McAllen

Spring 2008

Texas School Survey

of Drug and Alcohol Use
2008
McAllen ISD
Part I: District Results

Elementary

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Part I: District Results
Elementary (Grades 4-6)
Table of Contents

General Substance Tables

5-28

Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous

Prevalence Tables

29-42

Selected Substances by Grade:

Table B1:
Table B2:
Table B3:
Table B4:
Table B5:
Table B6:
Table B7:
Table B8:
Table B9:
Table B10:
Table B11:
Table B12:

Margin Tables

All Students
Male Students
Female Students
White Students
African/American Students
Mexican/American Students
Students Reporting A Grades
Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an A
Students Living With 2 Parents
Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less

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1. General Substance Tables

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Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.2%
2.0%
2.0%
8.6%

2.2%
1.1%
1.3%
4.3%

2.0%
0.9%
0.7%
4.3%

95.8%
98.0%
98.0%
91.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.8%
1.8%
1.3%
8.1%

1.9%
0.9%
0.7%
4.0%

1.9%
0.9%
0.7%
4.0%

96.2%
98.2%
98.7%
91.9%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
1.8%

0.7%
0.4%
0.7%
1.0%

0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%

99.0%
99.6%
99.3%
98.2%

Any tobacco product

Cigarettes

Smokeless tobacco

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those
who reported use of ..

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

School
Year
3.7
*
*
4.6

Lifetime
3.0
1.5
1.5
3.5

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Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:
Grade 4
Cigarettes
8.6
Smokeless Tobacco
*
Any Tobacco
8.6

Grade 5

Grade 6

9.3

9.7

10.8

9.0

9.8

Table T-4: Age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Never

Under 8

10

11

Over 11

96.4%
97.2%
98.7%
93.5%

0.9%
0.6%
0.3%
1.8%

0.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%

0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.7%

0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
1.1%

0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
1.4%

0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
1.4%

92.7%
96.8%
97.8%
83.6%

1.4%
0.8%
1.5%
1.8%

0.9%
0.8%
0.0%
1.8%

1.2%
0.8%
0.0%
2.7%

1.5%
0.0%
0.7%
3.6%

0.9%
0.8%
0.0%
1.8%

1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
4.5%

Two Parent Family

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Family Situation
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...
Never
Heard Of

None

Some

Most

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.5%
1.8%
1.1%
1.5%

85.6%
90.8%
91.3%
75.1%

12.1%
7.0%
7.4%
21.8%

0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
1.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.4%
3.6%
3.1%
3.4%

84.8%
89.8%
90.1%
74.7%

11.3%
6.3%
6.5%
20.7%

0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
1.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.7%
4.1%
2.8%
4.1%

92.2%
94.3%
95.6%
87.0%

3.7%
1.4%
1.6%
8.0%

0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.8%

Any tobacco product?

Cigarettes?

Smokeless tobacco?

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Table T-6: Have you ever been offered ...
Never
Heard Of

Yes

No

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.0%
2.5%
2.9%
0.8%

9.0%
5.8%
5.3%
15.5%

89.0%
91.7%
91.8%
83.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.3%
3.9%
4.7%
1.5%

8.3%
5.9%
4.5%
14.4%

88.3%
90.2%
90.8%
84.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.2%
5.1%
4.4%
3.1%

3.1%
0.9%
1.4%
6.7%

92.8%
94.0%
94.2%
90.2%

Any tobacco product?

Cigarettes?

Smokeless tobacco?

Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Never
Heard Of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.0%
1.4%
1.1%
0.5%

84.0%
89.1%
87.0%
76.3%

11.4%
6.2%
8.7%
19.1%

0.9%
0.5%
1.3%
1.0%

2.6%
3.0%
1.8%
3.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.3%
3.0%
2.5%
1.5%

69.9%
74.9%
75.1%
60.2%

22.3%
17.8%
18.4%
30.4%

1.5%
0.5%
1.3%
2.8%

3.9%
3.9%
2.7%
5.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.9%
3.7%
1.8%
3.1%

78.8%
84.1%
83.5%
69.4%

13.2%
7.7%
10.3%
21.1%

1.0%
0.5%
1.4%
1.3%

4.1%
4.0%
3.0%
5.1%

Any tobacco product?

Cigarettes?

Smokeless tobacco?

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Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Don't Like
86.1%
86.1%
86.8%
85.4%

Don't Care
1.1%
0.9%
0.2%
2.0%

Think It's OK
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%

Don't know
12.8%
12.8%
13.0%
12.5%

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Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.2%
9.3%
16.2%
29.0%

10.6%
4.9%
8.4%
18.4%

7.6%
4.4%
7.7%
10.6%

81.8%
90.7%
83.8%
71.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

12.0%
5.6%
10.0%
20.2%

5.9%
1.8%
5.6%
10.4%

6.1%
3.8%
4.4%
9.8%

88.0%
94.4%
90.0%
79.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.1%
2.3%
6.3%
15.5%

5.0%
1.6%
3.1%
10.2%

3.1%
0.7%
3.1%
5.3%

91.9%
97.7%
93.7%
84.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.1%
3.6%
6.5%
14.2%

4.4%
2.2%
2.9%
7.8%

3.8%
1.3%
3.6%
6.3%

91.9%
96.4%
93.5%
85.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.4%
1.6%
2.5%
8.9%

