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Spring 2008

Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 7.0% 4.7% 2.3% 93.0%

Grade 5 4.7% 3.4% 1.3% 95.3%

Grade 6 9.6% 6.2% 3.4% 90.4%

Cigarettes

All 6.1% 3.9% 2.2% 93.9%

Grade 5 4.0% 3.0% 1.0% 96.0%

Grade 6 8.6% 4.9% 3.6% 91.4%

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 98.1%

Grade 5 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% 99.0%

Grade 6 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 97.0%

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.3 3.3

Grade 5 4.2 4.4

Grade 6 2.6 2.7

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Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:

Grade 5 Grade 6

Cigarettes

9.3 9.9

Smokeless Tobacco

* 10.2

Any Tobacco

9.1 10.0

Table T-4: Age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Never Under 8 8 9 10 11 Over 11

Two Parent Family

All 94.7% 1.4% 0.2% 0.6% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2%

Grade 5 96.6% 1.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.3% 0.6%

Grade 6 92.4% 1.7% 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% 1.7% 2.0%

Other Family Situation

All 90.3% 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% 3.6% 1.3% 1.3%

Grade 5 92.4% 1.9% 0.6% 0.6% 3.8% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 87.9% 2.0% 0.7% 1.3% 3.4% 2.0% 2.7%

Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?All 1.6% 82.0% 15.0% 1.4%

Grade 5 2.3% 84.9% 11.5% 1.3%

Grade 6 0.7% 78.5% 19.3% 1.6%

Cigarettes?

All 2.0% 83.4% 13.4% 1.2%

Grade 5 2.9% 85.4% 10.4% 1.3%

Grade 6 0.9% 80.9% 17.0% 1.1%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 5.1% 89.2% 5.2% 0.5%

Grade 5 7.6% 88.3% 3.7% 0.4%

Grade 6 2.0% 90.3% 7.0% 0.7%



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Spring 2008

Table T-6: Have you ever been offered ...

Never

Heard Of Yes No

Any tobacco product?

All 1.8% 12.9% 85.3%

Grade 5 2.3% 11.7% 86.0%

Grade 6 1.1% 14.4% 84.5%

Cigarettes?

All 2.1% 12.0% 85.9%

Grade 5 2.7% 10.6% 86.7%

Grade 6 1.4% 13.7% 85.0%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 6.0% 5.2% 88.9%

Grade 5 8.6% 5.4% 86.0%

Grade 6 2.8% 4.8% 92.4%

Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All

Dangerous Do Not Know

Any tobacco product?

All 0.8% 74.9% 17.7% 1.1% 5.4%

Grade 5 0.8% 77.0% 15.8% 0.6% 5.9%

Grade 6 0.9% 72.3% 20.1% 1.8% 4.8%

Cigarettes?

All 1.1% 65.8% 24.9% 1.7% 6.6%

Grade 5 1.2% 67.3% 22.9% 1.3% 7.3%

Grade 6 0.9% 63.8% 27.4% 2.1% 5.8%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 3.8% 64.2% 22.3% 1.9% 7.8%

Grade 5 5.2% 65.1% 21.1% 1.2% 7.4%

Grade 6 2.1% 63.0% 23.7% 2.8% 8.4%



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Spring 2008

Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?

