ARLINGTON

SPRING 1996

TABLE B1:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> ALL STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
14.4%
8.7%
5.8%
85.6%
Grade 4
8.4%
5.0%
3.4%
91.6%
Grade 5
11.7%
6.5%
5.2%
88.3%
Grade 6
23.6%
14.8%
8.8%
76.4%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
25.8%
16.7%
9.1%
74.2%
Grade 4
18.1%
8.5%
9.7%
81.9%
Grade 5
24.0%
17.2%
6.8%
76.0%
Grade 6
35.7%
24.7%
11.0%
64.3%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.4%
7.1%
2.3%
90.6%
Grade 4
8.2%
6.2%
1.9%
91.8%
Grade 5
10.2%
7.3%
2.9%
89.8%
Grade 6
9.9%
7.8%
2.2%
90.1%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
97.9%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
98.9%
Grade 6
5.4%
3.0%
2.4%
94.6%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B2:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> MALE STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
17.6%
10.2%
7.4%
82.4%
Grade 4
11.6%
7.0%
4.7%
88.4%
Grade 5
17.6%
9.0%
8.6%
82.4%
Grade 6
24.5%
15.4%
9.1%
75.5%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
29.4%
18.4%
11.0%
70.6%
Grade 4
25.0%
11.7%
13.3%
75.0%
Grade 5
27.8%
20.1%
7.7%
72.2%
Grade 6
36.7%
24.2%
12.6%
63.3%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
10.7%
8.0%
2.7%
89.3%
Grade 4
11.2%
8.0%
3.2%
88.8%
Grade 5
10.2%
7.8%
2.4%
89.8%
Grade 6
10.6%
8.2%
2.4%
89.4%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.5%
1.4%
1.1%
97.5%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.0%
1.0%
* %
99.0%
Grade 6
7.3%
3.4%
3.9%
92.7%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE B3:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> FEMALE STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
11.3%
7.2%
4.2%
88.7%
Grade 4
5.3%
3.0%
2.3%
94.7%
Grade 5
4.7%
3.5%
1.2%
95.3%
Grade 6
23.0%
14.4%
8.6%
77.0%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
21.9%
14.8%
7.1%
78.1%
Grade 4
11.5%
5.3%
6.1%
88.5%
Grade 5
19.0%
13.8%
5.2%
81.0%
Grade 6
34.6%
24.9%
9.7%
65.4%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
8.3%
6.3%
2.0%
91.7%
Grade 4
5.3%
4.5%
0.8%
94.7%
Grade 5
10.3%
6.9%
3.4%
89.7%
Grade 6
9.4%
7.5%
2.0%
90.6%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.7%
1.0%
0.8%
98.3%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.2%
* %
1.2%
98.8%
Grade 6
3.9%
2.7%
1.2%
96.1%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B4:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> WHITE STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
14.0%
9.0%
5.0%
86.0%
Grade 4
10.2%
6.6%
3.6%
89.8%
Grade 5
11.4%
7.2%
4.2%
88.6%
Grade 6
21.3%
13.7%
7.6%
78.7%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
23.3%
15.8%
7.5%
76.7%
Grade 4
17.6%
9.1%
8.5%
82.4%
Grade 5
22.0%
16.7%
5.3%
78.0%
Grade 6
30.9%
22.0%
8.9%
69.1%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
8.8%
6.7%
2.2%
91.2%
Grade 4
9.6%
7.2%
2.4%
90.4%
Grade 5
9.5%
6.8%
2.7%
90.5%
Grade 6
7.2%
5.8%
1.4%
92.8%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.9%
1.0%
0.9%
98.1%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
98.5%
Grade 6
4.5%
2.4%
2.1%
95.5%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE B5:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> AFRICAN/AMERICAN STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
15.3%
7.8%
7.5%
84.7%
Grade 4
11.5%
7.7%
3.8%
88.5%
Grade 5
10.2%
4.1%
6.1%
89.8%
Grade 6
22.2%
11.1%
11.1%
77.8%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
41.6%
22.8%
18.7%
58.4%
Grade 4
36.0%
8.0%
28.0%
64.0%
Grade 5
38.0%
26.0%
12.0%
62.0%
Grade 6
48.6%
30.0%
18.6%
51.4%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
10.9%
7.2%
3.6%
89.1%
Grade 4
4.0%
4.0%
* %
96.0%
Grade 5
12.2%
8.2%
4.1%
87.8%
Grade 6
14.3%
8.6%
5.7%
85.7%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
3.4%
1.7%
1.7%
96.6%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
8.7%
4.3%
4.3%
91.3%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B6:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> MEXICAN/AMERICAN STUDENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
14.2%
7.6%
6.6%
85.8%
Grade 4
2.9%
* %
2.9%
97.1%
Grade 5
5.7%
* %
5.7%
94.3%
Grade 6
38.3%
25.5%
12.8%
61.7%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
29.0%
20.9%
8.1%
71.0%
Grade 4
14.3%
8.6%
5.7%
85.7%
Grade 5
27.8%
16.7%
11.1%
72.2%
Grade 6
51.1%
42.6%
8.5%
48.9%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
5.4%
4.7%