2.2%
0.9%
1.1%
4.6%

2.1%
0.7%
1.3%
4.3%

95.6%
98.4%
97.5%
91.1%

Any alcohol product

Beer

Wine coolers

Wine

Liquor

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Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those
who reported use of ..
School
Year

Lifetime

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.1
2.1
2.1
3.8

2.5
2.1
2.0
2.9

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.6
*
1.5
4.4

2.7
2.3
1.5
3.0

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.2
3.5
1.9
3.5

2.8
2.5
2.2
3.2

Beer

Liquor

Wine

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Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..
Never

1 Time

2 Times

3+ Times

Ever

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

89.8%
94.5%
91.2%
83.8%

5.8%
4.1%
4.5%
8.5%

2.1%
1.4%
2.0%
2.8%

2.4%
0.0%
2.3%
4.9%

10.2%
5.5%
8.8%
16.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

93.7%
98.6%
95.4%
87.5%

3.7%
1.0%
3.2%
6.8%

1.3%
0.0%
0.5%
3.4%

1.3%
0.5%
0.9%
2.3%

6.3%
1.4%
4.6%
12.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

92.5%
96.5%
93.8%
87.6%

4.8%
2.8%
3.7%
7.8%

1.5%
0.2%
2.3%
2.1%

1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
2.6%

7.5%
3.5%
6.2%
12.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

95.7%
98.6%
97.0%
91.8%

2.6%
1.4%
1.4%
4.9%

0.6%
0.0%
1.4%
0.5%

1.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2.8%

4.3%
1.4%
3.0%
8.2%

Beer?

Wine Coolers?

Wine?

Liquor?

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Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:
Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

8.0
Wine Coolers
8.8
Wine
8.5
Liquor
8.6
Any Alcohol
8.1

8.8

9.4

10.0

9.9

9.9

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.1

9.3

Beer

Table A-5: Age of first use of alcohol by family situation:

Never

Under 8

10

11

Over 11

84.2%
91.1%
85.2%
76.4%

5.3%
4.5%
3.9%
7.5%

1.5%
1.9%
1.3%
1.4%

2.3%
1.9%
2.3%
2.9%

3.1%
0.3%
4.5%
4.6%

1.8%
0.0%
2.3%
3.2%

1.7%
0.3%
0.6%
3.9%

77.4%
91.1%
85.6%
55.9%

7.4%
3.2%
5.3%
13.5%

1.4%
1.6%
0.0%
2.7%

3.3%
1.6%
4.5%
3.6%

4.4%
1.6%
1.5%
9.9%

3.0%
0.8%
0.8%
7.2%

3.2%
0.0%
2.3%
7.2%

Two Parent Family

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Family Situation
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems

this school year:
No Absences
or Conduct
Problems
13.8%

Cut School
42.1%

Sent to
Principal
35.1%

Both
64.8%

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Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..
Don't Drink

Yes

No

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

81.9%
85.5%
83.4%
76.9%

6.2%
2.5%
4.5%
11.4%

11.9%
12.0%
12.0%
11.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

81.2%
84.5%
82.6%
76.7%

1.8%
0.7%
1.2%
3.5%

17.0%
14.8%
16.3%
19.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

80.0%
84.3%
80.9%
74.7%

6.6%
3.0%
6.5%
10.3%

13.5%
12.7%
12.7%
15.0%

Home?

Friends?

Somewhere else?

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Table A-8: About how many of your close friends use ..
Never
Heard Of

None

Some

Most

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.9%
1.1%
0.9%
0.8%

78.1%
88.1%
83.5%
62.9%

17.6%
9.2%
14.2%
29.1%

3.4%
1.6%
1.4%
7.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.3%
2.1%
0.9%
0.8%

82.2%
89.2%
87.4%
70.3%

14.6%
8.1%
11.0%
24.5%

2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
4.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

13.6%
18.8%
11.9%
10.0%

77.1%
78.0%
82.5%
71.3%

8.1%
2.8%
4.9%
16.3%

1.2%
0.5%
0.7%
2.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.2%
4.4%
4.0%
1.3%

88.0%
92.8%
89.3%
82.0%

7.3%
1.9%
6.5%
13.5%

1.5%
0.9%
0.2%
3.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.2%
11.9%
8.9%
4.0%

85.5%
86.7%
87.1%
82.8%

5.6%
1.4%
4.0%
11.3%

0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%

Any alcohol product?

Beer?

Wine coolers?

Wine?

Liquor?

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Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..
Never
Heard Of

Yes

No

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.9%
2.0%
2.5%
1.3%

19.0%
14.4%
13.5%
28.7%

79.1%
83.6%
84.1%
70.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.0%
2.1%
3.2%
0.8%

14.4%
11.3%
9.4%
22.0%

83.6%
86.7%
87.4%
77.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

13.6%
16.8%
12.7%
11.2%

6.4%
2.8%
3.5%
12.5%

80.0%
80.4%
83.8%
76.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.4%
4.7%
4.2%
1.3%

8.6%
7.1%
5.8%
12.8%

88.0%
88.2%
90.0%
85.9%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.2%
11.3%
10.2%
3.4%

5.1%
3.1%
3.0%
9.1%

86.6%
85.7%
86.7%
87.5%

Any alcohol product?

Beer?

Wine coolers?

Wine?

Liquor?

