SPRING 2008
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Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 5
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do 8
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 9
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 82.1% 6.2% 3.6% 3.9% 2.4% 1.8%
Grade 7 89.5% 4.5% 1.8% 2.1% 0.8% 1.1%
Grade 8 86.3% 5.0% 2.8% 3.0% 1.4% 1.6%
Grade 9 83.0% 7.1% 3.2% 3.6% 1.6% 1.6%
Grade 10 79.1% 7.4% 3.9% 3.9% 4.7% 1.2%
Grade 11 74.9% 6.4% 4.7% 7.2% 4.3% 2.6%
Grade 12 76.7% 7.4% 6.3% 4.4% 2.2% 3.0%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 11
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 12
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 14
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
alcohol used?
Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from.. 15
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 48.4% 32.0% 14.2% 4.0% 1.4%
Grade 7 56.1% 27.9% 12.3% 3.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 48.6% 32.8% 13.8% 3.8% 1.0%
Grade 9 49.2% 31.8% 14.0% 3.7% 1.2%
Grade 10 46.4% 34.5% 14.3% 3.2% 1.6%
Grade 11 37.1% 34.1% 18.8% 7.0% 3.1%
Grade 12 50.9% 31.5% 12.8% 3.3% 1.5%
From friends
All 41.6% 22.8% 15.0% 15.7% 5.1%
Grade 7 53.9% 30.5% 8.3% 6.6% 0.7%
Grade 8 44.9% 29.4% 13.4% 10.6% 1.7%
Grade 9 43.0% 22.1% 17.2% 13.9% 3.7%
Grade 10 37.3% 20.1% 14.1% 21.3% 7.2%
Grade 11 28.4% 19.4% 19.4% 23.7% 9.1%
Grade 12 37.5% 11.5% 19.0% 21.6% 10.4%
From a store
All 43.8% 42.3% 6.6% 4.1% 3.1%
Grade 7 54.9% 40.3% 2.8% 1.9% 0.1%
Grade 8 47.6% 44.3% 4.4% 2.7% 1.0%
Grade 9 45.7% 43.2% 7.0% 2.9% 1.2%
Grade 10 39.7% 43.7% 5.2% 6.7% 4.8%
Grade 11 29.5% 50.9% 8.0% 5.4% 6.3%
Grade 12 41.3% 30.9% 14.5% 5.9% 7.4%
At parties
All 39.0% 18.7% 12.3% 17.6% 12.4%
Grade 7 49.1% 25.5% 11.7% 9.8% 3.9%
Grade 8 41.8% 22.9% 12.2% 13.4% 9.7%
Grade 9 40.4% 17.1% 14.3% 20.4% 7.8%
Grade 10 35.9% 18.5% 12.9% 18.5% 14.1%
Grade 11 26.8% 15.6% 12.9% 24.1% 20.5%
Grade 12 36.5% 9.8% 9.0% 21.1% 23.7%
Other source
All 44.2% 28.4% 11.2% 9.2% 7.0%
Grade 7 54.3% 30.6% 8.1% 4.0% 3.0%
Grade 8 48.2% 30.6% 9.1% 8.5% 3.5%
Grade 9 45.7% 28.6% 10.7% 9.0% 6.0%
Grade 10 40.2% 28.7% 15.5% 8.0% 7.6%
Grade 11 29.8% 28.9% 13.8% 15.6% 12.0%
Grade 12 42.7% 21.4% 11.1% 12.2% 12.6%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 16
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you.. 24
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you.. 25
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you.. 26
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 82.8% 4.4% 4.1% 4.3% 2.9% 1.4%
Grade 7 90.7% 2.7% 2.0% 2.1% 1.6% 0.9%
Grade 8 84.1% 4.1% 4.1% 3.7% 3.1% 0.8%
Grade 9 82.8% 3.7% 4.9% 3.7% 3.3% 1.6%
Grade 10 81.8% 5.1% 5.1% 4.3% 2.0% 1.6%
Grade 11 75.1% 7.0% 5.2% 5.7% 4.4% 2.6%
Grade 12 79.9% 4.6% 3.5% 7.7% 3.1% 1.2%
Blunts? All 85.4% 4.4% 4.0% 2.7% 2.4% 1.0%
Grade 7 92.7% 2.4% 2.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0.6%
Grade 8 86.5% 5.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% 0.4%
Grade 9 86.0% 2.5% 4.5% 2.9% 3.3% 0.8%
Grade 10 84.2% 5.7% 5.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.2%
Grade 11 79.6% 6.7% 5.8% 3.6% 2.7% 1.8%
Grade 12 80.8% 5.5% 3.1% 5.1% 3.9% 1.6%
Bongs or water pipes? All 90.4% 3.3% 2.4% 1.6% 1.5% 0.8%
Grade 7 95.5% 2.3% 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% 0.6%
