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South Texas
SPRING 2010
Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
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
you usually have at one time, on average?
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more
drinks of alcohol at one time?
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 85.4% 6.0% 3.7% 2.3% 0.9% 1.8%
Grade 7 97.8% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 93.3% 3.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 9 88.2% 4.4% 3.4% 1.7% 0.3% 2.0%
Grade 10 85.0% 4.8% 4.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1.0%
Grade 11 82.3% 9.0% 4.0% 2.2% 0.0% 2.5%
Grade 12 73.6% 11.5% 6.6% 3.8% 1.6% 2.7%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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..
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home?
All 50.9% 21.7% 17.8% 5.4% 4.2%
Grade 7 60.9% 21.8% 13.5% 0.8% 3.0%
Grade 8 57.9% 15.8% 18.8% 2.3% 5.3%
Grade 9 55.9% 19.2% 15.4% 6.3% 3.1%
Grade 10 47.3% 23.5% 18.5% 6.4% 4.3%
Grade 11 40.2% 27.3% 21.8% 5.2% 5.5%
Grade 12 50.3% 19.9% 18.1% 7.0% 4.7%
From friends?
All 49.3% 19.5% 15.2% 11.6% 4.4%
Grade 7 70.8% 22.3% 3.8% 0.8% 2.3%
Grade 8 60.3% 23.7% 9.9% 5.3% 0.8%
Grade 9 51.9% 20.1% 12.4% 10.2% 5.3%
Grade 10 46.4% 20.8% 17.5% 11.3% 4.0%
Grade 11 38.7% 21.4% 21.1% 15.0% 3.8%
Grade 12 44.2% 9.8% 19.6% 19.6% 6.7%
From a store?
All 50.5% 38.6% 6.1% 3.7% 1.1%
Grade 7 65.1% 33.3% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 62.6% 32.1% 3.8% 1.5% 0.0%
Grade 9 53.1% 38.5% 5.2% 2.8% 0.3%
Grade 10 47.6% 39.5% 7.0% 4.1% 1.8%
Grade 11 39.4% 45.9% 7.7% 5.0% 1.9%
Grade 12 48.8% 34.5% 8.3% 6.5% 1.8%
At parties?
All 47.0% 15.8% 15.4% 12.4% 9.4%
Grade 7 66.9% 25.2% 4.7% 1.6% 1.6%
Grade 8 60.8% 17.7% 13.8% 4.6% 3.1%
Grade 9 48.1% 14.7% 13.0% 14.7% 9.5%
Grade 10 43.5% 15.8% 19.1% 12.6% 9.0%
Grade 11 37.4% 18.5% 19.2% 13.2% 11.7%
Grade 12 44.4% 8.3% 17.2% 16.0% 14.2%
Other source?
All 51.9% 26.4% 11.5% 6.1% 4.1%
Grade 7 60.8% 29.6% 6.4% 1.6% 1.6%
Grade 8 59.8% 24.2% 9.8% 3.8% 2.3%
Grade 9 54.0% 22.6% 11.5% 5.2% 6.6%
Grade 10 49.1% 26.5% 13.5% 7.3% 3.6%
Grade 11 44.8% 32.6% 10.7% 7.8% 4.1%
Grade 12 52.0% 25.1% 13.5% 7.6% 1.8%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..
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..
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..
