DALLAS

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
14.3%
8.2%
6.1%
85.7%
Grade 4
9.7%
5.7%
4.0%
90.3%
Grade 5
12.5%
7.4%
5.1%
87.5%
Grade 6
21.3%
11.7%
9.6%
78.7%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
35.1%
23.1%
12.0%
64.9%
Grade 4
27.1%
18.4%
8.7%
72.9%
Grade 5
32.2%
19.0%
13.2%
67.8%
Grade 6
46.7%
32.5%
14.2%
53.3%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
10.4%
7.0%
3.4%
89.6%
Grade 4
9.7%
6.2%
3.5%
90.3%
Grade 5
9.4%
6.5%
2.9%
90.6%
Grade 6
12.4%
8.5%
3.9%
87.6%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
3.7%
2.8%
0.9%
96.3%
Grade 4
1.2%
0.8%
* %
98.8%
Grade 5
3.0%
1.8%
1.2%
97.0%
Grade 6
7.2%
6.0%
1.2%
92.8%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B2:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

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

TOBACCO
18.2%
10.2%
8.0%
81.8%
Grade 4
12.5%
7.8%
4.8%
87.5%
Grade 5
15.8%
8.7%
7.1%
84.2%
Grade 6
26.9%
14.3%
12.6%
73.1%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
40.8%
26.2%
14.6%
59.2%
Grade 4
30.8%
21.5%
9.3%
69.2%
Grade 5
40.3%
23.5%
16.8%
59.7%
Grade 6
52.3%
34.1%
18.2%
47.7%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
12.9%
8.7%
4.2%
87.1%
Grade 4
11.2%
6.5%
4.7%
88.8%
Grade 5
12.3%
8.7%
3.6%
87.7%
Grade 6
15.6%
11.3%
4.3%
84.4%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
5.7%
4.1%
1.6%
94.3%
Grade 4
2.1%
1.3%
0.8%
97.9%
Grade 5
4.6%
2.9%
1.7%
95.4%
Grade 6
10.8%
8.5%
2.3%
89.2%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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
10.5%
6.2%
4.2%
89.5%
Grade 4
7.0%
3.7%
3.2%
93.0%
Grade 5
9.2%
6.1%
3.1%
90.8%
Grade 6
15.6%
9.0%
6.6%
84.4%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
29.4%
20.1%
9.3%
70.6%
Grade 4
23.4%
15.4%
8.1%
76.6%
Grade 5
24.2%
14.6%
9.6%
75.8%
Grade 6
41.2%
30.9%
10.3%
58.8%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
8.0%
5.3%
2.7%
92.0%
Grade 4
8.2%
5.9%
2.3%
91.8%
Grade 5
6.5%
4.3%
2.2%
93.5%
Grade 6
9.3%
5.8%
3.5%
90.7%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
1.8%
1.5%
* %
98.2%
Grade 4
* %
* %
* %
99.7%
Grade 5
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
98.6%
Grade 6
3.8%
3.5%
* %
96.2%
____________________________________________________________

TABLE B4:

PREVALENCE AND RECENCY OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY GRADE

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

TOBACCO
19.0%
11.7%
7.3%
81.0%
Grade 4
7.3%
7.3%
* %
92.7%
Grade 5
23.1%
13.2%
9.9%
76.9%
Grade 6
28.2%
15.3%
12.9%
71.8%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
25.2%
15.2%
10.0%
74.8%
Grade 4
16.7%
8.3%
8.3%
83.3%
Grade 5
27.8%
15.6%
12.2%
72.2%
Grade 6
32.6%
23.3%
9.3%
67.4%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.5%
5.5%
4.0%
90.5%
Grade 4
13.6%
7.4%
6.2%
86.4%
Grade 5
4.4%
2.2%
2.2%
95.6%
Grade 6
10.7%
7.1%
3.6%
89.3%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.6%
2.2%
* %
97.4%
Grade 4
1.2%
1.2%
* %
98.8%
Grade 5
1.1%
1.1%
* %
98.9%
Grade 6
6.1%
4.9%
1.2%
93.9%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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
14.2%
8.2%
6.0%
85.8%
Grade 4
10.3%
6.2%
4.1%
89.7%
Grade 5
12.4%
8.3%
4.1%
87.6%
Grade 6
19.5%
10.1%
9.4%
80.5%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
38.6%
25.3%
13.3%
61.4%
Grade 4
31.1%
21.3%
9.9%
68.9%
Grade 5
34.2%
20.9%
13.2%
65.8%
Grade 6
49.2%
32.8%
16.4%
50.8%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
8.2%
5.9%
2.3%
91.8%
Grade 4
7.3%
5.5%
1.8%
92.7%
Grade 5
9.6%
6.8%
2.8%
90.4%
Grade 6
7.8%
5.6%
2.2%
92.2%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
3.9%
2.7%
1.2%
96.1%
Grade 4
0.6%
* %
* %
99.4%
Grade 5
4.2%
2.5%
1.7%
95.8%
Grade 6
6.7%
5.1%
1.6%
93.3%
____________________________________________________________

