Sharyland

Spring 2000
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Table T-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Any tobacco product
All
16.1%
10.3%
5.7%
83.9%
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Cigarettes
All
15.3%
9.5%
5.8%
84.7%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Smokeless tobacco
All
2.6%
2.0%
0.6%
97.4%
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Table T-2:

Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any tobacco product

School
Year

Lifetime

3.7

3.7

School
Year

Lifetime

3.7

3.6

School
Year

Lifetime

1.5

1.5

All
Cigarettes

All
Smokeless tobacco

All

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Table T-3:

Average age of first use of tobacco:

All
Tobacco

9.9

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Table T-4:

Average age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All

86.5%

7 or Under
2.6%

8
1.1%

9
0.4%

10

11

3.0%

3.7%

10

11

10.7%

5.3%

12 or Over
2.6%

Other Family Situation

Never
All

72.0%

7 or Under
1.3%

8
5.3%

9
* %

12 or Over
5.3%

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Spring 2000
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Table T-5:

About how many of your close friends use ...

Any tobacco product?

Never
Heard of
All

Some

70.0%

23.5%

None

Some

69.8%

23.4%

None

Some

3.5%

None

Most
2.9%

Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All

4.1%

Most
2.7%

Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All

4.3%

88.7%

Most

6.1%

0.9%

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Table T-6:

Have you ever been offered ...

Any tobacco product?

Never
Heard of
All

4.3%

Yes
19.9%

No
75.7%

Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All

4.7%

Yes
18.7%

No
76.6%

Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All

6.5%

Yes
6.2%

No
87.4%

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Table T-7:

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Any tobacco product?

All

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

2.4%

65.6%

22.1%

2.9%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

2.7%

51.0%

34.4%

4.2%

Do Not
Know
7.1%

Cigarettes?

All

Do Not
Know
7.7%

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Spring 2000
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Smokeless tobacco?

All

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

3.6%

61.0%

23.4%

3.6%

Do Not
Know
8.4%

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Spring 2000
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Table A-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Any alcohol product
All
37.0%
25.4%
11.6%
63.0%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Beer
All
24.4%
13.4%
11.0%
75.6%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Wine coolers
All
22.7%
14.9%
7.9%
77.3%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Wine
All
20.1%
12.8%
7.3%
79.9%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Liquor
All
12.6%
7.0%
5.6%
87.4%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-2:

Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any alcohol product

All

School
Year

Lifetime

5.3

6.7

School
Year

Lifetime

School
Year

Lifetime

2.1

2.9

School
Year

Lifetime

2.8

3.3

School
Year

Lifetime

3.0

3.3

Beer

All
Liquor

All
Wine

All
Wine coolers

All

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Spring 2000
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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 ...

Beer?
Never

1 Time

80.3%

9.0%

Never

1 Time

79.5%

8.8%

Never

1 Time

82.9%

8.1%

Never

1 Time

89.7%

6.0%

All

2 Times

3+ Times

6.9%

Ever

3.9%

19.7%

Wine Coolers?

All

2 Times

3+ Times

7.9%

Ever

3.9%

20.5%

Wine?

All

2 Times

3+ Times

4.8%

Ever

4.2%

17.1%

Liquor?

All

2 Times

3+ Times

1.8%

Ever

2.4%

10.3%

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Table A-4:

Average age of first use of alcohol:

All
Alcohol
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor

9.8
9.6
10.2
10.5
10.6

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Table A-5:

Average age of first use of alcohol by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All

70.9%

7 or Under
5.2%

8
2.2%

9
3.4%

10

11

4.9%

9.3%

10

11

10.7%

18.7%

12 or Over
4.1%

Other Family Situation

Never
All

42.7%

7 or Under
12.0%

8
5.3%

9
4.0%

12 or Over
6.7%

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Spring 2000
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Table A-6:

Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this

school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems

Alcohol

Cut
School

27.7%

Sent to
Principal

78.6%

49.3%

Both
77.8%

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Table A-7:

When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ...

