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Spring 2006
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T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked? 3
Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 5
Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco? 6
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do 9
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 10
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 74.9% 7.6% 5.7% 6.4% 3.1% 2.3%
Grade 7 92.3% 2.8% 3.1% 1.0% 0.6% 0.3%
Grade 8 86.2% 5.5% 3.6% 3.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Grade 9 75.2% 8.3% 6.8% 5.3% 2.4% 1.9%
Grade 10 69.6% 8.2% 5.6% 9.4% 3.8% 3.3%
Grade 11 63.9% 10.1% 6.9% 10.3% 6.1% 2.7%
Grade 12 58.0% 11.7% 8.6% 10.0% 6.0% 5.7%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 12
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems: 13
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... 15
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.. 16
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 38.5% 26.1% 24.8% 7.3% 3.3%
Grade 7 55.4% 22.3% 17.1% 3.6% 1.6%
Grade 8 38.9% 27.5% 24.9% 6.9% 1.8%
Grade 9 36.6% 22.8% 27.0% 9.5% 4.2%
Grade 10 33.6% 28.2% 24.8% 9.0% 4.4%
Grade 11 34.7% 28.6% 25.8% 7.8% 3.0%
Grade 12 30.0% 28.0% 30.2% 6.6% 5.1%
From friends
All 35.4% 17.2% 16.1% 21.4% 9.9%
Grade 7 56.3% 27.4% 8.0% 6.6% 1.7%
Grade 8 39.4% 27.1% 16.3% 12.9% 4.3%
Grade 9 34.0% 17.1% 17.2% 23.2% 8.5%
Grade 10 29.9% 12.5% 17.8% 25.6% 14.2%
Grade 11 25.3% 8.7% 20.4% 30.4% 15.1%
Grade 12 25.4% 8.0% 17.2% 32.2% 17.2%
From a store
All 37.0% 44.6% 10.1% 5.6% 2.7%
Grade 7 55.6% 40.6% 2.1% 1.4% 0.3%
Grade 8 40.6% 52.7% 4.4% 1.8% 0.6%
Grade 9 36.1% 48.3% 9.2% 4.5% 1.8%
Grade 10 30.7% 45.3% 13.5% 7.6% 2.9%
Grade 11 28.0% 42.8% 15.2% 8.5% 5.4%
Grade 12 29.3% 35.6% 17.8% 11.0% 6.3%
At parties
All 34.9% 17.3% 11.8% 16.3% 19.6%
Grade 7 53.7% 25.9% 9.1% 7.3% 3.9%
Grade 8 38.7% 24.6% 14.5% 12.6% 9.5%
Grade 9 33.1% 18.9% 10.6% 16.5% 21.0%
Grade 10 29.1% 12.8% 14.8% 19.1% 24.2%
Grade 11 26.9% 10.2% 11.7% 20.9% 30.3%
Grade 12 26.3% 9.5% 9.8% 22.7% 31.7%
Other source
All 37.4% 27.0% 17.4% 9.3% 8.9%
Grade 7 55.1% 25.9% 11.2% 4.7% 3.2%
Grade 8 39.3% 31.1% 16.4% 7.4% 5.9%
Grade 9 36.6% 26.7% 16.8% 10.5% 9.4%
Grade 10 31.7% 27.1% 19.4% 10.3% 11.4%
Grade 11 29.7% 24.1% 22.2% 11.2% 12.7%
Grade 12 30.3% 26.8% 18.8% 12.5% 11.5%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 17
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.. 25
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems: 26
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? 27
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 77.0% 8.6% 5.6% 4.7% 2.9% 1.1%
Grade 7 92.5% 2.4% 1.2% 2.2% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 83.1% 6.1% 5.0% 3.0% 2.2% 0.7%
Grade 9 81.0% 6.5% 3.6% 5.4% 2.6% 0.9%
Grade 10 70.5% 11.5% 8.0% 5.8% 2.5% 1.8%
Grade 11 65.6% 14.3% 8.6% 5.9% 4.2% 1.5%
Grade 12 65.9% 12.3% 8.2% 6.5% 5.6% 1.5%
Blunts? All 79.8% 7.4% 4.6% 4.0% 3.3% 0.9%
Grade 7 94.6% 1.6% 1.0% 1.6% 0.7% 0.3%
Grade 8 86.4% 4.9% 2.7% 2.4% 2.8% 0.7%
Grade 9 82.5% 6.6% 4.3% 3.6% 1.9% 1.0%
