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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 7.6% 3.6% 4.0% 92.4%

Grade 5 5.9% 2.5% 3.4% 94.1%

Grade 6 13.2% 7.1% 6.1% 86.8%

Cigarettes

All 6.6% 3.1% 3.6% 93.4%

Grade 5 5.3% 2.4% 2.9% 94.7%

Grade 6 11.0% 5.3% 5.7% 89.0%

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.7% 0.6% 1.1% 98.3%

Grade 5 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% 99.0%

Grade 6 3.9% 1.8% 2.1% 96.1%

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.5 3.5

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 4.8 3.2

Grade 6 4.0 4.1

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Spring 2008

Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

Cigarettes

* 8.9 9.8

Smokeless Tobacco

* 8.3 10.2

Any Tobacco

* 8.7 9.8

Table T-4: Age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Never Under 8 8 9 10 11 Over 11

Two Parent Family

All 94.4% 2.2% 1.2% 0.2% 0.7% 0.8% 0.4%

Grade 5 95.4% 2.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%

Grade 6 91.3% 1.6% 1.3% 0.8% 1.3% 1.9% 1.9%

Other Family Situation

All 87.1% 2.4% 0.8% 2.8% 4.2% 1.3% 1.4%

Grade 5 90.2% 2.0% 0.8% 2.0% 4.3% 0.4% 0.4%

Grade 6 77.0% 3.8% 0.9% 5.5% 3.8% 4.3% 4.7%

Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?All 1.8% 80.8% 16.2% 1.2%

Grade 5 1.9% 83.7% 13.5% 0.9%

Grade 6 1.1% 71.5% 25.2% 2.1%

Cigarettes?

All 3.6% 81.5% 13.9% 1.0%

Grade 5 4.1% 84.0% 11.2% 0.8%

Grade 6 2.0% 73.6% 22.8% 1.7%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 5.5% 88.0% 6.1% 0.4%

Grade 5 6.8% 87.3% 5.7% 0.3%

Grade 6 1.5% 90.3% 7.4% 0.8%



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Spring 2008

Table T-6: Have you ever been offered ...

Never

Heard Of Yes No

Any tobacco product?

All 2.3% 18.0% 79.8%

Grade 5 2.7% 15.3% 82.0%

Grade 6 1.0% 26.8% 72.2%

Cigarettes?

All 3.7% 15.7% 80.6%

Grade 5 4.4% 13.3% 82.4%

Grade 6 1.3% 23.7% 75.0%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 4.6% 6.0% 89.3%

Grade 5 5.6% 5.1% 89.3%

Grade 6 1.5% 9.0% 89.5%

Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All

Dangerous Do Not Know

Any tobacco product?

All 0.7% 77.9% 16.2% 1.2% 4.0%

Grade 5 0.9% 79.7% 14.3% 1.2% 3.9%

Grade 6 0.2% 72.0% 22.2% 1.2% 4.4%

Cigarettes?

All 2.6% 68.0% 22.9% 1.1% 5.4%

Grade 5 3.3% 70.0% 20.8% 1.1% 4.8%

Grade 6 0.3% 61.4% 29.7% 1.3% 7.3%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 4.1% 66.4% 20.3% 2.1% 7.1%

Grade 5 5.0% 67.3% 18.9% 2.0% 6.7%

Grade 6 1.2% 63.2% 25.0% 2.5% 8.2%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?

Don't Like Don't Care Think It's OK Don't know

All 87.8% 1.0% 0.2% 11.0%

Grade 5 88.4% 0.9% 0.2% 10.6%

Grade 6 86.1% 1.1% 0.2% 12.6%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 24.8% 15.5% 9.4% 75.2%

Grade 5 20.7% 12.3% 8.4% 79.3%

Grade 6 38.3% 25.9% 12.4% 61.7%

Beer

All 17.4% 9.6% 7.8% 82.6%

Grade 5 14.2% 7.7% 6.5% 85.8%

Grade 6 27.5% 15.7% 11.8% 72.5%

Wine coolers

All 11.4% 6.9% 4.4% 88.6%

Grade 5 8.7% 5.4% 3.3% 91.3%

Grade 6 20.0% 11.9% 8.1% 80.0%

Wine

All 10.9% 6.3% 4.6% 89.1%

Grade 5 8.4% 4.9% 3.4% 91.6%Grade 6 19.2% 10.7% 8.5% 80.8%

Liquor

All 6.8% 4.0% 2.8% 93.2%

Grade 5 4.8% 2.8% 1.9% 95.2%

Grade 6 13.2% 7.7% 5.5% 86.8%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

Beer

All 2.8 2.9

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 2.7 2.7

Grade 6 3.0 3.2

Liquor

All 2.4 2.8

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 2.0 2.6

Grade 6 2.9 2.9

Wine

All 2.4 2.6

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 2.4 2.5Grade 6 2.5 2.7



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

Beer?

