HIDALGO COUNTY - Mercedes Isd - 2010 Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use

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Texas School Survey

of Drug and Alcohol Use
2010
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Part I: District Results
Secondary
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Part I: District Results

Secondary (7-12)
Table of Contents
General Substance Tables 5-50
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Prevalence Tables 51-92
Selected Substances:
Table B1: All Students

Table B2: Male Students
Table B3: Female Students
Table B4: White Students
Table B5: African/American Students
Table B6: Mexican/American Students
Table B7: Students Reporting A Grades
Table B8: Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an A
Table B9: Students Living With 2 Parents
Table B10: Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Table B11: Students who would seek help from adults
Table B12: Students who wouldn’t seek help from adults
Table B13 Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Table B14: Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Margin Tables 93-111

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1. General Substance Tables

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Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used ..
Past School Ever Never

Month Year Used Used
Any tobacco product?
All 11.5% 16.9% 29.3% 70.7%
Grade 7 4.1% 9.0% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 8 6.3% 8.8% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 9 8.8% 10.7% 25.4% 74.6%
Grade 10 12.3% 18.7% 33.5% 66.5%
Grade 11 21.0% 28.3% 44.9% 55.1%
Grade 12 20.7% 32.2% 44.8% 55.2%
Cigarettes?
All 10.9% 16.2% 28.7% 71.3%
Grade 7 4.1% 8.6% 14.8% 85.2%
Grade 8 5.1% 7.6% 17.4% 82.6%
Grade 9 7.9% 10.3% 25.1% 74.9%
Grade 10 11.6% 17.4% 33.5% 66.5%
Grade 11 20.6% 27.2% 44.1% 55.9%
Grade 12 20.9% 32.6% 45.3% 54.7%
Smokeless tobacco?
All 3.2% 4.8% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 1.7% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 3.4% 4.2% 4.6% 95.4%
Grade 9 3.5% 4.0% 8.5% 91.5%
Grade 10 2.0% 4.6% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 11 4.4% 6.6% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 12 7.1% 9.4% 15.3% 84.7%

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Table T-2: How often do you normally use ..
Several Several About About Less than

Never Every Times a Times a Once a Once a Once a
Used Day Week Month Month Year Year
All 74.2% 1.5% 2.7% 4.8% 4.4% 5.7% 6.8%
Grade 7 85.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 1.7% 5.8% 5.8%
Grade 8 84.2% 0.4% 1.7% 3.4% 1.7% 3.4% 5.1%
Grade 9 80.9% 0.0% 1.5% 5.2% 6.2% 2.1% 4.1%
Grade 10 69.0% 2.1% 1.4% 5.6% 7.0% 6.3% 8.5%
Grade 11 61.0% 2.4% 5.7% 5.7% 8.1% 9.8% 7.3%
Grade 12 54.9% 4.9% 7.3% 9.8% 2.4% 8.5% 12.2%
Cigarettes?
All 74.3% 1.3% 2.8% 4.8% 4.3% 5.7% 6.8%
Grade 7 85.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 1.7% 5.9% 5.5%
Grade 8 84.4% 0.4% 1.3% 3.5% 1.7% 3.5% 5.2%
Grade 9 80.6% 0.0% 1.6% 5.2% 6.3% 2.1% 4.2%
Grade 10 69.5% 0.7% 2.1% 5.7% 7.1% 6.4% 8.5%
Grade 11 61.8% 2.4% 5.7% 5.7% 7.3% 9.8% 7.3%
Grade 12 54.3% 4.9% 7.4% 9.9% 2.5% 8.6% 12.3%
Smokeless tobacco?
All 95.0% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.9% 1.7% 1.4%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.8% 0.8%
Grade 8 98.2% 0.0% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%
Grade 9 95.8% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 2.1% 0.0% 1.6%
Grade 10 92.9% 1.4% 0.7% 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% 2.1%
Grade 11 91.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 5.0% 1.7%
Grade 12 91.4% 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 3.7% 2.5%
Table T-3: Average age of first use of:
Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

Cigarettes
11.4 11.9 12.9 13.2 14.0 15.2
Smokeless tobacco
11.2 13.0 12.8 12.8 14.5 15.7
Any Tobacco
11.3 11.9 12.8 13.1 14.0 15.2

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Table T-4: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get...
Never Very Somewhat Somewhat

Heard Of Impossible Difficult Difficult Easy Very Easy
All 25.2% 14.2% 4.2% 7.8% 16.9% 31.6%
Grade 7 29.8% 24.8% 9.7% 8.4% 15.1% 12.2%
Grade 8 33.9% 17.8% 2.1% 7.6% 19.5% 19.1%
Grade 9 35.1% 10.9% 4.0% 7.4% 15.3% 27.2%
Grade 10 20.0% 6.9% 4.1% 9.0% 27.6% 32.4%
Grade 11 11.6% 15.5% 3.1% 9.3% 10.1% 50.4%
Grade 12 13.4% 6.1% 1.2% 4.9% 13.4% 61.0%
Cigarettes?
All 25.9% 14.3% 4.3% 7.6% 17.7% 30.2%
Grade 7 30.5% 25.0% 9.3% 8.5% 15.7% 11.0%
Grade 8 34.8% 17.6% 1.7% 8.6% 18.9% 18.5%
Grade 9 36.0% 11.0% 4.0% 7.5% 15.0% 26.5%
Grade 10 20.7% 6.9% 4.1% 8.3% 29.0% 31.0%
Grade 11 10.9% 15.6% 4.7% 7.8% 13.3% 47.7%
Grade 12 14.8% 6.2% 1.2% 3.7% 14.8% 59.3%
Smokeless Tobacco?
All 36.2% 17.6% 6.3% 11.6% 10.6% 17.5%
Grade 7 42.6% 32.3% 9.4% 9.4% 2.6% 3.8%
Grade 8 45.7% 20.7% 4.7% 7.8% 10.8% 10.3%
Grade 9 47.7% 13.5% 5.7% 10.4% 8.3% 14.5%
Grade 10 29.9% 12.5% 8.3% 13.9% 18.8% 16.7%
Grade 11 21.9% 14.8% 5.5% 16.4% 12.5% 28.9%
Grade 12 21.3% 7.5% 3.8% 13.8% 13.8% 40.0%

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Table T-5: About how many of your close friends...
None A Few Some Most ALL

Use any tobacco product?
All 40.1% 32.1% 18.0% 8.3% 1.4%
Grade 7 56.7% 25.8% 13.8% 3.8% 0.0%
Grade 8 47.6% 29.6% 16.7% 3.9% 2.1%
Grade 9 47.2% 32.2% 14.1% 5.5% 1.0%
Grade 10 27.7% 37.8% 24.3% 9.5% 0.7%
Grade 11 22.5% 39.5% 23.3% 14.0% 0.8%
Grade 12 30.5% 29.3% 18.3% 17.1% 4.9%
Smoke cigarettes?
All 41.7% 31.9% 17.1% 7.8% 1.5%
Grade 7 58.3% 27.5% 11.7% 2.5% 0.0%
Grade 8 50.6% 29.4% 13.9% 3.9% 2.2%
Grade 9 49.2% 30.5% 13.7% 5.6% 1.0%
Grade 10 29.9% 36.7% 23.8% 8.8% 0.7%
Grade 11 21.9% 40.6% 22.7% 14.1% 0.8%
Grade 12 30.9% 28.4% 19.8% 16.0% 4.9%
Use a smokeless tobacco product?
All 70.6% 19.9% 7.0% 2.3% 0.2%
Grade 7 81.6% 11.1% 5.6% 1.7% 0.0%
Grade 8 74.1% 18.5% 5.6% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 9 79.5% 14.2% 4.2% 2.1% 0.0%
Grade 10 60.0% 26.9% 11.7% 1.4% 0.0%
Grade 11 62.4% 24.0% 9.6% 4.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 59.3% 29.6% 6.2% 3.7% 1.2%

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Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
Strongly Mildly Mildly Strongly

Disapprove Disapprove Neither Approve Approve Don't know
All 75.2% 6.0% 4.5% 0.6% 1.2% 12.5%
Grade 7 73.8% 4.8% 2.6% 0.0% 1.3% 17.5%
Grade 8 76.1% 7.8% 3.7% 0.5% 0.9% 11.0%
Grade 9 79.9% 3.4% 4.0% 0.6% 0.6% 11.5%
Grade 10 70.9% 5.5% 6.3% 0.0% 1.6% 15.7%
Grade 11 84.1% 3.7% 3.7% 0.0% 1.9% 6.5%
Grade 12 65.3% 12.0% 8.0% 2.7% 1.3% 10.7%
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Very Somewhat Not very Not at All

Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Do Not Know
All 54.9% 21.1% 10.9% 3.2% 9.9%

Grade 7 64.0% 21.3% 7.6% 1.8% 5.3%
Grade 8 53.0% 21.9% 9.1% 3.2% 12.8%
Grade 9 60.7% 16.3% 8.4% 1.1% 13.5%
Grade 10 50.0% 20.5% 15.9% 4.5% 9.1%
Grade 11 51.4% 21.1% 14.7% 3.7% 9.2%
Grade 12 45.5% 27.3% 11.7% 6.5% 9.1%

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

Any alcohol product?
All 27.5% 36.1% 55.9% 44.1%
Grade 7 16.3% 23.2% 40.7% 59.3%
Grade 8 24.7% 30.1% 51.0% 49.0%
Grade 9 27.2% 34.5% 57.3% 42.7%
Grade 10 29.9% 42.9% 63.6% 36.4%
Grade 11 36.2% 47.1% 68.8% 31.2%
Grade 12 34.5% 43.7% 57.5% 42.5%
Beer?
All 19.0% 26.8% 43.0% 57.0%
Grade 7 7.2% 11.9% 24.2% 75.8%
Grade 8 14.5% 19.6% 37.4% 62.6%
Grade 9 18.2% 23.6% 44.8% 55.2%
Grade 10 19.5% 32.2% 46.3% 53.7%
Grade 11 29.2% 40.1% 59.1% 40.9%
Grade 12 30.2% 39.5% 51.2% 48.8%
Wine coolers?
All 17.1% 23.8% 40.4% 59.6%
Grade 7 7.0% 12.8% 27.2% 72.8%
Grade 8 14.9% 18.7% 32.8% 67.2%
Grade 9 17.3% 24.3% 41.1% 58.9%
Grade 10 21.1% 30.9% 48.0% 52.0%
Grade 11 26.3% 32.8% 52.6% 47.4%
Grade 12 18.6% 26.7% 45.3% 54.7%
Wine?
All 11.9% 18.3% 32.8% 67.2%
Grade 7 7.6% 11.9% 22.5% 77.5%
Grade 8 9.5% 13.0% 26.0% 74.0%
Grade 9 14.1% 19.7% 33.3% 66.7%
Grade 10 10.7% 22.0% 40.7% 59.3%
Grade 11 16.4% 26.1% 40.3% 59.7%
Grade 12 14.1% 18.8% 37.6% 62.4%
Liquor?
All 15.5% 22.5% 36.0% 64.0%
Grade 7 3.8% 6.3% 14.2% 85.8%
Grade 8 12.3% 17.0% 29.4% 70.6%
Grade 9 20.3% 25.7% 41.1% 58.9%
Grade 10 15.2% 27.2% 43.0% 57.0%
Grade 11 21.9% 35.0% 48.2% 51.8%
Grade 12 22.1% 27.9% 45.3% 54.7%

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Table A-2: How often do you normally use...

All 53.6% 1.4% 3.5% 9.6% 12.3% 9.7% 9.8%
Grade 7 66.0% 1.6% 2.5% 2.9% 8.6% 7.4% 11.1%
Grade 8 63.5% 0.4% 2.6% 7.7% 6.4% 9.0% 10.3%
Grade 9 53.6% 0.5% 2.1% 8.2% 14.4% 10.3% 10.8%
Grade 10 44.8% 3.5% 3.5% 11.2% 14.7% 12.6% 9.8%
Grade 11 37.9% 2.4% 4.8% 20.2% 15.3% 9.7% 9.7%
Grade 12 49.4% 0.0% 7.2% 10.8% 16.9% 9.6% 6.0%
Beer?
All 63.1% 0.6% 2.5% 8.3% 9.2% 7.4% 8.7%
Grade 7 78.4% 0.0% 1.2% 2.9% 4.6% 5.0% 7.9%
Grade 8 70.8% 0.4% 1.3% 6.6% 5.8% 7.1% 8.0%
Grade 9 64.1% 0.0% 1.6% 6.0% 8.7% 8.2% 11.4%
Grade 10 58.7% 2.9% 2.2% 9.4% 11.6% 7.2% 8.0%
Grade 11 46.0% 0.8% 4.0% 16.9% 12.1% 10.5% 9.7%
Grade 12 53.0% 0.0% 6.0% 10.8% 15.7% 7.2% 7.2%
Wine coolers?
All 66.2% 0.5% 1.9% 6.5% 8.8% 9.1% 7.0%
Grade 7 77.9% 1.3% 0.4% 2.1% 4.2% 5.8% 8.3%
Grade 8 75.7% 0.0% 2.2% 4.8% 3.5% 7.4% 6.5%
Grade 9 66.8% 0.0% 1.1% 5.3% 9.5% 8.9% 8.4%
Grade 10 56.8% 0.0% 1.4% 7.2% 13.7% 15.1% 5.8%
Grade 11 52.8% 1.6% 3.3% 17.1% 8.9% 8.9% 7.3%
Grade 12 60.5% 0.0% 3.7% 4.9% 16.0% 9.9% 4.9%
Wine?
All 71.4% 0.4% 1.8% 4.6% 5.5% 9.5% 6.8%
Grade 7 81.5% 0.8% 2.1% 0.4% 4.2% 7.6% 3.4%
Grade 8 80.9% 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% 3.5% 6.5% 5.2%
Grade 9 70.7% 0.5% 1.6% 3.7% 8.0% 6.4% 9.0%
Grade 10 61.6% 0.7% 2.2% 2.2% 9.4% 13.8% 10.1%
Grade 11 58.5% 0.0% 2.4% 13.8% 3.3% 15.4% 6.5%
Grade 12 69.5% 0.0% 1.2% 7.3% 4.9% 9.8% 7.3%
Liquor?
All 68.4% 0.5% 2.0% 7.6% 8.0% 7.8% 5.8%
Grade 7 88.8% 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.7% 4.6% 2.5%
Grade 8 75.1% 0.0% 1.3% 4.4% 3.5% 7.9% 7.9%
Grade 9 64.4% 0.0% 1.6% 6.4% 9.6% 9.6% 8.5%
Grade 10 58.0% 1.4% 2.2% 7.2% 13.8% 10.1% 7.2%
Grade 11 55.3% 1.6% 1.6% 17.9% 11.4% 6.5% 5.7%
Grade 12 61.4% 0.0% 4.8% 12.0% 10.8% 8.4% 2.4%

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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?
Never Ever Used 5 or More 1 to 4 Less than 1

Beer
All 57.4% 42.6% 12.2% 21.3% 9.1%
Grade 7 72.6% 27.4% 3.7% 16.6% 7.1%
Grade 8 61.1% 38.9% 6.1% 21.0% 11.8%
Grade 9 58.8% 41.2% 10.7% 20.9% 9.6%
Grade 10 51.8% 48.2% 16.5% 23.0% 8.6%
Grade 11 40.8% 59.2% 21.7% 26.7% 10.8%
Grade 12 51.9% 48.1% 20.3% 21.5% 6.3%
Wine Coolers
All 61.5% 38.5% 9.5% 23.4% 5.6%
Grade 7 77.2% 22.8% 4.6% 12.9% 5.4%
Grade 8 69.6% 30.4% 7.4% 17.0% 6.1%
Grade 9 61.4% 38.6% 7.4% 24.9% 6.3%
Grade 10 49.3% 50.7% 13.0% 32.6% 5.1%
Grade 11 48.3% 51.7% 16.7% 25.8% 9.2%
Grade 12 55.0% 45.0% 11.3% 32.5% 1.3%
Wine
All 67.5% 32.5% 4.4% 20.1% 8.1%
Grade 7 77.8% 22.2% 2.5% 14.2% 5.4%
Grade 8 77.5% 22.5% 0.4% 16.3% 5.7%
Grade 9 66.0% 34.0% 4.8% 18.1% 11.2%
Grade 10 59.7% 40.3% 6.5% 23.7% 10.1%
Grade 11 53.3% 46.7% 7.5% 29.2% 10.0%
Grade 12 64.6% 35.4% 6.3% 22.8% 6.3%
Liquor
All 63.8% 36.2% 9.7% 19.9% 6.6%
Grade 7 84.9% 15.1% 1.7% 9.2% 4.2%
Grade 8 71.0% 29.0% 5.6% 15.2% 8.2%
Grade 9 57.7% 42.3% 9.0% 20.6% 12.7%
Grade 10 52.1% 47.9% 12.9% 26.4% 8.6%
Grade 11 51.3% 48.7% 17.6% 27.7% 3.4%
Grade 12 58.2% 41.8% 16.5% 25.3% 0.0%

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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 82.5% 6.6% 2.9% 3.5% 1.8% 2.8%
Grade 7 90.0% 4.2% 2.5% 2.1% 0.8% 0.4%
Grade 8 88.4% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 0.9% 2.2%
Grade 9 84.0% 4.8% 2.7% 3.7% 2.1% 2.7%
Grade 10 79.1% 7.9% 3.6% 0.7% 0.7% 7.9%
Grade 11 69.4% 13.2% 4.1% 5.8% 4.1% 3.3%
Grade 12 78.8% 8.8% 1.3% 7.5% 2.5% 1.3%
Table A-5: Average age of first use of:

Beer
10.8 11.7 12.9 12.6 14.2 14.4
Wine Coolers
11.6 12.3 13.2 13.0 14.4 14.8
Wine
11.4 12.4 13.1 12.9 14.8 14.8
Liquor
11.7 12.5 13.4 13.9 14.9 15.1
Any Alcohol
10.8 11.8 12.7 12.6 14.1 14.1

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Table A-6: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get...

