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Introduction The Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use is sponsored by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) and implemented by the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) at Texas A&M University. The Texas School Survey project is conducted in two parts. First, a statewide survey is administered every two years in a sample of districts throughout the state. The statewide survey helps inform policymakers about the extent and nature of the substance use problem in Texas schools. It also gives districts conducting local surveys a standard of comparison for interpreting their own drug and alcohol survey findings. The second component of the Texas School Survey makes drug and alcohol surveys available for administration in individual school districts. The Texas School Survey is offered annually to every school district in the state. TCADA partially supports these district-level administrations by absorbing the cost of instrument development, funding the preparation of an executive summary of the local results, and providing state survey data as a basis for interpreting local findings. A local administration of the Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use was conducted in your school district during the Spring of 2009. Your local survey results are presented in this report. Findings from the statewide assessment, which was conducted in the Spring of 2008, will be presented once all the data are available. Organization of the Report The report is divided into three major sections. Part I, District Results, contains a set of tables and margins summarizing the secondary and (if applicable) elementary survey data for your district. Part II, State Results, is bound as a companion volume. It will contain a complete set of tables and margins presenting state results in a format similar to your local report. Part III, Executive Summary, will contain a customized written synopsis of the local survey results and a complete set of corresponding figures comparing those local results to the state survey data. Prior to presenting the results, there are a number of important points that should be considered with regard to the data cited in this report. These issues relate both to the 2008 statewide survey as well as to the district-level data from this year. This section briefly presents some basic information about the development of the report and the limitations of the data.
Background on Local Survey Administration The Texas School Survey is offered for students in grades four through twelve. Two versions of the survey instrument have been developed to accommodate both older and younger students. Districts were asked to limit survey administration to one of a fixed set of grade combinations. Below are
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brief descriptions of the elementary and secondary survey instruments and a review of acceptable grade combinations. The Texas School Survey Instrument Two versions of the Texas School Survey are available. The first, a six-page questionnaire, is designed for secondary students in grades seven through twelve. The secondary survey instrument explores usage patterns of twelve drugs including tobacco and alcohol products, inhalants, marijuana, powdered cocaine, crack, hallucinogens, uppers, downers, Rohypnol, steroids, ecstasy, and heroin. Other questions pertain to behavioral and demographic correlates of substance use, problems associated with substance use, and sources of information about help for substance-related problems. The secondary survey instrument was revised as part of the 1998 assessment. This revision was largely a rewording and/or a reformatting of the existing questions in such a manner as to not disrupt local or statewide over-time analyses. There were, however, a number of additions that were made as part of this overhaul: Rohypnol and heroin were added to the matrix of illicit substances students were asked about; a new question was added dealing with parental attitudes toward cigarette; a new question was added to ascertain the delivery-system methods most commonly used by those students who smoke marijuana; and several brief questions were added to gauge the gambling habits of the student population. A streamlined, three-page instrument is available for students in grades four through six. The questions in the elementary survey are similar to those found in the secondary version, but they have been adapted to be more easily understood by younger respondents (i.e., the language has been simplified wherever possible, students have been asked about fewer drug alternatives, and some complex questions have been omitted). Standard Grade Combinations In order to make state and local comparisons of substance use across all grades, both the state and local aggregate percentages must be based upon the same combinations of grades. Otherwise, state and local data is comparable by individual grade, but overall scores can not be compared directly. Because the 2008 state survey data was run in only a limited number of grade combinations, districts were encouraged to administer their local surveys in the following grade groupings: Elementary 4 through 6 4 through 5 Secondary 7 through 12 9 through 12 8, 10, and 12
If your district did not survey one of the above grade combinations, be aware that you can only compare your district results to the state data by individual grade. Where districts chose to do other combinations of grades, no comparable overall percentages for the state data are available. This will be an especially critical issue for small districts who only receive aggregate data.
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Limitations of the Data A number of subtle factors, such as sampling error and the limitations of self-reported data, can have a major bearing on the meaning and/or conclusions of the data. In addition, an awareness of the precise population to which findings can be generalized is also valuable because knowing who was not included in the survey can be as important as knowing who was included. In the following paragraphs, some of the most significant caveats relating to both the statewide and local findings are discussed. Survey Population In generalizing the results of the state and local surveys, it should be remembered that the data were collected in public schools. Neither private school students nor drop-outs were sampled though both represent significant components of the youthful population of Texas. These limitations should be kept in mind when considering the implications of the data. The findings do, however, represent reasonable estimates of drug use among the public school population of Texas and offer a suitable basis of comparison for public school districts. Self-Reported Data The drug and alcohol use data are entirely based on self-reported information. While a number of studies have established the usefulness of self-reported information for estimating the incidence and prevalence of drug use, the validity of these data ultimately depends on the truthfulness, recall, and comprehension of respondents. This study is carefully designed to minimize the impact of these potential sources of error. For example, students who report impossibly high levels of substance use or use of non-existent drugs are eliminated from the analysis. Further, differences in recall or comprehension are assumed to be constant across both the state and local survey samples. Any reporting bias in the data should therefore be approximately equal in both assessments, and comparisons between district and state data should be valid. Nonetheless, the limitations of selfreported information should be considered when drawing conclusions about the data. Sampling Error The 2008 statewide survey data that will be presented at a later date will be based on a sample of Texas secondary and elementary students. Because a sample rather than the entire population of students was surveyed, a certain amount of error is introduced when generalizing findings from the sample to the population. To gauge the size of this error, confidence intervals for all estimates are ascertained. In general, however, small differences of a few percentage points are usually not statistically meaningful. Attention should be focused on large differences of five percentage points or more.
Survey Protocols and Administration Finally, the accuracy of the data is dependent upon whether school staff followed Texas School Survey protocols for the sampling of students.
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Analytic Guidelines In processing the drug and alcohol survey data, there are a number of analytic issues that should be addressed. These include questions such as how to identify students who are exaggerating their drug or alcohol use, how best to calculate average substance use figures, how to handle surveys from students in grades that are not technically being surveyed, and how to classify data for students who fail to report their grade level. This section will review some rules established to deal with these matters. Handling of Exaggerators As discussed above, the survey data presented herein is based entirely upon a respondents description of his or her own behavior. It is inevitable that some students will under- or over-report their use of drugs or alcohol. To the extent possible, an attempt is made to identify and eliminate data from those respondents. Two checks have been incorporated into the data analysis program to identify exaggerators. First, data from students claiming to have used "Oxaril," a non-existent drug, is considered suspect and dropped from the analyses. Second, students claiming impossibly high levels of drug or alcohol use are also dropped from the analyses. Unbelievably high substance use among secondary students is based on the following criteria: (1) students report in that they have consumed two or more alcoholic beverages every day five or more times; (2) students report hat they have consumed three or more alcoholic beverages every day; or (3) students report that they have used three or more illicit drugs (other than tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, marijuana, or steroids) on a daily basis. Elementary students are considered exaggerators, and are excluded, if they indicated that they have used five or more substances 11 or more times in either their lifetimes or during the past school year. Weighted Aggregate Data In many districts, the percentage of all enrolled students that actually take the survey varies substantially by grade. Though patterns are different for each district, typically a larger proportion of younger students complete the survey compared to their older peers. If a simple average is taken when calculating overall levels of use, older students may not be represented in proportion to their numbers. Since these are the very students most likely to use drugs or alcohol, their underrepresentation in the aggregate scores results in artificially lower overall levels of substance use. To achieve more representative percentages when calculating overall or aggregate levels of substance use, a "weighted average" procedure is used. Prior to calculating the averages, scores for each grade surveyed are weighted by the total enrollment for that grade. By weighting averages by actual enrollment, over- or under-sampling in aggregate scores is partially alleviated. Surveys From "Out-of-Range" Grades Occasionally, students from a grade that is not technically being surveyed are included in the district sample. This is primarily a problem where the survey is administered in a non-contiguous grade combination (e.g., 8, 10, and 12). In these instances, the final sample often contains a few students who are in "out of range" grade levels. Generally, data for these students is not thrown out. Rather,
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it is re-coded and included with the next contiguous grade level. A conservative approach is used whereby younger students can be grouped with their older peers, but older students can not be recoded to a lower grade. This prevents artificially high levels of reported substance use in lower grades. There are two cases in which the "out-of-range" data is dropped from the analyses rather than being re-coded: (1) if there is no contiguous higher grade with which to combine the data; and (2) if the number of respondents in "out-of-range" students is greater than ten percent of the grade with which they are being grouped. This latter measure is designed to prevent a large number of "out of range" grades from obscuring the true grade-level values.
Surveys In Which No Grade Level Was Reported When students failed to report their grade level, it is not possible to determine unequivocally with what grade these students' data should be analyzed. Where grade level is missing, students' data are retained in the sample and an estimate of grade is made based on his or her age. Students that are at age level for beginning a grade are included with that grade. If both grade and age are missing, the data is dropped from the analyses.
