot 26.7 23.8 24.1 24.9 24.9 -
N of Valid 1337 1322 1374 4033 4033
N of Miss 47 28 22 97 97
Table 4.27: Do your friends use tobacco (cigarettes, etc.)?

Never 80.0 60.8 53.6 64.7 64.7 -
Seldom 6.3 12.5 13.5 10.8 10.8 -
Sometimes 8.0 12.0 16.4 12.2 12.2 -
Often 2.9 8.2 8.2 6.4 6.4 -
A Lot 2.9 6.6 8.2 5.9 5.9 -
N of Valid 1317 1309 1350 3976 3976
N of Miss 67 41 46 154 154

Table 4.28: Do your friends use alcohol (beer, liquor, etc.)?

Never 77.6 55.9 45.8 59.6 59.6 -
Seldom 8.7 12.9 15.1 12.3 12.3 -
Sometimes 8.2 15.2 19.3 14.3 14.3 -
Often 3.0 7.9 9.8 6.9 6.9 -
A Lot 2.5 8.1 10.0 6.9 6.9 -
N of Valid 1319 1301 1356 3976 3976
N of Miss 65 49 40 154 154
Table 4.29: Do your friends use marijuana (pot, hash, etc.)?

Never 86.9 70.4 61.5 72.8 72.8 -
Seldom 4.2 8.8 11.6 8.2 8.2 -
Sometimes 4.5 8.5 10.5 7.9 7.9 -
Often 2.0 5.2 6.1 4.4 4.4 -
A Lot 2.4 7.2 10.3 6.7 6.7 -
N of Valid 1311 1300 1348 3959 3959
N of Miss 73 50 48 171 171

Table 4.30: Do your friends use other illicit drugs?

Never 89.6 76.7 72.3 79.5 79.5 -
Seldom 3.7 10.3 10.1 8.0 8.0 -
Sometimes 3.8 6.5 7.5 6.0 6.0 -
Often 1.4 3.6 3.2 2.7 2.7 -
A Lot 1.6 2.8 6.9 3.8 3.8 -
N of Valid 1302 1269 1328 3899 3899
N of Miss 82 81 68 231 231
Table 4.31: Have you had 5 or more glasses of beer, coolers, breezers or liquor within a few hours?
Never 92.6 85.9 81.8 86.7 86.7 -
Seldom 3.0 5.1 7.5 5.2 5.2 -
Sometimes 2.5 3.8 5.6 4.0 4.0 -
Often 0.6 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 -
A Lot 1.4 3.2 3.4 2.6 2.6 -
N of Valid 1333 1306 1366 4005 4005
N of Miss 51 44 30 125 125
Table 4.32: Have you driven a car after or while drinking alcohol?
Never 97.5 95.7 94.9 96.0 96.0 -
Seldom 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.8 -
Sometimes 0.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 -
Often 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 -
A Lot 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 -
N of Valid 1314 1308 1359 3981 3981
N of Miss 70 42 37 149 149

Table 4.33: Does your school ask any students to take a drug test?
Yes 15.0 14.1 11.2 13.4 13.4 -
No 85.0 85.9 88.8 86.6 86.6 -
N of Valid 1230 1242 1304 3776 3776
N of Miss 154 108 92 354 354
Table 4.34: Does your school have a Student Assistance Program(SAP)?

Yes 53.6 38.1 29.5 40.0 40.0 -
No 46.4 61.9 70.5 60.0 60.0 -
N of Valid 1092 1126 1207 3425 3425
N of Miss 292 224 189 705 705
Table 4.35: Does your school have a school security (police) officer?
Yes 98.4 98.4 97.2 98.0 98.0 -
No 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.0 2.0 -
N of Valid 1318 1313 1363 3994 3994
N of Miss 66 37 33 136 136
Table 4.36: Does your school security(police) officer help keep your school safe?
Yes 92.3 85.4 83.3 87.0 87.0 -
No 7.7 14.6 16.7 13.0 13.0 -
N of Valid 1319 1306 1355 3980 3980
N of Miss 65 44 41 150 150

Table 4.37: Do you think that you are overweight?

Yes 27.2 30.7 30.5 29.5 29.5 -
No 72.8 69.3 69.5 70.5 70.5 -
N of Valid 1289 1294 1362 3945 3945
N of Miss 95 56 34 185 185
Table 4.38: Has a doctor told you that you are overweight?
Yes 11.0 12.5 12.7 12.1 12.1 -
No 89.0 87.5 87.3 87.9 87.9 -
N of Valid 1289 1291 1361 3941 3941
N of Miss 95 59 35 189 189
Table 4.39: Have you bought or sold drugs AT school?

Yes 2.1 3.5 5.3 3.7 3.7 -
No 97.9 96.5 94.7 96.3 96.3 -
N of Valid 1314 1302 1366 3982 3982
N of Miss 70 48 30 148 148
Table 4.40: Have you bought or sold drugs when NOT at school?
Yes 3.6 6.4 8.8 6.3 6.3 -
No 96.4 93.6 91.2 93.7 93.7 -
N of Valid 1304 1295 1349 3948 3948
N of Miss 80 55 47 182 182

Table 4.41: Have you carried a gun for protection or as a weapon when NOT at school in the past year?
Yes 7.4 9.4 9.8 8.9 8.9 -
No 92.6 90.6 90.2 91.1 91.1 -
N of Valid 1308 1301 1367 3976 3976
N of Miss 76 49 29 154 154

4.3 Do You Feel The Following Are Harmful To Your Health?
Table 4.42: Do you feel that using cigarettes is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.0 7.5 7.8 8.4 8.4 -
Some harm 10.0 12.4 13.5 12.0 12.0 -
Harmful 26.2 27.7 29.6 27.9 27.9 -
Very harmful 53.8 52.5 49.1 51.7 51.7 -
N of Valid 1304 1300 1365 3969 3969
N of Miss 80 50 31 161 161
Table 4.43: Do you feel that using smokeless tobacco is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.9 8.3 7.7 8.9 8.9 -
Some harm 8.9 9.2 13.5 10.6 10.6 -
Harmful 22.5 27.1 28.3 26.0 26.0 -
Very harmful 57.8 55.4 50.5 54.5 54.5 -
N of Valid 1305 1293 1364 3962 3962
N of Miss 79 57 32 168 168
Table 4.44: Do you feel that using cigars is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.1 9.5 9.2 9.6 9.6 -
Some harm 13.2 15.9 18.3 15.8 15.8 -
Harmful 27.1 29.8 29.0 28.6 28.6 -
Very harmful 49.7 44.8 43.5 45.9 45.9 -
N of Valid 1301 1289 1360 3950 3950
N of Miss 83 61 36 180 180

Table 4.45: Do you feel that using beer is harmful to your health?
No harm 12.8 14.9 12.4 13.4 13.4 -
Some harm 26.3 32.8 33.3 30.8 30.8 -
Harmful 24.6 25.2 27.6 25.8 25.8 -
Very harmful 36.3 27.1 26.6 30.0 30.0 -
N of Valid 1307 1289 1359 3955 3955
N of Miss 77 61 37 175 175
Table 4.46: Do you feel that using coolers, breezers, etc. is harmful to your health?
No harm 19.1 21.2 22.4 20.9 20.9 -
Some harm 21.7 29.7 32.9 28.2 28.2 -
Harmful 21.8 23.5 22.0 22.4 22.4 -
Very harmful 37.3 25.6 22.7 28.4 28.4 -
N of Valid 1256 1271 1341 3868 3868
N of Miss 128 79 55 262 262
Table 4.47: Do you feel that using liquor is harmful to your health?
No harm 11.0 12.1 11.4 11.5 11.5 -
Some harm 18.3 22.5 23.1 21.3 21.3 -
Harmful 25.9 30.8 31.8 29.5 29.5 -
Very harmful 44.8 34.6 33.7 37.6 37.6 -
N of Valid 1299 1286 1361 3946 3946
N of Miss 85 64 35 184 184

Table 4.48: Do you feel that using marijuana is harmful to your health?
No harm 9.5 9.3 11.2 10.0 10.0 -
Some harm 3.8 8.4 8.7 7.0 7.0 -
Harmful 11.7 14.6 16.9 14.4 14.4 -
Very harmful 75.0 67.7 63.2 68.6 68.6 -
N of Valid 1307 1291 1362 3960 3960
N of Miss 77 59 34 170 170
Table 4.49: Do you feel that using cocaine is harmful to your health?
No harm 9.0 7.5 7.4 8.0 8.0 -
Some harm 2.5 3.3 4.7 3.5 3.5 -
Harmful 9.0 11.6 12.6 11.1 11.1 -
Very harmful 79.5 77.6 75.3 77.4 77.4 -
N of Valid 1306 1287 1364 3957 3957
N of Miss 78 63 32 173 173
Table 4.50: Do you feel that using uppers is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.6 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.4 -
Some harm 7.4 7.2 10.5 8.4 8.4 -
Harmful 18.7 23.4 24.8 22.4 22.4 -
Very harmful 63.3 60.9 55.8 59.9 59.9 -
N of Valid 1238 1240 1325 3803 3803
N of Miss 146 110 71 327 327

Table 4.51: Do you feel that using downers is harmful to your health?
No harm 11.6 9.5 9.7 10.2 10.2 -
Some harm 9.7 10.0 12.2 10.7 10.7 -
Harmful 21.2 26.3 26.5 24.7 24.7 -
Very harmful 57.4 54.1 51.6 54.3 54.3 -
N of Valid 1229 1245 1333 3807 3807
N of Miss 155 105 63 323 323
Table 4.52: Do you feel that using inhalants is harmful to your health?
No harm 11.5 9.5 8.3 9.7 9.7 -
Some harm 9.8 11.9 11.8 11.1 11.1 -
Harmful 20.7 21.3 21.7 21.3 21.3 -
Very harmful 58.1 57.3 58.3 57.9 57.9 -
N of Valid 1257 1265 1344 3866 3866
N of Miss 127 85 52 264 264
Table 4.53: Do you feel that using hallucinogens is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.2 8.7 8.0 8.9 8.9 -
Some harm 6.4 5.5 6.7 6.2 6.2 -
Harmful 16.6 22.9 22.0 20.6 20.6 -
Very harmful 66.8 62.8 63.4 64.3 64.3 -
N of Valid 1191 1203 1307 3701 3701
N of Miss 193 147 89 429 429

Table 4.54: Do you feel that using heroin is harmful to your health?
No harm 9.8 7.5 7.2 8.1 8.1 -
Some harm 3.3 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 -
Harmful 12.5 15.2 15.3 14.4 14.4 -
Very harmful 74.4 73.2 73.6 73.7 73.7 -
N of Valid 1254 1263 1338 3855 3855
N of Miss 130 87 58 275 275
Table 4.55: Do you feel that using anabolic steroids is harmful to your health?
No harm 11.1 8.8 7.9 9.2 9.2 -
Some harm 8.5 8.8 9.9 9.1 9.1 -
Harmful 19.9 25.1 27.4 24.2 24.2 -
Very harmful 60.5 57.4 54.8 57.5 57.5 -
N of Valid 1247 1264 1342 3853 3853
N of Miss 137 86 54 277 277
Table 4.56: Do you feel that using ecstasy is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.1 8.6 8.2 9.0 9.0 -
Some harm 5.4 6.7 5.9 6.0 6.0 -
Harmful 17.0 19.5 21.0 19.2 19.2 -
Very harmful 67.5 65.2 64.8 65.8 65.8 -
N of Valid 1187 1208 1314 3709 3709
N of Miss 197 142 82 421 421

Table 4.57: Do you feel that using OxyContin is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.1 8.9 8.0 9.0 9.0 -
Some harm 7.8 7.0 7.9 7.6 7.6 -
Harmful 19.0 22.6 23.4 21.7 21.7 -
Very harmful 63.1 61.6 60.7 61.7 61.7 -
N of Valid 1175 1186 1287 3648 3648
N of Miss 209 164 109 482 482
Table 4.58: Do you feel that using meth is harmful to your health?
No harm 10.4 8.0 7.6 8.6 8.6 -
Some harm 5.4 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.0 -
Harmful 10.8 12.1 12.5 11.8 11.8 -
Very harmful 73.4 75.0 75.1 74.5 74.5 -
N of Valid 1231 1264 1335 3830 3830
N of Miss 153 86 61 300 300
Table 4.59: Do you feel that using any tobacco is harmful to your health?
No harm 8.7 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.2 -
Some harm 5.2 5.0 7.2 5.8 5.8 -
Harmful 20.8 24.0 26.1 23.7 23.7 -
Very harmful 65.4 64.5 60.3 63.3 63.3 -
N of Valid 1319 1307 1368 3994 3994
N of Miss 65 43 28 136 136

