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ECTOR COUNTY - Ector County ISD - 2010 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
ECTOR COUNTY - Ector County ISD - 2010 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
ECTOR COUNTY - Ector County ISD - 2010 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
Ector County
SPRING 2010
Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
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
you usually have at one time, on average?
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more
drinks of alcohol at one time?
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 70.2% 8.3% 7.4% 6.5% 3.4% 4.2%
Grade 7 85.3% 4.8% 3.5% 3.3% 1.0% 2.0%
Grade 8 75.1% 9.0% 5.6% 4.1% 2.2% 4.0%
Grade 9 68.3% 8.6% 8.6% 6.5% 3.3% 4.7%
Grade 10 63.9% 9.6% 8.8% 7.5% 5.0% 5.3%
Grade 11 63.6% 10.2% 8.9% 9.1% 3.7% 4.5%
Grade 12 62.3% 8.0% 9.6% 9.6% 5.8% 4.7%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
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...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
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..
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home?
All 39.9% 31.1% 20.1% 6.5% 2.4%
Grade 7 52.3% 27.6% 15.0% 3.9% 1.3%
Grade 8 40.1% 27.2% 21.5% 8.7% 2.6%
Grade 9 38.6% 31.2% 22.1% 5.7% 2.4%
Grade 10 34.1% 33.2% 22.7% 7.3% 2.6%
Grade 11 37.4% 33.7% 19.6% 6.5% 2.8%
Grade 12 35.4% 35.0% 19.3% 7.4% 2.9%
From friends?
All 35.0% 16.3% 17.9% 21.7% 9.1%
Grade 7 54.1% 23.5% 9.9% 9.9% 2.6%
Grade 8 35.0% 21.8% 20.9% 16.3% 6.0%
Grade 9 33.6% 15.8% 19.2% 23.4% 8.1%
Grade 10 27.6% 14.3% 20.0% 26.8% 11.3%
Grade 11 29.0% 10.7% 21.6% 25.9% 12.9%
Grade 12 27.5% 9.4% 16.8% 30.3% 16.1%
From a store?
All 37.8% 45.1% 8.5% 5.2% 3.3%
Grade 7 56.9% 38.5% 3.1% 0.9% 0.6%
Grade 8 38.9% 49.0% 6.1% 3.3% 2.6%
Grade 9 33.9% 48.0% 7.8% 7.0% 3.2%
Grade 10 31.3% 48.1% 11.5% 6.0% 3.1%
Grade 11 33.4% 44.4% 10.4% 6.3% 5.5%
Grade 12 30.1% 42.3% 13.3% 8.6% 5.6%
At parties?
All 34.3% 14.0% 12.3% 17.2% 22.1%
Grade 7 52.1% 19.9% 10.2% 10.3% 7.5%
Grade 8 34.3% 17.4% 13.8% 17.4% 17.1%
Grade 9 31.2% 11.5% 16.3% 20.7% 20.2%
Grade 10 27.9% 12.9% 11.8% 18.2% 29.2%
Grade 11 28.7% 11.8% 11.1% 18.7% 29.7%
Grade 12 29.1% 9.8% 10.1% 18.4% 32.6%
Other source?
All 37.3% 23.7% 16.0% 11.8% 11.2%
Grade 7 53.4% 23.6% 12.6% 6.7% 3.7%
Grade 8 37.4% 26.7% 15.6% 9.1% 11.2%
Grade 9 34.4% 22.3% 16.6% 14.6% 12.2%
Grade 10 31.5% 21.2% 18.0% 14.3% 15.0%
Grade 11 32.6% 25.1% 15.1% 12.9% 14.3%
Grade 12 31.3% 24.0% 18.5% 13.8% 12.3%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..
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..
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..