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 84.2% 6.3% 3.0% 4.1% 2.1% 0.3%
Grade 7 96.8% 2.4% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 92.3% 2.3% 2.3% 1.5% 0.8% 0.8%
Grade 9 81.5% 6.8% 3.6% 5.7% 2.1% 0.4%
Grade 10 84.0% 7.6% 1.5% 4.4% 2.2% 0.4%
Grade 11 81.7% 6.1% 4.2% 4.6% 3.4% 0.0%
Grade 12 82.2% 8.0% 3.7% 3.7% 1.8% 0.6%
Blunts? All 87.5% 5.2% 2.6% 2.6% 1.4% 0.7%
Grade 7 98.4% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 96.2% 1.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8%
Grade 9 86.2% 6.5% 2.2% 3.3% 0.7% 1.1%
Grade 10 87.3% 4.7% 2.5% 2.9% 2.2% 0.4%
Grade 11 85.1% 5.7% 3.4% 2.7% 2.7% 0.4%
Grade 12 83.2% 6.6% 4.8% 3.0% 1.2% 1.2%
Bongs or water pipes? All 88.8% 4.6% 2.0% 2.6% 1.7% 0.4%
Grade 7 97.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.6% 1.5% 0.8% 0.8% 2.3% 0.0%
Grade 9 89.5% 6.0% 0.8% 2.3% 1.1% 0.4%
Grade 10 88.3% 3.8% 3.4% 2.6% 1.9% 0.0%
Grade 11 85.2% 5.1% 2.7% 3.9% 2.3% 0.8%
Grade 12 84.8% 4.9% 3.7% 3.7% 2.4% 0.6%
Pipes? All 88.5% 3.1% 2.4% 3.5% 2.2% 0.3%
Grade 7 98.4% 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 96.2% 0.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.5% 0.0%
Grade 9 88.4% 3.4% 2.6% 3.7% 1.5% 0.4%
Grade 10 87.6% 4.4% 2.2% 3.6% 2.2% 0.0%
Grade 11 84.7% 3.4% 1.5% 5.7% 4.2% 0.4%
Grade 12 85.3% 3.5% 5.3% 2.9% 2.4% 0.6%
Some other way? All 89.3% 4.6% 2.0% 1.3% 1.5% 1.4%
Grade 7 99.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 96.2% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.8% 1.5%
Grade 9 87.8% 3.9% 2.9% 2.2% 1.8% 1.4%
Grade 10 89.4% 4.4% 2.9% 0.7% 1.5% 1.1%
Grade 11 86.9% 6.7% 0.7% 1.5% 2.2% 1.9%
Grade 12 86.4% 7.7% 1.8% 1.2% 1.2% 1.8%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 51.5%
Grade 7 17.8%
Grade 8 34.2%
Grade 9 51.9%
Grade 10 54.8%
Grade 11 70.5%
Grade 12 48.1%
An assembly program All 55.0%
Grade 7 66.1%
Grade 8 71.9%
Grade 9 61.7%
Grade 10 49.0%
Grade 11 49.6%
Grade 12 42.0%
Guidance counselor All 25.8%
Grade 7 20.5%
Grade 8 46.6%
Grade 9 34.1%
Grade 10 23.1%
Grade 11 17.0%
Grade 12 16.3%
Science class All 32.0%
Grade 7 36.3%
Grade 8 47.9%
Grade 9 39.2%
Grade 10 29.5%
Grade 11 25.7%
Grade 12 19.0%
Social studies class All 15.3%
Grade 7 8.7%
Grade 8 10.7%
Grade 9 16.9%
Grade 10 13.6%
Grade 11 20.7%
Grade 12 13.2%
Student group session All 17.1%
Grade 7 8.9%
Grade 8 16.5%
Grade 9 19.3%
Grade 10 19.6%
Grade 11 18.4%
Grade 12 12.3%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 46.1%
Grade 7 66.4%
Grade 8 73.7%
Grade 9 48.6%
Grade 10 43.3%
Grade 11 38.9%
Grade 12 30.1%
Another source at school All 37.7%
Grade 7 30.7%
Grade 8 47.0%
Grade 9 42.2%
Grade 10 38.2%
Grade 11 36.9%
Grade 12 28.7%
Any school source All 71.3%
Grade 7 68.8%
Grade 8 76.8%
Grade 9 74.3%
Grade 10 68.9%
Grade 11 75.8%
Grade 12 61.8%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
CATEGORY Yes
Counselor/program in-school All 32.5%
Grade 7 48.4%
Grade 8 37.1%
Grade 9 33.6%
Grade 10 37.2%
Grade 11 24.3%
Grade 12 24.1%
Another adult in school All 36.3%
Grade 7 41.6%
Grade 8 40.2%
Grade 9 32.5%
Grade 10 42.8%
Grade 11 35.0%
Grade 12 32.7%
Counselor/program outside-school All 38.2%
Grade 7 36.5%
Grade 8 37.2%
Grade 9 40.9%
Grade 10 40.3%
Grade 11 34.9%
Grade 12 35.8%
Your parents All 61.2%
Grade 7 79.0%
Grade 8 62.5%
Grade 9 57.0%
Grade 10 61.7%
