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Spring 2006
Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
13.1%
9.6%
17.3%
8.5%
6.9%
10.4%
4.7%
2.7%
6.9%
86.9%
90.4%
82.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
12.9%
9.6%
16.7%
8.0%
6.6%
9.8%
4.8%
3.0%
6.9%
87.1%
90.4%
83.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.8%
2.0%
1.6%
1.5%
1.7%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
98.2%
98.0%
98.4%
Cigarettes
Smokeless tobacco
Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those
who reported use of ..
School
Year
Lifetime
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.3
3.0
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.8
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.2
2.7
3.5
3.4
2.9
3.8
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.5
1.5
*
3.3
*
*
Cigarettes
Smokeless tobacco
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Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:
Grade 5
9.4
Grade 6
10.1
Under 8
10
11
Over 11
89.7%
92.4%
86.5%
2.7%
3.0%
2.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
1.4%
1.7%
1.0%
1.8%
1.7%
1.9%
1.8%
0.4%
3.4%
2.4%
0.8%
4.3%
80.1%
84.7%
74.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.8%
1.7%
0.8%
2.8%
2.2%
1.6%
2.8%
4.3%
3.2%
5.7%
3.0%
2.4%
3.8%
5.2%
4.0%
6.6%
Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...
Never
Heard Of
None
Some
Most
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.6%
2.8%
2.3%
71.3%
76.2%
65.5%
23.9%
19.3%
29.4%
2.2%
1.7%
2.9%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.2%
4.0%
2.3%
71.7%
76.0%
66.4%
23.2%
18.6%
28.6%
2.0%
1.4%
2.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
5.7%
6.6%
4.7%
85.0%
84.8%
85.2%
8.0%
7.4%
8.7%
1.2%
1.1%
1.3%
Cigarettes?
Smokeless tobacco?
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Table T-6: Have you ever been offered ...
Never
Heard Of
Yes
No
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
16.1%
12.1%
20.9%
80.0%
84.0%
75.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.9%
5.4%
4.2%
15.6%
11.7%
20.3%
79.5%
82.9%
75.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
7.3%
8.5%
6.0%
5.4%
5.0%
6.0%
87.2%
86.5%
88.0%
Cigarettes?
Smokeless tobacco?
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Never
Heard Of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.6%
1.7%
1.6%
67.8%
71.1%
63.9%
20.5%
16.6%
25.2%
3.3%
2.8%
3.8%
6.7%
7.9%
5.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.7%
3.4%
1.9%
51.2%
54.4%
47.4%
33.1%
29.9%
36.8%
4.2%
3.7%
4.8%
8.8%
8.5%
9.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.8%
4.0%
3.6%
61.9%
64.5%
58.9%
20.6%
19.1%
22.3%
3.7%
3.2%
4.2%
10.1%
9.2%
11.0%
Cigarettes?
Smokeless tobacco?
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Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
34.1%
26.4%
43.1%
21.5%
18.3%
25.2%
12.6%
8.1%
17.9%
65.9%
73.6%
56.9%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
22.1%
17.4%
27.5%
12.8%
11.2%
14.6%
9.3%
6.2%
13.0%
77.9%
82.6%
72.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
18.0%
13.0%
23.9%
11.9%
10.4%
13.7%
6.1%
2.5%
10.2%
82.0%
87.0%
76.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
18.2%
13.5%
23.7%
10.2%
8.4%
12.3%
8.0%
5.1%
11.4%
81.8%
86.5%
76.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
8.1%
6.7%
9.8%
5.5%
5.0%
6.0%
2.7%
1.7%
3.8%
91.9%
93.3%
90.2%
Beer
Wine coolers
Wine
Liquor
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Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those
who reported use of ..
School
Year
Lifetime
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.7
6.0
5.6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.9
3.2
2.8
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.4
3.6
3.4
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.8
2.6
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.7
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.9
2.8
3.0
3.2
3.6
3.0
Beer
Liquor
Wine
Wine coolers
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Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..
Never
1 Time
2 Times
3+ Times
Ever
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
76.7%
78.7%
74.4%
13.8%
13.2%
14.6%
5.2%
4.1%
6.5%
4.3%
4.1%
4.5%
23.3%
21.3%
25.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
82.1%
84.3%
79.5%
8.5%
6.7%
10.6%
4.6%
4.4%
5.0%
4.8%
4.7%
5.0%
17.9%
15.7%
20.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
84.1%
87.9%
79.7%
9.1%
5.6%
13.1%
2.5%
2.4%
2.6%
4.3%
4.1%
4.6%
15.9%
12.1%
20.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
92.0%
92.6%
91.2%
3.6%
3.2%
3.9%
2.0%
2.1%
2.0%
2.5%
2.1%
2.9%
8.0%
7.4%
8.8%
Beer?
