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Survey
October 2009
November 2013
November 2017
A project of the
City of Revelstoke Social Development Committee
Age of Respondents
Age of Respondents 2009
2013
2017
Number of Respondents
100 93
90 87
78
80 73
70 65 67 65 65
60 56
50
50
40
30
20 16
10 7 6 5 4 2
0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 or older
Age
Alcohol – yes or no
Have you ever had alcohol to drink?
2009
90%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% 26.9%
22.1% 23.5%
20%
10%
0%
yes no
15.1%
8.7%
7 or
younger
9.0%
4.6%
8
3.5%
1.4%
3.0%
9
0.8%
1.4%
4.9%
10
5.9%
6.7%
6.6%
11
5.9%
5.8%
18.0%
12
18.9%
15.7%
29.2%
13
24.0%
29.2%
12.1%
Age
14
17.3%
18.8%
15 3.3%
9.4%
9.0%
How old were you the first time you had alcohol to drink?
2.6%
16
4.7%
2.7%
0.0%
Alcohol - First Use
17
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
18
0.0%
0.0%
2017
2013
2009
0.3%
19
0.0%
0.0%
33.1%
32.7%
I've never
30.0%
been drunk
1.0%
0.8%
7 or
younger
2.2%
0.3%
8
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
9
0.4%
0.9%
0.3%
10
0.8%
1.8%
2.0%
11
1.2%
1.4%
11.5%
12
7.1%
6.3%
24.9%
13
13.8%
Age
17.0%
14 15.4%
23.6%
23.3%
How old were you the first time you got drunk?
7.5%
15
12.6%
10.3%
3.0%
16
5.1%
5.4%
0.3%
17
1.6%
0.9%
0.0%
18
Alcohol - First time drunk
0.0%
0.0%
2017
2013
2009
0.3%
19
0.0%
0.0%
Alcohol – Regular Use
In an average month in the past year, in using alcohol are you a .... 2009
2013
2017
40.5%
35.3% 34.5%
30.6% 31.4% 31.3%
20.1%
18.1%
15.1% 15.1% 14.6%
13.6%
non-user use only on special occasions (ie. use once or twice a month use daily or every weekend
once or twice a year)
Alcohol – Binge drinking
On average when you drink, do you drink: 2009
2013
2017
31.3% 31.9% 32.0%
28.8%
27.2% 27.7% 27.6%
26.1%
23.1%
16.7%
14.3%
13.2%
Just a glass or two Enough to feel it a little Enough to feel it a lot Until you get really drunk
Tobacco – Yes or No
Have you ever tried smoking cigarettes? 2009
2013
2017
78.4%
72.9%
62.4%
37.6%
27.2%
21.6%
yes no
7.4%
0.0%
7 or
younger
4.9%
0.7%
8
1.4%
0.0%
2.7%
9
0.0%
3.7%
3.4%
10
5.6%
6.1%
3.4%
11
1.4%
1.3%
12.2%
12
6.9%
3.7%
20.9%
13
25.0%
Age
13.4%
28.4%
14
25.0%
23.2%
15 11.5%
13.9%
23.2%
How old were you the first time you smoked all or part of a cigarette?
6.8%
16
15.3%
18.3%
2.7%
17
4.2%
2.4%
0.0%
18
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Tobacco – Age of First Use
2017
2013
2009
19
1.4%
0.0%
Tobacco – Regular Use
Do you smoke cigarettes .... 2009
2013
40.0%
2017
31.6%
27.9%
27.2%
24.3%
23.1%
21.1%
17.7%
17.1%
17.0%
14.3%
11.4%
6.3%
6.1%
5.4%
5.1%
2.9%
1.4%
I only tried it once I don't smoke anymore once in a while 1 - 5 times per day half a pack a day a pack or more a day
Vaping
Have you ever vaped?
54.7%
45.3%
yes no
Vaping – regular use
How often do you vape ....
52.4%
20.1%
11.0% 11.0%
5.5%
I only tried it once once in a while 1 - 5 times a day 5+ times a day I don't vape anymore
Vaping -
Do you vape ....
80.0%
69.7%
70.0%
61.2%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0% 27.2%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
With nicotine Without nicotine With maijuana
Marijuana – Yes or No
Have you ever tried marijuana? 2009
2013
2017
64.1% 63.7%
55.3%
44.7%
35.9% 36.3%
yes no
0.7%
0.8%
7 or
younger
3.7%
0.0%
8
0.0%
0.8%
0.7%
9
0.0%
0.8%
2.1%
10
0.0%
3.0%
5.0%
11
5.0%
3.0%
17.9%
12
7.4%
5.2%
33.6%
13
25.6%
21.6%
Age
27.1%
14 25.6%
26.9%
7.9%
15
24.8%
18.7%
How old were you the first time you ever tried marijuana?
2.1%
16
7.4%
13.4%
2.9%
17
3.3%
3.0%
0.0%
18
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Marijuana – Age of First Use
19
0.0%
2017
2013
2009
0.0%
Marijuana – Regular Use
2009
In an average month in the past year in using marijuana are you a ....
2013
2017
36.4%
35.1%
25.8% 26.7%
25.0% 24.6% 25.0%
23.9%
22.5%
21.4%
17.1% 16.4%
Non User Use only on special occasions ie. once or Use once or twice a month Use daily or every weekend
twice a year
2017
Number of Respondents who have tried the following drugs
2013
2009
17
Other (please identify in comment section below) 7
10
50
Poppers
7
Steroids (body building) 1
3
5
Heroin 1
4
7
Crack 4
3
11
12
9
LSD
6
8
12
13
20
14
Inhalants (glue or solvents) 4
14
18
Cocaine 11
19
24
Ecstasy 18
66
Prescription Drug misuse (oxycontin, morphine, sleeping pills, 61
lorazepam, etc) 28
67
41
Magic Mushrooms 25
71
172
Caffeinated energy drinks (Red Bull, Rock Star, etc) 140
259
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Easy to get?
How easy do you think it is to get each of the following types of drugs if you wanted some?
Other
Poppers
Heroin
Crystal Meth
LSD/Acid
Crack
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Magic Mushrooms
Marijuana
Alcohol
89
Can't remember what happened after using
68
Pass out
36
Fight with your parents
32
Hurt yourself
26
Have money problems
38
Fight with your friends
34
Do something sexual that you wish you hadn't
17
Hurt someone else
16
Be suspended from school
12
Get arrested
14
Fail a class
10
Have a car crash
Number of Respondents
2017 2013 2009
2017
If you use alcohol or other substances, where do you use them?
2013
2009
29.0%
At home (parents don't know) 30.2%
29.9%
45.4%
At home (parents know) 40.7%
33.8%
9.7%
While driving around 9.9%
12.2%
18.1%
During school hours away from school 11.0%
15.8%
10.1%
During school hours at school 5.9%
9.4%
11.9%
On the way to school 7.5%
9.4%
21.0%
After school events 16.7%
19.2%
11.0%
At school events 9.4%
9.9%
14.0%
Before school events 13.4%
12.5%
24.9%
At the bar, raves, etc. 22.1%
15.5%
69.9%
At night with friends 78.0%
69.8%
68.5%
At weekend parties 76.6%
67.7%
Parents’ Concern
Your parents would NOT be concerned if you ...
250
206
Number of Respondents
200
178
150
115
101 102
100
82 81
67
55
50 35
29 31
23
16 12 17
0
Used tobacco Drank some alcohol Got drunk Vaped Used marijuana Used other drugs