Grade 11 61.8%
Grade 12 57.7%
A medical doctor All 51.9%
Grade 7 64.2%
Grade 8 57.0%
Grade 9 50.9%
Grade 10 50.2%
Grade 11 51.6%
Grade 12 47.0%
Your friends All 72.9%
Grade 7 69.4%
Grade 8 71.9%
Grade 9 76.3%
Grade 10 72.9%
Grade 11 72.3%
Grade 12 69.6%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
Another adult All 60.6%
Grade 7 62.2%
Grade 8 62.5%
Grade 9 64.4%
Grade 10 62.6%
Grade 11 57.9%
Grade 12 52.3%
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 6.0%
Grade 7 2.5%
Grade 8 9.2%
Grade 9 7.5%
Grade 10 5.2%
Grade 11 5.9%
Grade 12 4.2%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET BEER
q20c Frequency Percent q20g Frequency Percent q21c Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 462 35.57 Never heard/None 952 73.40 Never heard of 121 9.47
A few 320 24.62 A few 210 16.20 Impossible 150 11.69
Some 290 22.31 Some 108 8.33 Very difficult 95 7.38
Most 184 14.17 Most 22 1.71 Somewhat diff 176 13.71
All 43 3.33 All 5 0.35 Somewhat easy 290 22.63
Very easy 450 35.12
DIFFICULT TO GET
INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET
q21g Frequency Percent HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
Never heard of 196 15.47 q21l Frequency Percent q21p Frequency Percent
Impossible 185 14.56 Never heard of 370 29.19 Never heard of 244 19.57
Very difficult 54 4.24 Impossible 314 24.70 Impossible 450 36.09
Somewhat diff 80 6.31 Very difficult 178 14.06 Very difficult 212 16.97
Somewhat easy 175 13.81 Somewhat diff 146 11.52 Somewhat diff 157 12.59
Very easy 579 45.61 Somewhat easy 131 10.29 Somewhat easy 87 6.96
Very easy 130 10.25 Very easy 98 7.83
DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 167 13.18 Never heard of 534 42.77 Never heard of 273 21.73
Impossible 340 26.75 Impossible 220 17.58 Impossible 304 24.20
Very difficult 119 9.39 Very difficult 121 9.71 Very difficult 127 10.10
Somewhat diff 166 13.09 Somewhat diff 101 8.10 Somewhat diff 140 11.19
Somewhat easy 188 14.81 Somewhat easy 119 9.49 Somewhat easy 141 11.26
Very easy 289 22.78 Very easy 154 12.35 Very easy 270 21.53
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO WINE MARIJUANA
q23b Frequency Percent q23e Frequency Percent q23h Frequency Percent
Several times/wk 5 0.42 Several times/wk 15 1.23 Every day 12 0.93
Several times/mo 9 0.72 Several times/mo 56 4.50 Several times/wk 22 1.79
About once/month 11 0.86 About once/month 96 7.66 Several times/mo 48 3.89
About once/year 14 1.11 About once/year 185 14.78 About once/month 52 4.16
< once/year 26 2.03 < once/year 157 12.49 About once/year 42 3.42
Never used 1204 94.85 Never used 744 59.34 < once/year 47 3.75
Never used 1020 82.07
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q23d Frequency Percent q23g Frequency Percent q23j Frequency Percent
Several times/wk 14 1.13 Every day 1 0.06 Several times/wk 2 0.18
Several times/mo 67 5.25 Several times/wk 3 0.24 About once/month 5 0.39
About once/month 108 8.46 Several times/mo 18 1.46 About once/year 10 0.84
About once/year 148 11.63 About once/month 23 1.88 < once/year 12 0.98
< once/year 128 10.02 About once/year 23 1.88 Never used 1207 97.61
Never used 810 63.51 < once/year 44 3.52
Never used 1137 90.97
Frequency Missing = 137.4705937
Frequency Missing = 99.297204739
Frequency Missing = 123.62515391
