Denton

Spring 1998

Table T-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Any tobacco product

All
18.9%
11.7%
7.3%
81.1%
Grade 4
13.5%
7.0%
6.5%
86.5%
Grade 5
13.9%
8.4%
5.5%
86.1%
Grade 6
28.8%
19.1%
9.7%
71.2%

Cigarettes
All
16.8%
10.3%
6.4%
83.2%
Grade 4
11.9%
5.6%
6.3%
88.1%
Grade 5
11.2%
7.1%
4.1%
88.8%
Grade 6
26.6%
17.8%
8.8%
73.4%

Smokeless tobacco
All
5.4%
2.5%
2.9%
94.6%
Grade 4
3.9%
1.9%
1.9%
96.1%
Grade 5
5.1%
2.8%
2.3%
94.9%
Grade 6
7.1%
2.7%
4.4%
92.9%

Table T-2:

Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any tobacco product

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

School
Year

Lifetime

4.4
2.9
4.1
5.0

4.4
4.2
3.8
4.7

School

Lifetime

Cigarettes

Year
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.2
2.8
3.7
4.8

3.8
3.3
3.3
4.3

School
Year

Lifetime

3.3
*
3.2
3.9

3.4
4.7
3.1
3.0

Smokeless tobacco

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

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Table T-3:

Average age of first use of tobacco:

Grade 4
Tobacco

Grade 5

8.3

9.3

Grade 6
10.1

Table T-4:

Average age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

85.1%
88.1%
86.8%
80.1%

7 or Under
2.7%
3.6%
3.0%
1.5%

2.7%
4.3%
2.0%
1.8%

1.6%
1.8%
1.6%
1.5%

10

11

3.1%
1.1%
4.6%
3.3%

2.9%
0.7%
1.6%
6.6%

10

11

5.3%
2.3%
4.1%
8.3%

5.5%
* %
4.9%
10.1%

12 or Over
1.9%
0.4%
0.3%
5.2%

Other Family Situation

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

73.0%
82.0%
81.1%
60.1%

7 or Under
4.3%
5.5%
1.6%
5.4%

4.1%
5.5%
4.1%
3.0%

5.0%
4.7%
3.3%
6.5%

12 or Over
2.9%
* %
0.8%
6.5%

Table T-5:

About how many of your close friends use ...

Any tobacco product?

Never
Heard of

None

Some

Most

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.8%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%

70.1%
78.2%
72.9%
60.0%

24.8%
18.9%
22.9%
32.1%

None

Some

70.9%
78.9%
73.7%
60.9%

23.4%
16.7%
22.1%
30.9%

None

Some

4.3%
2.0%
3.4%
7.1%

Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.7%
2.7%
1.4%
1.1%

Most
3.9%
1.7%
2.8%
7.0%

Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.4%
3.7%
2.4%
1.4%

89.7%
89.2%
90.3%
89.5%

7.0%
6.3%
6.4%
8.2%

Most
0.9%
0.8%
0.9%
0.9%

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Table T-6:

Have you ever been offered ...

Any tobacco product?

Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.2%
1.7%
1.1%
0.7%

Yes
27.8%
19.0%
25.2%
38.4%

No
71.0%
79.3%
73.7%
60.9%

Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.8%
3.2%
1.6%
0.7%

Yes
25.7%
16.3%
23.5%
36.6%

No
72.5%
80.5%
74.9%
62.7%

Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.1%
4.8%
3.5%
1.1%

Yes
9.6%
6.9%
7.3%
14.3%

No
87.3%
88.3%
89.2%
84.6%

Table T-7:

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Any tobacco product?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

0.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%

61.5%
72.5%
61.7%
51.2%

31.7%
21.1%
32.2%
41.2%

1.5%
1.0%
1.2%
2.3%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

1.2%
2.5%
0.7%
0.5%

50.0%
60.4%
49.6%
40.7%

39.9%
29.7%
41.1%
48.2%

1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
3.3%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

1.8%
3.0%
2.1%
0.5%

52.7%
61.8%
53.0%
44.3%

34.6%
25.3%
36.7%
40.8%

3.0%
2.7%
1.8%
4.4%

Do Not
Know
4.9%
5.0%
4.7%
5.1%

Cigarettes?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Do Not
Know
7.1%
6.3%
7.6%
7.3%

Smokeless tobacco?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Do Not
Know
7.9%
7.1%
6.5%
10.0%

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Spring 1998

Table A-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Any alcohol product

All
24.1%
17.0%
7.1%
75.9%
Grade 4
21.5%
14.0%
7.5%
78.5%
Grade 5
18.2%
12.4%
5.7%
81.8%
Grade 6
32.2%
24.0%
8.1%
67.8%

Beer
All
15.1%
9.9%
5.2%
84.9%
Grade 4
13.4%
8.2%
5.2%
86.6%
Grade 5
10.3%
6.5%
3.7%
89.7%
Grade 6
21.2%
14.7%
6.5%
78.8%

Wine coolers
All
13.6%
8.3%
5.3%
86.4%
Grade 4
10.2%
5.4%
4.8%
89.8%
Grade 5
9.9%
5.2%
4.7%
90.1%
Grade 6
20.2%
13.8%
6.3%
79.8%

Wine
All
13.8%
8.6%
5.3%
86.2%
Grade 4
10.3%
5.8%
4.5%
89.8%
Grade 5
11.0%
7.5%
3.5%
89.0%
Grade 6
19.9%
12.2%
7.7%
80.1%

Liquor
All
8.3%
4.7%
3.6%
91.7%
Grade 4
5.5%
2.2%
3.2%
94.5%
Grade 5
5.8%
3.5%
2.3%
94.2%
Grade 6
13.2%
8.0%
5.1%
86.8%

Table A-2:

Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any alcohol product

School

Lifetime

Year
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

5.7
3.9
4.3
7.4

6.5
5.2
5.6
7.9

School
Year

Lifetime

3.2
2.8
2.6
3.6

3.4
3.1
3.6
3.5

School
Year

Lifetime

3.1
*
1.8
3.7

2.9
2.2
1.9
3.6

Beer

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Liquor

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

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Wine
School
Year

Lifetime

2.5
2.6
2.3
2.6

2.8
3.2
2.8
2.6

School
Year

Lifetime

3.9
2.2
2.6
4.9

3.8
3.2
2.8
4.7

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Wine coolers

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
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 5
Grade 6

Never

1 Time

88.8%
91.5%
92.0%
83.1%

5.1%
4.2%
3.5%
7.6%

Never

1 Time

2 Times
2.8%
2.5%
2.1%
3.7%

3+ Times
3.3%
1.7%
2.4%
5.7%

Ever
11.2%
8.5%
8.0%
16.9%

Wine Coolers?
2 Times

3+ Times

Ever

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

88.8%
91.5%
92.4%
82.7%

5.6%
5.3%
4.4%
7.0%

Never

1 Time

89.4%
91.8%
91.4%
85.3%

5.8%
4.9%
4.4%
8.0%

Never

1 Time

93.8%
97.0%
96.0%
88.9%

3.3%
2.5%
2.5%
4.9%

2.2%
1.6%
1.5%
3.6%

3.4%
1.6%
1.7%
6.7%

11.2%
8.5%
7.6%
17.3%

Wine?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2 Times
2.9%
2.4%
2.2%
4.1%

3+ Times
1.8%
0.8%
2.0%
2.7%

Ever
10.6%
8.2%
8.6%
14.7%

Liquor?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2 Times
0.9%
* %
0.5%
2.2%

3+ Times
1.9%
0.5%
1.0%
3.9%

Ever
6.2%
3.0%
4.0%
11.1%

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Table A-4:

Average age of first use of alcohol:

Grade 4
Alcohol
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor

8.3
8.2
8.5
8.6
8.5

Grade 5
9.0
8.7
9.4
9.2
9.7

Grade 6
9.7
9.8
10.1
10.1
10.4

Table A-5:

Average age of first use of alcohol by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

80.5%
82.4%
84.6%
74.0%

7 or Under
4.5%
5.5%
4.0%
4.1%

8
3.1%
5.1%
1.3%
3.0%

10

11

4.8%
4.0%
5.4%
4.8%

2.3%
0.4%
2.3%
4.1%

10

11

7.0%
10.4%
7.4%
4.1%

5.5%
1.6%
5.7%
8.2%

5.3%
* %
3.3%
10.6%

2.9%
2.6%
2.3%
3.7%

12 or Over
2.0%
* %
* %
6.3%

Other Family Situation

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

67.4%
71.2%
74.6%
59.4%

7 or Under
7.0%
9.6%
5.7%
5.9%

8
5.5%
7.2%
3.3%
5.9%

12 or Over
2.4%
* %
* %
5.9%

Table A-6:

Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this

school year:

No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Alcohol

Cut
School

14.9%

Sent to
Principal

76.1%

42.0%

Both
96.6%

Table A-7:

When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ...

Home?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

78.2%
80.8%
82.8%
71.3%

Yes
10.9%
11.8%
9.2%
11.7%

No
10.9%
7.4%
8.0%
17.0%

Friends?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

77.8%
80.2%
82.2%
71.4%

Yes
6.9%
3.0%
3.0%
14.1%

No
15.3%
16.8%
14.8%
14.6%

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Somewhere else?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Yes

77.6%
81.2%
80.5%
71.7%

No

8.5%
6.1%
8.2%
10.9%

13.9%
12.8%
11.3%
17.3%

Table A-8:

About how many of your close friends use ...

Any alcohol product?

Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.9%
1.0%
0.7%
1.1%

None

Some

72.1%
75.7%
77.1%
63.9%

20.8%
19.1%
17.3%
25.6%

None

Some

77.6%
79.8%
83.1%
70.3%

17.2%
16.0%
12.3%
22.9%

None

Some

Most
6.2%
4.2%
4.9%
9.3%

Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.0%
1.3%
0.7%
0.9%

Most
4.3%
2.9%
3.9%
5.8%

Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of

Most

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

7.6%
13.1%
7.7%
2.7%

76.0%
72.2%
80.4%
75.1%

12.9%
13.4%
9.2%
16.2%

None

Some

83.8%
86.6%
85.1%
80.1%

12.6%
9.9%
11.6%
16.0%

None

Some

85.8%
85.4%
89.6%
82.4%

8.0%
5.0%
7.0%
11.7%

3.5%
1.4%
2.7%
6.1%

Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.6%
1.9%
1.5%
1.4%

Most
1.9%
1.6%
1.7%
2.4%

Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.4%
9.3%
2.7%
1.9%

Most
1.7%
0.3%
0.7%
4.0%

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Table A-9:

Have you ever been offered ...

Any alcohol product?

Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.4%

Yes
27.3%
21.9%
22.8%
36.7%

No
71.7%
76.9%
76.0%
62.9%

Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.2%
1.8%
1.4%
0.5%

Yes
21.4%
16.7%
17.4%
29.5%

No
77.4%
81.5%
81.2%
70.1%

Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.3%
13.4%
8.9%
3.1%

Yes
13.1%
7.9%
10.4%
20.4%

No
78.6%
78.7%
80.7%
76.5%

Wine?
Never
Heard of
All

1.4%

Yes
13.1%

No
85.6%

Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.0%
1.4%
0.7%

8.4%
11.3%
18.9%

89.5%
87.2%
80.4%

Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Yes

4.5%
8.2%
4.1%
1.6%

10.5%
5.4%
7.9%
17.7%

No
85.0%
86.4%
88.1%
80.7%

Table A-10:

How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't
Like It

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

82.1%
82.8%
80.6%
82.8%

Don't
Care
2.7%
1.5%
4.5%
2.1%

Think
It's OK
1.3%
1.5%
1.4%
1.1%

Don't
Know
13.9%
14.3%
13.5%
14.0%

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Table A-11:

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Any alcohol product?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
0.7%

65.6%
71.7%
66.7%
58.8%

27.0%
21.2%
25.7%
33.9%

2.2%
1.5%
2.7%
2.4%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.8%

43.8%
47.2%
45.8%
38.9%

42.6%
40.3%
39.9%
47.2%

5.6%
4.2%
5.1%
7.5%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

8.3%
14.1%
7.3%
4.2%

36.2%
40.9%
37.8%
30.4%

34.1%
27.2%
33.1%
41.3%

9.5%
7.5%
7.8%
12.8%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

0.7%

40.1%

40.1%

9.2%

Do Not
Know
4.3%
4.8%
3.9%
4.1%

Beer?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Do Not
Know
7.5%
8.1%
9.0%
5.6%

Wine coolers?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Do Not
Know
11.8%
10.3%
14.0%
11.2%

Wine?

All

Do Not
Know
10.0%

Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.2%
* %
0.8%

45.2%
39.8%
35.6%

37.4%
38.6%
43.8%

7.8%
9.4%
10.4%

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

3.2%
5.3%
3.1%
1.3%

62.8%
68.0%
65.2%
55.8%

25.8%
18.5%
23.4%
34.8%

1.9%
2.2%
2.3%
1.0%

8.4%
12.2%
9.3%

Liquor?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Do Not
Know
6.4%
5.9%
6.0%
7.2%

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Table D-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Marijuana
All
3.3%
2.3%
1.0%
96.7%
Grade 4
0.7%
0.2%
0.5%
99.3%
Grade 5
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 6
7.0%
5.2%
1.8%
93.0%

Table D-2:

Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

School
Year

Lifetime

4.3
*
*
4.5

4.7
*
*
5.0

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Table D-3:

Average age of first use of marijuana:

Grade 4
Marijuana

Grade 5
*

Grade 6
10.8

Table D-4:

Average age of first use of marijuana by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never

7 or Under

10

11

12 or Over

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

98.0%
99.2%
98.2%
96.5%

0.3%
0.4%
* %
0.4%

0.1%
0.4%
* %
* %

0.3%
* %
0.4%
0.4%

0.3%
* %
0.4%
0.4%

0.8%
* %
1.1%
1.2%

10

11

1.3%
* %
* %
3.1%

1.8%
* %
* %
4.3%

0.4%
* %
* %
1.2%

Other Family Situation

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

93.6%
99.1%
97.4%
87.0%

7 or Under
0.3%
* %
0.9%
* %

8
0.5%
* %
0.9%
0.6%

9
0.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%

12 or Over
1.8%
* %
* %
4.3%

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Spring 1998

Table D-5:

Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this

school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems

Marijuana

Cut
School

1.3%

Sent to
Principal

22.7%

7.8%

Both
28.6%

Table D-6:

About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

Never
Heard of

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

6.7%
14.4%
3.7%
2.8%

None

Some

Most

83.1%
80.5%
90.2%
78.6%

7.8%
4.3%
4.9%
13.8%

2.4%
0.8%
1.2%
4.9%

Table D-7:

Have you ever been offered marijuana?

Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Yes

7.1%
16.0%
4.9%
1.2%

8.9%
5.0%
6.1%
15.1%

No
84.1%
79.1%
89.1%
83.8%

Table D-8:

How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't
Like It

Don't
Care

Think
It's OK

Don't
Know

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

85.2%
81.8%
85.2%
88.3%

1.4%
0.5%
2.6%
1.1%

0.2%
* %
0.2%
0.2%

13.2%
17.7%
12.0%
10.3%

Table D-9:

How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous

5.6%
12.3%
3.8%
1.6%

79.3%
75.6%
84.0%
78.0%

9.6%
6.3%
8.2%
13.7%

1.2%
0.6%
0.5%
2.3%

Do Not
Know
4.3%
5.1%
3.5%
4.4%

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Spring 1998

Table I-1:

How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Inhalants
All
10.8%
8.1%
2.7%
89.2%
Grade 4
10.0%
7.8%
2.2%
90.0%
Grade 5
10.3%
6.8%
3.5%
89.7%
Grade 6
12.0%
9.6%
2.4%
88.0%

Table I-2:

Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Not Used

Used

96.9%
97.9%
97.9%
95.0%

3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
5.0%

Not Used

Used

96.4%
97.1%
95.6%
96.6%

3.6%
2.9%
4.4%
3.4%

Not Used

Used

96.3%
95.9%

3.7%
4.1%

Gasoline

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Glue

All
Grade 4

Grade 5
Grade 6

97.6%
95.4%

2.4%
4.6%

Not Used

Used

97.6%
97.5%
97.7%
97.7%

2.4%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%

Not Used

Used

97.1%
98.2%
97.6%
95.6%

2.9%
1.8%
2.4%
4.4%

Not Used

Used

94.3%
96.6%
94.5%
92.0%

5.7%
3.4%
5.5%
8.0%

Paint Thinner

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Spray Paint

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Inhalants

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

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Spring 1998

Table I-3:

Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:

School
Year

Lifetime

3.8
3.3
3.5
4.3

3.9
3.6
3.4
4.3

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Table I-4:

Number of different kinds of inhalants used:

