Spring 1998
Table T-1:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Cigarettes
All
19.9%
12.2%
7.7%
80.1%
Grade 4
11.8%
6.7%
5.1%
88.2%
Grade 6
28.3%
17.9%
10.4%
71.7%
Smokeless tobacco
All
5.7%
3.0%
2.7%
94.3%
Grade 4
4.2%
1.9%
2.3%
95.8%
Grade 6
7.2%
4.1%
3.1%
92.8%
Table T-2:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
3.7
3.6
3.7
4.1
3.3
4.4
School
Year
Lifetime
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.2
Cigarettes
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
3.5
3.8
School
Year
Lifetime
2.3
1.9
2.5
3.1
2.5
3.4
Smokeless tobacco
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Table T-3:
8.4
Grade 6
10.1
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table T-4:
81.6%
86.7%
76.5%
7 or Under
3.2%
3.6%
2.7%
3.2%
4.6%
1.7%
2.7%
2.9%
2.5%
10
11
3.5%
2.2%
4.9%
4.3%
* %
8.6%
10
11
3.8%
2.6%
5.0%
7.6%
0.5%
14.6%
12 or Over
1.6%
* %
3.2%
68.0%
76.9%
59.3%
7 or Under
5.1%
5.1%
5.0%
4.6%
5.6%
3.5%
6.9%
9.2%
4.5%
12 or Over
4.1%
* %
8.0%
Table T-5:
1.7%
2.3%
1.2%
None
Some
62.9%
73.6%
52.1%
30.4%
21.8%
39.1%
None
Some
63.6%
29.4%
Most
4.9%
2.3%
7.6%
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
2.7%
Most
4.3%
Grade 4
Grade 6
4.0%
1.5%
74.2%
52.9%
20.0%
38.8%
None
Some
85.9%
88.4%
83.5%
9.1%
6.3%
11.9%
1.8%
6.8%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
3.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Most
1.4%
0.7%
2.2%
Table T-6:
1.1%
1.0%
1.3%
Yes
36.4%
28.3%
44.5%
No
62.4%
70.8%
54.2%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
2.2%
3.0%
1.5%
Yes
33.8%
24.9%
42.7%
No
64.0%
72.1%
55.8%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
3.0%
3.4%
2.7%
Yes
12.1%
10.4%
13.8%
No
84.9%
86.2%
83.5%
Table T-7:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.1%
1.2%
1.0%
68.8%
76.7%
61.0%
23.3%
15.6%
31.0%
1.1%
0.5%
1.7%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.2%
2.9%
57.1%
64.2%
31.6%
24.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Do Not
Know
5.7%
6.0%
5.3%
Cigarettes?
All
Grade 4
Do Not
Know
7.6%
7.8%
Grade 6
1.5%
50.2%
39.1%
1.8%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.0%
2.4%
1.6%
60.9%
69.8%
52.0%
24.6%
16.3%
33.0%
1.8%
0.9%
2.8%
7.4%
Smokeless tobacco?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
10.7%
10.7%
10.6%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table A-1:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Beer
All
23.8%
15.6%
8.2%
76.2%
Grade 4
17.2%
11.4%
5.7%
82.8%
Grade 6
30.4%
19.8%
10.6%
69.6%
Wine coolers
All
21.9%
14.4%
7.5%
78.1%
Grade 4
14.4%
10.4%
4.0%
85.6%
Grade 6
29.4%
18.4%
11.0%
70.6%
Wine
All
14.7%
7.8%
6.9%
85.3%
Grade 4
10.9%
6.1%
4.8%
89.1%
Grade 6
18.5%
9.4%
9.1%
81.5%
Liquor
All
8.7%
5.6%
3.1%
91.3%
Grade 4
5.2%
2.9%
2.3%
94.8%
Grade 6
12.1%
8.3%
3.8%
87.9%
Table A-2:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
5.1
4.3
5.5
5.8
4.9
6.4
Beer
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
3.0
2.7
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.4
School
Year
Lifetime
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.3
2.8
School
Year
Lifetime
2.5
2.1
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.5
Liquor
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Wine
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Ector County
Spring 1998
Wine coolers
School
Year
Lifetime
2.8
2.6
3.0
3.0
2.6
3.2
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Table A-3:
In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time
of ...