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Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't Like
83.2%
84.1%
83.9%
81.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Don't Care
1.8%
1.4%
1.1%
2.8%

Think It's OK
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
1.0%

Don't know
14.2%
13.9%
14.3%
14.5%

Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..
Never
Heard Of

Very
Dangerous

Dangerous

Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.8%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%

76.8%
84.8%
79.1%
66.7%

17.3%
10.2%
14.8%
26.7%

1.8%
0.5%
2.5%
2.6%

3.2%
3.4%
2.7%
3.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.2%
1.6%
1.4%
0.5%

59.1%
68.8%
63.3%
45.5%

28.6%
21.7%
24.2%
39.5%

3.6%
0.9%
3.0%
6.8%

7.6%
7.0%
8.1%
7.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

11.3%
14.3%
8.5%
11.2%

55.0%
64.7%
60.0%
40.9%

21.0%
12.9%
18.8%
31.0%

3.9%
1.4%
4.6%
5.7%

8.8%
6.8%
8.2%
11.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.4%
2.8%
3.5%
1.0%

59.2%
72.4%
61.8%
44.2%

26.6%
19.3%
23.0%
36.9%

4.9%
1.4%
4.7%
8.3%

6.9%
4.0%
7.0%
9.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

6.3%
8.9%
7.1%
2.9%

69.3%
76.2%
68.1%
63.5%

16.5%
8.9%
15.4%
25.2%

1.7%
0.7%
2.3%
2.1%

6.2%
5.4%
7.1%
6.3%

Any alcohol product?

Beer?

Wine coolers?

Wine?

Liquor?

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Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Ever
Used
1.3%
0.0%
0.7%
3.3%

School
Year
0.8%
0.0%
0.4%
2.0%

Not Past
Year
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
1.3%

Never
Used
98.7%
100.0%
99.3%
96.7%

Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

School
Year
4.9
*
*
5.1

Lifetime
3.6
*
*
3.7

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Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:
Grade 4
*

Grade 5
*

Grade 6
10.6

Table D-4: Age of first use of marijuana by family situation:

Never

Under 8

10

11

Over 11

99.0%
100.0%
99.3%
97.8%

0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
0.4%

0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
0.7%

97.3%
100.0%
99.2%
92.7%

0.3%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%

1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
5.5%

Two Parent Family

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Family Situation
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

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Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct
problems this school year:
No Absences
or Conduct
Problems
0.7%

Sent to
Principal
4.5%

Cut School
12.8%

Both
23.6%

Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard Of
8.1%
9.4%
8.8%
6.2%

None
86.2%
89.7%
89.1%
80.1%

Some
4.8%
0.7%
2.1%
11.1%

Most
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2.6%

Table D-7: Have you ever been offered marijuana?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard Of
6.6%
7.7%
9.2%
3.1%

Yes
4.9%
2.8%
3.0%
8.6%

No
88.5%
89.5%
87.8%
88.3%

Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't Like
86.1%
83.9%
87.8%
86.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Don't Care
1.0%
0.9%
0.4%
1.6%

Think It's OK
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%

Don't know
12.8%
15.0%
11.6%
11.9%

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
5.4%
6.8%
6.4%
3.1%

Very
Dangerous
83.0%
84.1%
82.5%
82.4%

Dangerous
6.7%
5.6%
6.9%
7.5%

Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
1.5%
3.5%
0.7%
2.8%
1.8%
2.3%
1.8%
5.2%

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Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Ever
Used
10.4%
12.0%
6.3%
12.7%

School
Year
7.4%
8.2%
3.6%
10.2%

Not Past
Year
3.0%
3.9%
2.7%
2.5%

Never
Used
89.6%
88.0%
93.7%
87.3%

Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Not Used

Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

97.3%
97.9%
98.4%
95.6%

2.7%
2.1%
1.6%
4.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

95.7%
93.7%
98.6%
95.1%

4.3%
6.3%
1.4%
4.9%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

97.3%
95.8%
98.2%
97.9%

2.7%
4.2%
1.8%
2.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

98.0%
97.9%
98.4%
97.9%

2.0%
2.1%
1.6%
2.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

97.6%
96.8%
98.6%
97.4%

2.4%
3.2%
1.4%
2.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

95.0%
96.1%
97.0%
92.0%

5.0%
3.9%
3.0%
8.0%

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

Gasoline

Glue

Paint Thinner

Spray Paint

Other Inhalants

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Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

School
Year
3.4
2.1
2.8
4.0

Lifetime
3.6
2.8
3.3
3.9

Table I-4: Number of different kinds of inhalants used:

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

None
90.1%
88.6%
94.3%
87.7%

One Two to Three

5.5%
3.3%
7.0%
2.8%
2.6%
2.9%
6.8%
4.3%

Four Plus
1.0%
1.5%
0.2%
1.3%

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Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:
Grade 4
8.3

Grade 5
9.1

Grade 6
9.5

Table I-6: Age of first use of inhalants by family situation:

Never

Under 8

10

11

Over 11

94.8%
97.4%
95.0%
92.3%

1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
2.2%

0.7%
1.3%
0.7%
0.0%

0.6%
0.0%
1.0%
0.7%

1.0%
0.3%
1.7%
1.1%

1.1%
0.0%
0.7%
2.6%

0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%

93.1%
98.3%
97.7%
83.5%

1.5%
0.0%
0.8%
3.7%

0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%

0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%

2.6%
1.7%
1.5%
4.6%

0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%

0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2.8%

Two Parent Family

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Family Situation
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

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Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct
problems this school year:
No Absences
or Conduct
Problems
3.7%