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 73.1% 10.6% 6.1% 5.4% 3.7% 1.1%
Grade 7 85.0% 4.2% 4.7% 2.9% 2.2% 1.0%
Grade 8 75.8% 6.1% 7.7% 5.3% 3.9% 1.1%
Grade 9 69.5% 12.2% 6.0% 7.2% 4.4% 0.7%
Grade 10 66.1% 13.1% 6.9% 6.6% 5.8% 1.5%
Grade 11 68.0% 13.2% 7.2% 5.8% 4.3% 1.4%
Grade 12 72.5% 16.2% 3.9% 4.6% 1.5% 1.2%
Blunts? All 72.5% 7.8% 5.8% 6.4% 6.3% 1.1%
Grade 7 85.7% 4.1% 3.5% 2.5% 3.2% 0.9%
Grade 8 76.7% 5.0% 6.4% 6.1% 4.8% 1.0%
Grade 9 69.6% 9.5% 4.8% 7.0% 8.7% 0.5%
Grade 10 66.3% 9.0% 7.0% 7.3% 9.0% 1.5%
Grade 11 64.3% 10.9% 9.0% 7.2% 7.4% 1.2%
Grade 12 69.6% 9.6% 5.0% 9.2% 4.8% 1.7%
Bongs or water pipes? All 79.2% 8.2% 4.4% 4.1% 3.3% 0.8%
Grade 7 90.8% 3.6% 2.1% 1.9% 0.7% 0.9%
Grade 8 82.0% 6.2% 4.2% 3.4% 3.4% 0.8%
Grade 9 76.4% 9.4% 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 0.7%
Grade 10 74.3% 9.4% 6.1% 4.3% 5.1% 0.9%
Grade 11 72.4% 12.4% 5.8% 5.1% 3.7% 0.7%
Grade 12 77.4% 9.5% 3.6% 6.2% 2.6% 0.8%
Pipes? All 74.7% 7.6% 5.2% 6.3% 5.3% 0.9%
Grade 7 87.8% 3.9% 2.8% 2.7% 1.6% 1.2%
Grade 8 78.1% 6.0% 5.6% 4.1% 5.2% 1.0%
Grade 9 71.6% 9.6% 5.8% 6.3% 6.2% 0.5%
Grade 10 68.3% 8.0% 6.6% 7.5% 8.3% 1.3%
Grade 11 67.3% 10.3% 6.1% 9.9% 6.1% 0.3%
Grade 12 72.5% 8.7% 4.2% 8.9% 4.5% 1.2%
Some other way? All 81.8% 7.2% 3.1% 2.4% 3.0% 2.4%
Grade 7 91.8% 1.8% 2.5% 0.9% 1.6% 1.5%
Grade 8 82.6% 4.9% 3.6% 2.8% 3.1% 3.0%
Grade 9 78.0% 9.9% 3.3% 2.6% 3.8% 2.4%
Grade 10 77.2% 8.5% 4.6% 2.5% 3.8% 3.4%
Grade 11 78.0% 10.7% 1.8% 4.0% 3.5% 1.9%
Grade 12 82.3% 8.7% 2.4% 2.2% 2.4% 2.2%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 39.8%
Grade 7 38.0%
Grade 8 38.7%
Grade 9 46.7%
Grade 10 38.9%
Grade 11 39.6%
Grade 12 35.5%
An assembly program All 39.8%
Grade 7 35.2%
Grade 8 40.6%
Grade 9 36.4%
Grade 10 42.3%
Grade 11 45.6%
Grade 12 39.9%
Guidance counselor All 21.0%
Grade 7 21.8%
Grade 8 27.2%
Grade 9 20.7%
Grade 10 20.2%
Grade 11 17.7%
Grade 12 18.0%
Science class All 24.4%
Grade 7 29.1%
Grade 8 23.1%
Grade 9 25.8%
Grade 10 29.3%
Grade 11 22.1%
Grade 12 15.1%
Social studies class All 12.3%
Grade 7 12.7%
Grade 8 14.6%
Grade 9 11.7%
Grade 10 12.5%
Grade 11 12.5%
Grade 12 9.8%
Student group session All 13.1%
Grade 7 11.9%
Grade 8 14.8%
Grade 9 13.1%
Grade 10 13.3%
Grade 11 12.7%
Grade 12 12.9%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 26.3%
Grade 7 23.4%
Grade 8 30.5%
Grade 9 26.7%
Grade 10 23.3%
Grade 11 27.8%
Grade 12 26.7%
Another source at school All 27.4%
Grade 7 24.1%
Grade 8 29.8%
Grade 9 28.6%
Grade 10 26.7%
Grade 11 29.4%
Grade 12 25.7%
Any school source All 49.6%
Grade 7 44.3%
Grade 8 48.0%
Grade 9 52.5%
Grade 10 52.5%
Grade 11 51.6%
Grade 12 48.8%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
CATEGORY Yes
Counselor/program in-school All 30.0%
Grade 7 44.1%
Grade 8 31.9%
Grade 9 25.8%
Grade 10 26.9%
Grade 11 24.4%
Grade 12 25.0%
Another adult in school All 28.8%
Grade 7 38.1%
Grade 8 30.2%
Grade 9 24.6%
Grade 10 27.0%
Grade 11 25.0%
Grade 12 27.1%
Counselor/program outside-school All 32.8%
Grade 7 41.1%
Grade 8 31.3%
Grade 9 28.4%
Grade 10 27.6%
Grade 11 34.0%
Grade 12 34.7%
Your parents All 57.9%
Grade 7 68.2%
Grade 8 55.4%
Grade 9 56.4%
Grade 10 50.4%
Grade 11 58.7%
Grade 12 57.8%
A medical doctor All 38.3%
Grade 7 49.7%
Grade 8 36.6%
Grade 9 34.2%
Grade 10 34.5%
Grade 11 36.4%
Grade 12 37.8%
Your friends All 66.0%
Grade 7 55.4%
Grade 8 61.9%
Grade 9 67.6%
Grade 10 67.5%
Grade 11 73.2%
Grade 12 73.4%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
Another adult All 60.8%
Grade 7 63.2%
Grade 8 58.9%
Grade 9 60.8%
Grade 10 60.2%