Table 4.60: Do you feel that using any alcohol is harmful to your health?
No harm 8.4 8.8 8.0 8.4 8.4 -
Some harm 12.8 17.8 19.7 16.8 16.8 -
Harmful 25.7 31.7 31.6 29.7 29.7 -
Very harmful 53.2 41.7 40.7 45.1 45.1 -
N of Valid 1315 1302 1368 3985 3985
N of Miss 69 48 28 145 145
Table 4.61: Do you feel that using any illicit drugs is harmful to your health?
No harm 7.7 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.2 -
Some harm 1.4 1.2 2.4 1.7 1.7 -
Harmful 4.0 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.5 -
Very harmful 87.0 88.6 87.4 87.7 87.7 -
N of Valid 1313 1298 1367 3978 3978
N of Miss 71 52 29 152 152

4.4 Within The Past Year How Often Have You...
Table 4.62: Within the past year how often have you smoked cigarettes?
Do not use 92.4 83.8 83.7 86.6 86.6 -
Once/year 5.1 7.2 7.4 6.6 6.6 -
6 times/year 0.7 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 -
Once/month 0.5 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.1 -
Twice/month 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 -
Once/week 0.5 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3 -
3 times/week 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 -
Every day 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 -
N of Valid 1311 1293 1370 3974 3974
N of Miss 73 57 26 156 156
Table 4.63: Within the past year how often have you used smokeless tobacco?
Do not use 98.0 96.3 97.4 97.2 97.2 -
Once/year 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 -
6 times/year 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
Once/month 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/week 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
3 times/week 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -
Every day 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
N of Valid 1306 1300 1367 3973 3973
N of Miss 78 50 29 157 157

Table 4.64: Within the past year how often have you smoked cigars?
Do not use 95.5 89.4 90.2 91.7 91.7 -
Once/year 2.3 5.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 -
6 times/year 0.5 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 -
Once/month 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 -
Twice/month 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
Once/week 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
3 times/week 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 -
Every day 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
N of Valid 1308 1297 1367 3972 3972
N of Miss 76 53 29 158 158
Table 4.65: Within the past year how often have you drunk beer?
Do not use 81.6 68.2 65.4 71.7 71.7 -
Once/year 11.2 16.8 17.2 15.1 15.1 -
6 times/year 2.5 4.5 6.1 4.4 4.4 -
Once/month 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 -
Twice/month 1.2 2.6 3.2 2.3 2.3 -
Once/week 1.3 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.2 -
3 times/week 0.6 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 -
Every day 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 -
N of Valid 1295 1288 1366 3949 3949
N of Miss 89 62 30 181 181

Table 4.66: Within the past year how often have you drunk coolers, breezers, etc.?
Do not use 85.9 76.3 70.0 77.3 77.3 -
Once/year 8.3 11.6 13.7 11.2 11.2 -
6 times/year 1.9 4.0 5.7 3.9 3.9 -
Once/month 0.9 2.8 3.4 2.4 2.4 -
Twice/month 0.4 1.9 2.7 1.7 1.7 -
Once/week 0.9 1.2 2.5 1.6 1.6 -
3 times/week 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 -
Every day 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 -
N of Valid 1285 1289 1357 3931 3931
N of Miss 99 61 39 199 199
Table 4.67: Within the past year how often have you drunk liquor?
Do not use 89.0 79.0 74.6 80.7 80.7 -
Once/year 6.9 10.1 13.3 10.1 10.1 -
6 times/year 1.4 3.3 3.7 2.8 2.8 -
Once/month 0.5 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 -
Twice/month 0.8 1.5 2.6 1.7 1.7 -
Once/week 0.6 1.1 2.3 1.3 1.3 -
3 times/week 0.4 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 -
Every day 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 -
N of Valid 1297 1292 1364 3953 3953
N of Miss 87 58 32 177 177

Table 4.68: Within the past year how often have you smoked marijuana?
Do not use 96.6 88.5 85.9 90.2 90.2 -
Once/year 1.3 4.0 4.2 3.2 3.2 -
6 times/year 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.2 -
Once/month 0.2 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.2 -
Twice/month 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 -
Once/week 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 -
3 times/week 0.2 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.3 -
Every day 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.3 -
N of Valid 1300 1291 1364 3955 3955
N of Miss 84 59 32 175 175
Table 4.69: Within the past year how often have you used cocaine?
Do not use 98.0 95.2 94.6 95.9 95.9 -
Once/year 0.8 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.8 -
6 times/year 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
Once/month 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 -
Twice/month 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
Once/week 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -
3 times/week 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 -
Every day 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
N of Valid 1303 1288 1362 3953 3953
N of Miss 81 62 34 177 177

Table 4.70: Within the past year how often have you used uppers?
Do not use 98.4 97.2 95.8 97.1 97.1 -
Once/year 0.7 0.5 1.4 0.9 0.9 -
6 times/year 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
Once/month 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 -
Twice/month 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
Once/week 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
3 times/week 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
Every day 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
N of Valid 1284 1275 1359 3918 3918
N of Miss 100 75 37 212 212
Table 4.71: Within the past year how often have you used downers?
Do not use 98.2 97.4 96.3 97.3 97.3 -
Once/year 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.0 -
6 times/year 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 -
Once/month 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
Twice/month 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
Once/week 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
3 times/week 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Every day 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 -
N of Valid 1283 1270 1357 3910 3910
N of Miss 101 80 39 220 220

Table 4.72: Within the past year how often have you used inhalants?
Do not use 95.6 94.3 95.1 95.0 95.0 -
Once/year 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 -
6 times/year 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 -
Once/month 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
Once/week 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 -
3 times/week 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -
Every day 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
N of Valid 1287 1281 1355 3923 3923
N of Miss 97 69 41 207 207
Table 4.73: Within the past year how often have you used hallucinogens?
Do not use 98.6 98.0 97.9 98.2 98.2 -
Once/year 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
6 times/year 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
Once/month 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 -
Twice/month 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/week 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
3 times/week 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Every day 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
N of Valid 1273 1265 1354 3892 3892
N of Miss 111 85 42 238 238

Table 4.74: Within the past year how often have you used heroin?
Do not use 98.6 97.0 97.3 97.6 97.6 -
Once/year 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 -
6 times/year 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
Once/month 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
Once/week 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
3 times/week 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Every day 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
N of Valid 1293 1278 1355 3926 3926
N of Miss 91 72 41 204 204
Table 4.75: Within the past year how often have you used anabolic steroids?
Do not use 98.7 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.4 -
Once/year 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
6 times/year 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 -
Once/month 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/week 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 times/week 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Every day 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
N of Valid 1282 1279 1359 3920 3920
N of Miss 102 71 37 210 210

Table 4.76: Within the past year how often have you used ecstasy?
Do not use 99.1 97.1 97.4 97.9 97.9 -
Once/year 0.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 -
6 times/year 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
Once/month 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
Once/week 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
3 times/week 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Every day 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 -
N of Valid 1276 1262 1353 3891 3891
N of Miss 108 88 43 239 239
Table 4.77: Within the past year how often have you used OxyContin?
Do not use 98.6 98.3 98.4 98.4 98.4 -
Once/year 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 -
6 times/year 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/month 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/week 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
3 times/week 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
Every day 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
N of Valid 1273 1261 1347 3881 3881
N of Miss 111 89 49 249 249

Table 4.78: Within the past year how often have you used meth?
Do not use 97.3 96.1 96.2 96.5 96.5 -
Once/year 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 -
6 times/year 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 -
Once/month 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
Twice/month 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Once/week 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
3 times/week 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
Every day 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 -
N of Valid 1275 1271 1354 3900 3900
N of Miss 109 79 42 230 230
Table 4.79: Within the past year how often have you used any tobacco?
Do not use 91.1 81.4 81.5 84.6 84.6 -
Once/year 5.8 8.4 8.6 7.6 7.6 -
6 times/year 0.8 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 -
Once/month 0.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 -
Twice/month 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 -
Once/week 0.5 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.3 -
3 times/week 0.4 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 -
Every day 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 -
N of Valid 1315 1304 1374 3993 3993
N of Miss 69 46 22 137 137

Table 4.80: Within the past year how often have you used any alcohol?
Do not use 74.0 60.0 55.3 63.0 63.0 -
Once/year 15.5 20.0 21.3 19.0 19.0 -
6 times/year 4.0 6.5 8.2 6.2 6.2 -
Once/month 1.3 3.3 4.5 3.1 3.1 -
Twice/month 1.4 2.9 4.1 2.8 2.8 -
Once/week 1.5 3.3 3.6 2.8 2.8 -
3 times/week 1.0 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.9 -
Every day 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 -
N of Valid 1310 1302 1374 3986 3986
N of Miss 74 48 22 144 144
Table 4.81: Within the past year how often have you used any illicit drug?
Do not use 90.9 83.5 80.2 84.8 84.8 -
Once/year 4.4 5.7 6.8 5.7 5.7 -
6 times/year 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 -
Once/month 0.8 2.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 -
Twice/month 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.9 -
Once/week 0.7 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.4 -
3 times/week 0.6 1.8 2.5 1.6 1.6 -
Every day 1.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.2 -
N of Valid 1308 1301 1373 3982 3982
N of Miss 76 49 23 148 148

4.5 At What Age Did You First...
Table 4.82: At what age did you first smoke cigarettes?

Never used 90.0 80.2 79.5 83.2 83.2 -
10 or under 4.5 6.3 4.6 5.1 5.1 -
11 3.3 5.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 -
12 1.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 4.0 -
13 0.3 2.1 6.0 2.9 2.9 -
14 0.1 0.2 2.1 0.8 0.8 -
15 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
16 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
17 or older 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1269 1260 1343 3872 3872
N of Miss 115 90 53 258 258
Table 4.83: At what age did you first use smokeless tobacco?
Never used 97.8 95.7 96.6 96.7 96.7 -
10 or under 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 -
11 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 -
12 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
13 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 -
14 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1263 1264 1340 3867 3867
N of Miss 121 86 56 263 263

Table 4.84: At what age did you first smoke cigars?

Never used 95.3 88.6 88.8 90.8 90.8 -
10 or under 1.5 3.3 1.9 2.2 2.2 -
11 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.9 1.9 -
12 0.9 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.2 -
13 0.2 1.8 3.5 1.9 1.9 -
14 0.1 0.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 -
15 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 or older 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1264 1260 1337 3861 3861
N of Miss 120 90 59 269 269
Table 4.85: At what age did you first drink beer?

Never used 78.4 65.7 61.7 68.5 68.5 -
10 or under 10.4 11.6 9.6 10.5 10.5 -
11 6.6 7.7 6.9 7.0 7.0 -
12 3.7 8.9 7.3 6.7 6.7 -
13 0.6 4.6 9.5 5.0 5.0 -
14 0.0 0.8 4.0 1.7 1.7 -
15 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 -
16 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 -
N of Valid 1261 1249 1337 3847 3847
N of Miss 123 101 59 283 283

Table 4.86: At what age did you first drink coolers, breezers, etc.?
Never used 88.3 76.8 70.2 78.3 78.3 -
10 or under 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 -
11 4.2 5.9 4.8 5.0 5.0 -
12 2.5 6.6 6.6 5.2 5.2 -
13 0.2 3.9 8.8 4.4 4.4 -
14 0.0 0.6 3.9 1.6 1.6 -
15 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 -
16 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1243 1246 1325 3814 3814
N of Miss 141 104 71 316 316
Table 4.87: At what age did you first drink liquor?

Never used 90.6 80.0 73.2 81.1 81.1 -
10 or under 3.2 4.9 2.6 3.5 3.5 -
11 3.6 5.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 -
12 2.1 5.7 5.8 4.5 4.5 -
13 0.4 3.2 8.8 4.2 4.2 -
14 0.0 0.8 4.7 1.9 1.9 -
15 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 -
16 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1260 1252 1335 3847 3847
N of Miss 124 98 61 283 283

Table 4.88: At what age did you first smoke marijuana?

Never used 97.1 88.7 85.5 90.4 90.4 -
10 or under 0.6 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.3 -
11 1.0 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 -
12 1.0 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 -
13 0.2 2.5 5.2 2.7 2.7 -
14 0.0 0.5 2.8 1.1 1.1 -
15 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
16 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1261 1259 1336 3856 3856
N of Miss 123 91 60 274 274
Table 4.89: At what age did you first use cocaine?

Never used 98.6 95.4 95.1 96.3 96.3 -
10 or under 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 -
11 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 -
12 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 -
13 0.2 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.9 -
14 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.5 0.5 -
15 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
16 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
N of Valid 1259 1260 1336 3855 3855
N of Miss 125 90 60 275 275

Table 4.90: At what age did you first use meth?