Grade 10 75.4% 8.8% 6.6% 5.2% 2.9% 1.1%
Grade 11 68.0% 14.2% 6.4% 5.1% 5.1% 1.3%
Grade 12 68.7% 9.2% 7.3% 6.3% 7.5% 1.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 82.0% 6.9% 4.1% 3.8% 2.3% 0.9%
Grade 7 95.4% 2.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.3% 0.1%
Grade 8 88.8% 4.9% 3.0% 1.5% 1.1% 0.8%
Grade 9 86.8% 6.0% 2.1% 2.7% 1.3% 1.0%
Grade 10 77.9% 8.9% 5.3% 4.1% 2.7% 1.1%
Grade 11 68.7% 9.6% 7.7% 8.7% 4.5% 0.9%
Grade 12 71.4% 10.4% 6.5% 5.8% 4.4% 1.5%
Pipes? All 81.3% 6.7% 3.3% 4.4% 3.4% 0.9%
Grade 7 95.7% 1.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Grade 8 89.2% 4.7% 2.4% 1.4% 1.4% 0.9%
Grade 9 86.1% 6.0% 2.1% 2.6% 2.2% 0.9%
Grade 10 74.6% 10.5% 3.7% 5.9% 3.9% 1.4%
Grade 11 70.9% 7.6% 5.5% 9.1% 5.9% 1.1%
Grade 12 68.2% 10.4% 5.8% 7.3% 7.3% 1.0%
Some other way? All 86.6% 7.0% 1.7% 1.1% 1.7% 1.9%
Grade 7 95.5% 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7%
Grade 8 89.7% 4.7% 1.5% 1.4% 0.7% 2.0%
Grade 9 89.1% 5.2% 1.7% 0.8% 1.6% 1.7%
Grade 10 82.4% 9.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% 2.5%
Grade 11 79.8% 11.5% 2.1% 1.3% 3.4% 1.9%
Grade 12 81.3% 10.7% 2.2% 0.5% 2.7% 2.7%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 29
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 30
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Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 35
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? 36
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 37
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 46.4%
Grade 7 39.6%
Grade 8 26.9%
Grade 9 86.6%
Grade 10 47.8%
Grade 11 35.4%
Grade 12 35.9%
An assembly program All 62.5%
Grade 7 57.5%
Grade 8 60.5%
Grade 9 77.1%
Grade 10 54.9%
Grade 11 58.8%
Grade 12 65.7%
Guidance counselor All 14.1%
Grade 7 15.2%
Grade 8 17.1%
Grade 9 12.8%
Grade 10 11.3%
Grade 11 14.8%
Grade 12 13.4%
Science class All 32.5%
Grade 7 57.7%
Grade 8 32.8%
Grade 9 25.4%
Grade 10 37.3%
Grade 11 22.7%
Grade 12 16.9%
Social studies class All 9.9%
Grade 7 8.0%
Grade 8 7.9%
Grade 9 7.9%
Grade 10 11.7%
Grade 11 14.9%
Grade 12 9.4%
Student group session All 11.6%
Grade 7 8.9%
Grade 8 7.3%
Grade 9 10.0%
Grade 10 11.6%
Grade 11 14.6%
Grade 12 18.5%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 38
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 29.0%
Grade 7 32.6%
Grade 8 36.1%
Grade 9 33.5%
Grade 10 16.9%
Grade 11 23.3%
Grade 12 31.7%
Another source at school All 33.4%
Grade 7 30.6%
Grade 8 36.3%
Grade 9 36.0%
Grade 10 31.9%
Grade 11 34.4%
Grade 12 30.2%
Any school source All 68.0%
Grade 7 64.1%
Grade 8 62.7%
Grade 9 81.1%
Grade 10 67.2%
Grade 11 64.4%
Grade 12 67.5%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 39
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 27.1%
Grade 7 39.1%
Grade 8 29.0%
Grade 9 29.8%
Grade 10 23.6%
Grade 11 18.2%
Grade 12 20.9%
Another adult in school ( All 25.6%
Grade 7 34.6%
Grade 8 27.6%
Grade 9 29.4%
Grade 10 19.5%
Grade 11 20.0%
Grade 12 20.8%
A counselor or program ou All 37.1%
Grade 7 39.0%
Grade 8 37.1%
Grade 9 38.9%
Grade 10 33.8%
Grade 11 37.4%
Grade 12 36.4%
Your parents All 60.1%
Grade 7 69.3%
Grade 8 65.7%
Grade 9 58.3%