Overview of the Data The Texas School Survey findings for your school district are summarized in this section. Survey findings are presented in three formats: figures, tables, and margins. Figures portray both state and local survey results in a "side-by-side" format, allowing for direct comparisons to be made. There are a total of seven elementary and seventeen secondary figures, although not all of these can be produced for every school district. All of the figures that can be generated for your district have been produced. Two sets of primary and/or secondary tables are available. The first set, the General Substance Tables, have been reformatted this year in an effort to make them more accessible. These tables have been divided into five groupings---tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, inhalants, and miscellaneous. In each of these groupings are tables that illustrate general information about substance use patterns in the district and include prevalence of use, frequency of use, and age of first use. In addition, these tables highlight certain perceptions, attitudes and, behaviors from the data such as perceived availability and peer use of various substances, parental attitudes, attending class or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and the use of intoxicants at parties. The second set, Prevalence Tables, contains fourteen tables showing the percentage of students who have used specific drugs or alcohol in the past month, past school year, and during their lifetimes. All tables are available for each participating district. Tables showing the same data for the state are provided in a companion volume. The only change to these tables made as part of the reformatting, and applicable only with regard to the secondary reports, was to the percentages listed under the School Year heading. Previously, the percentages in this category excluded those found under the Past Month heading. As reformatted, these School Year percentages include the Past Month percentages as well.
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Additional data are presented in the margins, which contain the raw percentages of students who gave each response option for all questions. Keep in mind that if your district under-sampled a particular grade(s), your overall percentages will represent "weighted averages." As a result, the raw percentages presented in your margins may reflect weighted counts rather than actual raw counts.
Standards of Data Presentation A wide variety of school districts took part in the Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use. In order to accommodate the diversity of participants, guidelines for organizing and presenting the data were established. These include standards for handling data from small and mid-sized districts and for determining which tables and figures should be produced for each. These guidelines are reviewed below.
Data Aggregation In some districts, too few students are surveyed to allow for reliable grade-level analyses to be performed. Where this occurs, data from several grades are grouped together. Grade groupings are established so as to (1) maximize the number of valid between-group comparisons possible and (2) protect students' confidentiality. One of three possible data presentation formats is selected for each district, depending on the number of students per grade. In districts where the number of students per grade varies widely, a format is selected based on the size of the majority of grades surveyed. However, if one or more grades fall below a total of thirty students, the next lower level of aggregation is automatically selected. The guidelines used for data aggregation are as follows: Secondary Small: Medium: When there are fewer than thirty students per grade, a single percentage is shown representing all students. When there are thirty to ninety students per grade, percentages are aggregated into grade groupings (e.g., combining grades 7 and 8 and grades 9 - 12). When there are more than ninety students per grade, separate percentages are shown for each grade level surveyed. Elementary Small: When there are fewer than sixty students per grade, a single percentage is shown for all students. When there are more than sixty students per grade, separate percentages are shown for each grade level surveyed.
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Availability of Graphics According to the data aggregation rules outlined above, graphics illustrating data by grade can not be produced for districts surveying fewer than thirty students per grade. As a consequence, figures that show grade-level breakdowns are omitted from both the elementary and secondary versions of reports for small districts. With these exceptions, all other figures and tables are produced for every district regardless of size.
Conventions Used in Data Presentation Throughout the report, a number of conventions were adopted to maintain consistency in reporting. A common terminology is employed and a standard set of symbols is used in each table and figure. These terms and symbols are described in the following paragraphs, beginning with a set of general definitions and followed by a discussion of specific conventions used in tables and margins.
Definitions There are several terms used throughout the report that, though seemingly straightforward, may have some bearing on how the data is understood and interpreted. These definitions are outlined below. Alcohol. When the category "Alcohol" appears in a figure or table, it represents the combined use of beer, wine, wine coolers, and liquor. Each of these alcoholic substances may be referenced individually, as well. Cocaine or Crack. This reference is found only in the prevalence tables (Tables B1-B14). It refers to students that report using either cocaine or crack, or both cocaine and crack. Since there is some overlap between students who have used cocaine and those who have used crack, the percentages of respondents in the "Cocaine or Crack" category should not be a simple sum of percentages in the individual "Cocaine" and "Crack" categories. It should, however, be at least as great as the larger of the two individual categories. Illicit Drugs. These are defined as controlled substances and include marijuana, powdered cocaine, crack, uppers, downers, Rohypnol, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and heroin. Inhalants. The overall inhalant use percentages presented in the prevalence tables have been adjusted to reflect reported use of both specific inhalants and inhalant use generally. Such adjustments are necessary because some students respond in the positive to specific use (i.e., spray paint, correction fluid, gasoline, freon, poppers, shoe shine, glue, paint thinner, other sprays, or other inhalants) without responding in the positive to generic use (i.e., "How many times have you used inhalants?"), while others respond in the positive to generic use but not to the use of specific inhalants.
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Marijuana Only. This reference is found only in the prevalence tables (Tables B1-B14). It refers to students who report using marijuana but no other illicit substances. The reference to "Marijuana," in contrast, includes all students using that substance regardless of whether they used other substances or not. Prevalence. The percentage of students who report having used a substance or substances. Tobacco. The category "tobacco" includes the combined use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Conventional Symbols and Format In addition to figures, there are three types of tables in which data may be presented. These include general substance use tables (Tables 1-24), alcohol tables (Tables A1-A4) and prevalence tables (Tables B1-B14). Data is also available in its raw form in the margins. What follows are several conventions of data presentation that apply chiefly to tables and margins. The Meaning of an Asterisk (*) in Tables. When an asterisk appears in a table, not in the Executive Summary (See Below), in place of a percentage, it typically means that fewer than ten students responded to that item. Asterisks may also appear if data is not available for a district. This would be the case, for instance, if a district does not survey all the grades in one of the standard acceptable grade combinations (see "Standard Grade Combinations" in the previous section). The Meaning of an Asterisk (*) in The Executive Summary (Part III). When an asterisk appears alongside a percentage in the Executive Summary component of the report, it means that the data so marked are estimated to be statistically significant at the .01 level from the comparable data for the state as a whole. This means that in only one of a hundred samples would a difference this large have occurred when there was no difference between the district and state data. Differences in very small districts will seldom be statistically significant due to the small number of cases. Differences that are not marked may be important, but should be treated with more caution than those that are so marked. Never Used/Ever Used Notations. In all prevalence tables, a standard approach is used for presenting incidence and prevalence information. An "Ever Used" category shows the total percentage of students who say they have used a substance at all, regardless of when or how many times. A "Never Used" category shows the total percentage of students who have never used a substance. The percentages shown in the "Ever Used" and "Never Used" categories always sum to one hundred percent. Additional columns then provide further information about those students who say they have "Ever Used" the substance. This includes information such as when or how often use occurred. These additional columns, when considered together, do not sum to the total percentage of students in the "Ever Used" category in the secondary reports due to the inclusion of the Past Month percentage within the School Year percentage (See Discussion Above). Margins. The raw percentage of students who responded to each survey item as found in the tables that comprise the final section of each report. Frequency and percent are shown for each individual
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response option. The frequency shows the absolute number of students who gave the indicated response. The percent is the frequency converted into a percentage of all students who answered the question. Again, bear in mind that if your district under-sampled a particular grade(s), your overall percentages will represent "weighted averages." As a result, the raw percentages presented in your margins may reflect weighted counts rather than actual raw counts. Surveys excluded from analyses as exaggerators are not included in the margins.
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Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use 2009 Sweeny ISD Part III: Executive Summary
Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use Sweeny ISD Elementary Executive Summary
Introduction
The Texas School Survey is an annual collection of self-reported tobacco, alcohol, inhalant, and substance use data from among elementary and/or secondary students in individual districts throughout the state of Texas. The survey, conducted by the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) in conjunction with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), is also administered every other year to a representative sample of Texas students in grades 4 through 6 and grades 7 through 12. Data from the statewide sampling, administered in the Spring of 2008 are incorporated into an over-time database maintained by DSHS to track trends in substance use so that policymakers at the state level have up-to-date information upon which to base decisions and plot prevention strategies. These data also serve as an overall standard of comparison for use by those at the district level to interpret, and act upon, local survey findings in a similar way. The executive summary begins with a section containing a general demographic overview of those who took the survey in the participating district. This is followed by sections dealing with the various substances covered by the survey---tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, and marijuana. This is followed by a section that explores selected characteristics associated with substance use in the district. The summary concludes with a section dealing with where students come by what they know about drugs and alcohol and to whom they might turn if they thought they were having a problem. For context, each section dealing with substance use will begin with a brief, over-time glimpse of the statewide trends over the last decade and a half with regard to that substance. This is followed by a subsection containing items that are generally recognized as contributing to the environment in which substance use is most likely to occur---such as availability, peer use, and parental attitudes. Finally, the use data are then detailed. As for the actual, self-reported use of each substance, it is important to note the frequency of such use. Is it experimental, a once-in-a-lifetime thing? Or is it a more casual use, a once-in-awhile behavior? Further, use data are used to differentiate between those who smoke cigarettes from those who use a smokeless tobacco product, those who drink beer from those who drink wine coolers, and those who sniff correction fluid from those who sniff glue. Two final points should be noted about the data. First, due to the differences in rounding procedures, there may be slight discrepancies between the percentages referred to in the tables and those reflected in the executive summary and in the corresponding figures. Second, some
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data in this report are marked with an asterisk. Data so marked are estimated to be statistically significant at the .01 level from the comparable data for the state as a whole. This means that in only one of a hundred samples would a difference this large have occurred when there was no difference between the district and state data. Differences in very small districts will seldom be statistically significant due to the small number of cases. Differences that are not marked may be important, but should be treated with more caution than those that are statistically significant. The percentages referred to in the executive summary that follows were taken from the tables found in "Part I: District Survey Results." Figures referenced throughout this report are included in "Part III: Executive Summary."