Beer?
All 22.8% 12.3% 4.7% 9.3% 17.9% 33.1%
Grade 7 27.4% 22.6% 7.7% 12.0% 12.0% 18.4%
Grade 8 29.6% 14.6% 4.7% 6.0% 19.7% 25.3%
Grade 9 29.9% 10.2% 6.1% 10.2% 12.2% 31.5%
Grade 10 17.6% 5.6% 2.8% 10.6% 19.7% 43.7%
Grade 11 11.6% 11.6% 3.1% 7.0% 17.1% 49.6%
Grade 12 14.8% 6.2% 2.5% 9.9% 30.9% 35.8%
Wine coolers?
All 27.4% 12.5% 4.9% 9.2% 17.7% 28.3%
Grade 7 35.7% 20.9% 6.8% 8.9% 15.7% 11.9%
Grade 8 34.5% 14.9% 6.4% 7.7% 18.3% 18.3%
Grade 9 33.2% 11.4% 4.5% 8.4% 15.3% 27.2%
Grade 10 23.8% 7.0% 4.9% 10.5% 17.5% 36.4%
Grade 11 14.2% 11.0% 2.4% 9.4% 15.7% 47.2%
Grade 12 15.9% 7.3% 3.7% 11.0% 25.6% 36.6%
Wine?
All 26.2% 15.0% 5.9% 10.8% 17.8% 24.2%
Grade 7 30.4% 28.3% 7.4% 9.6% 12.2% 12.2%
Grade 8 33.5% 16.7% 7.7% 10.3% 16.3% 15.5%
Grade 9 34.7% 13.8% 5.6% 10.2% 9.2% 26.5%
Grade 10 23.1% 6.3% 7.0% 12.6% 21.7% 29.4%
Grade 11 14.3% 12.7% 3.2% 11.9% 22.2% 35.7%
Grade 12 14.8% 8.6% 3.7% 11.1% 30.9% 30.9%
Liquor?
All 25.6% 15.5% 7.2% 9.6% 16.1% 25.9%
Grade 7 35.6% 27.5% 9.0% 9.4% 9.0% 9.4%
Grade 8 31.1% 17.0% 7.7% 9.8% 16.6% 17.9%
Grade 9 32.1% 13.3% 8.2% 10.7% 11.2% 24.5%
Grade 10 20.4% 7.7% 6.3% 11.3% 18.3% 35.9%
Grade 11 12.7% 15.9% 6.3% 8.7% 17.5% 38.9%
Grade 12 14.6% 8.5% 4.9% 7.3% 28.0% 36.6%
All 20.7% 11.0% 3.2% 8.7% 18.7% 37.8%
Grade 7 24.1% 21.9% 6.3% 8.4% 16.5% 22.8%
Grade 8 25.4% 12.7% 4.2% 7.2% 21.2% 29.2%
Grade 9 28.6% 7.9% 2.5% 10.8% 12.8% 37.4%
Grade 10 16.4% 4.8% 2.1% 9.6% 19.9% 47.3%
Grade 11 10.9% 10.1% 1.6% 8.5% 15.5% 53.5%
Grade 12 13.4% 6.1% 1.2% 7.3% 29.3% 42.7%

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Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
None 1-3 Times 4-9 Times 10+ Times

Attended class while drunk on alcohol?
All 91.9% 6.1% 0.9% 1.1%
Grade 7 93.9% 5.6% 0.4% 0.0%
Grade 8 93.6% 5.9% 0.0% 0.5%
Grade 9 91.3% 6.6% 1.6% 0.5%
Grade 10 85.6% 9.8% 1.5% 3.0%
Grade 11 95.5% 1.8% 0.9% 1.8%
Grade 12 90.9% 6.5% 1.3% 1.3%
Gotten into trouble with teachers because of your drinking?
All 97.9% 1.3% 0.5% 0.4%
Grade 7 98.6% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 99.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 9 97.8% 1.7% 0.6% 0.0%
Grade 10 96.1% 1.6% 0.0% 2.3%
Grade 11 97.1% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 97.4% 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
Average days absent due to

illness or other reasons
Alcohol Users: 5.0
Alcohol Non-use 3.4
Average days conduct problems

reported
Alcohol Users: 3.7
Alcohol Non-use 1.1

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Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...

Driven a car when you've had a good bit to drink?
All 91.9% 5.5% 1.3% 1.3%
Grade 9 98.2% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 10 90.8% 5.3% 1.5% 2.3%
Grade 11 88.5% 6.7% 2.9% 1.9%
Grade 12 88.3% 9.1% 1.3% 1.3%
Gotten into trouble with the police because of drinking?
All 96.9% 2.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 7 99.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5%
Grade 8 98.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.5%
Grade 9 98.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
Grade 10 95.2% 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
Grade 11 95.1% 4.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 93.3% 5.3% 1.3% 0.0%

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Table A-10: About how many of your close friends use...

All 29.2% 24.7% 20.3% 18.3% 7.5%
Grade 7 47.9% 26.9% 16.8% 7.1% 1.3%
Grade 8 32.9% 27.4% 23.1% 12.4% 4.3%
Grade 9 32.3% 23.2% 20.2% 15.2% 9.1%
Grade 10 16.9% 27.0% 26.4% 23.0% 6.8%
Grade 11 15.6% 18.8% 21.1% 31.3% 13.3%
Grade 12 22.9% 24.1% 13.3% 26.5% 13.3%
Beer?
All 33.9% 26.2% 17.3% 16.8% 5.7%
Grade 7 55.4% 28.8% 11.6% 4.3% 0.0%
Grade 8 38.5% 27.7% 20.8% 10.8% 2.2%
Grade 9 37.9% 26.3% 16.8% 11.6% 7.4%
Grade 10 21.8% 28.9% 23.2% 20.4% 5.6%
Grade 11 16.1% 20.2% 20.2% 33.9% 9.7%
Grade 12 25.0% 23.8% 11.3% 27.5% 12.5%
Wine coolers?
All 43.8% 22.6% 18.5% 11.4% 3.7%
Grade 7 65.1% 19.0% 10.8% 3.9% 1.3%
Grade 8 52.7% 21.7% 15.5% 7.5% 2.7%
Grade 9 48.4% 20.5% 16.8% 10.0% 4.2%
Grade 10 34.3% 21.0% 23.8% 17.5% 3.5%
Grade 11 23.8% 27.0% 22.1% 20.5% 6.6%
Grade 12 28.0% 29.3% 25.6% 12.2% 4.9%
Wine?
All 53.3% 24.7% 13.2% 7.0% 1.8%
Grade 7 70.6% 19.5% 7.8% 1.7% 0.4%
Grade 8 57.0% 28.9% 8.8% 4.8% 0.4%
Grade 9 57.4% 21.6% 12.1% 6.8% 2.1%
Grade 10 43.1% 29.2% 15.3% 11.1% 1.4%
Grade 11 34.7% 24.2% 23.4% 12.9% 4.8%
Grade 12 50.6% 25.9% 14.8% 6.2% 2.5%
Liquor?
All 45.6% 20.4% 16.1% 13.5% 4.3%
Grade 7 71.1% 17.9% 7.7% 2.6% 0.9%
Grade 8 53.7% 20.8% 15.2% 9.1% 1.3%
Grade 9 46.5% 19.8% 15.5% 12.8% 5.3%
Grade 10 33.3% 25.5% 19.9% 17.0% 4.3%
Grade 11 24.2% 22.6% 21.0% 22.6% 9.7%
Grade 12 34.6% 16.0% 21.0% 22.2% 6.2%

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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?
All 94.8% 4.0% 0.6% 0.6%
Grade 7 97.3% 2.2% 0.4% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.3% 5.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 96.6% 1.7% 0.6% 1.1%
Grade 10 92.1% 3.9% 1.6% 2.4%
Grade 11 95.2% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 92.3% 6.4% 1.3% 0.0%
Been criticized by someone you were dating because of drinking?
All 94.2% 4.6% 0.9% 0.2%
Grade 7 97.8% 1.3% 0.9% 0.0%
Grade 8 96.1% 3.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 95.2% 3.6% 1.2% 0.0%
Grade 10 89.8% 6.3% 2.4% 1.6%
Grade 11 93.2% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 90.8% 7.9% 1.3% 0.0%
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
alcohol used?
Half Most Didn't

Never Seldom the Time of the Time Always Don't know attend
All 49.7% 7.8% 6.1% 9.2% 13.7% 2.4% 11.1%
Grade 7 69.7% 8.5% 3.8% 4.7% 3.4% 1.7% 8.1%
Grade 8 60.5% 9.1% 7.7% 4.5% 5.0% 4.1% 9.1%
Grade 9 52.5% 8.8% 5.0% 12.2% 9.9% 3.3% 8.3%
Grade 10 36.8% 9.0% 8.3% 11.3% 24.8% 0.8% 9.0%
Grade 11 34.5% 7.3% 4.5% 10.9% 20.9% 2.7% 19.1%
Grade 12 31.2% 2.6% 7.8% 14.3% 26.0% 1.3% 16.9%

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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 51.9% 27.8% 13.2% 5.8% 1.3%
Grade 7 62.8% 26.1% 8.1% 3.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 54.3% 27.1% 11.3% 5.9% 1.4%
Grade 9 51.1% 31.3% 13.7% 3.8% 0.0%
Grade 10 43.5% 22.5% 22.5% 10.1% 1.4%
Grade 11 43.0% 31.4% 15.7% 6.6% 3.3%
Grade 12 53.8% 28.8% 8.8% 6.3% 2.5%
From friends?
All 47.0% 19.9% 13.7% 12.3% 7.1%
Grade 7 55.1% 26.1% 9.8% 6.4% 2.6%
Grade 8 51.6% 26.5% 10.8% 8.1% 3.1%
Grade 9 45.9% 23.2% 16.0% 10.5% 4.4%
Grade 10 40.4% 14.0% 19.1% 16.2% 10.3%
Grade 11 37.2% 19.0% 14.0% 16.5% 13.2%
Grade 12 48.8% 5.0% 13.8% 20.0% 12.5%
From a store?
All 49.4% 36.9% 7.0% 4.3% 2.4%
Grade 7 56.8% 37.6% 3.4% 1.3% 0.9%
Grade 8 54.1% 36.5% 3.2% 5.0% 1.4%
Grade 9 49.2% 36.5% 8.3% 4.4% 1.7%
Grade 10 44.4% 35.3% 7.5% 6.8% 6.0%
Grade 11 40.7% 42.3% 8.9% 6.5% 1.6%
Grade 12 48.1% 32.9% 12.7% 2.5% 3.8%
At parties?
All 46.0% 16.0% 10.9% 14.6% 12.4%
Grade 7 52.3% 20.7% 8.9% 13.1% 5.1%
Grade 8 50.7% 18.7% 9.8% 13.8% 7.1%
Grade 9 46.4% 17.5% 14.2% 13.1% 8.7%
Grade 10 39.4% 13.1% 12.4% 19.0% 16.1%
Grade 11 37.4% 15.4% 8.9% 17.9% 20.3%
Grade 12 46.8% 7.6% 11.4% 11.4% 22.8%
Other source?
All 50.6% 23.3% 11.5% 7.4% 7.2%
Grade 7 56.8% 28.0% 8.9% 3.4% 3.0%
Grade 8 55.5% 25.3% 8.7% 7.4% 3.1%
Grade 9 51.4% 21.9% 12.6% 7.1% 7.1%
Grade 10 44.0% 21.6% 14.2% 9.0% 11.2%
Grade 11 42.1% 19.8% 14.9% 8.3% 14.9%
Grade 12 50.0% 21.3% 11.3% 11.3% 6.3%

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Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?

All 68.2% 10.7% 6.0% 2.0% 1.3% 11.8%
Grade 7 69.3% 6.6% 3.5% 1.8% 1.3% 17.5%
Grade 8 70.1% 11.2% 5.1% 0.5% 1.9% 11.2%
Grade 9 70.6% 8.2% 7.6% 2.4% 0.6% 10.6%
Grade 10 59.1% 16.5% 7.1% 2.4% 0.8% 14.2%
Grade 11 72.2% 13.0% 5.6% 1.9% 1.9% 5.6%
Grade 12 66.7% 10.7% 8.0% 4.0% 1.3% 9.3%
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?

All 48.0% 27.1% 13.6% 3.5% 7.7%

Grade 7 54.0% 21.4% 16.5% 2.2% 5.8%
Grade 8 43.1% 23.7% 18.0% 3.8% 11.4%
Grade 9 52.0% 23.4% 13.7% 1.7% 9.1%
Grade 10 41.5% 33.8% 13.1% 5.4% 6.2%
Grade 11 47.2% 29.6% 9.3% 7.4% 6.5%
Grade 12 48.6% 35.1% 8.1% 1.4% 6.8%

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

Marijuana?
All 13.2% 18.0% 29.4% 70.6%
Grade 7 6.7% 10.1% 13.4% 86.6%
Grade 8 7.3% 9.9% 19.3% 80.7%
Grade 9 13.3% 18.7% 32.0% 68.0%
Grade 10 16.2% 22.7% 38.3% 61.7%
Grade 11 21.7% 26.8% 37.7% 62.3%
Grade 12 16.7% 22.6% 40.5% 59.5%
Cocaine?
All 3.4% 4.8% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 7 0.8% 0.8% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.3% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 9 3.4% 4.4% 8.4% 91.6%
Grade 10 2.6% 6.0% 12.6% 87.4%
Grade 11 8.0% 10.9% 18.1% 81.9%
Grade 12 5.9% 7.1% 17.6% 82.4%
Crack?
All 0.6% 0.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.5% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 10 0.6% 0.6% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 11 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens?
All 0.9% 2.0% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 3.5% 96.5%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.5% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 10 3.4% 4.7% 6.1% 93.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.5% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 3.5% 5.9% 94.1%
Uppers?
All 3.5% 5.3% 8.2% 91.8%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 2.2% 2.2% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 9 5.1% 7.1% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 10 2.6% 7.9% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 11 7.3% 8.8% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 12 3.5% 4.7% 8.2% 91.8%
Downers?
All 3.6% 5.4% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 1.8% 2.2% 6.7% 93.3%
Grade 9 5.5% 8.5% 14.5% 85.5%
Grade 10 2.0% 6.1% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 11 6.0% 9.0% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 12 5.9% 5.9% 11.8% 88.2%

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

(Continued)

Rohypnol?
All 3.5% 5.5% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 7 0.4% 1.7% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 8 1.7% 3.4% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 9 4.4% 6.9% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 10 2.0% 3.3% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 11 7.4% 9.6% 13.2% 86.8%
Grade 12 6.0% 9.6% 12.0% 88.0%
Steroids?
All 0.2% 0.2% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.2% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.7% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.7% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 12 1.2% 1.9% 3.0% 97.0%
Ecstasy?
All 4.3% 6.6% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 7 0.9% 2.6% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 8 3.4% 6.4% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 9 3.0% 5.0% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 10 5.3% 9.9% 14.6% 85.4%
Grade 11 8.8% 9.6% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 12 5.9% 7.1% 12.9% 87.1%
Heroin?
All 0.4% 0.6% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 10 0.7% 1.3% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Table D-2: How often do you normally use...

