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Alvin ISD - Alvin Junior High School - 2005 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
Alvin ISD - Alvin Junior High School - 2005 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use
Spring 2005
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Table T-1:
Past
School
Ever
Never
Month
Year
Used
Used
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Any tobacco product
All
10.1%
17.2%
31.5%
68.5%
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Cigarettes
All
9.0%
15.6%
29.7%
70.3%
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Smokeless tobacco
All
2.8%
5.1%
10.0%
90.0%
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Table T-2:
All
Never
Used
Every
Day
72.7%
1.6%
Never
Used
Every
Day
73.7%
1.6%
Several
Times
a Week
Several
Times
a Month
1.9%
About
Once a
Month
4.5%
6.1%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
5.0%
8.1%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
5.1%
8.2%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
2.5%
2.7%
Cigarettes?
All
Several
Times
a Week
Several
Times
a Month
1.8%
About
Once a
Month
3.7%
5.7%
Smokeless tobacco?
All
Never
Used
Every
Day
90.8%
* %
Several
Times
a Week
Several
Times
a Month
0.3%
About
Once a
Month
1.5%
2.3%
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Table T-3:
None
All
87.9%
<1 Per
Day
7.6%
>1 But
<10 Per
Day
3.9%
>10 But
<1 Pack
Per Day
* %
>1 Pack
But <2
Packs/Day
0.5%
>2 Packs
Per Day
0.2%
10.8
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Table T-5:
Cigarettes?
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
12.9%
24.4%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
11.2%
15.7%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
9.8%
10.6%
8.6%
Very
Easy
27.2%
Smokeless Tobacco?
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
24.3%
33.1%
9.5%
Very
Easy
12.7%
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Table T-6:
53.1%
A Few
27.9 %
Some
9.2%
Most
7.9%
All
1.9%
Smoke cigarettes?
Never heard
None
All
58.4%
A Few
25.5 %
Some
7.8%
Most
6.7%
All
1.8%
76.5%
A Few
15.6 %
Some
4.9%
Most
2.4%
All
0.5%
How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?
Strongly
Disapprove
All
75.0%
Mildly
Disapprove
Mildly
Approve
Neither
5.2%
4.5%
1.2%
Strongly
Approve
1.5%
Don't
Know
12.7%
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Table T-8:
All
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
Not Very
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
53.2%
23.5%
10.3%
3.8%
Do Not
Know
9.2%
Past
School
Ever
Never
Month
Year
Used
Used
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Any alcohol product
All
23.0%
33.2%
55.4%
44.6%
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Beer
All
16.2%
25.0%
42.4%
57.6%
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Wine coolers
All
9.9%
19.1%
35.9%
64.1%
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Wine
All
9.3%
17.6%
34.2%
65.8%
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Liquor
All
13.7%
20.8%
35.6%
64.4%
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Table A-2:
50.3%
0.7%
Never
Used
Every
Day
60.5%
0.3%
All
Never
Used
Several
Times
a Week
4.0%
Several
Times
a Month
8.8%
About
Once a
Month
13.9%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
9.9%
12.4%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
7.8%
10.5%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
9.4%
9.6%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
9.1%
9.2%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
6.8%
8.2%
Beer?
All
Several
Times
a Week
3.2%
Several
Times
a Month
7.4%
About
Once a
Month
10.5%
Wine coolers?
All
Never
Used
Every
Day
65.0%
0.2%
Never
Used
Every
Day
68.3%
0.2%
Never
Used
Every
Day
66.8%
* %
Several
Times
a Week
2.3%
Several
Times
a Month
5.3%
About
Once a
Month
8.3%
Wine?
All
Several
Times
a Week
1.7%
Several
Times
a Month
4.6%
About
Once a
Month
6.9%
Liquor?
All
Several
Times
a Week
1.8%
Several
Times
a Month
6.0%
About
Once a
Month
10.3%
When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do
you usually have at one time, on average?