All 84.4% 8.8% 3.4% 3.5% 15.6%

Grade 5 86.7% 7.6% 2.9% 2.8% 13.3%

Grade 6 77.0% 12.6% 4.8% 5.6% 23.0%

Wine Coolers?

All 90.1% 5.6% 2.1% 2.2% 9.9%

Grade 5 92.4% 4.4% 1.7% 1.6% 7.6%

Grade 6 83.1% 9.5% 3.2% 4.3% 16.9%

Wine?

All 89.9% 5.9% 2.2% 1.9% 10.1%

Grade 5 92.2% 4.4% 1.9% 1.4% 7.8%

Grade 6 82.5% 10.6% 3.4% 3.5% 17.5%

Liquor?

All 93.4% 3.8% 1.2% 1.7% 6.6%

Grade 5 95.4% 2.7% 0.8% 1.1% 4.6%

Grade 6 86.7% 7.2% 2.5% 3.5% 13.3%



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Spring 2008

Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:


Beer

* 9.1 9.9

Wine Coolers

* 9.3 10.3

Wine

* 9.6 10.2

Liquor

* 9.8 10.8

Any Alcohol

* 9.0 9.9

Table A-5: Age of first use of alcohol by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 79.7% 4.8% 1.9% 2.0% 6.4% 3.2% 2.0%

Grade 5 82.9% 5.1% 1.4% 2.2% 6.3% 1.4% 0.7%

Grade 6 69.1% 3.7% 3.5% 1.6% 6.9% 8.8% 6.4%


All 69.5% 7.4% 3.0% 4.1% 7.7% 5.8% 2.3%

Grade 5 75.5% 6.7% 2.4% 3.6% 7.9% 3.6% 0.4%

Grade 6 50.2% 9.8% 5.1% 6.0% 7.2% 13.2% 8.5%

Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problemsthis school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

18.3% 50.0% 40.2% 44.5%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 78.5% 8.6% 12.9%

Grade 5 80.9% 7.8% 11.3%

Grade 6 70.4% 11.4% 18.2%

Friends?

All 78.3% 4.6% 17.1%

Grade 5 81.2% 2.7% 16.1%

Grade 6 68.8% 10.9% 20.3%

Somewhere else?

All 77.1% 9.7% 13.3%

Grade 5 79.4% 7.8% 12.8%

Grade 6 69.4% 15.8% 14.8%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-8: About how many of your close friends use ..

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 1.3% 68.6% 25.1% 5.0%

Grade 5 1.4% 73.8% 21.0% 3.9%

Grade 6 1.0% 51.8% 38.6% 8.7%

Beer?

All 1.3% 73.6% 21.1% 4.0%

Grade 5 1.4% 77.8% 17.7% 3.1%

Grade 6 1.0% 60.2% 32.1% 6.6%

Wine coolers?

All 13.5% 73.2% 11.3% 2.0%

Grade 5 15.7% 74.3% 8.7% 1.4%

Grade 6 6.7% 69.7% 19.8% 3.8%

Wine?

All 2.5% 84.5% 11.8% 1.2%

Grade 5 2.9% 85.9% 10.0% 1.1%Grade 6 1.2% 79.6% 17.7% 1.5%

Liquor?

All 7.3% 81.4% 9.9% 1.3%

Grade 5 8.7% 82.8% 7.6% 0.9%

Grade 6 2.8% 77.0% 17.5% 2.7%



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Spring 2008

Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 1.5% 28.7% 69.8%

Grade 5 1.8% 24.9% 73.3%

Grade 6 0.5% 41.2% 58.3%

Beer?

All 1.4% 24.5% 74.2%

Grade 5 1.5% 21.3% 77.2%

Grade 6 0.8% 35.0% 64.2%

Wine coolers?

All 12.1% 10.6% 77.3%

Grade 5 13.8% 7.8% 78.4%

Grade 6 6.8% 19.6% 73.6%

Wine?

All 2.7% 13.0% 84.3%

Grade 5 3.3% 10.7% 86.0%Grade 6 1.0% 20.6% 78.4%

Liquor?

All 6.6% 9.4% 84.0%

Grade 5 7.9% 7.0% 85.1%

Grade 6 2.2% 17.3% 80.5%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?


All 83.2% 2.3% 0.9% 13.7%

Grade 5 84.6% 2.0% 0.6% 12.8%

Grade 6 78.6% 3.3% 1.8% 16.4%

Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All



All 0.4% 72.0% 21.1% 2.4% 4.1%

Grade 5 0.5% 73.1% 20.4% 1.7% 4.4%

Grade 6 0.2% 68.5% 23.4% 4.6% 3.3%

Beer?

All 0.5% 53.7% 31.6% 5.6% 8.7%Grade 5 0.6% 55.8% 30.2% 4.4% 9.0%

Grade 6 0.0% 46.6% 36.3% 9.5% 7.6%

Wine coolers?

All 10.2% 48.4% 24.1% 5.9% 11.4%

Grade 5 11.4% 49.8% 22.5% 4.9% 11.4%

Grade 6 6.4% 44.0% 29.4% 8.9% 11.3%

Wine?

All 1.4% 50.4% 29.7% 7.2% 11.4%

Grade 5 1.7% 52.4% 28.3% 6.3% 11.3%

Grade 6 0.5% 43.7% 34.2% 9.9% 11.6%

Liquor?

All 4.8% 65.0% 22.3% 2.1% 5.9%Grade 5 5.9% 65.8% 21.4% 1.6% 5.3%

Grade 6 1.2% 62.5% 25.0% 3.7% 7.7%



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Spring 2008

Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 2.5% 1.8% 0.6% 97.5%

Grade 5 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% 98.4%

Grade 6 5.2% 3.9% 1.3% 94.8%

Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.8 4.3

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 5.8 4.9

Grade 6 3.9 3.7



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Spring 2008

Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:


* 8.8 10.6

Table D-4: Age of first use of marijuana by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 98.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.2%

Grade 5 99.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%

Grade 6 96.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 1.6% 0.8%


All 96.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.5%

Grade 5 97.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 6 92.1% 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% 1.3% 2.2% 2.2%



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Spring 2008

Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

1.2% 23.6% 5.1% 19.2%

Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

Never


All 11.1% 78.0% 8.4% 2.6%

Grade 5 12.7% 77.9% 7.2% 2.2%

Grade 6 5.7% 78.4% 12.1% 3.9%

Table D-7: Have you ever been offered marijuana?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 9.7% 8.7% 81.6%

Grade 5 11.3% 6.0% 82.7%

Grade 6 4.5% 17.5% 78.0%

Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?


All 87.2% 0.9% 0.3% 11.6%

Grade 5 87.2% 0.8% 0.5% 11.6%

Grade 6 87.2% 1.3% 0.0% 11.5%

Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 8.6% 77.0% 8.7% 1.5% 4.2%Grade 5 9.8% 76.5% 8.5% 1.1% 4.2%

Grade 6 4.5% 78.7% 9.7% 2.7% 4.5%



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Spring 2008

Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 8.8% 6.4% 2.4% 91.2%

Grade 5 7.6% 5.1% 2.5% 92.4%

Grade 6 12.5% 10.6% 2.0% 87.5%

Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 5 99.1% 0.9%

Grade 6 96.2% 3.8%

Gasoline

All 97.3% 2.7%Grade 5 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 6 95.5% 4.5%

Glue

All 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 5 98.8% 1.2%

Grade 6 97.2% 2.8%

Paint Thinner

All 98.3% 1.7%

Grade 5 98.5% 1.5%

Grade 6 97.8% 2.2%

Spray Paint

All 96.8% 3.2%Grade 5 96.9% 3.1%

Grade 6 96.2% 3.8%

Other Inhalants

All 96.3% 3.7%

Grade 5 97.4% 2.6%

Grade 6 92.6% 7.4%



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Spring 2008

Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.4 3.0

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 3.0 2.7

Grade 6 3.8 3.6

Table I-4: Number of different kinds of inhalants used:

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 91.7% 4.5% 3.4% 0.4%

Grade 5 92.8% 4.2% 2.8% 0.1%

Grade 6 88.0% 5.3% 5.6% 1.1%



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Spring 2008

Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:


* 9.4 10.0

Table I-6: Age of first use of inhalants by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 95.9% 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% 0.8%

Grade 5 96.7% 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.5%

Grade 6 93.2% 0.8% 0.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.9% 1.6%


All 91.8% 0.5% 1.0% 2.1% 2.3% 1.7% 0.6%

Grade 5 92.7% 0.4% 1.2% 2.0% 1.6% 1.6% 0.4%

Grade 6 89.0% 0.9% 0.4% 2.2% 4.4% 1.8% 1.3%



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Spring 2008

Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

3.3% 28.6% 12.3% 26.0%

Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

Never


All 6.1% 80.6% 10.8% 2.4%

Grade 5 6.9% 81.9% 9.4% 1.7%

Grade 6 3.4% 76.4% 15.4% 4.9%



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Ector County

Spring 2008

Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 5.1% 10.1% 84.7%

Grade 5 5.8% 8.7% 85.5%

Grade 6 2.9% 14.8% 82.3%

Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 4.2% 67.4% 17.2% 2.9% 8.4%

Grade 5 4.8% 67.7% 16.5% 2.6% 8.5%

Grade 6 2.2% 66.4% 19.5% 3.7% 8.2%



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Spring 2008

Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugsor alcohol from ..

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 56.5%

Grade 5 55.0%

Grade 6 61.5%

Guidance Counselor? All 43.3%

Grade 5 41.9%

Grade 6 48.0%

Visitor to Class? All 44.1%

Grade 5 33.6%

Grade 6 77.3%

Someone Else at School? All 33.2%

Grade 5 30.3%

Grade 6 42.8%

Your Teacher? All 47.5%

Grade 5 45.6%

Grade 6 53.8%

Any School Source? All 82.0%

Grade 5 78.4%

Grade 6 93.7%



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Spring 2008

Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAll Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.6% 3.6% 4.0% 92.4%

Grade 5 5.9% 2.5% 3.4% 94.1%

Grade 6 13.2% 7.1% 6.1% 86.8%

Alcohol

All 24.8% 15.5% 9.4% 75.2%

Grade 5 20.7% 12.3% 8.4% 79.3%

Grade 6 38.3% 25.9% 12.4% 61.7%

Inhalants

All 8.8% 6.4% 2.4% 91.2%

Grade 5 7.6% 5.1% 2.5% 92.4%

Grade 6 12.5% 10.6% 2.0% 87.5%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 1.8% 0.6% 97.5%Grade 5 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% 98.4%

Grade 6 5.2% 3.9% 1.3% 94.8%



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Spring 2008

Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.4% 3.2% 4.3% 92.6%

Grade 5 5.5% 2.1% 3.3% 94.5%

Grade 6 14.0% 6.6% 7.3% 86.0%

Alcohol

All 26.0% 15.6% 10.4% 74.0%

Grade 5 22.6% 12.8% 9.8% 77.4%

Grade 6 36.9% 24.6% 12.3% 63.1%

Inhalants

All 9.2% 5.8% 3.4% 90.8%

Grade 5 8.4% 4.3% 4.0% 91.6%

Grade 6 11.7% 10.4% 1.3% 88.3%

Marijuana

All 3.2% 2.1% 1.1% 96.8%Grade 5 2.5% 1.5% 0.9% 97.5%

Grade 6 5.4% 3.7% 1.7% 94.6%



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Spring 2008

Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeFemale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.8% 4.0% 3.8% 92.2%

Grade 5 6.3% 2.9% 3.4% 93.7%

Grade 6 12.5% 7.5% 5.0% 87.5%

Alcohol

All 23.6% 15.2% 8.4% 76.4%

Grade 5 18.7% 11.5% 7.2% 81.3%

Grade 6 39.6% 27.1% 12.5% 60.4%

Inhalants

All 8.5% 7.0% 1.5% 91.5%

Grade 5 7.0% 5.8% 1.2% 93.0%

Grade 6 13.2% 10.7% 2.5% 86.8%

Marijuana

All 1.8% 1.6% 0.2% 98.2%Grade 5 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% 99.1%