Don't Like Don't Care Think It's OK Don't know

All 86.7% 1.8% 0.3% 11.2%

Grade 5 85.7% 1.0% 0.2% 13.1%

Grade 6 88.0% 2.9% 0.5% 8.7%



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Spring 2008

Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 26.8% 16.9% 10.0% 73.2%

Grade 5 24.0% 15.0% 8.9% 76.0%

Grade 6 30.3% 19.1% 11.2% 69.7%

Beer

All 17.8% 9.6% 8.2% 82.2%

Grade 5 16.1% 9.2% 6.9% 83.9%

Grade 6 19.8% 10.1% 9.7% 80.2%

Wine coolers

All 12.3% 8.3% 4.0% 87.7%

Grade 5 10.0% 7.5% 2.5% 90.0%

Grade 6 15.1% 9.3% 5.8% 84.9%

Wine

All 15.8% 9.5% 6.2% 84.2%

Grade 5 14.4% 8.5% 5.8% 85.6%Grade 6 17.4% 10.7% 6.7% 82.6%

Liquor

All 8.3% 5.9% 2.3% 91.7%

Grade 5 5.4% 4.2% 1.1% 94.6%

Grade 6 11.7% 8.0% 3.7% 88.3%



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Spring 2008

Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

Beer

All 3.2 3.0

Grade 5 3.3 3.0

Grade 6 3.0 2.9

Liquor

All 2.9 3.3

Grade 5 3.3 3.0

Grade 6 2.7 3.4

Wine

All 2.8 2.9

Grade 5 3.0 2.9

Grade 6 2.6 2.9



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Spring 2008

Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

Beer?

All 87.8% 7.8% 2.2% 2.2% 12.2%

Grade 5 86.9% 8.8% 2.1% 2.1% 13.1%

Grade 6 89.0% 6.6% 2.2% 2.2% 11.0%

Wine Coolers?

All 92.6% 3.3% 1.6% 2.5% 7.4%

Grade 5 94.2% 2.4% 1.4% 2.0% 5.8%

Grade 6 90.5% 4.4% 1.9% 3.2% 9.5%

Wine?

All 89.2% 5.5% 2.9% 2.4% 10.8%

Grade 5 89.4% 5.4% 3.2% 2.0% 10.6%

Grade 6 89.1% 5.6% 2.4% 2.9% 10.9%

Liquor?

All 94.1% 2.7% 1.4% 1.8% 5.9%

Grade 5 95.4% 2.6% 0.4% 1.6% 4.6%

Grade 6 92.3% 2.9% 2.6% 2.2% 7.7%



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Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:

Grade 5 Grade 6

Beer

8.8 9.6

Wine Coolers

9.1 10.3

Wine

9.2 10.1

Liquor

9.5 10.3

Any Alcohol

8.7 9.7

Table A-5: Age of first use of alcohol by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 75.8% 6.6% 2.0% 2.6% 5.2% 4.3% 3.4%

Grade 5 78.6% 6.9% 1.7% 3.1% 6.3% 3.4% 0.0%

Grade 6 72.5% 6.3% 2.3% 2.0% 4.0% 5.3% 7.6%


All 71.3% 8.9% 4.9% 4.6% 3.6% 4.5% 2.2%

Grade 5 71.8% 10.9% 6.4% 4.5% 3.8% 2.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 70.7% 6.7% 3.3% 4.7% 3.3% 6.7% 4.7%

Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problemsthis school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

19.0% 83.0% 46.1% 92.6%



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Spring 2008

Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 80.8% 9.8% 9.4%

Grade 5 82.3% 10.1% 7.6%

Grade 6 79.0% 9.3% 11.7%

Friends?

All 81.8% 5.3% 12.9%

Grade 5 82.8% 4.5% 12.8%

Grade 6 80.5% 6.4% 13.1%

Somewhere else?

All 81.3% 8.5% 10.1%

Grade 5 82.2% 8.4% 9.4%

Grade 6 80.2% 8.7% 11.1%



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Spring 2008

Table A-8: About how many of your close friends use ..

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 1.0% 74.9% 18.8% 5.3%

Grade 5 1.3% 76.5% 17.3% 4.8%

Grade 6 0.7% 73.1% 20.5% 5.8%

Beer?

All 1.1% 79.4% 16.2% 3.2%

Grade 5 1.2% 79.8% 16.0% 3.0%

Grade 6 0.9% 79.0% 16.6% 3.5%

Wine coolers?

All 14.0% 73.9% 9.2% 2.8%

Grade 5 16.8% 73.2% 7.4% 2.5%

Grade 6 10.5% 74.8% 11.4% 3.2%

Wine?