Cut School
20.6%

Sent to
Principal
10.8%

Both
41.3%

Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard Of
6.1%
10.1%
5.8%
2.6%

None
83.3%
85.1%
88.2%
77.0%

Some
8.1%
4.1%
5.3%
14.7%

Most
2.5%
0.7%
0.7%
5.8%

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Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard Of
6.8%
10.5%
7.3%
2.9%

Yes
6.0%
3.6%
1.9%
12.2%

No
87.2%
85.9%
90.9%
84.9%

Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Never
Heard Of
4.9%
7.5%
5.5%
1.8%

Very
Dangerous
67.8%
71.6%
70.5%
61.5%

Dangerous
17.0%
12.7%
14.0%
24.0%

Not at All
Dangerous Do Not Know
3.0%
7.4%
1.2%
7.0%
3.0%
7.1%
4.7%
8.1%

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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs
or alcohol from ..
CATEGORY
An Assembly Program?

Guidance Counselor?

Visitor to Class?

Someone Else at School?

Your Teacher?

Any School Source?

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

Yes
61.8%
67.5%
70.0%
48.5%
76.2%
84.6%
83.6%
60.8%
70.1%
89.0%
64.0%
57.3%
44.9%
46.6%
44.4%
43.8%
61.2%
61.4%
56.6%
65.3%
93.7%
96.9%
94.6%
89.6%

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Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
All Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.2%
2.0%
2.0%
8.6%

2.2%
1.1%
1.3%
4.3%

2.0%
0.9%
0.7%
4.3%

95.8%
98.0%
98.0%
91.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.2%
9.3%
16.2%
29.0%

10.6%
4.9%
8.4%
18.4%

7.6%
4.4%
7.7%
10.6%

81.8%
90.7%
83.8%
71.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

10.4%
12.0%
6.3%
12.7%

7.4%
8.2%
3.6%
10.2%

3.0%
3.9%
2.7%
2.5%

89.6%
88.0%
93.7%
87.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.3%
0.0%
0.7%
3.3%

0.8%
0.0%
0.4%
2.0%

0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
1.3%

98.7%
100.0%
99.3%
96.7%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Male Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

5.8%
2.4%
3.2%
11.8%

2.7%
1.4%
2.2%
4.7%

3.0%
1.0%
1.1%
7.1%

94.2%
97.6%
96.8%
88.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

21.8%
12.0%
21.9%
32.4%

11.4%
6.2%
9.3%
18.8%

10.4%
5.7%
12.6%
13.5%

78.2%
88.0%
78.1%
67.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

11.9%
12.8%
6.7%
15.5%

7.3%
7.4%
3.4%
10.7%

4.6%
5.4%
3.4%
4.8%

88.1%
87.2%
93.3%
84.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.5%
0.0%
1.1%
3.6%

0.8%
0.0%
0.6%
1.8%

0.8%
0.0%
0.6%
1.8%

98.5%
100.0%
98.9%
96.4%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Female Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.0%
1.6%
1.1%
6.2%

1.9%
0.8%
0.7%
4.0%

1.1%
0.8%
0.4%
2.2%

97.0%
98.4%
98.9%
93.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

15.5%
7.0%
12.4%
26.4%

10.0%
3.7%
7.9%
18.1%

5.4%
3.3%
4.5%
8.4%

84.5%
93.0%
87.6%
73.6%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

9.3%
11.4%
6.0%
10.6%

7.4%
8.9%
3.8%
9.7%

1.9%
2.5%
2.3%
0.9%

90.7%
88.6%
94.0%
89.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.2%
0.0%
0.4%
3.1%

0.9%
0.0%
0.4%
2.2%

0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%

98.8%
100.0%
99.6%
96.9%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
White Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
6.7%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
6.7%

97.3%
100.0%
100.0%
93.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

22.5%
10.3%
21.7%
33.3%

11.4%
10.3%
4.3%
16.7%

11.2%
0.0%
17.4%
16.7%

77.5%
89.7%
78.3%
66.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

7.8%
11.1%
0.0%
10.0%

4.0%
3.7%
0.0%
6.7%

3.8%
7.4%
0.0%
3.3%

92.2%
88.9%
100.0%
90.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.1%
0.0%
4.3%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

1.1%
0.0%
4.3%
0.0%

98.9%
100.0%
95.7%
100.0%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
African/American Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

100.0%
*
100.0%
*

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.5%
*
15.4%
*

7.5%
*
7.7%
*

11.0%
*
7.7%
*

81.5%
*
84.6%
*

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

7.6%
*
0.0%
*

7.6%
*
0.0%
*

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

92.4%
*
100.0%
*

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

0.0%
*
0.0%
*

100.0%
*
100.0%
*

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Mexican/American Students
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

4.4%
1.5%
2.6%
8.7%

2.5%
0.3%
1.7%
5.1%

1.9%
1.2%
0.9%
3.5%

95.6%
98.5%
97.4%
91.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.5%
9.9%
16.6%
28.2%

11.4%
4.5%
9.0%
19.9%

7.1%
5.4%
7.6%
8.3%

81.5%
90.1%
83.4%
71.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

10.7%
11.9%
6.8%
13.3%

7.5%
8.3%
3.2%
10.7%

3.2%
3.7%
3.5%
2.6%

89.3%
88.1%
93.2%
86.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.4%
0.0%
0.6%
3.6%