Demographic Overview
In the Spring of 2009, The Texas School Survey was administered to students in grade 5 in the Sweeny Independent School District. Texas School Survey protocols, formulated to ensure that the data used in this analysis has an acceptable probability of error, called for the district to administer the survey to a predetermined sampling of the elementary students. The accuracy of the data requires that school staff administering the survey followed the protocols. A total of 126 students completed the questionnaire. Of that number, 1 survey was excluded from analysis because a student did not indicate their grade or age, or because they were identified as exaggerators (i.e., claimed to have used a non-existent drug or reported overly excessive drug use). The final number of surveys included in the overall district analysis was 125, consisting of: A split of male (55 percent) and female (45 percent) students; An ethnic breakdown that is 60 percent white, 15 percent Mexican-American, 14 percent AfricanAmerican, 4 percent Native American, and 7 percent other; Fifty-three percent who say they live in a two-parent home, and 27 percent who report they have lived in the district for three or more years; and Forty-eight percent who say their parent(s) are college graduates, and 35 percent who indicate they qualify for free/reduced lunches at school.
Tobacco
General tobacco use includes both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. Statewide Overview. In 1990, a fifth of Texas elementary students reported having experimented with a tobacco product at least once during their lifetimes, while 13 percent said they had used such a product during the past school year. These percentages inched downward over the next eight years and then dropped dramatically in the 2000 assessment (13 percent in their lifetimes and 7 percent in the past year). These downward trend in tobacco use continued in 2002 (9 percent in their lifetimes and 5 percent in the past year), 2004 (8 percent in their lifetimes and 4 percent in the past year), and 2006 (6 percent in their lifetimes and 3 percent during the past year). According to the 2008 statewide assessment, this downward trend continues among those who reported lifetime tobacco use (5 percent), while past year tobacco use held steady at 3 percent. These overall numbers reflect decreases in the use of both the use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products; although it appears the more significant movement is in regard to cigarette use. District Overview. Overall, the general use of tobacco products among Sweeny ISD 5th grade students in 2009 was higher than that reported by their counterparts statewide including statistically significant differences with regard to students being offered cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, and lifetime general tobacco use. Environment. Nineteen percent of district elementary students said some or most of their close friends smoke cigarettes (11 percent statewide), while 21* percent reported they had been offered cigarettes (10 percent statewide). Ten percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported some or most of their close friends use snuff or chewing tobacco (4 percent statewide), and 11* percent said they had been offered a smokeless tobacco product (4 percent statewide). The influence of drug education programs may be reflected in students' attitudes toward the use of specific substances. Seventy-six percent of district elementary students believe tobacco use is "very dangerous" (80 percent statewide). Use. In the Sweeny ISD, 12* percent of elementary students reported general tobacco use at least once during their lifetimes (5 percent statewide). Use of a tobacco product during the past school year was reported by 7 percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students (3 percent statewide). Nine percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported smoking cigarettes at least once during their lifetimes (4 percent statewide), and 6 percent said they had smoked cigarettes during the past school year (2 percent statewide). Lifetime use of smokeless tobacco products was reported by 6 percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students (1 percent statewide), while 2 percent said they had used snuff or chewing tobacco during the past school year (1 percent statewide).
Alcohol
Alcohol is the most widely used substance among elementary students statewide and in the Sweeny ISD. Statewide Overview. In 1990, 40 percent of Texas elementary students said they had experimented with an alcohol product at some point in their lives and just over a quarter (28 percent) reported having consumed alcohol during the past school year. Over the next two years, lifetime prevalence dropped dramatically to 33 percent of elementary students statewide, while past-year use showed a similar decline to 21 percent. This downward trend with regard to alcohol use has continued through the next three statewide assessments, stalling in 2002 at 25 percent who said they had consumed alcohol at least once in their lifetimes and 16 percent who reported consuming alcohol during the previous year. These numbers remained flat through the statewide survey in 2004, but inched downward again in 2006, lifetime prevalence of alcohol use dropped to 22 percent and pastyear use dipped to 14 percent. In the most recent statewide assessment in 2008, those elementary students reporting lifetime alcohol use and past-year alcohol use rose by a percentage point each, to 23 percent and 15 percent respectively. Please note that the slight increase in alcohol use in the 2008 statewide assessment is most likely the result of a change in the definition of wine coolers than had been used in all previous assessments. District Overview. Overall, Sweeny ISD 5th grade students are drinking alcohol in 2009 at rates higher than those reported by their counterparts statewide including statistically significant differences with regard to students being offered alcohol. Environment. Thirty percent of Sweeny elementary students said some or most of their close friends drink beer, wine coolers, wine, or liquor (21 percent statewide), and 34* percent reported they had been offered alcohol (21 percent statewide). Sweeny ISD elementary students who said they drink alcohol were asked where they get alcoholic beverages. Seven percent of district elementary students said they get alcohol from home (9 percent statewide), 2 percent reported obtaining alcohol from friends (2 percent statewide), and 12 percent said they get alcohol from "somewhere else" (7 percent statewide). Parental attitudes can be a major factor in whether or not a student uses alcohol or drugs. When asked how their parents feel about kids their age drinking beer, 85 percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students said their parents "don't like it" (83 percent statewide). Eleven percent of district elementary students said they "don't know" how their parents feel about kids their age drinking beer (13 percent statewide), and 2 percent said their parents "don't care" (3 percent statewide). Seventy-eight percent of Sweeny elementary students believe alcohol use is "very dangerous" (74 percent statewide).
Use. Thirty percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported using alcohol at least once during their lifetimes (22 percent statewide). Alcohol use during the past school year was reported by 18 percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students (14 percent statewide). Twelve percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students said they "had two or more drinks" of beer in a row at least once during the past year (10 percent statewide), 8 percent said they "had two or more drinks" of wine cooler in a row at least once during the past year (7 percent statewide), 7 percent said they "had two or more drinks" of wine in a row at least once during the past year (9 percent statewide) and 5 percent said they "had two or more drinks" of liquor in a row at least once during the past year (4 percent statewide).
Marijuana
Statewide Overview. In 1990, 2 percent of Texas elementary students reported they had experimented with marijuana at least once, and 2 percent indicated they had smoked marijuana during the past school year. These percentages stayed flat through 1994, crept upward in 1996, stayed flat through 1998, and dipped slightly in 2000. In the 2002 statewide assessment, experimental use crept back upward slightly to 3 percent and most recent use stayed flat at 2 percent among elementary students statewide. These percentages of students reporting lifetime and past-year marijuana use held steady through the statewide assessment in 2004. According to the 2006 statewide survey, lifetime marijuana use dipped to 2 percent while the past-year use declined to 1 percent. These percentages stayed the same in the most recent statewide assessment in 2008. District Overview. Overall, marijuana use among Sweeny ISD 5th grade students in 2009 is higher than that reported by their counterparts statewide including statistically significant differences with regard to students belief that marijuana use is very dangerous. Environment. Six percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students said some or most of their close friends use marijuana (5 percent statewide), and 9 percent reported they had been offered marijuana (4 percent statewide). When asked about parental attitudes toward marijuana use, 93 percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students said their parents "don't like it" when kids their age smoke marijuana (86 percent statewide), while 7 percent said that they "don't know" how their parents feel (12 percent statewide), and 1 percent reported their parents "don't care" if kids their age smoke marijuana (1 percent statewide). When questioned about the danger associated with marijuana use, 91* percent of Sweeny elementary students said that using marijuana is "very dangerous" (78 percent statewide). Use. Three percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported using marijuana at least once during their lifetimes (1 percent statewide). Two percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported using marijuana during the past school year (1 percent statewide).