Grade 11 62.9%
Grade 12 58.9%
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 9.8%
Grade 7 10.6%
Grade 8 10.0%
Grade 9 9.9%
Grade 10 12.6%
Grade 11 8.0%
Grade 12 6.8%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET BEER
q20c Frequency Percent q20g Frequency Percent q21c Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 993 24.94 Never heard/None 3113 78.26 Never heard of 455 11.63
A few 879 22.08 A few 568 14.28 Impossible 457 11.68
Some 721 18.11 Some 181 4.54 Very difficult 223 5.71
Most 924 23.21 Most 86 2.17 Somewhat diff 451 11.53
All 465 11.67 All 29 0.74 Somewhat easy 806 20.61
Very easy 1519 38.83
DIFFICULT TO GET
INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET
q21g Frequency Percent HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
Never heard of 1070 27.37 q21l Frequency Percent q21p Frequency Percent
Impossible 658 16.83 Never heard of 1665 42.90 Never heard of 1207 31.23
Very difficult 191 4.89 Impossible 931 23.98 Impossible 1330 34.41
Somewhat diff 295 7.55 Very difficult 403 10.37 Very difficult 460 11.90
Somewhat easy 421 10.77 Somewhat diff 334 8.61 Somewhat diff 372 9.64
Very easy 1274 32.59 Somewhat easy 253 6.53 Somewhat easy 215 5.57
Very easy 295 7.60 Very easy 280 7.25
DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 684 17.59 Never heard of 2018 52.13 Never heard of 1448 37.47
Impossible 883 22.70 Impossible 724 18.70 Impossible 990 25.62
Very difficult 285 7.33 Very difficult 280 7.23 Very difficult 401 10.38
Somewhat diff 395 10.15 Somewhat diff 268 6.93 Somewhat diff 328 8.49
Somewhat easy 519 13.35 Somewhat easy 236 6.10 Somewhat easy 288 7.45
Very easy 1123 28.88 Very easy 344 8.89 Very easy 409 10.59
Frequency Missing = 4174.2625869 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS
q23d Frequency Percent q23g Frequency Percent
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Every day 10 0.26 Every day 7 0.19
CIGARETTES
Several times/wk 163 4.33 Several times/wk 20 0.56
q23a Frequency Percent
Several times/mo 346 9.21 Several times/mo 38 1.04
Every day 117 3.07
About once/month 474 12.60 About once/month 60 1.66
Several times/wk 89 2.36
About once/year 422 11.22 About once/year 73 2.00
Several times/mo 151 3.98
< once/year 361 9.61 < once/year 139 3.82
About once/month 245 6.44
Never used 1984 52.76 Never used 3304 90.72
About once/year 215 5.66
< once/year 401 10.57
Never used 2578 67.92 Frequency Missing = 475.26798692 Frequency Missing = 594.59749502
Frequency Missing = 439.84105482 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
WINE MARIJUANA
q23e Frequency Percent q23h Frequency Percent
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Every day 3 0.08 Every day 159 4.32
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Several times/wk 114 3.05 Several times/wk 168 4.55
q23b Frequency Percent
Several times/mo 199 5.34 Several times/mo 179 4.85
Every day 43 1.15
About once/month 303 8.15 About once/month 224 6.07
Several times/wk 46 1.22
About once/year 509 13.68 About once/year 172 4.68
Several times/mo 38 1.00
< once/year 425 11.43 < once/year 243 6.60
About once/month 73 1.93
Never used 2168 58.27 Never used 2541 68.93
About once/year 80 2.13
< once/year 153 4.07
Never used 3327 88.50 Frequency Missing = 514.55471969 Frequency Missing = 550.32588056
Frequency Missing = 476.18710027 HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
LIQUOR COCAINE
q23f Frequency Percent q23i Frequency Percent
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Every day 13 0.34 Every day 9 0.26