0

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

90.0%
91.2%
90.8%
88.2%

2-3

5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
5.3%

4+

3.6%
2.8%
3.6%
4.4%

1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
2.2%

Table I-5:

Average age of first use of inhalants:

Grade 4
Inhalants

8.6

Grade 5
9.9

Grade 6
10.1

Table I-6:

Average age of first use of inhalants by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never
All

94.1%

7 or Under
1.0%

8
0.2%

9
0.7%

10

11

1.8%

1.7%

12 or Over
0.4%

Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

95.8%
94.5%
91.8%

1.1%
0.3%
1.6%

0.4%
* %
0.4%

0.8%
0.3%
1.2%

1.9%
2.7%
0.8%

* %
1.7%
3.5%

10

11

1.3%
1.7%
2.6%
* %

3.3%
* %
2.6%
6.2%

* %
0.3%
0.8%

Other Family Situation

Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

91.1%
92.2%
91.5%
90.1%

7 or Under
1.3%
2.6%
1.7%
* %

1.0%
1.7%
0.9%
0.6%

1.5%
1.7%
0.9%
1.9%

12 or Over
0.5%
* %
* %
1.2%

Table I-7:

Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this

school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems

Inhalants

3.8%

Cut
School
23.3%

Sent to
Principal
13.6%

Both
22.2%

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Spring 1998

Table I-8:

About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

Never
Heard of

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

None

Some

83.8%
83.4%
87.3%
80.9%

9.9%
8.8%
7.1%
13.5%

3.5%
6.2%
2.4%
2.1%

Most
2.8%
1.6%
3.2%
3.5%

Table I-9:

Have you ever been offered inhalants?

Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.9%
6.0%
4.3%
1.6%

Yes
9.3%
5.7%
8.2%
13.5%

No
86.8%
88.3%
87.4%
84.8%

Table I-10:

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
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

2.9%
4.2%
2.6%
2.0%

62.2%
61.8%
63.7%
61.1%

24.0%
22.4%
22.8%
26.6%

4.0%
4.2%
4.4%
3.3%

Do Not
Know
6.9%
7.4%
6.5%
6.9%

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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 5
Grade 6

No

Yes

44.2%
52.4%
43.9%
37.2%

55.8%
47.6%
56.1%
62.8%

No

Yes

48.7%
44.1%
52.2%
49.6%

51.3%
55.9%
47.8%
50.4%

No

Yes

18.7%
28.8%
16.0%
12.4%

81.3%
71.2%
84.0%
87.6%

No

Yes

55.3%
65.6%
52.5%
48.7%

44.7%
34.4%
47.5%
51.3%

Guidance Counselor?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Visitor to Class?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Someone Else at School?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Your Teacher?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

No

Yes

27.4%
30.6%
29.0%
22.9%

72.6%
69.4%
71.0%
77.1%

No

Yes

6.7%
14.3%
3.3%
3.0%

93.3%
85.7%
96.7%
97.0%

Any School Source?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Denton
Spring 1998
Table B1:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> All Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
18.9%
11.7%
7.3%
81.1%
Grade 4
13.5%
7.0%
6.5%
86.5%
Grade 5
13.9%
8.4%
5.5%
86.1%
Grade 6
28.8%
19.1%
9.7%
71.2%

Alcohol
All
24.1%
17.0%
7.1%
75.9%
Grade 4
21.5%
14.0%
7.5%
78.5%
Grade 5
18.2%
12.4%
5.7%
81.8%
Grade 6
32.2%
24.0%
8.1%
67.8%

Inhalants
All
10.8%
8.1%
2.7%
89.2%
Grade 4
10.0%
7.8%
2.2%
90.0%
Grade 5
10.3%
6.8%
3.5%
89.7%
Grade 6
12.0%
9.6%
2.4%
88.0%

Marijuana
All
3.3%
2.3%
1.0%
96.7%
Grade 4
0.7%
0.2%
0.5%
99.3%
Grade 5
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 6
7.0%
5.2%
1.8%
93.0%

Table B2:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Male Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
20.6%
11.8%
8.8%
79.4%
Grade 4
11.8%
5.7%
6.2%
88.2%
Grade 5
18.0%
10.6%
7.4%
82.0%
Grade 6
31.4%
18.8%
12.6%
68.6%

Alcohol
All
27.5%
19.0%
8.5%
72.5%
Grade 4
22.4%
13.8%
8.6%
77.6%

Grade 5
24.2%
17.7%
6.5%
75.8%
Grade 6
35.4%
25.1%
10.3%
64.6%

Inhalants
All
11.3%
8.0%
3.3%
88.7%
Grade 4
9.2%
6.8%
2.4%
90.8%
Grade 5
14.2%
10.4%
3.8%
85.8%
Grade 6
10.6%
6.9%
3.7%
89.4%

Marijuana
All
4.3%
3.2%
1.1%
95.7%
Grade 4
0.5%
0.5%
* %
99.5%
Grade 5
2.4%
1.9%
0.5%
97.6%
Grade 6
9.9%
7.1%
2.8%
90.1%

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Spring 1998
Table B3:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Female Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
17.3%
11.5%
5.8%
82.7%
Grade 4
14.9%
8.0%
7.0%
85.1%
Grade 5
10.0%
6.3%
3.6%
90.0%
Grade 6
26.3%
19.4%
6.9%
73.7%

Alcohol
All
20.7%
14.9%
5.8%
79.3%
Grade 4
20.4%
13.9%
6.5%
79.6%
Grade 5
12.3%
7.3%
5.0%
87.7%
Grade 6
29.0%
22.9%
6.1%
71.0%

Inhalants
All
10.3%
8.2%
2.2%
89.7%
Grade 4
11.1%
9.0%
2.0%
88.9%
Grade 5
6.4%
3.2%
3.2%
93.6%
Grade 6
13.4%
12.1%
1.3%
86.6%