Grade 6 5.0% 4.1% 0.9% 95.0%



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Spring 2008

Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeWhite Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 10.4% 3.5% 6.9% 89.6%

Grade 5 8.1% 2.7% 5.4% 91.9%

Grade 6 17.8% 6.1% 11.7% 82.2%

Alcohol

All 21.9% 11.8% 10.1% 78.1%

Grade 5 17.3% 8.6% 8.6% 82.7%

Grade 6 35.9% 21.5% 14.4% 64.1%

Inhalants

All 9.0% 4.6% 4.4% 91.0%

Grade 5 7.7% 2.7% 4.9% 92.3%

Grade 6 12.9% 10.1% 2.8% 87.1%

Marijuana

All 2.1% 1.2% 0.8% 97.9%Grade 5 1.6% 0.5% 1.1% 98.4%

Grade 6 3.4% 3.4% 0.0% 96.6%



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Spring 2008

Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAfrican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 3.6% 0.9% 2.7% 96.4%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 12.5% 3.1% 9.4% 87.5%

Alcohol

All 22.7% 7.3% 15.5% 77.3%

Grade 5 19.2% 3.8% 15.4% 80.8%

Grade 6 31.3% 15.6% 15.6% 68.8%

Inhalants

All 5.6% 4.7% 0.9% 94.4%

Grade 5 4.0% 4.0% 0.0% 96.0%

Grade 6 9.4% 6.3% 3.1% 90.6%

Marijuana

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%



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Spring 2008

Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMexican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 6.4% 3.6% 2.7% 93.6%

Grade 5 5.0% 2.5% 2.5% 95.0%

Grade 6 10.8% 7.3% 3.5% 89.2%

Alcohol

All 26.2% 17.8% 8.4% 73.8%

Grade 5 21.8% 14.5% 7.3% 78.3%

Grade 6 40.5% 28.4% 12.2% 59.5%

Inhalants

All 9.5% 7.5% 1.9% 90.5%

Grade 5 8.4% 6.3% 2.0% 91.6%

Grade 6 13.1% 11.5% 1.6% 86.9%

Marijuana

All 3.1% 2.4% 0.7% 96.9%Grade 5 2.0% 1.8% 0.3% 98.0%

Grade 6 6.5% 4.4% 2.2% 93.5%



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Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting A Grades

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 4.2% 1.8% 2.4% 95.8%

Grade 5 3.0% 1.0% 2.0% 97.0%

Grade 6 8.9% 4.8% 4.1% 91.1%

Alcohol

All 20.0% 10.5% 9.5% 80.0%

Grade 5 17.3% 8.6% 8.6% 82.7%

Grade 6 30.8% 17.8% 13.0% 69.2%

Inhalants

All 3.5% 1.9% 1.6% 96.5%

Grade 5 3.0% 1.5% 1.5% 97.0%

Grade 6 5.5% 3.4% 2.1% 94.5%

Marijuana

All 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 98.8%Grade 5 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% 99.0%

Grade 6 2.1% 2.1% 0.0% 97.9%



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Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting grades lower than A

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 9.0% 4.3% 4.6% 91.0%

Grade 5 7.1% 3.1% 4.0% 92.9%

Grade 6 14.5% 7.9% 6.6% 85.5%

Alcohol

All 26.6% 17.2% 9.4% 73.4%

Grade 5 22.0% 13.5% 8.5% 78.0%

Grade 6 40.6% 28.3% 12.3% 59.4%

Inhalants

All 10.9% 8.1% 2.7% 89.1%

Grade 5 9.7% 6.7% 3.0% 90.3%

Grade 6 14.5% 12.5% 1.9% 85.5%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 97.0%Grade 5 1.9% 1.3% 0.6% 98.1%

Grade 6 6.3% 4.5% 1.7% 93.8%



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Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 4.8% 2.2% 2.6% 95.2%

Grade 5 3.8% 1.7% 2.2% 96.2%

Grade 6 8.2% 4.0% 4.2% 91.8%

Alcohol

All 20.1% 12.9% 7.2% 79.9%

Grade 5 16.6% 10.1% 6.5% 83.4%

Grade 6 31.2% 21.8% 9.4% 68.8%

Inhalants

All 7.4% 5.6% 1.8% 92.6%

Grade 5 6.6% 4.7% 2.0% 93.4%

Grade 6 9.9% 8.8% 1.1% 90.1%

Marijuana

All 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% 98.4%Grade 5 1.0% 0.7% 0.2% 99.0%

Grade 6 3.7% 2.9% 0.8% 96.3%



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Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Not Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 12.1% 5.9% 6.3% 87.9%

Grade 5 9.3% 3.9% 5.4% 90.7%

Grade 6 21.1% 12.2% 8.9% 78.9%

Alcohol

All 32.6% 19.6% 12.9% 67.4%

Grade 5 27.3% 15.6% 11.7% 72.7%

Grade 6 49.4% 32.5% 16.9% 50.6%

Inhalants

All 11.2% 7.7% 3.5% 88.8%

Grade 5 9.4% 5.9% 3.5% 90.6%

Grade 6 16.9% 13.6% 3.4% 83.1%

Marijuana

All 3.9% 2.8% 1.1% 96.1%Grade 5 2.8% 2.0% 0.8% 97.2%

Grade 6 7.7% 5.5% 2.1% 92.3%



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Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town More Than 3 Years

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.5% 3.4% 4.1% 92.5%

Grade 5 5.8% 2.3% 3.5% 94.2%

Grade 6 12.6% 6.8% 5.8% 87.4%

Alcohol

All 24.4% 15.0% 9.4% 75.6%

Grade 5 20.4% 11.5% 8.8% 79.6%

Grade 6 37.1% 26.1% 11.1% 62.9%

Inhalants

All 8.3% 5.8% 2.6% 91.7%

Grade 5 7.2% 4.5% 2.7% 92.8%

Grade 6 12.0% 9.9% 2.1% 88.0%

Marijuana

All 2.6% 2.0% 0.6% 97.4%Grade 5 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% 98.2%

Grade 6 5.3% 4.0% 1.3% 94.7%



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Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town 3 Years or Less

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 11.6% 7.9% 3.7% 88.4%

Grade 5 8.5% 6.8% 1.7% 91.5%

Grade 6 20.3% 10.9% 9.4% 79.7%

Alcohol

All 32.4% 22.3% 10.1% 67.6%

Grade 5 25.9% 20.7% 5.2% 74.1%

Grade 6 50.0% 26.6% 23.4% 50.0%

Inhalants

All 13.4% 11.8% 1.7% 86.6%

Grade 5 12.1% 10.3% 1.7% 87.9%

Grade 6 17.2% 15.6% 1.6% 82.8%

Marijuana

All 2.9% 1.3% 1.7% 97.1%Grade 5 1.7% 0.0% 1.7% 98.3%

Grade 6 6.3% 4.7% 1.6% 93.8%



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The FREQ Procedure

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 951 51.50

Male 895 48.50

Frequency Missing = 2.0723684211

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 5 1415 76.58

Grade 6 433 23.42

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?


No 698 38.06

Yes 1137 61.94


AGE


10 441 23.92

11 957 51.87

12 389 21.10

13 or older 58 3.12


ETHNICITY


African/American 76 4.22

Asian/American 13 0.73

Mexican/American 1093 60.57

Native/American 36 1.99

Other 73 4.06

White 513 28.43


WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 510 27.86

Mostly B's 944 51.53

Mostly C's 306 16.72

Mostly D's 43 2.34

Mostly F's 28 1.55


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 124 6.76

No 167 9.06

Yes 1548 84.17


EITHER PARENT

GRADUATE FROM

COLLEGE


Don't Know 711 38.77

No 519 28.27

Yes 605 32.97


QUALIFY FOR A

FREE/REDUCED PRICE

LUNCH?


Don't Know 819 45.08

No 496 27.34

Yes 501 27.57


PARENTS ATTEND

PTA MEETINGS?


No 889 48.87

Yes 930 51.13


EVER INHALED

GASOLINE TO GET

HIGH?

Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 1744 97.34

Used 48 2.66


EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?

Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 1731 98.31

Used 30 1.69


EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?

Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 1734 98.39

Used 28 1.61


EVER INHALED

WHITEOUT TO GET

HIGH?

Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 1738 98.39

Used 28 1.61


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 1719 96.77

Used 57 3.23


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

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EVER USED OTHER

INHALANTS TO GET

HIGH?

Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 1718 96.28

Used 66 3.72


CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12A Frequency Percent

Never heard of 86 4.75

Never used 1613 88.71

1-2 times 85 4.68

3-10 times 18 0.99

11+ times 16 0.88


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME

Q12B Frequency Percent



1-2 times 26 1.47

3-10 times 3 0.15

11+ times 1 0.04


BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C Frequency Percent



1-2 times 235 13.36

3-10 times 47 2.67

11+ times 20 1.14


WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12D Frequency Percent



1-2 times 144 8.15

3-10 times 38 2.15

11+ times 15 0.86


WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent



1-2 times 158 9.20

3-10 times 23 1.33

11+ times 10 0.56


LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12F Frequency Percent



1-2 times 93 5.24

3-10 times 16 0.90

11+ times 7 0.39


SHIMERON USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12G Frequency Percent




INHALANT USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12H Frequency Perce

Never heard of 133 7.

Never used 1541 86.

1-2 times 78 4.

3-10 times 17 0.

11+ times 8 0.


MARIJUANA USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12I Frequency Perce


Never used 1483 82.

1-2 times 28 1.

3-10 times 5 0.

11+ times 10 0.


CIGARETTE USE IN PAS

SCHOOL YEA

Q13A Frequency Perce


Never used 1682 92.

1-2 times 32 1.

3-10 times 14 0.

11+ times 10 0.


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

USE IN PAST YEA

Q13B Frequency Perce


Never used 1650 92.

1-2 times 10 0.

3-10 times 1 0.

11+ times 1 0.





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BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 137 7.76

3-10 times 28 1.61

11+ times 10 0.55


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 97 5.46

3-10 times 19 1.09

11+ times 9 0.51


WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 97 5.55

3-10 times 13 0.75

11+ times 4 0.24


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 60 3.39

3-10 times 10 0.59

11+ times 1 0.08


SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR





INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H Frequency Percent



1-2 times 55 3.06

3-10 times 16 0.89

11+ times 7 0.39


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I Frequency Percent



1-2 times 18 1.00

3-10 times 8 0.42

11+ times 8 0.42


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES

Q14A Frequency Percent

7 or younger 28 1.57

8 years old 15 0.84

9 years old 21 1.15

10 years old 39 2.14


12 or older 13 0.73

Never heard/used 1676 92.76


AGE WHEN FIRST US

SNUFF/CHEW TOBAC

Q14B Frequency Perc

7 or younger 13 0

8 years old 4 0

9 years old 6 0

10 years old 5 0

11 years old 8 0

12 or older 3 0

Never heard/used 1751 97


AGE WHEN FIRST USED BE

Q14C Frequency Perc

7 or younger 66 3

8 years old 26 1

9 years old 31 1

10 years old 84 4

11 years old 56 3

12 or older 32 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

COOLE

Q14D Frequency Perc

7 or younger 31 1

8 years old 12 0

9 years old 27 1

10 years old 62 3

11 years old 35 1

12 or older 25 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

Q14E Frequency Perc

7 or younger 24 1

8 years old 18 1

9 years old 20 1

10 years old 58 3

11 years old 52 2

12 or older 19 1





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F Frequency Percent7 or younger 6 0.35

8 years old 4 0.23

9 years old 17 0.97



12 or older 25 1.40



AGE WHEN FIRST USEDSHIMERON




AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS


7 or younger 10 0.55

8 years old 12 0.679 years old 25 1.42



12 or older 12 0.71



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA

Q14I Frequency Percent7 or younger 8 0.47

8 years old 2 0.12

9 years old 8 0.47

10 years old 8 0.43


12 or older 6 0.31



CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES

Q15A Frequency PercentNever heard of 64 3.59

None 1460 81.53

Some 249 13.91

Most 17 0.97


CLOSE FRIENDS USE


Q15B Frequency Percent

Never heard of 97 5.53None 1551 87.96

Some 107 6.08

Most 8 0.43


CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 1276 73.64

Some 365 21.09Most 68 3.95


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS



None 1283 73.17

Some 199 11.33

Most 35 1.97


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WIN

Q15E Frequency Perce


None 1473 84.