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Never
1 Time
78.6%
83.1%
74.1%
11.6%
9.9%
13.4%
Never
1 Time
80.3%
84.6%
76.1%
9.7%
7.3%
12.0%
Never
1 Time
87.8%
91.0%
84.7%
6.7%
5.8%
7.7%
2 Times
4.4%
3.7%
5.1%
3+ Times
5.4%
3.3%
7.4%
Ever
21.4%
16.9%
25.9%
Wine Coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
2 Times
5.1%
4.1%
6.0%
3+ Times
5.0%
4.1%
5.9%
Ever
19.7%
15.4%
23.9%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
2 Times
3.1%
1.6%
4.5%
3+ Times
2.4%
1.6%
3.1%
Ever
12.2%
9.0%
15.3%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Never
1 Time
91.9%
95.8%
88.2%
3.9%
2.2%
5.6%
2 Times
1.7%
0.4%
3.1%
3+ Times
2.4%
1.6%
3.2%
Ever
8.1%
4.2%
11.8%
Table A-4:
8.2
8.2
8.6
8.6
8.4
Grade 6
9.6
9.5
10.2
10.2
10.7
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table A-5:
69.4%
76.4%
62.4%
7 or Under
8.2%
8.1%
8.4%
4.8%
6.2%
3.4%
10
11
4.2%
3.2%
5.2%
5.4%
0.2%
10.6%
10
11
8.5%
11.1%
6.0%
7.2%
3.7%
10.6%
6.4%
* %
12.6%
5.0%
5.9%
4.2%
12 or Over
3.0%
* %
5.9%
60.3%
69.3%
51.8%
7 or Under
10.6%
11.6%
9.5%
8
3.6%
4.2%
3.0%
12 or Over
3.4%
* %
6.5%
Table A-6:
Alcohol
Cut
School
25.9%
Sent to
Principal
67.7%
49.7%
Both
69.6%
Table A-7:
Home?
Don't
Drink
Yes
No
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
66.8%
72.9%
60.6%
13.6%
12.4%
14.7%
19.6%
14.7%
24.7%
Friends?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
66.2%
72.8%
59.7%
Yes
11.6%
5.8%
17.5%
No
22.1%
21.4%
22.8%
Somewhere else?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
66.0%
71.7%
60.4%
Yes
13.9%
10.6%
17.2%
No
20.1%
17.8%
22.4%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table A-8:
1.4%
1.8%
1.0%
None
Some
Most
60.3%
70.3%
50.3%
29.2%
21.9%
36.4%
9.1%
6.0%
12.3%
None
Some
Most
66.9%
75.3%
58.7%
25.5%
19.3%
31.5%
None
Some
70.1%
78.2%
62.1%
20.0%
12.7%
27.2%
None
Some
81.0%
85.5%
76.6%
14.0%
10.5%
17.4%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
1.6%
2.0%
1.2%
6.0%
3.4%
8.6%
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
4.3%
6.2%
2.4%
Most
5.6%
2.9%
8.3%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
2.2%
2.6%
1.7%
Most
2.9%
1.4%
4.3%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
6.7%
10.1%
3.2%
None
Some
Most
79.5%
81.7%
77.3%
11.3%
6.5%
16.1%
2.6%
1.7%
3.4%
Table A-9:
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
Yes
41.0%
32.5%
49.3%
No
58.3%
66.7%
50.0%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
0.9%
1.0%
0.8%
Yes
33.3%
24.9%
41.5%
No
65.8%
74.1%
57.7%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Yes
4.1%
5.6%
2.7%
24.3%
16.2%
32.2%
No
71.6%
78.3%
65.1%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Yes
1.6%
1.2%
1.9%
15.8%
10.3%
21.1%
No
82.6%
88.5%
77.1%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Yes
5.7%
8.2%
3.2%
13.3%
5.9%
20.4%
No
81.0%
85.9%
76.4%
Table A-10:
How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
81.9%
81.9%
81.9%
Don't
Care
1.2%
1.2%
1.3%
Think
It's OK
1.5%
1.3%
1.7%
Don't
Know
15.4%
15.7%
15.1%
Table A-11:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
0.8%
1.0%
0.7%
69.8%
76.5%
63.2%
21.6%
15.4%
27.7%
2.1%
1.2%
3.0%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.1%
1.3%
0.9%
49.6%
55.9%
43.5%
34.3%
28.9%
39.6%
5.6%
3.7%
7.3%
Do Not
Know
5.6%
5.9%
5.4%
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
9.4%
10.2%
8.7%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Wine coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
3.4%
5.5%
1.4%
43.0%
51.3%
35.1%
30.4%
23.6%
37.0%
9.0%
6.2%
11.8%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%
50.5%
60.0%
41.3%
30.0%
25.5%
34.3%
7.3%
4.2%
10.2%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
4.3%
6.7%
2.1%
65.0%
70.9%
59.3%
19.8%
12.3%
27.0%
2.3%
1.3%
3.3%
Do Not
Know
14.1%
13.5%
14.7%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