0.6%
94.6%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
2.9%
2.9%
* %
97.1%
Grade 6
15.6%
13.3%
2.2%
84.4%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.5%
1.9%
0.6%
97.5%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
8.5%
6.4%
2.1%
91.5%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE B7:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS REPORTING A AND B GRADES
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
12.1%
7.3%
4.8%
87.9%
Grade 4
6.2%
4.0%
2.2%
93.8%
Grade 5
9.4%
5.0%
4.4%
90.6%
Grade 6
21.2%
13.1%
8.0%
78.8%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
23.8%
15.2%
8.6%
76.2%
Grade 4
16.0%
8.0%
8.0%
84.0%
Grade 5
22.7%
15.7%
7.0%
77.3%
Grade 6
32.9%
22.0%
10.9%
67.1%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
8.6%
6.2%
2.3%
91.4%
Grade 4
7.2%
5.4%
1.8%
92.8%
Grade 5
10.0%
6.7%
3.2%
90.0%
Grade 6
8.5%
6.6%
1.9%
91.5%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.6%
0.9%
0.7%
98.4%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
0.9%
* %
0.6%
99.1%
Grade 6
3.9%
2.4%
1.5%
96.1%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B8:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS REPORTING C, D, AND F GRADES
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
31.5%
19.4%
12.0%
68.5%
Grade 4
23.5%
11.8%
11.8%
76.5%
Grade 5
32.4%
21.6%
10.8%
67.6%
Grade 6
40.4%
26.9%
13.5%
59.6%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
40.9%
29.0%
11.9%
59.1%
Grade 4
30.3%
12.1%
18.2%
69.7%
Grade 5
38.9%
33.3%
5.6%
61.1%
Grade 6
56.0%
46.0%
10.0%
44.0%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
16.3%
13.8%
2.5%
83.7%
Grade 4
14.7%
11.8%
2.9%
85.3%
Grade 5
14.3%
14.3%
* %
85.7%
Grade 6
20.0%
16.0%
4.0%
80.0%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
6.7%
3.4%
3.2%
93.3%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
2.9%
2.9%
* %
97.1%
Grade 6
18.4%
8.2%
10.2%
81.6%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE B9:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS LIVING WITH TWO PARENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
10.9%
6.3%
4.7%
89.1%
Grade 4
6.2%
2.8%
3.4%
93.8%
Grade 5
9.9%
6.0%
3.9%
90.1%
Grade 6
17.4%
10.4%
7.0%
82.6%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
20.8%
14.0%
6.9%
79.2%
Grade 4
13.7%
6.9%
6.9%
86.3%
Grade 5
19.6%
14.2%
5.3%
80.4%
Grade 6
30.3%
21.5%
8.8%
69.7%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.5%
7.0%
2.5%
90.5%
Grade 4
9.3%
6.4%
2.9%
90.7%
Grade 5
10.7%
7.8%
2.8%
89.3%
Grade 6
8.4%
6.8%
1.7%
91.6%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.3%
0.9%
* %
98.7%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
4.4%
3.0%
1.3%
95.6%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B10:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS NOT LIVING WITH TWO PARENTS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
22.1%
13.8%
8.2%
77.9%
Grade 4
13.1%
9.5%
3.6%
86.9%
Grade 5
17.0%
8.0%
9.0%
83.0%
Grade 6
34.8%
22.6%
12.2%
65.2%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
36.3%
22.9%
13.4%
63.7%
Grade 4
27.7%
12.0%
15.7%
72.3%
Grade 5
35.3%
25.5%
9.8%
64.7%
Grade 6
45.4%
31.3%
14.1%
54.6%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.2%
7.2%
2.0%
90.8%
Grade 4
6.0%
6.0%
* %
94.0%
Grade 5
9.1%
6.1%
3.0%
90.9%
Grade 6
12.3%
9.3%
3.1%
87.7%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
3.9%
1.7%
2.2%
96.1%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
4.1%
2.0%
2.0%
95.9%
Grade 6
7.4%
3.1%
4.3%
92.6%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE B11:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWN MORE THAN 3 YEARS.
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________
TOBACCO
13.8%
8.6%
5.2%
86.2%
Grade 4
8.0%
5.3%
2.7%
92.0%
Grade 5
10.3%
6.5%
3.9%
89.7%
Grade 6
22.8%
14.0%
8.9%
77.2%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
25.0%
16.3%
8.7%
75.0%
Grade 4
18.9%
9.2%
9.7%
81.1%
Grade 5
22.6%
16.1%
6.5%
77.4%
Grade 6
33.4%
23.2%
10.2%
66.6%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.1%
7.1%
2.0%
90.9%
Grade 4
8.2%
6.6%
1.6%
91.8%
Grade 5
10.7%
8.1%
2.6%
89.3%
Grade 6
8.1%
6.5%
1.6%
91.9%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.9%
1.1%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.0%
0.7%
* %
99.0%
Grade 6
4.6%
2.7%
1.9%
95.4%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B12:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

--> STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWN 3 YEARS OR LESS
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
____________________________________________________________

TOBACCO
19.2%
10.0%
9.2%
80.8%
Grade 4
12.8%
6.4%
6.4%
87.2%
Grade 5
17.0%
3.8%
13.2%
83.0%
Grade 6
28.6%
19.5%
9.1%
71.4%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
29.9%
20.2%
9.7%
70.1%
Grade 4
15.2%
6.5%
8.7%
84.8%
Grade 5
29.6%
22.2%
7.4%
70.4%
Grade 6
46.8%
33.8%
13.0%
53.2%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
11.6%
7.1%
4.6%
88.4%
Grade 4
8.5%
4.3%
4.3%
91.5%
Grade 5
9.4%
3.8%
5.7%
90.6%
Grade 6
17.3%
13.3%
4.0%
82.7%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
3.6%
1.3%
2.3%
96.4%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
1.9%
* %
1.9%
98.1%
Grade 6
9.2%
3.9%
5.3%
90.8%
____________________________________________________________

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE 1:
1A.

HAVE YOU EVER SNIFFED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INHALANTS TO GET HIGH?

WHITEOUT OR LIQUID PAPER

NOT USED
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

1B.

96.7%
98.0%
95.7%
96.2%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

97.4%
97.7%
96.0%
98.7%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

96.2%
95.6%
95.7%
97.3%

2.6%
2.3%
4.0%
1.3%

USED
3.8%
4.4%
4.3%
2.7%

PAINT THINNER
NOT USED
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

1E.

USED

GLUE
NOT USED

1D.

3.3%
2.0%
4.3%
3.8%

GASOLINE
NOT USED

1C.

USED

98.4%
99.2%
97.3%
98.7%

USED
1.6%
0.8%
2.7%
1.3%

SPRAY PAINT
NOT USED

USED

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
1F.

98.1%
98.0%
98.4%
98.0%

1.9%
2.0%
1.6%
2.0%

OTHER INHALANTS
NOT USED
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 2:

95.8%
95.6%
96.8%
94.9%

USED
4.2%
4.4%
3.2%
5.1%

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF INHALANTS USED:

0
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

93.2%
94.7%
91.5%
93.4%

1
3.3%
2.7%
3.1%
4.3%

2-3

4-5

2.8%
1.9%
4.7%
1.9%

0.7%
0.8%
0.8%
* %

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

TABLE 3:
3A.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF TIMES SELECTED SUBSTANCES WERE USED:

SCHOOL YEAR

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

3B.

TOBACCO

ALCOHOL

INHALANTS

MARIJUANA

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.7

0.8
0.4
0.7
1.2

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1

TOBACCO

ALCOHOL

INHALANTS

MARIJUANA

0.6
0.2
0.5
1.0

1.5
0.7
1.1
2.3

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2

LIFETIME

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 4:

DURING THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR, HAVE YOU SMOKED CIGARETTES?

NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 5:
5A.

92.5%
96.9%
94.4%
85.8%

ABOUT HOW MANY OF YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS USE...

ALCOHOL (BEER, WINE COOLERS, WINE, LIQUOR)?

YES
7.5%
3.1%
5.6%
14.2%

NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
5B.

1.0%
2.0%
0.5%
* %

NONE

SOME

MOST

70.1%
77.7%
72.6%
59.4%

23.9%
17.5%
22.6%
32.0%

5.0%
2.8%
4.3%
8.1%

NONE

SOME

MOST

86.3%
88.1%
87.6%
83.0%

8.8%
4.9%
8.5%
13.1%

1.3%
0.8%
* %
2.7%

INHALANTS?
NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

3.7%
6.2%
3.6%
1.1%

ARLINGTON
SPRING 1996

5C.