Wine Coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:
Grade 5
Alcohol
9.2
Beer
9.2
Wine Coolers
9.7
Wine
9.8
Liquor
9.8
Grade 6
9.7
9.7
10.3
10.5
10.4
Under 8
10
11
Over 11
70.4%
76.3%
63.5%
6.3%
6.4%
6.3%
2.5%
1.7%
3.4%
4.7%
4.2%
5.3%
6.1%
5.1%
7.2%
5.2%
5.5%
4.8%
4.9%
0.8%
9.6%
61.2%
67.2%
53.8%
8.4%
8.2%
8.7%
3.5%
2.5%
4.8%
6.2%
5.7%
6.7%
7.5%
7.4%
7.7%
9.2%
6.6%
12.5%
4.0%
2.5%
5.8%
Cut School
66.0%
Sent to
Principal
49.9%
Both
65.0%
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Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..
Don't Drink
Yes
No
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
65.5%
70.5%
59.6%
10.6%
8.0%
13.9%
23.8%
21.6%
26.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
66.1%
70.6%
60.9%
6.7%
4.7%
9.0%
27.2%
24.7%
30.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
62.9%
67.9%
57.1%
14.8%
11.8%
18.2%
22.3%
20.2%
24.7%
Home?
Friends?
Somewhere else?
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Table A-8: About how many of your close friends use ..
Never
Heard Of
None
Some
Most
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.8%
2.0%
1.6%
60.1%
65.4%
53.8%
30.1%
25.4%
35.6%
8.0%
7.1%
9.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.9%
2.1%
1.7%
67.4%
72.7%
61.1%
25.6%
21.1%
30.9%
5.2%
4.2%
6.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
8.1%
8.8%
7.3%
70.0%
72.4%
67.2%
18.1%
15.5%
21.2%
3.7%
3.2%
4.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.6%
3.5%
3.7%
78.2%
82.6%
73.1%
15.5%
11.2%
20.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
8.0%
10.6%
5.0%
76.6%
77.4%
75.7%
13.2%
10.6%
16.3%
2.2%
1.5%
3.0%
Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..
Never
Heard Of
Yes
No
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.0%
3.7%
2.3%
27.8%
23.7%
32.6%
69.2%
72.6%
65.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.3%
4.1%
2.4%
22.8%
18.6%
27.9%
73.9%
77.3%
69.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
10.3%
12.3%
7.9%
11.5%
10.3%
12.9%
78.2%
77.4%
79.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
5.5%
6.7%
4.0%
12.3%
10.6%
14.4%
82.2%
82.7%
81.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.1%
10.8%
7.1%
8.5%
6.4%
11.1%
82.4%
82.8%
81.8%
Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't Like
78.0%
78.2%
77.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Don't Care
3.2%
3.4%
2.9%
Think It's OK
1.7%
2.0%
1.3%
Don't know
17.2%
16.4%
18.1%
Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..
Never
Heard Of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.7%
2.0%
1.3%
63.4%
66.3%
60.0%
23.9%
21.1%
27.0%
5.0%
5.1%
4.8%
6.2%
5.4%
7.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
1.7%
2.1%
1.3%
44.4%
48.1%
40.2%
33.6%
31.4%
36.3%
9.9%
9.1%
10.8%
10.3%
9.4%
11.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
6.5%
6.8%
6.1%
42.2%
47.0%
36.8%
26.3%
24.0%
29.0%
12.0%
9.8%
14.5%
13.0%
12.4%
13.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.8%
3.5%
2.0%
44.5%
49.1%
39.1%
29.8%
26.9%
33.2%
11.1%
7.9%
14.8%
11.8%
12.6%
10.9%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
5.2%
7.3%
2.6%
55.9%
57.3%
54.3%
24.3%
21.6%
27.5%
4.6%
3.8%
5.6%
9.9%
9.9%
9.9%
Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Ever
Used
6.3%
4.7%
8.2%
School
Year
4.4%
3.9%
5.1%
Not Past
Year
1.9%
0.8%
3.2%
Never
Used
93.7%
95.3%
91.8%
Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
4.4
3.6
5.2
Lifetime
4.0
3.7
4.1
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Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:
Grade 5
10.3
Grade 6
10.7
Under 8
10
11
Over 11
95.7%
96.5%
94.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
1.0%
2.1%
1.7%
2.5%
1.1%
0.9%
1.5%
91.1%
93.2%
88.6%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
3.1%
3.4%
2.9%
2.7%
0.8%
4.8%
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Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct
problems this school year:
No Absences
or Conduct
Problems
1.7%
Sent to
Principal
14.4%
Cut School
26.6%
Both
32.5%
Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never
Heard Of
All
4.9%
Grade 5
6.6%
Grade 6
3.0%
None
76.3%
79.5%
72.5%
Some
15.4%
11.5%
20.0%
Most
3.4%
2.3%
4.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard Of
6.5%
7.2%
5.6%
Yes
11.2%
9.8%
12.8%
No
82.4%
83.0%
81.6%
Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't Like
80.9%
79.7%
82.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Don't Care
3.6%
3.7%
3.5%
Think It's OK
1.2%
1.7%
0.6%
Don't know
14.3%
14.9%
13.5%
Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard Of
3.6%
4.3%
2.8%
Very
Dangerous
73.0%
70.9%
75.3%
Dangerous
11.6%
12.4%
10.8%
Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
4.8%
7.0%
4.3%
8.1%
5.4%
5.7%
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Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Ever
Used
18.0%
11.2%
25.9%
School
Year
14.4%
8.9%
20.9%
Not Past
Year
3.5%
2.2%
5.1%
Never
Used
82.0%
88.8%
74.1%
Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Not Used
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
91.6%
97.4%
84.8%
8.4%
2.6%
15.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
94.6%
97.7%
90.9%
5.4%
2.3%
9.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
94.5%
95.4%
93.5%
5.5%
4.6%
6.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
95.5%
98.6%
91.9%
4.5%
1.4%
8.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
93.2%
95.4%
90.6%
6.8%
4.6%
9.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
90.8%
93.7%
87.4%
9.2%
6.3%
12.6%
Correction Fluid/Whiteout
Gasoline
Glue
Paint Thinner
Spray Paint
Other Inhalants
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Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
3.6
2.9
3.9
Lifetime
3.5
2.8
3.8
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
None
82.7%
89.6%
74.5%
Four Plus
2.9%
1.4%
4.7%
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Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:
Grade 5
9.5
Grade 6
10.5
Under 8
10
11
Over 11
92.0%
98.2%
84.6%
1.2%
0.9%
1.5%
0.7%
0.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
1.5%
3.0%
0.4%
6.0%
2.1%
0.0%
4.5%
88.7%
89.9%
87.3%
0.9%
1.7%
0.0%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
1.8%
1.7%
2.0%
2.7%
1.7%
3.9%
1.3%
0.8%
2.0%
3.6%
3.4%
3.9%
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Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct
problems this school year:
No Absences
or Conduct
Problems
5.5%
Cut School
23.8%
Sent to
Principal
18.7%
Both
30.4%
Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never
Heard Of
All
6.4%
Grade 5
8.7%
Grade 6
3.7%
None
74.1%
77.9%
69.7%
Some
15.4%
10.5%
21.3%
Most
4.0%
2.9%
5.3%
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Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard Of
6.5%
8.7%
3.9%
Yes
13.8%
10.4%
17.8%
No
79.7%
80.9%
78.3%
Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard Of
3.6%
5.0%
1.9%
Very
Dangerous
57.6%
58.8%
56.1%
Dangerous
22.3%
21.5%
23.2%
Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
7.0%
9.6%
4.1%
10.6%
10.3%
8.4%
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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?
Your Teacher?