All 1.7% 85.0% 10.6% 2.7%

Grade 5 2.4% 85.4% 9.9% 2.4%Grade 6 0.9% 84.5% 11.4% 3.2%

Liquor?

All 5.4% 84.1% 8.7% 1.9%

Grade 5 7.2% 84.0% 7.4% 1.4%

Grade 6 3.0% 84.3% 10.2% 2.5%



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Spring 2008

Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 1.5% 23.3% 75.3%

Grade 5 1.5% 23.5% 75.0%

Grade 6 1.3% 23.0% 75.6%

Beer?

All 1.1% 19.0% 80.0%

Grade 5 1.2% 19.7% 79.1%

Grade 6 0.9% 18.0% 81.0%

Wine coolers?

All 15.0% 9.0% 76.0%

Grade 5 17.5% 8.3% 74.2%

Grade 6 11.9% 10.0% 78.1%

Wine?

All 1.7% 12.6% 85.7%

Grade 5 2.0% 13.3% 84.7%Grade 6 1.4% 11.7% 86.9%

Liquor?

All 5.1% 8.6% 86.3%

Grade 5 7.1% 6.5% 86.4%

Grade 6 2.6% 11.1% 86.3%



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Spring 2008

Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?


All 81.4% 4.4% 1.3% 13.0%

Grade 5 79.2% 5.4% 0.8% 14.7%

Grade 6 84.3% 3.1% 1.9% 10.6%

Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All



All 0.5% 63.5% 25.8% 3.0% 7.2%

Grade 5 0.2% 67.7% 21.8% 2.9% 7.5%

Grade 6 0.9% 58.3% 30.8% 3.2% 6.8%

Beer?

All 0.5% 47.0% 34.6% 7.3% 10.6%Grade 5 0.2% 48.8% 31.5% 7.1% 12.4%

Grade 6 1.0% 44.7% 38.5% 7.6% 8.3%

Wine coolers?

All 13.2% 42.6% 23.5% 7.2% 13.5%

Grade 5 15.5% 44.1% 21.0% 6.1% 13.3%

Grade 6 10.4% 40.7% 26.6% 8.7% 13.6%

Wine?

All 1.0% 42.7% 33.4% 11.3% 11.6%

Grade 5 0.8% 44.3% 31.8% 10.7% 12.3%

Grade 6 1.2% 40.7% 35.4% 12.0% 10.6%

Liquor?

All 3.9% 59.4% 24.5% 3.1% 9.1%Grade 5 5.3% 61.4% 21.1% 2.2% 10.0%

Grade 6 2.1% 56.9% 28.9% 4.3% 7.8%



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Spring 2008

Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 3.4% 2.4% 1.0% 96.6%

Grade 5 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% 97.9%

Grade 6 5.0% 3.2% 1.7% 95.0%

Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

School

Year Lifetime

All 5.3 5.0

Grade 5 5.3 5.1

Grade 6 5.3 5.0



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Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

0.9% 29.3% 8.2% 30.4%

Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

Never


All 11.3% 77.8% 8.4% 2.5%

Grade 5 18.1% 75.0% 5.5% 1.4%

Grade 6 2.8% 81.3% 12.0% 3.9%

Table D-7: Have you ever been offered marijuana?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 11.4% 7.7% 80.9%

Grade 5 18.1% 5.1% 76.8%

Grade 6 3.0% 10.9% 86.1%

Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?