0.9%
0.0%
0.6%
1.9%

0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%

98.6%
100.0%
99.4%
96.4%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Reporting A Grades
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.0%
0.8%
1.4%
0.8%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

1.0%
0.8%
1.4%
0.8%

99.0%
99.2%
98.6%
99.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

14.6%
8.1%
16.6%
18.3%

8.1%
4.1%
6.9%
12.7%

6.5%
4.1%
9.7%
5.6%

85.4%
91.9%
83.4%
81.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

6.2%
8.3%
4.9%
5.6%

4.5%
5.0%
2.8%
5.6%

1.7%
3.3%
2.1%
0.0%

93.8%
91.7%
95.1%
94.4%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Reporting grades lower than A
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

5.7%
2.5%
2.3%
12.3%

3.3%
1.5%
2.0%
6.3%

2.4%
0.9%
0.3%
6.0%

94.3%
97.5%
97.7%
87.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

19.9%
9.9%
15.6%
34.3%

11.9%
5.3%
9.2%
21.3%

8.0%
4.7%
6.4%
13.1%

80.1%
90.1%
84.4%
65.7%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

12.4%
13.7%
6.9%
16.1%

8.7%
9.6%
3.8%
12.4%

3.7%
4.1%
3.1%
3.7%

87.6%
86.3%
93.1%
83.9%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.0%
0.0%
1.0%
4.9%

1.2%
0.0%
0.7%
3.0%

0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
1.9%

98.0%
100.0%
99.0%
95.1%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.1%
2.2%
1.3%
5.7%

1.5%
0.9%
1.0%
2.5%

1.6%
1.3%
0.3%
3.2%

96.9%
97.8%
98.7%
94.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

16.5%
9.7%
16.3%
23.5%

8.7%
4.4%
7.7%
13.9%

7.9%
5.3%
8.7%
9.6%

83.5%
90.3%
83.7%
76.5%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

10.6%
14.1%
7.8%
9.7%

7.6%
10.3%
4.2%
8.2%

2.9%
3.8%
3.6%
1.4%

89.4%
85.9%
92.2%
90.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

0.8%
0.0%
0.6%
1.8%

0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
1.4%

0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
0.4%

99.2%
100.0%
99.4%
98.2%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

6.9%
1.6%
3.0%
16.1%

4.0%
1.6%
1.5%
8.9%

2.9%
0.0%
1.5%
7.1%

93.1%
98.4%
97.0%
83.9%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

22.3%
8.7%
15.0%
42.9%

15.3%
6.3%
9.8%
29.5%

7.0%
2.4%
5.3%
13.4%

77.7%
91.3%
85.0%
57.1%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

9.6%
6.6%
2.3%
19.8%

6.7%
3.3%
2.3%
14.4%

2.9%
3.3%
0.0%
5.4%

90.4%
93.4%
97.7%
80.2%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.7%
0.0%
0.8%
7.2%

1.5%
0.0%
0.8%
3.6%

1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
3.6%

97.3%
100.0%
99.2%
92.8%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

3.8%
2.5%
1.4%
7.2%

2.3%
1.4%
0.8%
4.5%

1.5%
1.1%
0.6%
2.7%

96.2%
97.5%
98.6%
92.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.6%
9.7%
16.0%
29.2%

11.6%
5.4%
8.8%
19.9%

7.0%
4.3%
7.2%
9.3%

81.4%
90.3%
84.0%
70.8%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

10.9%
13.1%
5.6%
13.7%

7.8%
8.7%
3.4%
10.9%

3.1%
4.4%
2.2%
2.7%

89.1%
86.9%
94.4%
86.3%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

1.3%
0.0%
0.3%
3.3%

0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2.1%

0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
1.2%

98.7%
100.0%
99.7%
96.7%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever
Used

School
Year

Not Past
Year

Never
Used

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

9.2%
0.0%
7.7%
20.0%

3.2%
0.0%
5.1%
5.0%

6.0%
0.0%
2.6%
15.0%

90.8%
100.0%
92.3%
80.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

18.9%
8.5%
18.4%
30.0%

7.4%
2.1%
7.9%
12.5%

11.5%
6.4%
10.5%
17.5%

81.1%
91.5%
81.6%
70.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

8.0%
8.9%
10.5%
5.0%

4.9%
6.7%
2.6%
5.0%

3.0%
2.2%
7.9%
0.0%

92.0%
91.1%
89.5%
95.0%

All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

2.5%
0.0%
2.6%
5.0%

1.6%
0.0%
2.6%
2.5%

0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2.5%

97.5%
100.0%
97.4%
95.0%

Tobacco

Alcohol

Inhalants

Marijuana

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3. Margin Tables

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The FREQ Procedure
GENDER
Q1
Frequency Percent
Female
739 56.45
Male
570 43.55

Frequency Missing = 2.7770188831

Q2
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6

GRADE LEVEL
Frequency Percent
446 34.00
422 32.17
444 33.83

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?
Q3 Frequency Percent
No
376 29.04
Yes
918 70.96

Frequency Missing = 18.872976097

AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
9
138 10.56
10
361 27.57
11
436 33.31
12
322 24.60
13 or older
52
3.96

Frequency Missing = 2.873471221

ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency Percent
African/American
28
2.24
Asian/American
29
2.33
Mexican/American
997 78.94
Native/American
28
2.23
Other
96
7.62
White
84
6.65