Marijuana
All
2.3%
1.4%
0.9%
97.7%
Grade 4
1.0%
* %
1.0%
99.0%
Grade 5
1.4%
0.5%
0.9%
98.6%
Grade 6
4.4%
3.5%
0.9%
95.6%

Table B4:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> White Students

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
17.4%
11.0%
6.4%
82.6%
Grade 4
11.6%
5.5%
6.1%
88.4%
Grade 5
14.1%
8.8%
5.4%
85.9%
Grade 6
26.3%
18.7%
7.7%
73.7%

Alcohol
All
21.6%
15.3%
6.3%
78.4%
Grade 4
19.5%
13.0%
6.5%
80.5%

Grade 5
17.2%
11.5%
5.7%
82.8%
Grade 6
28.2%
21.5%
6.7%
71.8%

Inhalants
All
9.8%
7.6%
2.2%
90.2%
Grade 4
9.3%
7.3%
2.1%
90.7%
Grade 5
8.9%
6.5%
2.4%
91.1%
Grade 6
11.1%
9.1%
2.0%
88.9%

Marijuana
All
2.9%
2.1%
0.8%
97.1%
Grade 4
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
99.3%
Grade 5
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
98.6%
Grade 6
6.5%
5.2%
1.4%
93.5%

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Spring 1998
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
All
18.8%
9.8%
9.0%
81.2%
Grade 4
16.7%
7.4%
9.3%
83.3%
Grade 5
15.9%
11.4%
4.5%
84.1%
Grade 6
25.7%
11.4%
14.3%
74.3%

Alcohol
All
28.6%
20.3%
8.3%
71.4%
Grade 4
22.6%
13.2%
9.4%
77.4%
Grade 5
27.3%
20.5%
6.8%
72.7%
Grade 6
38.9%
30.6%
8.3%
61.1%

Inhalants
All
14.6%
10.8%
3.8%
85.4%
Grade 4
11.1%
9.3%
1.9%
88.9%
Grade 5
23.8%
14.3%
9.5%
76.2%
Grade 6
8.8%
8.8%
* %
91.2%

Marijuana
All
3.2%
1.6%
1.6%
96.8%
Grade 4
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
5.0%
5.0%
* %
95.0%
Grade 6
5.9%
* %
5.9%
94.1%

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
All
25.0%
15.6%
9.4%
75.0%
Grade 4
23.3%
14.0%
9.3%
76.7%
Grade 5
7.7%
3.8%
3.8%
92.3%
Grade 6
40.0%
26.2%
13.8%
60.0%

Alcohol
All
29.7%
19.6%
10.1%
70.3%
Grade 4
33.3%
16.7%
16.7%
66.7%

Grade 5
15.7%
13.7%
2.0%
84.3%
Grade 6
38.5%
26.2%
12.3%
61.5%

Inhalants
All
12.3%
8.4%
3.9%
87.7%
Grade 4
12.8%
10.3%
2.6%
87.2%
Grade 5
9.8%
5.9%
3.9%
90.2%
Grade 6
14.1%
9.4%
4.7%
85.9%

Marijuana
All
3.9%
2.6%
1.3%
96.1%
Grade 4
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
2.0%
* %
2.0%
98.0%
Grade 6
8.1%
6.5%
1.6%
91.9%

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Spring 1998
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
All
17.1%
10.4%
6.7%
82.9%
Grade 4
13.8%
7.0%
6.8%
86.2%
Grade 5
11.4%
7.2%
4.3%
88.6%
Grade 6
25.8%
16.7%
9.1%
74.2%

Alcohol
All
22.2%
15.6%
6.6%
77.8%
Grade 4
20.7%
13.6%
7.1%
79.3%
Grade 5
16.7%
11.6%
5.1%
83.3%
Grade 6
29.0%
21.4%
7.6%
71.0%

Inhalants
All
9.7%
7.5%
2.2%
90.3%
Grade 4
9.6%
7.4%
2.2%
90.4%
Grade 5
8.7%
6.5%
2.2%
91.3%
Grade 6
10.8%
8.7%
2.1%
89.2%

Marijuana
All
2.8%
2.0%
0.8%
97.2%
Grade 4
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
99.4%
Grade 5
2.2%
1.4%
0.8%
97.8%
Grade 6
5.6%
4.3%
1.3%
94.4%

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
All
29.7%
18.4%
11.4%
70.3%
Grade 4
7.3%
2.4%
4.9%
92.7%
Grade 5
28.6%
14.3%
14.3%
71.4%
Grade 6
45.9%
32.8%
13.1%
54.1%

Alcohol
All
33.5%
25.3%
8.2%
66.5%
Grade 4
25.0%
12.5%
12.5%
75.0%

Grade 5
24.6%
17.5%
7.0%
75.4%
Grade 6
47.5%
41.0%
6.6%
52.5%

Inhalants
All
18.3%
11.1%
7.2%
81.7%
Grade 4
15.4%
12.8%
2.6%
84.6%
Grade 5
20.0%
7.3%
12.7%
80.0%
Grade 6
18.6%
13.6%
5.1%
81.4%

Marijuana
All
6.0%
3.3%
2.6%
94.0%
Grade 4
2.6%
* %
2.6%
97.4%
Grade 5
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
13.6%
8.5%
5.1%
86.4%

Denton
Spring 1998
Table B9:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Living With 2 Parents

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
14.8%
9.0%
5.8%
85.2%
Grade 4
10.7%
5.0%
5.7%
89.3%
Grade 5
12.7%
7.5%
5.2%
87.3%
Grade 6
21.5%
14.9%
6.5%
78.5%