Marijuana?
All 75.3% 2.1% 3.9% 4.1% 5.1% 3.9% 5.6%
Grade 7 87.0% 0.4% 2.5% 1.7% 2.9% 2.5% 2.9%
Grade 8 83.4% 0.9% 3.1% 1.8% 4.9% 3.1% 2.7%
Grade 9 72.7% 3.3% 3.8% 4.9% 6.6% 3.8% 4.9%
Grade 10 66.4% 2.2% 5.8% 5.1% 5.8% 7.3% 7.3%
Grade 11 68.0% 2.5% 7.4% 7.4% 5.7% 2.5% 6.6%
Grade 12 68.8% 3.8% 1.3% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 11.3%
Cocaine?
All 93.5% 0.2% 0.5% 0.9% 1.8% 1.3% 1.8%
Grade 7 99.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4%
Grade 8 97.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 9 94.5% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 1.7% 1.1% 1.7%
Grade 10 89.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 2.9% 3.7% 2.9%
Grade 11 87.3% 0.8% 0.0% 3.4% 3.4% 1.7% 3.4%
Grade 12 89.7% 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 3.8% 0.0% 3.8%
Crack?
All 98.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
Grade 7 99.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 98.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 97.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% 1.1%
Grade 10 97.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 2.2% 0.0%
Grade 11 99.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hallucinogens?
All 97.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Grade 7 99.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
Grade 8 97.8% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 97.8% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0%
Grade 10 96.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% 0.0%
Grade 11 96.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
Grade 12 96.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 2.5%
Uppers?
All 92.6% 0.1% 0.5% 1.3% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Grade 7 97.9% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% 0.0% 0.4%
Grade 8 94.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 1.4% 2.3%
Grade 9 90.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 2.7% 3.3% 1.1%
Grade 10 88.1% 0.0% 0.7% 2.2% 3.0% 3.7% 2.2%
Grade 11 90.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 4.2%
Grade 12 92.6% 0.0% 2.5% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Downers?
All 91.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.8% 1.5% 2.4% 2.3%
Grade 7 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 93.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 1.4% 3.2%
Grade 9 89.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 2.2% 3.8% 0.5%
Grade 10 86.5% 0.0% 0.8% 2.3% 2.3% 3.8% 4.5%
Grade 11 87.5% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3% 0.0% 4.2% 5.0%
Grade 12 91.5% 0.0% 2.4% 1.2% 2.4% 1.2% 1.2%

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Table D-2: How often do you normally use...

(Continued)

Rohypnol?
All 92.5% 0.1% 1.3% 1.1% 2.0% 1.2% 1.7%
Grade 7 97.4% 0.0% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.9% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 1.4% 2.3% 1.8%
Grade 9 94.0% 0.0% 0.5% 1.6% 2.7% 1.1% 0.0%
Grade 10 91.0% 0.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 2.2% 1.5%
Grade 11 88.2% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 4.2% 0.8% 3.4%
Grade 12 87.5% 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0% 5.0%
Steroids?
All 98.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.5%
Grade 7 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 98.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Grade 10 99.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 11 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%
Grade 12 98.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0%
Ecstasy?
All 91.0% 0.3% 0.5% 2.4% 2.0% 2.3% 1.6%
Grade 7 97.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 93.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 2.6% 2.6% 0.0%
Grade 9 90.3% 0.0% 0.5% 2.2% 2.2% 1.6% 3.2%
Grade 10 86.6% 0.7% 0.7% 3.7% 2.2% 3.7% 2.2%
Grade 11 87.6% 0.0% 0.0% 5.8% 2.5% 2.5% 1.7%
Grade 12 88.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Heroin?
All 99.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
Grade 7 98.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 8 99.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 10 99.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 11 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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

Marijuana
11.8 12.2 13.2 13.9 14.2 14.8
Cocaine
* 12.5 14.9 14.4 15.4 15.6
Crack
* * * * * *
Hallucinogens
* 11.5 14.0 15.2 14.2 *
Uppers
* 13.1 14.0 15.0 15.5 16.1
Downers
* 12.8 14.0 14.9 15.4 15.6
Rohypnol
11.8 13.4 14.1 14.2 15.5 16.1
Steroids
* * * * * *
Ecstasy
12.5 13.1 14.3 15.3 16.4 17.1
Heroin
* * * * * *
Table D-4: Age of first use of marijuana by family situation:
Never 9/Under 10 to 11 12 to 13 14 to 15 16 to 17 Over 17

Two parent family
All 77.9% 0.6% 1.7% 7.0% 9.4% 2.5% 0.9%
Grade 7 90.7% 0.0% 1.3% 7.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 87.6% 0.6% 1.9% 7.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 72.3% 1.8% 2.7% 8.0% 15.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 10 66.7% 0.0% 2.5% 9.9% 16.0% 3.7% 1.2%
Grade 11 71.6% 1.5% 1.5% 6.0% 13.4% 4.5% 1.5%
Grade 12 69.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 14.3% 10.2% 4.1%
Other family situation
All 59.0% 3.0% 4.3% 10.8% 17.6% 5.2% 0.0%
Grade 7 76.6% 2.6% 9.1% 10.4% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 65.2% 4.3% 7.2% 15.9% 7.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 64.3% 1.4% 4.3% 11.4% 18.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 10 49.1% 3.5% 3.5% 8.8% 29.8% 5.3% 0.0%
Grade 11 50.9% 3.6% 1.8% 7.3% 21.8% 14.5% 0.0%
Grade 12 47.1% 2.9% 0.0% 11.8% 26.5% 11.8% 0.0%

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Table D-5: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get..

Marijuana?
All 27.4% 18.5% 4.4% 6.1% 12.9% 30.7%
Grade 7 33.5% 32.2% 9.0% 5.6% 9.0% 10.7%
Grade 8 34.6% 21.1% 4.4% 5.7% 12.3% 21.9%
Grade 9 33.8% 13.3% 4.1% 6.7% 11.8% 30.3%
Grade 10 21.9% 13.9% 0.7% 5.8% 18.2% 39.4%
Grade 11 14.6% 16.3% 5.7% 5.7% 13.0% 44.7%
Grade 12 19.5% 11.0% 1.2% 7.3% 14.6% 46.3%
Cocaine?
All 32.5% 23.0% 9.3% 8.9% 9.2% 17.2%
Grade 7 41.1% 35.5% 10.0% 6.5% 4.8% 2.2%
Grade 8 42.2% 25.8% 8.4% 6.7% 7.1% 9.8%
Grade 9 38.9% 20.2% 10.4% 7.8% 5.2% 17.6%
Grade 10 24.5% 19.4% 10.1% 10.8% 13.7% 21.6%
Grade 11 17.6% 21.6% 8.8% 8.8% 12.8% 30.4%
Grade 12 23.5% 11.1% 7.4% 14.8% 14.8% 28.4%
Crack?
All 36.0% 25.0% 8.8% 10.3% 9.2% 10.7%
Grade 7 43.6% 33.9% 9.3% 6.4% 5.1% 1.7%
Grade 8 43.4% 26.3% 7.9% 6.6% 7.0% 8.8%
Grade 9 43.3% 24.2% 5.7% 6.7% 5.7% 14.4%
Grade 10 28.7% 19.1% 11.0% 14.0% 11.8% 15.4%
Grade 11 20.8% 25.0% 10.0% 10.8% 16.7% 16.7%
Grade 12 28.2% 17.9% 10.3% 21.8% 12.8% 9.0%
Hallucinogens?
All 47.4% 18.5% 7.8% 8.9% 7.8% 9.6%
Grade 7 62.2% 22.6% 7.0% 4.3% 1.7% 2.2%
Grade 8 57.7% 18.5% 6.2% 5.3% 5.3% 7.0%
Grade 9 53.4% 16.1% 6.7% 8.8% 3.6% 11.4%
Grade 10 36.2% 15.9% 12.3% 10.9% 9.4% 15.2%
Grade 11 29.8% 21.8% 8.1% 11.3% 18.5% 10.5%
Grade 12 36.1% 15.7% 7.2% 15.7% 12.0% 13.3%
Uppers?
All 46.6% 15.4% 5.5% 6.3% 10.3% 15.9%
Grade 7 65.8% 20.3% 6.9% 2.6% 3.0% 1.3%
Grade 8 54.4% 17.3% 6.2% 4.0% 8.4% 9.7%
Grade 9 47.2% 11.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.2% 26.2%
Grade 10 38.4% 13.0% 7.2% 8.0% 10.9% 22.5%
Grade 11 28.2% 16.9% 3.2% 8.9% 22.6% 20.2%
Grade 12 37.5% 12.5% 7.5% 11.3% 13.8% 17.5%
Downers?
All 46.2% 15.2% 5.1% 6.4% 10.0% 17.0%
Grade 7 65.2% 19.1% 7.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6%
Grade 8 54.9% 16.4% 5.8% 4.9% 6.6% 11.5%
Grade 9 45.1% 13.0% 2.6% 6.2% 7.8% 25.4%
Grade 10 38.8% 12.9% 5.0% 7.9% 11.5% 23.7%
Grade 11 29.3% 17.1% 3.3% 8.1% 20.3% 22.0%
Grade 12 36.6% 12.2% 7.3% 9.8% 14.6% 19.5%

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Table D-5: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get..

Continue
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Rohypnol?
All 42.8% 18.7% 5.2% 5.6% 10.7% 17.0%
Grade 7 60.1% 23.7% 5.3% 4.8% 3.1% 3.1%
Grade 8 49.6% 19.9% 5.3% 5.8% 6.6% 12.8%
Grade 9 46.6% 17.1% 2.6% 6.7% 8.3% 18.7%
Grade 10 32.1% 14.6% 8.0% 4.4% 19.0% 21.9%
Grade 11 28.8% 20.0% 5.6% 2.4% 18.4% 24.8%
Grade 12 31.7% 15.9% 4.9% 9.8% 12.2% 25.6%
Steroids?
All 38.4% 25.2% 9.7% 9.6% 8.1% 9.1%
Grade 7 43.6% 32.5% 8.5% 8.1% 5.1% 2.1%
Grade 8 48.0% 25.3% 8.4% 4.4% 4.9% 8.9%
Grade 9 46.9% 25.0% 7.8% 6.8% 4.2% 9.4%
Grade 10 28.5% 23.4% 14.6% 15.3% 8.0% 10.2%
Grade 11 25.0% 24.2% 10.0% 10.8% 16.7% 13.3%
Grade 12 31.3% 18.1% 9.6% 14.5% 13.3% 13.3%
Ecstasy?
All 39.4% 17.2% 6.1% 6.0% 10.4% 20.9%
Grade 7 54.9% 24.7% 7.2% 5.1% 5.1% 3.0%
Grade 8 49.6% 18.0% 5.7% 3.9% 8.3% 14.5%
Grade 9 41.3% 14.3% 6.1% 6.1% 11.2% 20.9%
Grade 10 26.5% 14.0% 5.9% 8.8% 11.0% 33.8%
Grade 11 26.6% 16.9% 4.8% 5.6% 13.7% 32.3%
Grade 12 28.8% 13.8% 6.3% 7.5% 15.0% 28.8%
Heroin?
All 44.8% 24.7% 9.4% 7.0% 5.5% 8.6%
Grade 7 52.8% 27.9% 7.3% 3.9% 6.0% 2.1%
Grade 8 54.9% 24.3% 4.9% 2.7% 4.4% 8.8%
Grade 9 51.5% 21.9% 7.7% 3.6% 5.1% 10.2%
Grade 10 37.0% 22.5% 15.2% 11.6% 5.8% 8.0%
Grade 11 28.5% 27.6% 12.2% 12.2% 8.1% 11.4%
Grade 12 36.7% 24.1% 11.4% 11.4% 3.8% 12.7%

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Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..

Attended class while high from marijuana use?
All 87.6% 7.4% 2.2% 2.8%
Grade 7 93.5% 5.2% 0.9% 0.4%
Grade 8 90.5% 7.3% 1.4% 0.9%
Grade 9 86.3% 6.6% 3.8% 3.3%
Grade 10 80.6% 12.7% 3.7% 3.0%
Grade 11 84.5% 9.1% 0.9% 5.5%
Grade 12 88.2% 3.9% 2.6% 5.3%
Attended class while high from use of some other drug?
All 92.3% 4.9% 1.6% 1.1%
Grade 7 96.6% 3.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Grade 8 94.5% 3.6% 1.4% 0.5%
Grade 9 91.2% 6.1% 1.7% 1.1%
Grade 10 87.3% 9.0% 1.5% 2.2%
Grade 11 89.1% 5.5% 3.6% 1.8%
Grade 12 93.5% 2.6% 2.6% 1.3%
Gotten into trouble with teachers because of your drug use?
All 97.2% 2.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 7 97.7% 0.9% 1.4% 0.0%
Grade 8 97.7% 1.8% 0.0% 0.5%
Grade 9 97.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0.6%
Grade 10 96.9% 1.5% 0.0% 1.5%
Grade 11 94.2% 4.8% 1.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 98.7% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:

Marijuana Users: 5.4
Marijuana Non-use 3.7

reported
Marijuana Users: 4.8
Marijuana Non-use 1.5

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Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..

