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SPRING 2008
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Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 7
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do 10
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 11
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 83.7% 5.4% 3.7% 4.2% 1.7% 1.3%
Grade 7 96.5% 1.4% 1.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Grade 8 95.3% 2.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.0% 1.3%
Grade 9 89.0% 3.5% 2.0% 3.3% 1.5% 0.7%
Grade 10 82.7% 6.3% 2.5% 5.1% 1.4% 2.0%
Grade 11 73.0% 9.4% 5.9% 6.7% 2.9% 2.2%
Grade 12 66.6% 9.1% 10.3% 8.7% 4.1% 1.2%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 13
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 14
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 16
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
alcohol used?
Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from.. 17
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 52.4% 19.6% 20.7% 5.1% 2.2%
Grade 7 70.2% 15.1% 11.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Grade 8 67.6% 16.4% 12.2% 2.4% 1.5%
Grade 9 54.5% 16.3% 22.0% 5.5% 1.8%
Grade 10 49.3% 19.3% 23.5% 5.5% 2.4%
Grade 11 38.4% 24.3% 26.0% 7.3% 4.0%
Grade 12 35.2% 26.3% 28.4% 8.2% 1.9%
From friends
All 52.9% 14.3% 11.2% 15.9% 5.7%
Grade 7 72.9% 20.3% 4.3% 2.1% 0.4%
Grade 8 71.0% 18.1% 5.6% 4.7% 0.5%
Grade 9 54.8% 16.4% 12.9% 11.8% 4.2%
Grade 10 48.0% 12.2% 14.4% 18.6% 6.8%
Grade 11 38.5% 9.8% 15.2% 26.2% 10.3%
Grade 12 33.7% 9.1% 14.4% 31.3% 11.5%
From a store
All 53.8% 35.6% 5.7% 3.5% 1.4%
Grade 7 72.1% 24.4% 2.7% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 69.3% 28.2% 1.8% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 9 56.1% 36.9% 5.1% 1.1% 0.9%
Grade 10 49.6% 39.6% 4.6% 4.1% 2.0%
Grade 11 40.6% 39.0% 10.9% 6.9% 2.6%
Grade 12 36.1% 45.1% 8.7% 7.7% 2.4%
At parties
All 52.0% 14.7% 10.0% 13.5% 9.8%
Grade 7 70.9% 20.7% 5.8% 1.6% 1.0%
Grade 8 68.6% 18.8% 6.4% 4.7% 1.5%
Grade 9 54.4% 15.4% 11.7% 10.4% 8.1%
Grade 10 47.9% 12.2% 11.0% 17.9% 11.0%
Grade 11 37.8% 12.8% 10.3% 21.3% 17.7%
Grade 12 33.9% 8.9% 14.4% 24.0% 18.8%
Other source
All 54.1% 24.4% 12.0% 5.9% 3.7%
Grade 7 72.2% 20.6% 5.3% 0.4% 1.6%
Grade 8 68.8% 20.1% 6.6% 3.1% 1.5%
Grade 9 56.8% 24.5% 11.1% 4.7% 2.9%
Grade 10 50.0% 25.1% 11.8% 7.4% 5.7%
Grade 11 41.1% 27.4% 17.8% 10.0% 3.7%
Grade 12 36.5% 28.7% 18.8% 9.4% 6.5%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 18
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you.. 26
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you.. 27
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you.. 28
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 86.1% 6.4% 3.0% 2.6% 1.3% 0.6%
Grade 7 97.1% 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 94.9% 1.8% 1.5% 1.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 9 89.2% 2.6% 3.1% 3.5% 1.3% 0.2%
Grade 10 83.0% 7.1% 3.7% 4.2% 1.6% 0.4%
Grade 11 77.0% 12.5% 4.2% 3.4% 2.2% 0.7%
Grade 12 76.1% 13.3% 4.3% 2.9% 2.2% 1.2%
Blunts? All 86.6% 5.8% 3.1% 2.4% 1.5% 0.6%
Grade 7 97.3% 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Grade 8 95.6% 1.8% 1.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 9 91.1% 2.0% 3.1% 2.7% 1.1% 0.0%
Grade 10 83.3% 7.3% 3.1% 3.9% 1.8% 0.6%
Grade 11 77.6% 10.7% 5.5% 2.9% 2.7% 0.5%
Grade 12 75.5% 11.9% 4.8% 4.1% 2.4% 1.2%
Bongs or water pipes? All 85.8% 5.4% 3.1% 3.4% 1.9% 0.5%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 96.3% 1.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%