Alcohol
All
19.2%
13.5%
5.7%
80.8%
Grade 4
16.8%
10.4%
6.4%
83.2%
Grade 5
15.8%
11.5%
4.3%
84.2%
Grade 6
25.5%
18.9%
6.5%
74.5%

Inhalants
All
9.5%
7.4%
2.1%
90.5%
Grade 4
8.3%
6.2%
2.2%
91.7%
Grade 5
9.3%
6.6%
2.7%
90.7%
Grade 6
11.0%
9.5%
1.5%
89.0%

Marijuana
All
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 4
0.7%
* %
0.7%
99.3%
Grade 5
1.7%
1.0%
0.7%
98.3%
Grade 6
3.4%
2.6%
0.7%
96.6%

Table B10:

Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents

Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used

Tobacco
All
26.7%
16.5%
10.2%
73.3%
Grade 4
20.0%
11.5%
8.5%
80.0%
Grade 5
15.9%
9.5%
6.3%
84.1%
Grade 6
39.7%
25.3%
14.4%
60.3%

Alcohol
All
33.6%
23.8%
9.8%
66.4%
Grade 4
32.6%
22.5%
10.1%
67.4%

Grade 5
23.0%
14.3%
8.7%
77.0%
Grade 6
42.2%
31.8%
10.4%
57.8%

Inhalants
All
13.0%
9.5%
3.6%
87.0%
Grade 4
14.1%
11.7%
2.3%
85.9%
Grade 5
12.1%
7.3%
4.8%
87.9%
Grade 6
12.9%
9.4%
3.5%
87.1%

Marijuana
All
6.0%
4.3%
1.7%
94.0%
Grade 4
0.8%
0.8%
* %
99.2%
Grade 5
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
98.3%
Grade 6
13.1%
9.5%
3.6%
86.9%

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Spring 1998
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
All
18.2%
11.2%
6.9%
81.8%
Grade 4
12.7%
6.2%
6.5%
87.3%
Grade 5
13.3%
8.0%
5.3%
86.7%
Grade 6
27.6%
18.8%
8.8%
72.4%

Alcohol
All
22.4%
16.1%
6.2%
77.6%
Grade 4
19.6%
12.7%
6.9%
80.4%
Grade 5
17.3%
12.2%
5.1%
82.7%
Grade 6
29.5%
22.7%
6.8%
70.5%

Inhalants
All
10.5%
8.3%
2.2%
89.5%
Grade 4
10.3%
7.9%
2.3%
89.7%
Grade 5
10.0%
7.0%
3.0%
90.0%
Grade 6
11.2%
9.7%
1.4%
88.8%

Marijuana
All
2.6%
1.6%
0.9%
97.4%
Grade 4
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
2.4%
1.5%
0.9%
97.6%
Grade 6
4.9%
3.2%
1.7%
95.1%

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
All
22.7%
13.4%
9.2%
77.3%
Grade 4
13.7%
6.8%
6.8%
86.3%
Grade 5
19.5%
12.2%
7.3%
80.5%
Grade 6
33.7%
20.5%
13.3%
66.3%

Alcohol
All
32.2%
22.0%
10.2%
67.8%
Grade 4
31.0%
19.7%
11.3%
69.0%

Grade 5
23.2%
14.6%
8.5%
76.8%
Grade 6
42.2%
31.3%
10.8%
57.8%

Inhalants
All
10.6%
6.8%
3.8%
89.4%
Grade 4
5.6%
4.2%
1.4%
94.4%
Grade 5
11.1%
7.4%
3.7%
88.9%
Grade 6
14.6%
8.5%
6.1%
85.4%

Marijuana
All
6.1%
4.8%
1.3%
93.9%
Grade 4
1.4%
* %
1.4%
98.6%
Grade 5
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
15.9%
13.4%
2.4%
84.1%

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Spring 1998
GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent

Female
657
49.8
Male
662
50.2
Frequency Missing = 4

GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent

Grade 4
422
31.9
Grade 5
444
33.6
Grade 6
457
34.5

DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?

Q3
Frequency
Percent

No
436
33.4
Yes
871
66.6
Frequency Missing = 16

AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent

8 or younger
1
0.1
9
95
7.3
10
361
27.6

11
12
13 or older

437
357
58

33.4
27.3
4.4

Frequency Missing = 14

ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent

African/American
137
10.6
Asian/American
25
1.9
Mexican/American
164
12.7
Native/American
25
1.9
Other
52
4.0
White
893
68.9
Frequency Missing = 27

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent

Mostly A's
583
44.8
Mostly B's
558
42.9
Mostly C's
126
9.7
Mostly D's
22
1.7
Mostly F's
12
0.9
Frequency Missing = 22

LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Q7
Frequency
Percent

Don't Know
61
4.7
No
239
18.3
Yes
1008
77.1
Frequency Missing = 15

EITHER PARENT GRADUATE

FROM COLLEGE
Q8
Frequency
Percent

Don't Know
369
28.3
No
214
16.4
Yes
721
55.3
Frequency Missing = 19

QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED

PRICE LUNCH?
Q9
Frequency
Percent

Don't Know
378
29.0
No
597
45.9
Yes
327
25.1
Frequency Missing = 21

PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?

Q10
Frequency
Percent

No
565
43.3
Yes
741
56.7
Frequency Missing = 17

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

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Spring 1998
EVER INHALED GASOLINE
TO GET HIGH?
Q11A
Frequency
Percent

Not Used
1242
96.4
Used
46
3.6
Frequency Missing = 35

EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER

TO GET HIGH?
Q11B
Frequency
Percent

Not Used
1234
97.6
Used
30
2.4
Frequency Missing = 59

EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?