Beer
All
Never
Ever
57.6%
42.4%
Never
Ever
60.2%
39.8%
Never
Ever
64.7%
35.3%
Never
Ever
63.5%
36.5%
5 or More
7.9%
1 to 4
20.5%
Less Than 1
14.0%
Wine Coolers
All
5 or More
7.6%
1 to 4
21.2%
Less Than 1
11.1%
Wine
All
5 or More
4.0%
1 to 4
17.5%
Less Than 1
13.8%
Liquor
All
5 or More
8.0%
1 to 4
17.6%
Less Than 1
10.9%
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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
All
Never
Ever
76.3%
23.7%
Never
Ever
77.9%
22.1%
Never
Ever
79.4%
20.6%
Never
Ever
76.0%
24.0%
Several
Times/Week
2.8%
Several
Times/Month
9.5%
Less Than
Once/Month
11.4%
Wine Coolers
All
Several
Times/Week
2.0%
Several
Times/Month
9.2%
Less Than
Once/Month
10.9%
Wine
All
Several
Times/Week
1.3%
Several
Times/Month
7.8%
Less Than
Once/Month
11.5%
Liquor
All
Several
Times/Week
1.5%
Several
Times/Month
11.4%
Less Than
Once/Month
11.2%
10.8
10.8
11.1
11.2
11.5
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Table A-6:
Beer?
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
13.0%
19.1%
7.5%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
11.5%
17.7%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
12.1%
15.5%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
13.8%
12.5%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
10.3%
12.4%
Very
Easy
31.1%
Wine coolers?
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
17.5%
25.1%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
15.9%
26.7%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
14.9%
28.4%
6.2%
Very
Easy
23.5%
Wine?
All
9.2%
Very
Easy
21.9%
Liquor?
All
9.0%
Very
Easy
25.0%
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Table A-7:
.
Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you .
92%
1-3 Days
6.1%
4-9 Days
1.3%
10+ Days
0.7%
1-3 Days
98%
4-9 Days
1.3%
10+ Days
0.2%
0.5%
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Table A-8:
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Table A-9:
During the past twelve months, how many times have you ..
1-3 Times
* %
4-9 Times
* %
* %
10+ Times
* %
1-3 Times
96.5%
4-9 Times
2.7%
0.5%
10+ Times
0.3%
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Table A-10:
36.7%
A Few
28.1 %
Some
Most
All
14.9%
13.9%
6.3%
Some
Most
All
14.0%
11.9%
4.6%
Beer?
Never heard
None
All
45.0%
A Few
24.5 %
53.5%
A Few
Some
24.0 %
Most
11.0%
All
7.2%
4.2%
Wine?
Never heard
None
All
63.1%
A Few
Some
19.6 %
Most
8.4%
All
5.6%
3.3%
Liquor?
Never heard
None
All
55.5%
A Few
17.0 %
Some
Most
All
13.3%
10.6%
3.6%
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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?
None
All
1-3 Times
96.3%
4-9 Times
3.4%
10+ Times
0.2%
0.2%
1-3 Times
94.9%
4-9 Times
3.6%
10+ Times
0.7%
0.8%
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Table A-12:
Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
Never
All
54%
Seldom
10.2%
Half
the Time
Most Of
the Time
10.2%
9.8%
Always
Don't
Know
7.3%
2.3%
Didn't
Attend
6.1%
At home
All
Do Not
Drink
Never
Seldom
50.7%
20.9%
19.5%
Do Not
Drink
Never
Seldom
49.4%
21.7%
11.6%
Do Not
Drink
Never
Seldom
49.2%
43.7%
4.0%
Do Not
Drink
Never
Seldom
46.4%
17.3%
12.8%
Do Not
Drink
Never
Seldom
48.7%
24.8%
12.4%
Most of
the time
7.1%
Always
1.8%
From friends
All
Most of
the time
13.9%
Always
3.3%
From a store
All
Most of
the time
1.8%
Always
1.2%
At parties
All
Most of
the time
13.2%
Always
10.3%
Other source
All
Most of
the time
8.4%
Always
5.7%
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Table A-14:
How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Strongly
Disapprove
All
63.7%
Mildly
Disapprove
Mildly
Approve
Neither
12.0%
7.2%
2.3%
Strongly
Approve
1.5%
Don't
Know
13.3%
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Table A-15:
All
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
Not Very
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
44.1%
25.0%
17.3%
6.0%
Do Not
Know
7.6%
Past
School
Ever
Never
Month
Year
Used
Used
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Marijuana?