Frequency Missing = 49.503877053

WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency Percent
Mostly A's
395 30.59
Mostly B's
622 48.25
Mostly C's
220 17.10
Mostly D's
41
3.18
Mostly F's
11
0.88

Frequency Missing = 27.01789476

EVER INHALED
GASOLINE TO GET
HIGH?
Q11a
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1195 95.75
Used
53
4.25

Frequency Missing = 22.337920441

Frequency Missing = 64.127531008
LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR
MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Q7
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
118
9.11
No
127
9.82
Yes
1052 81.07

EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?
Q11b
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1215 98.05
Used
24
1.95

Frequency Missing = 14.36397276

Frequency Missing = 73.26489915

EITHER PARENT
GRADUATE FROM
COLLEGE
Q8
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
514 39.67
No
248 19.12
Yes
534 41.22

EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?
Q11c
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1213 97.28
Used
34
2.72

Frequency Missing = 65.2427253

Frequency Missing = 17.114699168

QUALIFY FOR A
FREE/REDUCED PRICE
LUNCH?
Q9
Frequency Percent
Don't Know
473 37.15
No
105
8.24
Yes
695 54.61

Frequency Missing = 38.764694149

PARENTS ATTEND
PTA MEETINGS?
Q10 Frequency Percent
No
443 34.51
Yes
841 65.49

EVER INHALED
WHITEOUT TO GET
HIGH?
Q11d
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1220 97.27
Used
34
2.73

Frequency Missing = 57.812024573

EVER INHALED SPRAY

PAINT TO GET HIGH?
Q11e
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1231 97.59
Used
30
2.41

Frequency Missing = 51.094566345

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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EVER USED OTHER
INHALANTS TO GET
HIGH?
Q11f
Frequency Percent
Not Used
1198 94.99
Used
63
5.01

WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME
Q12D Frequency Percent
Never heard of
265 21.10
Never used
893 71.05
1-2 times
71
5.63
3-10 times
18
1.46
11+ times
10
0.76

INHALANT USE DURING

LIFETIME
Q12H Frequency Percent
Never heard of
116
9.30
Never used
1067 85.78
1-2 times
43
3.46
3-10 times
10
0.80
11+ times
8
0.66

Frequency Missing = 55.678088326

Frequency Missing = 67.595858696

WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent
Never heard of
52
4.23
Never used
1085 87.81
1-2 times
79
6.40
3-10 times
12
0.95
11+ times
7
0.61

MARIJUANA USE DURING

LIFETIME
Q12I Frequency Percent
Never heard of
130 10.28
Never used
1118 88.36
1-2 times
12
0.94
3-10 times
3
0.25
11+ times
2
0.18

Frequency Missing = 50.355031371

CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME
Q12A Frequency Percent
Never heard of
56
4.32
Never used
1193 92.12
1-2 times
36
2.78
3-10 times
6
0.43
11+ times
4
0.34

Frequency Missing = 17.426965312

Frequency Missing = 76.540322163

Frequency Missing = 46.414592027

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN LIFETIME
Q12B Frequency Percent
Never heard of
88
6.93
Never used
1173 92.25
1-2 times
8
0.66
3-10 times
2
0.16

LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME
Q12F Frequency Percent
Never heard of
160 12.75
Never used
1039 82.86
1-2 times
46
3.69
3-10 times
4
0.34
11+ times
4
0.36

Frequency Missing = 40.288606923

CIGARETTE USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR
Q13A Frequency Percent
Never heard of
56
4.34
Never used
1211 93.77
1-2 times
16
1.21
3-10 times
7
0.52
11+ times
2
0.17

Frequency Missing = 57.68927976

BEER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12C Frequency Percent
Never heard of
19
1.51
Never used
1085 86.61
1-2 times
123
9.82
3-10 times
20
1.62
11+ times
5
0.43

Frequency Missing = 59.6074022

Frequency Missing = 19.991553734

SHIMERON USE DURING
LIFETIME
Q12G Frequency Percent
Never heard of
793 63.73
Never used
451 36.27

Frequency Missing = 67.562799532

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13B Frequency Percent
Never heard of
76
5.99
Never used
1188 93.29
1-2 times
8
0.63
11+ times
1
0.09

Frequency Missing = 38.344192007

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL
YEAR
Q13C Frequency Percent
Never heard of
24
1.91
Never used
1148 91.95
1-2 times
55
4.41
3-10 times
18
1.46
11+ times
3
0.27

Frequency Missing = 63.239934181

WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR
Q13D Frequency Percent
Never heard of
229 18.15
Never used
968 76.75
1-2 times
46
3.68
3-10 times
13
1.02
11+ times
5
0.40

Frequency Missing = 51.280704332

WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR
Q13E Frequency Percent
Never heard of
53
4.25
Never used
1140 91.24
1-2 times
42
3.40
3-10 times
8
0.68
11+ times
5
0.43

Frequency Missing = 62.629910709

LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR
Q13F Frequency Percent
Never heard of
145 11.45
Never used
1092 86.28
1-2 times
21
1.64
3-10 times
3
0.26
11+ times
4
0.35

SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR
Q13G Frequency Percent
Never heard of
740 58.49
Never used
525 41.51

Frequency Missing = 47.340264988

INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR
Q13H Frequency Percent
Never heard of
99
7.90
Never used
1106 88.02
1-2 times
36
2.88
3-10 times
10
0.77
11+ times
5
0.43