Home?
Don't
Drink
All

Yes

65.4%

No

19.6%

15.1%

Friends?
Don't
Drink
All

Yes

69.3%

No

6.0%

24.7%

Somewhere else?
Don't
Drink
All

Yes

65.5%

No

14.9%

19.5%

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Table A-8:

About how many of your close friends use ...

Any alcohol product?

Never
Heard of
All

3.2%

None

Some

Most

56.6%

30.2%

10.0%

None

Some

Most

67.7%

23.8%

None

Some

68.1%

19.0%

None

Some

67.3%

22.7%

Beer?
Never
Heard of
All

3.4%

5.2%

Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All

7.7%

Most
5.2%

Wine?
Never
Heard of
All

5.5%

Most
4.5%

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Spring 2000
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Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All

5.5%

None

Some

Most

77.8%

12.8%

4.0%

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Table A-9:

Have you ever been offered ...

Any alcohol product?

Never
Heard of
All

Yes

5.2%

30.1%

No
64.7%

Beer?
Never
Heard of
All

Yes

5.3%

23.4%

No
71.3%

Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All

Yes

10.7%

17.0%

No
72.3%

Wine?
Never
Heard of
All

Yes

7.1%

17.4%

No
75.6%

Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All

Yes

7.4%

13.9%

No
78.7%

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Table A-10:

How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't
Like It

All

84.5%

Don't
Care
2.0%

Think
It's OK
1.8%

Don't
Know
11.7%

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Spring 2000
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Table A-11:

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Any alcohol product?

All

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

1.8%

58.1%

28.2%

5.0%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

1.8%

42.3%

39.0%

7.5%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

6.9%

33.6%

30.6%

17.4%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

3.9%

37.4%

32.3%

14.5%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

3.0%

55.1%

26.5%

5.7%

Do Not
Know
7.0%

Beer?

All

Do Not
Know
9.3%

Wine coolers?

All

Do Not
Know
11.4%

Wine?

All

Do Not
Know
11.9%

Liquor?

All

Do Not
Know
9.6%

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Spring 2000
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Table D-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.9%
2.0%
0.9%
97.1%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-2:

Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

School
Year

Lifetime

4.3

4.4

All

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Table D-3:

Average age of first use of marijuana:

All
Marijuana

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-4:

Average age of first use of marijuana by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All

7 or Under

98.5%

* %

* %

0.4%

10
0.8%

11

12 or Over

* %

0.4%

Other Family Situation

Never
All

7 or Under

93.2%

* %

1.4%

* %

10
1.4%

11

12 or Over

* %

4.1%

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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

Marijuana

* %

Cut
School
21.4%

Sent to
Principal
7.5%

Both
22.2%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-6:

About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

Never
Heard of

All

5.1%

None
84.1%

Some
8.7%

Most
2.1%

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Spring 2000
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Table D-7:

Have you ever been offered marijuana?

Never
Heard of
All

Yes

6.5%

13.5%

No
80.1%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-8:

How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't
Like It

All

Don't
Care

86.6%

Think
It's OK

0.9%

0.6%

Don't
Know
12.0%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-9:

All

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

3.3%

79.9%

Dangerous
7.8%

Not at All
Dangerous
1.8%

Do Not
Know
7.2%

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Spring 2000
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Table I-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
14.9%
11.1%
3.8%
85.1%
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Table I-2:

Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All

Not Used

Used

91.6%

8.4%

Not Used

Used

96.4%

3.6%

Not Used

Used

97.3%

2.7%

Not Used

Used

96.7%

3.3%

Not Used

Used

95.8%

4.2%

Not Used

Used

94.0%

6.0%

Gasoline

All
Glue

All
Paint Thinner

All
Spray Paint

All
Other Inhalants

All

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Table I-3:

Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:

All

School
Year

Lifetime

3.7

3.5

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Spring 2000
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Table I-4:

Number of different kinds of inhalants used:

0

All

86.1%

2-3

6.8%

4+

5.4%

1.7%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-5:

Average age of first use of inhalants:

All
Inhalants

10.4

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-6:

Average age of first use of inhalants by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All

7 or Under

89.6%

0.8%

0.4%

2.3%

10

11

0.8%

3.5%

10

11

4.2%

1.4%

12 or Over
2.7%

Other Family Situation

Never
All

7 or Under

84.7%

1.4%

1.4%

* %

12 or Over
6.9%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-7:

Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this

school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems

Inhalants

Cut
School

6.1%

Sent to
Principal

32.1%

20.8%

Both
33.3%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-8:

About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

Never
Heard of

All

6.6%

None

Some

Most

74.5%

14.1%

4.8%

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-9:

Have you ever been offered inhalants?

Never
Heard of
All

7.5%

Yes
13.8%

No
78.7%

Sharyland
Spring 2000
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Table I-10:

All

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

3.3%

58.0%

23.3%

6.0%

Do Not
Know
9.4%

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Spring 2000
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Table X-1:

Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs
or alcohol from ...

An Assembly Program?

All

No

Yes

44.4%

55.6%

No

Yes

33.7%

66.3%

No

Yes

44.7%

55.3%

No

Yes

52.1%

47.9%

No

Yes

31.0%

69.0%

No

Yes

11.4%

88.6%

Guidance Counselor?

All
Visitor to Class?

All
Someone Else at School?

All
Your Teacher?

All
Any School Source?

All

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Spring 2000
Table B1:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> All Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
16.1%
10.3%
5.7%
83.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.0%
25.4%
11.6%
63.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
14.9%
11.1%
3.8%
85.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.9%
2.0%
0.9%
97.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B2:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Male Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
17.9%
8.7%
9.2%
82.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
36.8%
23.6%
13.2%
63.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
14.4%
11.0%
3.3%
85.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.6%
1.1%
0.5%
98.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B3:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Female Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
14.0%
12.2%
1.8%
86.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.2%
27.4%
9.8%
62.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
15.4%
11.1%
4.3%
84.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
4.3%
3.1%
1.2%
95.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B4:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> White Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
17.0%
8.5%
8.5%
83.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
36.2%
27.7%
8.5%
63.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
21.3%
19.1%
2.1%
78.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
_____________________________________________________________

Sharyland
Spring 2000
Table B5:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> African/American Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
* %
* %
* %
* %
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
* %
* %
* %
* %
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
* %
* %
* %
* %
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
* %
* %
* %
* %
_____________________________________________________________
Table B6:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Mexican/American Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
16.8%
12.2%
4.6%
83.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
38.5%
26.2%
12.3%
61.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
15.6%
11.3%
4.3%
84.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.9%
2.7%
1.2%
96.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B7:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Reporting A and B Grades

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.9%
7.7%
4.2%
88.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
34.3%
24.4%
9.9%
65.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
12.4%
9.9%
2.5%
87.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.1%
1.8%
0.4%
97.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B8:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Reporting C, D, and F Grades

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
37.3%
23.7%
13.6%
62.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
47.5%
30.5%
16.9%
52.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
22.8%
14.0%
8.8%
77.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
7.0%
3.5%
3.5%
93.0%
_____________________________________________________________

Sharyland
Spring 2000
Table B9:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Living With 2 Parents

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
13.2%
7.7%
5.5%
86.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
30.6%
20.3%
10.3%
69.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
12.3%
8.9%
3.3%
87.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.9%
1.5%
0.4%
98.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B10:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
26.7%
20.0%
6.7%
73.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
59.5%
43.2%
16.2%
40.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
23.3%
17.8%
5.5%
76.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
6.7%
4.0%
2.7%
93.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B11:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
16.5%
10.6%
5.9%
83.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
35.6%
24.5%
11.1%
64.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
16.3%
12.4%
4.0%
83.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.6%
2.8%
0.8%
96.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B12:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
15.0%
8.8%
6.3%
85.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
40.5%
26.6%
13.9%
59.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
12.7%
8.9%
3.8%
87.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.3%
* %
1.3%
98.8%
_____________________________________________________________