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
13.8%
8.1%
5.7%
86.2%
Grade 4
10.1%
5.6%
4.5%
89.9%
Grade 5
8.5%
4.9%
3.6%
91.5%
Grade 6
23.9%
14.6%
9.4%
76.1%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
34.7%
24.1%
10.5%
65.3%
Grade 4
24.1%
17.1%
7.0%
75.9%
Grade 5
30.3%
18.6%
11.7%
69.7%
Grade 6
52.0%
38.6%
13.4%
48.0%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
13.9%
8.9%
5.0%
86.1%
Grade 4
12.1%
7.1%
5.0%
87.9%
Grade 5
10.2%
7.3%
3.0%
89.8%
Grade 6
20.1%
12.8%
7.2%
79.9%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
4.3%
3.3%
1.0%
95.7%
Grade 4
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
98.6%
Grade 5
2.6%
1.3%
1.3%
97.4%
Grade 6
9.6%
8.6%
1.0%
90.4%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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
12.3%
6.6%
5.7%
87.7%
Grade 4
8.4%
4.4%
4.0%
91.6%
Grade 5
10.3%
5.9%
4.4%
89.7%
Grade 6
19.0%
10.0%
9.0%
81.0%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
33.3%
21.4%
11.9%
66.7%
Grade 4
25.5%
16.7%
8.8%
74.5%
Grade 5
31.2%
18.1%
13.2%
68.8%
Grade 6
44.6%
30.3%
14.3%
55.4%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.2%
6.4%
2.9%
90.8%
Grade 4
9.1%
5.8%
3.3%
90.9%
Grade 5
8.2%
6.1%
2.1%
91.8%
Grade 6
10.5%
7.3%
3.2%
89.5%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.7%
1.9%
0.7%
97.3%
Grade 4
1.0%
* %
* %
99.0%
Grade 5
2.2%
1.4%
0.8%
97.8%
Grade 6
5.1%
4.1%
0.9%
94.9%
____________________________________________________________

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
20.6%
13.1%
7.5%
79.4%
Grade 4
14.9%
10.9%
4.0%
85.1%
Grade 5
19.0%
12.2%
6.8%
81.0%
Grade 6
27.6%
16.2%
11.4%
72.4%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
40.6%
28.6%
12.0%
59.4%
Grade 4
33.1%
24.3%
8.9%
66.9%
Grade 5
36.0%
22.2%
13.8%
64.0%
Grade 6
52.2%
38.9%
13.3%
47.8%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
14.2%
9.0%
5.3%
85.8%
Grade 4
12.3%
8.0%
4.3%
87.7%
Grade 5
13.1%
7.6%
5.6%
86.9%
Grade 6
17.0%
11.2%
5.8%
83.0%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
7.2%
5.5%
1.6%
92.8%
Grade 4
1.9%
1.9%
* %
98.1%
Grade 5
5.6%
3.1%
2.6%
94.4%
Grade 6
13.5%
11.3%
2.3%
86.5%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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
12.1%
7.4%
4.7%
87.9%
Grade 4
8.3%
4.6%
3.7%
91.7%
Grade 5
10.7%
7.3%
3.4%
89.3%
Grade 6
18.7%
11.3%
7.3%
81.3%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
30.4%
19.5%
11.0%
69.6%
Grade 4
22.5%
15.8%
6.7%
77.5%
Grade 5
27.6%
15.3%
12.3%
72.4%
Grade 6
44.3%
29.1%
15.2%
55.7%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
11.0%
7.6%
3.5%
89.0%
Grade 4
10.2%
6.8%
3.4%
89.8%
Grade 5
8.6%
6.4%
2.2%
91.4%
Grade 6
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
85.0%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.7%
1.9%
0.8%
97.3%
Grade 4
0.6%
* %
* %
99.4%
Grade 5
2.0%
1.1%
0.9%
98.0%
Grade 6
6.1%
4.8%
1.4%
93.9%
____________________________________________________________

