Royse City
SPRING 2010
Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
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
you usually have at one time, on average?
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more
drinks of alcohol at one time?
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 81.7% 6.5% 4.3% 3.5% 2.3% 1.7%
Grade 7 90.8% 2.8% 3.6% 0.4% 0.4% 2.0%
Grade 8 87.2% 5.1% 3.6% 2.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Grade 9 84.8% 4.5% 2.7% 4.5% 1.9% 1.5%
Grade 10 75.8% 9.1% 4.3% 4.8% 3.9% 2.2%
Grade 11 79.2% 7.9% 5.1% 2.8% 3.2% 1.9%
Grade 12 68.3% 11.4% 7.8% 6.6% 4.2% 1.8%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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..
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home?
All 41.6% 22.7% 23.8% 8.2% 3.7%
Grade 7 58.6% 20.5% 14.2% 5.0% 1.7%
Grade 8 49.4% 19.9% 17.0% 8.1% 5.5%
Grade 9 38.1% 24.2% 25.0% 8.8% 3.8%
Grade 10 34.4% 19.4% 30.8% 11.9% 3.5%
Grade 11 36.7% 25.7% 25.7% 8.3% 3.7%
Grade 12 28.3% 27.7% 32.5% 7.2% 4.2%
From friends?
All 40.0% 22.9% 16.2% 15.7% 5.2%
Grade 7 59.6% 27.0% 8.7% 3.9% 0.9%
Grade 8 49.4% 23.6% 16.5% 9.0% 1.5%
Grade 9 37.9% 30.7% 13.8% 14.6% 3.1%
Grade 10 31.0% 18.6% 23.0% 20.4% 7.1%
Grade 11 34.3% 21.1% 14.6% 19.7% 10.3%
Grade 12 23.6% 13.3% 21.8% 30.9% 10.3%
From a store?
All 42.2% 47.6% 5.8% 3.2% 1.2%
Grade 7 59.9% 36.6% 2.6% 0.0% 0.9%
Grade 8 51.0% 45.2% 3.1% 0.8% 0.0%
Grade 9 40.1% 50.6% 5.1% 3.9% 0.4%
Grade 10 33.5% 53.6% 8.0% 4.0% 0.9%
Grade 11 37.9% 50.0% 6.1% 3.7% 2.3%
Grade 12 27.2% 50.6% 11.1% 7.4% 3.7%
At parties?
All 39.3% 20.5% 12.1% 16.3% 11.8%
Grade 7 56.2% 23.0% 7.7% 8.1% 5.1%
Grade 8 49.6% 22.2% 10.0% 12.6% 5.6%
Grade 9 37.4% 24.9% 13.2% 13.2% 11.3%
Grade 10 31.1% 18.2% 16.4% 21.8% 12.4%
Grade 11 33.3% 20.2% 13.6% 15.0% 17.8%
Grade 12 24.0% 12.0% 12.0% 29.9% 22.2%
Other source?
All 41.7% 30.2% 12.0% 9.6% 6.5%
Grade 7 59.5% 26.2% 6.3% 4.2% 3.8%
Grade 8 47.6% 27.7% 10.9% 10.5% 3.4%
Grade 9 38.2% 31.1% 13.0% 11.0% 6.7%
Grade 10 35.7% 30.3% 14.5% 10.9% 8.6%
Grade 11 36.4% 34.6% 13.6% 8.9% 6.5%
Grade 12 28.1% 32.5% 15.0% 13.1% 11.3%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..
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..
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..