11.5%
9.3%
13.5%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
8.6%
8.8%
8.3%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table D-1:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Marijuana
All
4.6%
3.6%
1.0%
95.4%
Grade 4
1.2%
0.8%
0.3%
98.8%
Grade 6
8.0%
6.3%
1.7%
92.0%
Table D-2:
Lifetime
3.7
*
3.8
4.2
*
4.4
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Table D-3:
Grade 6
10.7
Table D-4:
97.1%
99.0%
7 or Under
0.3%
* %
8
0.1%
0.3%
9
0.1%
0.3%
10
11
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
* %
12 or Over
0.6%
* %
Grade 6
95.4%
0.5%
* %
* %
1.5%
1.3%
10
11
0.5%
* %
1.0%
2.4%
* %
4.7%
1.3%
92.2%
98.3%
86.5%
7 or Under
0.3%
* %
0.5%
0.8%
1.7%
* %
0.8%
* %
1.6%
12 or Over
2.9%
* %
5.7%
Table D-5:
Marijuana
1.7%
Cut
School
23.3%
Sent to
Principal
10.0%
Both
27.3%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table D-6:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
None
Some
78.2%
81.6%
74.9%
10.2%
5.1%
15.1%
8.1%
11.4%
4.9%
Most
3.5%
1.9%
5.1%
Table D-7:
Yes
7.9%
10.9%
5.1%
12.2%
5.8%
18.4%
No
79.9%
83.3%
76.5%
Table D-8:
How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Don't
Care
84.8%
81.5%
88.1%
Think
It's OK
1.1%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
Don't
Know
13.4%
16.2%
10.5%
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
Dangerous
Do Not
Know
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
6.3%
10.1%
2.7%
79.3%
78.6%
79.9%
8.0%
5.5%
10.4%
2.0%
0.7%
3.2%
4.4%
5.1%
3.8%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table I-1:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Inhalants
All
12.6%
8.8%
3.8%
87.4%
Grade 4
11.5%
6.7%
4.7%
88.5%
Grade 6
13.7%
10.9%
2.8%
86.3%
Table I-2:
Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Correction Fluid/Whiteout
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Not Used
Used
96.4%
98.2%
94.6%
3.6%
1.8%
5.4%
Not Used
Used
96.0%
96.4%
95.6%
4.0%
3.6%
4.4%
Not Used
Used
96.3%
96.7%
95.8%
3.7%
3.3%
4.2%
Gasoline
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Glue
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Paint Thinner
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Not Used
Used
97.6%
97.4%
97.7%
2.4%
2.6%
2.3%
Not Used
Used
95.5%
95.1%
95.8%
4.5%
4.9%
4.2%
Not Used
Used
94.6%
95.9%
93.2%
5.4%
4.1%
6.8%
Spray Paint
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Other Inhalants
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table I-3:
Lifetime
3.6
2.6
4.1
3.9
3.0
4.5
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Table I-4:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
88.2%
89.5%
86.9%
2-3
6.4%
6.1%
6.8%
4+
4.3%
3.8%
4.8%
1.0%
0.6%
1.5%
Table I-5:
Grade 6
8.4
9.7
Table I-6:
94.9%
95.8%
94.1%
7 or Under
1.3%
1.0%
1.5%
8
0.9%
1.5%
0.3%
9
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
10
11
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.8%
* %
1.5%
12 or Over
0.9%
0.3%
1.5%
90.2%
93.4%
87.1%
7 or Under
2.7%
2.2%
3.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
0.8%
1.6%
* %
10
11
1.9%
0.5%
3.1%
1.9%
0.5%
3.1%
12 or Over
1.1%
* %
2.1%
Table I-7:
Inhalants
4.4%
Cut
School
24.1%
Sent to
Principal
10.5%
Both
28.6%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table I-8:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
None
Some
80.5%
84.3%
76.9%
12.1%
7.8%
16.3%
4.7%
6.9%
2.6%
Most
2.7%
1.0%
4.3%
Table I-9:
4.7%
6.3%
3.2%
Yes
11.5%
7.3%
15.5%
No
83.8%
86.5%
81.3%
Table I-10:
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
3.5%
5.2%
1.8%
64.2%
66.6%
61.9%
20.4%
16.2%
24.4%
2.6%
1.4%
3.7%
Do Not
Know
9.3%
10.5%
8.2%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table X-1:
Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs
or alcohol from ...