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
17.4%
9.3%
8.1%
82.6%
Grade 4
12.2%
7.7%
4.5%
87.8%
Grade 5
14.9%
7.7%
7.2%
85.1%
Grade 6
24.0%
12.1%
11.9%
76.0%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
41.0%
27.9%
13.2%
59.0%
Grade 4
34.4%
22.3%
12.1%
65.6%
Grade 5
38.0%
23.8%
14.2%
62.0%
Grade 6
49.3%
36.2%
13.2%
50.7%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
9.7%
6.4%
3.3%
90.3%
Grade 4
9.0%
5.4%
3.7%
91.0%
Grade 5
10.0%
6.5%
3.5%
90.0%
Grade 6
10.0%
7.1%
2.9%
90.0%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
5.1%
3.9%
1.2%
94.9%
Grade 4
2.0%
1.4%
0.7%
98.0%
Grade 5
4.3%
2.7%
1.6%
95.7%
Grade 6
8.3%
7.2%
1.1%
91.7%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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
15.0%
8.8%
6.2%
85.0%
Grade 4
10.2%
5.9%
4.3%
89.8%
Grade 5
12.2%
7.7%
4.5%
87.8%
Grade 6
21.8%
12.3%
9.5%
78.2%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
36.2%
24.2%
12.0%
63.8%
Grade 4
27.1%
18.9%
8.2%
72.9%
Grade 5
31.8%
19.0%
12.8%
68.2%
Grade 6
48.4%
33.8%
14.6%
51.6%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
10.5%
7.4%
3.1%
89.5%
Grade 4
8.5%
6.2%
2.3%
91.5%
Grade 5
9.9%
7.1%
2.8%
90.1%
Grade 6
12.8%
8.7%
4.0%
87.2%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
4.1%
3.3%
0.9%
95.9%
Grade 4
1.3%
0.9%
* %
98.7%
Grade 5
3.1%
2.1%
1.0%
96.9%
Grade 6
7.6%
6.5%
1.1%
92.4%
____________________________________________________________

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
12.4%
5.8%
6.6%
87.6%
Grade 4
9.6%
5.2%
4.3%
90.4%
Grade 5
14.1%
7.1%
7.1%
85.9%
Grade 6
15.6%
5.2%
10.4%
84.4%
____________________________________________________________
ALCOHOL
34.0%
22.0%
12.0%
66.0%
Grade 4
31.6%
20.2%
11.4%
68.4%
Grade 5
37.6%
23.5%
14.1%
62.4%
Grade 6
34.2%
23.7%
10.5%
65.8%
____________________________________________________________
ADJ-INHALANTS
11.3%
5.9%
5.4%
88.7%
Grade 4
14.3%
6.2%
8.0%
85.7%
Grade 5
7.1%
3.6%
3.6%
92.9%
Grade 6
10.8%
8.1%
2.7%
89.2%
____________________________________________________________
MARIJUANA
2.5%
1.4%
1.1%
97.5%
Grade 4
0.9%
0.9%
* %
99.1%
Grade 5
3.6%
1.2%
2.4%
96.4%
Grade 6
4.1%
2.7%
1.4%
95.9%
____________________________________________________________

DALLAS
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.

96.9%
97.2%
97.4%
96.1%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

98.1%
98.3%
97.9%
98.0%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

96.7%
95.6%
97.3%
97.4%

1.9%
1.7%
2.1%
2.0%

USED
3.3%
4.4%
2.7%
2.6%

PAINT THINNER
NOT USED
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

1E.

USED

GLUE
NOT USED

1D.

3.1%
2.8%
2.6%
3.9%

GASOLINE
NOT USED

1C.

USED

98.0%
98.1%
97.6%
98.2%

USED
2.0%
1.9%
2.4%
1.8%

SPRAY PAINT
NOT USED

USED

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
1F.

97.3%
97.3%
97.8%
96.8%

2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
3.2%

OTHER INHALANTS
NOT USED
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 2:

95.6%
96.1%
96.3%
94.5%

USED
4.4%
3.9%
3.7%
5.5%

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF INHALANTS USED:

0
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

92.5%
92.6%
93.4%
91.4%

1
4.3%
3.7%
3.7%
5.6%

2-3
2.9%
3.5%
2.4%
2.7%

4-5
*
*
*
*

%
%
%
%

DALLAS
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

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4

1.1
0.7
0.8
1.9

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.3

TOBACCO

ALCOHOL

INHALANTS

MARIJUANA

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.7

1.7
1.0
1.3
2.8

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3

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.

92.6%
95.3%
93.3%
88.8%

ABOUT HOW MANY OF YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS USE...