Never used 98.6 96.6 96.8 97.3 97.3 -
10 or under 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.5 -
11 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 -
12 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 -
13 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 -
14 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 -
15 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 or older 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -
N of Valid 1248 1256 1333 3837 3837
N of Miss 136 94 63 293 293
Table 4.91: At what age did you first use other illegal drugs?
Never used 98.2 95.0 93.8 95.6 95.6 -
10 or under 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
11 0.9 1.6 0.8 1.1 1.1 -
12 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 -
13 0.2 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.1 -
14 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 -
15 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 -
16 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
17 or older 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -
N of Valid 1251 1255 1333 3839 3839
N of Miss 133 95 63 291 291

4.6 Where Do You Usually Use...
Table 4.92: Where do you usually smoke cigarettes?

Do not use 82.4 76.1 80.8 79.8 79.8 -
At home 2.0 5.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 -
At school 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 -
In a car 0.2 2.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 -
Friend’s house 2.5 6.1 6.4 5.0 5.0 -
Other 3.9 8.2 7.4 6.5 6.5 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.93: Where do you usually use smokeless tobacco?

Do not use 87.1 87.4 92.0 88.9 88.9 -
At home 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 -
At school 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
In a car 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 -
Friend’s house 0.7 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 -
Other 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.94: Where do you usually smoke cigars?

Do not use 85.1 81.4 85.6 84.1 84.1 -
At home 1.0 2.5 3.0 2.2 2.2 -
At school 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
In a car 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 -
Friend’s house 1.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 -
Other 2.1 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.95: Where do you usually drink beer?

Do not use 73.0 64.6 63.8 67.2 67.2 -
At home 9.0 13.7 14.5 12.4 12.4 -
At school 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 -
In a car 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.4 -
Friend’s house 4.1 10.0 13.0 9.0 9.0 -
Other 6.7 11.0 11.9 9.9 9.9 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.96: Where do you usually drink coolers, breezers, etc.?

Do not use 78.5 71.4 68.4 72.8 72.8 -
At home 5.3 9.5 13.2 9.3 9.3 -
At school 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 -
In a car 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.1 -
Friend’s house 2.4 6.9 10.2 6.5 6.5 -
Other 4.3 8.1 9.2 7.2 7.2 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.97: Where do you usually drink liquor?

Do not use 80.8 73.3 72.0 75.4 75.4 -
At home 4.4 7.2 9.7 7.1 7.1 -
At school 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.6 -
In a car 0.1 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.8 -
Friend’s house 1.8 6.7 9.7 6.1 6.1 -
Other 3.5 8.0 10.1 7.2 7.2 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.98: Where do you usually smoke marijuana?

Do not use 86.4 80.7 81.5 82.9 82.9 -
At home 0.3 2.0 3.1 1.8 1.8 -
At school 0.4 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.9 -
In a car 0.2 1.2 2.7 1.4 1.4 -
Friend’s house 1.3 5.2 7.0 4.5 4.5 -
Other 1.5 4.8 6.9 4.4 4.4 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.99: Where do you usually use cocaine?

Do not use 87.8 86.1 90.1 88.0 88.0 -
At home 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 -
At school 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 -
In a car 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
Friend’s house 0.4 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.3 -
Other 1.0 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.100: Where do you usually use meth?

Do not use 87.1 86.4 91.1 88.2 88.2 -
At home 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
At school 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 -
In a car 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 -
Friend’s house 0.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 -
Other 0.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

4.7 When Do You Usually Use...
Table 4.101: When do you usually smoke cigarettes?

Do not use 82.1 76.0 81.5 79.9 79.9 -
Before school 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 -
During school 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 -
After school 1.0 4.7 4.4 3.3 3.3 -
Week nights 1.0 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.5 -
Weekends 4.0 8.6 9.4 7.3 7.3 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.102: When do you usually use smokeless tobacco?

Do not use 85.7 84.6 91.8 87.4 87.4 -
Before school 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
During school 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
After school 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 -
Week nights 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 -
Weekends 1.1 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.103: When do you usually smoke cigars?

Do not use 83.6 80.2 85.3 83.1 83.1 -
Before school 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 -
During school 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 -
After school 0.7 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.8 -
Week nights 0.9 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 -
Weekends 2.4 4.9 5.9 4.4 4.4 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.104: When do you usually drink beer?

Do not use 73.8 64.7 66.1 68.2 68.2 -
Before school 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 -
During school 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 -
After school 1.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 -
Week nights 2.2 6.2 5.7 4.7 4.7 -
Weekends 10.5 18.7 24.4 17.9 17.9 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.105: When do you usually drink coolers, breezers, etc.?

Do not use 78.0 70.6 69.6 72.8 72.8 -
Before school 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
During school 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 -
After school 1.2 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 -
Week nights 1.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 -
Weekends 7.0 13.9 21.4 14.1 14.1 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.106: When do you usually drink liquor?

Do not use 79.5 72.8 72.9 75.1 75.1 -
Before school 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 -
During school 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.7 -
After school 0.7 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.5 -
Week nights 1.0 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.8 -
Weekends 5.9 12.4 18.8 12.4 12.4 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.107: When do you usually smoke marijuana?

Do not use 84.3 79.1 81.4 81.6 81.6 -
Before school 0.3 1.2 2.3 1.3 1.3 -
During school 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 -
After school 0.6 2.5 3.5 2.2 2.2 -
Week nights 0.6 2.5 3.7 2.3 2.3 -
Weekends 1.6 6.1 9.5 5.7 5.7 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Table 4.108: When do you usually use cocaine?

Do not use 85.7 83.8 89.8 86.5 86.5 -
Before school 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 -
During school 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 -
After school 0.4 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 -
Week nights 0.4 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 -
Weekends 0.7 1.9 2.5 1.7 1.7 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Table 4.109: When do you usually use meth?

Do not use 85.2 83.7 90.6 86.5 86.5 -
Before school 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
During school 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 -
After school 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 -
Week nights 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 -
Weekends 0.8 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.6 -
N of Valid 1384 1350 1396 4130 4130
N of Miss 0 0 0 0 0

4.8 How Easy Is It To Get...
Table 4.110: How easy is it to get cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, etc.?
Don’t Know/Can’t Get 75.0 61.2 61.3 65.7 65.7 -
Very Difficult 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 -
Fairly Difficult 3.1 5.7 4.3 4.4 4.4 -
Fairly Easy 5.7 10.6 12.1 9.5 9.5 -
Very Easy 13.1 19.8 19.4 17.5 17.5 -
N of Valid 1192 1171 1313 3676 3676
N of Miss 192 179 83 454 454
Table 4.111: How easy is it to get beer?

Very Difficult 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.4 -
Fairly Easy 7.9 14.2 16.5 13.0 13.0 -
Very Easy 18.1 25.0 24.9 22.8 22.8 -
N of Valid 1192 1174 1311 3677 3677
N of Miss 192 176 85 453 453
Table 4.112: How easy is it to get coolers, breezers, etc.?

Very Difficult 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 -
Fairly Easy 5.3 10.5 12.7 9.6 9.6 -
Very Easy 12.1 17.2 19.0 16.2 16.2 -
N of Valid 1178 1172 1297 3647 3647
N of Miss 206 178 99 483 483

Table 4.113: How easy is it to get liquor?

Very Difficult 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.2 4.2 -
Fairly Easy 5.1 9.7 11.3 8.8 8.8 -
Very Easy 11.5 17.5 18.8 16.0 16.0 -
N of Valid 1186 1164 1311 3661 3661
N of Miss 198 186 85 469 469
Table 4.114: How easy is it to get marijuana?

Very Difficult 4.3 5.1 3.1 4.1 4.1 -
Fairly Easy 2.4 7.8 7.3 5.9 5.9 -
Very Easy 7.7 12.2 16.9 12.4 12.4 -
N of Valid 1189 1172 1310 3671 3671
N of Miss 195 178 86 459 459
Table 4.115: How easy is it to get cocaine?

Very Difficult 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.8 -
Fairly Easy 2.6 5.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 -
Very Easy 5.6 7.8 10.1 7.9 7.9 -
N of Valid 1188 1164 1301 3653 3653
N of Miss 196 186 95 477 477

Table 4.116: How easy is it to get meth?

Very Difficult 4.1 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.9 -
Fairly Easy 2.1 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 -
Very Easy 5.1 6.7 8.3 6.8 6.8 -
N of Valid 1181 1162 1300 3643 3643
N of Miss 203 188 96 487 487
Table 4.117: How easy is it to get a handgun?

Very Difficult 6.2 8.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 -
Fairly Easy 3.0 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.6 -
Very Easy 8.1 10.1 8.9 9.0 9.0 -
N of Valid 1186 1168 1297 3651 3651
N of Miss 198 182 99 479 479

4.9 What Effect Do You Most Often Get When You Use
Table 4.118: What effect do you most often get when you drink beer?
Do Not Use 81.7 69.4 66.3 72.3 72.3 -
No High 11.7 19.8 22.2 18.1 18.1 -
A Little High 5.2 7.4 8.0 6.9 6.9 -
Very High 0.9 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.5 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 -
N of Valid 1195 1195 1305 3695 3695
N of Miss 189 155 91 435 435
Table 4.119: What effect do you most often get when you drink wine coolers?
Do Not Use 88.1 77.6 72.1 79.0 79.0 -
No High 8.5 14.0 18.6 13.9 13.9 -
A Little High 2.3 6.1 6.9 5.1 5.1 -
Very High 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 -
N of Valid 1185 1188 1299 3672 3672
N of Miss 199 162 97 458 458
Table 4.120: What effect do you most often get when you drink liquor?
Do Not Use 90.3 80.0 74.8 81.5 81.5 -
No High 5.0 9.0 10.5 8.2 8.2 -
A Little High 3.0 6.1 8.1 5.8 5.8 -
Very High 1.1 3.4 4.4 3.0 3.0 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.5 -
N of Valid 1194 1189 1301 3684 3684
N of Miss 190 161 95 446 446

Table 4.121: What effect do you most often get when you smoke marijuana?
Do Not Use 95.7 88.3 85.4 89.7 89.7 -
No High 0.4 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 -
A Little High 1.2 2.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 -
Very High 1.9 3.8 5.0 3.6 3.6 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.8 3.8 4.2 3.0 3.0 -
N of Valid 1192 1192 1299 3683 3683
N of Miss 192 158 97 447 447
Table 4.122: What effect do you most often get when you use cocaine?
Do Not Use 97.4 94.2 94.4 95.3 95.3 -
No High 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 -
A Little High 0.5 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.2 -
Very High 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 -
N of Valid 1190 1196 1300 3686 3686
N of Miss 194 154 96 444 444
Table 4.123: What effect do you most often get when you use meth?
Do Not Use 97.7 95.6 95.9 96.4 96.4 -
No High 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
A Little High 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 -
Very High 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Bombed/Stoned 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 -
N of Valid 1181 1195 1298 3674 3674
N of Miss 203 155 98 456 456

Table 4.124: What effect do you most often get when you use other illegal drugs?
Do Not Use 97.0 94.0 93.4 94.8 94.8 -
No High 0.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 -
A Little High 0.5 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.0 -
Very High 0.8 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.5 -
Bombed/Stoned 1.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 -
N of Valid 1186 1188 1297 3671 3671
N of Miss 198 162 99 459 459

4.10 While At School Have You...
Table 4.125: Carried a handgun?

Never 96.9 96.3 96.3 96.5 96.5 -
One time 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 -
2-5 times 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 -
6 or more times 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 -
N of Valid 1187 1179 1306 3672 3672
N of Miss 197 171 90 458 458
Table 4.126: Carried a knife, club or other weapon?

Never 92.3 85.5 85.7 87.8 87.8 -
One time 4.3 8.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 -
2-5 times 2.0 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.0 -
6 or more times 1.4 3.1 4.7 3.1 3.1 -
N of Valid 1184 1178 1306 3668 3668
N of Miss 200 172 90 462 462
Table 4.127: Threatened a student with a handgun, knife or club?

Never 97.0 95.8 95.2 96.0 96.0 -
One time 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 -
2-5 times 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 -
6 or more times 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 -
N of Valid 1183 1174 1301 3658 3658
N of Miss 201 176 95 472 472

Table 4.128: Threatened to hurt a student by hitting, slapping or kicking?

Never 71.9 61.0 59.1 63.9 63.9 -
One time 11.5 12.7 13.9 12.7 12.7 -
2-5 times 9.2 12.6 10.5 10.8 10.8 -
6 or more times 7.4 13.7 16.5 12.7 12.7 -
N of Valid 1185 1166 1304 3655 3655
N of Miss 199 184 92 475 475
Table 4.129: Hurt a student by using a handgun, knife or club?

Never 98.7 96.7 96.8 97.4 97.4 -
One time 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 -
2-5 times 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 -
6 or more times 0.2 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.9 -
N of Valid 1179 1165 1301 3645 3645
N of Miss 205 185 95 485 485
Table 4.130: Hurt a student by hitting, slapping or kicking?