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________
Female
167
47.44
Male
185
52.56
GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
________________________________
Grade 6
352
100.00
DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?
Q3
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
76
21.65
Yes
275
78.35
Frequency Missing = 1
AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
______________________________________
11
98
28.00
12
231
66.00
13 or older
21
6.00
Frequency Missing = 2
ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
African/American
4
1.14
Asian/American
7
1.99
Mexican/American
265
75.50
Native/American
2
0.57
Other
25
7.12
White
48
13.68
Frequency Missing = 1
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Mostly A's
102
29.31
Mostly B's
187
53.74
Mostly C's
42
12.07
Mostly D's
10
2.87
Mostly F's
7
2.01
Frequency Missing = 4

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Q7
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
12
3.43
No
80
22.86
Yes
258
73.71
Frequency Missing = 2
EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE
Q8
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
87
24.79
No
74
21.08
Yes
190
54.13
Frequency Missing = 1
QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH?
Q9
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
66
18.97
No
150
43.10
Yes
132
37.93
Frequency Missing = 4
PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?
Q10
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
154
44.38
Yes
193
55.62
Frequency Missing = 5
EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH?
Q11a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
320
96.39
Used
12
3.61
Frequency Missing = 20
EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH?
Q11b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
319
96.67
Used
11
3.33
Frequency Missing = 22

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?
Q11c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
320
97.26
Used
9
2.74
Frequency Missing = 23
EVER INHALED WHITEOUT TO GET HIGH?
Q11d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
305
91.59
Used
28
8.41
Frequency Missing = 19
EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH?
Q11e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
320
95.81
Used
14
4.19
Frequency Missing = 18
EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS TO GET HIGH?
Q11f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
314
94.01
Used
20
5.99
Frequency Missing = 18
CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
11
3.21
Never used
281
81.92
1-2 times
34
9.91
3-10 times
12
3.50
11+ times
5
1.46
Frequency Missing = 9
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME
Q12b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
18
5.39
Never used
307
91.92
1-2 times
9
2.69
Frequency Missing = 18

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
BEER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
7
2.11
Never used
246
74.10
1-2 times
58
17.47
3-10 times
17
5.12
11+ times
4
1.20
Frequency Missing = 20
WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
28
8.28
Never used
234
69.23
1-2 times
53
15.68
3-10 times
18
5.33
11+ times
5
1.48
Frequency Missing = 14
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
14
4.26
Never used
247
75.08
1-2 times
49
14.89
3-10 times
13
3.95
11+ times
6
1.82
Frequency Missing = 23
LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
16
4.75
Never used
279
82.79
1-2 times
33
9.79
3-10 times
6
1.78
11+ times
3
0.89
Frequency Missing = 15
INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
17
5.11
Never used
277
83.18
1-2 times
26
7.81
3-10 times
10
3.00
11+ times
3
0.90
Frequency Missing = 19

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
14
4.08
Never used
319
93.00
1-2 times
6
1.75
3-10 times
2
0.58
11+ times
2
0.58
Frequency Missing = 9
CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
8
2.36
Never used
298
87.91
1-2 times
21
6.19
3-10 times
9
2.65
11+ times
3
0.88
Frequency Missing = 13
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
13
3.83
Never used
319
94.10
1-2 times
7
2.06
Frequency Missing = 13
BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
5
1.48
Never used
287
84.91
1-2 times
35
10.36
3-10 times
9
2.66
11+ times
2
0.59
Frequency Missing = 14
WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
26
7.65
Never used
263
77.35
1-2 times
37
10.88
3-10 times
12
3.53
11+ times
2
0.59
Frequency Missing = 12