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

YES
7.4%
4.7%
6.7%
11.2%

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

1.9%
3.3%
1.5%
0.8%

NONE

SOME

MOST

58.7%
65.6%
63.0%
47.0%

29.3%
23.3%
28.0%
36.9%

10.1%
7.8%
7.5%
15.3%

NONE

SOME

MOST

81.2%
78.3%
82.3%
83.1%

7.2%
5.3%
6.8%
9.4%

2.0%
1.4%
1.7%
2.9%

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

9.7%
15.0%
9.2%
4.5%

DALLAS
SPRING 1996

5C.

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

TABLE 6:

SOME

MOST

79.2%
79.1%
82.9%
75.6%

8.9%
5.8%
7.0%
14.0%

4.1%
2.5%
3.4%
6.5%

AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES:

TOBACCO
ALCOHOL
BEER
WINECOOL
WINE
LIQUOR
INHALANT
MARIJUAN

TABLE 7:

7.8%
12.7%
6.6%
3.9%

NONE

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

8.5
8.2
8.2
8.4
8.9
8.5
8.2
*

9.1
8.9
8.9
9.1
9.2
9.7
9.2
9.8

10.0
9.6
9.4
10.0
10.1
10.2
10.2
10.4

LIFETIME PREVALENCE OF USE OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES BY REPORTED CONDUCT

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

TABLE 8:

25.6%
2.8%
1.2%

CUT
SCHOOL

SENT TO
PRINCIPAL

BOTH

63.8%
11.7%
15.7%

48.0%
7.2%
7.7%

72.3%
15.2%
21.9%

AGE OF FIRST USE OF ALCOHOL BY FAMILY SITUATION:

8A.

TWO-PARENT FAMILY
NEVER

7 OR UNDER

10

11

12 OR

OVER
ALL

71.0%

8.6%

3.9%

5.4%

5.6%

3.7%

GRADE 4

79.2%

8.7%

3.9%

4.8%

2.8%

* %

GRADE 5

74.2%

7.6%

3.5%

6.3%

5.2%

2.6%

GRADE 6

56.4%

9.5%

4.5%

5.2%

9.5%

9.5%

10

11

1.8%
%
%
5.2%
8B.

OTHER FAMILY SITUATION

NEVER

7 OR UNDER

12 OR

OVER
ALL

60.0%

10.6%

5.4%

6.1%

8.2%

6.6%

GRADE 4

67.4%

13.3%

5.6%

8.6%

4.0%

1.0%

GRADE 5

62.4%

8.7%

6.3%

5.7%

10.1%

5.7%

GRADE 6

51.7%

10.0%

4.4%

4.4%

10.0%

12.0%

3.1%
%
1.1%
7.5%

DALLAS
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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

2.6%
4.9%
1.8%
0.9%

69.1%
67.9%
73.8%
65.6%

DANGEROUS
19.2%
15.5%
17.4%
25.2%

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS
1.7%
2.2%
1.2%
1.8%

DO NOT
KNOW
7.4%
9.6%
5.8%
6.5%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

4.9%
6.7%
3.5%
4.6%

70.2%
72.7%
72.6%
65.0%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

6.6%
10.6%
6.5%
2.5%

65.5%
62.9%
69.9%
63.9%

NEVER
HEARD OF

VERY
DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS
19.0%
13.6%
18.6%
25.3%

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

DO NOT
KNOW
5.9%
7.0%
5.3%
5.2%

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
16.1%
13.5%
14.6%
20.3%

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
3.3%

DO NOT
KNOW
8.9%
10.2%
6.6%
10.0%

MARIJUANA?
DANGEROUS

NOT AT ALL
DANGEROUS

DO NOT
KNOW

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

TABLE 10:

5.7%
9.9%
5.2%
1.8%

76.7%
73.2%
79.6%
77.6%

8.4%
7.0%
7.4%
10.8%

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

10B.

6.9%
8.0%
6.2%
6.4%

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

FROM...
10A.

2.3%
2.0%
1.6%
3.3%

33.6%
31.3%
34.2%
35.5%

YES
66.4%
68.7%
65.8%
64.5%

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

33.3%
30.6%
34.7%
34.7%

YES
66.7%
69.4%
65.3%
65.3%

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10C.

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

10D.

27.0%
28.2%
32.2%
20.5%

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

52.9%
50.9%
52.4%
55.6%

YES
47.1%
49.1%
47.6%
44.4%

YOUR TEACHER?
NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

10F.

73.0%
71.8%
67.8%
79.5%

SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL?

NO

10E.

YES

27.1%
29.4%
28.2%
23.5%

YES
72.9%
70.6%
71.8%
76.5%

ANY SCHOOL SOURCE?

