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EL PASO COUNTY - San Elizario ISD - 2008 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
EL PASO COUNTY - San Elizario ISD - 2008 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
SPRING 2008
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Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes? 11
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 14
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more 15
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 68.7% 8.7% 6.3% 9.7% 2.9% 3.6%
Grade 7 86.0% 5.3% 3.3% 4.7% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 8 82.9% 5.0% 3.3% 4.4% 1.7% 2.8%
Grade 9 70.0% 9.5% 5.8% 7.9% 5.3% 1.6%
Grade 10 57.9% 11.7% 7.6% 12.3% 3.5% 7.0%
Grade 11 58.3% 10.4% 9.6% 14.8% 2.6% 4.3%
Grade 12 57.1% 10.5% 8.3% 14.3% 3.8% 6.0%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you... 17
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... 18
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you... 20
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.. 21
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home
All 41.9% 32.7% 18.7% 5.5% 1.2%
Grade 7 51.7% 27.5% 17.4% 3.4% 0.0%
Grade 8 47.2% 30.6% 15.0% 7.2% 0.0%
Grade 9 50.3% 31.2% 14.3% 4.2% 0.0%
Grade 10 40.4% 33.1% 18.7% 5.4% 2.4%
Grade 11 31.9% 33.6% 25.9% 6.0% 2.6%
Grade 12 30.0% 40.0% 20.8% 6.9% 2.3%
From friends
All 32.6% 15.4% 17.5% 21.1% 13.4%
Grade 7 49.7% 24.1% 16.6% 9.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 41.3% 23.8% 18.0% 12.2% 4.7%
Grade 9 36.6% 10.3% 20.1% 23.7% 9.3%
Grade 10 27.2% 10.7% 17.2% 27.2% 17.8%
Grade 11 23.3% 10.3% 17.2% 29.3% 19.8%
Grade 12 18.3% 13.7% 16.0% 24.4% 27.5%
From a store
All 35.0% 44.6% 10.8% 5.8% 3.8%
Grade 7 49.3% 44.3% 5.7% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 8 42.3% 50.6% 5.4% 1.8% 0.0%
Grade 9 41.6% 44.9% 8.6% 4.3% 0.5%
Grade 10 32.9% 47.0% 11.0% 4.3% 4.9%
Grade 11 24.6% 41.2% 14.9% 14.0% 5.3%
Grade 12 20.6% 40.5% 18.3% 9.2% 11.5%
At parties
All 28.4% 11.1% 12.6% 17.4% 30.5%
Grade 7 40.3% 17.4% 16.1% 18.1% 8.1%
Grade 8 33.5% 15.0% 17.3% 16.8% 17.3%
Grade 9 34.0% 7.4% 13.3% 17.0% 28.2%
Grade 10 24.0% 9.6% 7.8% 19.2% 39.5%
Grade 11 19.8% 10.3% 9.5% 15.5% 44.8%
Grade 12 18.6% 7.0% 11.6% 17.8% 45.0%
Other source
All 36.4% 24.9% 13.4% 12.0% 13.3%
Grade 7 46.2% 31.0% 12.4% 7.6% 2.8%
Grade 8 44.2% 25.8% 9.8% 14.1% 6.1%
Grade 9 42.2% 21.7% 11.7% 11.7% 12.8%
Grade 10 32.9% 21.3% 16.5% 12.2% 17.1%
Grade 11 31.3% 24.1% 8.9% 12.5% 23.2%
Grade 12 22.2% 25.4% 20.6% 14.3% 17.5%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer? 22
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.. 30
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.. 31
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.. 32
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 79.8% 8.8% 3.0% 4.1% 2.8% 1.5%
Grade 7 93.1% 4.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 84.2% 5.3% 2.3% 3.5% 2.3% 2.3%
Grade 9 78.4% 10.0% 5.8% 2.6% 0.5% 2.6%
Grade 10 77.8% 8.4% 4.2% 5.4% 3.0% 1.2%
Grade 11 72.4% 9.5% 2.6% 8.6% 6.0% 0.9%
Grade 12 73.1% 14.6% 2.3% 3.8% 4.6% 1.5%
Blunts? All 84.7% 6.6% 3.5% 2.6% 1.7% 0.9%
Grade 7 97.3% 0.7% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 88.7% 4.8% 3.6% 1.8% 0.0% 1.2%
Grade 9 82.5% 7.9% 4.8% 1.6% 1.1% 2.1%
Grade 10 82.1% 9.3% 4.3% 3.1% 0.6% 0.6%
Grade 11 75.9% 6.0% 5.2% 6.9% 6.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 81.9% 11.0% 1.6% 2.4% 2.4% 0.8%
Bongs or water pipes? All 87.8% 4.4% 2.5% 1.8% 2.4% 1.1%
Grade 7 98.6% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Grade 8 92.1% 2.4% 3.6% 0.6% 0.0% 1.2%
Grade 9 87.0% 6.5% 2.7% 0.5% 2.2% 1.1%
Grade 10 85.0% 6.3% 3.1% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Grade 11 81.7% 5.2% 2.6% 3.5% 7.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 83.1% 5.4% 3.1% 3.8% 3.1% 1.5%
