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Whitesboro
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 79.5% 5.4% 4.6% 4.4% 2.4% 3.6%
Grade 7 95.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 87.6% 3.1% 2.1% 3.1% 2.1% 2.1%
Grade 9 86.7% 3.6% 2.4% 3.6% 0.0% 3.6%
Grade 10 76.5% 4.1% 9.2% 6.1% 3.1% 1.0%
Grade 11 71.9% 6.7% 5.6% 6.7% 1.1% 7.9%
Grade 12 62.1% 12.6% 6.9% 5.7% 6.9% 5.7%
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 42.8% 21.5% 26.3% 6.9% 2.5%
Grade 7 64.6% 16.7% 13.5% 4.2% 1.0%
Grade 8 51.6% 16.1% 24.7% 5.4% 2.2%
Grade 9 39.8% 18.1% 33.7% 6.0% 2.4%
Grade 10 38.5% 24.0% 30.2% 5.2% 2.1%
Grade 11 35.6% 27.6% 27.6% 8.0% 1.1%
Grade 12 29.1% 25.6% 27.9% 11.6% 5.8%
From friends?
All 40.8% 18.1% 14.6% 18.6% 7.9%
Grade 7 67.7% 28.1% 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Grade 8 47.3% 19.8% 17.6% 9.9% 5.5%
Grade 9 37.3% 21.7% 19.3% 18.1% 3.6%
Grade 10 37.5% 18.8% 16.7% 17.7% 9.4%
Grade 11 33.0% 10.2% 10.2% 34.1% 12.5%
Grade 12 25.3% 11.5% 20.7% 27.6% 14.9%
From a store?
All 43.3% 43.1% 7.8% 4.4% 1.3%
Grade 7 66.3% 33.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 55.3% 38.8% 4.7% 1.2% 0.0%
Grade 9 37.0% 59.3% 0.0% 2.5% 1.2%
Grade 10 41.2% 42.3% 9.3% 5.2% 2.1%
Grade 11 34.5% 35.6% 18.4% 8.0% 3.4%
Grade 12 29.1% 48.8% 12.8% 8.1% 1.2%
At parties?
All 41.9% 21.2% 11.0% 12.5% 13.5%
Grade 7 68.4% 24.2% 5.3% 0.0% 2.1%
Grade 8 48.8% 20.9% 14.0% 10.5% 5.8%
Grade 9 37.8% 30.5% 9.8% 13.4% 8.5%
Grade 10 39.8% 19.4% 12.2% 13.3% 15.3%
Grade 11 32.6% 12.4% 9.0% 20.2% 25.8%
Grade 12 27.6% 20.7% 14.9% 16.1% 20.7%
Other source?
All 43.3% 28.2% 13.3% 8.3% 6.9%
Grade 7 64.6% 22.9% 7.3% 3.1% 2.1%
Grade 8 52.8% 16.9% 16.9% 10.1% 3.4%
Grade 9 37.8% 37.8% 11.0% 4.9% 8.5%
Grade 10 42.3% 26.8% 18.6% 4.1% 8.2%
Grade 11 34.1% 29.5% 14.8% 13.6% 8.0%
Grade 12 31.0% 34.5% 11.5% 12.6% 10.3%
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 82.0% 5.2% 4.1% 5.5% 2.1% 1.1%
Grade 7 99.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 83.7% 3.3% 3.3% 5.4% 3.3% 1.1%
Grade 9 83.1% 7.2% 3.6% 1.2% 1.2% 3.6%
Grade 10 78.1% 7.3% 6.3% 7.3% 1.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 76.1% 3.4% 5.7% 10.2% 4.5% 0.0%
Grade 12 73.9% 9.1% 5.7% 8.0% 2.3% 1.1%
Blunts? All 85.0% 5.9% 2.9% 3.4% 2.1% 0.8%
Grade 7 98.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Grade 8 86.2% 7.4% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Grade 9 85.4% 7.3% 2.4% 1.2% 1.2% 2.4%
Grade 10 80.6% 10.2% 3.1% 5.1% 1.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 79.8% 4.5% 4.5% 5.6% 5.6% 0.0%
Grade 12 80.7% 5.7% 4.5% 5.7% 2.3% 1.1%
Bongs or water pipes? All 85.4% 6.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.1% 1.0%
Grade 7 97.9% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Grade 8 88.5% 4.6% 2.3% 2.3% 1.1% 1.1%
Grade 9 87.8% 2.4% 2.4% 1.2% 3.7% 2.4%
Grade 10 85.3% 9.5% 2.1% 2.1% 1.1% 0.0%
Grade 11 79.5% 5.7% 4.5% 5.7% 4.5% 0.0%
Grade 12 76.1% 11.4% 3.4% 5.7% 2.3% 1.1%
Pipes? All 83.9% 3.8% 3.1% 5.5% 2.8% 0.9%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 8 87.1% 3.2% 2.2% 3.2% 3.2% 1.1%
Grade 9 86.3% 1.3% 2.5% 5.0% 2.5% 2.5%