An Assembly Program?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
No
Yes
27.9%
27.4%
28.4%
72.1%
72.6%
71.6%
No
Yes
58.2%
58.6%
57.9%
41.8%
41.4%
42.1%
No
Yes
29.3%
39.6%
19.3%
70.7%
60.4%
80.7%
No
Yes
47.7%
48.8%
46.7%
52.3%
51.2%
53.3%
No
Yes
Guidance Counselor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Visitor to Class?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Someone Else at School?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Your Teacher?
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
19.8%
19.1%
20.4%
80.2%
80.9%
79.6%
No
Yes
4.0%
5.1%
3.0%
96.0%
94.9%
97.0%
All
Grade 4
Grade 6
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B1:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
22.0%
13.5%
8.5%
78.0%
Grade 4
14.3%
7.9%
6.3%
85.7%
Grade 6
29.8%
19.1%
10.7%
70.2%
Alcohol
All
34.1%
24.2%
9.8%
65.9%
Grade 4
25.6%
18.3%
7.3%
74.4%
Grade 6
42.6%
30.2%
12.4%
57.4%
Inhalants
All
12.6%
8.8%
3.8%
87.4%
Grade 4
11.5%
6.7%
4.7%
88.5%
Grade 6
13.7%
10.9%
2.8%
86.3%
Marijuana
All
4.6%
3.6%
1.0%
95.4%
Grade 4
1.2%
0.8%
0.3%
98.8%
Grade 6
8.0%
6.3%
1.7%
92.0%
Table B2:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
25.1%
14.9%
10.2%
74.9%
Grade 4
16.3%
9.3%
7.1%
83.7%
Grade 6
34.1%
20.7%
13.4%
65.9%
Alcohol
All
38.2%
25.7%
12.5%
61.8%
Grade 4
27.5%
19.2%
8.3%
72.5%
Grade 6
49.0%
32.3%
16.7%
51.0%
Inhalants
All
14.3%
9.3%
5.0%
85.7%
Grade 4
12.5%
6.6%
5.9%
87.5%
Grade 6
16.2%
12.1%
4.0%
83.8%
Marijuana
All
5.6%
4.2%
1.4%
94.4%
Grade 4
1.7%
1.4%
0.3%
98.3%
Grade 6
9.5%
7.1%
2.4%
90.5%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B3:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
18.8%
12.1%
6.7%
81.2%
Grade 4
12.0%
6.6%
5.4%
88.0%
Grade 6
25.7%
17.7%
8.0%
74.3%
Alcohol
All
30.0%
22.7%
7.3%
70.0%
Grade 4
23.6%
17.2%
6.4%
76.4%
Grade 6
36.5%
28.2%
8.3%
63.5%
Inhalants
All
10.9%
8.3%
2.6%
89.1%
Grade 4
10.4%
6.8%
3.6%
89.6%
Grade 6
11.3%
9.7%
1.6%
88.7%
Marijuana
All
3.6%
2.9%
0.7%
96.4%
Grade 4
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
99.4%
Grade 6
6.6%
5.6%
1.0%
93.4%
Table B4:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
21.3%
13.2%
8.0%
78.8%
Grade 4
13.8%
8.1%
5.7%
86.2%
Grade 6
28.9%
18.4%
10.5%
71.1%
Alcohol
All
26.7%
17.8%
8.8%
73.3%
Grade 4
20.0%
12.9%
7.1%
80.0%
Grade 6
33.5%
22.9%
10.5%
66.5%
Inhalants
All
10.7%
6.7%
4.0%
89.3%
Grade 4
10.5%
5.1%
5.4%
89.5%
Grade 6
11.0%
8.4%
2.6%
89.0%
Marijuana
All
3.3%
2.9%
0.4%
96.7%
Grade 4
1.1%
0.7%
0.4%
98.9%
Grade 6
5.6%
5.2%
0.4%
94.4%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B5:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