MARIJUANA?
NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 6:

SOME

MOST

86.1%
88.1%
89.8%
80.4%

7.0%
0.8%
5.0%
15.5%

1.2%
1.2%
* %
2.5%

AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES:

TOBACCO
ALCOHOL
BEER
WINECOOL
WINE
LIQUOR
INHALANT
MARIJUAN

TABLE 7:

5.6%
9.9%
5.3%
1.6%

NONE

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

8.4
8.1
7.9
9.0
8.6
*
7.8
*

9.2
8.8
8.7
9.5
9.3
9.3
9.1
*

10.0
9.6
9.5
10.2
10.0
10.0
10.6
10.6

LIFETIME PREVALENCE OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY REPORTED CONDUCT

PROBLEMS THIS SCHOOL YEAR:
NO ABSENCES OR
CONDUCT PROBLEMS
ALCOHOL
INHALANTS
MARIJUANA

TABLE 8:

20.4%
5.3%
0.9%

CUT
SCHOOL

SENT TO
PRINCIPAL

BOTH

72.2%
23.5%
38.9%

50.6%
12.8%
7.9%

76.5%
25.0%
41.2%

AGE OF FIRST USE OF ALCOHOL BY FAMILY SITUATION:

8A.

TWO-PARENT FAMILY
NEVER

7 OR UNDER

10

11

12 OR

OVER
ALL

78.5%

5.5%

3.1%

4.2%

4.8%

3.3%

GRADE 4

84.2%

5.8%

3.5%

4.1%

2.3%

* %

GRADE 5

80.6%

4.3%

3.2%

4.3%

5.8%

1.4%

GRADE 6

69.9%

6.4%

2.4%

4.1%

6.4%

9.1%

10

11

0.6%
%
%
1.7%
8B.

OTHER FAMILY SITUATION

NEVER

7 OR UNDER

12 OR

OVER
ALL

63.2%

10.1%

4.6%

5.9%

8.3%

6.2%

GRADE 4

71.6%

13.6%

4.9%

3.7%

6.2%

* %

GRADE 5

63.3%

9.2%

6.1%

8.2%

8.2%

5.1%

GRADE 6

55.3%

7.5%

3.1%

6.2%

10.6%

13.0%

1.6%
%
%
4.3%

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TABLE 9:
9A.

HOW DANGEROUS DO YOU THINK IT IS FOR KIDS YOUR AGE TO USE

TOBACCO (CIGARETTES, SNUFF, CHEWING TOBACCO)?

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
9B.

VERY
DANGEROUS

0.8%
1.6%
* %
* %

68.0%
76.9%
66.4%
60.5%

DANGEROUS
27.3%
18.3%
29.6%
34.1%

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS
0.4%
0.0%
0.5%
1.3%

DO NOT
KNOW
3.6%
3.2%
3.5%
4.1%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

2.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.8%

68.7%
74.9%
63.7%
67.5%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

2.6%
4.7%
2.6%
* %

69.2%
68.6%
67.6%
71.4%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS
25.4%
19.8%
29.0%
27.2%

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS
-0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

DO NOT
KNOW
3.7%
2.8%
4.8%
3.5%

INHALANTS?

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
9D.

NEVER
HEARD OF

ALCOHOL (BEER, WINE COOLERS, WINE, LIQUOR)?

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
9C.

...

DANGEROUS
18.4%
16.1%
19.0%
20.1%

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS
2.7%
3.4%
2.6%
2.7%

DO NOT
KNOW
7.1%
7.2%
8.2%
5.8%

MARIJUANA?
DANGEROUS

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS

DO NOT
KNOW

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 10:

4.2%
6.9%
5.3%
* %

83.0%
81.0%
84.4%
83.7%

8.9%
7.8%
6.7%
12.2%

AN ASSEMBLY PROGRAM?
NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

10B.

3.3%
3.9%
2.8%
3.2%

SINCE SCHOOL BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER, HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT DRUGS OR ALCOHOL

FROM...
10A.

0.7%
0.4%
0.8%
0.9%

55.8%
61.2%
59.3%
46.7%

YES
44.2%
38.8%
40.7%
53.3%

A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR?
NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

69.8%
70.0%
75.8%
63.2%

YES
30.2%
30.0%
24.2%
36.8%

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10C.

VISITOR TO CLASS?
NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

10D.

43.7%
46.5%
70.5%
13.0%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

63.4%
72.7%
69.4%
47.3%

YES
36.6%
27.3%
30.6%
52.7%

YOUR TEACHER?
NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

10F.

56.3%
53.5%
29.5%
87.0%

SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL?

NO

10E.

YES

27.0%
29.7%
27.3%
23.7%

YES
73.0%
70.3%
72.7%
76.3%

ANY SCHOOL SOURCE?

NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

11.2%
12.3%
18.6%
2.4%

YES
88.8%
87.7%
81.4%
97.6%

TABLE 11:
11A.

HOW DO YOUR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS YOUR AGE...

DRINKING BEER?
DON'T
LIKE IT
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

11B.

83.3%
83.9%
83.6%
82.3%

DON'T
CARE
1.6%
0.8%
2.4%
1.7%

THINK
IT'S OK
1.1%
1.2%
1.6%
* %

DON'T
KNOW
14.0%
14.1%
12.4%
15.5%

SMOKING MARIJUANA?
DON'T
LIKE IT
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

83.3%
83.9%
83.6%
82.3%

DON'T
CARE
1.6%
0.8%
2.4%
1.7%

THINK
IT'S OK
1.1%
1.2%
1.6%
* %

DON'T
KNOW
14.0%
14.1%
12.4%
15.5%

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TABLE 12:
12A.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OFFERED...

ALCOHOL (BEER, WINE COOLERS, WINE, LIQUOR)?

NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

12B.

1.3%
1.6%
1.3%
0.9%

27.7%
22.7%
23.0%
37.7%

NO
71.0%
75.7%
75.7%
61.4%

INHALANTS?
NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

12C.

YES

4.4%
7.1%
4.6%
1.5%

YES
7.4%
4.6%
5.4%
12.3%

NO
88.2%
88.3%
90.0%
86.2%

MARIJUANA?
NEVER
HEARD OF
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

5.5%
9.5%
6.0%
0.9%

YES
7.5%
3.3%
5.7%
13.6%

NO
87.1%
87.2%
88.3%
85.5%

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TABLE A3:

DURING THE PAST YEAR (12 MONTHS), HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HAD TWO OR MORE

DRINKS IN A ROW?
A3A.

BEER

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
A3B.

88.1%
89.6%
89.0%
85.5%

7.5%
7.6%
6.1%
8.8%

NEVER

1 TIME

87.8%
90.6%
91.0%
81.7%

7.1%
7.3%
5.2%
8.9%

NEVER

1 TIME

90.1%
93.2%
92.3%
84.8%

5.4%
3.8%
3.8%
8.5%

NEVER

1 TIME

95.8%
98.3%
96.9%

2.2%
0.9%
1.7%

2 TIMES
1.9%
1.6%
2.7%
1.5%

3+ TIMES
2.5%
1.2%
2.1%
4.2%

EVER
11.9%
10.4%
11.0%
14.5%

2 TIMES
2.7%
1.3%
2.7%
4.0%

3+ TIMES
2.4%
0.9%
1.1%
5.4%

EVER
12.2%
9.4%
9.0%
18.3%

WINE

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
A3D.

1 TIME

WINE COOLERS

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
A3C.

NEVER

2 TIMES
2.3%
2.1%
1.9%
2.9%

3+ TIMES
2.2%
0.9%
1.9%
3.8%

EVER
9.9%
6.8%
7.7%
15.2%

LIQUOR

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5

2 TIMES
0.6%
* %
* %

3+ TIMES
1.4%
* %
1.1%

EVER
4.2%
1.7%
3.1%

GRADE 6

92.1%

4.1%

1.1%

2.7%

7.9%

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GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------Male
555.697976
49.8
Female 560.559995
50.2
Frequency Missing = 1.74198953

GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
------------------------4th 381.747135
34.1
5th 377.436201
33.8
6th 358.816625
32.1

DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?

Q3
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 761.400843
68.5
No 350.338809
31.5
Frequency Missing = 6.26030831

AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
----------------------------------8 or younger 1.45151002
0.1
9
162.0929
14.6
10
344.151844
30.9

11
12
13 or older

352.517368
230.698381
23.1277565

31.6
20.7
2.1

Frequency Missing = 3.96020174

ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------------White
725.415166
66.0
African/American 143.448175
13.0
Mexican/American 121.948198
11.1
Asian/American
43.5031668
4.0
Native/American 13.8902323
1.3
Other
51.1550452
4.7
Frequency Missing = 18.63997819

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Mostly A's 522.897212
47.1
Mostly B's 461.169209
41.6
Mostly C's 98.6412557
8.9
Mostly D's 12.5654131
1.1
Mostly F's 14.0988174
1.3
Frequency Missing = 8.62805329

LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS

Q7
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
861.910526
77.5
No
182.140768
16.4
Don't know 67.4797733
6.1
Frequency Missing = 6.46889346

EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE

Q8
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
634.76284
57.3
No
171.570473
15.5
Don't know 302.271893
27.3
Frequency Missing = 9.39475548

QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH?

Q9
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
244.246815
22.1
No
510.346689
46.2
Don't know 349.94765
31.7
Frequency Missing = 13.45880603

EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH?