NO
ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6

8.5%
10.4%
9.2%
5.7%

YES
91.5%
89.6%
90.8%
94.3%

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.

79.3%
78.2%
81.8%
78.0%

DON'T
CARE
2.6%
2.3%
2.4%
3.0%

THINK
IT'S OK
1.3%
1.3%
1.4%
1.4%

DON'T
KNOW
16.8%
18.2%
14.4%
17.7%

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

79.3%
78.2%
81.8%
78.0%

DON'T
CARE
2.6%
2.3%
2.4%
3.0%

THINK
IT'S OK
1.3%
1.3%
1.4%
1.4%

DON'T
KNOW
16.8%
18.2%
14.4%
17.7%

DALLAS
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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.

2.3%
3.2%
2.1%
1.5%

36.5%
30.1%
33.3%
46.7%

NO
61.2%
66.7%
64.7%
51.8%

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

12C.

YES

8.7%
13.0%
8.6%
4.3%

YES
6.9%
6.0%
6.9%
7.8%

NO
84.4%
81.0%
84.5%
87.9%

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

8.0%
12.2%
7.4%
4.2%

YES
10.3%
6.6%
9.7%
14.8%

NO
81.7%
81.2%
82.9%
81.0%

DALLAS
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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.

81.4%
84.9%
83.3%
75.6%

10.2%
10.5%
8.9%
11.2%

NEVER

1 TIME

78.3%
85.3%
81.4%
67.9%

10.7%
8.4%
8.9%
14.9%

NEVER

1 TIME

89.2%
93.6%
91.1%
82.7%

6.2%
3.9%
5.6%
9.1%

NEVER

1 TIME

93.6%
97.6%
95.0%

3.6%
1.6%
2.6%

2 TIMES
4.0%
2.5%
4.2%
5.4%

3+ TIMES
4.4%
2.1%
3.6%
7.7%

EVER
18.6%
15.1%
16.7%
24.4%

2 TIMES
6.0%
4.0%
5.7%
8.3%

3+ TIMES
5.0%
2.3%
4.0%
8.9%

EVER
21.7%
14.7%
18.6%
32.1%

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%
1.5%
1.9%
3.3%

3+ TIMES
2.4%
1.0%
1.4%
4.9%

EVER
10.8%
6.4%
8.9%
17.3%

LIQUOR

ALL
GRADE 4
GRADE 5

2 TIMES
1.3%
0.7%
1.2%

3+ TIMES
1.6%
* %
1.2%

EVER
6.4%
2.4%
5.0%

GRADE 6

87.8%

6.6%

1.9%

3.6%

12.2%

DALLAS
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GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------Male
1291.84771
50.0
Female 1292.15222
50.0

GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
------------------------4th 909.994387
35.2
5th 852.97085
33.0
6th 821.034697
31.8

DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?

Q3
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 1418.18466
55.4
No 1143.17607
44.6
Frequency Missing = 22.6392088

AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
----------------------------------8 or younger 2.02214423
0.1
9
294.175652
11.4
10
818.518423
31.8
11
807.615295
31.4
12
549.255438
21.4

13 or older

100.357098

3.9

Frequency Missing = 12.0558832

ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------------White
261.910945
10.3
African/American 1165.68908
45.7
Mexican/American 907.467835
35.6
Asian/American
43.4919328
1.7
Native/American 55.5828934
2.2
Other
118.120099
4.6
Frequency Missing = 31.737151

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 634.882444
25.0
Mostly B's 1298.07752
51.0
Mostly C's 511.860554
20.1
Mostly D's 62.623614
2.5
Mostly F's 36.3951825
1.4
Frequency Missing = 40.16062117

LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS

Q7
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
2070.21785
80.6
No
285.901212
11.1
Don't know 213.025724
8.3
Frequency Missing = 14.85514693

EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE

Q8
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
983.035212
38.3
No
552.480995
21.6
Don't know 1027.82817
40.1
Frequency Missing = 20.65555566

QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH?

Q9
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------------Yes
1613.37304
63.4
No
631.15211
24.8
Don't know 299.168328
11.8
Frequency Missing = 40.30645895

EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH?

Q10A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 2448.58124
98.1
Used
47.6354551
1.9
Frequency Missing = 87.78323676

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 2385.93198
98.0
Used
48.9493354
2.0
Frequency Missing = 149.11862202

EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?

Q10C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 2348.33969
96.7
Used
79.5778873
3.3
Frequency Missing = 156.08236039

EVER INHALED LIQUID PAPER TO GET HIGH?

