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Spring 2006
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T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked? 3
Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 5
Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco? 6
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do 9
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 10
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 82.8% 6.4% 3.0% 3.9% 1.9% 2.0%
Grade 7 97.7% 1.6% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
Grade 8 90.5% 4.1% 2.1% 1.4% 0.6% 1.4%
Grade 9 83.8% 6.1% 3.2% 2.9% 2.5% 1.4%
Grade 10 71.5% 10.7% 5.0% 5.6% 4.2% 3.0%
Grade 11 74.5% 7.8% 3.4% 7.8% 1.6% 5.0%
Grade 12 73.5% 9.8% 4.7% 7.3% 3.3% 1.5%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 12
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems: 13
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 15
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
alcohol used?
Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from.. 16
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 43.2% 24.3% 23.5% 5.8% 3.2%
Grade 7 54.9% 26.4% 14.8% 2.3% 1.6%
Grade 8 49.4% 21.3% 21.1% 5.9% 2.4%
Grade 9 42.4% 21.9% 25.7% 5.9% 4.1%
Grade 10 36.2% 24.9% 28.7% 9.0% 1.2%
Grade 11 34.6% 24.9% 29.6% 5.0% 5.9%
Grade 12 38.6% 28.2% 21.3% 7.6% 4.3%
From friends
All 42.5% 21.3% 12.4% 16.8% 7.0%
Grade 7 60.5% 33.3% 2.9% 2.9% 0.5%
Grade 8 52.7% 30.5% 6.8% 8.0% 2.0%
Grade 9 42.7% 23.6% 14.6% 14.6% 4.5%
Grade 10 30.8% 14.2% 17.5% 25.4% 12.1%
Grade 11 30.4% 10.6% 17.0% 30.8% 11.2%
Grade 12 32.6% 9.5% 17.9% 24.2% 15.8%
From a store
All 44.1% 41.4% 7.9% 4.8% 1.9%
Grade 7 58.9% 39.0% 1.7% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 8 52.9% 42.1% 3.6% 0.8% 0.6%
Grade 9 42.2% 47.9% 5.7% 2.7% 1.5%
Grade 10 34.8% 41.5% 12.4% 7.6% 3.6%
Grade 11 34.0% 38.6% 14.1% 10.8% 2.6%
Grade 12 37.5% 36.4% 13.2% 9.2% 3.7%
At parties
All 41.0% 21.6% 12.8% 12.1% 12.5%
Grade 7 56.8% 30.0% 7.8% 4.7% 0.7%
Grade 8 48.4% 26.9% 11.2% 7.2% 6.2%
Grade 9 39.3% 23.3% 17.2% 11.1% 9.2%
Grade 10 31.6% 18.5% 12.5% 15.2% 22.1%
Grade 11 32.4% 13.3% 16.2% 18.1% 20.1%
Grade 12 33.3% 13.6% 11.0% 20.1% 22.0%
Other source
All 43.4% 28.7% 14.1% 7.5% 6.4%
Grade 7 56.9% 30.1% 10.0% 1.4% 1.7%
Grade 8 51.0% 26.3% 11.8% 6.8% 4.0%
Grade 9 42.6% 33.7% 12.0% 6.2% 5.4%
Grade 10 34.5% 24.9% 16.3% 13.2% 11.1%
Grade 11 33.8% 28.2% 18.7% 11.1% 8.2%
Grade 12 37.3% 27.6% 17.9% 7.1% 10.1%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 17
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you.. 25
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems: 26
Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana? 27
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 82.8% 7.1% 4.3% 3.1% 1.9% 0.8%
Grade 7 97.5% 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0%
Grade 8 89.6% 4.4% 1.2% 2.6% 1.4% 0.8%
Grade 9 85.8% 4.4% 4.0% 2.9% 1.8% 1.1%
Grade 10 72.8% 11.4% 5.1% 6.0% 3.3% 1.5%
Grade 11 71.8% 13.5% 8.2% 3.1% 2.8% 0.6%
Grade 12 73.6% 10.3% 8.8% 4.0% 2.2% 1.1%
Blunts? All 82.6% 4.9% 4.0% 4.2% 3.5% 0.8%
Grade 7 97.2% 1.4% 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0%