Never 70.1 60.1 59.9 63.3 63.3 -
One time 15.0 15.7 14.9 15.2 15.2 -
2-5 times 8.1 13.4 13.3 11.6 11.6 -
6 or more times 6.8 10.7 11.8 9.9 9.9 -
N of Valid 1178 1163 1300 3641 3641
N of Miss 206 187 96 489 489

Table 4.131: Been threatened with a handgun, knife or club by a student?

Never 92.5 89.3 89.8 90.5 90.5 -
One time 4.6 5.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 -
2-5 times 1.6 2.3 3.4 2.5 2.5 -
6 or more times 1.3 3.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 -
N of Valid 1173 1171 1297 3641 3641
N of Miss 211 179 99 489 489
Table 4.132: Had a student threaten to hit, slap or kick you?

Never 62.9 58.7 60.2 60.6 60.6 -
One time 17.7 15.5 15.2 16.1 16.1 -
2-5 times 10.7 13.6 13.8 12.8 12.8 -
6 or more times 8.8 12.2 10.8 10.6 10.6 -
N of Valid 1177 1167 1300 3644 3644
N of Miss 207 183 96 486 486
Table 4.133: Been afraid a student may hurt you?

Never 68.5 67.7 74.6 70.4 70.4 -
One time 16.5 17.0 15.0 16.1 16.1 -
2-5 times 7.2 8.0 6.2 7.1 7.1 -
6 or more times 7.9 7.4 4.1 6.4 6.4 -
N of Valid 1173 1166 1305 3644 3644
N of Miss 211 184 91 486 486

Table 4.134: Been hurt by a student using a handgun, knife or club?

Never 97.1 94.7 95.5 95.8 95.8 -
One time 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 -
2-5 times 0.9 1.6 0.8 1.1 1.1 -
6 or more times 0.3 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.2 -
N of Valid 1170 1159 1298 3627 3627
N of Miss 214 191 98 503 503
Table 4.135: Been hurt by a student who hit, slapped or kicked you?
Never 72.7 71.3 75.5 73.2 73.2 -
One time 14.8 12.7 12.5 13.3 13.3 -
2-5 times 7.0 8.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 -
6 or more times 5.5 7.5 4.4 5.7 5.7 -
N of Valid 1173 1162 1297 3632 3632
N of Miss 211 188 99 498 498
Table 4.136: Been helped by a school security (police) officer?

Never 85.7 85.4 86.6 85.9 85.9 -
One time 10.2 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.6 -
2-5 times 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 -
6 or more times 1.4 2.5 0.9 1.6 1.6 -
N of Valid 1169 1158 1294 3621 3621
N of Miss 215 192 102 509 509

Table 4.137: Been in trouble with a school security (police) officer?

Never 84.8 78.5 77.5 80.2 80.2 -
One time 10.0 11.9 13.3 11.8 11.8 -
2-5 times 3.8 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.9 -
6 or more times 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 -
N of Valid 1175 1158 1297 3630 3630
N of Miss 209 192 99 500 500

4.11 In My School, I Feel Safe...
Table 4.138: In my school, I feel safe in the classroom.

Never 9.2 11.0 12.6 11.0 11.0 -
Seldom 6.8 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.5 -
Sometimes 17.3 16.2 17.7 17.1 17.1 -
Often 18.2 21.4 21.9 20.6 20.6 -
A Lot 48.5 45.2 41.2 44.8 44.8 -
N of Valid 1168 1156 1306 3630 3630
N of Miss 216 194 90 500 500
Table 4.139: In my school, I feel safe in the cafeteria.

Never 18.5 15.5 16.5 16.8 16.8 -
Seldom 8.1 8.8 9.0 8.6 8.6 -
Sometimes 19.6 20.5 19.4 19.8 19.8 -
Often 21.1 20.6 21.4 21.1 21.1 -
A Lot 32.8 34.6 33.7 33.7 33.7 -
N of Valid 1165 1153 1305 3623 3623
N of Miss 219 197 91 507 507
Table 4.140: In my school, I feel safe in the halls.

Never 25.3 19.7 20.2 21.7 21.7 -
Seldom 12.8 14.9 11.4 12.9 12.9 -
Sometimes 20.6 21.1 22.7 21.5 21.5 -
Often 18.5 16.9 19.4 18.3 18.3 -
A Lot 22.8 27.4 26.3 25.5 25.5 -
N of Valid 1165 1155 1302 3622 3622
N of Miss 219 195 94 508 508

Table 4.141: In my school, I feel safe in the bathroom.

Never 29.3 28.5 24.8 27.4 27.4 -
Seldom 14.3 12.1 12.6 13.0 13.0 -
Sometimes 18.5 18.0 20.0 18.9 18.9 -
Often 14.6 14.9 17.8 15.8 15.8 -
A Lot 23.3 26.5 24.8 24.9 24.9 -
N of Valid 1163 1142 1298 3603 3603
N of Miss 221 208 98 527 527
Table 4.142: In my school, I feel safe in the gym.

Never 19.2 17.9 20.0 19.1 19.1 -
Seldom 9.8 11.4 8.6 9.9 9.9 -
Sometimes 18.6 15.4 17.4 17.2 17.2 -
Often 17.9 17.5 21.8 19.2 19.2 -
A Lot 34.5 37.7 32.2 34.7 34.7 -
N of Valid 1155 1140 1297 3592 3592
N of Miss 229 210 99 538 538
Table 4.143: In my school, I feel safe on the school bus.

Never 40.5 33.8 32.6 35.4 35.4 -
Seldom 8.9 10.2 9.8 9.6 9.6 -
Sometimes 14.7 14.1 16.0 15.0 15.0 -
Often 10.0 12.9 14.5 12.6 12.6 -
A Lot 25.9 29.1 27.1 27.4 27.4 -
N of Valid 1035 1073 1243 3351 3351
N of Miss 349 277 153 779 779

Table 4.144: In my school, I feel safe at school events.

Never 25.7 20.6 19.2 21.7 21.7 -
Seldom 8.5 9.9 8.1 8.8 8.8 -
Sometimes 15.7 14.0 18.9 16.3 16.3 -
Often 15.6 17.5 19.7 17.7 17.7 -
A Lot 34.5 38.0 34.1 35.5 35.5 -
N of Valid 1124 1128 1278 3530 3530
N of Miss 260 222 118 600 600
Table 4.145: In my school, I feel safe on the playground.

Never 34.5 31.8 29.0 31.6 31.6 -
Seldom 10.1 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 -
Sometimes 16.5 14.8 17.4 16.3 16.3 -
Often 12.9 13.6 16.8 14.6 14.6 -
A Lot 26.0 30.3 27.1 27.8 27.8 -
N of Valid 1069 1087 1244 3400 3400
N of Miss 315 263 152 730 730
Table 4.146: In my school, I feel safe in the parking lot.

Never 42.3 36.4 33.1 37.1 37.1 -
Seldom 11.6 11.9 10.6 11.3 11.3 -
Sometimes 16.7 16.0 18.3 17.0 17.0 -
Often 11.7 11.8 14.8 12.8 12.8 -
A Lot 17.7 23.9 23.2 21.7 21.7 -
N of Valid 1142 1140 1284 3566 3566
N of Miss 242 210 112 564 564

4.12 How Wrong Would Your Parents Feel It Would Be For You To...
Table 4.147: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use tobacco?
Not wrong at all 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.7 5.7 -
A little bit wrong 1.6 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 -
Wrong 4.7 6.3 10.0 7.1 7.1 -
Very wrong 87.7 86.1 81.5 84.9 84.9 -
N of Valid 1137 1122 1293 3552 3552
N of Miss 247 228 103 578 578
Table 4.148: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use alcohol?
Not wrong at all 6.3 5.1 7.1 6.2 6.2 -
Wrong 9.4 12.1 15.7 12.5 12.5 -
Very wrong 78.2 72.9 67.3 72.6 72.6 -
N of Valid 1130 1125 1289 3544 3544
N of Miss 254 225 107 586 586
Table 4.149: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use marijuana?
Not wrong at all 6.2 4.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 -
Wrong 2.0 3.6 5.0 3.6 3.6 -
Very wrong 91.2 90.1 87.7 89.6 89.6 -
N of Valid 1126 1125 1289 3540 3540
N of Miss 258 225 107 590 590

Table 4.150: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to use other illicit drugs?
Not wrong at all 6.0 4.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 -
Wrong 1.7 2.6 4.7 3.1 3.1 -
Very wrong 91.6 92.0 88.9 90.8 90.8 -
N of Valid 1125 1119 1283 3527 3527
N of Miss 259 231 113 603 603
Table 4.151: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to fight with a student?
Not wrong at all 9.6 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.6 -
Wrong 19.0 22.5 23.6 21.8 21.8 -
Very wrong 59.4 52.6 46.8 52.7 52.7 -
N of Valid 1127 1118 1282 3527 3527
N of Miss 257 232 114 603 603
Table 4.152: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to carry a weapon to school?
Not wrong at all 6.0 4.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 -
Wrong 3.6 5.0 5.9 4.9 4.9 -
Very wrong 89.6 89.1 86.8 88.4 88.4 -
N of Valid 1123 1122 1283 3528 3528
N of Miss 261 228 113 602 602

Table 4.153: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to threaten a student?
Not wrong at all 7.8 6.8 7.6 7.4 7.4 -
Wrong 13.0 15.1 18.4 15.6 15.6 -
Very wrong 75.6 71.3 66.8 71.0 71.0 -
N of Valid 1124 1119 1280 3523 3523
N of Miss 260 231 116 607 607
Table 4.154: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to join a gang?
Not wrong at all 6.6 5.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 -
Wrong 4.7 5.9 6.6 5.8 5.8 -
Very wrong 87.2 87.1 85.0 86.4 86.4 -
N of Valid 1123 1118 1280 3521 3521
N of Miss 261 232 116 609 609
Table 4.155: How wrong would your parents feel it would be for you to make bad grades?
Not wrong at all 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 -
Wrong 23.8 23.4 24.1 23.8 23.8 -
Very wrong 56.4 56.5 53.7 55.4 55.4 -
N of Valid 1124 1112 1284 3520 3520
N of Miss 260 238 112 610 610

4.13 How Wrong Would Your Friends Feel It Would Be For You To...
Table 4.156: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use tobacco?
Not wrong at all 10.4 12.3 16.1 13.1 13.1 -
Wrong 17.4 21.5 23.2 20.8 20.8 -
Very wrong 63.8 52.6 44.5 53.3 53.3 -
N of Valid 1112 1092 1257 3461 3461
N of Miss 272 258 139 669 669
Table 4.157: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use alcohol?
Not wrong at all 13.1 18.6 23.8 18.7 18.7 -
Wrong 15.5 18.8 19.8 18.1 18.1 -
Very wrong 60.1 45.2 36.2 46.7 46.7 -
N of Valid 1103 1099 1255 3457 3457
N of Miss 281 251 141 673 673
Table 4.158: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use marijuana?
Not wrong at all 11.1 13.6 18.0 14.4 14.4 -
Wrong 12.2 15.9 18.7 15.7 15.7 -
Very wrong 70.8 61.6 51.2 60.8 60.8 -
N of Valid 1108 1092 1259 3459 3459
N of Miss 276 258 137 671 671

Table 4.159: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to use other illicit drugs?
Not wrong at all 10.2 11.5 14.3 12.1 12.1 -
Wrong 12.8 15.7 19.0 15.9 15.9 -
Very wrong 72.3 64.8 55.5 63.8 63.8 -
N of Valid 1103 1091 1245 3439 3439
N of Miss 281 259 151 691 691
Table 4.160: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to fight with a student?
Not wrong at all 26.8 33.2 38.6 33.1 33.1 -
Wrong 18.0 18.4 14.4 16.8 16.8 -
Very wrong 39.7 27.8 23.6 30.1 30.1 -
N of Valid 1104 1088 1252 3444 3444
N of Miss 280 262 144 686 686
Table 4.161: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to carry a weapon to school?
Not wrong at all 11.0 12.5 14.5 12.7 12.7 -
Wrong 15.4 16.9 16.9 16.4 16.4 -
Very wrong 67.2 61.6 58.3 62.2 62.2 -
N of Valid 1102 1099 1248 3449 3449
N of Miss 282 251 148 681 681

Table 4.162: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to threaten a student?
Not wrong at all 17.9 23.3 27.8 23.2 23.2 -
Wrong 17.2 21.1 19.6 19.3 19.3 -
Very wrong 52.8 40.5 34.8 42.4 42.4 -
N of Valid 1102 1096 1246 3444 3444
N of Miss 282 254 150 686 686
Table 4.163: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to join a gang?
Not wrong at all 15.2 16.1 18.5 16.7 16.7 -
Wrong 14.1 16.1 17.5 16.0 16.0 -
Very wrong 63.2 56.1 50.4 56.3 56.3 -
N of Valid 1105 1100 1250 3455 3455
N of Miss 279 250 146 675 675
Table 4.164: How wrong would your friends feel it would be for you to make bad grades?
Not wrong at all 27.2 34.7 37.1 33.2 33.2 -
Wrong 17.2 18.2 16.4 17.2 17.2 -
Very wrong 36.6 25.6 22.8 28.1 28.1 -
N of Valid 1091 1096 1243 3430 3430
N of Miss 293 254 153 700 700

4.14 Frequency of Use
Table 4.165: Frequency of use of cigarettes?

Daily 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 -
Weekly 1.1 3.9 4.0 3.0 3.0 -
Monthly 1.8 6.1 6.6 4.9 4.9 -
Annual 7.6 16.2 16.3 13.4 13.4 -
N of Valid 1311 1293 1370 3974 3974
N of Miss 73 57 26 156 156
Table 4.166: Frequency of use of smokeless tobacco?