All
7.6%
10.6%
18.4%
81.6%
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Cocaine?
All
0.8%
1.8%
3.1%
96.9%
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Crack?
All
0.5%
1.8%
3.5%
96.5%
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Hallucinogens?
All
2.9%
3.7%
5.3%
94.7%
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Uppers?
All
2.2%
2.4%
4.0%
96.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
Downers?
All
1.6%
2.2%
3.9%
96.1%
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Rohypnol?
All
1.5%
1.9%
3.1%
96.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
Steroids?
All
1.1%
1.3%
2.3%
97.7%
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Ecstasy?
All
1.1%
2.3%
3.2%
96.8%
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Heroin?
All
1.6%
2.3%
3.6%
96.4%
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Table D-2:
Marijuana?
All
Never
Used
Every
Day
82.7%
0.8%
Never
Used
Every
Day
97.1%
* %
Never
Used
Every
Day
97.3%
0.3%
Several
Times
a Week
2.9%
Several
Times
a Month
3.7%
About
Once a
Month
3.6%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
3.2%
3.1%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.2%
1.2%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.2%
1.2%
Cocaine?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.5%
Several
Times
a Month
0.4%
About
Once a
Month
0.7%
Crack?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.2%
Several
Times
a Month
0.2%
About
Once a
Month
0.7%
All
Never
Used
Every
Day
96.2%
0.2%
Never
Used
Every
Day
96.8%
0.2%
Never
Used
Every
Day
96.6%
* %
Never
Used
Every
Day
98.0%
* %
Never
Used
Every
Day
98.3%
0.2%
Never
Used
Every
Day
96.2%
* %
Never
Used
Every
Day
96.9%
* %
Several
Times
a Week
0.2%
Several
Times
a Month
0.5%
About
Once a
Month
1.2%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.7%
1.0%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
* %
0.9%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
* %
1.0%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.7%
0.4%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.2%
0.7%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
1.0%
1.2%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
0.3%
0.9%
Uppers?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.7%
Several
Times
a Month
0.3%
About
Once a
Month
1.2%
Downers?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.8%
Several
Times
a Month
0.3%
About
Once a
Month
1.2%
Rohypnol?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.5%
Several
Times
a Month
0.3%
About
Once a
Month
0.2%
Steroids?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.2%
Several
Times
a Month
* %
About
Once a
Month
0.5%
Ecstasy?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.5%
Several
Times
a Month
0.9%
About
Once a
Month
0.2%
Heroin?
All
Several
Times
a Week
0.9%
Several
Times
a Month
* %
About
Once a
Month
1.0%
11.6
11.7
11.5
12.1
11.7
11.7
11.7
12.1
12.3
11.4
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Table D-4:
84.6%
9/Under
0.8%
10-11
12-13
14-15
3.9%
10.0%
0.8%
10-11
12-13
14-15
9.9%
9.8%
2.3%
16-17
* %
18/Over
* %
73.8%
9/Under
4.2%
16-17
* %
18/Over
* %
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Table D-5:
Marijuana?
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
17.2%
39.4%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
20.4%
47.8%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
21.7%
46.9%
9.3%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
7.8%
11.9%
Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
Very
Easy
14.4%
Cocaine?
All
11.5%
8.3%
6.6%
Very
Easy
5.5%
Crack?