Grade 8 90.8% 2.4% 1.4% 2.2% 2.2% 1.0%
Grade 9 85.9% 3.0% 5.9% 1.9% 2.6% 0.7%
Grade 10 72.8% 7.5% 5.4% 6.9% 6.3% 1.2%
Grade 11 71.3% 9.1% 4.4% 8.5% 6.0% 0.6%
Grade 12 71.1% 8.1% 7.7% 7.3% 4.4% 1.5%
Bongs or water pipes? All 86.7% 6.6% 2.5% 1.8% 1.7% 0.7%
Grade 7 99.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
Grade 8 93.9% 2.4% 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8%
Grade 9 89.2% 5.2% 1.5% 1.1% 2.2% 0.7%
Grade 10 77.6% 10.7% 4.5% 3.6% 2.4% 1.2%
Grade 11 77.4% 11.9% 4.8% 2.3% 3.2% 0.3%
Grade 12 78.1% 11.3% 3.6% 3.6% 1.8% 1.5%
Pipes? All 86.7% 4.5% 3.1% 2.5% 2.3% 0.8%
Grade 7 99.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.0% 0.6% 1.2%
Grade 9 89.3% 2.6% 1.8% 2.2% 3.3% 0.7%
Grade 10 78.1% 6.9% 6.0% 3.3% 4.2% 1.5%
Grade 11 76.5% 9.0% 5.8% 5.5% 2.9% 0.3%
Grade 12 77.6% 9.2% 5.1% 4.0% 2.6% 1.5%
Some other way? All 90.3% 4.8% 1.4% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5%
Grade 7 99.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
Grade 8 95.3% 1.0% 0.8% 0.0% 1.2% 1.6%
Grade 9 91.5% 3.7% 1.5% 1.1% 0.7% 1.5%
Grade 10 84.2% 6.6% 3.0% 1.8% 1.8% 2.7%
Grade 11 83.3% 10.1% 2.2% 1.6% 1.9% 0.9%
Grade 12 84.8% 10.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2.6%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 29
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 30
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Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 35
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants? 36
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 37
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 38.1%
Grade 7 26.8%
Grade 8 52.2%
Grade 9 38.6%
Grade 10 43.1%
Grade 11 34.8%
Grade 12 31.8%
An assembly program All 24.5%
Grade 7 25.4%
Grade 8 26.3%
Grade 9 23.1%
Grade 10 21.0%
Grade 11 23.0%
Grade 12 30.0%
Guidance counselor All 15.9%
Grade 7 14.9%
Grade 8 13.6%
Grade 9 13.4%
Grade 10 16.1%
Grade 11 19.6%
Grade 12 19.3%
Science class All 23.9%
Grade 7 16.6%
Grade 8 19.3%
Grade 9 36.6%
Grade 10 24.7%
Grade 11 22.8%
Grade 12 18.9%
Social studies class All 10.7%
Grade 7 3.6%
Grade 8 7.5%
Grade 9 15.0%
Grade 10 9.7%
Grade 11 15.1%
Grade 12 12.8%
Student group session All 8.8%
Grade 7 5.9%
Grade 8 6.0%
Grade 9 7.3%
Grade 10 10.4%
Grade 11 11.9%
Grade 12 12.7%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 38
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 12.0%
Grade 7 18.0%
Grade 8 16.8%
Grade 9 7.3%
Grade 10 10.8%
Grade 11 9.9%
Grade 12 9.2%
Another source at school All 31.1%
Grade 7 27.6%
Grade 8 28.3%
Grade 9 32.9%
Grade 10 31.3%
Grade 11 31.4%
Grade 12 36.0%
Any school source All 51.8%
Grade 7 40.0%
Grade 8 52.2%
Grade 9 58.7%
Grade 10 52.0%
Grade 11 53.6%
Grade 12 55.4%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 39
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 29.8%
Grade 7 48.8%
Grade 8 31.0%
Grade 9 26.7%
Grade 10 20.2%
Grade 11 23.7%
Grade 12 26.2%
Another adult in school ( All 26.5%
Grade 7 38.1%
Grade 8 27.7%
Grade 9 22.9%
Grade 10 18.3%
Grade 11 24.8%
Grade 12 26.9%
A counselor or program ou All 36.7%
Grade 7 45.9%
Grade 8 34.5%
Grade 9 34.6%