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Inhalants
In general, inhalants are common, licit substances (paints and thinners, correction fluid, glue, and gasoline) which, when sniffed, huffed, or inhaled produce an intoxicating effect. Lifetime and past-year inhalant use percentages have been adjusted to reflect reported use of both specific inhalants and inhalant use generally. This adjustment was made because some students responded positive to specific use without responding positive to generic use, while some students responded positive to generic use but not to specific inhalants. Statewide Overview. Inhalant use among Texas elementary students peaked in 1992, as 16 percent indicated they had experimented with some form of inhalant at least once during their lifetimes and 11 percent said they had used an inhalant during the past school year. Within two years, however, lifetime use slipped to 10 percent of elementary students statewide and past-year use fell to 6 percent. These percentages remained relatively flat through 1996. In 1998, however, both experimental and past school year prevalence rates inched back upward---to 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively. Two years later, this trend was again reversed as both experimental (11 percent) and past year (8 percent) uses dropped off slightly, then sank further in 2002 to 9 percent lifetime and 6 percent in the past year. Yet, another reverse was detected in 2004, as lifetime inhalant use rose to 11 percent and past-year inhalant use inched up to 8 percent. Beginning in 2006, yet another reverse in the trend was detected as lifetime use dipped to 10 percent and pastyear inhalant use declined to 7 percent. According to the 2008 statewide assessment, 9 percent indicated lifetime inhalant use and 7 percent said they had used an inhalant during the previous year. District Overview. Overall, use of inhalants among Sweeny ISD 5th grade students in 2009 is similar to that reported by their peers statewide. Environment. Nine percent of Sweeny students said some or most of their close friends use inhalants (8 percent statewide), and 10 percent said they had been offered inhalants (6 percent statewide). Sixtyseven percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students believe inhalant use is "very dangerous" (68 percent statewide). Use. Seven percent of Sweeny ISD elementary students reported using inhalants at least once during their lifetimes (8 percent statewide). Four percent of Sweeny elementary students said they had used inhalants during the past school year (6 percent statewide). Two percent of Sweeny elementary students reported using two or more inhalant substances at least once during their lifetimes (3 percent statewide). Two percent of district elementary students reported inhaling whiteout/correction fluid (2 percent statewide), 3 percent reported inhaling gasoline (2 percent statewide), 2 percent reported inhaling glue (3 percent statewide), 2 percent reported inhaling spray paint (2 percent statewide), 0 percent reported inhaling paint thinner (2 percent statewide) and 3 percent reported inhaling substances in the "other inhalants" category (4 percent statewide) at least once during their lifetimes.
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Elementary Graphics Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Prevalence of Lifetime Substance Use Prevalence of Past School Year Use Lifetime Prevalence of Specific Inhalants by Grade Students Who Think Substances are Very Dangerous Parental Attitudes toward Beer and Marijuana Use
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Prevalence of Lifetime Substance Use Among Grade 5 Elementary Students
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10%
15%
20%
State Sweeny
25%
30%
35%
40%
Figure 2
Prevalence of Past School Year Substance Use Among Grade 5 Elementary Students
3%
Tobacco
7%
14%
Alcohol
18%
6%
Inhalants
4%
1%
Marijuana
2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
State Sweeny
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
Figure 3a
Lifetime Prevalence of Specific Inhalants by Grade Sweeny
Grade 5
Gasoline
3%
Paint Thinner
0%
Glue
2%
Correction Fluid
2%
Spray Paint
2%
Other
3%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
Grade 5
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
Figure 3b
Lifetime Prevalence of Specific Inhalants by Grade State
Grade 5
Gasoline
2%
Paint Thinner
2%
Glue
3%
Correction Fluid
2%
Spray Paint
2%
Other
4%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
Grade 5
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
Figure 4
Percentage of Elementary Students Who Think Various Substances Are Very Dangerous to Us
80%
Tobacco
76%
74%
Alcohol
78%
68%
Inhalants
67%
78%
Marijuana
91%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
State Sweeny
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Figure 5
Attitudes of Parents Toward Pre-Adolescent Beer And Marijuana Use
Beer
Don't Like It
83% 85%
Don't Care
3% 2%
Think It's OK
1% 1%
Don't Know
13% 11%
Marijuana
Don't Like It
86% 93%
Don't Care
1% 1%
Think It's OK
0% 0%
Don't Know
12% 7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
State Sweeny
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use 2009 Sweeny ISD Part I: District Results
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Table of Contents
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Prevalence Tables Selected Substances by Grade: Table B1: Table B2: Table B3: Table B4: Table B5: Table B6: Table B7: Table B8: Table B9: Table B10: Table B11: Table B12: All Students Male Students Female Students White Students African/American Students Mexican/American Students Students Reporting A Grades Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an A Students Living With 2 Parents Students Not Living With 2 Parents Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
23-30
Margin Tables
31-39
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Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those who reported use of ..
School Year 2.9 2.9 Lifetime 3.5 3.5
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:
Grade 5 Cigarettes 9.4 Smokeless Tobacco * Any Tobacco 9.5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...
Never Heard Of Any tobacco product? All Grade 5 Cigarettes? All Grade 5 Smokeless tobacco? All Grade 5 4.2% 4.2% 85.7% 85.7% 7.6% 7.6% 2.5% 2.5% 0.8% 0.8% 79.8% 79.8% 17.6% 17.6% 1.7% 1.7% 0.8% 0.8% 76.7% 76.7% 20.0% 20.0% 2.5% 2.5% None Some Most
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Never Heard Of Any tobacco product? All Grade 5 Cigarettes? All Grade 5 Smokeless tobacco? All Grade 5 1.7% 1.7% 70.3% 70.3% 25.4% 25.4% 0.8% 0.8% 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 67.2% 67.2% 30.3% 30.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 75.6% 75.6% 23.6% 23.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% Very Dangerous Dangerous Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
Don't Like 90.2% 90.2% Don't Care 0.8% 0.8% Think It's OK 0.0% 0.0% Don't know 8.9% 8.9%
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..
Ever Used Any alcohol product All Grade 5 Beer All Grade 5 Wine coolers All Grade 5 Wine All Grade 5 Liquor All Grade 5 5.7% 5.7% 3.3% 3.3% 2.5% 2.5% 94.3% 94.3% 11.2% 11.2% 7.2% 7.2% 4.0% 4.0% 88.8% 88.8% 10.7% 10.7% 7.4% 7.4% 3.3% 3.3% 89.3% 89.3% 19.4% 19.4% 10.5% 10.5% 8.9% 8.9% 80.6% 80.6% 29.6% 29.6% 18.4% 18.4% 11.2% 11.2% 70.4% 70.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those who reported use of ..
School Year Beer All Grade 5 Liquor All Grade 5 Wine All Grade 5 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.9 * 3.6 3.6 * 2.7 3.3 3.3 Lifetime
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..
Never Beer? All Grade 5 Wine Coolers? All Grade 5 Wine? All Grade 5 Liquor? All Grade 5 95.0% 95.0% 3.4% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% 5.0% 5.0% 93.3% 93.3% 1.7% 1.7% 0.8% 0.8% 4.2% 4.2% 6.7% 6.7% 91.5% 91.5% 5.1% 5.1% 0.8% 0.8% 2.5% 2.5% 8.5% 8.5% 88.3% 88.3% 6.7% 6.7% 1.7% 1.7% 3.3% 3.3% 11.7% 11.7% 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:
Grade 5 Beer 8.4 Wine Coolers 9.6 Wine 9.5 Liquor 9.3 Any Alcohol 8.9
Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 23.8% Sent to Principal 37.2%
Both 33.3%
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..
Don't Drink Home? All Grade 5 Friends? All Grade 5 Somewhere else? All Grade 5 79.5% 79.5% 12.0% 12.0% 8.5% 8.5% 83.2% 83.2% 1.8% 1.8% 15.0% 15.0% 82.6% 82.6% 7.0% 7.0% 10.4% 10.4% Yes No
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..
Never Heard Of Any alcohol product? All Grade 5 Beer? All Grade 5 Wine coolers? All Grade 5 Wine? All Grade 5 Liquor? All Grade 5 3.5% 3.5% 9.6% 9.6% 87.0% 87.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17.6% 17.6% 82.4% 82.4% 8.5% 8.5% 12.7% 12.7% 78.8% 78.8% 0.0% 0.0% 29.9% 29.9% 70.1% 70.1% 0.0% 0.0% 34.4% 34.4% 65.6% 65.6% Yes No
Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't Like 85.4% 85.4% Don't Care 2.4% 2.4% Think It's OK 0.8% 0.8% Don't know 11.4% 11.4%
All Grade 5
Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..
Never Heard Of Any alcohol product? All Grade 5 Beer? All Grade 5 Wine coolers? All Grade 5 Wine? All Grade 5 Liquor? All Grade 5 2.6% 2.6% 71.9% 71.9% 21.9% 21.9% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% 55.9% 55.9% 33.9% 33.9% 5.9% 5.9% 4.2% 4.2% 8.3% 8.3% 54.5% 54.5% 27.3% 27.3% 1.7% 1.7% 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 67.2% 67.2% 27.7% 27.7% 0.8% 0.8% 4.2% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 78.0% 78.0% 20.3% 20.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 1.6% Very Dangerous Dangerous Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..