29.1%
14.5%
14.5%
70.9%
Grade 4
17.4%
8.7%
8.7%
82.6%
Grade 6
37.5%
18.8%
18.8%
62.5%
Alcohol
All
43.6%
27.3%
16.4%
56.4%
Grade 4
27.3%
18.2%
9.1%
72.7%
Grade 6
54.5%
33.3%
21.2%
45.5%
Inhalants
All
20.4%
16.7%
3.7%
79.6%
Grade 4
14.3%
9.5%
4.8%
85.7%
Grade 6
24.2%
21.2%
3.0%
75.8%
Marijuana
All
9.3%
7.4%
1.9%
90.7%
Grade 4
4.8%
4.8%
* %
95.2%
Grade 6
12.1%
9.1%
3.0%
87.9%
Table B6:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
22.1%
13.7%
8.3%
77.9%
Grade 4
13.9%
7.9%
6.1%
86.1%
Grade 6
30.4%
19.8%
10.6%
69.6%
Alcohol
All
41.3%
30.9%
10.3%
58.7%
Grade 4
30.1%
22.4%
7.7%
69.9%
Grade 6
52.4%
39.5%
12.9%
47.6%
Inhalants
All
13.9%
10.6%
3.3%
86.1%
Grade 4
12.2%
8.5%
3.7%
87.8%
Grade 6
15.7%
12.7%
3.0%
84.3%
Marijuana
All
5.4%
3.8%
1.7%
94.6%
Grade 4
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
99.3%
Grade 6
10.2%
7.2%
3.0%
89.8%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B7:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
19.4%
11.3%
8.1%
80.6%
Grade 4
12.3%
6.8%
5.4%
87.7%
Grade 6
26.8%
15.9%
10.9%
73.2%
Alcohol
All
32.0%
22.5%
9.6%
68.0%
Grade 4
24.5%
16.8%
7.7%
75.5%
Grade 6
39.7%
28.2%
11.5%
60.3%
Inhalants
All
11.0%
8.2%
2.8%
89.0%
Grade 4
9.4%
5.8%
3.6%
90.6%
Grade 6
12.6%
10.6%
2.0%
87.4%
Marijuana
All
3.7%
2.8%
0.9%
96.3%
Grade 4
1.2%
0.8%
0.4%
98.8%
Grade 6
6.4%
4.9%
1.4%
93.6%
Table B8:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
34.6%
24.2%
10.4%
65.4%
Grade 4
24.8%
13.9%
10.9%
75.2%
Grade 6
43.6%
33.6%
10.0%
56.4%
Alcohol
All
45.1%
34.3%
10.8%
54.9%
Grade 4
33.0%
27.8%
5.2%
67.0%
Grade 6
56.1%
40.2%
15.9%
43.9%
Inhalants
All
20.3%
11.9%
8.4%
79.7%
Grade 4
21.9%
11.5%
10.4%
78.1%
Grade 6
18.9%
12.3%
6.6%
81.1%
Marijuana
All
7.6%
6.6%
1.0%
92.4%
Grade 4
1.1%
1.1%
* %
98.9%
Grade 6
13.5%
11.5%
1.9%
86.5%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B9:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
17.9%
11.1%
6.8%
82.1%
Grade 4
11.8%
6.9%
5.0%
88.2%
Grade 6
24.2%
15.5%
8.7%
75.8%
Alcohol
All
31.1%
22.2%
8.9%
68.9%
Grade 4
23.9%
17.4%
6.5%
76.1%
Grade 6
38.3%
27.1%
11.2%
61.7%
Inhalants
All
11.8%
7.8%
3.9%
88.2%
Grade 4
11.9%
6.3%
5.6%
88.1%
Grade 6
11.6%
9.4%
2.2%
88.4%
Marijuana
All
3.0%
2.6%
0.4%
97.0%
Grade 4
1.0%
0.7%
0.2%
99.0%
Grade 6
5.0%
4.5%
0.5%
95.0%
Table B10:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
30.5%
18.3%
12.3%
69.5%
Grade 4
20.0%
10.5%
9.5%
80.0%
Grade 6
41.0%
26.0%
15.0%
59.0%
Alcohol
All
40.2%
28.0%
12.1%
59.8%
Grade 4
28.6%
19.4%
9.2%
71.4%
Grade 6
51.5%
36.5%
15.0%
48.5%
Inhalants
All
14.5%
11.0%
3.6%
85.5%
Grade 4
10.9%
7.8%
3.1%
89.1%
Grade 6
18.1%
14.1%
4.0%
81.9%