Grade 8 92.2% 2.3% 2.1% 1.2% 1.6% 0.6%
Grade 9 90.8% 1.7% 3.3% 1.3% 2.1% 0.8%
Grade 10 91.8% 3.3% 2.5% 0.8% 0.4% 1.2%
Grade 11 83.6% 6.7% 2.7% 4.4% 1.8% 0.9%
Grade 12 86.4% 5.1% 3.1% 1.6% 3.1% 0.8%
Pipes? All 89.5% 3.7% 2.6% 1.8% 1.6% 0.7%
Grade 7 93.9% 2.3% 1.5% 1.2% 0.7% 0.4%
Grade 8 91.6% 3.4% 1.7% 2.1% 1.1% 0.2%
Grade 9 90.6% 2.0% 2.9% 1.2% 2.4% 0.8%
Grade 10 90.5% 3.7% 3.3% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Grade 11 84.1% 6.2% 3.1% 3.5% 2.2% 0.9%
Grade 12 84.0% 5.4% 3.9% 2.7% 2.7% 1.2%
Some other way? All 90.3% 3.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7%
Grade 7 94.6% 2.3% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 92.4% 2.5% 1.4% 0.8% 1.9% 1.0%
Grade 9 91.2% 2.5% 1.3% 1.7% 1.3% 2.1%
Grade 10 92.1% 3.3% 2.1% 0.4% 0.8% 1.3%
Grade 11 83.1% 6.7% 1.8% 4.4% 1.8% 2.2%
Grade 12 86.4% 5.0% 1.2% 1.2% 2.7% 3.5%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 28
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 29
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 34
Table I-5: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-6: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants? 35
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 36
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 44.2%
Grade 7 28.8%
Grade 8 44.3%
Grade 9 53.0%
Grade 10 52.0%
Grade 11 40.9%
Grade 12 53.2%
An assembly program All 40.6%
Grade 7 43.3%
Grade 8 46.0%
Grade 9 42.5%
Grade 10 30.0%
Grade 11 35.1%
Grade 12 42.2%
Guidance counselor All 37.7%
Grade 7 39.7%
Grade 8 54.7%
Grade 9 45.0%
Grade 10 25.7%
Grade 11 21.4%
Grade 12 28.2%
Science class All 33.4%
Grade 7 38.9%
Grade 8 36.4%
Grade 9 37.8%
Grade 10 30.2%
Grade 11 21.9%
Grade 12 28.4%
Social studies class All 20.8%
Grade 7 26.3%
Grade 8 19.6%
Grade 9 21.4%
Grade 10 15.1%
Grade 11 14.7%
Grade 12 24.0%
Student group session All 21.4%
Grade 7 18.5%
Grade 8 19.6%
Grade 9 29.7%
Grade 10 22.1%
Grade 11 14.7%
Grade 12 24.5%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 37
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 33.8%
Grade 7 32.1%
Grade 8 38.0%
Grade 9 43.7%
Grade 10 27.7%
Grade 11 25.4%
Grade 12 33.5%
Another source at school All 34.1%
Grade 7 31.3%
Grade 8 36.0%
Grade 9 46.2%
Grade 10 30.7%
Grade 11 23.5%
Grade 12 34.8%
Any school source All 41.5%
Grade 7 52.7%
Grade 8 50.8%
Grade 9 33.8%
Grade 10 34.5%
Grade 11 35.1%
Grade 12 42.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 38
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 42.7%
Grade 7 50.3%
Grade 8 51.7%
Grade 9 46.3%
Grade 10 30.6%
Grade 11 32.9%
Grade 12 35.7%
Another adult in school ( All 40.2%
Grade 7 44.2%
Grade 8 45.5%
Grade 9 45.2%
Grade 10 34.9%
Grade 11 31.9%
Grade 12 33.9%
A counselor or program ou All 39.8%
Grade 7 39.6%
Grade 8 39.0%
Grade 9 43.4%
Grade 10 40.9%
Grade 11 38.8%
Grade 12 37.2%
Your parents All 62.6%
Grade 7 66.0%
Grade 8 64.6%
Grade 9 66.9%
Grade 10 61.8%
Grade 11 55.4%
Grade 12 57.5%
A medical doctor All 47.6%
Grade 7 48.8%
Grade 8 50.9%
Grade 9 51.9%
Grade 10 44.2%
Grade 11 43.8%
Grade 12 43.1%
Your friends All 65.6%
Grade 7 58.2%
Grade 8 66.8%
Grade 9 65.2%
Grade 10 63.6%
Grade 11 73.9%
Grade 12 69.3%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 39
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 60.8%
Grade 7 58.9%