Pipes? All 82.6% 5.9% 2.5% 3.8% 4.0% 1.2%
Grade 7 94.4% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
Grade 8 88.6% 4.2% 1.8% 3.0% 1.2% 1.2%
Grade 9 81.5% 6.9% 4.8% 2.6% 1.6% 2.6%
Grade 10 80.9% 4.9% 2.5% 4.9% 5.6% 1.2%
Grade 11 74.6% 7.0% 3.5% 6.1% 7.9% 0.9%
Grade 12 76.2% 7.7% 2.3% 6.2% 6.9% 0.8%
Some other way? All 87.2% 5.1% 1.6% 1.6% 2.4% 2.1%
Grade 7 95.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Grade 8 90.7% 2.5% 2.5% 0.6% 0.6% 3.1%
Grade 9 85.4% 5.9% 2.2% 2.7% 1.1% 2.7%
Grade 10 86.0% 5.7% 0.6% 1.3% 5.1% 1.3%
Grade 11 77.2% 8.8% 3.5% 2.6% 5.3% 2.6%
Grade 12 88.5% 4.6% 0.8% 2.3% 2.3% 1.5%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana? 34
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use... 35
Table I-4: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you 40
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? 41
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 42
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 70.6%
Grade 7 76.3%
Grade 8 72.9%
Grade 9 60.1%
Grade 10 65.5%
Grade 11 73.6%
Grade 12 74.6%
An assembly program All 63.1%
Grade 7 66.4%
Grade 8 57.9%
Grade 9 54.1%
Grade 10 60.2%
Grade 11 71.3%
Grade 12 67.3%
Guidance counselor All 41.0%
Grade 7 29.3%
Grade 8 38.0%
Grade 9 37.5%
Grade 10 38.9%
Grade 11 51.5%
Grade 12 49.1%
Science class All 45.3%
Grade 7 62.1%
Grade 8 46.7%
Grade 9 51.0%
Grade 10 35.7%
Grade 11 36.3%
Grade 12 40.0%
Social studies class All 25.3%
Grade 7 17.7%
Grade 8 20.6%
Grade 9 21.5%
Grade 10 40.0%
Grade 11 23.8%
Grade 12 28.3%
Student group session All 21.8%
Grade 7 18.9%
Grade 8 15.8%
Grade 9 21.5%
Grade 10 20.6%
Grade 11 26.7%
Grade 12 26.1%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 43
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 45.4%
Grade 7 40.8%
Grade 8 42.0%
Grade 9 40.1%
Grade 10 46.5%
Grade 11 48.4%
Grade 12 53.3%
Another source at school All 42.6%
Grade 7 38.8%
Grade 8 33.6%
Grade 9 38.1%
Grade 10 42.3%
Grade 11 50.0%
Grade 12 50.9%
Any school source All 71.6%
Grade 7 75.6%
Grade 8 68.2%
Grade 9 69.8%
Grade 10 68.7%
Grade 11 71.8%
Grade 12 75.6%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 44
CATEGORY Yes
A counselor or program in All 42.6%
Grade 7 44.8%
Grade 8 44.9%
Grade 9 41.1%
Grade 10 37.2%
Grade 11 46.8%
Grade 12 40.8%
Another adult in school ( All 41.6%
Grade 7 41.9%
Grade 8 35.8%
Grade 9 43.1%
Grade 10 37.8%
Grade 11 46.8%
Grade 12 43.0%
A counselor or program ou All 36.9%
Grade 7 44.1%
Grade 8 33.8%
Grade 9 35.0%
Grade 10 31.2%
Grade 11 38.5%
Grade 12 38.4%
Your parents All 65.3%
Grade 7 72.5%
Grade 8 61.7%
Grade 9 63.4%
Grade 10 64.1%
Grade 11 65.4%
Grade 12 64.3%
A medical doctor All 46.1%
Grade 7 52.2%
Grade 8 42.9%
Grade 9 38.7%
Grade 10 46.8%
Grade 11 45.4%
Grade 12 50.0%
Your friends All 66.1%
Grade 7 60.3%
Grade 8 64.7%
Grade 9 65.1%
Grade 10 61.1%
Grade 11 67.6%
Grade 12 76.9%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to? 45
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CATEGORY Yes
Another adult (a relative All 59.6%
Grade 7 59.9%
Grade 8 66.7%
Grade 9 55.9%
Grade 10 62.8%
Grade 11 55.0%
Grade 12 58.5%
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 10.1%
Grade 7 4.4%
Grade 8 8.5%
Grade 9 14.4%
Grade 10 12.0%
Grade 11 10.8%
Grade 12 10.8%
Table X-6: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information 48
CATEGORY Yes
A website or online chat All 32.7%
Grade 7 23.4%
Grade 8 27.2%
Grade 9 30.9%
Grade 10 34.6%
Grade 11 38.1%
Grade 12 41.7%
Books, magazines, poster All 54.3%
Grade 7 52.8%
Grade 8 48.4%
Grade 9 57.2%
Grade 10 49.7%
Grade 11 60.7%
Grade 12 56.3%
TV, radio, or other audi All 60.7%
Grade 7 60.0%
Grade 8 56.3%
Grade 9 55.9%
Grade 10 60.9%
Grade 11 64.3%
Grade 12 66.1%
Your parents All 65.8%
Grade 7 66.7%