Marijuana
All
7.7%
5.4%
2.3%
92.3%
Grade 4
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
98.5%
Grade 6
13.8%
9.7%
4.1%
86.2%
Ector County
Spring 1998
Table B11:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
21.4%
13.3%
8.1%
78.6%
Grade 4
12.9%
6.8%
6.1%
87.1%
Grade 6
29.5%
19.4%
10.1%
70.5%
Alcohol
All
33.6%
23.9%
9.7%
66.4%
Grade 4
23.8%
16.8%
7.0%
76.2%
Grade 6
42.9%
30.7%
12.2%
57.1%
Inhalants
All
12.6%
8.9%
3.7%
87.4%
Grade 4
11.4%
6.4%
5.0%
88.6%
Grade 6
13.7%
11.2%
2.5%
86.3%
Marijuana
All
4.1%
3.1%
1.0%
95.9%
Grade 4
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
99.2%
Grade 6
7.3%
5.5%
1.7%
92.7%
Table B12:
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
Tobacco
All
27.8%
16.5%
11.3%
72.2%
Grade 4
19.7%
11.5%
8.2%
80.3%
Grade 6
37.0%
22.2%
14.8%
63.0%
Alcohol
All
30.4%
22.6%
7.8%
69.6%
Grade 4
23.3%
18.3%
5.0%
76.7%
Grade 6
38.2%
27.3%
10.9%
61.8%
Inhalants
All
13.0%
9.6%
3.5%
87.0%
Grade 4
11.7%
8.3%
3.3%
88.3%
Grade 6
14.5%
10.9%
3.6%
85.5%
Marijuana
All
6.2%
5.3%
0.9%
93.8%
Grade 4
1.7%
1.7%
* %
98.3%
Grade 6
11.3%
9.4%
1.9%
88.7%
Ector County
Spring 1998
GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
Female
634
50.4
Male
623
49.6
Frequency Missing = 2
GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
Grade 4
639
50.8
Grade 6
620
49.2
No
403
32.3
Yes
845
67.7
Frequency Missing = 11
AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
9
191
15.3
10
413
33.0
11
211
16.9
12
379
30.3
13 or older
58
4.6
Frequency Missing = 7
ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
African/American
56
4.5
Asian/American
9
0.7
Mexican/American
561
45.2
Native/American
11
0.9
Other
43
3.5
White
562
45.2
Frequency Missing = 17
Ector County
Spring 1998
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent
Mostly A's
502
40.7
Mostly B's
517
41.9
Mostly C's
188
15.2
Mostly D's
9
0.7
Mostly F's
17
1.4
Frequency Missing = 26
Don't Know
80
6.4
No
120
9.6
Yes
1052
84.0
Frequency Missing = 7
Don't Know
428
34.3
No
284
22.8
Yes
536
42.9
Frequency Missing = 11
Don't Know
308
25.0
No
424
34.4
Yes
502
40.7
Frequency Missing = 25
No
532
43.0
Yes
704
57.0
Frequency Missing = 23
Ector County
Spring 1998
EVER INHALED GASOLINE
TO GET HIGH?
Q11A
Frequency
Percent
Not Used
1155
96.0
Used
48
4.0
Frequency Missing = 56
Not Used
1125
97.6
Used
28
2.4
Frequency Missing = 106
Not Used
1105
96.3
Used
43
3.7
Frequency Missing = 111
Frequency
Percent
Not Used
1093
96.4
Used
41
3.6
Frequency Missing = 125
Not Used
1098
95.5
Used
52
4.5
Frequency Missing = 109
Ector County
Spring 1998
EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS
TO GET HIGH?