Q10D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 2349.62319
96.9
Used
74.9583606
3.1
Frequency Missing = 159.41838495

EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q10E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 2359.77711
97.3
Used
65.4742083
2.7

Frequency Missing = 158.74861214

EVER INHALED OTHER INHNTS TO GET HIGH?

Q10F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Not Used 2317.13116
95.6
Used
105.445788
4.4
Frequency Missing = 161.42299047

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 175.34704
7.0
Never used
2037.81425
81.1
1-2 times
230.971906
9.2
3-10 times
50.4347325
2.0
11+ times
18.0149692
0.7
Frequency Missing = 71.41704114

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME

Q11B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 232.709107
9.5
Never used
2161.0373
87.9
1-2 times
49.498922
2.0
3-10 times
13.4082546
0.5
11+ times
2.02214423
0.1
Frequency Missing = 125.32421016

BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 62.056475
2.5
Never used
1859.17904
75.9
1-2 times
423.904529
17.3
3-10 times
72.8720737
3.0
11+ times
31.410398
1.3
Frequency Missing = 134.57741596

WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 220.701127
9.1
Never used
1643.32966
67.7
1-2 times
443.697884
18.3
3-10 times
80.58728
3.3
11+ times
37.7300289
1.6
Frequency Missing = 157.95395393

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 100.082879
4.2
Never used
2014.41675
84.4
1-2 times
215.584698
9.0
3-10 times
39.4604839
1.7
11+ times
16.2203578
0.7
Frequency Missing = 198.23476128

LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 326.292738
13.4
Never used
1951.94845
80.2
1-2 times
119.22744
4.9
3-10 times
20.762916
0.9
11+ times
15.0955193
0.6
Frequency Missing = 150.67287471

INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 261.939969
10.8
Never used
2056.89939
84.9
1-2 times
81.3900511
3.4
3-10 times
15.0570282
0.6
11+ times
7.78406187
0.3
Frequency Missing = 160.92943364

MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME

Q11I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 249.192061
10.3
Never used
2084.22358
86.1
1-2 times
53.2211704
2.2
3-10 times
18.4572091
0.8
11+ times
14.7734655
0.6
Frequency Missing = 164.13244622

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 155.537473
6.2
Never used
2173.85482
86.4
1-2 times
148.878291
5.9
3-10 times
22.5575274
0.9
11+ times
15.4560641
0.6
Frequency Missing = 67.71575882

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR

Q12B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 194.485535
7.9
Never used
2229.97583
90.7
1-2 times
26.3229524
1.1
3-10 times
8.05008583
0.3
11+ times
1.12483855
0.0
Frequency Missing = 124.04069434

BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 56.969043
2.3
Never used
2044.34988
83.1
1-2 times
294.986369
12.0
3-10 times
46.922492
1.9
11+ times
15.859813
0.6
Frequency Missing = 124.91233473

WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 193.025803
7.9
Never used
1868.59227
76.7
1-2 times
295.548809
12.1
3-10 times
56.3634403
2.3
11+ times
24.163097
1.0
Frequency Missing = 146.3065188

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 96.6523332
4.0
Never used
2145.42593
88.2
1-2 times
148.916782
6.1
3-10 times
30.1093435
1.2
11+ times
12.3090814
0.5
Frequency Missing = 150.58646671

LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 256.181465
10.5
Never used
2076.56441
85.4
1-2 times
78.2383691
3.2
3-10 times
10.8621891
0.4
11+ times
8.62533775
0.4
Frequency Missing = 153.52816824

INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 240.696335
10.0
Never used
2100.37378
86.9
1-2 times
60.4812973
2.5
3-10 times
11.4678055
0.5
11+ times
2.78643793
0.1
Frequency Missing = 168.19427339

MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q12I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 231.902908
9.6
Never used
2116.04243
87.5
1-2 times
41.2422694
1.7
3-10 times
15.992825
0.7
11+ times
11.9485365
0.5
Frequency Missing = 166.87096724

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 116.57056
4.7
Never used
2029.72907
82.3
7 or younger 49.7521202
2.0
8
41.7229868
1.7
9
60.9667275
2.5
10
70.9619891
2.9
11
63.919983
2.6
12 or older
32.5865671
1.3
Frequency Missing = 117.78993278

AGE WHEN FIRST USED SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO

Q13B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 164.389031
6.8
Never used
2185.17813
90.0
7 or younger 16.4782552
0.7
8
11.4246015
0.5
9
21.1362867
0.9
10
13.5844706
0.6
11
12.8762067
0.5
12 or older
2.78643793
0.1
Frequency Missing = 156.14651677

AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER

Q13C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 53.5128323
2.2
Never used
1826.06386
75.5