Grade 10 33.3%
Grade 11 32.6%
Grade 12 39.4%
Your parents All 58.1%
Grade 7 74.2%
Grade 8 59.2%
Grade 9 53.8%
Grade 10 57.0%
Grade 11 47.2%
Grade 12 55.1%
A medical doctor All 41.6%
Grade 7 55.1%
Grade 8 41.0%
Grade 9 37.8%
Grade 10 38.0%
Grade 11 33.3%
Grade 12 44.2%
Your friends All 72.1%
Grade 7 59.8%
Grade 8 64.4%
Grade 9 74.3%
Grade 10 75.9%
Grade 11 78.1%
Grade 12 84.5%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 40
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 58.4%
Grade 7 63.0%
Grade 8 56.2%
Grade 9 57.0%
Grade 10 60.5%
Grade 11 54.4%
Grade 12 59.5%
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 5.1%
Grade 7 2.9%
Grade 8 4.9%
Grade 9 5.6%
Grade 10 7.1%
Grade 11 5.1%
Grade 12 4.7%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 43
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 20.9%
Grade 7 11.3%
Grade 8 20.6%
Grade 9 21.8%
Grade 10 25.5%
Grade 11 20.9%
Grade 12 28.0%
Books, magazines, poster All 47.0%
Grade 7 39.5%
Grade 8 44.2%
Grade 9 48.5%
Grade 10 53.3%
Grade 11 49.5%
Grade 12 47.7%
TV, radio, or other audi All 53.4%
Grade 7 44.4%
Grade 8 53.8%
Grade 9 56.6%
Grade 10 57.6%
Grade 11 53.9%
Grade 12 54.5%
Your parents All 42.8%
Grade 7 40.4%
Grade 8 49.1%
Grade 9 40.3%
Grade 10 44.5%
Grade 11 40.3%
Grade 12 43.0%
All students
All students
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Male students
Male students
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Female students
Female students
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Female students
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White students
White students
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Black students
Black students
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Mexican/American students
Mexican/American students
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Mexican/American students
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q22d Frequency Percent q22g Frequency Percent q22j Frequency Percent
9 or younger 131 14.05 9 or younger 33 15.21 9 or younger 1 2.36
10 years old 69 7.42 10 years old 22 9.93 10 years old 1 1.91
11 years old 74 7.93 11 years old 27 12.53 11 years old 1 3.81
12 years old 111 11.91 12 years old 37 16.96 12 years old 7 18.70
13 years old 161 17.28 13 years old 46 21.25 13 years old 10 26.41
14 years old 150 16.16 14 years old 24 10.89 14 years old 8 21.22
15 years old 134 14.44 15 years old 16 7.48 15 years old 4 10.61
16 years old 78 8.43 16 years old 6 2.66 16 years old 2 4.70
17 years old 20 2.19 17 years old 5 2.17 17 years old 2 5.57
18 or older 2 0.19 18 or older 2 0.91 18 or older 2 4.70
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
WINE MARIJUANA HALLUCINOGENS
q22e Frequency Percent q22h Frequency Percent q22l Frequency Percent
9 or younger 156 15.02 9 or younger 21 4.42 10 years old 1 0.95
10 years old 86 8.30 10 years old 10 2.11 11 years old 2 2.31
11 years old 93 8.95 11 years old 15 3.18 12 years old 7 6.95
12 years old 155 14.98 12 years old 43 9.12 13 years old 14 15.02
13 years old 178 17.13 13 years old 80 16.84 14 years old 12 13.06
14 years old 149 14.32 14 years old 101 21.34 15 years old 25 26.13