BEER
Several times/wk 179 4.76 Several times/wk 25 0.68
q23c Frequency Percent
Several times/mo 445 11.82 Several times/mo 48 1.33
Every day 29 0.77
About once/month 454 12.08 About once/month 58 1.60
Several times/wk 250 6.61
About once/year 420 11.16 About once/year 75 2.07
Several times/mo 516 13.63
< once/year 329 8.73 < once/year 119 3.28
About once/month 561 14.81
Never used 1923 51.11 Never used 3293 90.77
About once/year 444 11.72
< once/year 398 10.50
Never used 1589 41.96 Frequency Missing = 473.28645813 Frequency Missing = 607.85451018
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
CRACK DOWNERS ECSTASY
q23j Frequency Percent q23n Frequency Percent q23q Frequency Percent
Every day 4 0.11 Every day 7 0.20 Every day 2 0.05
Several times/wk 5 0.14 Several times/wk 32 0.88 Several times/wk 7 0.19
Several times/mo 3 0.09 Several times/mo 23 0.65 Several times/mo 29 0.79
About once/month 12 0.33 About once/month 65 1.78 About once/month 29 0.78
About once/year 12 0.34 About once/year 50 1.39 About once/year 69 1.88
< once/year 32 0.87 < once/year 43 1.19 < once/year 101 2.74
Never used 3569 98.12 Never used 3413 93.91 Never used 3451 93.57
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
HALLUCINOGENS ROHYPNOL HEROIN
q23l Frequency Percent q23o Frequency Percent q23r Frequency Percent
Every day 2 0.06 Every day 5 0.14 Every day 6 0.16
Several times/wk 11 0.30 Several times/wk 8 0.23 Several times/wk 5 0.13
Several times/mo 16 0.46 Several times/mo 10 0.27 Several times/mo 4 0.10
About once/month 37 1.02 About once/month 20 0.56 About once/month 6 0.15
About once/year 48 1.34 About once/year 20 0.55 About once/year 11 0.29
< once/year 53 1.47 < once/year 22 0.62 < once/year 21 0.57
Never used 3437 95.36 Never used 3531 97.62 Never used 3668 98.60
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE AMOUNT OF BEER AT ONE
UPPERS STEROIDS TIME
q23m Frequency Percent q23p Frequency Percent q24a Frequency Percent
Every day 9 0.25 Every day 5 0.15 Never drink this 1525 39.62
Several times/wk 23 0.64 Several times/wk 4 0.11 12+ drinks 347 9.01
Several times/mo 21 0.59 Several times/mo 3 0.09 9-11 drinks 163 4.23
About once/month 64 1.77 About once/month 11 0.30 5-8 drinks 369 9.58
About once/year 54 1.49 About once/year 10 0.28 3-4 drinks 378 9.81
< once/year 43 1.20 < once/year 20 0.56 2 drinks 326 8.47
Never used 3386 94.07 Never used 3588 98.51 1 drink 334 8.67
< 1 drink 408 10.59
USE MARIJUANA IN BONGS OR RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE
WATER PIPES - CODEINE - XANAX ETC
q27c Frequency Percent q29a Frequency Percent q29e Frequency Percent
Never 2971 79.24 Never heard/used 3269 83.72 Never heard/used 3620 94.08
Seldom 307 8.18 At least once/month 257 6.59 At least once/month 69 1.80
Half the time 165 4.40 At least once/year 168 4.30 At least once/year 61 1.59
Most of the time 154 4.10 At least once/life 211 5.40 At least once/life 97 2.53
Always 123 3.28
Don't know 30 0.80
Frequency Missing = 331.68718101 Frequency Missing = 388.53809159
CLASS DAYS HIGH ON DRUG USE AT PARTIES THIS WOULD SEEK HELP
MARIJUANA SINCE SEPT SCHOOL YEAR FROM COUNSELOR
q34b Frequency Percent q35b Frequency Percent OR PROGRAM
None 3253 86.46 Never 1775 46.96 OUTSIDE SCHOOL
1-3 days 272 7.24 Seldom 374 9.90 q37c Frequency Percent
4-9 days 83 2.21 Half the time 290 7.66 No 2465 67.22
10+ days 154 4.09 Most of the time 328 8.67 Yes 1202 32.78
Always 397 10.51
Don't know 123 3.25 Frequency Missing = 568.37866257
Frequency Missing = 473.94242572 Didn't attend 493 13.03