All 85.2% 1.2% 0.4% 13.2%

Grade 5 80.5% 1.1% 0.4% 18.0%

Grade 6 91.3% 1.2% 0.5% 7.0%

Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 9.6% 71.9% 11.1% 2.0% 5.4%

Grade 5 15.3% 66.7% 11.0% 1.2% 5.8%

Grade 6 2.2% 78.7% 11.2% 3.1% 4.8%



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Spring 2008

Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 8.0% 5.9% 2.1% 92.0%

Grade 5 6.3% 6.1% 0.2% 93.7%

Grade 6 9.9% 5.6% 4.3% 90.1%

Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 97.7% 2.3%

Grade 5 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 6 96.9% 3.1%

Gasoline

All 98.0% 2.0%Grade 5 97.8% 2.2%

Grade 6 98.2% 1.8%

Glue

All 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 5 98.2% 1.8%

Grade 6 98.0% 2.0%

Paint Thinner

All 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 5 98.2% 1.8%

Grade 6 99.1% 0.9%

Spray Paint

All 97.2% 2.8%Grade 5 97.6% 2.4%

Grade 6 96.7% 3.3%

Other Inhalants

All 94.5% 5.5%

Grade 5 95.3% 4.7%

Grade 6 93.5% 6.5%



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Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:

Grade 5 Grade 6

9.7 9.9

Table I-6: Age of first use of inhalants by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 95.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 1.8% 0.6% 0.6%

Grade 5 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 92.5% 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% 3.4% 0.7% 1.4%


All 91.3% 2.0% 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% 3.0% 1.0%

Grade 5 91.6% 1.9% 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 3.9% 0.0%

Grade 6 91.0% 2.1% 0.0% 0.7% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%



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Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

3.2% 49.6% 14.8% 56.5%

Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

Never


All 5.7% 82.0% 9.7% 2.6%

Grade 5 7.9% 82.6% 7.7% 1.8%

Grade 6 3.0% 81.1% 12.2% 3.7%



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Spring 2008

Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 5.7% 7.6% 86.7%

Grade 5 8.3% 6.9% 84.8%

Grade 6 2.6% 8.4% 89.0%

Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 4.7% 64.2% 20.1% 3.1% 8.0%

Grade 5 6.7% 61.4% 20.3% 2.8% 8.9%

Grade 6 2.1% 67.6% 19.9% 3.5% 6.9%



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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugsor alcohol from ..

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 49.2%

Grade 5 49.7%

Grade 6 48.6%

Guidance Counselor? All 48.9%

Grade 5 47.7%

Grade 6 50.5%

Visitor to Class? All 32.9%

Grade 5 25.9%

Grade 6 41.8%

Someone Else at School? All 42.8%

Grade 5 34.4%

Grade 6 53.4%

Your Teacher? All 58.2%

Grade 5 46.3%

Grade 6 73.5%Any School Source? All 81.9%

Grade 5 74.9%

Grade 6 90.9%



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Spring 2008

Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAll Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.0% 4.7% 2.3% 93.0%

Grade 5 4.7% 3.4% 1.3% 95.3%

Grade 6 9.6% 6.2% 3.4% 90.4%

Alcohol

All 26.8% 16.9% 10.0% 73.2%

Grade 5 24.0% 15.0% 8.9% 76.0%

Grade 6 30.3% 19.1% 11.2% 69.7%

Inhalants

All 8.0% 5.9% 2.1% 92.0%

Grade 5 6.3% 6.1% 0.2% 93.7%

Grade 6 9.9% 5.6% 4.3% 90.1%

Marijuana

All 3.4% 2.4% 1.0% 96.6%Grade 5 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% 97.9%

Grade 6 5.0% 3.2% 1.7% 95.0%



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Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.9% 5.2% 2.8% 92.1%

Grade 5 5.1% 4.0% 1.2% 94.9%

Grade 6 11.0% 6.5% 4.5% 89.0%

Alcohol

All 31.7% 18.5% 13.2% 68.3%

Grade 5 29.0% 17.5% 11.5% 71.0%

Grade 6 34.7% 19.6% 15.1% 65.3%

Inhalants

All 7.7% 4.7% 3.0% 92.3%

Grade 5 6.7% 6.3% 0.4% 93.3%

Grade 6 8.7% 2.9% 5.8% 91.3%

Marijuana

All 4.0% 2.4% 1.6% 96.0%Grade 5 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% 97.6%