Driven a car when you've felt high from drugs?
All 90.8% 5.2% 2.3% 1.7%
Grade 9 94.5% 2.4% 1.2% 1.8%
Grade 10 90.1% 7.4% 1.7% 0.8%
Grade 11 88.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0%
Grade 12 89.2% 6.8% 2.7% 1.4%
Gotten into trouble with the police because of drug use?
All 96.7% 2.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Grade 7 98.1% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 8 95.8% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 9 98.8% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0%
Grade 10 96.0% 1.6% 0.8% 1.6%
Grade 11 93.3% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 97.3% 1.4% 0.0% 1.4%
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
All 38.7% 20.2% 16.0% 19.4% 5.7%

Grade 7 58.2% 16.5% 10.1% 13.9% 1.3%
Grade 8 44.1% 19.2% 16.2% 16.2% 4.4%
Grade 9 39.4% 18.7% 16.1% 19.7% 6.2%
Grade 10 23.3% 26.0% 19.2% 26.0% 5.5%
Grade 11 24.4% 24.4% 17.3% 22.8% 11.0%
Grade 12 37.0% 17.3% 18.5% 19.8% 7.4%

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SPRING 2010
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?
All 92.2% 6.0% 1.3% 0.5%
Grade 7 93.4% 6.1% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 8 92.8% 6.8% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 9 93.3% 3.7% 2.5% 0.6%
Grade 10 87.5% 7.8% 3.1% 1.6%
Grade 11 88.3% 10.7% 0.0% 1.0%
Grade 12 97.4% 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Been criticized by someone you were dating because of drug use?
All 93.3% 5.0% 1.2% 0.5%
Grade 7 97.1% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 8 94.9% 4.5% 0.5% 0.0%
Grade 9 93.3% 3.0% 3.6% 0.0%
Grade 10 89.8% 7.6% 1.7% 0.8%
Grade 11 92.0% 8.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 90.5% 5.4% 1.4% 2.7%
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most Didn't

Never Seldom the Time of the Time Always Don't know attend
All 54.1% 7.2% 5.1% 7.6% 12.0% 2.4% 11.6%
Grade 7 68.7% 9.4% 4.3% 5.6% 3.0% 0.0% 9.0%
Grade 8 63.8% 7.7% 4.1% 5.9% 5.4% 3.2% 10.0%
Grade 9 58.2% 7.7% 7.7% 5.5% 8.8% 3.8% 8.2%
Grade 10 44.4% 6.0% 4.5% 13.5% 20.3% 1.5% 9.8%
Grade 11 42.3% 4.5% 7.2% 5.4% 18.0% 3.6% 18.9%
Grade 12 36.4% 6.5% 2.6% 11.7% 23.4% 2.6% 16.9%

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Table D-12: How often, if ever, do you smoke marijuana in..
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 72.8% 7.7% 4.5% 7.7% 6.6% 0.8%
Grade 7 83.7% 5.2% 3.4% 5.2% 2.1% 0.4%
Grade 8 81.4% 5.5% 5.0% 5.0% 2.7% 0.5%
Grade 9 70.1% 7.9% 2.8% 7.9% 9.6% 1.7%
Grade 10 65.9% 8.9% 5.9% 7.4% 11.9% 0.0%
Grade 11 63.3% 10.0% 4.2% 13.3% 8.3% 0.8%
Grade 12 67.5% 10.0% 6.3% 8.8% 6.3% 1.3%
Blunts? All 76.3% 7.5% 5.8% 4.3% 5.4% 0.6%
Grade 7 86.6% 4.6% 3.3% 3.3% 0.8% 1.3%
Grade 8 83.0% 5.8% 4.0% 3.6% 3.1% 0.4%
Grade 9 73.1% 8.2% 7.1% 4.4% 5.5% 1.6%
Grade 10 68.1% 10.4% 8.9% 5.2% 7.4% 0.0%
Grade 11 69.4% 9.9% 7.4% 5.0% 8.3% 0.0%
Grade 12 72.8% 7.4% 4.9% 4.9% 9.9% 0.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 80.2% 7.4% 4.9% 3.0% 3.8% 0.7%
Grade 7 92.8% 3.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 8 86.8% 3.2% 3.2% 4.5% 1.4% 0.9%
Grade 9 77.2% 5.6% 7.2% 3.9% 4.4% 1.7%
Grade 10 70.7% 12.8% 6.8% 3.0% 5.3% 1.5%
Grade 11 74.4% 9.9% 8.3% 4.1% 3.3% 0.0%
Grade 12 73.8% 12.5% 3.8% 1.3% 8.8% 0.0%
Pipes? All 80.3% 6.5% 4.5% 3.4% 4.4% 0.8%
Grade 7 89.1% 4.6% 1.7% 2.9% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 86.3% 4.1% 3.2% 3.2% 2.7% 0.5%
Grade 9 75.8% 7.1% 5.5% 4.4% 5.5% 1.6%
Grade 10 75.7% 7.4% 5.1% 3.7% 5.9% 2.2%
Grade 11 76.9% 7.4% 6.6% 5.0% 4.1% 0.0%
Grade 12 74.1% 9.9% 6.2% 1.2% 8.6% 0.0%
Some other way? All 83.1% 5.9% 2.6% 2.3% 3.7% 2.3%
Grade 7 91.2% 3.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.3% 0.4%
Grade 8 89.1% 4.5% 1.8% 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
Grade 9 76.6% 6.5% 3.8% 4.3% 4.9% 3.8%
Grade 10 78.5% 5.2% 3.0% 3.0% 5.2% 5.2%
Grade 11 79.3% 9.1% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 1.7%
Grade 12 81.0% 7.6% 2.5% 0.0% 6.3% 2.5%

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Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?

All 78.2% 4.8% 3.5% 0.3% 2.2% 11.0%
Grade 7 75.2% 3.1% 1.8% 0.4% 2.7% 16.8%
Grade 8 78.0% 6.2% 2.4% 0.0% 2.4% 11.0%
Grade 9 82.1% 1.8% 4.2% 0.6% 1.2% 10.1%
Grade 10 71.1% 9.4% 5.5% 0.0% 1.6% 12.5%
Grade 11 84.9% 3.8% 3.8% 0.9% 1.9% 4.7%
Grade 12 78.7% 5.3% 4.0% 0.0% 4.0% 8.0%

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SPRING 2010
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...

Marijuana?
All 60.1% 12.7% 12.2% 7.7% 7.3%
Grade 7 70.0% 12.1% 8.5% 3.1% 6.3%
Grade 8 61.8% 16.0% 8.5% 3.8% 9.9%
Grade 9 60.9% 10.7% 13.6% 7.7% 7.1%
Grade 10 48.4% 14.8% 19.5% 10.9% 6.3%
Grade 11 54.2% 15.0% 10.3% 13.1% 7.5%
Grade 12 61.3% 6.7% 14.7% 10.7% 6.7%
Cocaine?
All 77.9% 8.8% 3.5% 1.2% 8.6%
Grade 7 80.5% 9.0% 3.2% 0.5% 6.8%
Grade 8 73.9% 11.6% 1.9% 0.5% 12.1%
Grade 9 82.2% 4.7% 3.6% 0.6% 8.9%
Grade 10 73.0% 10.3% 6.3% 3.2% 7.1%
Grade 11 79.0% 7.6% 1.9% 1.9% 9.5%
Grade 12 77.8% 9.7% 4.2% 1.4% 6.9%
Crack?
All 79.9% 8.9% 1.5% 1.5% 8.2%
Grade 7 80.0% 11.2% 1.4% 1.4% 6.0%
Grade 8 76.0% 11.3% 0.5% 1.5% 10.8%
Grade 9 80.2% 7.2% 3.0% 1.2% 8.4%
Grade 10 81.3% 6.3% 3.9% 2.3% 6.3%
Grade 11 80.4% 9.8% 0.0% 1.0% 8.8%
Grade 12 82.2% 6.8% 0.0% 1.4% 9.6%
Ecstasy?
All 75.1% 10.4% 3.2% 1.9% 9.5%
Grade 7 74.6% 8.9% 4.2% 0.9% 11.3%
Grade 8 69.8% 12.2% 3.4% 1.0% 13.7%
Grade 9 77.9% 9.2% 3.1% 1.8% 8.0%
Grade 10 69.8% 13.5% 4.0% 5.6% 7.1%
Grade 11 74.5% 13.2% 3.8% 0.9% 7.5%
Grade 12 85.5% 5.3% 0.0% 1.3% 7.9%
Steroids?
All 73.2% 9.6% 5.4% 2.3% 9.5%
Grade 7 73.6% 9.3% 7.4% 2.8% 6.9%
Grade 8 72.1% 9.6% 3.4% 1.4% 13.5%
Grade 9 73.8% 9.1% 6.7% 1.8% 8.5%
Grade 10 69.8% 10.3% 6.3% 4.0% 9.5%
Grade 11 75.7% 11.2% 0.9% 2.8% 9.3%
Grade 12 74.3% 8.1% 6.8% 1.4% 9.5%
Heroin?
All 80.5% 6.6% 1.7% 1.7% 9.5%
Grade 7 78.1% 8.2% 3.7% 0.9% 9.1%
Grade 8 73.7% 10.2% 1.0% 2.0% 13.2%
Grade 9 81.8% 5.5% 1.8% 1.8% 9.1%
Grade 10 81.8% 6.8% 3.0% 2.3% 6.1%
Grade 11 85.7% 4.8% 0.0% 1.9% 7.6%
Grade 12 84.6% 2.6% 0.0% 1.3% 11.5%

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SPRING 2010
Table D-15: How recently, if ever, have you taken...

Methamphetamine?
All 1.2% 1.7% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.9% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.3% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 9 0.5% 0.5% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 10 2.2% 2.2% 4.3% 95.7%
Grade 11 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 12 1.3% 3.8% 3.8% 96.2%

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SPRING 2010
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...

Codeine?
All 4.9% 8.5% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 7 1.3% 2.2% 3.1% 96.9%
Grade 8 3.7% 5.0% 7.3% 92.7%
Grade 9 6.7% 11.8% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 10 5.9% 8.9% 12.6% 87.4%
Grade 11 8.9% 13.4% 17.0% 83.0%
Grade 12 3.8% 12.7% 16.5% 83.5%
Oxycontin, Percodan or Percocet?
All 0.7% 1.4% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 9 1.1% 1.1% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.8% 1.5% 98.5%
Grade 11 1.8% 2.7% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 12 1.3% 3.8% 5.1% 94.9%
Vicodin, Lortab or Lorcet?
All 0.9% 2.0% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 10 1.6% 2.3% 3.1% 96.9%
Grade 11 1.9% 2.8% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 12 1.3% 7.6% 8.9% 91.1%
Valium or Diazepam?
All 0.7% 1.0% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.6% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 11 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 12 2.5% 3.8% 3.8% 96.2%
Xanax or Alprazolam?
All 1.5% 3.0% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 9 2.7% 3.8% 5.5% 94.5%
Grade 10 1.6% 3.9% 4.7% 95.3%
Grade 11 1.8% 2.6% 3.5% 96.5%
Grade 12 3.8% 8.8% 10.0% 90.0%

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SPRING 2010
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...

DXM, Triple C?
All 2.3% 3.2% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 7 2.2% 2.6% 3.1% 96.9%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 9 2.8% 3.4% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 10 4.4% 6.6% 7.4% 92.6%
Grade 11 0.9% 3.6% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 12 2.6% 2.6% 3.9% 96.1%

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SPRING 2010
Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...

Spray paint?
All 1.3% 1.7% 5.0% 95.0%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.8% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 8 0.8% 0.8% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 1.9% 2.4% 5.8% 94.2%
Grade 10 1.9% 1.9% 5.7% 94.3%
Grade 11 1.4% 2.9% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 12 1.1% 1.1% 2.3% 97.7%
Whiteout,correction fld?
All 2.3% 4.3% 8.5% 91.5%
Grade 7 3.8% 6.3% 13.8% 86.3%
Grade 8 2.9% 5.9% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 9 2.9% 3.4% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 10 1.9% 4.5% 8.3% 91.7%
Grade 11 1.5% 3.6% 7.3% 92.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 98.8%
Computer dusting sprays?
All 2.2% 3.2% 5.2% 94.8%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.8% 1.3% 2.5% 97.5%
Grade 9 4.4% 5.9% 8.3% 91.7%
Grade 10 3.8% 5.8% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 11 1.5% 2.2% 5.2% 94.8%
Grade 12 2.4% 3.5% 8.2% 91.8%
Helium,butane,propane,whippets,freon?
All 2.2% 3.0% 6.2% 93.8%
Grade 7 0.4% 1.7% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 8 3.0% 3.4% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 9 3.9% 4.9% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 10 1.9% 3.2% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 11 1.4% 2.2% 5.1% 94.9%
Grade 12 2.3% 2.3% 3.5% 96.5%
Glue?
All 0.6% 0.9% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 7 1.3% 1.7% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 0.8% 1.3% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 9 0.5% 0.5% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 11 0.7% 1.5% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Toluene,paint thinner,other solvents?
All 0.4% 0.7% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.4% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.7% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 9 0.5% 0.5% 1.5% 98.5%
Grade 10 0.6% 0.6% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.7% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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

(Continued)

Gasoline,octane booster,carburetor cleaner?
All 0.9% 1.6% 3.5% 96.5%
Grade 7 0.8% 1.7% 4.6% 95.4%
Grade 8 1.7% 2.1% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 9 1.5% 1.5% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 10 0.0% 1.3% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.4% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 12 1.2% 1.2% 2.4% 97.6%
Other aerosols/sprays?
All 0.9% 1.3% 3.1% 96.9%
Grade 7 0.8% 1.7% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 8 1.7% 1.7% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 0.5% 0.5% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.6% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 11 2.2% 2.9% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% 98.9%
Any inhalant?
All 6.6% 9.5% 17.3% 82.7%
Grade 7 5.4% 9.2% 17.9% 82.1%
Grade 8 6.3% 8.4% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 9 8.1% 12.0% 21.5% 78.5%
Grade 10 7.0% 10.2% 16.6% 83.4%
Grade 11 5.0% 7.9% 16.5% 83.5%
Grade 12 8.0% 9.2% 12.6% 87.4%

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Table I-2: How often do you normally use inhalants?

All 93.9% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 1.8% 2.1%

Grade 7 92.1% 1.3% 0.4% 1.3% 1.7% 2.5% 0.8%
Grade 8 96.9% 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.0%
Grade 9 91.4% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.5% 3.8% 3.2%
Grade 10 93.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 1.4% 2.9%
Grade 11 94.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.7% 2.5%
Grade 12 96.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8%
I-3: Number of different kinds of inhalants used
None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 82.9% 9.1% 5.6% 2.4%
Grade 7 82.7% 7.7% 8.5% 1.2%
Grade 8 83.5% 7.4% 6.6% 2.5%
Grade 9 78.6% 11.9% 6.2% 3.3%
Grade 10 83.6% 10.1% 3.1% 3.1%
Grade 11 83.5% 7.9% 5.8% 2.9%
Grade 12 87.4% 9.2% 2.3% 1.1%

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Table I-4: Average age of first use of:

Inhalants
11.5 12.4 13.1 13.1 13.3 *
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
All 96.3% 2.5% 0.8% 0.4%

Grade 7 96.5% 2.2% 1.3% 0.0%
Grade 8 97.7% 0.9% 0.9% 0.5%
Grade 9 95.0% 3.9% 0.6% 0.6%
Grade 10 93.2% 5.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Grade 11 98.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.9%
Grade 12 97.4% 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:

Inhalants Users: 4.7
Inhalants Non-use 3.9

reported
Inhalants Users: 4.1
Inhalants Non-use 1.8

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Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
All 73.0% 17.8% 6.4% 2.2% 0.6%

Grade 7 75.2% 16.2% 5.1% 2.1% 1.3%
Grade 8 74.7% 16.6% 4.8% 3.5% 0.4%
Grade 9 76.5% 15.0% 4.8% 2.7% 1.1%
Grade 10 62.2% 24.5% 11.9% 0.7% 0.7%
Grade 11 67.2% 23.0% 7.4% 2.5% 0.0%
Grade 12 81.7% 12.2% 4.9% 1.2% 0.0%
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?

All 69.1% 13.8% 4.7% 2.7% 9.6%

Grade 7 64.4% 16.7% 6.8% 3.6% 8.6%
Grade 8 65.6% 15.6% 3.3% 2.8% 12.7%
Grade 9 72.0% 11.3% 4.8% 2.4% 9.5%
Grade 10 63.4% 19.5% 8.1% 1.6% 7.3%
Grade 11 74.5% 11.3% 1.9% 2.8% 9.4%
Grade 12 78.1% 6.8% 2.7% 2.7% 9.6%

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Table I-9: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get..