Q11F
Frequency
Percent
Not Used
1077
94.6
Used
62
5.4
Frequency Missing = 120
Never heard of
48
3.9
Never used
937
76.7
1-2 times
162
13.3
3-10 times
43
3.5
11+ times
31
2.5
Frequency Missing = 38
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN LIFETIME
Q12B
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
67
5.6
Never used
1065
88.9
1-2 times
50
4.2
3-10 times
11
0.9
11+ times
5
0.4
Frequency Missing = 61
Never heard of
13
1.1
Never used
900
75.8
1-2 times
201
16.9
3-10 times
49
4.1
11+ times
24
2.0
Frequency Missing = 72
Never heard of
67
5.8
Never used
837
72.7
1-2 times
187
16.2
3-10 times
42
3.6
11+ times
18
1.6
Frequency Missing = 108
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Ector County
Spring 1998
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12E
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
20
1.7
Never used
962
83.9
1-2 times
137
11.9
3-10 times
18
1.6
11+ times
10
0.9
Frequency Missing = 112
Never heard of
104
8.9
Never used
967
82.4
1-2 times
76
6.5
3-10 times
21
1.8
11+ times
5
0.4
Frequency Missing = 86
Never heard of
63
5.4
Never used
1030
88.2
1-2 times
49
4.2
3-10 times
15
1.3
11+ times
11
0.9
Frequency Missing = 91
Never heard of
129
11.1
Never used
980
84.6
1-2 times
31
2.7
3-10 times
10
0.9
11+ times
9
0.8
Frequency Missing = 100
Never heard of
40
3.3
Never used
1031
84.3
1-2 times
105
8.6
3-10 times
31
2.5
11+ times
16
1.3
Frequency Missing = 36
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Ector County
Spring 1998
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13B
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
48
4.0
Never used
1118
92.9
1-2 times
33
2.7
3-10 times
2
0.2
11+ times
2
0.2
Frequency Missing = 56
Never heard of
10
0.8
Never used
989
83.1
1-2 times
149
12.5
3-10 times
26
2.2
11+ times
16
1.3
Frequency Missing = 69
Never heard of
56
4.8
Never used
948
80.5
1-2 times
138
11.7
3-10 times
25
2.1
11+ times
11
0.9
Frequency Missing = 81
Never heard of
16
1.4
Never used
1060
90.6
1-2 times
80
6.8
3-10 times
8
0.7
11+ times
6
0.5
Frequency Missing = 89
Never heard of
92
7.8
Never used
1025
86.5
1-2 times
51
4.3
3-10 times
12
1.0
11+ times
5
0.4
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Ector County
Spring 1998
Frequency Missing = 74
Never heard of
60
5.1
Never used
1059
90.0
1-2 times
39
3.3
3-10 times
13
1.1
11+ times
6
0.5
Frequency Missing = 82
Never heard of
128
10.9
Never used
1005
85.5
1-2 times
31
2.6
3-10 times
4
0.3
11+ times
8
0.7
Frequency Missing = 83
Never heard of
33
2.7
Never used
925
76.4
7 or younger
38
3.1
8
9
10
11
12
years old
years old
years old
years old
or older
39
41
44
61
29
3.2
3.4
3.6
5.0
2.4
Frequency Missing = 49
Never heard of
38
3.2
Never used
1077
91.0
7 or younger
14
1.2
8 years old
10
0.8
9 years old
11
0.9
10 years old
16
1.4
11 years old
10
0.8
12 or older
8
0.7
Frequency Missing = 75
Ector County
Spring 1998
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER
Q14C
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
9
0.8
Never used
876
74.8
7 or younger
81
6.9
8 years old
39
3.3
9 years old
46
3.9
10 years old
45
3.8
11 years old
48
4.1
12 or older
27
2.3
Frequency Missing = 88
Never heard of
52
4.5
Never used
855
73.8
7 or younger
37
3.2
8 years old
26
2.2
9 years old
51
4.4
10 years old
47
4.1
11 years old
60
5.2
12 or older
30
2.6
Frequency Missing = 101
Never heard of
18
1.6
Never used
975
85.0
7
8
9
10
11
12
or younger
years old
years old
years old
years old
or older
18
22
32
30
28
24
1.6
1.9
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.1
Never heard of
85
7.3
Never used
993
85.0
7 or younger
9
0.8
8 years old
8
0.7
9 years old
10
0.9
10 years old
15
1.3
11 years old
31
2.7
12 or older
17
1.5
Frequency Missing = 91
Ector County
Spring 1998
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q14H
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
51
4.3
Never used
1045
89.1
7 or younger
20
1.7
8 years old
13
1.1
9 years old
9
0.8
10 years old
11
0.9
11 years old
13
1.1
12 or older
11
0.9
Frequency Missing = 86
Never heard of
116
10.1
Never used
984
85.4
7 or younger
4
0.3
8 years old
4
0.3
9 years old
4
0.3
10 years old
10
0.9
11 years old
14
1.2
12 or older
16
1.4
Frequency Missing = 107
Never heard of
33
2.7
None
768
63.6
Some
Most
355
52
29.4
4.3
Frequency Missing = 51