Grade 6 5.8% 3.3% 2.5% 94.2%



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Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeFemale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 6.0% 4.2% 1.8% 94.0%

Grade 5 4.4% 2.9% 1.5% 95.6%

Grade 6 8.1% 5.9% 2.3% 91.9%

Alcohol

All 22.0% 15.3% 6.7% 78.0%

Grade 5 19.4% 12.8% 6.6% 80.6%

Grade 6 25.3% 18.6% 6.8% 74.7%

Inhalants

All 8.3% 7.1% 1.2% 91.7%

Grade 5 5.9% 5.9% 0.0% 94.1%

Grade 6 11.3% 8.6% 2.7% 88.7%

Marijuana

All 2.8% 2.4% 0.4% 97.2%Grade 5 1.8% 1.8% 0.0% 98.2%

Grade 6 4.1% 3.2% 0.9% 95.9%



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Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeWhite Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 4.5% 3.0% 1.5% 95.5%

Grade 5 3.3% 2.2% 1.1% 96.7%

Grade 6 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 94.0%

Alcohol

All 20.9% 12.1% 8.8% 79.1%

Grade 5 19.3% 10.2% 9.1% 80.7%

Grade 6 22.7% 14.3% 8.4% 77.3%

Inhalants

All 4.2% 3.3% 0.9% 95.8%

Grade 5 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% 96.4%

Grade 6 4.8% 2.8% 2.0% 95.2%

Marijuana

All 1.3% 0.6% 0.8% 98.7%Grade 5 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% 98.9%

Grade 6 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% 98.4%



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Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAfrican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Alcohol

All 36.5% 15.9% 20.6% 63.5%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Inhalants

All 5.1% 0.0% 5.1% 94.9%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Marijuana

All 5.1% 5.1% 0.0% 94.9%Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *



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Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMexican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 11.3% 7.9% 3.4% 88.7%

Grade 5 7.1% 6.1% 1.0% 92.9%

Grade 6 16.2% 10.1% 6.1% 83.8%

Alcohol

All 33.9% 23.6% 10.3% 66.1%

Grade 5 29.4% 20.8% 8.6% 70.6%

Grade 6 39.1% 26.8% 12.3% 60.9%

Inhalants

All 14.1% 10.7% 3.4% 85.9%

Grade 5 11.3% 10.8% 0.5% 88.7%

Grade 6 17.4% 10.7% 6.7% 82.6%

Marijuana

All 6.3% 4.8% 1.6% 93.7%Grade 5 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% 96.4%

Grade 6 9.6% 6.2% 3.4% 90.4%



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Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting A Grades

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 2.9% 1.6% 1.3% 97.1%

Grade 5 3.7% 1.9% 1.9% 96.3%

Grade 6 1.9% 1.2% 0.6% 98.1%

Alcohol

All 16.5% 10.6% 5.9% 83.5%

Grade 5 16.7% 9.3% 7.4% 83.3%

Grade 6 16.1% 12.4% 3.7% 83.9%

Inhalants

All 3.5% 3.2% 0.3% 96.5%

Grade 5 4.2% 4.2% 0.0% 95.8%

Grade 6 2.5% 1.9% 0.6% 97.5%

Marijuana

All 1.9% 1.6% 0.3% 98.1%Grade 5 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% 98.1%

Grade 6 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 98.1%



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Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting grades lower than A

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 9.6% 6.7% 2.9% 90.4%

Grade 5 5.5% 4.6% 1.0% 94.5%

Grade 6 14.0% 9.0% 5.0% 86.0%

Alcohol

All 33.6% 20.9% 12.6% 66.4%

Grade 5 29.4% 19.3% 10.1% 70.6%

Grade 6 38.0% 22.7% 15.3% 62.0%

Inhalants

All 10.9% 7.6% 3.2% 89.1%

Grade 5 7.9% 7.6% 0.3% 92.1%

Grade 6 14.0% 7.7% 6.3% 86.0%

Marijuana

All 4.4% 3.0% 1.5% 95.6%Grade 5 2.3% 2.0% 0.3% 97.7%

Grade 6 6.7% 4.0% 2.7% 93.3%



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Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.5% 4.0% 1.5% 94.5%