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 81.7% 6.6% 4.5% 4.9% 1.5% 0.8%
Grade 7 95.8% 1.3% 1.3% 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 87.5% 3.3% 4.4% 3.7% 1.1% 0.0%
Grade 9 87.7% 1.5% 4.6% 4.2% 1.1% 0.8%
Grade 10 71.7% 11.1% 7.5% 6.2% 2.7% 0.9%
Grade 11 74.7% 8.8% 5.5% 8.8% 1.4% 0.9%
Grade 12 67.3% 17.0% 4.2% 7.3% 2.4% 1.8%
Blunts? All 81.5% 5.5% 4.4% 4.6% 3.3% 0.7%
Grade 7 95.6% 1.3% 1.3% 0.4% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 8 89.5% 3.7% 3.0% 3.0% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 9 86.9% 2.7% 3.8% 3.8% 1.9% 0.8%
Grade 10 71.4% 9.8% 8.0% 5.4% 4.5% 0.9%
Grade 11 77.3% 5.1% 5.1% 7.9% 3.7% 0.9%
Grade 12 63.5% 12.0% 5.4% 8.4% 9.0% 1.8%
Bongs or water pipes? All 84.4% 5.3% 3.1% 4.8% 2.0% 0.4%
Grade 7 97.3% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0%
Grade 8 91.6% 2.7% 0.8% 4.6% 0.4% 0.0%
Grade 9 91.3% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Grade 10 76.0% 6.3% 4.1% 10.0% 3.2% 0.5%
Grade 11 78.4% 6.1% 4.7% 6.6% 3.3% 0.9%
Grade 12 66.7% 15.2% 7.3% 6.1% 4.2% 0.6%
Pipes? All 84.3% 5.7% 2.6% 4.7% 2.2% 0.5%
Grade 7 97.3% 0.0% 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 8 92.4% 2.3% 1.5% 3.0% 0.8% 0.0%
Grade 9 90.7% 3.5% 0.8% 2.7% 1.6% 0.8%
Grade 10 77.6% 9.1% 1.8% 6.4% 4.1% 0.9%
Grade 11 74.5% 8.5% 3.8% 9.0% 3.3% 0.9%
Grade 12 67.9% 12.7% 7.3% 7.9% 3.6% 0.6%
Some other way? All 89.1% 4.3% 2.0% 1.6% 0.8% 2.2%
Grade 7 98.7% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 92.1% 3.0% 3.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.8%
Grade 9 93.3% 2.4% 0.4% 1.6% 0.8% 1.6%
Grade 10 83.9% 4.9% 3.6% 2.7% 1.3% 3.6%
Grade 11 85.8% 5.7% 1.9% 2.8% 1.4% 2.4%
Grade 12 77.4% 11.6% 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% 4.9%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 33.6%
Grade 7 15.0%
Grade 8 63.1%
Grade 9 41.0%
Grade 10 35.8%
Grade 11 23.6%
Grade 12 17.4%
An assembly program All 51.5%
Grade 7 83.8%
Grade 8 89.3%
Grade 9 25.7%
Grade 10 40.3%
Grade 11 30.8%
Grade 12 30.7%
Guidance counselor All 13.1%
Grade 7 16.3%
Grade 8 25.6%
Grade 9 9.9%
Grade 10 9.6%
Grade 11 7.8%
Grade 12 6.7%
Science class All 14.7%
Grade 7 18.2%
Grade 8 14.9%
Grade 9 20.1%
Grade 10 10.2%
Grade 11 14.9%
Grade 12 7.8%
Social studies class All 10.7%
Grade 7 17.5%
Grade 8 14.9%
Grade 9 8.9%
Grade 10 7.3%
Grade 11 5.8%
Grade 12 8.0%
Student group session All 8.6%
Grade 7 6.2%
Grade 8 5.9%
Grade 9 8.7%
Grade 10 10.6%
Grade 11 13.3%
Grade 12 7.9%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 25.3%
Grade 7 41.5%
Grade 8 49.6%
Grade 9 11.0%
Grade 10 18.6%
Grade 11 15.3%
Grade 12 11.7%
Another source at school All 23.7%
Grade 7 22.2%
Grade 8 30.7%
Grade 9 26.7%
Grade 10 21.4%
Grade 11 23.3%
Grade 12 16.3%
Any school source All 56.4%
Grade 7 68.4%
Grade 8 80.1%
Grade 9 52.7%
Grade 10 46.9%
Grade 11 39.1%
Grade 12 43.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
CATEGORY Yes
Counselor/program in-school All 31.2%
Grade 7 47.5%
Grade 8 40.9%
Grade 9 32.7%
Grade 10 21.5%
Grade 11 20.2%