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
12
3.57
Never used
280
83.33
1-2 times
34
10.12
3-10 times
8
2.38
11+ times
2
0.60
Frequency Missing = 16
LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
12
3.57
Never used
300
89.29
1-2 times
21
6.25
3-10 times
3
0.89
Frequency Missing = 16
INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
13
3.88
Never used
293
87.46
1-2 times
18
5.37
3-10 times
9
2.69
11+ times
2
0.60
Frequency Missing = 17
MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
11
3.24
Never used
321
94.69
1-2 times
4
1.18
3-10 times
2
0.59
11+ times
1
0.29
Frequency Missing = 13
AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES
Q14a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
5
1.51
8 years old
8
2.41
9 years old
1
0.30
10 years old
15
4.52
11 years old
13
3.92
12 or older
11
3.31
Never heard/used
279
84.04
Frequency Missing = 20

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO
Q14b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
4
1.20
9 years old
1
0.30
10 years old
2
0.60
11 years old
2
0.60
12 or older
1
0.30
Never heard/used
323
97.00
Frequency Missing = 19
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER
Q14c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
17
5.11
8 years old
5
1.50
9 years old
8
2.40
10 years old
16
4.80
11 years old
19
5.71
12 or older
9
2.70
Never heard/used
259
77.78
Frequency Missing = 19
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS
Q14d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
7
2.10
8 years old
9
2.70
9 years old
5
1.50
10 years old
12
3.60
11 years old
19
5.71
12 or older
18
5.41
Never heard/used
263
78.98
Frequency Missing = 19
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE
Q14e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
3
0.91
8 years old
3
0.91
9 years old
6
1.81
10 years old
14
4.23
11 years old
23
6.95
12 or older
16
4.83
Never heard/used
266
80.36
Frequency Missing = 21

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR
Q14f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
3
0.90
8 years old
2
0.60
9 years old
2
0.60
10 years old
4
1.19
11 years old
18
5.37
12 or older
11
3.28
Never heard/used
295
88.06
Frequency Missing = 17
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q14h
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
3
0.90
8 years old
2
0.60
9 years old
6
1.81
10 years old
5
1.51
11 years old
10
3.01
12 or older
12
3.61
Never heard/used
294
88.55
Frequency Missing = 20
AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA
Q14i
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
8 years old
1
0.30
9 years old
1
0.30
10 years old
3
0.90
12 or older
4
1.19
Never heard/used
326
97.31
Frequency Missing = 17
CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES
Q15a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
14
4.14
None
236
69.82
Some
79
23.37
Most
9
2.66
Frequency Missing = 14
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q15b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
14
4.27
None
291
88.72
Some
20
6.10
Most
3
0.91
Frequency Missing = 24

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q15c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
11
3.35
None
222
67.68
Some
78
23.78
Most
17
5.18
Frequency Missing = 24
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS
Q15d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
25
7.67
None
222
68.10
Some
62
19.02
Most
17
5.21
Frequency Missing = 26
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE
Q15e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
18
5.45
None
222
67.27
Some
75
22.73
Most
15
4.55
Frequency Missing = 22
CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR
Q15f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
18
5.47
None
256
77.81
Some
42
12.77
Most
13
3.95
Frequency Missing = 23
CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS
Q15h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
22
6.61
None
248
74.47
Some
47
14.11
Most
16
4.80
Frequency Missing = 19

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q15i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
17
5.09
None
281
84.13
Some
29
8.68
Most
7
2.10
Frequency Missing = 18
EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES
Q16a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
16
4.68
No
262
76.61
Yes
64
18.71
Frequency Missing = 10
EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q16b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
22
6.47
No
297
87.35
Yes
21
6.18
Frequency Missing = 12
EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER
Q16c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
18
5.33
No
241
71.30
Yes
79
23.37
Frequency Missing = 14
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS
Q16d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
36
10.71
No
243
72.32
Yes
57
16.96
Frequency Missing = 16
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q16e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
24
7.06
No
257
75.59
Yes
59
17.35
Frequency Missing = 12