Grade 5 3.3% 2.2% 1.1% 96.7%

Grade 6 8.0% 6.1% 1.9% 92.0%

Alcohol

All 25.2% 15.8% 9.4% 74.8%

Grade 5 22.0% 14.5% 7.5% 78.0%

Grade 6 29.0% 17.4% 11.6% 71.0%

Inhalants

All 7.0% 5.4% 1.6% 93.0%

Grade 5 5.1% 4.8% 0.3% 94.9%

Grade 6 9.4% 6.2% 3.2% 90.6%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 2.2% 0.7% 97.0%Grade 5 1.4% 1.1% 0.3% 98.6%

Grade 6 4.9% 3.6% 1.3% 95.1%



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Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Not Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 10.4% 6.4% 4.1% 89.6%

Grade 5 8.1% 6.3% 1.9% 91.9%

Grade 6 13.0% 6.5% 6.5% 87.0%

Alcohol

All 30.3% 18.8% 11.5% 69.7%

Grade 5 28.3% 15.7% 12.6% 71.7%

Grade 6 32.5% 22.1% 10.4% 67.5%

Inhalants

All 10.2% 7.1% 3.1% 89.8%

Grade 5 9.4% 9.4% 0.0% 90.6%

Grade 6 11.1% 4.6% 6.5% 88.9%

Marijuana

All 4.5% 2.9% 1.6% 95.5%Grade 5 3.8% 3.1% 0.6% 96.2%

Grade 6 5.2% 2.6% 2.6% 94.8%



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Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town More Than 3 Years

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.6% 5.2% 2.4% 92.4%

Grade 5 5.1% 4.1% 1.0% 94.9%

Grade 6 10.5% 6.5% 4.0% 89.5%

Alcohol

All 28.2% 18.7% 9.5% 71.8%

Grade 5 25.4% 16.7% 8.7% 74.6%

Grade 6 31.5% 21.0% 10.5% 68.5%

Inhalants

All 8.6% 6.4% 2.3% 91.4%

Grade 5 6.4% 6.2% 0.3% 93.6%

Grade 6 11.2% 6.6% 4.6% 88.8%

Marijuana

All 3.9% 2.7% 1.2% 96.1%Grade 5 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% 97.9%

Grade 6 6.0% 3.7% 2.3% 94.0%



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Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town 3 Years or Less

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 6.2% 4.1% 2.1% 93.8%

Grade 5 5.1% 2.0% 3.0% 94.9%

Grade 6 7.5% 6.5% 1.1% 92.5%

Alcohol

All 24.4% 11.4% 13.0% 75.6%

Grade 5 22.2% 10.1% 12.1% 77.8%

Grade 6 26.9% 12.9% 14.0% 73.1%

Inhalants

All 7.4% 5.9% 1.5% 92.6%

Grade 5 8.2% 8.2% 0.0% 91.8%

Grade 6 6.5% 3.3% 3.3% 93.5%

Marijuana

All 2.6% 2.1% 0.5% 97.4%Grade 5 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 97.0%

Grade 6 2.2% 2.2% 0.0% 97.8%



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The FREQ Procedure

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 498 49.66

Male 504 50.34

Frequency Missing = 1.0233558096

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 5 543 54.18

Grade 6 460 45.82

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?


No 321 32.29

Yes 672 67.71


AGE


10 109 10.98

11 471 47.27

12 360 36.08

13 or older 57 5.67


ETHNICITY


African/American 19 1.92

Asian/American 8 0.81

Mexican/American 382 38.74

Native/American 3 0.31

Other 43 4.38

White 531 53.84


WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 379 38.18

Mostly B's 459 46.25

Mostly C's 139 13.96

Mostly D's 9 0.90

Mostly F's 7 0.70


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 54 5.46

No 193 19.42

Yes 746 75.12


EITHER PARENT

GRADUATE FROM

COLLEGE


Don't Know 269 27.15

No 217 21.91

Yes 504 50.95


QUALIFY FOR A

FREE/REDUCED PRICE

LUNCH?