15 years old 111 10.67 15 years old 114 23.91 16 years old 22 23.49
16 years old 90 8.66 16 years old 59 12.43 17 years old 10 10.01
17 years old 19 1.81 17 years old 29 6.03 18 or older 2 2.08
18 or older 2 0.17 18 or older 3 0.61
Frequency Missing = 2115.5158102 Frequency Missing = 2215.2236648 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
q23b Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED Every day 12 0.56
DOWNERS ECSTASY Several times/wk 14 0.67
q22n Frequency Percent q22q Frequency Percent Several times/mo 10 0.46
9 or younger 3 1.93 9 or younger 3 2.16 About once/month 16 0.77
10 years old 1 0.82 10 years old 1 0.91 About once/year 43 2.04
11 years old 2 1.27 11 years old 2 1.55 < once/year 65 3.06
12 years old 9 6.87 12 years old 3 2.64 Never used 1960 92.44
13 years old 13 10.13 13 years old 18 15.95
14 years old 30 23.03 14 years old 21 18.47
15 years old 35 27.02 15 years old 29 25.02 Frequency Missing = 131.96691289
16 years old 29 22.38 16 years old 29 25.05
17 years old 8 6.55 17 years old 8 6.68
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
18 or older 2 1.56 BEER
q23c Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 2122.4444376
Every day 4 0.18
Frequency Missing = 2136.0754816
Several times/wk 43 2.05
AGE WHEN FIRST USED Several times/mo 183 8.72
ROHYPNOL AGE WHEN FIRST USED About once/month 248 11.83
q22o Frequency Percent HEROIN About once/year 215 10.24
9 or younger 1 2.80 q22r Frequency Percent < once/year 250 11.94
10 years old 1 1.94 11 years old 1 3.28 Never used 1153 55.04
11 years old 2 4.20 12 years old 3 13.67
12 years old 1 1.94 13 years old 5 23.25
13 years old 9 23.58 14 years old 6 27.88 Frequency Missing = 156.85230892
14 years old 12 30.61 15 years old 3 14.26
15 years old 4 11.30 16 years old 1 4.04
16 years old 7 19.32 17 years old 1 4.79
17 years old 1 2.39 18 or older 2 8.83
18 or older 1 1.94
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE MARIJUANA HALLUCINOGENS
q23e Frequency Percent q23h Frequency Percent q23l Frequency Percent
Every day 2 0.09 Every day 27 1.34 Every day 1 0.04
Several times/wk 23 1.07 Several times/wk 46 2.27 Several times/wk 2 0.08
Several times/mo 118 5.63 Several times/mo 62 3.01 Several times/mo 7 0.33
About once/month 205 9.78 About once/month 98 4.77 About once/month 15 0.71
About once/year 310 14.78 About once/year 78 3.81 About once/year 30 1.45
< once/year 252 12.00 < once/year 107 5.21 < once/year 29 1.42
Never used 1189 56.65 Never used 1629 79.59 Never used 1970 95.97
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
LIQUOR COCAINE UPPERS
q23f Frequency Percent q23i Frequency Percent q23m Frequency Percent
Every day 4 0.19 Every day 1 0.07 Every day 6 0.32
Several times/wk 37 1.76 Several times/wk 5 0.25 Several times/wk 6 0.29
Several times/mo 190 9.05 Several times/mo 9 0.46 Several times/mo 15 0.74
About once/month 256 12.21 About once/month 15 0.73 About once/month 38 1.85
About once/year 220 10.51 About once/year 19 0.92 About once/year 30 1.48
< once/year 163 7.78 < once/year 28 1.35 < once/year 35 1.73
Never used 1226 58.49 Never used 1966 96.22 Never used 1912 93.61