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HIDALGO COUNTY - Hidalgo ISD - 1998 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
HIDALGO COUNTY - Hidalgo ISD - 1998 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
Spring 1998
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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
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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Wine coolers?
Wine?
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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-6: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get...
Beer?
Wine coolers?
Wine?
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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
Wine coolers?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
Wine?
Never heard
None A Few Some Most All
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
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?
Cocaine?
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Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
Ecstasy?
All 100.0% * % * % * % * % * % * %
Grades 7-8 100.0% * % * % * % * % * % * %
Grades 9-12 100.0% * % * % * % * % * % * %
Hidalgo
Spring 1998
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Heroin?
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Marijuana?
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Cocaine?
Crack?
Hallucinogens?
Uppers?
Downers?
Never Very Somewhat Somewhat Very
Heard Of Impossible Difficult Difficult Easy Easy
Rohypnol?
Steroids?
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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?
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?
Ecstasy?
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
All 81.0% 19.0%
Grades 7-8 78.3% 21.7%
Grades 9-12 82.1% 17.9%
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
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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
Your friends
No Yes
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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 347.1746 52.3
Male 317.0679 47.7
GRADE
Q2 Frequency Percent
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Grade 7 102.6632 15.4
Grade 8 113.2407 17.0
Grade 9 153.6838 23.0
Grade 10 117.5961 17.6
Grade 11 93.95243 14.1
Grade 12 85.86381 12.9
Q3 Frequency Percent
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No 178.7057 26.9
Yes 486.067 73.1
AGE
Q4 Frequency Percent
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11 or younger 2.022175 0.3
12 21.91863 3.3
13 87.51617 13.2
14 120.8634 18.3
15 103.5602 15.7
16 124.1194 18.8
17 104.235 15.8
18 80.53928 12.2
19 or older 16.86267 2.5
ETHNICITY
Q5 Frequency Percent
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African/American 0.908524 0.1
Mexican/American 619.4228 93.9
Native/American 8.468681 1.3
Other 19.3976 2.9
White 11.64357 1.8
Q6 Frequency Percent
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Mostly A's 79.02225 12.2
Mostly B's 358.3701 55.4
Mostly C's 168.0451 26.0
Mostly D's 34.48791 5.3
Mostly F's 6.883973 1.1
Q7 Frequency Percent
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<1 year 45.67037 6.9
2-3 years 124.5284 18.9
>4 years 488.2096 74.1
Q8 Frequency Percent
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No 601.7337 90.7
Yes 61.92532 9.3
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
NON-LOTTERY GAMBLING
IN PAST YEAR