Q11C
Frequency
Percent

Not Used
1205
96.3
Used
46
3.7
Frequency Missing = 72

EVER INHALED WHITEOUT

TO GET HIGH?
Q11D

Frequency

Percent


Not Used
1208
96.9
Used
39
3.1
Frequency Missing = 76

EVER INHALED SPRAY

PAINT TO GET HIGH?
Q11E
Frequency
Percent

Not Used
1213
97.1
Used
36
2.9
Frequency Missing = 74

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

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Spring 1998
EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS
TO GET HIGH?
Q11F
Frequency
Percent

Not Used
1171
94.3
Used
71
5.7
Frequency Missing = 81

CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
30
2.3
Never used
1039
81.2
1-2 times
139
10.9
3-10 times
42
3.3
11+ times
30
2.3
Frequency Missing = 43

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN LIFETIME
Q12B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
57
4.5
Never used
1141
90.1
1-2 times
50
3.9
3-10 times
9
0.7
11+ times
9
0.7
Frequency Missing = 57

BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
9
0.7
Never used
1043
84.5
1-2 times
129
10.4
3-10 times
37
3.0
11+ times
17
1.4
Frequency Missing = 88

WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
128
10.6
Never used
917
75.9
1-2 times
109
9.0
3-10 times
29
2.4
11+ times
25
2.1
Frequency Missing = 115
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

Denton
Spring 1998
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
17
1.4
Never used
1030
85.3
1-2 times
123
10.2
3-10 times
32
2.7
11+ times
5
0.4
Frequency Missing = 116

LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
77
6.2
Never used
1067
85.8
1-2 times
78
6.3
3-10 times
16
1.3
11+ times
6
0.5
Frequency Missing = 79

INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
65
5.2
Never used
1091
87.8
1-2 times
52
4.2
3-10 times
28
2.3
11+ times
7
0.6
Frequency Missing = 80

MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12I
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
116
9.5
Never used
1064
87.1
1-2 times
24
2.0
3-10 times
7
0.6
11+ times
10
0.8
Frequency Missing = 102

CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
28
2.2
Never used
1125
87.3
1-2 times
81
6.3
3-10 times
33
2.6
11+ times
21
1.6
Frequency Missing = 35
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

Denton
Spring 1998
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
45
3.6
Never used
1182
93.9
1-2 times
22
1.7
3-10 times
8
0.6
11+ times
2
0.2
Frequency Missing = 64

BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
10
0.8
Never used
1077
88.7
1-2 times
93
7.7
3-10 times
24
2.0
11+ times
10
0.8
Frequency Missing = 109

WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
110
9.3
Never used
970
81.9
1-2 times
65
5.5
3-10 times
28
2.4
11+ times
11
0.9
Frequency Missing = 139

WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
16
1.4
Never used
1059
89.4
1-2 times
90
7.6
3-10 times
16
1.4
11+ times
3
0.3
Frequency Missing = 139

LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
65
5.3
Never used
1098
89.8
1-2 times
43
3.5
3-10 times
14
1.1
11+ times
3
0.2
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

Denton
Spring 1998
Frequency Missing = 100

INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
44
3.6
Never used
1123
90.8
1-2 times
43
3.5
3-10 times
21
1.7
11+ times
6
0.5
Frequency Missing = 86

MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
104
8.7
Never used
1067
88.9
1-2 times
17
1.4
3-10 times
7
0.6
11+ times
5
0.4
Frequency Missing = 123

AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES

Q14A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
16
1.3
Never used
1027
81.3
7 or younger
31
2.5

8
9
10
11
12

years old
years old
years old
years old
or older

33
37
44
46
29

2.6
2.9
3.5
3.6
2.3

Frequency Missing = 60

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO
Q14B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
39
3.1
Never used
1137
91.6
7 or younger
13
1.0
8 years old
11
0.9
9 years old
10
0.8
10 years old
15
1.2
11 years old
10
0.8
12 or older
6
0.5
Frequency Missing = 82

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER
Q14C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
9
0.8
Never used
963
83.2
7 or younger
47
4.1
8 years old
33
2.8
9 years old
28
2.4
10 years old
30
2.6
11 years old
26
2.2
12 or older
22
1.9
Frequency Missing = 165

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS

Q14D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
108
9.4
Never used
884
77.1
7 or younger
21
1.8
8 years old
21
1.8
9 years old
31
2.7
10 years old
32
2.8
11 years old
28
2.4
12 or older
22
1.9
Frequency Missing = 176

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE

Q14E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
13
1.1
Never used
995
85.5

7
8
9
10
11
12

or younger
years old
years old
years old
years old
or older

22
22
35
34
24
19

1.9
1.9
3.0
2.9
2.1
1.6

Frequency Missing = 159

AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
59
4.9
Never used
1074
88.3
7 or younger
9
0.7
8 years old
9
0.7
9 years old
14
1.2
10 years old
12
1.0
11 years old
25
2.1
12 or older
14
1.2
Frequency Missing = 107

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q14H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
44
3.6
Never used
1090
89.3
7 or younger
13
1.1
8 years old
6
0.5
9 years old
13
1.1
10 years old
22
1.8
11 years old
27
2.2
12 or older
5
0.4
Frequency Missing = 103

AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA

Q14I
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
104
8.7
Never used
1047
87.8
7 or younger
3
0.3
8 years old
3
0.3
9 years old
5
0.4
10 years old
8
0.7
11 years old
13
1.1
12 or older
10
0.8
Frequency Missing = 130

CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES

Q15A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
22
1.7
None
908
70.9

Some
Most

300
50

23.4
3.9

Frequency Missing = 43

CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO
Q15B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
30
2.4
None
1117
89.7
Some
87
7.0
Most
11
0.9
Frequency Missing = 78