Daily 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
Weekly 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 -
Monthly 0.8 2.2 1.0 1.3 1.3 -
Annual 2.0 3.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 -
N of Valid 1306 1300 1367 3973 3973
N of Miss 78 50 29 157 157
Table 4.167: Frequency of use of cigars?

Daily 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
Weekly 1.1 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.9 -
Monthly 1.7 3.5 3.9 3.0 3.0 -
Annual 4.5 10.6 9.8 8.3 8.3 -
N of Valid 1308 1297 1367 3972 3972
N of Miss 76 53 29 158 158

Table 4.168: Frequency of use of beer?

Daily 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 -
Weekly 2.5 5.5 4.7 4.2 4.2 -
Monthly 4.6 10.4 11.2 8.8 8.8 -
Annual 18.4 31.8 34.6 28.3 28.3 -
N of Valid 1295 1288 1366 3949 3949
N of Miss 89 62 30 181 181
Table 4.169: Frequency of use of coolers, breezers, etc.?

Daily 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 -
Weekly 2.6 3.5 4.6 3.6 3.6 -
Monthly 3.8 8.1 10.6 7.6 7.6 -
Annual 14.1 23.7 30.0 22.7 22.7 -
N of Valid 1285 1289 1357 3931 3931
N of Miss 99 61 39 199 199
Table 4.170: Frequency of use of liquor?

Daily 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 -
Weekly 1.5 4.0 3.9 3.1 3.1 -
Monthly 2.8 7.6 8.4 6.3 6.3 -
Annual 11.0 21.0 25.4 19.3 19.3 -
N of Valid 1297 1292 1364 3953 3953
N of Miss 87 58 32 177 177

Table 4.171: Frequency of use of marijuana?

Daily 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.3 -
Weekly 1.0 4.3 5.4 3.6 3.6 -
Monthly 1.2 6.4 8.4 5.4 5.4 -
Annual 3.4 11.5 14.1 9.8 9.8 -
N of Valid 1300 1291 1364 3955 3955
N of Miss 84 59 32 175 175
Table 4.172: Frequency of use of cocaine?

Daily 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
Weekly 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 -
Monthly 0.8 2.1 2.5 1.8 1.8 -
Annual 2.0 4.8 5.4 4.1 4.1 -
N of Valid 1303 1288 1362 3953 3953
N of Miss 81 62 34 177 177
Table 4.173: Frequency of use of uppers?

Daily 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
Weekly 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.9 -
Monthly 0.8 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.7 -
Annual 1.6 2.8 4.2 2.9 2.9 -
N of Valid 1284 1275 1359 3918 3918
N of Miss 100 75 37 212 212

Table 4.174: Frequency of use of downers?

Daily 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 -
Weekly 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 -
Monthly 0.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 -
Annual 1.8 2.6 3.7 2.7 2.7 -
N of Valid 1283 1270 1357 3910 3910
N of Miss 101 80 39 220 220
Table 4.175: Frequency of use of inhalants?

Daily 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
Weekly 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Monthly 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 -
Annual 4.4 5.7 4.9 5.0 5.0 -
N of Valid 1287 1281 1355 3923 3923
N of Miss 97 69 41 207 207
Table 4.176: Frequency of use of hallucinogens?

Daily 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
Weekly 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 -
Monthly 0.6 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 -
Annual 1.4 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8 -
N of Valid 1273 1265 1354 3892 3892
N of Miss 111 85 42 238 238

Table 4.177: Frequency of use of heroin?

Daily 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
Weekly 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 -
Monthly 0.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 -
Annual 1.4 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 -
N of Valid 1293 1278 1355 3926 3926
N of Miss 91 72 41 204 204
Table 4.178: Frequency of use of anabolic steroids?

Daily 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 -
Weekly 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 -
Monthly 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 -
Annual 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 -
N of Valid 1282 1279 1359 3920 3920
N of Miss 102 71 37 210 210
Table 4.179: Frequency of use of ecstasy?

Daily 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 -
Weekly 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 -
Monthly 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 -
Annual 0.9 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.1 -
N of Valid 1276 1262 1353 3891 3891
N of Miss 108 88 43 239 239

Table 4.180: Frequency of use of OxyContin?

Daily 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 -
Weekly 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 -
Monthly 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Annual 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 -
N of Valid 1273 1261 1347 3881 3881
N of Miss 111 89 49 249 249
Table 4.181: Frequency of use of meth?

Daily 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 -
Weekly 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 -
Monthly 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 -
Annual 2.7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 -
N of Valid 1275 1271 1354 3900 3900
N of Miss 109 79 42 230 230
Table 4.182: Frequency of use of any tobacco?

Daily 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 -
Weekly 1.4 4.4 4.9 3.6 3.6 -
Monthly 2.3 7.2 7.6 5.7 5.7 -
Annual 8.9 18.6 18.5 15.4 15.4 -
N of Valid 1315 1304 1374 3993 3993
N of Miss 69 46 22 137 137

Table 4.183: Frequency of use of any alcohol?

Daily 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 -
Weekly 3.7 7.4 6.6 5.9 5.9 -
Monthly 6.4 13.6 15.2 11.8 11.8 -
Annual 26.0 40.0 44.7 37.0 37.0 -
N of Valid 1310 1302 1374 3986 3986
N of Miss 74 48 22 144 144
Table 4.184: Frequency of use of any illicit drug?

Daily 1.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.2 -
Weekly 2.6 5.8 7.1 5.2 5.2 -
Monthly 3.6 8.7 10.8 7.7 7.7 -
Annual 9.1 16.5 19.8 15.2 15.2 -
N of Valid 1308 1301 1373 3982 3982
N of Miss 76 49 23 148 148

Chapter 5
Narrative Report
5.1 Introduction • and understand how drug use and violence is encouraged and ac-
cepted in the social world of the child.
Tobacco, alcohol, drug use and violence continues to be a persistent problem

facing the youth of America. The use of mind-altering chemicals has proven Another key to successful prevention programming is the direct involve-
to be especially harmful to the adolescent growth and development process. ment of youth in planning and implementing programs.
Psychoactive drugs interfere with physical, social, and emotional growth dur-
ing the critical years of adolescent development. This report will help parents, school personnel, students, and other "youth
care givers" understand the extent of drug use and threatening (bullying) be-
An adolescent who uses intoxicants is not only at high risk of becoming haviors in your community.
drug dependent but is also at an increased risk of dropping out of school,
getting involved in crime, attempting suicide, or becoming involved in an as- Your questions concerning this report or information on other reports and
sortment of unacceptable behaviors. services of Pride Surveys may be obtained by calling the Pride Surveys
office at 1-800-279-6361.
The prevention of adolescent drug and alcohol use, bullying and related
behaviors is most likely to occur when parents, teachers, faith leaders, other
individuals and community organizations, who are part of the child’s friend- 5.1.1 The Pride Surveys Questionnaire
ship circle...
As with any type of meaningful survey, it is important that the data collected
• are well informed of the harmful effects of drugs, are of high quality and utility. The Pride Surveys Questionnaire was de-
veloped to provide accurate, reliable and useful information about students
• understand potential danger from threatening behaviors, through their reported behaviors, perceptions and living environments. Ques-
• recognize behavioral changes that accompany drug use, tionnaire forms and administration procedures have undergone extensive re-
views by independent evaluators over the years. The survey provides users
253
with data of high quality and practical application. For more technical informa- Note that all statistics compiled from your survey results are highlighted in
tion about the development of the questionnaire, see the Pride Technical Re- bold.
port: The Pride Questionnaire for Grades 6-12 Developmental Study. These
studies are available on the Pride Surveys website at www.pridesurveys.com. The 2005-2006 Pride National Summary for Grades 6-12 is provided sep-
arately on the Pride Surveys website. This national data can be compared
to local data contained in your tabular report.
5.1.2 The Report
It is important that your school survey be viewed as part of an ongo-
ing process that provides needed information about the prevalence and pat-
This report was prepared to be used as part of a community-wide prevention terns of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use by students in your commu-
program. For maximum use of your school drug and violence survey, we nity. By using the Pride Surveys in your assessment process, you can be
suggest that you review each section carefully, share the information with confident of high quality, consistent, and reliable information to assist you
school officials, teachers, students and parents, and prepare a press release in your drug prevention efforts. For additional assistance with questionnaire
to inform your community of the results. data, call the Pride Surveys Office at 1-800-279-6361. For additional infor-
mation about the health impact of drugs visit the Pride Surveys website at
This narrative report contains five sections, including the introductory www.pridesurveys.com.
Section 5.1. Section 5.2 contains information on Gateway Drugs (tobacco, al-
cohol, and marijuana). Section 5.3 contains information on Other Illicit Drugs
(cocaine, uppers, downers, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin and steroids).
The following information on each drug category has been selected for anal- 5.2 Gateway Drugs
ysis in this report:
The gateway drugs are defined in this report as tobacco, alcohol, and mari-
• perceived risk of drug use, juana. In most states, alcohol and tobacco products are illegal when used by
minors, but are legal when used by adults. Nevertheless, they are generally
• frequency of drug use reported by students,
easy to obtain and are widely used by students. Use of alcohol and cigarettes
• when students reported using drugs, at early ages has been linked to later use of illicit drugs, thus the term gate-
way drugs. Marijuana is the illicit drug most widely used by the adolescent
• where students reported using drugs, population. Although marijuana is itself a dangerous illicit drug, it is also a
strong predictor for use of other addictive drugs. In this section, harmful ef-
• friends’ use of drugs,
fects, prevalence, and patterns of tobacco products (cigarettes, smokeless
• age of onset of use of drugs, tobacco, and cigars), alcohol (beer, wine coolers, and liquor), and marijuana
use are reported.
• availability of drugs as reported by students.
Section 5.4 contains suggestions for community awareness activities uti-

lizing the media and presentations of survey findings to various audiences.
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5.2.1 Tobacco
Table 5.1: 30-Day Use of Tobacco
DRUG 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Harmful Effects of Tobacco Products Any Tobacco 2.3 7.2 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cigarettes 1.8 6.1 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Smokeless Tobacco 0.8 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
The use of tobacco products was not always considered to be drug use. How- Cigars 1.7 3.5 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ever, cigarette smoke contains more than 1,200 chemicals, none of which are
beneficial to man. When cigarette smoke is absorbed into the body, it de-
creases the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood and increases the clotting
Additional information about frequency of cigarette smoking by your stu-
rate. This reaction, combined with hardening of the arteries associated with
dents may be found in the Percentage Tables chapter of your Pride report.
smoking, can cause a heart attack. Using tobacco products is a major cause
of emphysema, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, heart disease and cancer of
the mouth.
Locations and Times of Tobacco Use
Research indicates that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may dam-
age the unborn child. Women who take birth control pills should not smoke A knowledge of the patterns of adolescent tobacco use is important when
because of increased risk of blood clots, stroke, heart attack and liver tumors. planning and implementing prevention programs. Two of the most important
questions that were asked on the Pride Surveys were Where and When vari-
It is important that students know the health consequences of tobacco ous drugs are used. Students were asked to respond to various locations and
use, but they may be influenced more by the social stigma and the unattrac- times they used tobacco products. Responses to Where students used gate-
tive appearance using tobacco can cause. For example, young people may way drugs included At Home, At School, In a Car, Friend’s House and Other
choose not to smoke because cigarette smoke makes their hair smell bad, places in the community. Time of use responses consisted of Before School,
turns their teeth and fingers yellow, and causes bad breath. These are im- During School, After School, Week Nights and W eekends. This information
portant considerations for adolescents who are usually concerned about their is important in providing insight into the use patterns of tobacco products by
appearance. your students.
Although there was some variation, students who smoked cigarettes re-
Frequency and Effects of Tobacco Use ported smoking at most locations and times. This finding may be explained
by the highly addictive nature of the nicotine in tobacco, the non-intoxicating
effects of smoking tobacco (as opposed to the intoxicating effects of alcohol),
While millions of people in this country have quit smoking cigarettes, there
and adult tolerance for possession and use of tobacco products by minors.
are still millions that continue to smoke despite warnings of detrimental health
However, as explained earlier, cigarette smoking does present health haz-
effects. It is important to examine the use of cigarettes by students, for they
ards for the users and for those who share a common environment.
are engaging in an unhealthy practice. Also, students who start smoking
tobacco early are more prone to try other drugs, particularly marijuana, than
students who do not use tobacco products.