Grade 12 18.0%
Another adult in school All 28.8%
Grade 7 41.9%
Grade 8 31.2%
Grade 9 26.4%
Grade 10 22.0%
Grade 11 24.2%
Grade 12 25.6%
Counselor/program outside-school All 37.7%
Grade 7 48.9%
Grade 8 39.5%
Grade 9 37.3%
Grade 10 33.6%
Grade 11 32.2%
Grade 12 32.3%
Your parents All 59.0%
Grade 7 70.9%
Grade 8 57.3%
Grade 9 54.1%
Grade 10 55.4%
Grade 11 57.4%
Grade 12 58.8%
A medical doctor All 44.3%
Grade 7 58.8%
Grade 8 49.4%
Grade 9 43.3%
Grade 10 37.0%
Grade 11 36.8%
Grade 12 36.7%
Your friends All 73.3%
Grade 7 63.7%
Grade 8 69.3%
Grade 9 70.1%
Grade 10 79.5%
Grade 11 80.6%
Grade 12 80.0%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
Another adult All 64.4%
Grade 7 67.0%
Grade 8 64.8%
Grade 9 61.8%
Grade 10 65.1%
Grade 11 57.8%
Grade 12 70.2%
Table X-3: Since school began in the fall, have you sought help, other than
from family or friends, for problems in any way connected with your use of
alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs?
CATEGORY Yes
Seek Help All 5.8%
Grade 7 5.5%
Grade 8 6.7%
Grade 9 4.4%
Grade 10 7.7%
Grade 11 4.1%
Grade 12 6.4%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET BEER
q20c Frequency Percent q20g Frequency Percent q21c Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 469 33.61 Never heard/None 1108 79.18 Never heard of 88 6.40
A few 354 25.40 A few 209 14.94 Impossible 207 15.08
Some 248 17.77 Some 62 4.41 Very difficult 90 6.53
Most 255 18.29 Most 21 1.47 Somewhat diff 191 13.91
All 69 4.93 Somewhat easy 293 21.29
Very easy 506 36.79
Frequency Missing = 82.359998253
Frequency Missing = 87.857560936
Frequency Missing = 107.75834282
CLOSE FRIENDS USE
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE MARIJUANA
COOLERS q20h Frequency Percent DIFFICULT TO GET WINE
q20d Frequency Percent Never heard/None 742 53.08 COOLERS
Never heard/None 667 47.60 A few 246 17.57 q21d Frequency Percent
A few 305 21.74 Some 196 14.04 Never heard of 171 12.33
Some 198 14.15 Most 166 11.86 Impossible 258 18.59
Most 185 13.24 All 48 3.46 Very difficult 107 7.73
All 46 3.27 Somewhat diff 186 13.42
Somewhat easy 257 18.56
Frequency Missing = 83.42921243 Very easy 407 29.36
Frequency Missing = 80.671840171
DIFFICULT TO GET
INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET
q21g Frequency Percent HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
Never heard of 219 15.89 q21l Frequency Percent q21p Frequency Percent
Impossible 277 20.12 Never heard of 458 33.60 Never heard of 247 18.22
Very difficult 61 4.46 Impossible 467 34.28 Impossible 634 46.72
Somewhat diff 103 7.47 Very difficult 172 12.58 Very difficult 188 13.87
Somewhat easy 168 12.17 Somewhat diff 113 8.31 Somewhat diff 140 10.34
Very easy 549 39.89 Somewhat easy 81 5.92 Somewhat easy 82 6.07
Very easy 72 5.30 Very easy 65 4.78
DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 143 10.32 Never heard of 681 50.20 Never heard of 468 34.26
Impossible 502 36.29 Impossible 337 24.82 Impossible 460 33.67
Very difficult 139 10.08 Very difficult 110 8.08 Very difficult 135 9.85