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
71.9%
71.3%
72.6%
60.2%
55.6%
65.5%
69.1%
64.3%
74.6%
51.7%
52.6%
50.7%
68.8%
68.6%
69.0%
88.4%
87.2%
89.9%
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Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
All Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
13.1%
9.6%
17.3%
8.5%
6.9%
10.4%
4.7%
2.7%
6.9%
86.9%
90.4%
82.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
34.1%
26.4%
43.1%
21.5%
18.3%
25.2%
12.6%
8.1%
17.9%
65.9%
73.6%
56.9%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
18.0%
11.2%
25.9%
14.4%
8.9%
20.9%
3.5%
2.2%
5.1%
82.0%
88.8%
74.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
6.3%
4.7%
8.2%
4.4%
3.9%
5.1%
1.9%
0.8%
3.2%
93.7%
95.3%
91.8%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Male Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
16.9%
14.0%
20.3%
11.1%
9.6%
13.1%
5.7%
4.5%
7.2%
83.1%
86.0%
79.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
43.0%
30.9%
57.5%
24.9%
20.0%
30.7%
18.1%
10.9%
26.8%
57.0%
69.1%
42.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
22.2%
15.5%
30.1%
17.3%
11.5%
24.2%
4.9%
4.0%
5.9%
77.8%
84.5%
69.9%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
10.1%
7.5%
13.2%
7.0%
6.3%
7.9%
3.0%
1.1%
5.3%
89.9%
92.5%
86.8%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Female Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.6%
5.4%
14.6%
6.0%
4.3%
7.9%
3.7%
1.1%
6.7%
90.4%
94.6%
85.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
25.7%
22.2%
29.9%
18.3%
16.8%
20.1%
7.4%
5.4%
9.8%
74.3%
77.8%
70.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
14.0%
7.1%
22.2%
11.7%
6.5%
17.9%
2.3%
0.5%
4.3%
86.0%
92.9%
77.8%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.9%
2.2%
3.7%
2.0%
1.6%
2.5%
0.9%
0.5%
1.2%
97.1%
97.8%
96.3%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
White Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
30.3%
*
*
22.7%
*
*
7.6%
*
*
69.7%
*
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
38.5%
*
*
38.5%
*
*
0.0%
*
*
61.5%
*
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
38.2%
*
*
30.6%
*
*
7.6%
*
*
61.8%
*
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
24.9%
*
*
24.9%
*
*
0.0%
*
*
75.1%
*
*
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
African/American Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
7.7%
6.3%
*
7.7%
6.3%
*
0.0%
0.0%
*
92.3%
93.8%
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
36.1%
40.0%
*
28.0%
26.7%
*
8.1%
13.3%
*
63.9%
60.0%
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
16.1%
20.0%
*
12.0%
13.3%
*
4.1%
6.7%
*
83.9%
80.0%
*
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.1%
6.7%
*
0.0%
0.0%
*
4.1%
6.7%
*
95.9%
93.3%
*
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Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Mexican/American Students
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
12.9%
10.2%
16.4%
8.7%
7.4%
10.3%
4.2%
2.8%
6.1%
87.1%
89.8%
83.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
33.5%
26.3%
42.7%
20.9%
18.1%
24.4%
12.6%
8.1%
18.3%
66.5%
73.8%
57.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
16.8%
10.4%
25.0%
13.6%
8.2%
20.4%
3.3%
2.2%
4.6%
83.2%
89.6%
75.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
6.5%
4.7%
8.8%
4.7%
4.1%
5.4%
1.9%
0.6%
3.4%
93.5%
95.3%
91.2%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Reporting A Grades
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
8.3%
6.9%
10.5%
4.9%
6.9%
1.8%
3.4%
0.0%
8.8%
91.7%
93.1%
89.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
27.1%
19.8%
38.6%
19.5%
15.1%
26.3%
7.6%
4.7%
12.3%
72.9%
80.2%
61.4%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
12.5%
9.3%
17.5%
10.4%
7.0%
15.8%
2.1%
2.3%
1.8%
87.5%
90.7%
82.5%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.5%
1.2%
7.0%
2.1%
0.0%
5.3%
1.4%
1.2%
1.8%
96.5%
98.8%
93.0%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Reporting grades lower than A
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
14.7%
10.6%
19.3%
9.6%
6.9%
12.6%
5.1%
3.6%
6.7%
85.3%
89.4%
80.7%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
36.4%
28.8%
44.9%
22.2%
19.6%
25.2%
14.2%
9.2%
19.7%
63.6%
71.2%
55.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
19.4%
11.9%
27.7%
15.4%
9.7%
21.7%
4.0%
2.2%
5.9%
80.6%
88.1%
72.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
7.3%
5.9%
8.7%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
2.1%
0.7%
3.6%
92.7%
94.1%
91.3%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
10.2%
7.5%
13.4%
6.7%
6.3%
7.2%
3.5%
1.3%
6.2%
89.8%
92.5%
86.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
31.4%
24.4%
39.7%
19.6%