adults to understand that sources with lower percentages of alcohol, such

Table 5.2: Reported Location of Any Tobacco Use For Your Students
as beer and wine coolers, are equally as capable of causing intoxication and
LOCATION 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
dependency as liquor. However, there appears to be a progression of alcohol
At Home 2.7 6.3 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
use that begins with beer or wine coolers and on to liquor. Drinking liquor
At School 0.4 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
produces higher levels of intoxication, probably due to its higher concentration
In a Car 0.5 2.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
of alcohol.
Friend’s House 3.0 7.7 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 4.5 9.6 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Since the human body builds a tolerance to alcohol, there is a potential
for addiction for those who drink. This risk of addiction is greater for the
developing adolescent than for mature adults. Junior and senior high students
Table 5.3: Reported Times of Any Tobacco Use For Your Students who use alcohol run the risk of delaying or retarding their normal physical,
TIME 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th mental and social development. Drinking and driving is a popular practice
Before School 0.8 1.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 among teenagers, and alcohol-related accidents are a major cause of death
During School 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 among 15- to 19-year-olds.
After School 1.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Week Night 1.4 4.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Weekend 4.7 10.4 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Frequency and Effects of Alcohol Use
Although drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal for minors, beer, wine coolers,
5.2.2 Alcohol and liquor are popular intoxicants for students. It should be kept in mind that
these data are from 12- to 18-year-old students. Not only are they minors
Harmful Effects of Alcohol under the law, and therefore violating the law when using alcohol, but they
are also young adolescents who are abusing alcohol at least once a month
or more often.
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, which relaxes the inhibiting
and controlling mechanisms of the brain. The effects of drinking alcohol de-
Table 5.4: 30-Day Use of Alcohol
pend on the amount consumed, body size, food intake, age, genetic suscepti- DRUG 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
bility, and tolerance. Alcohol is metabolized at the rate of about 1/2 ounce per
Any Alcohol 6.4 13.6 15.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
hour, and coffee, tea, or cold showers will not speed up this process. The ef-
Beer 4.6 10.4 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
fects of drinking alcohol can range from mild intoxication, to mental confusion,
Coolers, Breezers, etc. 3.8 8.1 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
to aggression, to respiratory depression and death. Repeated or chronic use
Liquor 2.8 7.6 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
of alcohol may cause damage to the liver, brain, stomach, skin, and other
systems of the body.
YOUR NOTES:
The sources of alcohol most available to youth for consumption are beer,
wine or wine coolers, and various forms of liquor. It is important for youth and

30-Day Use of Any Alcohol, Beer, Coolers and Liquor Location of Any Alcohol Use
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Any Alcohol Beer Coolers, Breezers, etc. Liquor At Home At School In a Car Friend's House Other
Source: Pride Surveys Source: Pride Surveys
Time of Any Alcohol Use

Locations and Times of Alcohol Use
Drinking alcoholic beverages can produce a mind-altered or intoxicated state.
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Given the impairment in thinking and judgement produced by alcohol intoxi-
cation, time of use is an important consideration for targeting prevention activ-
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ities. Figures 5-3 through 5-4 contain percentage data for the times of alcohol
use as reported by junior and senior high students in your community.
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It is important to note that past research indicates that At School is the
least popular location for use and During School is the least popular time of
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use. Weekends tends to be the most popular time of use and At Home tends
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the concept of parent and community involvement in reducing alcohol use by 6 7 8 6 7 8 6 7 8 6 7 8 6 7 8
youth. Before School During School After School Weeknight Weekend


Availability of Tobacco Products & Alcohol
The question of availability of tobacco products has been included on the

Pride Surveys. In many communities, cigarettes are purchased by minors
from vending machines in public places without fear of reprisal.
Students were asked to report how easy it was for them to get alcohol,
specifically in the forms of beer, coolers, breezers, etc. and liquor. Students
could respond that they Cannot Get alcohol, or that alcohol was Very Difficult,
Fairly Difficult, Fairly Easy, or Very Easy to get. The following table provides
the percentages of students who responded to the Fairly Easy or Very Easy
categories for obtaining tobacco products as well as beer, wine coolers, liquor,
and marijuana.
Use of tobacco products and alcohol by minors is illegal, yet they are read-
ily available to students. Popular culture condones and often encourages the
use of tobacco and alcohol. While it is important to discourage the illegal use
of tobacco and alcohol through formal education and community prevention
programs, it is also important to reduce the ease by which students may ob-
tain tobacco and alcohol products, whether from home or a neighbor’s home,
or from merchants that sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Cooperation of
parents, students, and educators with local, state, and federal law enforce-
ment agencies should play an important role in reducing the availability of
gateway drugs to students.
Table 5.5: Pct of Students Reporting Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get To-
bacco and Alcohol
DRUG 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Any Tobacco 18.8 30.4 31.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Any Alcohol 29.6 44.3 46.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beer 26.0 39.3 41.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coolers, Breezers, etc. 17.5 27.7 31.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Liquor 16.5 27.2 30.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
YOUR NOTES:

5.2.3 Marijuana accumulation of fatty cells, such as the brain, heart, lungs and reproductive
systems. The effect of this drug is even more severe on developing adoles-
cents in junior and senior high school. Not surprisingly, recent research in-
Harmful Effects of Marijuana
dicates that regular marijuana use reduces the mental efficiency of students
and may increase their susceptability to infection and disease, by interfering
Marijuana is a crude drug made from the cannabis sativa plant, and it contains with their immune system.
more than 400 known chemicals. Seventy or more of these chemicals, called
"cannabinoids," are found only in the cannabis plant, and in recent years Production and use of marijuana is illegal in the United States and most
we have learned much about their effect on the human body. One of the other countries around the world. The following table contains data on your
cannabinoids, THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), is the major mind-altering students’ use of marijuana at least once a month or more often.
chemical in marijuana.
Monthly Use of Marijuana
Street names for marijuana include pot, grass, and weed. Smoking pot
became popular with college age students during the late 60’s and early 70’s.
By the middle 70’s the age of users had dropped to junior high and even
4
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elementary school levels.
4
6.
The marijuana used in the 1960’s was often quite low in THC content,
ranging from .25 to 1 percent, and few health hazards were documented dur-
ing that period. In the early 1970’s, the Mexican marijuana coming into the
country averaged 1 to 2 percent THC content. After 1975, Colombian mar-
ijuana became more prominent, and it ranged from 3 to 6 percent in THC
content. Presently, we have marijuana (a variety called Sinsemilla) being
2
grown in the U.S. with THC levels of more than 24 percent. Because of the
1.
stronger, more potent varieties now available, the intoxicating and health ef-
fects of smoking marijuana have increased dramatically. More students are Percent of Use
receiving treatment for marijuana addiction than for alcohol addiction. 6 7 8

The THC and other cannabinoids are fat-soluble chemicals and accumu-
late in the fatty linings of cells. They are metabolized very slowly, and may
stay in the body four to six weeks. Thus, the students who smoke pot only
on weekends will gradually accumulate THC content in their body cells. This Location and Time of Marijuana Use
build-up of THC is unlike the effect of alcohol, which is water-soluble and
metabolized out of the body much more quickly (usually within 24 hours).
Location and time of marijuana use followed a similar pattern to that of alcohol
use, although the percentage of students who reported smoking marijuana
Accumulation of THC in the body affects those areas where there is an
was considerably less than the percentage who reported drinking alcohol.

Location of Marijuana Use Time of Any Marijuana Use
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At Home At School In a Car Friend's House Other Before School During School After School Weeknight Weekend
Source: Pride Surveys Source: Pride Surveys
Friends' Use of Marijauna

Friends’ Use & Age of Onset of Use of Marijuana
Often, marijuana and other illicit drug use will occur within a friendship circle
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and those who report use among friends are more likely to use. Past analysis
shows that marijuana is by far the most commonly used of illicit drugs. The
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following graphs presents percentage data on friends’ use of your students.
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It is important to remember that early use is an indicator of increased risk
for addiction. Figure 5-8 presents data on age of onset of use of marijuana
for your students.
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YOUR NOTES:
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5.3 Other Illicit Drugs 5.3.1 Cocaine, Uppers, and Downers
As stated in the previous section, marijuana is the illicit drug most used by Harmful Effects of Cocaine, Uppers, and Downers
junior and senior high students. However, many marijuana users become
multiple drug users. Knowledge of the nature and extent of such illicit drug Use of illicit drugs by adolescents is extremely dangerous. The illicit drugs
use is very important in gaining a perspective on the overall adolescent drug discussed in this section are highly toxic, addictive, and often cause dramatic
problem in your community. It will also provide you with information on the and unpredictable changes in behavior. Where gateway drugs may require a
percentages of your students who are drug dependent or who are at high risk period of months or years to cause physical or psychological damage, these
of becoming drug dependent and in need of professional help. more toxic drugs may cause addiction, permanent damage, or even death
with their early use. Since most of these drugs are produced and distributed
The other illicit drug categories included in The Pride Surveys Question- illegally, their purity and chemical content are unknown. They are often con-
naire for Grades 6-12 are as follows: taminated with dangerous chemicals.
Much evidence suggests that drug abuse and addiction is a progres-

Cocaine including crack,
sive process that begins with gateway drugs (for example: tobacco products,
Uppers stimulants,
beer, wine coolers, liquor, and marijuana) and continues into the more unpre-
Downers depressants,
dictable forms of illicit drugs such as cocaine (including crack) and hallucino-
Inhalants such as glue or solvents
gens, such as PCP and LSD. Adolescents frequently use an assortment of
Hallucinogens including LSD and PCP
drugs such as alcohol, marijuana and cocaine, creating an even more dan-
Heroin opiates
gerous and unpredictable effect. Students who use these illicit drugs or com-
Steroids
binations of drugs are at very high risk of dependency and are in need of
Ecstasy MDMA
professional help. If left untreated, they are likely to suffer permanent physi-
OxyContin
cal damage to body systems and cause continued stress on the family unit.
Meth ice, crank, etc.
In addition to the detrimental health and social effects, use of illicit drugs is
Additional information on all categories of drugs obtained from your sur- related to local criminal activity and is a major contributor to organized crime
vey may be found in the tabular report. and terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. Illicit drug use should not be tolerated.
One example of social movement against a drug is the growing intolerance of
cigarette and tobacco use. We should adopt this attitude and apply it to illicit
drugs as well.

Harmful Effects of Cocaine Uppers increase heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure; dilate
pupils; and decrease appetite. The user can also experience headache,
sweating, blurred vision, dizziness, sleeplessness, and anxiety. People who
Cocaine is an alkaloid extracted from the leaf of the coca bush, which is culti-
use large amounts of amphetamines over a long period of time also develop
vated at high altitudes in the Andes Mountains of South America. The alkaloid
hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia. They exhibit bizarre and sometimes
is a powerful stimulant to the central nervous system with mind-altering and
violent behavior. Withdrawal produces fatigue, irritability, paranoia, and de-
energy-producing characteristics. Coca leaves contain only a small amount
pression. Use of uppers, particularly amphetamines, can lead to physical
of the mind-altering chemical, but the extraction and purification of cocaine
and psychological dependency.
produces a new and immensely more powerful drug.
Cocaine, sometimes called coke or snow, is usually snorted or inhaled

through a special pipe. An inexpensive form of cocaine called crack has be- Harmful Effects of Downers
come very popular. Crack cocaine can be smoked and produces a more
immediate and powerful high than snorting. Cocaine acts directly on the lim- Downers refer to a category of drugs commonly known as depressants. These
bic system or old brain where the chemical centers for instinctive pleasure are drugs depress or slow down the body’s functions and when abused (i.e., their
located. Use of cocaine produces a surge of energy, pleasure and sense of non-medical use) can cause slurred speech, staggering, poor judgement, and
confidence. After about a twenty-minute high, the drug withdraws rapidly from slow or uncertain reflexes (reactions similar to alcohol intoxication). Downers
the brain, making the user feel depressed, irritable and fatigued – a condition include barbiturates, such as secobarbital or phenobarbital; benzodiazepines,
called the coke crash. such as Valium, Librium and other drugs that have similar properties. Sleep-
ing pills, tranquilizers, and muscle relaxants are examples of downers.
Cocaine is both psychologically and physically addictive. In the early 70’s,
the small supply and low purity of cocaine available in the U.S. led many so- Mixing alcohol and downers poses a particularly dangerous drug use
called experts to claim that cocaine was non-addictive. Today, cocaine has combination. For example, the use of barbiturates and other depressants,
proven to be one of the most addictive drugs, if not the most addictive. The such as alcohol, multiplies the effects and increases the chance of alcoholism
crack form of the drug speeds up the process of addiction or dependence. and drug dependency. Moreover, combined use greatly increases the risk of
death by overdose, whether accidental or deliberate.
Harmful Effects of Uppers

Frequency and Effects of Cocaine, Uppers and Downers
The term "uppers" refers to a category of drugs broadly defined as central
nervous system stimulants. The stronger stimulants are drugs such as am- The illicit drugs in this section have been grouped for convenience and ef-
phetamines with street names like speed, bennies, dexies, white crosses and ficiency of discussion. Cocaine, uppers and downers will be discussed to-
crystal. They are usually taken in capsule form, but may be sniffed or injected. gether, and inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin and steroids will be discussed
Milder forms of stimulants are caffeine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine. together. Although these drugs have differing effects (see preceding discus-
Common over-the-counter and prescription forms of stimulants are diet pills sion), they are often similar in their patterns of use.
and stay-awake pills.

