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Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Grade 8 Grade 12
Cigarettes
11.2 14.4
Smokeless tobacco
12.0 14.5
Any Tobacco
11.1 14.4
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 76.2% 7.2% 2.1% 6.4% 1.1% 7.0%
Grade 8 83.1% 7.9% 1.1% 2.2% 1.1% 4.5%
Grade 12 68.8% 6.5% 3.2% 10.8% 1.1% 9.7%
Grade 8 Grade 12
Beer
11.2 14.3
Wine Coolers
11.3 14.4
Wine
11.2 14.2
Liquor
11.7 15.3
Any Alcohol
11.2 14.0
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 34.8% 37.1% 19.7% 6.2% 2.2%
Grade 8 33.3% 37.9% 19.5% 6.9% 2.3%
Grade 12 36.3% 36.3% 19.8% 5.5% 2.2%
From friends?
All 34.1% 21.2% 19.3% 15.8% 9.5%
Grade 8 34.5% 28.6% 23.8% 9.5% 3.6%
Grade 12 33.7% 13.5% 14.6% 22.5% 15.7%
From a store?
All 35.7% 42.3% 6.2% 9.1% 6.7%
Grade 8 35.7% 57.1% 2.4% 3.6% 1.2%
Grade 12 35.6% 26.4% 10.3% 14.9% 12.6%
At parties?
All 34.7% 19.3% 8.9% 18.5% 18.7%
Grade 8 33.7% 27.7% 9.6% 13.3% 15.7%
Grade 12 35.6% 10.3% 8.0% 24.1% 21.8%
Other source?
All 38.1% 30.6% 13.4% 9.8% 8.1%
Grade 8 32.5% 37.3% 14.5% 8.4% 7.2%
Grade 12 43.8% 23.6% 12.4% 11.2% 9.0%
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?
Grade 8 Grade 12
Marijuana
12.2 14.9
Cocaine
* *
Crack
* *
Hallucinogens
* *
Uppers
* *
Downers
* *
Rohypnol
* *
Steroids
* *
Ecstasy
* *
Heroin
* *
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 88.2% 6.5% 2.4% 2.3% 0.0% 0.6%
Grade 8 89.9% 5.1% 2.5% 1.3% 0.0% 1.3%
Grade 12 86.5% 7.9% 2.2% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Blunts? All 85.2% 3.4% 2.9% 5.7% 2.3% 0.6%
Grade 8 89.2% 2.4% 2.4% 3.6% 1.2% 1.2%
Grade 12 81.1% 4.4% 3.3% 7.8% 3.3% 0.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 89.6% 3.6% 2.2% 4.0% 0.6% 0.0%
Grade 8 91.7% 4.8% 0.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 87.5% 2.3% 4.5% 4.5% 1.1% 0.0%
Pipes? All 89.7% 4.5% 1.7% 3.6% 0.6% 0.0%
Grade 8 92.9% 2.4% 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 86.4% 6.8% 3.4% 2.3% 1.1% 0.0%
Some other way? All 95.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.9% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 12 96.5% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
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...
Grade 8 Grade 12
Inhalants
11.0 *
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 36.3%
Grade 8 39.7%
Grade 12 33.3%
An assembly program All 80.7%
Grade 8 83.9%
Grade 12 77.9%
Guidance counselor All 30.6%
Grade 8 44.3%
Grade 12 17.8%
Science class All 31.2%
Grade 8 33.3%
Grade 12 29.3%
Social studies class All 16.3%
Grade 8 16.9%
Grade 12 15.8%
Student group session All 25.2%
Grade 8 30.0%
Grade 12 21.1%
An invited school guest All 62.6%
Grade 8 59.0%
Grade 12 65.8%
Another source at school All 36.3%
Grade 8 43.5%
Grade 12 29.9%
Any school source All 65.5%
Grade 8 60.0%
Grade 12 71.3%
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 26.8%
Grade 8 38.0%
Grade 12 15.7%
Another adult in school All 30.6%
Grade 8 32.1%
Grade 12 29.1%
Counselor/program outside-school All 36.9%
Grade 8 35.8%
Grade 12 38.1%
Your parents All 63.6%
Grade 8 67.5%
Grade 12 59.8%
A medical doctor All 44.7%
Grade 8 46.2%
Grade 12 43.2%
Your friends All 68.8%
Grade 8 67.1%
Grade 12 70.6%
Another adult All 55.6%
Grade 8 58.0%
Grade 12 52.9%
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 5.5%
Grade 8 6.6%
Grade 12 4.5%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
PARTICIPATE IN
Frequency Missing = 0.9473540644 SCHOOL
DO YOU HAVE A
JOB BAND/ORCHESTRA
q8 Frequency Percent q12b Frequency Percent
AGE
No 112 62.04 No 117 76.32
q4 Frequency Percent
Yes 68 37.96 Yes 36 23.68
12 1 0.58
13 13 6.92
14 73 39.79 Frequency Missing = 30.874819664
Frequency Missing = 3.8970479481
15 6 3.46
16 1 0.58
17 22 11.91 DO YOU GET AN PARTICIPATE IN
18 64 35.21 ALLOWANCE SCHOOL CHOIR
19 or older 3 1.55 q9 Frequency Percent q12c Frequency Percent
No 132 73.88 No 131 90.64
Yes 46 26.12 Yes 13 9.36
Frequency Missing = 1.054985755
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Frequency Missing = 30.357992362 Frequency Missing = 30.03509729 AGE WHEN FIRST USED
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
q22b Frequency Percent
DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY 9 or younger 4 14.84
q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent 11 years old 1 3.81
Never heard of 72 47.34 Never heard of 49 31.78 12 years old 4 14.45
Impossible 35 22.80 Impossible 55 35.31 13 years old 4 14.45
Very difficult 11 7.09 Very difficult 19 11.92 14 years old 5 17.48
Somewhat diff 14 9.44 Somewhat diff 10 6.70 15 years old 4 14.45
Somewhat easy 9 5.69 Somewhat easy 11 6.84 16 years old 2 6.84
Very easy 12 7.64 Very easy 12 7.45 17 years old 2 6.84
18 or older 2 6.84
Frequency Missing = 32.360332182 Frequency Missing = 28.463284233
Frequency Missing = 156.2901376
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AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED
WINE MARIJUANA UPPERS
q22e Frequency Percent q22h Frequency Percent q22m Frequency Percent
9 or younger 11 15.86 9 or younger 2 6.38 9 or younger 1 26.34
10 years old 4 5.63 10 years old 1 3.36 11 years old 1 26.34
11 years old 6 8.60 11 years old 1 3.02 14 years old 2 47.31
12 years old 9 12.90 12 years old 3 9.74
13 years old 6 8.60 13 years old 7 22.84
14 years old 10 13.62 14 years old 4 12.41 Frequency Missing = 179.99532036
15 years old 9 12.14 15 years old 3 9.05
16 years old 10 14.65 16 years old 5 15.09
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
17 years old 6 7.99 17 years old 5 15.09 DOWNERS
18 or older 1 3.02 q22n Frequency Percent
9 or younger 1 26.34
Frequency Missing = 112.88445172
11 years old 1 26.34
Frequency Missing = 152.60835303
12 years old 1 23.66
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 14 years old 1 23.66
LIQUOR AGE WHEN FIRST USED
q22f Frequency Percent COCAINE
9 or younger 8 8.75 q22i Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 179.99532036
10 years old 4 4.49 13 years old 1 25.00
11 years old 5 5.61 14 years old 2 50.00
AGE WHEN FIRST
12 years old 10 10.77 18 or older 1 25.00 USED ROHYPNOL
13 years old 16 17.50 q22o Frequency Percent
14 years old 6 6.39
15 years old 12 13.22 Frequency Missing = 180.21058374
16 years old 16 17.14
17 years old 13 14.11 Frequency Missing = 184
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
18 or older 2 2.02 CRACK
q22j Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
16 years old 1 100.00 STEROIDS
Frequency Missing = 90.018991332
q22p Frequency Percent
9 or younger 1 52.69
Frequency Missing = 183.05264594
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 16 years old 1 47.31
INHALANTS
q22g Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
9 or younger 3 37.98 HALLUCINOGENS Frequency Missing = 181.99766018
11 years old 1 12.66 q22l Frequency Percent
13 years old 3 37.98 14 years old 2 100.00
15 years old 1 11.37 AGE WHEN FIRST USED
ECSTASY
q22q Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 182.10529187
Frequency Missing = 175.66774565 9 or younger 1 21.78
16 years old 2 39.11
17 years old 1 19.56
18 or older 1 19.56
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AGE WHEN FIRST HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Frequency Missing = 12.121670607
USED HEROIN WINE COOLERS
q22r Frequency Percent q23d Frequency Percent
Several times/wk 1 0.55 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
MARIJUANA
Several times/mo 10 5.76
q23h Frequency Percent
About once/month 23 13.36
Frequency Missing = 184 Every day 4 2.30
About once/year 17 9.86
Several times/wk 3 1.85
< once/year 18 10.60
Several times/mo 2 1.21
Never used 103 59.86
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE About once/month 5 3.00
CIGARETTES About once/year 7 4.22
q23a Frequency Percent < once/year 8 4.73
Frequency Missing = 12.014038916
Every day 8 4.37 Never used 136 82.68
Several times/wk 5 2.82
Several times/mo 2 1.14 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
About once/month 10 5.57 WINE Frequency Missing = 19.18367582
About once/year 9 5.03 q23e Frequency Percent
< once/year 17 9.77 Every day 1 0.57
Never used 125 71.29 Several times/wk 1 0.64 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
COCAINE
Several times/mo 11 6.49
q23i Frequency Percent
About once/month 16 9.54
Frequency Missing = 8.2246226587 About once/month 2 1.15
About once/year 17 10.24
About once/year 2 1.15
< once/year 17 10.31
Never used 161 97.70
Never used 103 62.22
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
q23b Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 19.398939201
Frequency Missing = 18.343953446
Every day 6 3.42
Several times/wk 2 1.16
Several times/mo 1 0.61 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
USE CRACK
About once/year 6 3.42 LIQUOR
q23j Frequency Percent
< once/year 7 4.03 q23f Frequency Percent
Never used 158 100.00
Never used 151 87.37 Several times/wk 1 0.55
Several times/mo 18 10.79
About once/month 24 14.00 Frequency Missing = 26.138049342
Frequency Missing = 11.281948233 About once/year 21 12.15
< once/year 18 10.55
Never used 89 51.95 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
USE HALLUCINOGENS
BEER
q23l Frequency Percent
q23c Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 13.176656362 Never used 164 100.00
Every day 6 3.43
Several times/wk 4 2.27
Several times/mo 24 13.74 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Frequency Missing = 20.238661575
About once/month 18 10.55 INHALANTS
About once/year 19 10.98 q23g Frequency Percent
< once/year 22 13.01 Every day 1 0.61
Never used 79 46.01 Several times/wk 1 0.61
About once/month 1 0.55
< once/year 3 1.84
Frequency Missing = 12.229302297 Never used 166 96.38
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DRUG/ALCOHOL
WOULD SEEK HELP WOULD NOT SEEK INFO--SOCIAL
FROM COUNSELOR HELP STUDIES CLASS
OR PROGRAM q37h Frequency Percent q38e Frequency Percent
OUTSIDE SCHOOL No 135 83.12 No 112 83.67
q37c Frequency Percent Yes 27 16.88 Yes 22 16.33
No 104 63.09
Yes 61 36.91
Frequency Missing = 21.078383949 Frequency Missing = 49.756931563
DRUG/ALCOHOL
WOULD SEEK HELP INFO--SCHOOL DRUG/ALCOHOL
FROM A MEDICAL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM INFO--INVITED
DOCTOR q38b Frequency Percent SCHOOL GUEST
q37e Frequency Percent No 27 19.27 q38g Frequency Percent
No 92 55.34 Yes 112 80.73 No 51 37.41
Yes 74 44.66 Yes 85 62.59
DRUG/ALCOHOL
WOULD SEEK HELP INFO--SCHOOL DRUG/ALCOHOL
FROM FRIENDS GUIDANCE INFO--ANOTHER
q37f Frequency Percent COUNSELOR SCHOOL SOURCE
No 51 31.19 q38c Frequency Percent q38h Frequency Percent
Yes 113 68.81 No 93 69.44 No 88 63.66
Yes 41 30.56 Yes 50 36.34
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