All
10.8%
Somewhat
Difficult
9.9%
Somewhat
Easy
5.4%
Very
Easy
5.3%
All
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
38.6%
33.1%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
50.1%
27.7%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
49.9%
28.6%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
49.2%
29.9%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
25.8%
44.9%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
34.3%
38.4%
Never
Heard Of
Very
Impossible Difficult
29.5%
44.3%
8.5%
Somewhat
Difficult
8.2%
Somewhat
Easy
5.1%
Very
Easy
6.6%
Uppers?
All
6.6%
Somewhat
Difficult
6.1%
Somewhat
Easy
3.6%
Very
Easy
5.9%
Downers?
All
6.6%
Somewhat
Difficult
5.7%
Somewhat
Easy
3.1%
Very
Easy
6.1%
Rohypnol?
All
6.7%
Somewhat
Difficult
5.4%
Somewhat
Easy
3.4%
Very
Easy
5.2%
Steroids?
All
13.0%
Somewhat
Difficult
5.5%
Somewhat
Easy
5.5%
Very
Easy
5.3%
Ecstasy?
All
10.3%
Somewhat
Difficult
5.4%
Somewhat
Easy
6.2%
Very
Easy
5.4%
Heroin?
All
10.9%
Somewhat
Difficult
5.8%
Somewhat
Easy
4.6%
Very
Easy
5.0%
Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you .
1-3 Days
91%
4-9 Days
5.3%
10+ Days
2.3%
1.8%
1-3 Days
91%
4-9 Days
5.8%
10+ Days
1.5%
2.1%
1-3 Days
97%
4-9 Days
2.5%
10+ Days
* %
0.5%
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Table D-7:
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Table D-8:
During the past twelve months, how many times have you ..
* %
1-3 Times
4-9 Times
* %
* %
10+ Times
* %
96.0%
1-3 Times
2.5%
4-9 Times
1.3%
10+ Times
0.2%
All
A Few
66.5%
Some
14.1 %
Most
7.9%
All
7.5%
4.0%
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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?
None
All
1-3 Times
95.4%
4-9 Times
3.4%
10+ Times
0.7%
0.5%
1-3 Times
96.3%
4-9 Times
2.7%
10+ Times
0.7%
0.3%
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Table D-11:
used?
Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was marijuana
Never
All
68%
Seldom
10.5%
Half
the Time
Most Of
the Time
6.0%
4.2%
Always
Don't
Know
3.1%
2.4%
Didn't
Attend
6.1%
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Table D-12:
Joints?
All
Never
Seldom
82.8%
5.7%
Never
Seldom
88.0%
4.0%
Half the
Time
4.6%
Most of
the Time
4.1%
Always
Don't
Know
1.5%
1.3%
Always
Don't
Know
1.1%
1.0%
Blunts?
All
Half the
Time
3.1%
Most of
the Time
2.8%
89.9%
3.4%
Never
Seldom
89.4%
3.6%
All
Never
Half the
Time
Most of
the Time
2.1%
1.8%
Always
Don't
Know
1.5%
1.3%
Always
Don't
Know
1.1%
1.5%
Always
Don't
Know
1.5%
1.0%
Pipes?
All
Half the
Time
Most of
the Time
2.3%
2.1%
89.0%
5.6%
All
Never
Half the
Time
Most of
the Time
1.6%
1.3%
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Table D-13:
How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Strongly
Disapprove
All
78.3%
Mildly
Disapprove
Mildly
Approve
Neither
3.6%
2.6%
1.0%
Strongly
Approve
1.5%
Don't
Know
13.0%
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Table D-14:
Marijuana?
All
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
67.7%
12.1%
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
78.1%
9.4%
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
78.5%
9.0%
Not Very
Dangerous
7.3%
Not at All
Dangerous
5.2%
Do Not
Know
7.8%
Cocaine?
All
Not Very
Dangerous
2.0%
Not at All
Dangerous
1.9%
Do Not
Know
8.5%
Crack?
