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Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Updated November 2013
Fairfax County
Youth SurveySchool Year 2012-2013
Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors
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It provides DATA to county, school, and community–based organizations to:
• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs
• Develop Programs and Services
• Monitor Trends
• Measure Community Indicators
• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts
About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
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• Comprehensive
• Anonymous
• Voluntary
More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
It examines the
• Behaviors,
• Experiences, and
• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth.
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation
• 46,969 FCPS students
• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12
• Representing 90% of enrolled students
6th grade students take a shortened,
modified survey.
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Three to Succeed
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Three to Succeed
The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth.
Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools
and communities that help them thrive in health, in school
and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets
an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are
reported.
Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work
Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help
Three to SucceedAsset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
0 1 2 3 4 5 60
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70 Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)
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Three Assets
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Mental Health:Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight LossSurvey Questions and Results
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Students were asked the following question.
Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
The next section asks about your feelings and experiences in other parts of your life.Remember, your answers are confidential.
During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities? Yes/No
The question regarding depressive symptoms is asked annually.
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Percent Who Experienced Depressive Symptoms in Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multiple
FCPS 31.3 27.7 32.3 33.9 37.1 25.2 26.6 30.8 40.8 30.8 35.6
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Percent Who Experienced Depressive Symptoms in Past Year (Grade 6)
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Overall Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multiple
% 20.9 NaN 22.5 19.1 NaN 17.2 25.7 27.1 17.9 24.6
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multiple
FCPS 2011 29.2 24.9 30.7 32 35.1 23 25.3 28.1 37.6 28.6 34.5
FCPS 2012 31.3 27.7 32.3 33.9 37.1 25.2 26.6 30.8 40.8 30.8 35.6
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Depressive Symptoms Higher in 2012
Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 22.1% and 20.9% in 2011 and 2012, respectively
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Overall 8th 10th 12th White Black Hispanic Asian Other/ Multiple
Male 25.2 22.7 24.3 28.6 21.6 24.4 31 26.8 27.6
Female 37.1 32.5 39.7 39 31.4 37.6 49.8 34.6 43.9
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A Closer Look at Depressive Symptoms
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
The next section asks about your feelings during the past 12 months.
Remember, your answers are confidential.
During the past 12 months, did you ever: … seriously consider attempting suicide? Yes/No… actually attempt suicide? Yes/No
The questions regarding suicide are asked biennially, and were not asked on the 2012 survey. 15
On the 2011 Fairfax County Youth Survey, students were asked questions regarding suicide. These questions are only asked in odd years to keep the survey at a length that can be completed during one class period and to coincide with the administration of the YRBS to obtain a national comparison.
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Percent Who Considered Suicide in the Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 15.8 13.9 17.5 16.1 19.6 11.9 13.8 15.5 18.8 15.7 21.7
US NaN NaN 16.5 13.6 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
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Results from the 2011 Youth Survey
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Percent Who Attempted Suicide in the Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 3.8 3.1 4.3 3.9 4.7 2.8 3 3.7 5.9 3.2 5.2
US NaN NaN 8.2 6.3 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
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Results from the 2011 Youth Survey
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0 1 2 3 4 5 60
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Depressive Symptoms
Suicidal Ideation
Attempted Suicide
Number of Assets
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Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work
Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help
Assets and Experiences of Depressive Symptoms and Suicide
Results from the 2011 Youth Survey
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Students were asked the following questions regarding unhealthy weight loss behaviors:
Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
During the past 30 days, did you…go without eating for 24 hours or more(also called fasting) to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?
...take any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor’s advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? Do not include meal replacement products (such as Slim Fast).
...vomit or take laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?
Like the questions about suicide, the questions regarding unhealthy weight loss behaviors are asked biennially and were not on the 2012
survey.19
Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Overall 8th 10th 12th White Black Hispanic Asian Other/ Multiple
Male 5.64 5.92 5.37 5.44 4.2 7.47 8.28 5.54 4.76
Female 12.93 11.21 13.9 13.56 11.58 12.85 19.34 9.37 14.65
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A Closer Look at Unhealthy Weight Loss Behavior
Results from the 2011 Youth Survey
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Substance UseCorrelation to Depression
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Correlation Data
• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of depression by substance use.
Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.
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Correlation Data
• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of reported depressive symptoms.
• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report symptoms of depression, but the results do NOT show if substance use causes depression or if depression leads to substance use.