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q15C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
12
1.0
None
944
77.6
Some
209
17.2
Most
52
4.3
Frequency Missing = 106

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS

Q15D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
90
7.6
None
900
76.0
Some
153
12.9
Most
41
3.5
Frequency Missing = 139

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

Q15E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
19
1.6
None
1001
83.8
Some
151
12.6
Most
23
1.9
Frequency Missing = 129

CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR

Q15F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
54
4.4
None
1045
85.8
Some
98
8.0
Most
21
1.7
Frequency Missing = 105

CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS

Q15H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
42
3.5
None
1010
83.8
Some
119
9.9
Most
34
2.8
Frequency Missing = 118

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q15I
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
81
6.7
None
1006
83.1
Some
95
7.8
Most
29
2.4
Frequency Missing = 112

EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES

Q16A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
23
1.8
No
925
72.5
Yes
328
25.7
Frequency Missing = 47

EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO
Q16B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
39
3.1
No
1098
87.3
Yes
121
9.6
Frequency Missing = 65

EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER

Q16C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
15
1.2
No
965
77.4
Yes
267
21.4
Frequency Missing = 76

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS

Q16D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
101
8.3
No
960
78.6
Yes
160
13.1
Frequency Missing = 102

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q16E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
17
1.4
No
1062
85.6
Yes
162
13.1
Frequency Missing = 82

EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR

Q16F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
56
4.5
No
1057
85.0
Yes
131
10.5
Frequency Missing = 79

EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS

Q16H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
48
3.9
No
1066
86.8
Yes
114
9.3
Frequency Missing = 95

EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA

Q16I

Frequency

Percent


Never heard of
86
7.1
No
1024
84.1
Yes
108
8.9
Frequency Missing = 105

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME

Q17A
Frequency
Percent

Do Not Drink
954
78.2
No
133
10.9
Yes
133
10.9
Frequency Missing = 103

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q17B
Frequency
Percent

Do Not Drink
833
77.8
No
164
15.3
Yes
74
6.9
Frequency Missing = 252

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE

Q17C
Frequency
Percent

Do Not Drink
829
77.6
No
148
13.9
Yes
91
8.5
Frequency Missing = 255

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES

Q18A
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
15
1.2
Very dangerous
618
50.0
Dangerous
493
39.9
Not at all
22
1.8
Don't know
88
7.1
Frequency Missing = 87

DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO
Q18B
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
21
1.8
Very dangerous
611
52.7
Dangerous
401
34.6
Not at all
35
3.0
Don't know
92
7.9
Frequency Missing = 163

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER

Q18C
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
5
0.5
Very dangerous
466
43.8
Dangerous
453
42.6
Not at all
60
5.6
Don't know
80
7.5
Frequency Missing = 259

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS
TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q18D
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
85
8.3
Very dangerous
370
36.2
Dangerous
349
34.1
Not at all
97
9.5
Don't know
121
11.8
Frequency Missing = 301

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE

Q18E
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
7
0.7
Very dangerous
421
40.1
Dangerous
421
40.1
Not at all
97
9.2
Don't know
105
10.0
Frequency Missing = 272

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR

Q18F
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
36
3.2
Very dangerous
711
62.8
Dangerous
292
25.8
Not at all
21
1.9
Don't know
72
6.4
Frequency Missing = 191

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS

Q18H
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
33
2.9
Very dangerous
703
62.2
Dangerous
271
24.0
Not at all
45
4.0
Don't know
78
6.9
Frequency Missing = 193

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA

Q18I
Frequency
Percent

Never heard of
61
5.6
Very dangerous
862
79.3
Dangerous
104
9.6
Not at all
13
1.2
Don't know
47
4.3
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district

Denton
Spring 1998
Frequency Missing = 236

DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER

Q19A
Frequency
Percent

No
320
27.4
Yes
850
72.6
Frequency Missing = 153

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

VISITOR TO CLASS
Q19B
Frequency
Percent

No
207
18.7
Yes
899
81.3
Frequency Missing = 217

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
Q19C
Frequency
Percent

No
474
44.2
Yes
598
55.8
Frequency Missing = 251

DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

GUIDE COUNSELOR
Q19D
Frequency
Percent

No
513
48.7
Yes
540
51.3
Frequency Missing = 270

DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE

ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q19E
Frequency
Percent

No
597
55.3
Yes
483
44.7
Frequency Missing = 243

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20A
Frequency
Percent

Never
1121
88.8
1 time
65
5.1
2 times
35
2.8
3+ times
42
3.3
Frequency Missing = 60

WINE COOLERS, TWO OR

MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20B
Frequency
Percent

Never
1066
88.8
1 time
67
5.6
2 times
27
2.2
3+ times
41
3.4
Frequency Missing = 122

WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME

Q20C
Frequency
Percent

Never
1064
89.4
1 time
69
5.8
2 times
35
2.9
3+ times
22
1.8
Frequency Missing = 133

LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME
Q20D
Frequency
Percent

Never
1098
93.8
1 time
39
3.3
2 times
11
0.9
3+ times
22
1.9
Frequency Missing = 153

MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT

PARENT'S CONSENT
Q21
Frequency
Percent

No
1225
96.4
Yes
46
3.6
Frequency Missing = 52

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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

Denton
Spring 1998
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency
Percent

No
876
69.0
Yes
393
31.0
Frequency Missing = 54

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER

Q23
Frequency
Percent

Don't like it
1039
82.1
Don't care
34
2.7
Think it's O.K.
17
1.3
Don't know
176
13.9
Frequency Missing = 57

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

USING MARIJUANA
Q24
Frequency
Percent

Don't like it
1081
85.2
Don't care
18
1.4
Think it's O.K.
2
0.2
Don't know
168
13.2
Frequency Missing = 54

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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