Inhalants?
All 34.8% 15.8% 3.9% 6.6% 9.8% 29.2%
Grade 7 39.6% 23.8% 3.4% 3.4% 7.2% 22.6%
Grade 8 44.7% 17.7% 2.7% 6.2% 11.1% 17.7%
Grade 9 44.8% 12.9% 5.0% 4.5% 7.5% 25.4%
Grade 10 25.0% 11.4% 7.1% 7.9% 12.1% 36.4%
Grade 11 20.0% 16.8% 2.4% 9.6% 11.2% 40.0%
Grade 12 27.2% 9.9% 2.5% 9.9% 11.1% 39.5%

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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?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 51.1%
Grade 7 33.9%
Grade 8 47.4%
Grade 9 56.4%
Grade 10 61.1%
Grade 11 57.7%
Grade 12 54.9%
An assembly program All 59.0%
Grade 7 57.9%
Grade 8 57.4%
Grade 9 55.1%
Grade 10 61.1%
Grade 11 62.9%
Grade 12 61.4%
Guidance counselor All 40.5%
Grade 7 47.1%
Grade 8 38.3%
Grade 9 45.4%
Grade 10 40.4%
Grade 11 37.4%
Grade 12 32.4%
Science class All 29.8%
Grade 7 29.4%
Grade 8 19.2%
Grade 9 34.5%
Grade 10 32.7%
Grade 11 41.9%
Grade 12 23.9%
Social studies class All 19.4%
Grade 7 13.7%
Grade 8 13.2%
Grade 9 24.1%
Grade 10 20.4%
Grade 11 25.5%
Grade 12 22.2%
Student group session All 19.2%
Grade 7 18.2%
Grade 8 12.1%
Grade 9 15.9%
Grade 10 20.2%
Grade 11 24.2%
Grade 12 28.2%

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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?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 50.0%
Grade 7 50.3%
Grade 8 44.3%
Grade 9 48.2%
Grade 10 48.2%
Grade 11 58.3%
Grade 12 52.9%
Another source at school All 35.9%
Grade 7 35.1%
Grade 8 27.8%
Grade 9 35.2%
Grade 10 37.3%
Grade 11 42.7%
Grade 12 40.8%
Any school source All 56.6%
Grade 7 57.3%
Grade 8 59.5%
Grade 9 51.9%
Grade 10 56.0%
Grade 11 55.4%
Grade 12 60.9%

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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 39.1%
Grade 7 50.9%
Grade 8 44.3%
Grade 9 37.0%
Grade 10 31.5%
Grade 11 29.1%
Grade 12 36.0%
Another adult in school All 39.0%
Grade 7 40.3%
Grade 8 44.2%
Grade 9 37.8%
Grade 10 34.4%
Grade 11 33.6%
Grade 12 42.7%
Counselor/program outside-school All 36.8%
Grade 7 36.3%
Grade 8 42.4%
Grade 9 41.5%
Grade 10 32.0%
Grade 11 25.5%
Grade 12 40.5%
Your parents All 57.0%
Grade 7 57.8%
Grade 8 62.4%
Grade 9 55.6%
Grade 10 51.5%
Grade 11 57.3%
Grade 12 56.2%
A medical doctor All 43.1%
Grade 7 45.9%
Grade 8 47.4%
Grade 9 43.4%
Grade 10 36.7%
Grade 11 34.9%
Grade 12 48.6%
Your friends All 61.9%
Grade 7 53.3%
Grade 8 66.5%
Grade 9 64.7%
Grade 10 62.5%
Grade 11 55.0%
Grade 12 71.6%

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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 55.1%
Grade 7 49.8%
Grade 8 64.2%
Grade 9 52.9%
Grade 10 50.8%
Grade 11 50.9%
Grade 12 62.7%
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 13.1%
Grade 7 12.0%
Grade 8 15.8%
Grade 9 8.1%
Grade 10 9.7%
Grade 11 23.3%
Grade 12 11.1%

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Table X-4: About how many of your friends:

Feel close to their parents?
All 8.1% 28.5% 28.7% 26.9% 7.8%
Grade 7 15.4% 25.3% 27.4% 23.2% 8.7%
Grade 8 6.4% 33.5% 25.0% 27.5% 7.6%
Grade 9 9.7% 19.9% 35.9% 25.2% 9.2%
Grade 10 5.1% 30.8% 32.1% 25.0% 7.1%
Grade 11 2.9% 34.5% 23.7% 33.1% 5.8%
Grade 12 8.0% 28.7% 26.4% 28.7% 8.0%
Sometimes carry weapons?
All 70.2% 19.6% 6.8% 1.7% 1.5%
Grade 7 79.7% 14.1% 5.0% 0.8% 0.4%
Grade 8 77.1% 13.6% 8.1% 0.4% 0.8%
Grade 9 67.3% 23.8% 5.0% 1.5% 2.5%
Grade 10 60.5% 25.0% 9.2% 1.3% 3.9%
Grade 11 65.2% 22.5% 7.2% 3.6% 1.4%
Grade 12 69.4% 20.0% 7.1% 3.5% 0.0%
Care about making good grades?
All 4.4% 15.5% 24.8% 37.4% 17.9%
Grade 7 8.0% 19.7% 18.9% 37.0% 16.4%
Grade 8 3.0% 16.6% 27.2% 34.5% 18.7%
Grade 9 5.4% 13.9% 25.2% 40.1% 15.3%
Grade 10 1.9% 14.1% 30.1% 34.0% 19.9%
Grade 11 0.7% 17.0% 23.0% 40.0% 19.3%
Grade 12 7.4% 9.9% 24.7% 39.5% 18.5%
Belong/want to belong to a gang?
All 67.8% 19.0% 9.2% 2.7% 1.3%
Grade 7 68.6% 18.2% 8.7% 2.9% 1.7%
Grade 8 64.5% 20.2% 8.7% 5.0% 1.7%
Grade 9 71.2% 17.1% 8.8% 1.0% 2.0%
Grade 10 56.7% 25.5% 14.6% 1.9% 1.3%
Grade 11 70.3% 18.8% 8.0% 2.2% 0.7%
Grade 12 77.0% 13.8% 5.7% 3.4% 0.0%
Wish they could drop out of school?
All 56.1% 30.6% 8.9% 3.6% 0.8%
Grade 7 68.5% 19.9% 7.9% 2.9% 0.8%
Grade 8 59.4% 27.2% 10.0% 2.9% 0.4%
Grade 9 53.7% 32.7% 10.2% 2.4% 1.0%
Grade 10 43.7% 39.9% 9.5% 5.1% 1.9%
Grade 11 48.2% 36.7% 9.4% 5.0% 0.7%
Grade 12 62.1% 28.7% 5.7% 3.4% 0.0%

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Table X-5: How safe do you feel when you are:
Somewhat Not Very Not Safe at Don't

Very Safe Safe Safe All Know
In your home?
All 81.0% 16.3% 0.9% 0.2% 1.6%
Grade 7 82.6% 13.0% 1.6% 0.4% 2.4%
Grade 8 77.6% 19.1% 0.4% 0.4% 2.5%
Grade 9 81.1% 15.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2.4%
Grade 10 79.2% 18.2% 1.3% 0.0% 1.3%
Grade 11 80.6% 18.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 12 86.0% 14.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Out in your neighborhood?
All 34.0% 50.4% 9.5% 2.4% 3.7%
Grade 7 33.2% 45.5% 10.7% 3.7% 7.0%
Grade 8 32.8% 50.6% 9.1% 2.1% 5.4%
Grade 9 37.9% 48.1% 7.3% 1.9% 4.9%
Grade 10 31.6% 51.9% 9.5% 3.8% 3.2%
Grade 11 34.5% 53.2% 11.5% 0.7% 0.0%
Grade 12 33.3% 55.2% 9.2% 2.3% 0.0%
At school?
All 40.7% 44.6% 6.4% 4.8% 3.5%
Grade 7 47.6% 38.2% 5.3% 4.1% 4.9%
Grade 8 44.0% 43.6% 5.8% 1.7% 5.0%
Grade 9 45.1% 40.3% 4.9% 5.8% 3.9%
Grade 10 34.2% 44.9% 8.9% 8.9% 3.2%
Grade 11 35.3% 47.5% 9.4% 5.8% 2.2%
Grade 12 34.5% 57.5% 4.6% 2.3% 1.1%

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Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

All students

Tobacco
All 11.5% 16.9% 29.3% 70.7%
Grade 7 4.1% 9.0% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 8 6.3% 8.8% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 9 8.8% 10.7% 25.4% 74.6%
Grade 10 12.3% 18.7% 33.5% 66.5%
Grade 11 21.0% 28.3% 44.9% 55.1%
Grade 12 20.7% 32.2% 44.8% 55.2%
Alcohol
All 27.5% 36.1% 55.9% 44.1%
Grade 7 16.3% 23.2% 40.7% 59.3%
Grade 8 24.7% 30.1% 51.0% 49.0%
Grade 9 27.2% 34.5% 57.3% 42.7%
Grade 10 29.9% 42.9% 63.6% 36.4%
Grade 11 36.2% 47.1% 68.8% 31.2%
Grade 12 34.5% 43.7% 57.5% 42.5%
Inhalants
All 6.6% 9.5% 17.3% 82.7%
Grade 7 5.4% 9.2% 17.9% 82.1%
Grade 8 6.3% 8.4% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 9 8.1% 12.0% 21.5% 78.5%
Grade 10 7.0% 10.2% 16.6% 83.4%
Grade 11 5.0% 7.9% 16.5% 83.5%
Grade 12 8.0% 9.2% 12.6% 87.4%
Any Illicit Drug
All 16.1% 20.4% 32.1% 67.9%
Grade 7 8.1% 12.2% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 8 10.4% 13.3% 23.8% 76.3%
Grade 9 15.8% 21.1% 34.0% 66.0%
Grade 10 20.5% 25.6% 41.0% 59.0%
Grade 11 23.0% 28.8% 41.7% 58.3%
Grade 12 22.1% 24.4% 40.7% 59.3%
Marijuana
All 13.2% 18.0% 29.4% 70.6%
Grade 7 6.7% 10.1% 13.4% 86.6%
Grade 8 7.3% 9.9% 19.3% 80.7%
Grade 9 13.3% 18.7% 32.0% 68.0%
Grade 10 16.2% 22.7% 38.3% 61.7%
Grade 11 21.7% 26.8% 37.7% 62.3%
Grade 12 16.7% 22.6% 40.5% 59.5%
Marijuana Only
All 4.4% 6.2% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 7 4.8% 6.5% 9.3% 90.7%
Grade 8 2.9% 3.7% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 9 3.8% 6.2% 11.4% 88.6%
Grade 10 4.4% 6.3% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 11 5.0% 7.2% 12.2% 87.8%
Grade 12 5.7% 8.0% 12.6% 87.4%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 3.7% 5.1% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 7 0.8% 1.3% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.3% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 9 4.4% 5.4% 9.3% 90.7%
Grade 10 3.2% 6.5% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 11 8.0% 10.9% 18.1% 81.9%
Grade 12 5.9% 7.1% 17.6% 82.4%
Cocaine
All 3.4% 4.8% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 7 0.8% 0.8% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.3% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 9 3.4% 4.4% 8.4% 91.6%
Grade 10 2.6% 6.0% 12.6% 87.4%
Grade 11 8.0% 10.9% 18.1% 81.9%
Grade 12 5.9% 7.1% 17.6% 82.4%
Crack
All 0.6% 0.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.5% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 10 0.6% 0.6% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 11 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.9% 2.0% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 7 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 3.5% 96.5%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.5% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 10 3.4% 4.7% 6.1% 93.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.5% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 3.5% 5.9% 94.1%
Uppers
All 3.5% 5.3% 8.2% 91.8%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 2.2% 2.2% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 9 5.1% 7.1% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 10 2.6% 7.9% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 11 7.3% 8.8% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 12 3.5% 4.7% 8.2% 91.8%
Downers
All 3.6% 5.4% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 1.8% 2.2% 6.7% 93.3%
Grade 9 5.5% 8.5% 14.5% 85.5%
Grade 10 2.0% 6.1% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 11 6.0% 9.0% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 12 5.9% 5.9% 11.8% 88.2%

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Rohypnol
All 3.5% 5.5% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 7 0.4% 1.7% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 8 1.7% 3.4% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 9 4.4% 6.9% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 10 2.0% 3.3% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 11 7.4% 9.6% 13.2% 86.8%
Grade 12 6.0% 9.6% 12.0% 88.0%
Steroids
All 0.2% 0.2% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 98.5%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 12 1.2% 1.2% 2.4% 97.6%
Ecstasy
All 4.3% 6.6% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 7 0.9% 2.6% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 8 3.4% 6.4% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 9 3.0% 5.0% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 10 5.3% 9.9% 14.6% 85.4%
Grade 11 8.8% 9.6% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 12 5.9% 7.1% 12.9% 87.1%
Heroin
All 0.4% 0.6% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 10 0.7% 1.3% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Male students

Tobacco
All 15.1% 19.1% 32.5% 67.5%
Grade 7 3.7% 6.5% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 8 5.6% 6.5% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 9 15.0% 16.8% 28.0% 72.0%
Grade 10 14.5% 21.1% 36.8% 63.2%
Grade 11 26.7% 29.3% 49.3% 50.7%
Grade 12 26.1% 37.0% 52.2% 47.8%
Alcohol
All 29.1% 37.1% 55.1% 44.9%
Grade 7 17.8% 24.3% 39.3% 60.7%
Grade 8 22.9% 28.4% 47.7% 52.3%
Grade 9 30.2% 36.8% 54.7% 45.3%
Grade 10 32.0% 44.0% 61.3% 38.7%
Grade 11 32.0% 41.3% 69.3% 30.7%
Grade 12 41.3% 50.0% 58.7% 41.3%
Inhalants
All 6.8% 8.7% 15.8% 84.2%
Grade 7 3.8% 6.7% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 8 6.4% 7.3% 17.4% 82.6%
Grade 9 10.1% 12.8% 20.2% 79.8%
Grade 10 3.8% 5.1% 9.0% 91.0%
Grade 11 5.3% 6.6% 17.1% 82.9%
Grade 12 10.9% 13.0% 17.4% 82.6%
Any Illicit Drug
All 19.2% 22.6% 34.0% 66.0%
Grade 7 11.2% 12.1% 18.7% 81.3%
Grade 8 11.0% 14.7% 25.7% 74.3%
Grade 9 18.3% 22.0% 34.9% 65.1%
Grade 10 17.1% 21.1% 40.8% 59.2%
Grade 11 25.0% 30.3% 39.5% 60.5%
Grade 12 34.8% 37.0% 45.7% 54.3%
Marijuana
All 15.1% 19.9% 31.4% 68.6%
Grade 7 8.7% 9.6% 15.4% 84.6%
Grade 8 8.6% 11.4% 21.9% 78.1%
Grade 9 14.3% 20.0% 32.4% 67.6%
Grade 10 13.2% 19.7% 39.5% 60.5%
Grade 11 22.7% 26.7% 34.7% 65.3%
Grade 12 23.9% 32.6% 45.7% 54.3%
Marijuana Only
All 4.8% 6.8% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 7 7.3% 8.3% 12.8% 87.2%
Grade 8 4.5% 6.4% 14.5% 85.5%
Grade 9 2.7% 4.5% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 10 3.8% 6.3% 20.3% 79.7%
Grade 11 6.6% 9.2% 14.5% 85.5%
Grade 12 4.3% 6.5% 10.9% 89.1%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 5.4% 7.0% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 7 2.0% 2.0% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 9 6.6% 8.5% 10.4% 89.6%
Grade 10 2.6% 5.3% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 11 9.3% 12.0% 17.3% 82.7%
Grade 12 10.9% 13.0% 17.4% 82.6%
Cocaine
All 5.0% 6.6% 9.9% 90.1%
Grade 7 2.0% 2.0% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.0% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 9 5.7% 7.6% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 10 1.3% 4.0% 9.3% 90.7%
Grade 11 9.3% 12.0% 17.3% 82.7%
Grade 12 10.9% 13.0% 17.4% 82.6%
Crack
All 0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 7 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 9 1.0% 1.9% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 10 1.3% 1.3% 2.7% 97.3%
Grade 11 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 1.1% 2.8% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.0% 2.0% 4.9% 95.1%
Grade 9 1.9% 1.9% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 10 2.7% 4.0% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 11 0.0% 2.7% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 6.5% 8.7% 91.3%
Uppers
All 3.7% 5.3% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% 97.0%
Grade 9 5.0% 6.9% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 10 0.0% 4.0% 8.0% 92.0%
Grade 11 8.1% 9.5% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 12 6.5% 8.7% 13.0% 87.0%
Downers
All 5.2% 6.6% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 9 5.9% 9.9% 14.9% 85.1%
Grade 10 2.7% 4.1% 5.5% 94.5%
Grade 11 9.6% 11.0% 12.3% 87.7%
Grade 12 10.9% 10.9% 19.6% 80.4%