Don't Know 302 30.59

No 408 41.25

Yes 278 28.15


PARENTS ATTEND

PTA MEETINGS?


No 554 56.04

Yes 434 43.96


EVER INHALED

GASOLINE TO GET

HIGH?

Q11a Frequency PercentNot Used 938 98.01

Used 19 1.99


EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?

Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 939 98.62

Used 13 1.38


EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?

Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 938 98.12

Used 18 1.88


EVER INHALED

WHITEOUT TO GET

HIGH?

Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 941 97.73

Used 22 2.27


EVER INHALED SPRAY

PAINT TO GET HIGH?Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 941 97.22

Used 27 2.78


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 USED OTHER

INHALANTS TO GET

HIGH?

Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 919 94.47

Used 54 5.53


CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12A Frequency Percent

Never heard of 28 2.88

Never used 895 91.26

1-2 times 42 4.33

3-10 times 9 0.91

11+ times 6 0.62


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME

Q12B Frequency Percent



1-2 times 12 1.22

3-10 times 2 0.20

11+ times 1 0.10


BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C Frequency Percent



1-2 times 132 13.77

3-10 times 20 2.10

11+ times 15 1.56


WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12D Frequency Percent



1-2 times 79 8.25

3-10 times 17 1.77

11+ times 16 1.66


WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent



1-2 times 119 12.77

3-10 times 14 1.49

11+ times 15 1.61


LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12F Frequency Percent



1-2 times 57 5.88

3-10 times 15 1.53

11+ times 7 0.72


SHIMERON USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12G Frequency Percent




INHALANT USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12H Frequency Perce

Never heard of 74 7.

Never used 829 86.

1-2 times 42 4.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 8 0.


MARIJUANA USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12I Frequency Perce


Never used 799 82.

1-2 times 17 1.

3-10 times 4 0.

11+ times 9 0.


CIGARETTE USE IN PAS

SCHOOL YEA

Q13A Frequency Perce


Never used 912 92.

1-2 times 28 2.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 3 0.


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

USE IN PAST YEA

Q13B Frequency Perce


Never used 896 91.

1-2 times 9 0.

3-10 times 2 0.

11+ times 1 0.





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BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 69 7.26

3-10 times 20 2.11

11+ times 6 0.64


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 60 6.22

3-10 times 12 1.24

11+ times 10 1.05


WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 74 7.85

3-10 times 13 1.38

11+ times 6 0.64


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 45 4.61

3-10 times 11 1.13

11+ times 3 0.31


SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR





INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H Frequency Percent



1-2 times 29 3.02

3-10 times 8 0.83

11+ times 5 0.52


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I Frequency Percent



1-2 times 12 1.24

3-10 times 5 0.52

11+ times 7 0.72


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES

Q14A Frequency Percent

7 or younger 12 1.24

8 years old 2 0.21

9 years old 7 0.72

10 years old 17 1.76

11 years old 9 0.92

12 or older 11 1.12

Never heard/used 904 94.02


AGE WHEN FIRST US

SNUFF/CHEW TOBAC

Q14B Frequency Perc

7 or younger 3 0

8 years old 2 0

9 years old 2 0

10 years old 2 0

11 years old 2 0

12 or older 3 0

Never heard/used 938 98


AGE WHEN FIRST USED BE

Q14C Frequency Perc

7 or younger 50 5

8 years old 18 1

9 years old 19 2

10 years old 34 3

11 years old 28 2

12 or older 19 2



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

COOLE

Q14D Frequency Perc

7 or younger 16 1

8 years old 9 0

9 years old 16 1

10 years old 24 2

11 years old 29 3

12 or older 12 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

Q14E Frequency Perc

7 or younger 19 2

8 years old 18 1

9 years old 26 2

10 years old 27 2

11 years old 31 3

12 or older 20 2





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F Frequency Percent7 or younger 8 0.85