Grade 10 84.2% 7.4% 2.1% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 77.3% 3.4% 6.8% 6.8% 5.7% 0.0%
Grade 12 72.9% 7.1% 3.5% 10.6% 4.7% 1.2%
Some other way? All 87.8% 7.0% 0.8% 1.3% 1.0% 2.2%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1%
Grade 8 89.2% 7.5% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Grade 9 92.6% 2.5% 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 2.5%
Grade 10 83.5% 13.4% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 85.2% 5.7% 0.0% 5.7% 1.1% 2.3%
Grade 12 80.2% 11.6% 1.2% 0.0% 2.3% 4.7%
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 27.3%
Grade 7 19.6%
Grade 8 62.2%
Grade 9 36.8%
Grade 10 30.2%
Grade 11 11.6%
Grade 12 9.1%
An assembly program All 28.7%
Grade 7 30.8%
Grade 8 45.8%
Grade 9 26.1%
Grade 10 38.4%
Grade 11 20.9%
Grade 12 13.0%
Guidance counselor All 39.5%
Grade 7 46.2%
Grade 8 50.0%
Grade 9 42.6%
Grade 10 62.4%
Grade 11 24.7%
Grade 12 16.9%
Science class All 34.3%
Grade 7 72.5%
Grade 8 61.0%
Grade 9 31.9%
Grade 10 18.3%
Grade 11 15.3%
Grade 12 9.3%
Social studies class All 12.9%
Grade 7 1.1%
Grade 8 3.9%
Grade 9 23.2%
Grade 10 37.3%
Grade 11 9.8%
Grade 12 5.3%
Student group session All 7.9%
Grade 7 5.6%
Grade 8 12.7%
Grade 9 13.0%
Grade 10 8.1%
Grade 11 7.1%
Grade 12 2.6%
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 24.3%
Grade 7 34.1%
Grade 8 47.5%
Grade 9 13.0%
Grade 10 35.3%
Grade 11 9.6%
Grade 12 8.0%
Another source at school All 22.1%
Grade 7 16.5%
Grade 8 28.4%
Grade 9 19.7%
Grade 10 36.5%
Grade 11 18.8%
Grade 12 14.3%
Any school source All 57.3%
Grade 7 84.7%
Grade 8 72.5%
Grade 9 57.8%
Grade 10 68.7%
Grade 11 39.3%
Grade 12 25.8%
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 45.8%
Grade 7 59.2%
Grade 8 54.2%
Grade 9 45.0%
Grade 10 49.5%
Grade 11 33.3%
Grade 12 34.5%
Another adult in school All 35.6%
Grade 7 43.9%
Grade 8 31.6%
Grade 9 24.7%
Grade 10 44.9%
Grade 11 34.1%
Grade 12 34.1%
Counselor/program outside-school All 38.1%
Grade 7 44.8%
Grade 8 38.0%
Grade 9 31.3%
Grade 10 44.4%
Grade 11 36.0%
Grade 12 34.1%
Your parents All 61.9%
Grade 7 80.4%
Grade 8 54.9%
Grade 9 63.0%
Grade 10 58.3%
Grade 11 56.6%
Grade 12 58.8%
A medical doctor All 38.0%
Grade 7 55.2%
Grade 8 33.0%
Grade 9 40.7%
Grade 10 47.9%
Grade 11 27.6%
Grade 12 26.2%
Your friends All 74.0%
Grade 7 56.7%
Grade 8 68.5%
Grade 9 72.8%
Grade 10 80.0%
Grade 11 86.0%
Grade 12 78.8%
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 61.7%
Grade 7 72.2%
Grade 8 53.3%
Grade 9 57.0%
Grade 10 66.0%
Grade 11 57.6%
Grade 12 63.5%
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 5.9%
Grade 7 3.2%
Grade 8 8.9%
Grade 9 4.8%
Grade 10 6.7%
Grade 11 8.3%
Grade 12 3.7%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
PARTICIPATE IN
ETHNICITY
Frequency Missing = 11.227944857 SCHOOL CHOIR
q5 Frequency Percent
q12c Frequency Percent
African/American 8 1.44
No 369 80.91
Asian/American 6 1.06
Yes 87 19.09
Mexican/American 49 8.77
Native/American 13 2.36
Other 16 2.81 Frequency Missing = 104.06026174
White 463 83.57
PARTICIPATE IN PARTICIPATE IN
DRAMA/SPEECH/ART ACADEMIC