7 or younger
8
9
10
11
12 or older

150.131415
82.7552483
99.0444618
102.466908
71.9491164
32.8141

6.2
3.4
4.1
4.2
3.0
1.4

Frequency Missing = 165.26199768

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 168.635187
7.0
Never used
1685.69676
70.2
7 or younger 97.2498504
4.1
8
72.4939765
3.0
9
97.2802149
4.1
10
130.305622
5.4
11
91.9815307
3.8
12 or older
56.5606224
2.4
Frequency Missing = 183.79617531

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE

Q13E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 77.6327116
3.3
Never used
2032.96036
85.3
7 or younger 33.3683859
1.4
8
39.3706622
1.7
9
51.125444
2.1
10
60.2922555
2.5
11
51.6109016
2.2
12 or older
35.7335499
1.5
Frequency Missing = 201.9056654

AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q13F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 240.446551
10.0
Never used
2031.86593
84.5

7 or younger
8
9
10
11
12 or older

14.7862913
15.7396268
25.2062404
21.2355205
35.8841006
19.8352459

0.6
0.7
1.0
0.9
1.5
0.8

Frequency Missing = 179.00043264

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q13H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 210.462106
8.8
Never used
2075.62732
86.9
7 or younger 21.3813583
0.9
8
9.30793636
0.4
9
20.105969
0.8
10
15.9543339
0.7
11
29.1782596
1.2
12 or older
7.17844544
0.3
Frequency Missing = 194.80420214

AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA

Q13I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 201.591697
8.5
Never used
2087.67037
87.7
7 or younger 11.3732846
0.5
8
3.68374361
0.2
9
16.1001717
0.7
10
16.9461605
0.7
11
22.3299945
0.9
12 or older
20.9215933
0.9
Frequency Missing = 203.38292222

CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES

Q14A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 119.373237
4.8
None
1713.03587
69.3

Some
Most

550.959235
89.9978501

22.3
3.6

Frequency Missing = 110.63373896

CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

Q14B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 149.533884
6.2
None
2100.32715
87.7
Some
114.354688
4.8
Most
31.8782896
1.3
Frequency Missing = 187.90591939

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q14C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 60.3388458
2.5
None
1644.57807
68.1
Some
566.025662
23.5
Most
142.784907
5.9
Frequency Missing = 170.27244742

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS

Q14D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 149.396159
6.3
None
1570.31175
65.8
Some
521.210436
21.8
Most
145.975094
6.1
Frequency Missing = 197.10649537

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

Q14E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 92.9557638
3.9
None
1889.30253
80.3
Some
295.742564
12.6
Most
75.3702361
3.2
Frequency Missing = 230.6288456

CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR

Q14F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 191.793618
8.0
None
1927.42819
80.7
Some
213.96973
9.0
Most
55.8313924
2.3
Frequency Missing = 194.97700445

CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS

Q14H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 229.013837
9.7
None
1919.71173
81.2
Some
169.117272
7.2
Most
46.5747729
2.0
Frequency Missing = 219.58232768

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q14I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 185.568521
7.8
None
1882.47183
79.2
Some
211.264973
8.9
Most
98.1728351
4.1
Frequency Missing = 206.52177842

EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES

Q15A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 132.438486
5.4
Yes
551.03279
22.3
No
1783.41321
72.3
Frequency Missing = 117.11544706

EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

Q15B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 158.734473
6.6
Yes
150.578354
6.3
No
2092.83949
87.1
Frequency Missing = 181.84761328

EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER

Q15C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 72.5324539
3.0
Yes
699.08603
29.0
No
1635.51863
67.9
Frequency Missing = 176.86281514

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS

Q15D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 162.980629
6.8
Yes
542.423719
22.7
No
1686.41785
70.5
Frequency Missing = 192.17774072

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q15E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 99.2544422
4.2
Yes
315.560257
13.3
No
1964.21768
82.6
Frequency Missing = 204.96755311

EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR

Q15F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 202.926544
8.5
Yes
233.607794
9.8
No
1954.18868
81.7
Frequency Missing = 193.27691398

EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS

Q15H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 207.637191
8.7
Yes
163.171012
6.9
No
2009.17281
84.4
Frequency Missing = 204.01891685

EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA

Q15I

Frequency

Percent

-----------------------------------Never heard of 192.056242

8.0
Yes
246.342862
10.3
No
1959.51177
81.7
Frequency Missing = 186.08905641

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME

Q16A
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 1550.36784
64.9
Yes
329.179792
13.8
No
508.178925
21.3
Frequency Missing = 196.27337345