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR
Q16f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
25
7.40
No
266
78.70
Yes
47
13.91
Frequency Missing = 14
EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS
Q16h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
25
7.49
No
263
78.74
Yes
46
13.77
Frequency Missing = 18
EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA
Q16i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
22
6.45
No
273
80.06
Yes
46
13.49
Frequency Missing = 11
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME
Q17a
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
217
65.36
No
50
15.06
Yes
65
19.58
Frequency Missing = 20
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q17b
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
219
69.30
No
78
24.68
Yes
19
6.01
Frequency Missing = 36
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE
Q17c
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
215
65.55
No
64
19.51
Yes
49
14.94
Frequency Missing = 24

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES
Q18a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
172
51.04
Dangerous
116
34.42
Not at all
14
4.15
Don't know
26
7.72
Never heard of
9
2.67
Frequency Missing = 15
DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q18b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
203
60.96
Dangerous
78
23.42
Not at all
12
3.60
Don't know
28
8.41
Never heard of
12
3.60
Frequency Missing = 19
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER
Q18c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
141
42.34
Dangerous
130
39.04
Not at all
25
7.51
Don't know
31
9.31
Never heard of
6
1.80
Frequency Missing = 19
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q18d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
112
33.63
Dangerous
102
30.63
Not at all
58
17.42
Don't know
38
11.41
Never heard of
23
6.91
Frequency Missing = 19
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE
Q18e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
126
37.39
Dangerous
109
32.34
Not at all
49
14.54
Don't know
40
11.87
Never heard of
13
3.86
Frequency Missing = 15

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR
Q18f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
183
55.12
Dangerous
88
26.51
Not at all
19
5.72
Don't know
32
9.64
Never heard of
10
3.01
Frequency Missing = 20
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS
Q18h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
192
58.01
Dangerous
77
23.26
Not at all
20
6.04
Don't know
31
9.37
Never heard of
11
3.32
Frequency Missing = 21
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA
Q18i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
266
79.88
Dangerous
26
7.81
Not at all
6
1.80
Don't know
24
7.21
Never heard of
11
3.30
Frequency Missing = 19
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER
Q19a
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
101
30.98
Yes
225
69.02
Frequency Missing = 26
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS
Q19b
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
147
44.68
Yes
182
55.32
Frequency Missing = 23
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
Q19c
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
147
44.41
Yes
184
55.59
Frequency Missing = 21

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR
Q19d
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
112
33.73
Yes
220
66.27
Frequency Missing = 20
DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q19e
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
172
52.12
Yes
158
47.88
Frequency Missing = 22
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
269
80.30
1 time
30
8.96
2 times
23
6.87
3+ times
13
3.88
Frequency Missing = 17
WINE COOLERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
263
79.46
1 time
29
8.76
2 times
26
7.85
3+ times
13
3.93
Frequency Missing = 21
WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
276
82.88
1 time
27
8.11
2 times
16
4.80
3+ times
14
4.20
Frequency Missing = 19
LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
297
89.73
1 time
20
6.04
2 times
6
1.81
3+ times
8
2.42
Frequency Missing = 21

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Sharyland
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT
Q21
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
312
91.50
Yes
29
8.50
Frequency Missing = 11
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
208
60.64
Yes
135
39.36
Frequency Missing = 9
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER
Q23
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
289
84.50
Don't care
7
2.05
Think it's O.K.
6
1.75
Don't know
40
11.70
Frequency Missing = 10
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USING MARIJUANA
Q24
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
297
86.59
Don't care
3
0.87
Think it's O.K.
2
0.58
Don't know
41
11.95
Frequency Missing = 9

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district