Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 1998
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Cigarettes?
Smokeless tobacco?
Table T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked?
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All
Tobacco 12.6
Dell City
Spring 1998
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Cigarettes?
Smokeless Tobacco?
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Smoke cigarettes?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
All 35.5% 24.7% 20.5% 17.2% 2.1%
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Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
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Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
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Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do you usually
have at one time, on average?
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor
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Table A-4: During the past twelve months, how often have you had five or more drinks at one
time?
Beer
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Wine
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Liquor
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
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All
Alcohol 11.9
Beer 12.2
Wine Coolers 12.4
Wine 12.7
Liquor 12.8
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Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
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Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine coolers?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Liquor?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drinking?
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Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was alcohol used?
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Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from...
At home
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From friends
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From a store
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
At parties
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Other source
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
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Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Several Several About About Less Than
Never Every Times Times Once a Once a Once a
Used Day a Week a Month Month Year Year
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
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Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
All 100.0% * % * % * % * % * % * %
Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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Marijuana 13.8
Cocaine 14.4
Crack *
Hallucinogens *
Uppers *
Downers *
Rohypnol *
Steroids *
Ecstasy *
Heroin *
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Spring 1998
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
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Rohypnol?
Steroids?
Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
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Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drug use?
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was marijuana used?
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Joints?
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Blunts?
Pipes?
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Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
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Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
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Ecstasy?
Steroids?
Heroin?
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0 1 2-3 4+
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Inhalants 13.9
Dell City
Spring 1998
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Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you attended
class while high from inhalant use?
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Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
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Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information on drugs or
alcohol from the following sources?
Health class
No Yes
An assembly program
No Yes
Guidance counselor
No Yes
Science class
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Your parents
No Yes
A medical doctor
No Yes
Your friends
No Yes
No Yes
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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?
No Yes
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GENDER
Q1 Frequency Percent
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Female 40.10424 46.6
Male 45.89576 53.4
GRADE
Q2 Frequency Percent
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Grade 7 10.85437 12.6
Grade 8 12.52427 14.6
Grade 9 14.19417 16.5
Grade 10 18.36893 21.4
Grade 11 13.35922 15.5
Grade 12 16.69903 19.4
Q3 Frequency Percent
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No 34.04894 39.6
Yes 51.95106 60.4
AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
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12 4.522654 5.3
13 10.886 12.7
14 9.336275 10.9
15 17.21139 20.0
16 14.99434 17.4
17 16.13544 18.8
18 10.68738 12.4
19 or older 2.226537 2.6
ETHNICITY
Q5 Frequency Percent
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Mexican/American 52.89987 62.2
White 32.20952 37.8
Q6 Frequency Percent
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Mostly A's 21.46458 25.0
Mostly B's 42.87096 49.8
Mostly C's 19.93889 23.2
Mostly D's 1.725566 2.0
Q7 Frequency Percent
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<1 year 9.550706 11.3
2-3 years 8.913107 10.5
>4 years 66.39762 78.2
Q8 Frequency Percent
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No 66.69238 78.6
Yes 18.16905 21.4
Q9 Frequency Percent
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No 61.08682 72.7
Yes 22.93966 27.3
PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS
PARTICIPATE IN BAND/ORCHESTRA
PARTICIPATE IN CHOIR
PARTICIPATE IN DRAMA/SPEECH
PARTICIPATE IN DRILL
TEAM/CHEERLEADING
Q12E Frequency Percent
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No 58.90709 77.5
Yes 17.10638 22.5
PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL
NEWSPAPER/YEARBOOK
PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC
CLUBS/SOCIETIES
PARTICIPATE IN VOE/DE/WORK-STUDY
FRIENDS WISHING TO
DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
IN PAST MONTH
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRINKING
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRUG USE
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--SOCIAL
STUDIES CLASS
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--DRUG
RAP SESSION
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--INVITED
SCHOOL GUEST
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--OTHER
SCHOOL SOURCE
NON-LOTTERY GAMBLING
IN PAST YEAR