Although there is much media coverage about the use of cocaine (es-
pecially "crack" cocaine), the percentage of students who reported using co-
caine is low in comparison to the gateway drugs.
The percentage data for students who reported using cocaine, uppers
and downers within the past year is contained in Figure 5.9. The expected
pattern of higher drug use by senior high students than by junior high students
is evident from the tables in the tabular report. For more detailed data on
frequency of use of cocaine, uppers, and downers by your students, refer to
the Percentage Tables chapter of your Pride Report.
Monthly Use of Cocaine, Uppers and Downers

5
2.
4
2.
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8
1.
7
1.
1.
9
0.
8
8
0.
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Cocaine Uppers Downers

6 7 8
YOUR NOTES:

Availability of Cocaine and Meth Therefore, Section 4 of this chapter is devoted to assisting you in utilizing your
survey findings to make the community more aware of the extent and nature
of adolescent alcohol and other drug use.
Students were asked to respond to the question, How easy is it to get illicit
drugs. Students could respond that they Cannot Get illicit drugs, or that il-
licit drugs were Very Difficult, Fairly Difficult, Fairly Easy, or Very Easy to get.
Student responses to the two categories of Fairly Easy and Very Easy were 5.4.1 Community Awareness
combined to provide a measure of the availability of illicit drugs in your com-
munity. Community awareness that a drug problem exists is important when mobiliz-
ing the various components of a community in a planned, systematic process
Cocaine, uppers, and downers are dangerous illicit drugs, subject to crim- to reduce alcohol and other drug use by youth. Unless the community is
inal charges for possession, use, distribution, and sales. Under such condi- convinced that the problem is serious, real, and local – i.e., a threat to their
tions, one would assume these drugs to be virtually unavailable to students. children, families and friends – it is less likely that meaningful community in-
volvement or support will occur. Community awareness involves informing
Percentages of your students reporting cocaine and meth as Fairly Easy as many people as possible of the extent and nature of the adolescent drug
or Very Easy to get are contained in Table 5.8. It should be remembered that problem. Information collected by your survey of student drug use is very
availability is a major factor in drug use - students are more likely to use drugs important in community awareness. It is also important for members of the
if they are readily available. The fact that tobacco and alcohol are the most community to understand the harmful nature of drug use. Both information
available and the most widely used drugs is evidence of this point. about the harmful affects of drug use and the extent of local drug use is con-
tained in Sections 2 and 3 of this chapter.
Table 5.6: Pct. of Students Reporting Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get
Cocaine and Meth Two of the most effective means of conducting community awareness is
DRUG 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th through electronic and print media and through presentations to community
Cocaine 8.2 13.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 groups such as parent and school groups, civic and business organizations,
Meth 7.2 10.8 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 community coalitions and church groups. Section 4 is designed to assist you
in these activities. Section 4.2. contains information about how you can work
with the media in releasing your survey data and Section 4.3. contains infor-
YOUR NOTES: mation to assist you with presentations to various groups in your community.
Of course, these are suggestions and you may want to change or modify the
suggestions. For example, as you monitor the drug problem through mul-
tiple annual surveys, these data can be added to your press releases and
5.4 The Media and Data Presentation presentations.
Your school-based survey results can be utilized in many ways to promote

and support drug and alcohol abuse prevention in your community. The re-
sults of this survey should be made available to the public in a timely fashion.

5.4.2 The Media Release paper is available, use it.
2. Name a contact person and his/her office and home phone numbers in
What is generally referred to as The Media includes the traditional print me- the upper right hand corner of the first page. Ideally, this is the person
dia (such as, newspapers, magazines, and newsletters), and electronic me- who prepared the news release. Make sure the contact person has
dia (such as, television, radio, wire services, and web sites). Non-traditional agreed to handle possible follow-up calls from the media.
sources may include billboards, t-shirts, posters, pay-roll stuffers, grocery
bags, hand bills, etc. The most common of these media used to commu- 3. Write FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE in the upper left hand corner of the
nicate survey results have been local newspaper news articles and editorials, first page unless you have planned a certain day and time to announce
local television and radio news casts, talk-shows, and interviews. the survey results, perhaps at a news conference or some other event.
If that is the case, write FOR RELEASE (DATE and TIME). The media
HOW TO GET STARTED! are accustomed to respecting your release time.
4. Give the news release a brief two or three line title, centered in all caps
You can set a date for the announcement of your school data. Choose and bold for emphasis.
a slow news day when nothing major is scheduled in the community. Mid-
morning on Tuesday may be a good time, giving the reporters time to prepare 5. Be brief with what you write – one to three pages, double spaced. Most
their stories for an afternoon or early morning edition of the newspaper, or an releases do not exceed two pages, but questionnaire data are hard to
early evening broadcast or telecast. summarize and may take an additional page.
Develop a local news media profile, showing the names, addresses, phone 6. Write in the active voice and use short sentences and paragraphs.
numbers and contact persons for each newspaper, station and type of pro- 7. Write MORE at the bottom of each page except the last one to let the
gram. Keep up with times you contact each one, news releases or other ma- reporter know there is more than one page to the release. Type -30- or
terials you provide them, and what the next steps will be toward giving your ### in the center of the last page below the last paragraph.
topic coverage. Good sources for help in developing your news media profile
are the yellow pages, locally-published media directories, or media profiles 8. Proofread carefully. Reporters are wary of releases that contain typo-
already available from communications/public relations professionals. graphical errors, misspellings, or crossouts.
HOW TO WRITE A NEWS RELEASE

TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR NEWS RELEASE
Your next step is to prepare a news release on the survey results. A
sample news release is included in Appendix B. The following guidelines may
assist you in preparing a news release: 1. Traditionally, news releases are written in the "inverted pyramid style."
This means that the more important information comes first in case the
reporter doesn’t have space or time for the entire release and wants to
1. Use standard-size 8 1/2 by 11 white paper, and type the release double "cut" it from the bottom.
spaced on one side only. The first page should contain the name and
2. Include at least two of the five W’s (Who, What, Where, When, and
address of your school/organization (letterhead is fine). If special News
Why) in the lead (first) paragraph. Your lead paragraph should grab the

reporter’s attention and make him/her want to read and report the news include school and school system newsletters and other publications, com-
the release contains. munity magazines, club and organization newsletters, and church bulletins.
Don’t forget to send them an original copy of your news release.
3. The second paragraph should answer the other W’s.
4. Identify your spokesperson no later than the third paragraph. A News Conference gives your group the opportunity to release important
information to all the news media at once. Here are some tips for setting up
5. Use quotes to make an emotional point or state an opinion. A good a news conference:
news release contains two to four quotes. Remember to obtain the
quoted person’s permission, and let him/her know when the news will
be released so that he/she can be prepared to respond to any media • Schedule the news conference for a slow news time. You will be more
calls for additional details. likely to get a good turnout of reporters.
6. The last paragraph should include background information on your school • Select a location appropriate for your announcement. In the case of a
or organization – a "commercial" for the work you are doing. Include student drug use report that has implications for the entire community,
purpose, size, non-profit status or other pertinent information. you may want to consider the school, City Hall, or some youth oriented
site in the community.
7. Double-check names, dates, places, numbers, and quotes for accuracy.
Your credibility as a source of information is jeopardized when details • Develop a good presentation. Include your key spokespeople, but also
of a news release are inaccurate. include parents and young people who represent the populations af-
fected by the survey announcement.
• Develop a Media Alert to let reporters/editors know about the confer-

Send an original copy of the news release to all appropriate names on
ence, and notify them 5 to 7 days in advance.
your media list. Follow-up by phone is important to make sure the release
arrived, answer any questions, provide more information, and offer spokes- • Phone the media to remind them to schedule the news conference on
people to be interviewed by phone or in person. their calendars.
End your conversation by thanking the reporter or editor for his/her time • Develop an information packet to distribute to the media at the con-
and interest. And, when the story appears in print or on the air, phone or ference and to others who are unable to attend. Include your news
write the reporter/editor a brief but sincere "thank you." Remember, a well release, fact sheets and brochures, and recent news clippings on the
written news release containing valid and interesting data should receive wide drug problem. You may want to provide biographies of your leaders
distribution in the news media. and/or spokespeople.
SPECIALIZED PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS CONFERENCES

EDITORIALS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND PUBLIC SERVICE AN-
In addition to the news media in your community, there will be a number NOUNCEMENTS
of specialized publications that will be interested in your survey data. They
Editorials in newspapers and on radio and television express definite opin-
ions on important issues that face the community. Editorials may be produced

by the media from materials you provide to them, or you may be asked to read will make the presentation more interesting and informative to the audience.
your own editorial on radio or television as a "community comment." Opinion Necessary arrangements should be made with the organization’s program
pages in newspapers and letters to the editor are other good ways to express chairman. Background information (perhaps a news release) could help the
your viewpoint on the problem of early adolescent alcohol and drug use in the group to promote your presentation among its membership.
community.
GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTATION OF STUDENT DRUG USE RESULTS
Radio and television make time available to local nonprofit groups for free
announcements that benefit the community by providing needed information Length of Presentation
or linking individuals with services. Your student drug use report will be of
interest to Public Service Directors of radio and television who may decide to An important consideration in preparing a presentation is the length of
air public service announcements (PSA’s) to heighten the community aware- time you are expected to address the group. Usually civic and business
ness about prevalence and patterns of elementary school students’ use of groups have a limited time available for a program – as little as 5 or 10 min-
gateway drugs. utes in some cases. This means only a fraction of the information may be
presented. Once again, concentrate on the type of audience and what you
think they will be interested in and need to hear. It is more important to leave
5.4.3 Presentations to School/Community Groups the audience wanting to know more than having them feeling uncomfortable
by exceeding your allotted time. If possible, leave a few minutes for questions
at the end of your presentation, and always promise to provide additional
An excellent means of reaching the community leadership is through presen- information through print materials or a return appearance.
tations to school, parent, civic, business, and religious groups. These groups
are concerned with community issues, particularly those related to the safety Matching Survey Results to the Audience
and welfare of youth. Often these organizations will invite prevention leaders
to speak at their meetings. While media coverage will help to make known In structuring your presentation, keep in mind your audience. If the pre-
your prevention efforts, you will want to contact appropriate groups and orga- sentation is to teachers and administrators, you may want to emphasize stu-
nizations in your community to offer a program on student drug and alcohol dents’ perceptions of the harmful effects of gateway drug use. Teachers and
abuse and strategies for combating it. administrators will be interested in how often students say they talk to teach-
ers about the harmful effects of drug use. Elementary students’ perceptions
The interests, needs, and abilities of your audience should be kept in of where and how they get gateway drugs are important to determine if such
mind when preparing your presentation. For example, parents are concerned perceptions are realistic.
about drug use that may affect their children and their children’s friends; busi-
ness leaders are mindful of the need for a drug-free work force that includes If the presentation is targeted to parents, frequency of use and availability
workers’ children and future workers. of drugs are important data to share. Help parents to realize their responsibil-
ity for their child’s actions regarding gateway drug use and the importance of
Select a poised, articulate spokesperson who is thoroughly familiar with becoming involved in community drug prevention programs. Civic and busi-
the student data. The graphs, tables, and narrative discussion of the data ness groups, law enforcement officers, and court officials will be particularly
in this report should assist the speaker in presenting pertinent and mean- interested in the current use and availability of gateway drugs to minors.
ingful information. Such presentations are easy to prepare and deliver, and