Frequency Missing = 54.941936696

MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR
Q13I Frequency Percent
Never heard of
122
9.63
Never used
1134 89.52
1-2 times
5
0.43
3-10 times
3
0.25
11+ times
2
0.18

Frequency Missing = 45.395850072

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES
Q14A Frequency Percent
7 or younger
13
0.98
8 years old
6
0.48
9 years old
9
0.73
10 years old
9
0.68
11 years old
9
0.67
12 or older
10
0.75
Never heard/used
1232 95.71

Frequency Missing = 25.04718737

Frequency Missing = 46.819927163

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO
Q14B Frequency Percent
7 or younger
3
0.24
10 years old
2
0.16
11 years old
1
0.08
12 or older
4
0.35
Never heard/used
1257 99.17

Frequency Missing = 44.938905422

AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER

Q14C Frequency Percent
7 or younger
54
4.30
8 years old
15
1.23
9 years old
18
1.47
10 years old
29
2.34
11 years old
20
1.60
12 or older
19
1.54
Never heard/used
1099 87.53

Frequency Missing = 56.072297993

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE

COOLERS
Q14D Frequency Percent
7 or younger
15
1.20
8 years old
3
0.24
9 years old
15
1.20
10 years old
21
1.63
11 years old
19
1.50
12 or older
17
1.37
Never heard/used
1175 92.87

Frequency Missing = 46.697182351

AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE

Q14E Frequency Percent
7 or younger
9
0.76
8 years old
8
0.67
9 years old
17
1.34
10 years old
18
1.47
11 years old
23
1.82
12 or older
18
1.46
Never heard/used
1152 92.48

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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Frequency Missing = 66.759871384

AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F Frequency Percent
7 or younger
10
0.84
8 years old
2
0.16
9 years old
7
0.58
10 years old
11
0.85
11 years old
10
0.83
12 or older
12
0.93
Never heard/used
1202 95.82

CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES
Q15A Frequency Percent
Never heard of
43
3.38
None
1080 84.78
Some
143 11.25
Most
7
0.59

Frequency Missing = 38.031925864

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SHIMERON
Q14G Frequency Percent
Never heard/used
1245 100.00

CLOSE FRIENDS USE

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q15B Frequency Percent
Never heard of
46
3.71
None
1155 92.20
Some
47
3.74
Most
4
0.34

Frequency Missing = 67.064395402

Frequency Missing = 58.92383552

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS
Q14H Frequency Percent
7 or younger
18
1.42
8 years old
9
0.73
9 years old
7
0.58
10 years old
18
1.47
11 years old
12
0.95
12 or older
7
0.54
Never heard/used
1179 94.32

CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER

Q15C Frequency Percent
Never heard of
16
1.27
None
1022 82.17
Some
181 14.58
Most
25
1.98

Frequency Missing = 57.574277073

Frequency Missing = 62.227958917

AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA
Q14I Frequency Percent
7 or younger
3
0.24
8 years old
2
0.18
9 years old
1
0.09
10 years old
1
0.09
11 years old
1
0.09
12 or older
10
0.78
Never heard/used
1239 98.54

Frequency Missing = 68.440246324

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS
Q15D Frequency Percent
Never heard of
168 13.59
None
956 77.13
Some
100
8.09
Most
15
1.19

Frequency Missing = 72.287616675

Frequency Missing = 54.845484358

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

Q15E Frequency Percent
Never heard of
40
3.22
None
1090 88.00
Some
91
7.31
Most
18
1.47

Frequency Missing = 73.640558467

CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR

Q15F Frequency Percent
Never heard of
102
8.23
None
1055 85.50
Some
70
5.64
Most
8
0.63

Frequency Missing = 78.175854279

CLOSE FRIENDS USE

SHIMERON
Q15G Frequency Percent
Never heard of
614 49.52
None
620 49.95
Some
4
0.35
Most
2
0.18

Frequency Missing = 71.287425071

CLOSE FRIENDS USE

INHALANTS
Q15H Frequency Percent
Never heard of
75
6.10
None
1026 83.30
Some
100
8.14
Most
30
2.45

Frequency Missing = 79.989124067

CLOSE FRIENDS USE

MARIJUANA
Q15I Frequency Percent
Never heard of
101
8.10
None
1074 86.18
Some
59
4.75
Most
12
0.97

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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Frequency Missing = 70.893215404

Frequency Missing = 46.838477513

EVER BEEN OFFERED

LIQUOR
Q16f
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
102
8.22
No
1075 86.65
Yes
64
5.13

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED
FROM FRIENDS
Q17b
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
1003 81.24
No
210 16.98
Yes
22
1.79

Frequency Missing = 70.844989235

Frequency Missing = 77.127436506

EVER BEEN OFFERED

SHIMERON
Q16g
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
579 46.81
No
647 52.34
Yes
11
0.85

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Q17c
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
998 79.96
No
168 13.46
Yes
82
6.58

Frequency Missing = 75.807553878

Frequency Missing = 63.811881519

EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER

Q16c
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
25
1.99
No
1051 83.65
Yes
180 14.36

EVER BEEN OFFERED

INHALANTS
Q16h
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
84
6.80
No
1074 87.16
Yes
74
6.04

Frequency Missing = 55.221143676

Frequency Missing = 79.324107736

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

CIGARETTES
Q18A Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
893 69.93
Dangerous
285 22.29
Not at all
20
1.55
Don't know
50
3.91
Never heard of
30
2.31