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q16B
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 1455.22183
64.7
Yes
185.01089
8.2
No
610.341291
27.1
Frequency Missing = 333.42592025

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE

Q16C
Frequency
Percent
---------------------------------Do Not Drink 1440.09124
63.2
Yes
297.205709
13.1
No
540.096991
23.7
Frequency Missing = 306.60599734

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTE

Q17A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 111.568223
4.5
Very dangerous 1382.04997
56.1
Dangerous
666.581186
27.1
Not at all
65.5687292
2.7
Don't know
237.951843
9.7
Frequency Missing = 120.27998224

DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO

Q17B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 116.367379
4.9
Very dangerous 1463.00252
61.1
Dangerous
521.618884
21.8
Not at all
56.7671755
2.4
Don't know
235.775735
9.9
Frequency Missing = 190.46823812

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER

Q17C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 37.1675891
1.6
Very dangerous 1123.44467
47.6
Dangerous
775.066596
32.9
Not at all
147.538745
6.3
Don't know
274.893199
11.7
Frequency Missing = 225.88913273

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q17D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 117.049978
5.0
Very dangerous 972.994604
41.8
Dangerous
602.99611
25.9
Not at all
302.874392
13.0
Don't know
333.927604
14.3
Frequency Missing = 254.15724719

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE

Q17E
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 64.0739063
2.8
Very dangerous 1241.46215
53.9
Dangerous
600.754546
26.1
Not at all
142.50263
6.2
Don't know
256.346195
11.1
Frequency Missing = 278.86050498

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR

Q17F
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 154.071729
6.6
Very dangerous 1485.91117
63.9
Dangerous
416.817218
17.9
Not at all
57.8231584
2.5
Don't know
211.441148
9.1
Frequency Missing = 257.93551169

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS

Q17H
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 153.922478
6.6
Very dangerous 1526.85835
65.5
Dangerous
374.625013
16.1
Not at all
67.5908734
2.9
Don't know
208.070046
8.9
Frequency Missing = 252.93317484

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA
Q17I
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------------Never heard of 132.996185
5.7
Very dangerous 1781.55109
76.7
Dangerous
194.430859
8.4
Not at all
52.7742176
2.3
Don't know
160.177979
6.9
Frequency Missing = 262.06960813

DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER

Q18A
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 1737.46848
72.9
No
646.080798
27.1
Frequency Missing = 200.4506602

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS

Q18B
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 1682.37314
73.0
No
623.078916
27.0
Frequency Missing = 278.54787704

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Q18C

Frequency

Percent

-------------------------Yes 1499.52812
66.4
No
758.379591
33.6
Frequency Missing = 326.0922249

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR

Q18D
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 1507.47898
66.7
No
752.356362
33.3
Frequency Missing = 324.16458787

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q18E
Frequency
Percent
-------------------------Yes 1052.28898
47.1
No
1182.25031
52.9
Frequency Missing = 349.46063629

BEERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19A
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
1986.24655
81.4
1 time
248.437248
10.2
2 times 97.2674028
4.0
3+ times 106.879868
4.4
Frequency Missing = 145.16886814

WINE COOLERS, TWO/MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19B
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
1847.60858
78.3
1 time
252.000833
10.7
2 times 140.961217
6.0
3+ times 118.064111
5.0
Frequency Missing = 225.3651977

WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19C
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
2076.45098
89.2
1 time
143.236559
6.2
2 times 52.3751816
2.3
3+ times 55.573495
2.4
Frequency Missing = 256.36372029

LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q19D
Frequency
Percent
-----------------------------Never
2143.17021
93.6
1 time
81.5615679
3.6
2 times 28.9075228
1.3
3+ times 36.9704481
1.6
Frequency Missing = 293.39018448

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

DALLAS
SPRING 1996
MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT
Q20
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 128.41989
5.2
No 2358.66849
94.8
Frequency Missing = 96.91155716

SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER

Q21
Frequency
Percent
------------------------Yes 902.318429
36.3
No 1580.36511
63.7
Frequency Missing = 101.31639047

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINK BEER

Q22
Frequency
Percent
------------------------------------Don't like it
1934.08611
79.3
Don't care
62.4217464
2.6
Think it's O.K. 32.9261459
1.3
Don't know
409.722527
16.8
Frequency Missing = 144.84340071

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USE MARIJUANA

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

Don't
Don't
Think
Don't

like it
care
it's O.K.
know

1934.08611
62.4217464
32.9261459
409.722527

79.3
2.6
1.3
16.8

Frequency Missing = 144.84340071

NOTE: The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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