Grade 10 57.6%
Grade 11 53.1%
Grade 12 55.0%
A medical doctor All 40.2%
Grade 7 50.1%
Grade 8 39.9%
Grade 9 41.0%
Grade 10 35.4%
Grade 11 35.2%
Grade 12 39.2%
Your friends All 77.2%
Grade 7 65.3%
Grade 8 74.5%
Grade 9 81.5%
Grade 10 78.0%
Grade 11 83.9%
Grade 12 80.8%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 40
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 62.1%
Grade 7 61.7%
Grade 8 64.1%
Grade 9 64.0%
Grade 10 61.2%
Grade 11 59.8%
Grade 12 61.2%
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 7.1%
Grade 7 5.9%
Grade 8 6.3%
Grade 9 9.3%
Grade 10 8.7%
Grade 11 6.6%
Grade 12 5.4%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 43
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 25.8%
Grade 7 16.6%
Grade 8 23.7%
Grade 9 27.5%
Grade 10 28.9%
Grade 11 30.3%
Grade 12 28.6%
Books, magazines, poster All 48.2%
Grade 7 41.5%
Grade 8 46.9%
Grade 9 52.5%
Grade 10 51.0%
Grade 11 51.8%
Grade 12 44.9%
TV, radio, or other audi All 59.1%
Grade 7 54.1%
Grade 8 58.3%
Grade 9 64.3%
Grade 10 59.5%
Grade 11 58.8%
Grade 12 59.2%
Your parents All 51.0%
Grade 7 52.1%
Grade 8 53.2%
Grade 9 54.3%
Grade 10 50.9%
Grade 11 47.1%
Grade 12 47.0%
All students
All students
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Male students
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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DIFFICULT TO GET
CIGARETTES Frequency Missing = 185.67626719 Frequency Missing = 207.23410869
q21a Frequency Percent
Never heard of 242 6.69
Impossible 516 14.27 DIFFICULT TO GET WINE DIFFICULT TO GET COCAINE
Very difficult 219 6.04 q21e Frequency Percent q21i Frequency Percent
Somewhat diff 328 9.08 Never heard of 289 8.08 Never heard of 418 11.84
Somewhat easy 670 18.52 Impossible 488 13.67 Impossible 1193 33.76
Very easy 1643 45.40 Very difficult 290 8.11 Very difficult 550 15.55
Somewhat diff 427 11.94 Somewhat diff 505 14.29
Somewhat easy 714 19.99 Somewhat easy 399 11.29
Frequency Missing = 146.92373966 Very easy 1366 38.22 Very easy 469 13.27
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
WINE MARIJUANA HALLUCINOGENS
q22e Frequency Percent q22h Frequency Percent q22l Frequency Percent
9 or younger 196 10.70 9 or younger 43 4.06 10 years old 6 2.13
10 years old 136 7.40 10 years old 38 3.61 11 years old 3 1.13
11 years old 140 7.63 11 years old 60 5.71 12 years old 13 5.06
12 years old 285 15.54 12 years old 118 11.13 13 years old 22 8.37
13 years old 325 17.74 13 years old 180 17.00 14 years old 36 13.70
14 years old 291 15.86 14 years old 204 19.30 15 years old 70 26.79
15 years old 258 14.06 15 years old 227 21.41 16 years old 67 25.67
16 years old 135 7.37 16 years old 132 12.47 17 years old 39 14.97
17 years old 59 3.20 17 years old 45 4.27 18 or older 6 2.19
18 or older 9 0.49 18 or older 11 1.05
Frequency Missing = 3321.4319383 Frequency Missing = 3407.9321393 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
BEER
q23c Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED Every day 16 0.44
ROHYPNOL HEROIN Several times/wk 131 3.62
q22o Frequency Percent q22r Frequency Percent Several times/mo 483 13.39