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Rohypnol
All 4.9% 6.8% 7.4% 92.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 1.9% 3.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 9 6.7% 7.7% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 10 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 11 9.6% 11.0% 12.3% 87.7%
Grade 12 11.4% 18.2% 18.2% 81.8%
Steroids
All 0.5% 0.5% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 12 2.2% 2.2% 4.3% 95.7%
Ecstasy
All 4.9% 6.8% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 7 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 8 3.8% 6.6% 8.5% 91.5%
Grade 9 4.7% 5.7% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 10 1.3% 5.3% 10.7% 89.3%
Grade 11 8.2% 9.6% 9.6% 90.4%
Grade 12 10.9% 13.0% 17.4% 82.6%
Heroin
All 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 99.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 9 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Tobacco
All 8.0% 14.8% 26.1% 73.9%
Grade 7 4.3% 10.9% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 8 6.9% 10.8% 20.8% 79.2%
Grade 9 2.1% 4.2% 22.1% 77.9%
Grade 10 10.1% 16.5% 30.4% 69.6%
Grade 11 14.3% 27.0% 39.7% 60.3%
Grade 12 14.6% 26.8% 36.6% 63.4%
Alcohol
All 26.0% 35.2% 56.7% 43.3%
Grade 7 15.1% 22.3% 41.7% 58.3%
Grade 8 26.2% 31.5% 53.8% 46.2%
Grade 9 24.7% 33.0% 60.8% 39.2%
Grade 10 27.8% 41.8% 65.8% 34.2%
Grade 11 41.3% 54.0% 68.3% 31.7%
Grade 12 26.8% 36.6% 56.1% 43.9%
Inhalants
All 6.6% 10.3% 18.7% 81.3%
Grade 7 6.7% 11.1% 22.2% 77.8%
Grade 8 6.2% 9.2% 16.2% 83.8%
Grade 9 6.2% 10.3% 22.7% 77.3%
Grade 10 10.1% 15.2% 24.1% 75.9%
Grade 11 4.8% 9.5% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 12 4.9% 4.9% 7.3% 92.7%
Any Illicit Drug
All 13.1% 18.4% 30.3% 69.7%
Grade 7 5.8% 12.2% 15.1% 84.9%
Grade 8 9.9% 12.2% 22.1% 77.9%
Grade 9 13.4% 20.6% 33.0% 67.0%
Grade 10 23.8% 30.0% 41.3% 58.8%
Grade 11 20.6% 27.0% 44.4% 55.6%
Grade 12 7.5% 10.0% 35.0% 65.0%
Marijuana
All 11.5% 16.2% 27.3% 72.7%
Grade 7 5.2% 10.4% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 8 6.3% 8.6% 17.2% 82.8%
Grade 9 12.6% 17.9% 31.6% 68.4%
Grade 10 19.2% 25.6% 37.2% 62.8%
Grade 11 20.6% 27.0% 41.3% 58.7%
Grade 12 7.9% 10.5% 34.2% 65.8%
Marijuana Only
All 3.9% 5.7% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 7 2.9% 5.0% 6.5% 93.5%
Grade 8 1.5% 1.5% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 9 5.2% 8.2% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 10 5.0% 6.3% 11.3% 88.8%
Grade 11 3.2% 4.8% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 12 7.3% 9.8% 14.6% 85.4%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 2.0% 3.4% 9.9% 90.1%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.7% 1.5% 98.5%
Grade 8 0.8% 1.6% 5.4% 94.6%
Grade 9 2.1% 2.1% 7.4% 92.6%
Grade 10 3.8% 7.6% 15.2% 84.8%
Grade 11 6.3% 9.5% 19.0% 81.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 17.9% 82.1%
Cocaine
All 1.8% 3.1% 9.3% 90.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 8 0.8% 1.6% 4.7% 95.3%
Grade 9 1.1% 1.1% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 10 3.9% 7.9% 15.8% 84.2%
Grade 11 6.3% 9.5% 19.0% 81.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 17.9% 82.1%
Crack
All 0.2% 0.3% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 9 1.1% 1.1% 4.3% 95.7%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 5.1% 94.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.8% 1.2% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 7 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 9 0.0% 1.0% 5.2% 94.8%
Grade 10 4.1% 5.5% 6.8% 93.2%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 96.8%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 2.6% 97.4%
Uppers
All 3.4% 5.4% 8.8% 91.2%
Grade 7 1.5% 2.9% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 2.4% 2.4% 7.1% 92.9%
Grade 9 5.4% 7.5% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 10 5.2% 11.7% 15.6% 84.4%
Grade 11 6.3% 7.9% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 2.6% 97.4%
Downers
All 2.0% 4.3% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 7 1.5% 2.2% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 8 1.6% 1.6% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 9 5.2% 7.3% 14.6% 85.4%
Grade 10 1.3% 8.0% 16.0% 84.0%
Grade 11 1.6% 6.6% 13.1% 86.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 2.6% 97.4%

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Rohypnol
All 2.1% 4.3% 10.3% 89.7%
Grade 7 0.7% 3.0% 3.7% 96.3%
Grade 8 1.6% 3.1% 10.1% 89.9%
Grade 9 2.1% 6.3% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 10 4.0% 5.3% 16.0% 84.0%
Grade 11 4.8% 7.9% 14.3% 85.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 5.1% 94.9%
Steroids
All 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Ecstasy
All 3.8% 6.4% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 7 0.8% 3.8% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 8 3.1% 6.3% 10.2% 89.8%
Grade 9 1.1% 4.3% 15.1% 84.9%
Grade 10 9.2% 14.5% 18.4% 81.6%
Grade 11 9.5% 9.5% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% 92.3%
Heroin
All 0.4% 0.8% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.8% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 9 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 10 1.3% 2.7% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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White students

Tobacco
All 14.1% 17.9% 23.1% 76.9%
Grade 7 * * * *
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 * * * *
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Alcohol
All 20.3% 29.4% 62.0% 38.0%
Grade 7 * * * *
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 * * * *
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Inhalants
All 10.9% 10.9% 29.1% 70.9%
Grade 7 * * * *
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Any Illicit Drug
All 12.2% 15.7% 26.3% 73.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 * * * *
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Marijuana
All 6.8% 10.5% 21.8% 78.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 * * * *
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Marijuana Only
All 2.6% 6.1% 6.1% 93.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 * * * *
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 3.4% 3.4% 14.6% 85.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 * * * *
Cocaine
All 0.0% 0.0% 11.2% 88.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 * * * *
Crack
All 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Uppers
All 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 89.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Downers
All 0.0% 4.0% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *

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Rohypnol
All 0.0% 4.0% 15.8% 84.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Steroids
All 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Ecstasy
All 6.6% 9.8% 15.3% 84.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 * * * *
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 * * * *
Grade 12 * * * *
Heroin
All 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 * * * *
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Mexican/American students

Tobacco
All 11.1% 17.2% 30.1% 69.9%
Grade 7 4.4% 9.6% 16.2% 83.8%
Grade 8 7.0% 9.8% 19.5% 80.5%
Grade 9 8.1% 10.4% 25.4% 74.6%
Grade 10 11.3% 18.4% 34.0% 66.0%
Grade 11 20.8% 29.2% 49.1% 50.9%
Grade 12 21.1% 34.2% 47.4% 52.6%
Alcohol
All 27.9% 36.6% 56.5% 43.5%
Grade 7 16.6% 23.6% 41.0% 59.0%
Grade 8 26.4% 32.4% 52.8% 47.2%
Grade 9 27.0% 33.9% 58.0% 42.0%
Grade 10 29.3% 42.9% 62.9% 37.1%
Grade 11 37.7% 48.1% 70.8% 29.2%
Grade 12 36.8% 46.1% 60.5% 39.5%
Inhalants
All 6.6% 9.3% 17.0% 83.0%
Grade 7 5.4% 9.4% 17.9% 82.1%
Grade 8 5.1% 7.4% 16.2% 83.8%
Grade 9 8.5% 12.5% 22.2% 77.8%
Grade 10 7.8% 10.6% 17.7% 82.3%
Grade 11 4.7% 5.7% 14.2% 85.8%
Grade 12 7.9% 9.2% 11.8% 88.2%
Any Illicit Drug
All 15.9% 20.3% 32.6% 67.4%
Grade 7 8.7% 13.1% 17.5% 82.5%
Grade 8 9.7% 12.9% 24.0% 76.0%
Grade 9 15.3% 21.0% 35.2% 64.8%
Grade 10 20.0% 25.0% 40.7% 59.3%
Grade 11 22.6% 28.3% 43.4% 56.6%
Grade 12 24.0% 26.7% 42.7% 57.3%
Marijuana
All 13.0% 18.0% 30.1% 69.9%
Grade 7 7.2% 10.8% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 8 7.1% 10.0% 20.5% 79.5%
Grade 9 12.7% 18.5% 32.9% 67.1%
Grade 10 15.8% 22.3% 38.8% 61.2%
Grade 11 21.7% 26.4% 39.6% 60.4%
Grade 12 17.8% 24.7% 42.5% 57.5%
Marijuana Only
All 4.4% 6.3% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 7 5.2% 6.9% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 8 2.3% 3.2% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 9 2.8% 5.6% 11.3% 88.7%
Grade 10 4.9% 6.3% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 11 5.7% 7.5% 13.2% 86.8%
Grade 12 6.6% 9.2% 14.5% 85.5%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 3.7% 5.2% 10.1% 89.9%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.3% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 8 0.9% 1.4% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 4.6% 5.2% 9.8% 90.2%
Grade 10 3.6% 7.2% 14.4% 85.6%
Grade 11 7.5% 10.4% 18.9% 81.1%
Grade 12 6.8% 8.1% 16.2% 83.8%
Cocaine
All 3.5% 4.9% 9.8% 90.2%
Grade 7 0.9% 0.9% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.4% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 9 4.0% 4.6% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 10 2.9% 6.6% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 11 7.5% 10.4% 18.9% 81.1%
Grade 12 6.8% 8.1% 16.2% 83.8%
Crack
All 0.5% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 7 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 9 0.6% 0.6% 2.4% 97.6%
Grade 10 0.7% 0.7% 4.3% 95.7%
Grade 11 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.9% 2.0% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 7 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.0% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 9 0.6% 1.2% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 10 3.0% 4.5% 6.0% 94.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.9% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 12 0.0% 4.1% 6.8% 93.2%
Uppers
All 3.1% 4.8% 8.0% 92.0%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.8% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 8 2.0% 2.0% 5.4% 94.6%
Grade 9 4.8% 6.6% 11.4% 88.6%
Grade 10 2.2% 7.4% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 11 5.7% 6.7% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 12 4.1% 5.4% 9.5% 90.5%
Downers
All 3.3% 4.9% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 7 0.9% 1.4% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 8 1.5% 2.0% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 9 6.0% 8.9% 15.5% 84.5%
Grade 10 0.8% 4.5% 9.8% 90.2%
Grade 11 4.9% 6.9% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 12 6.8% 6.8% 12.2% 87.8%

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Rohypnol
All 3.5% 5.6% 8.3% 91.7%
Grade 7 0.5% 1.8% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 8 1.9% 3.8% 7.6% 92.4%
Grade 9 5.2% 7.6% 11.0% 89.0%
Grade 10 2.2% 3.7% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 11 5.8% 7.7% 10.6% 89.4%
Grade 12 6.9% 11.1% 12.5% 87.5%
Steroids
All 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 12 1.4% 1.4% 2.7% 97.3%
Ecstasy
All 4.2% 6.6% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 7 0.9% 2.8% 3.2% 96.8%
Grade 8 2.8% 6.2% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 9 3.5% 5.2% 12.8% 87.2%
Grade 10 4.4% 9.6% 14.7% 85.3%
Grade 11 8.7% 9.6% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 12 6.8% 8.1% 13.5% 86.5%
Heroin
All 0.3% 0.5% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.5% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 9 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 10 0.7% 1.5% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students reporting A grades

Tobacco
All 3.6% 8.0% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 7 1.6% 3.1% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 8 2.6% 2.6% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 11 13.6% 27.3% 36.4% 63.6%
Grade 12 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 75.0%
Alcohol
All 15.4% 23.7% 50.9% 49.1%
Grade 7 7.8% 10.9% 42.2% 57.8%
Grade 8 15.8% 21.1% 50.0% 50.0%
Grade 9 14.3% 28.6% 57.1% 42.9%
Grade 10 18.5% 29.6% 48.1% 51.9%
Grade 11 22.7% 40.9% 68.2% 31.8%
Grade 12 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 50.0%
Inhalants
All 4.7% 8.1% 15.4% 84.6%
Grade 7 4.7% 9.4% 14.1% 85.9%
Grade 8 5.3% 5.3% 13.2% 86.8%
Grade 9 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 71.4%
Grade 10 3.7% 7.4% 7.4% 92.6%
Grade 11 0.0% 9.1% 27.3% 72.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Any Illicit Drug
All 8.5% 9.2% 18.8% 81.2%
Grade 7 3.1% 3.1% 6.3% 93.8%
Grade 8 7.9% 7.9% 15.8% 84.2%
Grade 9 9.5% 9.5% 23.8% 76.2%
Grade 10 7.4% 7.4% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 11 18.2% 22.7% 40.9% 59.1%
Grade 12 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 75.0%
Marijuana
All 6.4% 7.1% 17.0% 83.0%
Grade 7 1.6% 1.6% 4.9% 95.1%
Grade 8 5.4% 5.4% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 19.0% 81.0%
Grade 10 3.7% 3.7% 14.8% 85.2%
Grade 11 18.2% 22.7% 40.9% 59.1%
Grade 12 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 75.0%
Marijuana Only
All 3.8% 4.5% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 7 1.6% 1.6% 4.7% 95.3%
Grade 8 2.6% 2.6% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 10 3.7% 3.7% 11.1% 88.9%
Grade 11 4.5% 9.1% 22.7% 77.3%
Grade 12 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 75.0%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 1.3% 1.3% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 4.5% 4.5% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Cocaine
All 0.7% 0.7% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 4.5% 4.5% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Crack
All 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.5% 0.5% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 7 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% 97.3%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Uppers
All 2.5% 2.5% 4.7% 95.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.7% 2.7% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 9 5.3% 5.3% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 9.1% 9.1% 13.6% 86.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Downers
All 0.0% 0.7% 4.6% 95.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 88.9%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 4.8% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Rohypnol
All 0.0% 1.2% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 2.7% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 4.5% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Steroids
All 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 90.5%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Ecstasy
All 1.2% 2.2% 3.5% 96.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.7% 5.4% 5.4% 94.6%
Grade 9 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 96.3%
Grade 11 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Heroin
All 0.6% 0.6% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% 97.3%
Grade 9 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students reporting grades lower than A

Tobacco
All 13.0% 18.7% 31.8% 68.2%
Grade 7 5.1% 11.2% 18.0% 82.0%
Grade 8 7.1% 10.1% 20.7% 79.3%
Grade 9 9.3% 11.5% 27.5% 72.5%
Grade 10 14.4% 22.4% 36.0% 64.0%
Grade 11 22.6% 28.7% 46.1% 53.9%
Grade 12 23.1% 33.3% 47.4% 52.6%
Alcohol
All 29.5% 38.2% 56.7% 43.3%
Grade 7 19.0% 27.4% 40.2% 59.8%
Grade 8 26.6% 32.2% 51.8% 48.2%
Grade 9 29.0% 35.5% 57.4% 42.6%
Grade 10 31.5% 44.4% 66.1% 33.9%
Grade 11 38.3% 47.8% 68.7% 31.3%
Grade 12 34.6% 44.9% 57.7% 42.3%
Inhalants
All 7.0% 9.6% 17.5% 82.5%
Grade 7 5.7% 9.2% 19.5% 80.5%
Grade 8 6.5% 9.0% 17.6% 82.4%
Grade 9 7.5% 11.3% 20.4% 79.6%
Grade 10 7.9% 10.2% 18.1% 81.9%
Grade 11 5.2% 6.9% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 12 9.0% 10.3% 14.1% 85.9%
Any Illicit Drug
All 17.5% 22.5% 34.4% 65.6%
Grade 7 10.0% 15.6% 20.6% 79.4%
Grade 8 11.0% 14.5% 25.5% 74.5%
Grade 9 16.7% 22.6% 34.9% 65.1%
Grade 10 23.0% 29.4% 45.2% 54.8%
Grade 11 23.3% 29.3% 41.4% 58.6%
Grade 12 23.4% 26.0% 41.6% 58.4%
Marijuana
All 14.6% 20.1% 31.7% 68.3%
Grade 7 8.6% 13.1% 16.6% 83.4%
Grade 8 7.7% 10.8% 20.6% 79.4%
Grade 9 14.4% 20.6% 33.3% 66.7%
Grade 10 18.5% 26.6% 42.7% 57.3%
Grade 11 22.6% 27.8% 37.4% 62.6%
Grade 12 17.1% 23.7% 42.1% 57.9%
Marijuana Only
All 4.4% 6.5% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 7 6.1% 8.3% 11.0% 89.0%
Grade 8 3.0% 4.0% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 9 3.7% 6.4% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 10 3.9% 6.2% 16.3% 83.7%
Grade 11 5.2% 6.9% 10.3% 89.7%
Grade 12 5.1% 7.7% 11.5% 88.5%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 4.1% 5.8% 11.3% 88.7%
Grade 7 1.1% 1.7% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.5% 4.6% 95.4%
Grade 9 4.4% 5.5% 9.4% 90.6%
Grade 10 4.0% 8.0% 16.0% 84.0%
Grade 11 7.8% 11.3% 19.1% 80.9%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 18.4% 81.6%
Cocaine
All 3.8% 5.5% 11.0% 89.0%
Grade 7 1.1% 1.1% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.5% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 9 3.9% 5.0% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 10 3.3% 7.4% 15.6% 84.4%
Grade 11 7.8% 11.3% 19.1% 80.9%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 18.4% 81.6%
Crack
All 0.6% 0.8% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.2% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 1.5% 98.5%
Grade 9 0.6% 1.1% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 10 0.8% 0.8% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 11 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 99.1%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 1.0% 2.1% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 1.0% 1.0% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 9 1.1% 1.7% 4.4% 95.6%
Grade 10 4.1% 5.8% 6.6% 93.4%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.9% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 12 0.0% 3.9% 6.6% 93.4%
Uppers
All 3.6% 5.8% 8.6% 91.4%
Grade 7 1.2% 2.3% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 8 2.1% 2.1% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 9 5.1% 7.4% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 10 3.3% 9.8% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 11 6.1% 7.9% 9.6% 90.4%
Grade 12 3.9% 5.2% 9.1% 90.9%
Downers
All 4.3% 6.4% 10.3% 89.7%
Grade 7 1.2% 1.8% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 8 2.1% 2.7% 5.9% 94.1%
Grade 9 6.1% 9.5% 15.1% 84.9%
Grade 10 2.5% 7.5% 13.3% 86.7%
Grade 11 7.1% 9.8% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 12 6.5% 6.5% 13.0% 87.0%

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Rohypnol
All 4.2% 6.4% 9.9% 90.1%
Grade 7 0.6% 2.3% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 8 2.1% 3.6% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 9 4.9% 7.7% 11.0% 89.0%
Grade 10 2.5% 4.1% 10.7% 89.3%
Grade 11 8.8% 10.6% 14.2% 85.8%
Grade 12 6.7% 10.7% 13.3% 86.7%
Steroids
All 0.3% 0.3% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 12 1.3% 1.3% 2.6% 97.4%
Ecstasy
All 4.9% 7.4% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 7 1.2% 3.6% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 8 3.6% 6.7% 10.3% 89.7%
Grade 9 3.3% 5.0% 12.2% 87.8%
Grade 10 6.6% 12.4% 16.5% 83.5%
Grade 11 8.8% 9.7% 13.3% 86.7%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 14.5% 85.5%
Heroin
All 0.3% 0.5% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 99.0%
Grade 9 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 10 0.8% 1.6% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students living with two parents

Tobacco
All 9.6% 13.9% 24.2% 75.8%
Grade 7 3.8% 6.9% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 8 4.9% 6.7% 15.3% 84.7%
Grade 9 10.2% 11.7% 21.9% 78.1%
Grade 10 8.5% 13.8% 25.5% 74.5%
Grade 11 15.4% 24.4% 42.3% 57.7%
Grade 12 20.0% 28.0% 38.0% 62.0%
Alcohol
All 25.2% 32.5% 51.1% 48.9%
Grade 7 15.5% 20.5% 38.5% 61.5%
Grade 8 24.4% 29.3% 47.6% 52.4%
Grade 9 28.3% 36.2% 57.5% 42.5%
Grade 10 29.0% 39.8% 57.0% 43.0%
Grade 11 26.9% 39.7% 65.4% 34.6%
Grade 12 30.0% 34.0% 44.0% 56.0%
Inhalants
All 5.7% 8.6% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 7 5.7% 9.5% 17.7% 82.3%
Grade 8 6.7% 8.5% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 9 7.8% 11.6% 21.7% 78.3%
Grade 10 4.3% 8.6% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 11 1.3% 3.8% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 12 8.0% 8.0% 10.0% 90.0%
Any Illicit Drug
All 12.0% 16.0% 24.7% 75.3%
Grade 7 4.9% 9.3% 11.1% 88.9%
Grade 8 7.3% 9.8% 17.7% 82.3%
Grade 9 14.0% 21.7% 27.9% 72.1%
Grade 10 16.3% 19.6% 33.7% 66.3%
Grade 11 17.7% 22.8% 32.9% 67.1%
Grade 12 16.0% 16.0% 32.0% 68.0%
Marijuana
All 10.1% 13.3% 21.6% 78.4%
Grade 7 3.2% 6.4% 7.0% 93.0%
Grade 8 5.0% 5.0% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 9 12.8% 19.2% 26.4% 73.6%
Grade 10 13.0% 15.2% 29.3% 70.7%
Grade 11 16.7% 21.8% 30.8% 69.2%
Grade 12 14.0% 16.0% 32.0% 68.0%
Marijuana Only
All 3.7% 5.0% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 7 3.1% 4.9% 5.5% 94.5%
Grade 8 1.2% 1.2% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 2.3% 5.4% 6.9% 93.1%
Grade 10 3.2% 3.2% 12.6% 87.4%
Grade 11 5.1% 7.6% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 12 10.0% 10.0% 16.0% 84.0%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 2.6% 3.8% 7.6% 92.4%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.3% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 2.5% 97.5%
Grade 9 4.0% 5.6% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 10 5.4% 7.6% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 11 3.8% 5.1% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 12 2.0% 4.0% 14.0% 86.0%
Cocaine
All 2.2% 3.2% 7.0% 93.0%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 2.5% 97.5%
Grade 9 2.4% 4.0% 7.2% 92.8%
Grade 10 4.4% 6.7% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 11 3.8% 5.1% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 12 2.0% 4.0% 14.0% 86.0%
Crack
All 0.7% 1.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 9 1.6% 2.4% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 10 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.7% 1.1% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 3.1% 96.9%
Grade 9 0.8% 1.6% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 10 2.3% 3.5% 4.7% 95.3%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 98.0%
Uppers
All 2.6% 3.9% 5.9% 94.1%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 1.9% 1.9% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 9 5.6% 7.3% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 10 1.1% 5.6% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 11 5.2% 6.5% 7.8% 92.2%
Grade 12 2.0% 2.0% 4.0% 96.0%
Downers
All 2.4% 4.1% 6.3% 93.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 1.9% 1.9% 6.5% 93.5%
Grade 9 6.4% 9.6% 13.6% 86.4%
Grade 10 1.2% 5.8% 7.0% 93.0%
Grade 11 2.6% 5.3% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 12 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 98.0%

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Rohypnol
All 1.6% 3.7% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 1.2% 3.7% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 9 3.2% 6.3% 11.1% 88.9%
Grade 10 1.1% 2.2% 5.6% 94.4%
Grade 11 3.9% 7.9% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 98.0%
Steroids
All 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 99.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Ecstasy
All 2.3% 4.4% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 7 0.7% 2.6% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 8 3.1% 6.3% 8.8% 91.2%
Grade 9 0.8% 4.0% 10.4% 89.6%
Grade 10 4.5% 7.9% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 11 5.1% 5.1% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 96.0%
Heroin
All 0.4% 0.7% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 9 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 98.4%
Grade 10 0.0% 1.1% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students not living with two parents

Tobacco
All 14.8% 22.0% 37.8% 62.2%
Grade 7 4.8% 13.1% 22.6% 77.4%
Grade 8 9.3% 13.3% 25.3% 74.7%
Grade 9 6.7% 9.3% 30.7% 69.3%
Grade 10 18.3% 26.7% 46.7% 53.3%
Grade 11 28.3% 33.3% 48.3% 51.7%
Grade 12 21.6% 37.8% 54.1% 45.9%
Alcohol
All 31.1% 41.8% 63.5% 36.5%
Grade 7 16.7% 27.4% 44.0% 56.0%
Grade 8 25.3% 32.0% 58.7% 41.3%
Grade 9 26.0% 32.5% 57.1% 42.9%
Grade 10 30.0% 46.7% 73.3% 26.7%
Grade 11 48.3% 56.7% 73.3% 26.7%
Grade 12 40.5% 56.8% 75.7% 24.3%
Inhalants
All 8.2% 10.9% 19.8% 80.2%
Grade 7 4.9% 8.6% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 8 5.3% 8.0% 22.7% 77.3%
Grade 9 9.0% 11.5% 20.5% 79.5%
Grade 10 11.1% 12.7% 20.6% 79.4%
Grade 11 10.0% 13.3% 20.0% 80.0%
Grade 12 8.1% 10.8% 16.2% 83.8%
Any Illicit Drug
All 22.8% 27.6% 44.3% 55.7%
Grade 7 13.3% 16.9% 26.5% 73.5%
Grade 8 17.1% 21.1% 36.8% 63.2%
Grade 9 19.2% 20.5% 43.6% 56.4%
Grade 10 27.0% 34.9% 52.4% 47.6%
Grade 11 30.0% 36.7% 53.3% 46.7%
Grade 12 30.6% 36.1% 52.8% 47.2%
Marijuana
All 18.4% 25.8% 42.2% 57.8%
Grade 7 12.5% 16.3% 25.0% 75.0%
Grade 8 12.3% 20.5% 35.6% 64.4%
Grade 9 14.5% 18.4% 40.8% 59.2%
Grade 10 21.3% 34.4% 52.5% 47.5%
Grade 11 28.3% 33.3% 46.7% 53.3%
Grade 12 20.6% 32.4% 52.9% 47.1%
Marijuana Only
All 5.3% 8.1% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 7 7.1% 8.3% 15.5% 84.5%
Grade 8 6.5% 9.1% 18.2% 81.8%
Grade 9 6.4% 7.7% 19.2% 80.8%
Grade 10 6.3% 11.1% 20.6% 79.4%
Grade 11 5.0% 6.7% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 5.4% 8.1% 91.9%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 5.4% 7.4% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 7 1.2% 1.2% 2.4% 97.6%
Grade 8 1.4% 2.7% 6.8% 93.2%
Grade 9 5.3% 5.3% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 10 0.0% 4.8% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 11 13.3% 18.3% 26.7% 73.3%
Grade 12 11.4% 11.4% 22.9% 77.1%
Cocaine
All 5.5% 7.4% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 7 1.2% 1.2% 2.4% 97.6%
Grade 8 1.4% 2.7% 5.5% 94.5%
Grade 9 5.3% 5.3% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 10 0.0% 5.0% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 11 13.3% 18.3% 26.7% 73.3%
Grade 12 11.4% 11.4% 22.9% 77.1%
Crack
All 0.3% 0.3% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 11 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 1.3% 3.5% 5.7% 94.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 1.4% 1.4% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 1.3% 1.3% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 10 4.9% 6.6% 8.2% 91.8%
Grade 11 0.0% 3.4% 6.8% 93.2%
Grade 12 0.0% 8.6% 11.4% 88.6%
Uppers
All 5.1% 7.7% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 7 2.5% 3.8% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 8 2.8% 2.8% 7.0% 93.0%
Grade 9 4.2% 7.0% 14.1% 85.9%
Grade 10 4.9% 11.5% 16.4% 83.6%
Grade 11 10.0% 11.7% 15.0% 85.0%
Grade 12 5.7% 8.6% 14.3% 85.7%
Downers
All 5.5% 7.6% 14.8% 85.2%
Grade 7 2.6% 3.8% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 8 1.4% 2.8% 7.0% 93.0%
Grade 9 4.1% 6.8% 16.4% 83.6%
Grade 10 3.3% 6.6% 16.4% 83.6%
Grade 11 10.3% 13.8% 19.0% 81.0%
Grade 12 11.4% 11.4% 25.7% 74.3%