Never heard of
41
3.5
None
1008
85.9
Some
107
9.1
Most
17
1.4
Frequency Missing = 86
Ector County
Spring 1998
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q15C
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
19
1.6
None
791
66.9
Some
301
25.5
Most
71
6.0
Frequency Missing = 77
Never heard of
50
4.3
None
822
70.1
Some
234
20.0
Most
66
5.6
Frequency Missing = 87
Never heard of
25
2.2
None
933
81.0
Some
161
14.0
Most
33
2.9
Frequency Missing = 107
Never heard of
78
6.7
None
929
79.5
Some
132
11.3
Most
30
2.6
Frequency Missing = 90
Never heard of
55
4.7
None
939
80.5
Some
141
12.1
Most
31
2.7
Frequency Missing = 93
Ector County
Spring 1998
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q15I
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
94
8.1
None
907
78.2
Some
118
10.2
Most
41
3.5
Frequency Missing = 99
Never heard of
27
2.2
No
774
64.0
Yes
409
33.8
Frequency Missing = 49
Never heard of
36
3.0
No
1003
84.9
Yes
143
12.1
Frequency Missing = 77
Q16C
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
11
0.9
No
783
65.8
Yes
396
33.3
Frequency Missing = 69
Never heard of
48
4.1
No
836
71.6
Yes
284
24.3
Frequency Missing = 91
Ector County
Spring 1998
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q16E
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
18
1.6
No
956
82.6
Yes
183
15.8
Frequency Missing = 102
Never heard of
66
5.7
No
944
81.0
Yes
155
13.3
Frequency Missing = 94
Never heard of
55
4.7
No
979
83.8
Yes
134
11.5
Frequency Missing = 91
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
92
7.9
No
928
79.9
Yes
142
12.2
Frequency Missing = 97
Do Not Drink
774
66.8
No
227
19.6
Yes
157
13.6
Frequency Missing = 101
Ector County
Spring 1998
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q17B
Frequency
Percent
Do Not Drink
739
66.2
No
247
22.1
Yes
130
11.6
Frequency Missing = 143
Do Not Drink
747
66.0
No
227
20.1
Yes
157
13.9
Frequency Missing = 128
Never heard of
26
2.2
Very dangerous
676
57.1
Dangerous
374
31.6
Not at all
17
1.4
Don't know
90
7.6
Frequency Missing = 76
TOBACCO
Q18B
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
23
2.0
Very dangerous
697
60.9
Dangerous
282
24.6
Not at all
21
1.8
Don't know
122
10.7
Frequency Missing = 114
Never heard of
12
1.1
Very dangerous
562
49.6
Dangerous
389
34.3
Not at all
63
5.6
Don't know
107
9.4
Frequency Missing = 126
Ector County
Spring 1998
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS
TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q18D
Frequency
Percent
Never heard of
38
3.4
Very dangerous
482
43.0
Dangerous
341
30.4
Not at all
101
9.0
Don't know
158
14.1
Frequency Missing = 139
Never heard of
9
0.8
Very dangerous
564
50.5
Dangerous
335
30.0
Not at all
81
7.3
Don't know
128
11.5
Frequency Missing = 142
Never heard of
49
4.3
Very dangerous
734
65.0
Dangerous
223
19.8
Not at all
26
2.3
Don't know
97
8.6
Frequency Missing = 130
Never heard of
39
3.5
Very dangerous
722
64.2
Dangerous
229
20.4
Not at all
29
2.6
Don't know
105
9.3
Frequency Missing = 135
Never heard of
70
6.3
Very dangerous
876
79.3
Dangerous
88
8.0
Not at all
22
2.0
Don't know
49
4.4
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Ector County
Spring 1998
Frequency Missing = 154
No
230
19.8
Yes
934
80.2
Frequency Missing = 95
No
331
29.3
Yes
797
70.7
Frequency Missing = 131
No
309
27.9
Yes
799
72.1
Frequency Missing = 151
No
639
58.2
Yes
458
41.8
Frequency Missing = 162
No
527
47.7
Yes
577
52.3
Frequency Missing = 155
Ector County
Spring 1998
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20A
Frequency
Percent
Never
935
78.6
1 time
138
11.6
2 times
52
4.4
3+ times
64
5.4
Frequency Missing = 70
Never
920
80.3
1 time
111
9.7
2 times
58
5.1
3+ times
57
5.0
Frequency Missing = 113
Never
991
87.8
1 time
76
6.7
2 times
35
3.1
3+ times
27
2.4
Frequency Missing = 130
Never
1016
91.9
1 time
43
3.9
2 times
19
1.7
3+ times
27
2.4
Frequency Missing = 154
No
1181
97.3
Yes
33
2.7
Frequency Missing = 45
Ector County
Spring 1998
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency
Percent
No
845
69.1
Yes
378
30.9
Frequency Missing = 36
Don't like it
991
81.9
Don't care
15
1.2
Think it's O.K.
18
1.5
Don't know
186
15.4
Frequency Missing = 49
Don't like it
1025
84.8
Don't care
13
1.1
Think it's O.K.
9
0.7
Don't know
162
13.4
Frequency Missing = 50