9 or younger 3 2.93 9 or younger 3 5.14 About once/month 540 14.96
10 years old 4 4.51 10 years old 1 2.13 About once/year 382 10.58
11 years old 2 1.76 11 years old 6 11.13 < once/year 364 10.08
12 years old 10 10.39 12 years old 4 7.27 Never used 1693 46.92
13 years old 13 13.01 13 years old 10 18.77
14 years old 23 23.80 14 years old 5 10.51
15 years old 24 24.00 15 years old 13 25.01 Frequency Missing = 156.17040163
16 years old 7 7.50 16 years old 5 8.81
17 years old 7 7.50 17 years old 4 7.15
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
18 or older 5 4.60 18 or older 2 4.09 WINE COOLERS
q23d Frequency Percent
Every day 6 0.16
Frequency Missing = 3666.854415 Frequency Missing = 3713.5291366
Several times/wk 61 1.70
Several times/mo 338 9.34
AGE WHEN FIRST USED HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE About once/month 489 13.54
STEROIDS CIGARETTES About once/year 467 12.91
q22p Frequency Percent q23a Frequency Percent < once/year 359 9.92
9 or younger 9 10.71 Every day 189 5.18 Never used 1896 52.44
11 years old 3 3.20 Several times/wk 123 3.39
12 years old 4 4.22 Several times/mo 177 4.85
13 years old 7 7.90 About once/month 240 6.59 Frequency Missing = 149.09842674
14 years old 16 19.03 About once/year 178 4.89
15 years old 13 15.37 < once/year 345 9.48
16 years old 20 24.03 Never used 2389 65.62
17 years old 10 11.63
18 or older 3 3.91
Frequency Missing = 123.99054619
Frequency Missing = 671.19250801 Frequency Missing = 223.33537999 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
DRINKING BEER
q39b Frequency Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Strong disapprove 2080 57.65
INFO--SOCIAL BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA Mild disapprove 659 18.26
STUDIES CLASS MPHLETS
Neither 437 12.12
q37e Frequency Percent q38b Frequency
Mildly approve 177 4.90
No 2774 90.10 No 1825
Strongly approve 46 1.29
Yes 305 9.90 Yes 1701
Don't know 208 5.78
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Frequency Missing = 686.00309604 BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA Frequency Missing = 156.56512574
MPHLETS
q38b Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL No 51.76 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
INFO--SCHOOL
Yes 48.24 USING MARIJUANA
STUDENT GROUP OR
CLUB q39c Frequency Percent
q37f Frequency Percent Strong disapprove 2953 81.69
Frequency Missing = 238.43775021
No 2743 88.42 Mild disapprove 198 5.48
Yes 359 11.58 Neither 162 4.49
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Mildly approve 46 1.28
TV/RADIO/OTHER Strongly approve 41 1.15
Frequency Missing = 662.33613155 AUDIO/VIDEO Don't know 214 5.92
q38c Frequency Percent
No 1444 40.89
DRUG/ALCOHOL Frequency Missing = 150.24846936
Yes 2088 59.11
INFO--INVITED
SCHOOL GUEST
q37g Frequency Percent TESTED FOR DRUG
Frequency Missing = 232.59134228
No 2213 71.01 USE AT SCHOOL
Yes 903 28.99 q40 Frequency Percent
DRUG/ALCOHOL No 3498 96.79
INFO--PARENTS Yes 116 3.21
Frequency Missing = 648.70853253 q38d Frequency Percent
No 1745 49.01
Frequency Missing = 151.29554638
Yes 1815 50.99
PURCHASED
LOTTERY TICKET IN
PAST YEAR
q41 Frequency Percent
No 3098 86.01
Yes 504 13.99