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SPRING 2008
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Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 11
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 14
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 15
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 70.7% 9.6% 6.0% 6.1% 3.7% 3.8%
Grade 8 76.9% 11.5% 4.6% 5.4% 0.0% 1.5%
Grade 9 80.0% 5.5% 5.5% 3.6% 3.6% 1.8%
Grade 10 64.4% 6.7% 11.1% 11.1% 6.7% 0.0%
Grade 11 75.9% 11.4% 3.8% 1.3% 1.3% 6.3%
Grade 12 48.6% 14.3% 5.7% 11.4% 8.6% 11.4%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 17
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... 18
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 20
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.. 21
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 36.6% 26.2% 22.2% 10.6% 4.4%
Grade 8 30.5% 25.2% 32.8% 9.2% 2.3%
Grade 9 52.7% 25.5% 12.7% 5.5% 3.6%
Grade 10 38.3% 34.0% 10.6% 10.6% 6.4%
Grade 11 26.3% 35.5% 22.4% 15.8% 0.0%
Grade 12 30.6% 8.3% 36.1% 13.9% 11.1%
From friends
All 30.7% 18.3% 20.9% 20.0% 10.1%
Grade 8 34.1% 28.7% 26.4% 10.1% 0.8%
Grade 9 44.2% 17.3% 15.4% 15.4% 7.7%
Grade 10 27.7% 14.9% 29.8% 14.9% 12.8%
Grade 11 20.0% 14.7% 20.0% 28.0% 17.3%
Grade 12 22.9% 14.3% 11.4% 37.1% 14.3%
From a store
All 33.9% 50.5% 8.9% 4.8% 1.8%
Grade 8 32.3% 59.1% 5.5% 2.4% 0.8%
Grade 9 51.9% 42.6% 0.0% 5.6% 0.0%
Grade 10 30.2% 46.5% 14.0% 7.0% 2.3%
Grade 11 22.1% 50.6% 19.5% 3.9% 3.9%
Grade 12 27.8% 55.6% 8.3% 5.6% 2.8%
At parties
All 27.7% 10.8% 17.2% 19.9% 24.4%
Grade 8 29.1% 21.3% 22.0% 17.3% 10.2%
Grade 9 37.7% 9.4% 15.1% 18.9% 18.9%
Grade 10 26.7% 6.7% 22.2% 24.4% 20.0%
Grade 11 20.5% 9.0% 14.1% 16.7% 39.7%
Grade 12 20.6% 5.9% 11.8% 23.5% 38.2%
Other source
All 33.8% 29.0% 13.3% 11.9% 12.0%
Grade 8 34.9% 34.1% 14.7% 10.1% 6.2%
Grade 9 50.9% 16.4% 10.9% 12.7% 9.1%
Grade 10 28.9% 35.6% 11.1% 8.9% 15.6%
Grade 11 21.6% 31.1% 16.2% 18.9% 12.2%
Grade 12 25.7% 31.4% 14.3% 8.6% 20.0%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 22
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.. 30
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.. 31
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.. 32
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 83.3% 8.8% 2.6% 3.6% 0.9% 0.9%
Grade 8 88.6% 5.3% 5.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 86.8% 5.7% 0.0% 1.9% 1.9% 3.8%
Grade 10 78.3% 13.0% 2.2% 4.3% 2.2% 0.0%
Grade 11 83.1% 7.8% 2.6% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 76.5% 14.7% 2.9% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Blunts? All 81.9% 6.1% 5.2% 2.8% 3.1% 0.9%
Grade 8 90.1% 2.3% 5.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 88.9% 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 3.7% 3.7%
Grade 10 72.3% 12.8% 6.4% 2.1% 6.4% 0.0%
Grade 11 82.9% 6.6% 5.3% 5.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 69.7% 9.1% 9.1% 6.1% 6.1% 0.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 87.3% 8.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.4% 0.9%
Grade 8 96.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 88.7% 3.8% 1.9% 0.0% 1.9% 3.8%
Grade 10 82.2% 15.6% 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 87.2% 6.4% 3.8% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 79.4% 14.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 0.0%
Pipes? All 86.2% 5.7% 3.9% 2.4% 0.9% 0.9%
Grade 8 96.0% 1.6% 1.6% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 86.8% 3.8% 3.8% 0.0% 1.9% 3.8%
Grade 10 86.0% 9.3% 2.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 85.9% 3.8% 3.8% 6.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 71.9% 12.5% 9.4% 3.1% 3.1% 0.0%
Some other way? All 91.7% 4.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.5% 1.6%
Grade 8 96.1% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Grade 9 92.5% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1.9% 3.8%
Grade 10 91.1% 4.4% 2.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 89.5% 3.9% 1.3% 2.6% 0.0% 2.6%
Grade 12 87.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 34
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 35
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 40
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? 41
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 42
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 68.5%
Grade 8 92.9%
Grade 9 70.0%