CLUBS COMPETITION DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN YOUR
q12d Frequency Percent GROUPS HOME
No 394 84.60 q12i Frequency Percent q13a Frequency Percent
Yes 72 15.40 No 352 73.75 Very Safe 445 79.65
Yes 125 26.25 Somewhat Safe 99 17.69
Not Very Safe 11 1.92
Frequency Missing = 94.214637375 Not Safe At All 1 0.16
Frequency Missing = 82.214560723 Don't Know 3 0.58
PARTICIPATE IN DRILL
TEAM/CHEERLEADING PARTICIPATE IN Frequency Missing = 1.897845558
q12e Frequency Percent SCHOOL SERVICE
No 430 92.32 CLUBS
Yes 36 7.68 q12j Frequency Percent DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN YOUR
No 421 90.84 NEIGHBORHOOD
Yes 42 9.16 q13b Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 93.912734349 Very Safe 264 47.60
Somewhat Safe 226 40.76
Frequency Missing = 97.102887793
Not Very Safe 43 7.71
PARTICIPATE IN
Not Safe At All 10 1.78
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATE IN Don't Know 12 2.15
q12f Frequency Percent OTHER SCHOOL
No 422 91.42 CLUBS OR GROUPS
q12k Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 6.0684754079
Yes 40 8.58
No 345 73.34
Yes 125 26.66
DO YOU FEEL SAFE AT
Frequency Missing = 98.417449092 SCHOOL
q13c Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 89.755697968
Very Safe 319 57.83
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL
NEWSPAPER/YEARBOOK Somewhat Safe 199 36.07
q12g Frequency Percent PARTICIPATE IN Not Very Safe 25 4.47
No 434 93.37 ATHLETIC TEAMS Not Safe At All 3 0.58
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL Don't Know 6 1.05
Yes 31 6.63
q12l Frequency Percent
No 353 72.08
Frequency Missing = 95.264779742 Yes 137 27.92 Frequency Missing = 8.0205451247
TOBACCO USE IN PAST MONTH Frequency Missing = 12.707076792 Frequency Missing = 25.935482956
q19a Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 431 77.44
1-2 times 35 6.35
3-10 times 32 5.71
11+ times 58 10.50
DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 47 8.96 Never heard of 192 37.08 Never heard of 139 26.89
Impossible 214 40.85 Impossible 166 32.00 Impossible 200 38.64
Very difficult 54 10.31 Very difficult 48 9.31 Very difficult 56 10.90
Somewhat diff 41 7.91 Somewhat diff 41 7.95 Somewhat diff 49 9.41
Somewhat easy 56 10.65 Somewhat easy 37 7.23 Somewhat easy 41 8.03
Very easy 112 21.31 Very easy 33 6.43 Very easy 32 6.13
Frequency Missing = 530.03179975 AGE WHEN FIRST USED Frequency Missing = 12.994276917
STEROIDS
q22p Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 9 or younger 1 13.33 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
UPPERS 10 years old 1 13.33 SMOKELESS TOBACCO
q22m Frequency Percent 13 years old 1 15.09 q23b Frequency Percent
12 years old 4 10.36 14 years old 2 29.48 Every day 12 2.17
13 years old 3 8.25 16 years old 2 28.78 Several times/wk 5 0.97
14 years old 10 26.96 Several times/mo 6 1.18
15 years old 13 32.65 About once/month 16 2.97
16 years old 2 6.22 Frequency Missing = 553.26576963 About once/year 16 2.86
17 years old 5 12.45 < once/year 57 10.56
18 or older 1 3.11 Never used 431 79.28
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
ECSTASY