Q10A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1059.62269
97.4
Used
27.9385834
2.6
Frequency Missing = 30.43868905

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH?
Q10B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1054.75484
98.4
Used
17.2561066
1.6
Frequency Missing = 45.9890165

EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?

Q10C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1035.19951
96.2
Used
40.7716339
3.8
Frequency Missing = 42.02881476

EVER INHALED LIQUID PAPER TO GET HIGH?

Q10D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1039.39025
96.7
Used
35.8960848
3.3
Frequency Missing = 42.71362259

EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q10E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1049.09833
98.1
Used
20.0095939
1.9

Frequency Missing = 48.89203654

EVER INHALED OTHER INHNTS TO GET HIGH?

Q10F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 1023.25985
95.8
Used
45.3042087
4.2
Frequency Missing = 49.43589763

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q11A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 22.0278069
2.0
Never used
946.533337
86.2
1-2 times
88.9406237
8.1
3-10 times
24.4611618
2.2
11+ times
16.6446071
1.5
Frequency Missing = 19.39242443

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME

Q11B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 43.3022801
4.0
Never used
992.477303
92.0
1-2 times
32.0539878
3.0
3-10 times
7.8613511
0.7
11+ times
2.71727687
0.3
Frequency Missing = 39.58776145

BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 12.0891904
1.1
Never used
881.539413
82.5
1-2 times
141.615705
13.2
3-10 times
22.6230219
2.1
11+ times
11.1957974
1.0
Frequency Missing = 48.93683297

WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 78.2669864
7.4
Never used
833.137855
78.4
1-2 times
113.581859
10.7
3-10 times
28.689001
2.7
11+ times
8.35182973
0.8
Frequency Missing = 55.9724295

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q11E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 14.0169231
1.3
Never used
905.054053
85.7
1-2 times
107.567233
10.2
3-10 times
23.3220857
2.2
11+ times
6.26030831
0.6
Frequency Missing = 61.77935711

LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 65.3063575
6.1
Never used
937.139215
87.9
1-2 times
51.6244569
4.8
3-10 times
9.82618173
0.9
11+ times
2.50869172
0.2
Frequency Missing = 51.59505746

INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 48.5368347
4.5
Never used
961.657654
88.9
1-2 times
55.7789878
5.2
3-10 times
11.5453293
1.1
11+ times
3.96020174
0.4
Frequency Missing = 36.52095269

MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 75.9526239
7.1
Never used
974.039099
90.9
1-2 times
14.2178097
1.3
3-10 times
5.78408563
0.5
11+ times
1.53340438
0.1
Frequency Missing = 46.47293768

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q12A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 27.4395187
2.5
Never used
987.623962
90.0
1-2 times
54.4236281
5.0
3-10 times
14.2178097
1.3
11+ times
13.2873188
1.2
Frequency Missing = 21.00772317

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR

Q12B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 37.5410365
3.5
Never used
1022.6264
94.2
1-2 times
20.5448689
1.9
3-10 times
2.92586202
0.3
11+ times
1.74198953
0.2
Frequency Missing = 32.61980333

BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 11.6129677
1.1
Never used
974.425095
89.6
1-2 times
81.5726673
7.5
3-10 times
16.8389363
1.5
11+ times
3.27539391
0.3
Frequency Missing = 30.27490033

WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 74.9915925
7.0
Never used
899.50884
83.7
1-2 times
83.2621619
7.8
3-10 times
11.7539144
1.1
11+ times
4.72690393
0.4
Frequency Missing = 43.75654834

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q12E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 13.9350287
1.3
Never used
971.113491
90.4
1-2 times
77.023808
7.2
3-10 times
8.97758518
0.8
11+ times
2.9849144
0.3
Frequency Missing = 43.96513349

LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 63.1700397
5.9
Never used
977.657468
91.2
1-2 times
25.0640752
2.3
3-10 times
4.80879829
0.4
11+ times
1.74198953
0.2
Frequency Missing = 45.55759025

INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 48.6768939
4.5
Never used
977.217456
90.3
1-2 times
41.2401581
3.8
3-10 times
11.8806052
1.1
11+ times
3.27539391
0.3
Frequency Missing = 35.70945407

MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 72.9677095
6.8
Never used
984.154873
92.0
1-2 times
8.64230924
0.8
3-10 times
3.27539391
0.3
11+ times
0.76670219
0.1
Frequency Missing = 48.19297276

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES
Q13A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 20.3448698
1.9
Never used
921.007295
85.5
7 or younger 21.3344131
2.0
8
13.0196813
1.2
9
30.3567947
2.8
10
25.213608
2.3
11
31.629119
2.9
12 or older
14.6940324
1.4
Frequency Missing = 40.4001476