All
Not Very
Dangerous
1.5%
Not at All
Dangerous
2.2%
Do Not
Know
8.8%
All
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
77.6%
7.7%
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
71.9%
11.6%
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
78.5%
7.4%
Not Very
Dangerous
2.0%
Not at All
Dangerous
2.2%
Do Not
Know
10.5%
Steroids?
All
Not Very
Dangerous
2.9%
Not at All
Dangerous
2.9%
Do Not
Know
10.8%
Heroin?
All
Not Very
Dangerous
1.7%
Not at All
Dangerous
2.0%
Do Not
Know
10.4%
Past
School
Ever
Never
Month
Year
Used
Used
________________________________________________________________________________
Any inhalant?
All
10.2%
12.6%
20.5%
79.5%
________________________________________________________________________________
Liquid or spray paint?
All
3.7%
5.2%
9.0%
91.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
Whiteout, correction fld?All
2.3%
3.2%
8.1%
91.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
Gasoline?
All
2.1%
3.2%
6.4%
93.6%
________________________________________________________________________________
Freon?
All
1.0%
1.5%
2.3%
97.7%
________________________________________________________________________________
Poppers, Locker Room, etcAll
1.3%
2.1%
2.6%
97.4%
________________________________________________________________________________
Glue?
All
1.3%
2.0%
5.1%
94.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
Paint, lacquer thinner? All
1.5%
3.1%
5.9%
94.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
Nitrous oxide, laughing gAll
1.5%
2.3%
5.1%
94.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
Octane booster?
All
0.8%
1.0%
1.8%
98.2%
________________________________________________________________________________
Other sprays?
All
3.1%
4.9%
8.3%
91.7%
________________________________________________________________________________
Other inhalants?
All
4.4%
6.6%
13.4%
86.6%
________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-2:
All
Every
Day
90.1%
0.3%
Several
Times
a Week
Several
Times
a Month
1.0%
1.4%
About
Once a
Month
1.5%
About
Once a
Year
Less Than
Once a
Year
2.2%
3.4%
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Table I-3:
All
82.3%
1
5.6%
2-3
4+
6.6%
5.5%
11.0
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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?
None
All
1-3 Days
96%
4-9 Days
2.3%
10+ Days
0.5%
0.8%
________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-6:
________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-7:
All
79.2%
A Few
13.2 %
Some
4.6%
Most
2.3%
All
0.7%
________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-8:
All
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Very
Dangerous
Somewhat
Dangerous
72.2%
13.0%
Not Very
Dangerous
4.6%
Not at All
Dangerous
2.3%
Do Not
Know
7.9%
Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
Health class
No
All
71.3%
Yes
28.7%
An assembly program
No
All
64.9%
Yes
35.1%
Guidance counselor
No
All
85.3%
Yes
14.7%
Science class
No
All
54.4%
Yes
45.6%
92.1%
Yes
7.9%
90.2%
Yes
9.8%
79.8%
Yes
20.2%
74.5%
Yes
25.5%
46.2%
Yes
53.8%
If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you
67.4%
Yes
32.6%
67.6%
Yes
32.4%
67.5%
Yes
32.5%
Your parents
No
All
39.0%
Yes
61.0%
A medical doctor
No
All
64.8%
Yes
35.2%
Your friends
No
All
34.7%
Yes
65.3%
44.0%
Yes
56.0%
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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
All
91.3%
Yes
8.7%
All
None
A Few
Some
Most
9.2%
27.2%
24.4%
28.3%
None
A Few
Some
Most
66.3%
21.4%
All
10.8%
All
5.5%
4.8%
All
1.9%
All
None
A Few
Some
Most
7.0%
19.9%
21.8%
31.3%
Most
All
20.0%
All
None
A Few
Some
56.1%
21.0%
13.0%
7.1%
All
2.9%
All
None
A Few
59.8%
23.7%
Some
8.1%
Most
4.0%
All
4.5%