8 years old 6 0.63

9 years old 9 0.95



12 or older 12 1.24



AGE WHEN FIRST USEDSHIMERON




AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS


7 or younger 8 0.84

8 years old 3 0.319 years old 7 0.75



12 or older 7 0.72



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA


7 or younger 5 0.53

8 years old 1 0.11

9 years old 5 0.53

10 years old 4 0.43


12 or older 6 0.62



CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES

Q15A Frequency PercentNever heard of 19 1.99

None 806 83.39

Some 129 13.38

Most 12 1.25


CLOSE FRIENDS USE

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

Q15B Frequency Percent

Never heard of 49 5.10None 852 89.19

Some 50 5.20

Most 5 0.52


CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 738 79.45

Some 151 16.25Most 30 3.22


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS



None 701 73.92

Some 88 9.23

Most 27 2.84


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WIN

Q15E Frequency Perce


None 802 84.

Some 100 10.

Most 26 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUO

Q15F Frequency Perce


None 793 84.

Some 82 8.

Most 18 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

SHIMERO

Q15G Frequency Perce


None 443 47.

Some 9 0.

Most 3 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

INHALANT

Q15H Frequency Perce


None 771 81.

Some 92 9.

Most 25 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

MARIJUAN

Q15I Frequency Perce


None 737 77.

Some 79 8.

Most 24 2.




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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

BEER


Very dangerous 437 46.98

Dangerous 321 34.58

Not at all 68 7.31

Don't know 99 10.60




WINE COOLERS



Dangerous 220 23.46

Not at all 68 7.24

Don't know 126 13.47




WINE



Dangerous 307 33.40

Not at all 104 11.31





LIQUOR



Dangerous 228 24.53

Not at all 29 3.09

Don't know 84 9.06




SHIMERON



Dangerous 65 6.93

Not at all 6 0.64

Don't know 91 9.73




INHALANTS



Dangerous 187 20.09

Not at all 29 3.11

Don't know 74 7.97




MARIJUANA



Dangerous 104 11.12

Not at all 19 2.01

Don't know 50 5.36



DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO

FROM TEACHER

Q19a Frequency Percent

No 379 41.79

Yes 529 58.21


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM VISITOR TO

CLASS


No 598 67.09

Yes 294 32.91


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM ASSEMBLY

PROGRAM


No 454 50.77

Yes 441 49.23


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM GUIDE

COUNSELOR


No 455 51.10

Yes 435 48.90


DRUG/ALC INF FROMSOMEONE ELSE AT

SCHOOL

Q19e Frequency Percent

No 514 57.19

Yes 385 42.81


BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME

Q20a Frequency PercentNever 810 87.81

1 time 72 7.84

2 times 20 2.17

3+ times 20 2.17





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WINE COOLERS, TWO

OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 843 92.57

1 time 30 3.27

2 times 15 1.643+ times 23 2.51


WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 814 89.25

1 time 50 5.49

2 times 26 2.86

3+ times 22 2.40


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 869 94.08

1 time 25 2.70

2 times 13 1.38

3+ times 17 1.83


MISSED SCHOOL

WITHOUT PARENT'S

CONSENT


No 926 98.12

Yes 18 1.88


SENT TO

PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


No 730 77.36

Y 214 22 64


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES

Q23 Frequency PercentDon't like it 816 86.67

Don't care 17 1.78

Think it's O.K. 3 0.32




DRINKING BEER


Don't like it 763 81.37Don't care 41 4.40

Think it's O.K. 12 1.27




USING MARIJUANA

q25 Frequency Percent

Don't like it 801 85.17

Don't care 11 1.17Think it's O.K. 4 0.42



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