Ever Used 3.3% 3.3% School Year 2.4% 2.4% Not Past Year 0.8% 0.8% Never Used 96.7% 96.7%
All Grade 5
Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:
School Year * * Lifetime 4.7 *
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:
Grade 5 *
Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 1.3% Sent to Principal 4.8%
Cut School *
Both *
Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never Heard Of 1.7% All 1.7% Grade 5 None 92.4% 92.4% Some 3.4% 3.4% Most 2.5% 2.5%
All Grade 5
Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't Like 92.7% 92.7% Don't Care 0.8% 0.8% Think It's OK 0.0% 0.0% Don't know 6.5% 6.5%
All Grade 5
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Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
Never Heard Of 0.8% 0.8% Very Dangerous 90.8% 90.8% Dangerous 7.5% 7.5% Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8%
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..
Ever Used 7.4% 7.4% School Year 4.1% 4.1% Not Past Year 3.3% 3.3% Never Used 92.6% 92.6%
All Grade 5
Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Not Used Correction Fluid/Whiteout All Grade 5 Gasoline All Grade 5 Glue All Grade 5 Paint Thinner All Grade 5 Spray Paint All Grade 5 Other Inhalants All Grade 5 96.7% 96.7% 3.3% 3.3% 97.6% 97.6% 2.4% 2.4% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 97.5% 97.5% 2.5% 2.5% 97.5% 97.5% 2.5% 2.5% 98.4% 98.4% 1.6% 1.6% Used
Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:
School Year * * Lifetime 2.5 2.5
All Grade 5
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:
Grade 5 *
Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 2.6% Sent to Principal 7.1%
Cut School *
Both *
Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never Heard Of 2.6% All 2.6% Grade 5 None 88.0% 88.0% Some 7.7% 7.7% Most 1.7% 1.7%
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?
Never Heard Of 2.6% 2.6% Yes 9.6% 9.6% No 87.8% 87.8%
All Grade 5
Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never Heard Of 1.7% 1.7% Very Dangerous 66.9% 66.9% Dangerous 20.3% 20.3% Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know 5.1% 5.9% 5.1% 5.9%
All Grade 5
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs or alcohol from ..
CATEGORY An Assembly Program? Guidance Counselor? Visitor to Class? Someone Else at School? Your Teacher? Any School Source? Yes 39.6% 39.6% 13.1% 13.1% 94.2% 94.2% 36.7% 36.7% 55.0% 55.0% 98.4% 98.4%
All Grade 5 All Grade 5 All Grade 5 All Grade 5 All Grade 5 All Grade 5
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2. Prevalence Tables
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade All Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 3.3% 3.3% 2.4% 2.4% 0.8% 0.8% 96.7% 96.7% 7.4% 7.4% 4.1% 4.1% 3.3% 3.3% 92.6% 92.6% 29.6% 29.6% 18.4% 18.4% 11.2% 11.2% 70.4% 70.4% 12.2% 12.2% 6.5% 6.5% 5.7% 5.7% 87.8% 87.8% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Male Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 5.9% 5.9% 4.4% 4.4% 1.5% 1.5% 94.1% 94.1% 11.9% 11.9% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 88.1% 88.1% 37.7% 37.7% 21.7% 21.7% 15.9% 15.9% 62.3% 62.3% 17.6% 17.6% 10.3% 10.3% 7.4% 7.4% 82.4% 82.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Female Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 98.2% 98.2% 19.6% 19.6% 14.3% 14.3% 5.4% 5.4% 80.4% 80.4% 5.5% 5.5% 1.8% 1.8% 3.6% 3.6% 94.5% 94.5% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade White Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 98.6% 98.6% 6.9% 6.9% 4.2% 4.2% 2.8% 2.8% 93.1% 93.1% 29.7% 29.7% 20.3% 20.3% 9.5% 9.5% 70.3% 70.3% 15.1% 15.1% 9.6% 9.6% 5.5% 5.5% 84.9% 84.9% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade African/American Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% 93.8% 93.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 23.5% 23.5% 5.9% 5.9% 17.6% 17.6% 76.5% 76.5% 12.5% 12.5% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 87.5% 87.5% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Mexican/American Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 10.5% 10.5% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 89.5% 89.5% 5.3% 5.3% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 5.3% 94.7% 94.7% 31.6% 31.6% 15.8% 15.8% 15.8% 15.8% 68.4% 68.4% 10.5% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0% 10.5% 10.5% 89.5% 89.5% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Reporting A Grades
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 97.9% 97.9% 6.4% 6.4% 4.3% 4.3% 2.1% 2.1% 93.6% 93.6% 29.8% 29.8% 25.5% 25.5% 4.3% 4.3% 70.2% 70.2% 6.4% 6.4% 4.3% 4.3% 2.1% 2.1% 93.6% 93.6% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Reporting grades lower than A
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 4.0% 4.0% 2.7% 2.7% 1.3% 1.3% 96.0% 96.0% 8.1% 8.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 91.9% 91.9% 28.6% 28.6% 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 71.4% 71.4% 16.0% 16.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 84.0% 84.0% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 3.0% 3.0% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 97.0% 97.0% 7.7% 7.7% 4.6% 4.6% 3.1% 3.1% 92.3% 92.3% 24.2% 24.2% 15.2% 15.2% 9.1% 9.1% 75.8% 75.8% 7.6% 7.6% 4.5% 4.5% 3.0% 3.0% 92.4% 92.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 96.4% 96.4% 7.1% 7.1% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 92.9% 92.9% 36.2% 36.2% 22.4% 22.4% 13.8% 13.8% 63.8% 63.8% 17.9% 17.9% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 82.1% 82.1% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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Sweeny Spring 2009 Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 96.3% 96.3% 5.0% 5.0% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 95.0% 95.0% 25.6% 25.6% 14.6% 14.6% 11.0% 11.0% 74.4% 74.4% 7.4% 7.4% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 92.6% 92.6% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever Used Tobacco All Grade 5 Alcohol All Grade 5 Inhalants All Grade 5 Marijuana All Grade 5 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 3.0% 97.0% 97.0% 12.1% 12.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 87.9% 87.9% 33.3% 33.3% 21.2% 21.2% 12.1% 12.1% 66.7% 66.7% 21.2% 21.2% 12.1% 12.1% 9.1% 9.1% 78.8% 78.8% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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3. Margin Tables
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LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS Q7 Frequency Percent 9 7.26 Don't Know 33 26.61 No 82 66.13 Yes
Frequency Missing = 5
Frequency Missing = 1 DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS? Q3 Frequency Percent 58 46.77 No 66 53.23 Yes
EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH? Q11b Frequency Percent 116 100.00 Not Used
Frequency Missing = 1
EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE Q8 Frequency Percent 35 28.23 Don't Know 30 24.19 No 59 47.58 Yes
Frequency Missing = 9
Frequency Missing = 1
EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH? Q11c Frequency Percent 118 97.52 Not Used 3 2.48 Used
ETHNICITY Q5 Frequency Percent 17 13.82 African/American 19 15.45 Mexican/American 5 4.07 Native/American 8 6.50 Other 74 60.16 White
QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH? Q9 Frequency Percent 32 26.02 Don't Know 48 39.02 No 43 34.96 Yes
Frequency Missing = 4
EVER INHALED WHITEOUT TO GET HIGH? Q11d Frequency Percent 120 98.36 Not Used 2 1.64 Used
Frequency Missing = 2 Frequency Missing = 3 PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS? Q10 Frequency Percent 63 51.64 No 59 48.36 Yes
Frequency Missing = 2
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET Q6 Frequency Percent 47 37.90 Mostly A's 53 42.74 Mostly B's 21 16.94 Mostly C's 2 1.61 Mostly D's 1 0.81 Mostly F's
EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH? Q11e Frequency Percent 120 97.56 Not Used 3 2.44 Used
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Frequency Missing = 3
Frequency Missing = 4 CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME Q12A Frequency Percent 1 0.81 Never heard of 112 91.06 Never used 7 5.69 1-2 times 2 1.63 3-10 times 1 0.81 11+ times Frequency Missing = 4 MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME Q12I Frequency Percent 4 3.25 Never heard of 116 94.31 Never used 2 1.63 1-2 times 1 0.81 11+ times
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME Q12E Frequency Percent 104 88.14 Never used 10 8.47 1-2 times 2 1.69 3-10 times 2 1.69 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 2 Frequency Missing = 7 SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME Q12B Frequency Percent 6 4.96 Never heard of 108 89.26 Never used 5 4.13 1-2 times 2 1.65 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 2
Frequency Missing = 4
LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME Q12F Frequency Percent 4 3.31 Never heard of 110 90.91 Never used 5 4.13 1-2 times 1 0.83 3-10 times 1 0.83 11+ times
CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13A Frequency Percent 1 0.81 Never heard of 115 93.50 Never used 6 4.88 1-2 times 1 0.81 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 2 Frequency Missing = 4 SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR Q13B Frequency Percent 5 4.13 Never heard of 114 94.21 Never used 1 0.83 1-2 times 1 0.83 3-10 times
BEER USE DURING LIFETIME Q12C Frequency Percent 96 81.36 Never used 17 14.41 1-2 times 2 1.69 3-10 times 3 2.54 11+ times
SHIMERON USE DURING LIFETIME Q12G Frequency Percent 81 67.50 Never heard of 39 32.50 Never used
Frequency Missing = 7
Frequency Missing = 5
Frequency Missing = 4
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Frequency Missing = 5 Frequency Missing = 5 INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13H Frequency Percent 4 3.36 Never heard of 112 94.12 Never used 2 1.68 1-2 times 1 0.84 3-10 times Frequency Missing = 6
WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13D Frequency Percent 12 9.92 Never heard of 100 82.64 Never used 7 5.79 1-2 times 1 0.83 3-10 times 1 0.83 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 6
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER Q14C Frequency Percent 10 8.62 7 or younger 2 1.72 8 years old 3 2.59 9 years old 5 4.31 10 years old 2 1.72 11 years old 94 81.03 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 4
WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13E Frequency Percent 1 0.81 Never heard of 113 91.87 Never used 6 4.88 1-2 times 1 0.81 3-10 times 2 1.63 11+ times
MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13I Frequency Percent 2 1.68 Never heard of 114 95.80 Never used 2 1.68 1-2 times 1 0.84 3-10 times
Frequency Missing = 9
Frequency Missing = 6
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS Q14D Frequency Percent 2 1.71 7 or younger 2 1.71 9 years old 2 1.71 10 years old 4 3.42 11 years old 107 91.45 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 2
LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13F Frequency Percent 5 4.20 Never heard of 110 92.44 Never used 3 2.52 1-2 times 1 0.84 11+ times
AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES Q14A Frequency Percent 3 2.46 7 or younger 1 0.82 8 years old 1 0.82 9 years old 1 0.82 11 years old 3 2.46 12 or older 113 92.62 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 8
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE Q14E Frequency Percent 1 0.81 7 or younger 1 0.81 8 years old 4 3.25 9 years old 5 4.07 10 years old 1 0.81 11 years old 1 0.81 12 or older 110 89.43 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 2
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Frequency Missing = 5
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q15B Frequency Percent 5 4.20 Never heard of 102 85.71 None 9 7.56 Some 3 2.52 Most
Frequency Missing = 10
AGE WHEN FIRST USED SHIMERON Q14G Frequency Percent 118 100.00 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 6
Frequency Missing = 7
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER Q15C Frequency Percent 1 0.85 Never heard of 87 74.36 None 26 22.22 Some 3 2.56 Most
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SHIMERON Q15G Frequency Percent 68 56.20 Never heard of 51 42.15 None 1 0.83 Some 1 0.83 Most
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS Q14H Frequency Percent 2 1.72 7 or younger 1 0.86 9 years old 1 0.86 12 or older 112 96.55 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 4 Frequency Missing = 8 CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS Q15H Frequency Percent 3 2.56 Never heard of 103 88.03 None 9 7.69 Some 2 1.71 Most
Frequency Missing = 9
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS Q15D Frequency Percent 11 9.24 Never heard of 94 78.99 None 11 9.24 Some 3 2.52 Most
AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA Q14I Frequency Percent 1 0.84 7 or younger 1 0.84 11 years old 117 98.32 Never heard/used
Frequency Missing = 8 Frequency Missing = 6 CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA Q15I Frequency Percent 2 1.69 Never heard of 109 92.37 None 4 3.39 Some 3 2.54 Most
Frequency Missing = 6
CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES Q15A Frequency Percent 1 0.84 Never heard of 95 79.83 None 21 17.65 Some 2 1.68 Most
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE Q15E Frequency Percent 2 1.67 Never heard of 105 87.50 None 10 8.33 Some 3 2.50 Most
Frequency Missing = 7 Frequency Missing = 5 EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES Q16a Frequency Percent 95 79.17 No 25 20.83 Yes
Frequency Missing = 6
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EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q16b Frequency Percent 3 2.59 Never heard of 100 86.21 No 13 11.21 Yes
Frequency Missing = 12
Frequency Missing = 9 Frequency Missing = 9 EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS Q16h Frequency Percent 3 2.61 Never heard of 101 87.83 No 11 9.57 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER Q16c Frequency Percent 82 70.09 No 35 29.91 Yes
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE Q17c Frequency Percent 93 79.49 Do Not Drink 10 8.55 No 14 11.97 Yes
Frequency Missing = 8
Frequency Missing = 8
Frequency Missing = 10
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS Q16d Frequency Percent 10 8.47 Never heard of 93 78.81 No 15 12.71 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA Q16i Frequency Percent 2 1.72 Never heard of 104 89.66 No 10 8.62 Yes
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES Q18A Frequency Percent 82 67.21 Very dangerous 37 30.33 Dangerous 3 2.46 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 3
Frequency Missing = 7
Frequency Missing = 9
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE Q16e Frequency Percent 98 82.35 No 21 17.65 Yes
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME Q17a Frequency Percent 95 82.61 Do Not Drink 12 10.43 No 8 6.96 Yes
DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q18B Frequency Percent 83 70.34 Very dangerous 30 25.42 Dangerous 1 0.85 Not at all 2 1.69 Don't know 2 1.69 Never heard of
Frequency Missing = 6 Frequency Missing = 10 EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR Q16f Frequency Percent 4 3.48 Never heard of 100 86.96 No 11 9.57 Yes
Frequency Missing = 7
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Frequency Missing = 5 Frequency Missing = 6 Frequency Missing = 5 DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM Q19c Frequency Percent 67 60.36 No 44 39.64 Yes
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS Q18D Frequency Percent 66 54.55 Very dangerous 33 27.27 Dangerous 2 1.65 Not at all 10 8.26 Don't know 10 8.26 Never heard of
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS Q18H Frequency Percent 79 66.95 Very dangerous 24 20.34 Dangerous 6 5.08 Not at all 7 5.93 Don't know 2 1.69 Never heard of
Frequency Missing = 14
Frequency Missing = 4
Frequency Missing = 7
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE Q18E Frequency Percent 66 55.93 Very dangerous 40 33.90 Dangerous 7 5.93 Not at all 5 4.24 Don't know
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA Q18I Frequency Percent 109 90.83 Very dangerous 9 7.50 Dangerous 1 0.83 Don't know 1 0.83 Never heard of
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR Q19d Frequency Percent 93 86.92 No 14 13.08 Yes
Frequency Missing = 18
Frequency Missing = 7
Frequency Missing = 5
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR Q18F Frequency Percent 82 71.93 Very dangerous 25 21.93 Dangerous 4 3.51 Don't know 3 2.63 Never heard of
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER Q19a Frequency Percent 50 45.05 No 61 54.95 Yes
DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL Q19e Frequency Percent 69 63.30 No 40 36.70 Yes
Frequency Missing = 16
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20a Frequency Percent 106 88.33 Never 8 6.67 1 time 2 1.67 2 times 4 3.33 3+ times
Frequency Missing = 5
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WINE COOLERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20b Frequency Percent 108 91.53 Never 6 5.08 1 time 1 0.85 2 times 3 2.54 3+ times
Frequency Missing = 2
Frequency Missing = 7
WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20c Frequency Percent 111 93.28 Never 2 1.68 1 time 1 0.84 2 times 5 4.20 3+ times
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS SMOKING CIGARETTES Q23 Frequency Percent 111 90.24 Don't like it 1 0.81 Don't care 11 8.94 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 2
Frequency Missing = 6
LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20d Frequency Percent 113 94.96 Never 4 3.36 1 time 2 1.68 3+ times
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER Q24 Frequency Percent 105 85.37 Don't like it 3 2.44 Don't care 1 0.81 Think it's O.K. 14 11.38 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 2 Frequency Missing = 6 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USING MARIJUANA q25 Frequency Percent 114 92.68 Don't like it 1 0.81 Don't care 8 6.50 Don't know
MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT Q21 Frequency Percent 119 97.54 No 3 2.46 Yes
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Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use 2009 Part II: State Results
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Table of Contents
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Prevalence Tables Selected Substances by Grade: Table B1: Table B2: Table B3: Table B4: Table B5: Table B6: Table B7: Table B8: Table B9: Table B10: Table B11: Table B12: All Students Male Students Female Students White Students African/American Students Mexican/American Students Students Reporting A Grades Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an A Students Living With 2 Parents Students Not Living With 2 Parents Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
25-30
Margin Tables
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Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those who reported use of ..
School Year 2.5 Lifetime 2.6
All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:
All Cigarettes 9.2 Smokeless Tobacco 9.1 Any Tobacco 9.1
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...
Never Heard Of Any tobacco product? All Cigarettes? All Smokeless tobacco? All 5.3% 90.4% 4.0% 0.3% 3.3% 86.1% 9.9% 0.7% 1.8% 86.0% 11.3% 0.8% None Some Most
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Never Heard Of Any tobacco product? All Cigarettes? All Smokeless tobacco? All 3.9% 72.1% 17.8% 0.9% 5.3% 2.3% 70.1% 22.3% 0.7% 4.7% 1.1% 80.3% 14.2% 0.7% 3.7% Very Dangerous Dangerous Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
Don't Like 87.9% Don't Care 1.3% Think It's OK 0.3% Don't know 10.5%
All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..