q22q Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 16.030134756
Frequency Missing = 521.35434513
12 years old 4 15.25
13 years old 4 15.91
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 14 years old 8 31.63 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
DOWNERS 15 years old 3 12.53 BEER
q22n Frequency Percent 16 years old 4 15.37 q23c Frequency Percent
10 years old 1 2.94 17 years old 2 9.31 Every day 3 0.58
12 years old 2 4.77 Several times/wk 17 3.20
13 years old 4 10.06 Several times/mo 48 8.88
14 years old 11 25.89 Frequency Missing = 534.17520595 About once/month 68 12.52
15 years old 11 27.43 About once/year 66 12.13
16 years old 5 11.29 < once/year 71 13.20
AGE WHEN FIRST USED Never used 268 49.50
17 years old 6 14.69 HEROIN
18 or older 1 2.94 q22r Frequency Percent
9 or younger 1 10.40 Frequency Missing = 18.698720173
12 years old 3 31.56
Frequency Missing = 519.06409048
13 years old 1 10.83
14 years old 1 10.76
15 years old 1 12.81
16 years old 2 23.64
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
Every day 1 0.19 Every day 1 0.18 Every day 1 0.19
Several times/wk 15 2.78 Several times/wk 2 0.41 Several times/wk 1 0.18
Several times/mo 41 7.48 Several times/mo 1 0.18 Several times/mo 1 0.19
About once/month 67 12.37 About once/month 8 1.46 About once/year 5 0.98
About once/year 69 12.73 About once/year 10 1.86 < once/year 1 0.19
< once/year 53 9.70 < once/year 28 5.15 Never used 517 98.27
Never used 298 54.75 Never used 490 90.75
GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USE MARIJUANA AS JOINTS USE MARIJUANA OTHER WAYS
FROM FRIENDS q27a Frequency Percent q27e Frequency Percent
q26b Frequency Percent Never 446 81.99 Never 474 87.78
Do not Drink 221 40.77 Seldom 28 5.16 Seldom 38 7.03
Never 98 18.06 Half the time 23 4.15 Half the time 4 0.75
Seldom 79 14.61 Most of the time 30 5.49 Most of the time 7 1.30
Most of the Time 101 18.61 Always 11 2.08 Always 5 0.99
Always 43 7.95 Don't know 6 1.12 Don't know 12 2.15
RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE TAKE DXM, TRIPLE CS, ETC. TO DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
- OXYCONTIN ETC GET HIGH USE MARIJUANA
q29b Frequency Percent q30 Frequency Percent q31d Frequency Percent
Never heard/used 510 93.57 Never heard/used 496 91.80 Very 342 65.33
At least once/month 11 2.07 At least once/month 9 1.73 Somewhat 69 13.19
At least once/year 9 1.70 At least once/year 13 2.44 Not very 51 9.82
At least once/life 14 2.66 At least once/life 22 4.04 Not at all 47 9.07
Don't know 14 2.59
DRUG/ALCOHOL
SOUGHT HELP FOR WOULD SEEK HELP INFO--SCHOOL
DRUG/ALCOHOL FROM A MEDICAL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
PROBLEM DOCTOR q38b Frequency Percent
q36 Frequency Percent q37e Frequency Percent No 350 71.29
No 492 94.11 No 331 61.96 Yes 141 28.71
Yes 31 5.89 Yes 203 38.04
DRUG/ALCOHOL
WOULD SEEK HELP WOULD SEEK HELP INFO--SCHOOL
FROM SCHOOL FROM FRIENDS GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR q37f Frequency Percent COUNSELOR
q37a Frequency Percent No 140 26.05 q38c Frequency Percent
No 293 54.23 Yes 396 73.95 No 294 60.50
Yes 248 45.77 Yes 192 39.50