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

COOLERS
Q16d
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
168 13.57
No
991 80.04
Yes
79
6.39

EVER BEEN OFFERED

MARIJUANA
Q16i
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
83
6.62
No
1104 88.53
Yes
61
4.85

Frequency Missing = 73.715077111

Frequency Missing = 65.0049778

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

Q16e
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
42
3.36
No
1092 88.02
Yes
107
8.62

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED
FROM HOME
Q17a
Frequency Percent
Do Not Drink
1036 81.89
No
151 11.92
Yes
78
6.19

Frequency Missing = 65.789355599

EVER BEEN OFFERED

CIGARETTES
Q16a
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
43
3.35
No
1126 88.32
Yes
106
8.33

Frequency Missing = 36.823662578

EVER BEEN OFFERED

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q16b
Frequency Percent
Never heard of
52
4.18
No
1163 92.75
Yes
38
3.07

Frequency Missing = 58.548176203

Frequency Missing = 35.377651793

DANGEROUS TO USE
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q18B Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
990 78.84
Dangerous
165 13.16
Not at all
13
1.04
Don't know
51
4.05
Never heard of
36
2.90

Frequency Missing = 56.841508787

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE
BEER
Q18C Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
734 59.07
Dangerous
355 28.58
Not at all
45
3.62
Don't know
94
7.56
Never heard of
15
1.18

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

SHIMERON
Q18G Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
500 40.61
Dangerous
62
5.03
Not at all
10
0.81
Don't know
86
6.95
Never heard of
574 46.61

Frequency Missing = 69.60705013

Frequency Missing = 79.956064902

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

WINE COOLERS
Q18D Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
687 55.01
Dangerous
262 20.98
Not at all
49
3.91
Don't know
110
8.76
Never heard of
142 11.33

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

INHALANTS
Q18H Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
845 67.75
Dangerous
212 16.96
Not at all
37
2.96
Don't know
92
7.41
Never heard of
61
4.90

Frequency Missing = 62.417480248

Frequency Missing = 64.365278508

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

WINE
Q18E Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
733 59.23
Dangerous
329 26.58
Not at all
60
4.85
Don't know
86
6.92
Never heard of
30
2.43

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

MARIJUANA
Q18I Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
1038 83.01
Dangerous
83
6.68
Not at all
18
1.45
Don't know
43
3.46
Never heard of
68
5.40

Frequency Missing = 74.454612086

Frequency Missing = 62.038437586

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

LIQUOR
Q18F Frequency Percent
Very dangerous
863 69.27
Dangerous
206 16.54
Not at all
21
1.69
Don't know
78
6.25
Never heard of
78
6.26

DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO
FROM TEACHER
Q19a Frequency Percent
No
470 38.83
Yes
741 61.17

Frequency Missing = 100.76167225

Frequency Missing = 65.714836955

DRUG/ALC INFO
FROM VISITOR TO
CLASS
Q19b Frequency Percent
No
365 29.91
Yes
854 70.09

Frequency Missing = 92.895960572

DRUG/ALC INFO
FROM ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM
Q19c Frequency Percent
No
462 38.21
Yes
747 61.79

Frequency Missing = 102.44543054

DRUG/ALC INFO
FROM GUIDE
COUNSELOR
Q19d Frequency Percent
No
292 23.83
Yes
933 76.17

Frequency Missing = 86.918037319

DRUG/ALC INF FROM

SOMEONE ELSE AT
SCHOOL
Q19e Frequency Percent
No
661 55.09
Yes
539 44.91

Frequency Missing = 111.93990765

BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME
Q20a Frequency Percent
Never
1136 89.75
1 time
73
5.75
2 times
26
2.09
3+ times
30
2.41

Frequency Missing = 46.180227871

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
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WINE COOLERS, TWO
OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20b Frequency Percent
Never
1157 93.69
1 time
46
3.71
2 times
16
1.32
3+ times
16
1.27

Frequency Missing = 76.784836353

WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME
Q20c Frequency Percent
Never
1154 92.53
1 time
60
4.81
2 times
19
1.54
3+ times
14
1.12

Frequency Missing = 65.008361144

LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME
Q20d Frequency Percent
Never
1204 95.74
1 time
33
2.59
2 times
8
0.62
3+ times
13
1.05

Frequency Missing = 54.897093872

MISSED SCHOOL
WITHOUT PARENT'S
CONSENT
Q21 Frequency Percent
No
1250 97.78
Yes
28
2.22

Frequency Missing = 26.664169137

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES
Q23 Frequency Percent
Don't like it
1098 86.08
Don't care
14
1.08
Think it's O.K.
1
0.08
Don't know
163 12.77

Frequency Missing = 36.541072254

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

DRINKING BEER
Q24 Frequency Percent
Don't like it
1059 83.19
Don't care
23
1.79
Think it's O.K.
10
0.80
Don't know
181 14.23

Frequency Missing = 39.102277331

PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

USING MARIJUANA
q25 Frequency Percent
Don't like it
1100 86.06
Don't care
12
0.97
Think it's O.K.
2
0.15
Don't know
164 12.81

Frequency Missing = 34.377460188

Frequency Missing = 33.901965188

SENT TO
PRINCIPAL/DEAN
SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency Percent
No
1061 82.51
Yes
225 17.49

The frequencies have been weighted so that the

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