Grade 8 63.4%
Grade 9 64.5%
Grade 10 62.7%
Grade 11 67.5%
Grade 12 69.5%
2. Prevalence Tables
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
Mexican/American 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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Students wouldn''t seek help from adults for substance abuse problems
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3. Margin Tables
PARTICIPATE IN
ACADEMIC Frequency Missing = 216.44682694 FRIENDS FEELING
CLUBS/SOCIETIES CLOSE TO THEIR
PARENTS
q12h Frequency Percent
PARTICIPATE IN q14a Frequency Percent
No 559 83.60
OTHER CLUBS OR None 68 7.01
Yes 110 16.40
GROUPS OUTSIDE OF A Few 306 31.50
SCHOOL Some 265 27.20
Frequency Missing = 316.70006129 q12m Frequency Percent Most 262 26.91
? 1 0.16 All 72 7.38
No 560 73.98
Yes 196 25.86
Frequency Missing = 12.521331978
RECENT HALLUCINOGEN USE RECENT ECSTASY USE MARIJUANA USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17E Frequency Percent Q17J Frequency Percent q18d Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 884 96.44 Never Heard/Used 876 96.47 Never Heard/Used 804 84.49
In Your Lifetime 14 1.47 In Your Lifetime 15 1.62 1-2 times 95 10.00
Since School Began 5 0.58 Since School Began 6 0.68 3-10 times 32 3.33
In the Past Month 14 1.50 In the Past Month 11 1.23 11+ times 21 2.18
RECENT UPPER USE RECENT HEROIN USE COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
Q17F Frequency Percent Q17K Frequency Percent q18e Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 882 96.83 Never Heard/Used 896 97.98 Never Heard/Used 868 91.25
In Your Lifetime 9 1.00 In Your Lifetime 7 0.81 1-2 times 54 5.67
Since School Began 8 0.86 Since School Began 3 0.28 3-10 times 14 1.50
In the Past Month 12 1.31 In the Past Month 9 0.94 11+ times 15 1.59
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 880 97.58 Never Heard/Used 819 84.45 Never Heard/Used 941 97.56
In Your Lifetime 8 0.90 1-2 times 88 9.02 1-2 times 17 1.75
Since School Began 3 0.35 3-10 times 33 3.37 3-10 times 4 0.42
In the Past Month 11 1.18 11+ times 31 3.16 11+ times 3 0.27
RECENT ROHYPNOL USE ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH CLOSE FRIENDS USE
Q17H Frequency Percent q18b Frequency Percent CIGARETTES
Never Heard/Used 901 98.00 Never Heard/Used 532 54.88 q19a Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 7 0.71 1-2 times 252 25.93 Never heard/None 411 42.95
Since School Began 4 0.47 3-10 times 129 13.26 A few 327 34.24
In the Past Month 8 0.83 11+ times 58 5.94 Some 131 13.67
Most 71 7.40
All 17 1.74
Frequency Missing = 65.518810423 Frequency Missing = 14.978758004
DIFFICULT TO GET
DIFFICULT TO GET HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
MARIJUANA q20l Frequency Percent q20p Frequency Percent
q20h Frequency Percent Never heard of 425 46.96 Never heard of 323 36.18
Never heard of 204 22.25 Impossible 212 23.44 Impossible 264 29.57
Impossible 203 22.04 Very difficult 92 10.17 Very difficult 94 10.52
Very difficult 70 7.58 Somewhat diff 71 7.80 Somewhat diff 83 9.35
Somewhat diff 91 9.96 Somewhat easy 47 5.22 Somewhat easy 61 6.86
Somewhat easy 146 15.94 Very easy 58 6.42 Very easy 67 7.52
Very easy 204 22.23
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO--
Frequency Missing = 90.22220025
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/POSTERS/PA
MPHLETS
q38b Percent
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
No 45.71 USING MARIJUANA
Yes 54.29 q39c Frequency Percent
Strong disapprove 755 84.33
Frequency Missing = 110.93277366 Mild disapprove 30 3.39
Neither 17 1.93
Mildly approve 6 0.68
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO-- Strongly approve 8 0.92
TV/RADIO/OTHER Don't know 78 8.75
AUDIO/VIDEO
q38c Frequency Percent
No 342 39.31 Frequency Missing = 89.777633878
Yes 529 60.69