16.8%
23.0%
11.8%
7.6%
16.7%
68.6%
75.6%
60.3%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
16.4%
8.4%
25.8%
13.5%
6.3%
22.0%
2.9%
2.1%
3.8%
83.6%
91.6%
74.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.7%
3.8%
5.8%
2.7%
2.5%
2.9%
2.0%
1.3%
2.9%
95.3%
96.2%
94.2%
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Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
18.9%
13.7%
25.0%
12.0%
8.1%
16.7%
6.9%
5.6%
8.3%
81.1%
86.3%
75.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
39.4%
30.3%
50.0%
25.1%
21.3%
29.6%
14.2%
9.0%
20.4%
60.6%
69.7%
50.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
21.1%
16.5%
26.4%
16.3%
14.0%
18.9%
4.8%
2.5%
7.5%
78.9%
83.5%
73.6%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.5%
6.6%
13.0%
7.8%
6.6%
9.3%
1.7%
0.0%
3.7%
90.5%
93.4%
87.0%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
13.3%
10.3%
16.8%
8.5%
7.2%
9.9%
4.8%
3.1%
6.9%
86.7%
89.7%
83.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
33.1%
26.4%
40.8%
21.4%
19.4%
23.7%
11.7%
6.9%
17.2%
66.9%
73.6%
59.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
16.9%
10.8%
23.8%
13.6%
8.7%
19.2%
3.3%
2.1%
4.6%
83.1%
89.2%
76.2%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
5.6%
4.2%
7.3%
3.7%
3.1%
4.2%
2.0%
1.0%
3.1%
94.4%
95.8%
92.7%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever
Used
School
Year
Not Past
Year
Never
Used
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
15.0%
6.5%
22.9%
10.5%
6.5%
14.3%
4.5%
0.0%
8.6%
85.0%
93.5%
77.1%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
40.5%
19.4%
60.0%
24.1%
16.1%
31.4%
16.4%
3.2%
28.6%
59.5%
80.6%
40.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
27.0%
12.9%
40.0%
22.5%
9.7%
34.3%
4.5%
3.2%
5.7%
73.0%
87.1%
60.0%
All
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.0%
6.5%
11.4%
7.6%
6.5%
8.6%
1.5%
0.0%
2.9%
91.0%
93.5%
88.6%
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Alcohol
Inhalants
Marijuana
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The FREQ Procedure
Q1
Frequency Percent
Female
350 51.31
Male
332 48.69
Q7
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
61
9.02
No
66
9.68
Yes
553 81.30
Q11c
Frequency Percent
Not Used
621 94.54
Used
36
5.46
Q3 Frequency Percent
No
232 34.07
Yes
449 65.93
Q4 Frequency Percent
9
1
0.15
10
70 10.32
11
284 41.83
12
281 41.29
13 or older
44
6.40
Q5
Frequency Percent
African/American
26
3.92
Mexican/American
585 88.04
Native/American
3
0.45
Other
37
5.49
White
14
2.10
Q6
Frequency Percent
Mostly A's
144 21.45
Mostly B's
352 52.27
Mostly C's
136 20.19
Mostly D's
25
3.71
Mostly F's
16
2.38
Q8
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
297 43.67
No
160 23.63
Yes
222 32.70
Q9
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
161 24.03
No
55
8.15
Yes
456 67.82
Q11a
Frequency Percent
Not Used
622 94.59
Used
36
5.41
Q11d
Frequency Percent
Not Used
603 91.61
Used
55
8.39
Q11e
Frequency Percent
Not Used
610 93.17
Used
45
6.83
Q11f
Frequency Percent
Not Used
597 90.79
Used
61
9.21
Q11b
Frequency Percent
Not Used
624 95.48
Used
30
4.52
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Q12c Frequency Percent
Never heard of
19
2.94
Never used
489 75.52
1-2 times
107 16.61
3-10 times
23
3.54
11+ times
9
1.39
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Q15h Frequency Percent
Never heard of
41
6.41
None
477 74.14
Some
99 15.43
Most
26
4.01
Q16e
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
35
5.49
No
526 82.20
Yes
79 12.31
Q17c
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
412 62.94
No
146 22.28
Yes
97 14.77
Q16f
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
58
9.08
No
528 82.38
Yes
55
8.54
Q16a
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
32
4.89
No
521 79.49
Yes
102 15.62
Q16h
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
42
6.51
No
518 79.72
Yes
90 13.78
Q16b
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
47
7.34
No
560 87.21
Yes
35
5.44
Q16i
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
42
6.46
No
537 82.37
Yes
73 11.17
Q16c
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
21
3.29
No
473 73.86
Yes
146 22.85
Q17a
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
429 65.54
No
156 23.81
Yes
70 10.65
Q16d
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
66 10.29
No
504 78.24
Yes
74 11.47
Q17b
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
423 66.13
No
174 27.18
Yes
43
6.69
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Q18e Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
288 44.52
Dangerous
193 29.82
Not at all
72 11.08
Don't know
76 11.78
Never heard of
18
2.80
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