Grade 9 89.5% 4.9% 2.0% 2.2% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 10 83.4% 5.7% 4.4% 3.9% 2.2% 0.4%
Grade 11 76.9% 7.3% 4.6% 6.9% 4.2% 0.2%
Grade 12 71.8% 12.3% 6.0% 6.0% 2.9% 1.0%
Pipes? All 84.6% 3.6% 2.8% 5.6% 2.8% 0.6%
Grade 7 98.1% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 1.2%
Grade 8 95.9% 1.3% 0.6% 1.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 9 89.5% 2.2% 2.7% 3.3% 2.0% 0.2%
Grade 10 81.1% 4.9% 3.3% 6.4% 3.8% 0.4%
Grade 11 75.5% 4.0% 4.9% 10.4% 4.9% 0.2%
Grade 12 68.6% 8.7% 4.8% 11.1% 5.6% 1.2%
Some other way? All 90.7% 5.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.6% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Grade 8 96.5% 2.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
Grade 9 93.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.1% 1.3% 0.7%
Grade 10 89.8% 4.1% 2.2% 1.5% 0.9% 1.5%
Grade 11 83.5% 10.9% 1.1% 1.9% 1.7% 0.9%
Grade 12 83.7% 10.5% 1.2% 1.5% 1.7% 1.5%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 30
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 31
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 36
Table I-5: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-6: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants? 37
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 38
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 48.3%
Grade 7 62.9%
Grade 8 49.5%
Grade 9 52.0%
Grade 10 50.7%
Grade 11 43.1%
Grade 12 34.4%
An assembly program All 42.7%
Grade 7 54.4%
Grade 8 59.0%
Grade 9 36.3%
Grade 10 42.9%
Grade 11 34.6%
Grade 12 31.9%
Guidance counselor All 14.6%
Grade 7 26.0%
Grade 8 21.9%
Grade 9 12.1%
Grade 10 12.3%
Grade 11 10.2%
Grade 12 8.1%
Science class All 20.8%
Grade 7 23.2%
Grade 8 16.5%
Grade 9 24.6%
Grade 10 21.6%
Grade 11 21.8%
Grade 12 17.7%
Social studies class All 9.7%
Grade 7 7.4%
Grade 8 8.0%
Grade 9 6.9%
Grade 10 12.7%
Grade 11 12.0%
Grade 12 10.5%
Student group session All 12.6%
Grade 7 12.1%
Grade 8 13.9%
Grade 9 8.2%
Grade 10 13.1%
Grade 11 14.4%
Grade 12 13.6%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 39
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 21.7%
Grade 7 26.5%
Grade 8 33.6%
Grade 9 15.9%
Grade 10 19.6%
Grade 11 19.3%
Grade 12 17.0%
Another source at school All 29.8%
Grade 7 35.9%
Grade 8 35.8%
Grade 9 30.4%
Grade 10 30.8%
Grade 11 27.1%
Grade 12 20.8%
Any school source All 62.3%
Grade 7 64.6%
Grade 8 63.4%
Grade 9 59.4%
Grade 10 68.7%
Grade 11 62.0%
Grade 12 55.3%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 40
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 28.8%
Grade 7 50.5%
Grade 8 36.4%
Grade 9 25.9%
Grade 10 24.4%
Grade 11 21.6%
Grade 12 16.3%
Another adult in school ( All 28.6%
Grade 7 44.5%
Grade 8 35.8%
Grade 9 26.3%
Grade 10 25.7%
Grade 11 23.7%
Grade 12 17.4%
A counselor or program ou All 38.3%
Grade 7 43.5%
Grade 8 42.5%
Grade 9 35.2%
Grade 10 39.7%
Grade 11 36.1%
Grade 12 33.4%
Your parents All 64.2%
Grade 7 76.6%
Grade 8 70.7%
Grade 9 58.5%
Grade 10 59.9%
Grade 11 61.2%
Grade 12 59.7%
A medical doctor All 47.4%
Grade 7 57.8%
Grade 8 57.9%
Grade 9 42.0%
Grade 10 41.4%
Grade 11 42.4%
Grade 12 44.0%
Your friends All 79.8%
Grade 7 67.8%
Grade 8 72.9%
Grade 9 83.3%
Grade 10 82.9%
Grade 11 85.0%
Grade 12 85.5%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 41
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 59.8%
Grade 7 63.0%
Grade 8 62.9%
Grade 9 57.1%
Grade 10 57.8%
Grade 11 58.1%
Grade 12 60.3%
Table X-3: Since school began in the fall, have you sought help, other than
from family or friends, for problems in any way connected with your use of
alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs?