Grade 8 62.8%
Grade 9 63.8%
Grade 10 62.4%
Grade 11 60.5%
Grade 12 56.4%
Table X-3: Since school began in the fall, have you sought help, other than
from family or friends, for problems in any way connected with your use of
alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs?
CATEGORY Yes
Seek Help All 12.3%
Grade 7 10.1%
Grade 8 13.7%
Grade 9 16.7%
Grade 10 10.9%
Grade 11 8.4%
Grade 12 13.2%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 42
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 29.1%
Grade 7 24.3%
Grade 8 29.8%
Grade 9 26.7%
Grade 10 33.5%
Grade 11 30.5%
Grade 12 32.2%
Books, magazines, poster All 51.4%
Grade 7 45.8%
Grade 8 52.1%
Grade 9 55.6%
Grade 10 58.3%
Grade 11 50.7%
Grade 12 48.6%
TV, radio, or other audi All 53.2%
Grade 7 50.2%
Grade 8 53.0%
Grade 9 60.1%
Grade 10 56.1%
Grade 11 50.7%
Grade 12 50.2%
Your parents All 57.1%
Grade 7 53.8%
Grade 8 58.5%
Grade 9 65.3%
Grade 10 57.4%
Grade 11 55.9%
Grade 12 52.4%
All students
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Male students
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Female students
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White students
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Black students
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Mexican/American students
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students would seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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RECENT HALLUCINOGEN USE RECENT ECSTASY USE MARIJUANA USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17E Frequency Percent Q17J Frequency Percent q18d Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2168 97.55 Never Heard/Used 2164 94.83 Never Heard/Used 2045 88.25
In Your Lifetime 30 1.35 In Your Lifetime 53 2.32 1-2 times 132 5.69
Since School Began 9 0.39 Since School Began 25 1.09 3-10 times 79 3.43
In the Past Month 16 0.71 In the Past Month 40 1.76 11+ times 61 2.63
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2183 96.83 Never Heard/Used 2272 98.84 Never Heard/Used 2230 95.68
In Your Lifetime 33 1.44 In Your Lifetime 15 0.65 1-2 times 61 2.63
Since School Began 10 0.45 Since School Began 3 0.14 3-10 times 26 1.11
In the Past Month 29 1.28 In the Past Month 9 0.37 11+ times 14 0.58
RECENT DOWNER USE TOBACCO USE IN PAST MONTH CRACK USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17G Frequency Percent q18a Frequency Percent q18f Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 2176 96.40 Never Heard/Used 2114 89.66 Never Heard/Used 2315 98.98
In Your Lifetime 32 1.42 1-2 times 141 5.97 1-2 times 18 0.78
Since School Began 13 0.60 3-10 times 58 2.47 3-10 times 2 0.08
In the Past Month 36 1.59 11+ times 45 1.91 11+ times 3 0.15
RECENT ROHYPNOL USE ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH CLOSE FRIENDS USE
Q17H Frequency Percent q18b Frequency Percent CIGARETTES
Never Heard/Used 2122 93.58 Never Heard/Used 1702 72.55 q19a Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 60 2.66 1-2 times 387 16.51 Never heard/None 1017 44.04
Since School Began 37 1.64 3-10 times 187 7.99 A few 723 31.31
In the Past Month 48 2.13 11+ times 69 2.95 Some 369 15.98
Most 155 6.73
All 45 1.94
Frequency Missing = 190.11927245 Frequency Missing = 111.35847824