AGE WHEN FIRST USED SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO

Q13B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 31.9797919
3.0
Never used
1000.68819
93.1
7 or younger 8.89569082
0.8
8
8.52331695
0.8
9
3.96020174
0.4
10
9.89382014
0.9
11
6.34220267
0.6
12 or older
4.80879829
0.4
Frequency Missing = 42.90795179

AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER

Q13C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 8.3147318
0.8
Never used
865.273738
81.7

7 or younger
8
9
10
11
12 or older

60.2593211
25.0717737
29.8215196
35.5608088
28.6442046
6.34220267

5.7
2.4
2.8
3.4
2.7
0.6

Frequency Missing = 58.71166082

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS
Q13D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 72.0657305
6.9
Never used
825.985042
78.6
7 or younger 13.6225948
1.3
8
13.5407004
1.3
9
29.8357756
2.8
10
47.9624332
4.6
11
34.2197051
3.3
12 or older
13.4511075
1.3
Frequency Missing = 67.31687213

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE

Q13E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 17.5228566
1.7
Never used
890.865643
85.6
7 or younger 20.8581904
2.0
8
11.6129677
1.1
9
22.7268707
2.2
10
36.9532665
3.6
11
32.6863007
3.1
12 or older
7.6670219
0.7
Frequency Missing = 77.10684346

AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q13F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 53.4037979
5.0
Never used
952.980022
89.7

7 or younger
8
9
10
11
12 or older

8.68710567
9.3719135
8.70994765
8.21088299
16.9350866
4.60021314

0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.6
0.4

Frequency Missing = 55.10099097

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q13H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 47.9101918
4.5
Never used
948.103586
89.2
7 or younger 14.2255082
1.3
8
6.59558425
0.6
9
9.99766895
0.9
10
10.4519372
1.0
11
16.1683844
1.5
12 or older
9.20042628
0.9
Frequency Missing = 55.34667405

AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA

Q13I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 65.7463698
6.3
Never used
961.889969
91.8
7 or younger 2.50869172
0.2
8
0.76670219
0.1
9
1.53340438
0.1
10
2.50869172
0.2
11
5.57550048
0.5
12 or older
7.10890486
0.7
Frequency Missing = 70.36172644

CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES

Q14A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 20.5534549
1.9
None
812.560037
75.3

Some
Most

224.462471
20.8952883

20.8
1.9

Frequency Missing = 39.52870907

CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

Q14B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 30.0520592
2.8
None
967.577017
91.4
Some
54.0512542
5.1
Most
7.15370129
0.7
Frequency Missing = 59.16592905

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q14C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 11.7168165
1.1
None
814.423681
77.3
Some
197.989908
18.8
Most
29.5004996
2.8
Frequency Missing = 64.36905566

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS

Q14D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 55.4953193
5.4
None
792.732038
76.5
Some
160.620358
15.5
Most
27.5727669
2.7
Frequency Missing = 81.57947828

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

Q14E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 16.0713466
1.5
None
881.158453
84.7
Some
129.527402
12.5
Most
13.2873188
1.3
Frequency Missing = 77.95544001

CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR

Q14F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 34.5923325
3.3
None
922.094764
88.0
Some
74.3436291
7.1
Most
16.4808184
1.6
Frequency Missing = 70.48841723

CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS

Q14H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 38.2848967
3.7
None
902.144222
86.3
Some
92.1207548
8.8
Most
13.0787337
1.3
Frequency Missing = 72.3713535

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q14I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 58.7336153
5.6
None
900.328924
86.1
Some
73.3606433
7.0
Most
12.7882542
1.2
Frequency Missing = 72.7885238

EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES

Q15A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 17.6504349
1.6
Yes
224.960649
20.9
No
832.607616
77.4
Frequency Missing = 42.781261

EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

Q15B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 31.8531011
3.0
Yes
74.999925
7.1
No
956.499324
90.0
Frequency Missing = 54.64761027

EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER

Q15C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 12.2977755
1.2
Yes
221.45294
20.9
No
826.825306
78.0
Frequency Missing = 57.42393952

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS

Q15D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 58.026853
5.5
Yes
157.508753
14.9
No
844.668929
79.7
Frequency Missing = 57.79542586

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q15E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 17.8952305
1.7
Yes
139.330742
13.4
No
884.806221
84.9
Frequency Missing = 75.9677674

EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR

Q15F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 44.9623753
4.2
Yes
99.302968
9.4
No
913.742934
86.4
Frequency Missing = 59.99168362

EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS

Q15H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 46.6224705
4.4
Yes
78.4076797
7.4
No
934.780056
88.2
Frequency Missing = 58.18975418

EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA

Q15I

Frequency

Percent

-----------------------------------Never heard of 57.9078607

5.5
Yes
79.6286501
7.5
No
924.677651
87.1
Frequency Missing = 55.7857988

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME

Q16A
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 788.264185
74.6
Yes
138.363153
13.1
No
129.438063
12.3
Frequency Missing = 61.9345598

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q16B
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 751.766075
74.9
Yes
61.3830002
6.1
No
190.718355
19.0
Frequency Missing = 114.13253073

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE

Q16C
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 749.943078
74.3
Yes
85.5100271
8.5
No
173.722188
17.2
Frequency Missing = 108.82466778

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTE

Q17A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 14.7245729
1.4
Very dangerous 608.665657
56.5
Dangerous
395.029398
36.7
Not at all
10.3024044
1.0
Don't know
48.1938603
4.5
Frequency Missing = 41.0840679

DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO

Q17B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 17.5456986
1.7
Very dangerous 611.598964
57.9
Dangerous
311.610893
29.5
Not at all
22.8535615
2.2
Don't know
93.0295448
8.8
Frequency Missing = 61.36129928

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER

Q17C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 9.29001914
0.9
Very dangerous 484.303777
46.6
Dangerous
410.617965
39.5
Not at all
51.7816882
5.0
Don't know
82.9137711
8.0
Frequency Missing = 79.09274101

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q17D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 46.2643525
4.6
Very dangerous 398.615705
39.4
Dangerous
381.215391
37.7
Not at all
81.8317188
8.1
Don't know
104.538664
10.3
Frequency Missing = 105.53413039

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE

Q17E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 7.83850912
0.8
Very dangerous 439.055958
43.1
Dangerous
408.610113
40.1
Not at all
64.0346672
6.3
Don't know
98.6507292
9.7
Frequency Missing = 99.80998467

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR

Q17F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 28.7634504
2.8
Very dangerous 652.39911
64.0
Dangerous
265.920054
26.1
Not at all
14.0397651
1.4
Don't know
57.461925
5.6
Frequency Missing = 99.41565635

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS

Q17H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 26.2776007
2.6
Very dangerous 711.841009
69.2
Dangerous
189.50483
18.4
Not at all
28.0566881
2.7
Don't know
72.8932601
7.1
Frequency Missing = 89.42657343

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA
Q17I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 42.521322
4.2
Very dangerous 850.415663
83.0
Dangerous
90.9359948
8.9
Not at all
6.67747861
0.7
Don't know
33.5502942
3.3
Frequency Missing = 93.89920825

DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER

Q18A
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 772.259336
73.0
No
285.176568
27.0
Frequency Missing = 60.56405661

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS

Q18B
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 574.029725
56.3
No
445.761294
43.7
Frequency Missing = 98.20894188

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Q18C

Frequency

Percent

-------------------------Yes 443.190943
44.2
No
560.119257
55.8
Frequency Missing = 114.68976024

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR

Q18D
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes
298.90754
30.2
No
691.859202
69.8
Frequency Missing = 127.23321884

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q18E
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 367.483115
36.6
No
635.894724
63.4
Frequency Missing = 114.62212183

BEERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
945.937868
88.1
1 time
80.6783868
7.5
2 times 20.9258288
1.9
3+ times 26.7241704
2.5
Frequency Missing = 43.73370636

WINE COOLERS, TWO/MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
909.91031
87.8
1 time
73.8742174
7.1
2 times 27.9080429
2.7
3+ times 25.205022
2.4
Frequency Missing = 81.10236807

WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
935.472563
90.1
1 time
55.8522962
5.4
2 times
24.05169
2.3
3+ times 22.7639687
2.2
Frequency Missing = 79.8594432

LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
982.39207
95.8
1 time
22.5553835
2.2
2 times 6.26030831
0.6
3+ times 14.5530857
1.4
Frequency Missing = 92.23911308

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

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MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT
Q20
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 17.1884682
1.6
No 1062.80282
98.4
Frequency Missing = 38.00867311

SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER

Q21
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 246.459104
22.8
No
832.92927
77.2
Frequency Missing = 38.61158658

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINK BEER

Q22
Frequency
Percent
------------------------------------Don't like it
900.126897
83.3
Don't care
17.8142236
1.6
Think it's O.K. 11.7396585
1.1
Don't know
151.077211
14.0
Frequency Missing = 37.24197092

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USE MARIJUANA

Q23
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------------

Don't
Don't
Think
Don't

like it
care
it's O.K.
know

900.126897
17.8142236
11.7396585
151.077211

83.3
1.6
1.1
14.0

Frequency Missing = 37.24197092

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district