Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 1999
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Cigarettes?
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
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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?
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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
Never Ever 5 or More 1 to 4 Less Than 1
Wine
Liquor
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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
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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Beer?
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Wine coolers?
Wine?
Liquor?
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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...
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Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Beer?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
All 16.5% 18.3% 20.7% 29.8% 14.6%
Grade 8 26.7% 25.8% 22.6% 14.0% 10.9%
Grade 10 13.9% 16.3% 19.6% 37.8% 12.4%
Grade 12 5.6% 10.6% 19.6% 41.3% 22.9%
Wine coolers?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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Liquor?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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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
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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
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?
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Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
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Steroids?
Ecstasy?
Heroin?
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Marijuana?
Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
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Downers?
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
Ecstasy?
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
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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?
Half the Most of Don't
Never Seldom Time the Time Always Know
Blunts?
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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?
Very Somewhat Not Very Not at All Do Not
Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Know
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
Science class
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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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
No Yes
No Yes
Your parents
No Yes
A medical doctor
No Yes
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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 326.73 51.6
Male 306.2384 48.4
GRADE
Q2 Frequency Percent
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Grade 8 237.2685 37.4
Grade 10 230.3354 36.3
Grade 12 166.3961 26.2
Q3 Frequency Percent
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No 222.6554 35.5
Yes 405.2207 64.5
AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
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11 or younger 1.031602 0.2
13 66.02255 10.4
14 145.4559 23.0
15 72.99637 11.6
16 171.2151 27.1
17 52.83049 8.4
18 99.76124 15.8
19 or older 22.60817 3.6
ETHNICITY
Q5 Frequency Percent
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African/American 15.40827 2.5
Asian/American 7.901745 1.3
Mexican/American 403.5083 64.9
Native/American 2.967531 0.5
Other 25.92647 4.2
White 165.5483 26.6
Q6 Frequency Percent
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Mostly A's 168.3814 26.8
Mostly B's 322.119 51.3
Mostly C's 118.9034 18.9
Mostly D's 10.34678 1.6
Mostly F's 8.140919 1.3
Q7 Frequency Percent
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<1 year 38.74903 6.2
2-3 years 127.8892 20.4
>4 years 460.0637 73.4
Q8 Frequency Percent
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No 473.1547 75.6
Yes 152.531 24.4
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 226.7716 47.6
Yes 249.271 52.4