Somewhat diff 143 10.35 Somewhat diff 92 6.77 Somewhat diff 114 8.31
Somewhat easy 167 12.08 Somewhat easy 65 4.76 Somewhat easy 97 7.08
Very easy 289 20.88 Very easy 73 5.37 Very easy 93 6.83
Frequency Missing = 1439.3808511 AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
DOWNERS ECSTASY
q22n Frequency Percent q22q Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 9 or younger 1 1.71 9 or younger 2 2.64
CRACK
10 years old 1 1.71 10 years old 1 1.31
q22j Frequency Percent
11 years old 1 1.74 12 years old 7 9.04
11 years old 3 18.88
12 years old 3 4.87 13 years old 13 16.67
12 years old 1 6.34
13 years old 5 8.55 14 years old 16 20.48
13 years old 2 12.14
14 years old 12 20.12 15 years old 16 21.25
14 years old 3 17.62
15 years old 18 30.20 16 years old 16 21.42
15 years old 6 39.21
16 years old 12 19.79 17 years old 3 4.20
16 years old 1 5.80
17 years old 6 9.38 18 or older 2 2.98
18 or older 1 1.95
Frequency Missing = 1465.8110267
Frequency Missing = 1405.037326
Frequency Missing = 1423.024648
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
HALLUCINOGENS
AGE WHEN FIRST USED HEROIN
q22l Frequency Percent
ROHYPNOL q22r Frequency Percent
10 years old 2 2.85
q22o Frequency Percent 9 or younger 1 4.47
11 years old 1 1.33
9 or younger 1 4.79 11 years old 2 9.42
12 years old 5 7.56
10 years old 1 4.79 12 years old 2 10.00
13 years old 12 16.31
11 years old 2 9.12 13 years old 1 5.05
14 years old 9 12.61
12 years old 2 9.12 14 years old 4 19.19
15 years old 16 23.13
13 years old 3 13.70 15 years old 9 46.23
16 years old 16 22.16
14 years old 3 14.69 16 years old 1 5.65
17 years old 9 12.42
15 years old 7 33.83
18 or older 1 1.63
16 years old 1 4.48
17 years old 1 5.47 Frequency Missing = 1461.6789585
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO WINE MARIJUANA
q23b Frequency Percent q23e Frequency Percent q23h Frequency Percent
Every day 18 1.31 Every day 2 0.15 Every day 21 1.54
Several times/wk 15 1.08 Several times/wk 9 0.64 Several times/wk 28 2.08
Several times/mo 28 2.01 Several times/mo 71 5.11 Several times/mo 54 3.96
About once/month 30 2.12 About once/month 116 8.41 About once/month 58 4.21
About once/year 19 1.37 About once/year 214 15.48 About once/year 57 4.13
< once/year 69 4.93 < once/year 176 12.73 < once/year 91 6.67
Never used 1217 87.17 Never used 795 57.48 Never used 1061 77.41
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q23c Frequency Percent q23f Frequency Percent q23i Frequency Percent
Every day 4 0.28 Every day 2 0.14 Every day 1 0.08
Several times/wk 22 1.59 Several times/wk 26 1.86 Several times/wk 2 0.14
Several times/mo 120 8.64 Several times/mo 104 7.53 Several times/mo 2 0.15
About once/month 199 14.37 About once/month 172 12.43 About once/month 6 0.45
About once/year 179 12.92 About once/year 164 11.87 About once/year 15 1.10
< once/year 171 12.29 < once/year 140 10.07 < once/year 20 1.43
Never used 692 49.90 Never used 777 56.11 Never used 1317 96.65