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
SMOKELESS TOBACCO WINE MARIJUANA
q21b Frequency Percent q21e Frequency Percent q21h Frequency Percent
9 or younger 12 9.10 9 or younger 75 8.98 9 or younger 15 3.24
10 years old 8 5.83 10 years old 56 6.68 10 years old 18 3.92
11 years old 10 7.51 11 years old 55 6.63 11 years old 33 7.27
12 years old 12 8.99 12 years old 101 12.14 12 years old 60 13.24
13 years old 18 13.71 13 years old 135 16.19 13 years old 90 19.73
14 years old 19 14.55 14 years old 134 16.09 14 years old 87 19.08
15 years old 16 11.89 15 years old 155 18.60 15 years old 87 19.05
16 years old 16 12.15 16 years old 75 8.99 16 years old 44 9.57
17 years old 15 11.23 17 years old 35 4.16 17 years old 15 3.18
18 or older 7 5.04 18 or older 13 1.54 18 or older 8 1.73
AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q21c Frequency Percent q21f Frequency Percent q21i Frequency Percent
9 or younger 173 16.80 9 or younger 34 4.36 9 or younger 5 2.65
10 years old 62 6.06 10 years old 33 4.24 10 years old 1 0.58
11 years old 73 7.11 11 years old 40 5.10 11 years old 8 3.90
12 years old 128 12.46 12 years old 66 8.44 12 years old 18 9.37
13 years old 153 14.84 13 years old 113 14.60 13 years old 27 13.85
14 years old 146 14.18 14 years old 133 17.13 14 years old 36 18.69
15 years old 155 15.10 15 years old 186 23.96 15 years old 56 28.52
16 years old 82 7.96 16 years old 107 13.73 16 years old 24 12.10
17 years old 39 3.77 17 years old 52 6.72 17 years old 17 8.52
18 or older 18 1.73 18 or older 13 1.73 18 or older 4 1.82
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q22c Frequency Percent q22f Frequency Percent q22i Frequency Percent
Every day 7 0.32 Every day 3 0.13 Every day 7 0.35
Several times/wk 71 3.37 Several times/wk 43 2.07 Several times/wk 16 0.88
Several times/mo 197 9.31 Several times/mo 144 6.84 Several times/mo 24 1.28
About once/month 212 9.98 About once/month 182 8.68 About once/month 26 1.42
About once/year 194 9.14 About once/year 175 8.35 About once/year 23 1.24
< once/year 182 8.60 < once/year 129 6.14 < once/year 38 2.07
Never used 1257 59.28 Never used 1423 67.80 Never used 1721 92.76
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q22d Frequency Percent q22g Frequency Percent q22j Frequency Percent
Every day 13 0.62 Every day 6 0.34 Several times/wk 2 0.10
Several times/wk 56 2.63 Several times/wk 24 1.30 Several times/mo 4 0.21
Several times/mo 177 8.37 Several times/mo 17 0.91 About once/month 9 0.46
About once/month 227 10.73 About once/month 42 2.31 About once/year 4 0.18
About once/year 209 9.88 About once/year 35 1.92 < once/year 10 0.48
< once/year 161 7.61 < once/year 39 2.15 Never used 1939 98.57
Never used 1273 60.15 Never used 1663 91.06
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Frequency Missing = 823.8453487
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
MPHLETS
q38b Percent
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
No 48.63 USING MARIJUANA
Yes 51.37 q39c Frequency Percent
Strong disapprove 1352 82.49
Frequency Missing = 857.3876177 Mild disapprove 49 2.96
Neither 41 2.47
Mildly approve 15 0.93
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Strongly approve 16 1.00
TV/RADIO/OTHER Don't know 166 10.14
AUDIO/VIDEO
q38c Frequency Percent
No 757 46.78 Frequency Missing = 819.35441065
Yes 862 53.22