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30-Day ATOD
30-Day Alco-hol
Binge Drink-ing
30-Day Mari-juana
30-Day To-bacco
30-Day Painkillers
30-Day In-halant
30-Day Pre-scription
Experi-enced Depres-sion
40 26.1 12.9 15.7 9.5 9 5.5 7.3
No De-pression
24.3 17.2 8 8.8 3.4 3.6 1.8 2.8
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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Substance Use Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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30-Day ATOD
30-Day In-halant
30-Day Al-cohol
30-Day To-bacco
30-Day Mar-ijuana
Ever Used Inhalant
Experi-enced Depres-sion
10.1 5.8 5 0.6 0.6 11.1
No De-pres-sion
3.3 1.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 4.3
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Depression (Grade 6) Substance Use Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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Aggression and VictimizationCorrelation to Depression
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Victim Bully-ing
Victim Racial or
Cultural Har-rass-ment
Victim Cy-ber-bullying
at School
Bullied Oth-ers
Racially or Culturally Harrassed
Others
Cyber-bul-lied Others at School
Carried a Weapon
Ever Been in a Gang
Experi-enced Depres-sion
68.1 57.3 22.5 49.2 42.6 11.7 16.9 5
No De-pression
46.4 39.9 7.1 38 34.7 5 9.2 1.8
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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Aggression & Victimization Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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Victim Bully-ing
Victim Racial or Cultural
Harrass-ment
Victim Cyber-bullying at
School
Bullied Oth-ers
Racially or Culturally Harrassed
Others
Cyber-bullied Others at
School
Carried a Weapon
Experi-enced Depres-sion
68.84 33.2 25.33 29.2 9.67 10.04 21.97
No De-pression
37.86 14.39 9.17 17.1 4.57000000000001
3.65000000000001
11.72
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Depression (Grade 6) Aggression & Victimization Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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Health and Well-BeingCorrelation to Depression
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Physical Activity (Less than 1 hr, 5+
days/week)
Sleep (Fewer than 8 hrs)
Ever Had Sexual In-tercourse
Ever Had Oral Sex
Experienced Depression
64.4 76.77 30 32.8
No Depres-sion
55.2 64.83 17.3 20.6
5152535455565758595
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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Health and Well-Being Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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Comparing Depression and
No Depression as Sub-populations
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Depression (Grade 6) Health and Well-Being Related Factors
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School PerformanceCorrelation to Depression
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Skipped School
Don't Feel Safe at School
Suspended in Past Year
Poor Grades Low Perceived Ability to Do
Well in School
Experi-enced Depression
31.61 20.2 12.32 4.7 2.5
No De-pression
18.13 7.5 7.19 1.4 0.8
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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) School Performance Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations
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Don't Feel Safe at School
Poor Grades Low Perceived Ability to Do Well
in School
Experi-enced Depression
16.7 2.1 6.3
No Depres-sion
4 0.8 4.6
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Depression (Grade 6) School Performance Related Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression
as Sub-populations
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Risk and Protective Factors
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Risk and Protective Factors
Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the likelihood of problem behaviors
Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at “high risk” in that category
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Risk and Protective Factors
Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from riskYouth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective
factor are considered to have “high protection” in that category
Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.
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High Per-sonal In-tegrity
Perform Community
Service
Teachers Recognize
Good Work
Have Com-munity
Adults to Talk to
Participate in Extra-curricu-lar Activities
Parents are Available for
Help
Experi-enced Depres-sion
67.6 66.8 55 28.9 71.51 61
No De-pression
79.3 74.29 66.7 44.8 81.02 82.2
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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Protective Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression
as Sub-populations
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High Per-sonal In-tegrity
Perform Community
Service
Feel Safe at School
Have Com-munity
Adults to Talk to
Participate in Extra-cur-ricular Activ-
ities
Parents are Available for
Help
Experi-enced Depres-sion
94.8 43.89 83.3 45.6 69.22 79.3
No De-pression
98 45 96 59.3 75.4 92.7
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Depression (Grade 6) Protective Factors
Comparing Depression and No Depression
as Sub-populations
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Depressive Symptoms in Past YearRelated Factors
Bullied Others (Past Year)
Racially/ Culturally Harrassed Others (Past Year)
Cyberbullied Others (Past Year)Sex (Ever)
ATOD
Depression
No Depression
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Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Having Parents Available for Help Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Community Adults to Talk to
0 1 2 30
10
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40
50
60 Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)
Number of Assets
Perc
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The Prevention Toolkit provides access to presentations, videos, fact sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related topics.
The Prevention Toolkit
The Prevention Toolkit Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm
Contact [email protected]
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
• Bullying and Cyberbullying
• Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight Loss
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Teen Dating Abuse
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Find these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as resources for help and more information.
• Crisislink Suicide Prevention Hotline: (703) 527-4077
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)
• Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) Mental
Health Services24-Hour CSB Emergency Services Phone: 703-
383-8500
TTY: 703-207-7737
Help and More Information
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Intervention and Prevention Services
School Psychology Services
School Social Work Services
Student Safety and Wellness
School Counseling Services
Help and More Information from Fairfax County Public Schools
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Questions? Contact Us!
Sophia DuttonCountywide Service Integration and Planning Management
Strategic Planning & Communications
Dede BailerFairfax County Public Schools
Office of Intervention and Prevention Services
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey