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HIDALGO COUNTY - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD - 1998 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
HIDALGO COUNTY - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD - 1998 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
Spring 1998
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Cigarettes?
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Smokeless tobacco?
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Table T-3: In the past 30 days, how many cigarettes have you smoked?
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Cigarettes?
Smokeless Tobacco?
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Smoke cigarettes?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table T-7: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
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Table T-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
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Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do you usually
have at one time, on average?
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
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Table A-4: During the past twelve months, how often have you had five or more drinks at one
time?
Beer
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
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Wine Coolers
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Wine
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
Liquor
Several Several Less Than
Never Ever Times/Week Times/Month Once/Month
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Table A-5: Average age of first use of:
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Beer?
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Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
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Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Beer?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Wine coolers?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Liquor?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drinking?
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Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was alcohol used?
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Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from...
At home
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From friends
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
From a store
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
At parties
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Other source
Do Not Most of
Drink Never Seldom the time Always
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Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
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Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Several Several About About Less Than
Never Every Times Times Once a Once a Once a
Used Day a Week a Month Month Year Year
Crack?
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Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
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Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
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Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
Ecstasy?
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Heroin?
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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
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Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Had difficulties of any kind with your friends because of your drug use?
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Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was marijuana used?
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Joints?
Blunts?
Pipes?
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Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
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Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
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Ecstasy?
Steroids?
Heroin?
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0 1 2-3 4+
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Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you attended
class while high from inhalant use?
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Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
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Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information on drugs or
alcohol from the following sources?
Health class
No Yes
An assembly program
No Yes
Guidance counselor
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
No Yes
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No Yes
No Yes
Your parents
No Yes
A medical doctor
No Yes
Your friends
No Yes
No Yes
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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?
No Yes
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GENDER
Q1 Frequency Percent
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Female 1345.287 48.6
Male 1424.988 51.4
GRADE
Q2 Frequency Percent
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Grade 7 461.1936 16.5
Grade 8 498.3482 17.9
Grade 9 644.2394 23.1
Grade 10 486.077 17.4
Grade 11 374.2724 13.4
Grade 12 325.8693 11.7
Q3 Frequency Percent
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No 787.6197 28.4
Yes 1983.014 71.6
AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
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11 or younger 1.700505 0.1
12 105.1066 3.8
13 427.6649 15.4
14 482.6659 17.4
15 512.1891 18.5
16 509.1953 18.4
17 407.3934 14.7
18 262.4714 9.5
19 or older 63.35671 2.3
ETHNICITY
Q5 Frequency Percent
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African/American 5.91205 0.2
Asian/American 3.15084 0.1
Mexican/American 2604.61 94.8
Native/American 15.45716 0.6
Other 85.94767 3.1
White 33.80348 1.2
Q6 Frequency Percent
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Mostly A's 482.2131 17.6
Mostly B's 1509.746 55.2
Mostly C's 624.5472 22.8
Mostly D's 84.92102 3.1
Mostly F's 34.39765 1.3
Q7 Frequency Percent
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<1 year 269.1857 9.8
2-3 years 474.1628 17.3
>4 years 1998.121 72.9
Q8 Frequency Percent
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No 2318.748 84.2
Yes 436.4303 15.8
PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS
PARTICIPATE IN BAND/ORCHESTRA
PARTICIPATE IN CHOIR
PARTICIPATE IN DRAMA/SPEECH
PARTICIPATE IN DRILL
TEAM/CHEERLEADING
PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL
NEWSPAPER/YEARBOOK
PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC
CLUBS/SOCIETIES
PARTICIPATE IN VOE/DE/WORK-STUDY
FRIENDS WISHING TO
DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN
IN PAST MONTH
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRINKING
CRITICIZED BY DATE
BECAUSE OF DRUG USE
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--SOCIAL
STUDIES CLASS
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--DRUG
RAP SESSION
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--INVITED
SCHOOL GUEST
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--OTHER
SCHOOL SOURCE
Q37H Frequency Percent
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No 1051.058 60.1
Yes 696.3748 39.9