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Frequency Missing = 98.552980864
HALLUCINOGENS ROHYPNOL
q23l Frequency Percent q23o Frequency Percent
Every day 1 0.06 Several times/mo 5 0.43 AMOUNT OF BEER AT ONE
TIME
Several times/wk 1 0.11 About once/month 6 0.49
q24a Frequency Percent
Several times/mo 8 0.63 About once/year 21 1.68
Never drink this 732 57.30
About once/month 21 1.65 < once/year 12 0.98
12+ drinks 15 1.14
About once/year 22 1.77 Never used 1197 96.42
9-11 drinks 19 1.51
< once/year 23 1.83
5-8 drinks 49 3.87
Never used 1176 93.96
Frequency Missing = 132.2990194 3-4 drinks 70 5.46
2 drinks 80 6.26
Frequency Missing = 122.1590018 1 drink 101 7.88
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE < 1 drink 212 16.59
STEROIDS
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE q23p Frequency Percent
UPPERS Several times/wk 4 0.31 Frequency Missing = 95.55720127
q23m Frequency Percent Several times/mo 3 0.25
Every day 2 0.15 About once/month 2 0.15
Several times/wk 2 0.15 About once/year 2 0.18 AMOUNT OF WINE COOLERS
AT ONE TIME
Several times/mo 17 1.38 < once/year 6 0.47
q24b Frequency Percent
About once/month 16 1.31 Never used 1221 98.64
Never drink this 768 60.26
About once/year 27 2.15
12+ drinks 14 1.09
< once/year 18 1.42
Frequency Missing = 136.00438229 9-11 drinks 15 1.21
Never used 1153 93.43
5-8 drinks 35 2.71
3-4 drinks 61 4.77
Frequency Missing = 140.3624503 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE 2 drinks 107 8.39
ECSTASY 1 drink 126 9.91
q23q Frequency Percent < 1 drink 149 11.66
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Several times/wk 4 0.33
DOWNERS Several times/mo 25 1.96
q23n Frequency Percent About once/month 38 3.04 Frequency Missing = 99.549994021
Several times/wk 3 0.22 About once/year 35 2.77
Several times/mo 15 1.18 < once/year 32 2.54
About once/month 22 1.79 Never used 1117 89.36 AMOUNT OF WINE AT ONE
TIME
About once/year 23 1.82
q24c Frequency Percent
< once/year 17 1.38
Frequency Missing = 123.87020434 Never drink this 709 56.32
Never used 1169 93.62
12+ drinks 6 0.44
9-11 drinks 10 0.76
Frequency Missing = 125.14740138 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE 5-8 drinks 17 1.31
HEROIN 3-4 drinks 41 3.26
q23r Frequency Percent 2 drinks 84 6.69
Every day 2 0.12 1 drink 153 12.14
Several times/wk 1 0.10 < 1 drink 240 19.07
Several times/mo 1 0.06
About once/month 3 0.21
About once/year 7 0.56 Frequency Missing = 114.24330031
< once/year 13 1.01
Never used 1249 97.93
USE MARIJUANA OTHER WAYS RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
q27e Frequency Percent - VICODIN ETC USE TOBACCO
Never 1113 89.31 q29c Frequency Percent q31a Frequency Percent
Seldom 57 4.58 Never heard/used 1210 96.37 Very 725 57.50
Half the time 24 1.96 At least once/month 13 1.03 Somewhat 317 25.13
Most of the time 16 1.26 At least once/year 13 1.06 Not very 144 11.43
Always 19 1.50 At least once/life 19 1.53 Not at all 33 2.58
Don't know 17 1.40 Don't know 42 3.36
DRUG/ALCOHOL
INFO--SCHOOL DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTED FOR DRUG
GUIDANCE INFO--ANOTHER USE AT SCHOOL
COUNSELOR SCHOOL SOURCE q40 Frequency Percent
q38c Frequency Percent q38h Frequency Percent No 1227 97.36
No 829 74.22 No 699 62.30 Yes 33 2.64
Yes 288 25.78 Yes 423 37.70