Ever Used Any alcohol product All Beer All Wine coolers All Wine All Liquor All 5.2% 3.5% 1.7% 94.8% 10.7% 6.5% 4.2% 89.3% 9.6% 6.2% 3.4% 90.4% 14.2% 7.2% 6.9% 85.8% 21.6% 13.7% 8.0% 78.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those who reported use of ..
School Year Beer All Liquor All Wine All 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 Lifetime
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..
Never Beer? All Wine Coolers? All Wine? All Liquor? All 96.0% 2.3% 1.0% 0.7% 4.0% 91.4% 5.2% 2.2% 1.2% 8.6% 93.3% 3.8% 1.4% 1.5% 6.7% 89.6% 5.8% 2.8% 1.8% 10.4% 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:
All Beer 8.8 Wine Coolers 9.3 Wine 9.4 Liquor 9.7 Any Alcohol 8.9
Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 15.9% Sent to Principal 36.0%
Both 58.4%
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..
Don't Drink Home? All Friends? All Somewhere else? All 79.9% 6.9% 13.2% 81.7% 2.3% 16.1% 80.5% 8.8% 10.7% Yes No
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..
Never Heard Of Any alcohol product? All Beer? All Wine coolers? All Wine? All Liquor? All 6.7% 6.0% 87.3% 3.0% 9.8% 87.2% 13.2% 7.7% 79.1% 1.9% 17.0% 81.2% 1.8% 21.4% 76.8% Yes No
Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't Like 82.9% Don't Care 3.0% Think It's OK 1.0% Don't know 13.2%
All
Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..
Never Heard Of Any alcohol product? All Beer? All Wine coolers? All Wine? All Liquor? All 5.2% 66.9% 18.9% 1.7% 7.3% 1.9% 53.8% 29.1% 6.3% 8.9% 11.2% 52.0% 22.4% 4.8% 9.6% 1.0% 54.7% 31.9% 4.7% 7.6% 0.9% 73.6% 19.2% 1.8% 4.5% Very Dangerous Dangerous Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..
Ever Used 1.1% School Year 0.7% Not Past Year 0.4% Never Used 98.9%
All
Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:
School Year 3.7 Lifetime 3.5
All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:
All 9.5
Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 0.4% Sent to Principal 2.8%
Both 11.2%
Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never Heard Of 11.7% All None 83.1% Some 4.3% Most 0.9%
All
Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't Like 86.4% Don't Care 1.1% Think It's OK 0.3% Don't know 12.2%
All
Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
Never Heard Of 9.8% Very Dangerous 77.9% Dangerous 6.6% Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know 0.9% 4.7%
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All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..
Ever Used 7.7% School Year 5.6% Not Past Year 2.1% Never Used 92.3%
All
Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Not Used Correction Fluid/Whiteout All Gasoline All Glue All Paint Thinner All Spray Paint All Other Inhalants All 96.2% 3.8% 97.6% 2.4% 98.4% 1.6% 97.4% 2.6% 97.7% 2.3% 98.2% 1.8% Used
Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:
School Year 3.5 Lifetime 3.4
All
All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:
All 9.3
Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this school year:
No Absences or Conduct Problems 2.7% Sent to Principal 8.9%
Both 26.8%
Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never Heard Of 6.8% All None 85.1% Some 6.7% Most 1.4%
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?
Never Heard Of 6.5% Yes 5.7% No 87.8%
All
Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never Heard Of 5.3% Very Dangerous 68.3% Dangerous 17.2% Not at All Dangerous Do Not Know 2.3% 7.0%
All
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs or alcohol from ..
CATEGORY An Assembly Program? Guidance Counselor? Visitor to Class? Someone Else at School? Your Teacher? Any School Source? Yes 60.7% 54.4% 48.6% 38.4% 56.7% 86.1%
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade All Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% 98.9% 7.7% 5.6% 2.1% 92.3% 21.6% 13.7% 8.0% 78.4% 4.8% 2.7% 2.1% 95.2% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Male Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.6% 0.9% 0.7% 98.4% 8.5% 6.0% 2.5% 91.5% 24.9% 15.1% 9.9% 75.1% 5.7% 3.0% 2.8% 94.3% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Female Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 99.3% 6.8% 5.0% 1.8% 93.2% 18.3% 12.2% 6.1% 81.7% 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% 96.2% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade White Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 99.4% 6.3% 4.7% 1.6% 93.7% 18.2% 10.4% 7.8% 81.8% 3.9% 2.0% 1.9% 96.1% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade African/American Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 99.1% 8.9% 6.3% 2.5% 91.1% 27.6% 18.3% 9.2% 72.4% 4.7% 2.8% 1.9% 95.3% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Mexican/American Students
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.6% 1.0% 0.5% 98.4% 8.3% 5.9% 2.4% 91.7% 22.7% 14.8% 7.9% 77.3% 5.4% 3.1% 2.3% 94.6% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Reporting A Grades
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 99.5% 5.1% 3.6% 1.5% 94.9% 17.2% 10.1% 7.2% 82.8% 2.5% 1.0% 1.4% 97.5% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Reporting grades lower than A
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 98.5% 9.2% 6.8% 2.4% 90.8% 24.6% 16.0% 8.6% 75.4% 6.2% 3.6% 2.6% 93.8% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 99.1% 7.2% 5.1% 2.1% 92.8% 18.9% 11.6% 7.3% 81.1% 3.0% 1.6% 1.4% 97.0% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% 98.3% 8.8% 6.4% 2.4% 91.2% 27.7% 18.2% 9.5% 72.3% 8.6% 4.8% 3.8% 91.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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State - 5th Grade Only Spring 2009 Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% 99.0% 7.3% 5.2% 2.1% 92.7% 21.1% 13.3% 7.8% 78.9% 4.6% 2.8% 1.8% 95.4% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever Used Tobacco All Alcohol All Inhalants All Marijuana All 1.8% 1.0% 0.8% 98.2% 10.3% 7.4% 2.8% 89.7% 25.7% 15.9% 9.8% 74.3% 5.8% 2.0% 3.8% 94.2% School Year Not Past Year Never Used
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3. Margin Tables
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EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH? Q11a Frequency Percent 318E3 97.73 Not Used 7368 2.27 Used
DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS? Q3 Frequency Percent 109E3 31.77 No 233E3 68.23 Yes
LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS Q7 Frequency Percent 26009 7.58 Don't Know 48850 14.24 No 268E3 78.17 Yes
EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH? Q11b Frequency Percent 317E3 98.40 Not Used 5161 1.60 Used
Frequency Missing = 4349.2987753 EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE Q8 Frequency Percent 114E3 33.54 Don't Know 69419 20.36 No 157E3 46.10 Yes
AGE Q4 Frequency Percent 29 0.01 8 or younger 239 0.07 9 77256 22.49 10 227E3 66.07 11 36672 10.68 12 2368 0.69 13 or older
EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH? Q11c Frequency Percent 313E3 97.38 Not Used 8420 2.62 Used
ETHNICITY Q5 Frequency Percent 47264 14.09 African/American 4244 1.27 Asian/American 159E3 47.28 Mexican/American 1473 0.44 Native/American 7210 2.15 Other 117E3 34.78 White
QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH? Q9 Frequency Percent 114E3 33.65 Don't Know 96779 28.66 No 127E3 37.69 Yes
EVER INHALED WHITEOUT TO GET HIGH? Q11d Frequency Percent 318E3 98.24 Not Used 5714 1.76 Used
PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS? Q10 Frequency Percent 171E3 50.87 No 165E3 49.13 Yes
EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH? Q11e Frequency Percent 319E3 97.64 Not Used 7712 2.36 Used
CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME Q12A Frequency Percent 15229 4.50 Never heard of 311E3 91.78 Never used 10389 3.07 1-2 times 1655 0.49 3-10 times 533 0.16 11+ times
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME Q12E Frequency Percent 12623 3.95 Never heard of 273E3 85.50 Never used 27849 8.71 1-2 times 4178 1.31 3-10 times 1703 0.53 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 7665.8245707 Frequency Missing = 26511.178231 SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME Q12B Frequency Percent 30805 9.22 Never heard of 299E3 89.50 Never used 3861 1.16 1-2 times 134 0.04 3-10 times 282 0.08 11+ times
MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME Q12I Frequency Percent 55846 16.66 Never heard of 276E3 82.32 Never used 2511 0.75 1-2 times 448 0.13 3-10 times 470 0.14 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 10799.355357 LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME Q12F Frequency Percent 32584 9.88 Never heard of 282E3 85.37 Never used 13100 3.97 1-2 times 1868 0.57 3-10 times 727 0.22 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 11990.830753 Frequency Missing = 16148.113908 BEER USE DURING LIFETIME Q12C Frequency Percent 6101 1.86 Never heard of 276E3 84.17 Never used 37642 11.49 1-2 times 6381 1.95 3-10 times 1723 0.53 11+ times
CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13A Frequency Percent 12859 3.79 Never heard of 318E3 93.96 Never used 6375 1.88 1-2 times 915 0.27 3-10 times 313 0.09 11+ times
Frequency Missing = 7236.5121268 SHIMERON USE DURING LIFETIME Q12G Frequency Percent 223E3 68.33 Never heard of 103E3 31.67 Never used