Some 206 11.

Most 21 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUO

Q15F Frequency Perce


None 1428 81.

Some 174 9.

Most 24 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

SHIMERO

Q15G Frequency Perce


None 837 47.

Some 11 0.

Most 5 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

INHALANT

Q15H Frequency Perce


None 1417 80.

Some 190 10.

Most 43 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

MARIJUAN

Q15I Frequency Perce


None 1375 77.

Some 147 8.

Most 45 2.




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EVER BEEN OFFERED

CIGARETTES

Q16a Frequency PercentNever heard of 66 3.65

No 1449 80.64

Yes 282 15.71


EVER BEEN OFFERED




No 1595 89.31Yes 108 6.04


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER



No 1316 74.15

Yes 434 24.48


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

COOLERS



No 1370 77.30

Yes 188 10.58


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 1466 84.26

Yes 226 13.00


EVER BEEN OFFERED

LIQUOR

Q16f Frequency Percent

Never heard of 115 6.57No 1468 84.04

Yes 164 9.39


EVER BEEN OFFERED

SHIMERON

Q16g Frequency Percent


No 862 49.33

Yes 19 1.07


EVER BEEN OFFERED

INHALANTS

Q16h Frequency Percent


No 1498 84.74

Yes 179 10.14


EVER BEEN OFFERED

MARIJUANA

Q16i Frequency Percent


No 1443 81.58

Yes 154 8.69


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED

FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 1376 78.46

No 226 12.90

Yes 151 8.64


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

FROM FRIEND

Q17b Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 1343 78.3No 293 17.0

Yes 79 4.6


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

SOMEWHERE ELS

Q17c Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 1332 77.0

No 229 13.2

Yes 167 9.6


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO U

CIGARETT

Q18A Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 1222 68

Dangerous 411 22

Not at all 20 1

Don't know 97 5

Never heard of 47 2


DANGEROUS TO U

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

Q18B Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 1177 66

Dangerous 361 20

Not at all 37 2

Don't know 125 7

Never heard of 73 4





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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

BEER


Very dangerous 935 53.66

Dangerous 551 31.62

Not at all 97 5.56

Don't know 151 8.69




WINE COOLERS



Dangerous 424 24.12

Not at all 103 5.86

Don't know 200 11.37




WINE



Dangerous 518 29.67

Not at all 125 7.17





LIQUOR



Dangerous 387 22.25

Not at all 36 2.07

Don't know 102 5.88




SHIMERON



Dangerous 95 5.42

Not at all 10 0.59

Don't know 121 6.92




INHALANTS



Dangerous 302 17.17

Not at all 50 2.87

Don't know 148 8.41




MARIJUANA

Q18I Frequency Percent


Dangerous 154 8.75

Not at all 26 1.45

Don't know 75 4.24



DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO

FROM TEACHER


No 904 52.48

Yes 818 47.52


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM VISITOR TO

CLASS


No 948 55.92

Yes 747 44.08


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM ASSEMBLY

PROGRAM


No 734 43.50

Yes 954 56.50


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM GUIDE

COUNSELOR


No 961 56.71

Yes 734 43.29


DRUG/ALC INF FROM

SOMEONE ELSE AT

SCHOOL


No 1133 66.83

Yes 562 33.17


BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME

Q20a Frequency PercentNever 1485 84.39

1 time 154 8.77

2 times 59 3.38

3+ times 61 3.46





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WINE COOLERS, TWO

OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 1574 90.13

1 time 98 5.59

2 times 36 2.06

3+ times 39 2.22


WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 1549 89.92

1 time 102 5.91

2 times 39 2.25

3+ times 33 1.93


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 1618 93.37

1 time 65 3.75

2 times 21 1.20

3+ times 29 1.68


MISSED SCHOOL

WITHOUT PARENT'S

CONSENT


No 1787 98.63

Yes 25 1.37


SENT TO

PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


No 1314 73.11


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES


Don't like it 1579 87.84

Don't care 17 0.96

Think it's O.K. 3 0.15




DRINKING BEER



Don't care 41 2.27





USING MARIJUANA

q25 Frequency Percent


Don't care 16 0.88




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