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q23d Frequency Percent q23g Frequency Percent q23j Frequency Percent
Every day 3 0.21 Every day 6 0.43 Several times/mo 1 0.07
Several times/wk 21 1.50 Several times/wk 5 0.34 About once/year 3 0.22
Several times/mo 96 6.85 Several times/mo 12 0.87 < once/year 13 0.97
About once/month 182 13.07 About once/month 26 1.93 Never used 1335 98.73
About once/year 176 12.62 About once/year 24 1.73
< once/year 133 9.56 < once/year 66 4.83
Never used 783 56.18 Never used 1234 89.87 Frequency Missing = 129.61405506
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
HALLUCINOGENS ROHYPNOL HEROIN
q23l Frequency Percent q23o Frequency Percent q23r Frequency Percent
Every day 1 0.07 Several times/wk 1 0.07 Every day 2 0.14
Several times/wk 3 0.23 Several times/mo 4 0.30 Several times/mo 4 0.29
Several times/mo 5 0.37 About once/month 4 0.30 About once/month 1 0.08
About once/month 14 1.04 About once/year 9 0.69 About once/year 7 0.54
About once/year 31 2.30 < once/year 2 0.14 < once/year 11 0.83
< once/year 16 1.18 Never used 1324 98.51 Never used 1331 98.12
Never used 1271 94.82
USE MARIJUANA IN PIPES RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE TAKE DXM, TRIPLE CS, ETC. TO
q27d Frequency Percent - OXYCONTIN ETC GET HIGH
Never 1127 84.27 q29b Frequency Percent q30 Frequency Percent
Seldom 76 5.69 Never heard/used 1298 94.93 Never heard/used 1290 93.62
Half the time 34 2.55 At least once/month 16 1.19 At least once/month 24 1.77
Most of the time 63 4.75 At least once/year 20 1.45 At least once/year 18 1.32
Always 30 2.21 At least once/life 33 2.43 At least once/life 45 3.28
Don't know 7 0.53
SENT TO
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE
USE CRACK USE METHAMPHETAMINE SEPTEMBER
q31f Frequency Percent q31j Frequency Percent q32d Frequency Percent
Very 1151 86.44 Very 1156 84.30 None 1149 82.91
Somewhat 100 7.48 Somewhat 69 5.03 1-3 days 183 13.19
Not very 15 1.11 Not very 13 0.93 4-9 days 30 2.16
Not at all 7 0.52 Not at all 5 0.36 10+ days 24 1.74
Don't know 59 4.45 Don't know 129 9.38
Frequency Missing = 96.41052387
Frequency Missing = 150.68304374 Frequency Missing = 110.95590456
SOMEONE CALLED
HOME SINCE
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO DAYS SKIPPED SINCE
SEPTEMBER
USE ECSTASY SEPTEMBER
q32e Frequency Percent
q31g Frequency Percent q32a Frequency Percent
None 1231 89.66
Very 1025 76.89 None 1065 76.17
1-3 days 114 8.30
Somewhat 131 9.80 1-3 days 284 20.32
4-9 days 19 1.41
Not very 46 3.46 4-9 days 40 2.87
10+ days 9 0.63
Not at all 15 1.11 10+ days 9 0.64
Don't know 117 8.75
Frequency Missing = 108.85565344
Frequency Missing = 83.512829726
Frequency Missing = 148.5970942
DRUG/ALCOHOL
Frequency Missing = 110.0543362
INFO--SCHOOL DRUG/ALCOHOL
GUIDANCE INFO--ANOTHER
COUNSELOR SCHOOL SOURCE
TESTED FOR DRUG
q38c Frequency Percent q38h Frequency Percent
USE AT SCHOOL
No 1032 86.91 No 913 76.28
q40 Frequency Percent
Yes 155 13.09 Yes 284 23.72
No 819 60.33
Yes 538 39.67
Frequency Missing = 294.03069685 Frequency Missing = 284.47711971