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR Q13B Frequency Percent 26402 7.88 Never heard of 306E3 91.46 Never used 1988 0.59 1-2 times 22 0.01 3-10 times 200 0.06 11+ times
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WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13D Frequency Percent 61936 18.57 Never heard of 251E3 75.14 Never used 16011 4.80 1-2 times 3025 0.91 3-10 times 1968 0.59 11+ times
INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13H Frequency Percent 28176 8.49 Never heard of 293E3 88.21 Never used 7624 2.30 1-2 times 2105 0.63 3-10 times 1244 0.37 11+ times
WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13E Frequency Percent 11087 3.41 Never heard of 292E3 89.77 Never used 18667 5.75 1-2 times 2282 0.70 3-10 times 1191 0.37 11+ times
MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13I Frequency Percent 51321 15.38 Never heard of 28E4 83.88 Never used 1665 0.50 1-2 times 450 0.13 3-10 times 328 0.10 11+ times
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER Q14C Frequency Percent 14784 4.52 7 or younger 5577 1.71 8 years old 6759 2.07 9 years old 11396 3.49 10 years old 4983 1.52 11 years old 1225 0.37 12 or older 282E3 86.32 Never heard/used
LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR Q13F Frequency Percent 30280 9.11 Never heard of 29E4 87.32 Never used 10214 3.07 1-2 times 1107 0.33 3-10 times 514 0.15 11+ times
AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES Q14A Frequency Percent 3220 0.96 7 or younger 1762 0.52 8 years old 2068 0.62 9 years old 3905 1.16 10 years old 2300 0.68 11 years old 814 0.24 12 or older 322E3 95.81 Never heard/used
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS Q14D Frequency Percent 5053 1.53 7 or younger 3309 1.00 8 years old 4507 1.37 9 years old 8343 2.53 10 years old 5381 1.63 11 years old 1197 0.36 12 or older 302E3 91.58 Never heard/used
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE Q14E Frequency Percent 5335 1.64 7 or younger 3766 1.16 8 years old 5290 1.63 9 years old 10304 3.18 10 years old 6721 2.07 11 years old 1039 0.32 12 or older 292E3 89.99 Never heard/used
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AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR Q14F Frequency Percent 1756 0.53 7 or younger 1586 0.48 8 years old 1927 0.59 9 years old 4739 1.44 10 years old 4593 1.40 11 years old 795 0.24 12 or older 314E3 95.32 Never heard/used
AGE WHEN FIRST USED SHIMERON Q14G Frequency Percent 327E3 100.00 Never heard/used
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q15B Frequency Percent 17299 5.26 Never heard of 297E3 90.39 None 13200 4.02 Some 1069 0.33 Most
CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR Q15F Frequency Percent 22316 6.90 Never heard of 28E4 86.51 None 18321 5.67 Some 2984 0.92 Most
Frequency Missing = 17449.338364 Frequency Missing = 19565.076322 CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER Q15C Frequency Percent 5445 1.68 Never heard of 266E3 82.30 None 44979 13.90 Some 6820 2.11 Most
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS Q14H Frequency Percent 2465 0.75 7 or younger 2129 0.65 8 years old 2045 0.62 9 years old 3545 1.08 10 years old 3561 1.09 11 years old 441 0.13 12 or older 314E3 95.67 Never heard/used
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SHIMERON Q15G Frequency Percent 166E3 50.89 Never heard of 157E3 48.26 None 2342 0.72 Some 423 0.13 Most
AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA Q14I Frequency Percent 880 0.27 7 or younger 103 0.03 8 years old 505 0.15 9 years old 692 0.21 10 years old 800 0.24 11 years old 457 0.14 12 or older 327E3 98.96 Never heard/used
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS Q15D Frequency Percent 43895 13.46 Never heard of 253E3 77.69 None 24095 7.39 Some 4798 1.47 Most
CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS Q15H Frequency Percent 22083 6.80 Never heard of 276E3 85.11 None 21800 6.72 Some 4454 1.37 Most
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA Q15I Frequency Percent 38146 11.70 Never heard of 271E3 83.05 None 14168 4.35 Some 2935 0.90 Most
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EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES Q16a Frequency Percent 11559 3.47 Never heard of 287E3 86.08 No 34761 10.44 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q16b Frequency Percent 18268 5.58 Never heard of 295E3 90.22 No 13748 4.20 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED SHIMERON Q16g Frequency Percent 158E3 48.95 Never heard of 163E3 50.40 No 2120 0.66 Yes
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE Q17c Frequency Percent 259E3 79.90 Do Not Drink 42679 13.19 No 22351 6.91 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER Q16c Frequency Percent 6082 1.86 Never heard of 265E3 81.18 No 55319 16.96 Yes
EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS Q16h Frequency Percent 20908 6.48 Never heard of 283E3 87.81 No 18420 5.71 Yes
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES Q18A Frequency Percent 232E3 70.06 Very dangerous 73790 22.27 Dangerous 2430 0.73 Not at all 15458 4.66 Don't know 7541 2.28 Never heard of
Frequency Missing = 23453.872338 Frequency Missing = 19917.140694 EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA Q16i Frequency Percent 36597 11.23 Never heard of 275E3 84.57 No 13681 4.20 Yes Frequency Missing = 14712.803609
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS Q16d Frequency Percent 42605 13.16 Never heard of 256E3 79.12 No 24982 7.72 Yes
Frequency Missing = 20344.680604 Frequency Missing = 22331.835296 IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME Q17a Frequency Percent 265E3 80.51 Do Not Drink 35110 10.67 No 29036 8.82 Yes
DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO Q18B Frequency Percent 235E3 72.13 Very dangerous 57940 17.79 Dangerous 2976 0.91 Not at all 17291 5.31 Don't know 12543 3.85 Never heard of
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE Q16e Frequency Percent 9784 3.05 Never heard of 28E4 87.16 No 31455 9.80 Yes
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DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM Q19c Frequency Percent 123E3 39.26 No 19E4 60.74 Yes
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS Q18D Frequency Percent 168E3 51.99 Very dangerous 72530 22.39 Dangerous 15441 4.77 Not at all 31246 9.65 Don't know 36304 11.21 Never heard of
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS Q18H Frequency Percent 221E3 68.27 Very dangerous 55590 17.18 Dangerous 7397 2.29 Not at all 22647 7.00 Don't know 17059 5.27 Never heard of
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR Q19d Frequency Percent 144E3 45.64 No 172E3 54.36 Yes
Frequency Missing = 30281.744807 Frequency Missing = 22126.379078 Frequency Missing = 22466.186054 DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL Q19e Frequency Percent 193E3 61.59 No 12E4 38.41 Yes
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE Q18E Frequency Percent 172E3 53.82 Very dangerous 93269 29.12 Dangerous 20156 6.29 Not at all 28398 8.87 Don't know 6073 1.90 Never heard of
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA Q18I Frequency Percent 253E3 77.88 Very dangerous 21591 6.63 Dangerous 3032 0.93 Not at all 15429 4.74 Don't know 31948 9.82 Never heard of
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR Q18F Frequency Percent 215E3 66.86 Very dangerous 60841 18.90 Dangerous 5517 1.71 Not at all 23577 7.32 Don't know 16729 5.20 Never heard of
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER Q19a Frequency Percent 137E3 43.33 No 18E4 56.67 Yes
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20a Frequency Percent 291E3 89.55 Never 18914 5.83 1 time 9180 2.83 2 times 5792 1.79 3+ times
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS Q19b Frequency Percent 161E3 51.43 No 152E3 48.57 Yes
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PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS SMOKING CIGARETTES Q23 Frequency Percent 294E3 87.93 Don't like it 4478 1.34 Don't care 854 0.26 Think it's O.K. 34987 10.47 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 28057.005867 Frequency Missing = 11957.929494 WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20c Frequency Percent 292E3 91.36 Never 16688 5.23 1 time 7008 2.20 2 times 3866 1.21 3+ times
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER Q24 Frequency Percent 277E3 82.86 Don't like it 9972 2.99 Don't care 3257 0.98 Think it's O.K. 43994 13.18 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 26952.600325 Frequency Missing = 12311.300017 LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME Q20d Frequency Percent 309E3 95.96 Never 7506 2.33 1 time 3086 0.96 2 times 2393 0.74 3+ times
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USING MARIJUANA q25 Frequency Percent 289E3 86.35 Don't like it 3670 1.10 Don't care 1064 0.32 Think it's O.K. 40887 12.23 Don't know
Frequency Missing = 24448.522209 Frequency Missing = 11776.702256 MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT Q21 Frequency Percent 328E3 98.23 No 5912 1.77 Yes
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER Q22 Frequency Percent 253E3 75.71 No 81213 24.29 Yes