Grade 10 58.5%
Grade 11 65.8%
Grade 12 48.3%
An assembly program All 52.9%
Grade 8 42.9%
Grade 9 41.5%
Grade 10 56.1%
Grade 11 62.5%
Grade 12 65.5%
Guidance counselor All 34.7%
Grade 8 63.4%
Grade 9 30.0%
Grade 10 32.5%
Grade 11 27.1%
Grade 12 11.1%
Science class All 33.3%
Grade 8 50.4%
Grade 9 33.3%
Grade 10 31.6%
Grade 11 17.5%
Grade 12 29.6%
Social studies class All 14.9%
Grade 8 9.7%
Grade 9 21.1%
Grade 10 18.4%
Grade 11 10.9%
Grade 12 14.8%
Student group session All 15.5%
Grade 8 13.2%
Grade 9 15.4%
Grade 10 17.9%
Grade 11 19.4%
Grade 12 10.7%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 43
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 31.7%
Grade 8 16.8%
Grade 9 23.8%
Grade 10 35.0%
Grade 11 47.1%
Grade 12 40.7%
Another source at school All 35.9%
Grade 8 31.0%
Grade 9 28.6%
Grade 10 42.5%
Grade 11 34.3%
Grade 12 46.7%
Any school source All 71.1%
Grade 8 82.1%
Grade 9 54.2%
Grade 10 71.4%
Grade 11 77.8%
Grade 12 74.4%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 44
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 35.2%
Grade 8 44.6%
Grade 9 38.0%
Grade 10 37.0%
Grade 11 27.3%
Grade 12 25.7%
Another adult in school ( All 42.5%
Grade 8 44.1%
Grade 9 46.0%
Grade 10 50.0%
Grade 11 35.1%
Grade 12 35.3%
A counselor or program ou All 38.2%
Grade 8 34.6%
Grade 9 40.4%
Grade 10 45.7%
Grade 11 39.0%
Grade 12 30.6%
Your parents All 60.3%
Grade 8 52.0%
Grade 9 66.0%
Grade 10 58.7%
Grade 11 57.1%
Grade 12 69.4%
A medical doctor All 40.1%
Grade 8 37.8%
Grade 9 41.7%
Grade 10 44.4%
Grade 11 40.3%
Grade 12 36.1%
Your friends All 72.4%
Grade 8 71.3%
Grade 9 64.6%
Grade 10 58.7%
Grade 11 81.8%
Grade 12 88.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 45
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 65.4%
Grade 8 62.2%
Grade 9 64.7%
Grade 10 65.2%
Grade 11 66.7%
Grade 12 69.4%
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 7.7%
Grade 8 4.9%
Grade 9 13.0%
Grade 10 7.3%
Grade 11 4.0%
Grade 12 9.1%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 48
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 29.6%
Grade 8 24.6%
Grade 9 28.0%
Grade 10 26.1%
Grade 11 24.4%
Grade 12 50.0%
Books, magazines, poster All 56.2%
Grade 8 55.3%
Grade 9 56.0%
Grade 10 56.5%
Grade 11 49.3%
Grade 12 65.7%
TV, radio, or other audi All 59.7%
Grade 8 68.0%
Grade 9 54.0%
Grade 10 54.3%
Grade 11 54.7%
Grade 12 69.7%
Your parents All 51.0%
Grade 8 57.3%
Grade 9 57.1%
Grade 10 43.5%
Grade 11 49.4%
Grade 12 45.7%
2. Prevalence Tables
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Male students
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Female students
Female students
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White students
White students
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Black students
Black students
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Mexican/American students
Mexican/American 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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3. Margin Tables
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 319 93.77 Never Heard/Used 335 97.91 Never Heard/Used 328 94.71
In Your Lifetime 12 3.43 In Your Lifetime 3 0.90 1-2 times 7 2.10
Since School Began 1 0.41 Since School Began 2 0.58 3-10 times 7 2.07
In the Past Month 8 2.38 In the Past Month 2 0.60 11+ times 4 1.12
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 316 94.79 Never Heard/Used 280 80.20 Never Heard/Used 346 99.27
In Your Lifetime 9 2.77 1-2 times 33 9.40 1-2 times 3 0.73
Since School Began 3 1.05 3-10 times 13 3.68
In the Past Month 5 1.39 11+ times 24 6.72
Frequency Missing = 13.427299141
RECENT STEROID USE INHALANT USE IN PAST MONTH CLOSE FRIENDS USE
Q17I Frequency Percent q18c Frequency Percent SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Never Heard/Used 322 98.22 Never Heard/Used 338 98.43 q19b Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 4 1.35 1-2 times 4 1.16 Never heard/None 206 59.50
Since School Began 1 0.17 3-10 times 1 0.41 A few 93 26.73
In the Past Month 1 0.26 Some 31 8.91
Most 13 3.83
Frequency Missing = 18.513151894 All 4 1.03
Frequency Missing = 33.895997856
DRUG/ALCOHOL
WOULD NOT SEEK INFO--SOCIAL DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
HELP STUDIES CLASS BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
q36h Frequency Percent q37e Frequency Percent MPHLETS
No 262 81.18 No 230 85.14 q38b Frequency
Yes 61 18.82 Yes 40 14.86 No 143
Yes 184