Organizing Survey Results • relevant to the interests of the audience
Graphs are very effective in communicating the meaning of data. They • supportive of local drug efforts.
enable audiences to "see" the relationship you are explaining. Bar graphs
located in this report can be utilized in describing gateway drug use. However,
Using Visual Aids
you can lose the audience’s attention with too many graphs. Tables are also
effective if they are kept simple.
When presenting statistical data, it is advisable to use some visual aids.
These may range from a simple handout to more elaborate aids, depending
Short sentences or phrases called bullets are an excellent way to commu-
upon the resources and time available to the school or other organizations
nicate your findings. Bullets can stand alone, be included in a list of findings,
concerned with drug abuse prevention. A single visual aid may be used, or
or accompany a graph or table. The following are examples of bullets that
combination aids may be chosen when preparing for a presentation. Often
can be used in presentations:
the time parameters may determine what and how many visual aids can be
used. However, you should be cautious not to use too many visual aids or
• ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT REPORTED rely too heavily on the aids so that the information presented and flow of the
USING BEER AND/OR WINE COOLERS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR presentation is diminished.
• ONLY ONE PERCENT OF (–YOUR SCHOOL NAME–) STUDENTS The following are types of presentation aids that you may want to con-
IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX REPORTED USING MARIJUANA sider:
WITHIN THE PAST YEAR
• OVER ONE-THIRD OF STUDENTS IN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1. PowerPoint Presentations – have become popular, but require spe-
REPORTED THAT BEER AND WINE COOLERS WERE EASY TO
cial equipment, (i.e. laptop computer with projector). One of the advan-
GET BY THEIR PEERS AND NEARLY ONE-FOURTH INDICATED LIQUOR
tages of a PowerPoint Presentation is that handouts can be generated
WAS EASY TO GET
directly from the presentation without the need to prepare them sepa-
• ONE-FOURTH OF SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN –YOUR SCHOOL rately;
NAME– REPORTED MARIJUANA AS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THEIR
2. Handouts – are useful in addition to other types of aids and are easy
PEERS
to transport, and provide a take-home product, but can be expensive
to produce, may be difficult to utilize with large audiences, and may
distract attention from your presentation;
A combination of graphics, tables and bullets are suggested in a presen-
tation to add variety and keep audience attention. It should be kept in mind 3. Overhead transparencies – are easy and inexpensive to make, can
that a good presentation is: be viewed by large audiences, but can be cumbersome to use and
require an on-site projector and screen;
• straightforward 4. Flip charts and poster boards – are easy to use, fairly easy to trans-
port, and require no special equipment, but are sometimes expensive
• easy to understand

and time consuming to make and can only be viewed by a relatively

small audience;
5. Slides – are easy to use and can be viewed by large audiences, but
are difficult and expensive to make, and require an on-site projector
and screen;
6. Video tapes – provide a canned, consistent approach to a topic, utilize

expertise of presenter(s) on tape, and are easy to use, but are very time
consuming and expensive to make, require technical expertise for qual-
ity product, require on-site play-back equipment, and may be difficult to
use with large audiences.
YOUR NOTES:

5.4.4 Sample Press Release ** Page 2 **
Although few drugs are consumed during school hours, the survey de-
FOR RELEASE (Time) (Contact Name)
(Date) (Phone) tected both drug and alcohol use outside of school, according to (Last Name
of School Official).
Alcohol remained the "drug of choice" of the young people surveyed in

MOST DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE OCCURS
(Locality).
OUTSIDE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
____ percent of the senior high students (grades ____) drank beer in the
(City), (State), (Date) – Students in grades ____ in (Name of School Sys- past year;
tem) use drugs and alcohol at nights and weekends, but few of them report * ____ percent reported liquor use;
ever taking drugs or alcohol during school hours. * ____ percent drank wine coolers.
In junior high (grades ____), ____ percent drank beer; ____ percent
"The results of our survey indicates that we have a community drug prob-
drank liquor; and ____ percent drank wine coolers.
lem in (Locality), not just a school drug problem," said (Name & Title of School
Official). Cocaine and Marijuana
More than (approximate # students surveyed) students were surveyed in Local students reported less use of cocaine than marijuana, but drug pre-
grades ____ through ____ to determine the extent and nature of drug use by vention specialists like Dr. Thomas J. Gleaton, Jr., president of Pride Surveys
adolescents in this community. Nationally, Pride Surveys, the research group cautions that any use of cocaine is disturbing, particularly at young ages.
that developed the Questionnaire used in this survey, found that students re- Marijuana use during the past year was reported by ____ percent of the
port drug use primarily at two specific times: "Week Nights" and "Weekends". students in senior high, and ____ percent in junior high. Cocaine was re-
Very little use is reported during school. ported by ____ percent of the senior high students, and
*** MORE *** *** MORE ***

** Page 3 **
____ percent of the junior high students.
When
The most popular times for marijuana use were: weekends, ____ percent;
week nights, ____ percent; and after school, ____ percent.
The Pride Questionnaire
The Pride Questionnaire has undergone continous development since
1982 and provides reliable and accurate information for monitoring adoles-
cent drug use. Pride Surveys is America’s largest survey of adolescent drug
use. It is based in Bowling Green, Ky (1-800-279-6361). For additional infor-
mation on national trends, visit the Pride Surveys website at www.pridesurveys.com.
###

Chapter 6
Drug-Free Communities Support Program Core Measures
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program, administered by the Cen- Age of Onset The question At what age did you first use...? is used to mea-
ter for Substance Abuse Prevention, requests specific data which is typically sure this statistic. The possible responses to this question range from
referred to as the Core Measures. The drug categories measured are to- 10 or Under to 17 or Older. The table shows the average age of onset
bacco, alcohol and marijuana. The first table is broken down by grade level of use of those students who answered the question with a response
and the second is broken down by gender. A Combined drug category has other than Never Used.
been created for all of these areas. The questions regarding Availability and
Friends’ Use are not typically part of the Core Measures but have been in- Availability The question How easy is it to get...? is used to measure this
cluded at the request of school systems using the Pride Surveys Question- statistic by reporting the percentage of students who report that the
naire. drug is Fairly Easy or Very Easy to get.
Friends’ Use The question Do your friends use... is used to measure this
statistic by reporting the percentage of students who report that their
30-Day Use The question How often do you use? is used to measure this friends Never use tobacco or illicit drugs and Never or Seldom use
statistic by reporting the percentage of students who report using Once alcohol.
a Month or more often.
Perception of Risk The question Do you feel the following drugs are harm-
ful to your health? is used to measure this statistic by reporting the
percentage of students who report that using the drug is Harmful or
Very Harmful to their health.
Perception of Disapproval The questions How wrong would your parents

feel it would be for you to use ...? and How wrong would your friends
feel it would be for you to use ...? are used to measure this statistic
by reporting the percentage of students who report that parents/friends
would feel it is Wrong or Very Wrong to use tobacco, alcohol and mari-
juana.
272
Table 6.1: Outcome Measures by Grade

Combined
Outcomes Substance Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grades
% n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n
Alcohol 6.4 1310 13.6 1302 15.2 1374 11.8 3986
30-Day Use Tobacco 2.3 1315 7.2 1304 7.6 1374 5.7 3993
Marijuana 1.2 1300 6.4 1291 8.4 1364 5.4 3955
Combined 7.1 1317 15.6 1304 18.4 1376 13.7 3997
Perception Alcohol 78.9 1315 73.4 1302 72.3 1368 74.8 3985
of Tobacco 86.1 1319 88.5 1307 86.4 1368 87.0 3994
Risk Marijuana 86.7 1307 82.3 1291 80.1 1362 83.0 3960
Combined 89.9 1321 91.4 1309 90.4 1369 90.6 3999
of Parental Tobacco 92.3 1137 92.4 1122 91.5 1293 92.1 3552
Disapproval Marijuana 93.3 1126 93.7 1125 92.6 1289 93.2 3540
Combined 93.3 1142 94.9 1134 94.0 1299 94.0 3575
Alcohol 10.8 330 11.3 512 11.9 631 11.4 1473
Age of Onset Tobacco 10.9 141 11.3 269 12.0 308 11.5 718
Marijuana 11.4 36 12.0 142 12.6 194 12.2 372
of Peer Tobacco 81.3 1112 74.1 1092 67.6 1257 74.1 3461
Disapproval Marijuana 82.9 1108 77.6 1092 69.9 1259 76.5 3459
Combined 84.7 1120 81.1 1104 74.0 1266 79.7 3490
Alcohol 29.6 1198 44.3 1179 46.4 1318 40.3 3695
Availability Tobacco 18.8 1192 30.4 1171 31.5 1313 27.0 3676
Marijuana 10.1 1189 20.0 1172 24.2 1310 18.3 3671
Combined 32.6 1200 48.2 1189 50.4 1321 43.9 3710
of Tobacco 80.0 1317 60.8 1309 53.6 1350 64.7 3976
Peer Use Illicit 89.6 1302 76.7 1269 72.3 1328 79.5 3899
Combined 92.9 1330 81.9 1316 77.4 1363 84.0 4009
Drug-Free Communities Support Program Core Measures 273

Table 6.2: Outcome Measures by Gender

Combined
Outcomes Substance Male Female Genders
% n % n % n
Alcohol 11.6 1839 11.9 1802 11.8 3641
30-Day Use Tobacco 5.6 1838 5.0 1807 5.3 3645
Marijuana 5.8 1824 4.6 1787 5.2 3611
Combined 13.6 1840 13.3 1809 13.5 3649
Perception Alcohol 74.5 1837 75.8 1803 75.1 3640
of Tobacco 86.5 1843 88.5 1805 87.5 3648
Risk Marijuana 81.0 1826 86.3 1791 83.6 3617
Combined 90.1 1847 91.9 1806 91.0 3653
of Parental Tobacco 91.6 1589 93.4 1658 92.5 3247
Disapproval Marijuana 92.0 1590 95.1 1646 93.6 3236
Combined 93.3 1604 95.4 1664 94.3 3268
Alcohol 11.4 649 11.5 705 11.4 1354
Age of Onset Tobacco 11.5 370 11.5 270 11.5 640
Marijuana 12.2 177 12.3 147 12.2 324
of Peer Tobacco 68.6 1551 79.7 1621 74.3 3172
Disapproval Marijuana 72.0 1551 81.7 1620 76.9 3171
Combined 75.0 1567 84.7 1632 80.0 3199
Alcohol 38.7 1684 41.6 1696 40.2 3380
Availability Tobacco 28.6 1675 25.3 1689 27.0 3364
Marijuana 18.4 1674 17.1 1684 17.7 3358
Combined 43.4 1691 44.2 1703 43.8 3394
of Tobacco 65.2 1823 65.2 1804 65.2 3627
Peer Use Illicit 80.5 1792 79.1 1762 79.8 3554
Combined 85.4 1838 83.5 1816 84.5 3654
Drug-Free Communities Support Program Core Measures 274

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Irving Independent Schools

May 31, 2007

4 Percentage Tables 180

5 Narrative Report 253

6 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Core Measures 272

1.1 Number of Students Surveyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.1 Core Measures for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.1 Attend Church or Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

4.1 Ethnic Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

5.1 30-Day Use of Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

6.1 Outcome Measures by Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

• Perception of friend’s Disapproval of Use - the percentage of stu-

• Age of Onset of Use - average age of first use

2.2 Annual and Monthly Use 2.3 Where Students Use

2.5 Risk Factors

Table 2.5: Percentage Of Students At Risk

2.6 Protective Factors

Table 2.6: Percentage Of Students Protected

The following graphs will assist you in understanding the relationship of

Research indicates that easy access, Availability, to drugs increases the

3.1 Frequency of Use

3.1.1 Annual Use

Any Tobacco Any Alcohol Any Illicit Drug

Annual Use of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco and Cigars

Cigarettes Smokeless Tobacco Cigars

Annual Use of Beer, Coolers and Liquor

Annual Use of Marijuana, Cocaine, Uppers and Downers

Marijuana Cocaine Uppers Downers

Annual Use of Inhalants, Hallucinogens, Heroin and Anabolic Steroids

Annual Use of Ecstasy, OxyContin and Meth

Ecstasy OxyContin Meth

3.1.2 30-Day Use

Any Tobacco Any Alcohol Any Illicit Drug

30-Day Use of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco and Cigars

Cigarettes Smokeless Tobacco Cigars

30-Day Use of Beer, Coolers and Liquor

30-Day Use of Marijuana, Cocaine, Uppers and Downers

Marijuana Cocaine Uppers Downers

30-Day Use of Inhalants, Hallucinogens, Heroin and Anabolic Steroids

30-Day Use of Ecstasy, OxyContin and Meth

Ecstasy OxyContin Meth

3.2 Perception of Risk

Perception of Risk -- Any Tobacco

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Any Alcohol

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Any Illicit Drug

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Cigarettes

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Smokeless Tobacco

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Cigars

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Beer

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Coolers, Breezers, etc.

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Liquor

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful

Perception of Risk -- Marijuana

No Harm Some Harm Harmful Very Harmful