CATEGORY Yes
Seek Help All 4.4%
Grade 7 4.4%
Grade 8 3.2%
Grade 9 6.6%
Grade 10 4.6%
Grade 11 4.0%
Grade 12 3.7%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 44
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 23.9%
Grade 7 14.9%
Grade 8 21.4%
Grade 9 23.8%
Grade 10 25.4%
Grade 11 30.1%
Grade 12 26.4%
Books, magazines, poster All 43.8%
Grade 7 42.1%
Grade 8 40.3%
Grade 9 43.8%
Grade 10 46.5%
Grade 11 51.1%
Grade 12 38.4%
TV, radio, or other audi All 52.3%
Grade 7 48.3%
Grade 8 47.5%
Grade 9 53.4%
Grade 10 55.8%
Grade 11 59.4%
Grade 12 48.5%
Your parents All 45.7%
Grade 7 49.8%
Grade 8 46.5%
Grade 9 47.8%
Grade 10 47.5%
Grade 11 44.5%
Grade 12 38.6%
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White students
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Black students
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Mexican/American students
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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RECENT HALLUCINOGEN USE RECENT ECSTASY USE MARIJUANA USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17E Frequency Percent Q17J Frequency Percent q18d Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2855 93.31 Never Heard/Used 2879 93.54 Never Heard/Used 2748 88.78
In Your Lifetime 76 2.48 In Your Lifetime 66 2.15 1-2 times 154 4.96
Since School Began 66 2.16 Since School Began 52 1.70 3-10 times 110 3.56
In the Past Month 63 2.05 In the Past Month 80 2.60 11+ times 84 2.70
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2861 93.48 Never Heard/Used 3039 98.67 Never Heard/Used 3041 97.81
In Your Lifetime 70 2.27 In Your Lifetime 14 0.45 1-2 times 51 1.63
Since School Began 54 1.75 Since School Began 13 0.43 3-10 times 13 0.43
In the Past Month 76 2.49 In the Past Month 14 0.45 11+ times 4 0.13
RECENT DOWNER USE TOBACCO USE IN PAST MONTH CRACK USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17G Frequency Percent q18a Frequency Percent q18f Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2852 93.24 Never Heard/Used 2689 86.27 Never Heard/Used 3099 99.55
In Your Lifetime 61 2.00 1-2 times 195 6.24 1-2 times 10 0.33
Since School Began 58 1.90 3-10 times 101 3.23 3-10 times 2 0.06
In the Past Month 87 2.85 11+ times 133 4.26 11+ times 2 0.06
RECENT ROHYPNOL USE ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH CLOSE FRIENDS USE
Q17H Frequency Percent q18b Frequency Percent CIGARETTES
Never Heard/Used 3036 98.97 Never Heard/Used 2309 74.40 q19a Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 22 0.71 1-2 times 474 15.26 Never heard/None 1711 55.98
Since School Began 5 0.17 3-10 times 264 8.50 A few 773 25.30
In the Past Month 5 0.16 11+ times 57 1.84 Some 359 11.74
Most 190 6.21
All 24 0.78
Frequency Missing = 91.93761733 Frequency Missing = 56.774089746
DIFFICULT TO GET
DIFFICULT TO GET HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
MARIJUANA q20l Frequency Percent q20p Frequency Percent
q20h Frequency Percent Never heard of 741 24.78 Never heard of 308 10.33
Never heard of 224 7.50 Impossible 882 29.50 Impossible 1201 40.25
Impossible 1021 34.14 Very difficult 440 14.72 Very difficult 632 21.19
Very difficult 360 12.05 Somewhat diff 366 12.24 Somewhat diff 407 13.63
Somewhat diff 328 10.98 Somewhat easy 322 10.78 Somewhat easy 238 7.96
Somewhat easy 397 13.27 Very easy 239 7.98 Very easy 198 6.64
Very easy 659 22.05
Frequency Missing = 543.75612908 Frequency Missing = 256.9112349 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
DRINKING BEER
q39b Frequency Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Strong disapprove 1963 66.69
INFO--SOCIAL BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA Mild disapprove 481 16.33
STUDIES CLASS MPHLETS
Neither 287 9.76
q37e Frequency Percent q38b Frequency
Mildly approve 83 2.81
No 2364 90.26 No 1618
Strongly approve 29 0.98
Yes 255 9.74 Yes 1261
Don't know 101 3.43
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Frequency Missing = 540.80655643 BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
Frequency Missing = 216.12665076
MPHLETS
q38b Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL No 56.21 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
INFO--SCHOOL Yes 43.79
STUDENT GROUP OR USING MARIJUANA
CLUB q39c Frequency Percent
q37f Frequency Percent Strong disapprove 2477 84.28
Frequency Missing = 281.14769395
No 2306 87.37 Mild disapprove 174 5.93
Yes 333 12.63 Neither 122 4.17
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Mildly approve 24 0.80
TV/RADIO/OTHER Strongly approve 42 1.41
Frequency Missing = 520.37671853 AUDIO/VIDEO Don't know 100 3.40
q38c Frequency Percent
No 1380 47.70
DRUG/ALCOHOL Yes 1513 52.30 Frequency Missing = 221.55172363
INFO--INVITED
SCHOOL GUEST
q37g Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 266.46398884 TESTED FOR DRUG
No 2068 78.28 USE AT SCHOOL
Yes 574 21.72 q40 Frequency Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL No 2639 89.17
INFO--PARENTS Yes 321 10.83
Frequency Missing = 518.4238337 q38d Frequency Percent
No 1572 54.30
Yes 1323 45.70 Frequency Missing = 199.8553108
PURCHASED
LOTTERY TICKET IN
PAST YEAR
q41 Frequency Percent
No 2694 91.37
Yes 255 8.63