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Rohypnol
All 6.7% 8.7% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 7 1.3% 2.5% 3.8% 96.3%
Grade 8 2.7% 2.7% 8.2% 91.8%
Grade 9 6.7% 8.0% 10.7% 89.3%
Grade 10 3.3% 5.0% 13.3% 86.7%
Grade 11 11.7% 11.7% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 12 14.7% 23.5% 26.5% 73.5%
Steroids
All 0.4% 0.4% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% 97.3%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 12 2.9% 2.9% 5.9% 94.1%
Ecstasy
All 7.7% 10.2% 15.5% 84.5%
Grade 7 1.3% 2.5% 3.8% 96.3%
Grade 8 4.0% 6.7% 10.7% 89.3%
Grade 9 6.7% 6.7% 14.7% 85.3%
Grade 10 6.6% 13.1% 18.0% 82.0%
Grade 11 13.8% 15.5% 20.7% 79.3%
Grade 12 14.3% 17.1% 25.7% 74.3%
Heroin
All 0.3% 0.3% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 1.6% 1.6% 4.9% 95.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Tobacco
All 9.2% 14.3% 25.1% 74.9%
Grade 7 2.8% 7.3% 13.6% 86.4%
Grade 8 5.2% 6.9% 16.2% 83.8%
Grade 9 7.1% 7.9% 19.8% 80.2%
Grade 10 8.6% 15.1% 30.1% 69.9%
Grade 11 19.0% 25.3% 36.7% 63.3%
Grade 12 18.3% 31.7% 45.0% 55.0%
Alcohol
All 24.7% 32.6% 53.4% 46.6%
Grade 7 14.7% 20.9% 41.8% 58.2%
Grade 8 22.5% 27.7% 48.6% 51.4%
Grade 9 25.8% 32.3% 54.8% 45.2%
Grade 10 25.8% 38.7% 61.3% 38.7%
Grade 11 31.6% 40.5% 64.6% 35.4%
Grade 12 33.3% 43.3% 56.7% 43.3%
Inhalants
All 5.8% 7.2% 14.4% 85.6%
Grade 7 5.7% 8.6% 17.8% 82.2%
Grade 8 5.2% 7.5% 14.5% 85.5%
Grade 9 7.1% 7.1% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 10 5.4% 7.5% 11.8% 88.2%
Grade 11 1.3% 1.3% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 12 10.0% 10.0% 13.3% 86.7%
Any Illicit Drug
All 12.9% 16.6% 27.2% 72.8%
Grade 7 6.2% 10.2% 13.6% 86.4%
Grade 8 6.9% 9.2% 19.7% 80.3%
Grade 9 10.3% 16.7% 29.4% 70.6%
Grade 10 17.0% 22.3% 36.2% 63.8%
Grade 11 20.0% 23.8% 35.0% 65.0%
Grade 12 23.3% 23.3% 38.3% 61.7%
Marijuana
All 9.9% 14.5% 24.9% 75.1%
Grade 7 5.3% 8.2% 11.1% 88.9%
Grade 8 4.1% 5.8% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 9 8.1% 14.6% 27.6% 72.4%
Grade 10 13.0% 21.7% 34.8% 65.2%
Grade 11 19.0% 22.8% 32.9% 67.1%
Grade 12 15.0% 20.0% 38.3% 61.7%
Marijuana Only
All 3.8% 5.5% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 7 3.9% 5.1% 7.3% 92.7%
Grade 8 1.2% 1.7% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 9 3.2% 7.1% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 10 5.3% 7.4% 17.0% 83.0%
Grade 11 3.8% 6.3% 11.3% 88.8%
Grade 12 6.7% 6.7% 10.0% 90.0%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 2.9% 3.8% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.2% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.6% 2.3% 97.7%
Grade 9 3.2% 4.0% 7.3% 92.7%
Grade 10 3.2% 5.4% 8.6% 91.4%
Grade 11 7.6% 7.6% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 12 5.0% 6.7% 16.7% 83.3%
Cocaine
All 2.6% 3.4% 7.2% 92.8%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.6% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 9 2.4% 3.3% 6.5% 93.5%
Grade 10 2.2% 4.4% 7.7% 92.3%
Grade 11 7.6% 7.6% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 12 5.0% 6.7% 16.7% 83.3%
Crack
All 0.5% 0.7% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 9 0.8% 1.6% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 10 1.1% 1.1% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 11 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.9% 1.7% 3.2% 96.8%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 9 0.8% 0.8% 2.4% 97.6%
Grade 10 4.5% 5.7% 5.7% 94.3%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.3% 5.1% 94.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 3.3% 6.7% 93.3%
Uppers
All 2.0% 3.3% 5.8% 94.2%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.2% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 8 1.2% 1.2% 4.2% 95.8%
Grade 9 0.8% 1.7% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 10 2.2% 7.6% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 11 5.1% 5.1% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 12 3.3% 5.0% 6.7% 93.3%
Downers
All 2.6% 3.9% 7.2% 92.8%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 1.2% 1.8% 5.4% 94.6%
Grade 9 1.7% 3.3% 9.9% 90.1%
Grade 10 2.2% 6.7% 10.1% 89.9%
Grade 11 5.2% 6.5% 7.8% 92.2%
Grade 12 6.7% 6.7% 11.7% 88.3%

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Rohypnol
All 2.8% 4.4% 7.4% 92.6%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.8% 1.8% 98.2%
Grade 8 0.6% 2.3% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 9 2.5% 2.5% 6.6% 93.4%
Grade 10 2.2% 4.4% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 11 6.5% 7.8% 11.7% 88.3%
Grade 12 6.8% 10.2% 13.6% 86.4%
Steroids
All 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 99.2%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Ecstasy
All 3.3% 5.6% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 7 0.6% 3.0% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 8 2.3% 6.4% 7.6% 92.4%
Grade 9 2.5% 4.1% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 10 4.5% 7.9% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 11 6.4% 6.4% 9.0% 91.0%
Grade 12 5.0% 6.7% 11.7% 88.3%
Heroin
All 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 99.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 1.1% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students would not seek help from adults for substance abuse problems

Tobacco
All 15.5% 20.1% 35.2% 64.8%
Grade 7 3.7% 9.3% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 8 4.7% 9.3% 20.9% 79.1%
Grade 9 9.8% 13.7% 33.3% 66.7%
Grade 10 24.3% 29.7% 48.6% 51.4%
Grade 11 25.8% 32.3% 48.4% 51.6%
Grade 12 33.3% 33.3% 46.7% 53.3%
Alcohol
All 31.8% 39.8% 57.0% 43.0%
Grade 7 20.0% 27.3% 38.2% 61.8%
Grade 8 22.7% 29.5% 56.8% 43.2%
Grade 9 26.9% 34.6% 53.8% 46.2%
Grade 10 40.5% 54.1% 70.3% 29.7%
Grade 11 41.9% 51.6% 67.7% 32.3%
Grade 12 46.7% 46.7% 60.0% 40.0%
Inhalants
All 6.3% 12.8% 21.3% 78.7%
Grade 7 3.8% 11.3% 17.0% 83.0%
Grade 8 2.3% 2.3% 15.9% 84.1%
Grade 9 9.6% 19.2% 25.0% 75.0%
Grade 10 10.8% 18.9% 32.4% 67.6%
Grade 11 3.2% 12.9% 19.4% 80.6%
Grade 12 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% 86.7%
Any Illicit Drug
All 21.2% 24.8% 39.6% 60.4%
Grade 7 8.9% 14.3% 21.4% 78.6%
Grade 8 17.8% 22.2% 28.9% 71.1%
Grade 9 19.2% 21.2% 36.5% 63.5%
Grade 10 39.5% 42.1% 63.2% 36.8%
Grade 11 22.6% 29.0% 45.2% 54.8%
Grade 12 20.0% 20.0% 46.7% 53.3%
Marijuana
All 19.0% 22.7% 37.2% 62.8%
Grade 7 7.4% 13.0% 18.5% 81.5%
Grade 8 14.6% 19.5% 29.3% 70.7%
Grade 9 17.6% 19.6% 33.3% 66.7%
Grade 10 31.6% 34.2% 57.9% 42.1%
Grade 11 22.6% 29.0% 45.2% 54.8%
Grade 12 21.4% 21.4% 42.9% 57.1%
Marijuana Only
All 5.6% 7.1% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 7 3.6% 7.1% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 8 6.7% 8.9% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 9 5.8% 5.8% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 10 5.3% 7.9% 18.4% 81.6%
Grade 11 6.5% 6.5% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 12 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% 86.7%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 5.5% 7.8% 13.3% 86.7%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 4.8% 4.8% 7.1% 92.9%
Grade 9 4.0% 6.0% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 10 5.3% 13.2% 26.3% 73.7%
Grade 11 9.7% 12.9% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 12 13.3% 13.3% 26.7% 73.3%
Cocaine
All 5.1% 7.5% 13.1% 86.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 4.9% 4.9% 7.3% 92.7%
Grade 9 2.0% 4.0% 8.0% 92.0%
Grade 10 5.6% 13.9% 27.8% 72.2%
Grade 11 9.7% 12.9% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 12 13.3% 13.3% 26.7% 73.3%
Crack
All 0.8% 0.8% 2.6% 97.4%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.4% 2.4% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 9 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 1.3% 1.7% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.5% 2.5% 7.5% 92.5%
Grade 9 2.0% 2.0% 3.9% 96.1%
Grade 10 2.6% 5.3% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Uppers
All 6.2% 8.1% 11.3% 88.7%
Grade 7 1.8% 3.6% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 8 2.6% 2.6% 5.1% 94.9%
Grade 9 10.4% 10.4% 10.4% 89.6%
Grade 10 5.4% 8.1% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 11 9.7% 16.1% 22.6% 77.4%
Grade 12 7.1% 7.1% 14.3% 85.7%
Downers
All 5.8% 8.2% 13.2% 86.8%
Grade 7 1.9% 3.7% 3.7% 96.3%
Grade 8 2.6% 2.6% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 9 10.0% 10.0% 12.0% 88.0%
Grade 10 2.8% 8.3% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 11 10.0% 16.7% 26.7% 73.3%
Grade 12 7.1% 7.1% 14.3% 85.7%

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Rohypnol
All 3.8% 5.9% 9.8% 90.2%
Grade 7 0.0% 1.8% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 8 4.9% 7.3% 12.2% 87.8%
Grade 9 4.0% 8.0% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 10 2.7% 2.7% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 11 6.5% 9.7% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 12 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 92.9%
Steroids
All 0.4% 0.4% 2.5% 97.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 97.6%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 96.8%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 7.1% 92.9%
Ecstasy
All 5.6% 7.5% 11.9% 88.1%
Grade 7 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 8 4.8% 4.8% 14.3% 85.7%
Grade 9 2.0% 4.0% 8.0% 92.0%
Grade 10 10.5% 18.4% 23.7% 76.3%
Grade 11 9.7% 9.7% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 12 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% 86.7%
Heroin
All 1.3% 1.3% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 2.4% 2.4% 4.8% 95.2%
Grade 9 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 10 2.6% 2.6% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students living in town three years or less

Tobacco
All 6.3% 10.0% 24.0% 76.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 5.3% 15.8% 84.2%
Grade 8 4.1% 6.1% 16.3% 83.7%
Grade 9 7.0% 10.5% 24.6% 75.4%
Grade 10 10.6% 14.9% 31.9% 68.1%
Grade 11 9.7% 12.9% 32.3% 67.7%
Grade 12 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 71.4%
Alcohol
All 22.0% 29.5% 51.7% 48.3%
Grade 7 11.8% 15.8% 31.6% 68.4%
Grade 8 22.4% 26.5% 55.1% 44.9%
Grade 9 25.9% 31.0% 53.4% 46.6%
Grade 10 25.5% 42.6% 61.7% 38.3%
Grade 11 25.8% 35.5% 67.7% 32.3%
Grade 12 28.6% 28.6% 42.9% 57.1%
Inhalants
All 7.1% 9.9% 18.4% 81.6%
Grade 7 1.4% 7.1% 15.7% 84.3%
Grade 8 6.1% 8.2% 16.3% 83.7%
Grade 9 10.3% 13.8% 29.3% 70.7%
Grade 10 17.0% 19.1% 23.4% 76.6%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 6.5% 93.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Any Illicit Drug
All 14.5% 17.3% 31.8% 68.2%
Grade 7 5.3% 6.7% 16.0% 84.0%
Grade 8 12.2% 12.2% 28.6% 71.4%
Grade 9 17.2% 22.4% 36.2% 63.8%
Grade 10 25.0% 29.2% 47.9% 52.1%
Grade 11 12.9% 16.1% 32.3% 67.7%
Grade 12 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 71.4%
Marijuana
All 12.4% 15.8% 29.2% 70.8%
Grade 7 5.6% 6.9% 13.9% 86.1%
Grade 8 8.2% 12.2% 28.6% 71.4%
Grade 9 15.5% 20.7% 36.2% 63.8%
Grade 10 18.8% 22.9% 41.7% 58.3%
Grade 11 12.9% 16.1% 25.8% 74.2%
Grade 12 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 71.4%
Marijuana Only
All 4.4% 5.3% 12.2% 87.8%
Grade 7 3.9% 3.9% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 8 4.0% 4.0% 12.0% 88.0%
Grade 9 5.2% 5.2% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 10 8.3% 10.4% 20.8% 79.2%
Grade 11 0.0% 3.2% 6.5% 93.5%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 2.9% 4.1% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 9 5.2% 8.6% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 10 6.3% 8.3% 14.6% 85.4%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 85.7%
Cocaine
All 2.9% 4.1% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 98.0%
Grade 9 5.2% 8.6% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 10 6.4% 8.5% 14.9% 85.1%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 16.1% 83.9%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 85.7%
Crack
All 0.5% 0.9% 2.5% 97.5%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 1.8% 5.3% 94.7%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 95.7%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 96.8%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 0.8% 1.5% 3.7% 96.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 95.9%
Grade 9 1.8% 1.8% 8.9% 91.1%
Grade 10 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 97.8%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 85.7%
Uppers
All 2.0% 3.2% 7.9% 92.1%
Grade 7 1.4% 2.8% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 8.7% 91.3%
Grade 9 5.5% 5.5% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 10 0.0% 4.2% 10.4% 89.6%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Downers
All 2.4% 3.1% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 7 1.4% 2.7% 2.7% 97.3%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 9 7.3% 9.1% 16.4% 83.6%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Rohypnol
All 3.4% 4.0% 8.4% 91.6%
Grade 7 1.4% 2.8% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 8 4.1% 6.1% 12.2% 87.8%
Grade 9 7.0% 7.0% 12.3% 87.7%
Grade 10 2.1% 2.1% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 11 3.2% 3.2% 12.9% 87.1%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Steroids
All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Ecstasy
All 2.8% 4.8% 10.8% 89.2%
Grade 7 1.4% 1.4% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 8 2.0% 4.1% 10.2% 89.8%
Grade 9 3.5% 5.3% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 10 4.3% 10.9% 19.6% 80.4%
Grade 11 3.3% 3.3% 10.0% 90.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Heroin
All 0.4% 0.4% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 9 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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Students living in town more than three years

Tobacco
All 13.3% 19.4% 31.1% 68.9%
Grade 7 5.0% 10.0% 15.6% 84.4%
Grade 8 7.1% 9.9% 19.8% 80.2%
Grade 9 9.7% 11.1% 25.0% 75.0%
Grade 10 13.2% 20.8% 34.0% 66.0%
Grade 11 24.5% 33.0% 48.1% 51.9%
Grade 12 21.8% 34.6% 47.4% 52.6%
Alcohol
All 29.1% 38.2% 57.5% 42.5%
Grade 7 16.8% 25.5% 44.7% 55.3%
Grade 8 26.2% 32.2% 51.4% 48.6%
Grade 9 28.2% 35.9% 59.2% 40.8%
Grade 10 31.4% 42.9% 63.8% 36.2%
Grade 11 38.7% 50.0% 68.9% 31.1%
Grade 12 34.6% 44.9% 59.0% 41.0%
Inhalants
All 6.5% 9.3% 16.9% 83.1%
Grade 7 6.8% 9.9% 19.1% 80.9%
Grade 8 6.6% 8.7% 17.5% 82.5%
Grade 9 7.6% 11.0% 18.6% 81.4%
Grade 10 2.8% 6.5% 13.0% 87.0%
Grade 11 5.6% 9.3% 18.7% 81.3%
Grade 12 9.0% 10.3% 14.1% 85.9%
Any Illicit Drug
All 16.6% 21.5% 32.3% 67.7%
Grade 7 8.6% 14.2% 16.7% 83.3%
Grade 8 10.3% 14.1% 23.4% 76.6%
Grade 9 15.2% 20.7% 33.1% 66.9%
Grade 10 18.7% 24.3% 37.4% 62.6%
Grade 11 25.2% 31.8% 43.9% 56.1%
Grade 12 23.4% 26.0% 41.6% 58.4%
Marijuana
All 13.8% 19.1% 29.8% 70.2%
Grade 7 7.0% 11.4% 13.3% 86.7%
Grade 8 7.3% 9.6% 17.5% 82.5%
Grade 9 12.8% 18.4% 30.5% 69.5%
Grade 10 15.2% 22.9% 36.2% 63.8%
Grade 11 24.5% 30.2% 41.5% 58.5%
Grade 12 17.1% 23.7% 42.1% 57.9%
Marijuana Only
All 4.4% 6.6% 11.5% 88.5%
Grade 7 4.9% 7.4% 9.2% 90.8%
Grade 8 2.7% 3.8% 8.1% 91.9%
Grade 9 3.4% 6.8% 11.0% 89.0%
Grade 10 2.8% 4.6% 13.8% 86.2%
Grade 11 6.5% 8.4% 14.0% 86.0%
Grade 12 6.4% 9.0% 14.1% 85.9%

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Cocaine or Crack
All 3.7% 5.2% 9.6% 90.4%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.3% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 8 1.1% 1.7% 4.5% 95.5%
Grade 9 3.5% 3.5% 6.4% 93.6%
Grade 10 1.9% 5.7% 11.3% 88.7%
Grade 11 8.5% 12.3% 17.9% 82.1%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 17.1% 82.9%
Cocaine
All 3.3% 4.8% 9.1% 90.9%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 1.1% 1.7% 4.0% 96.0%
Grade 9 2.1% 2.1% 5.0% 95.0%
Grade 10 1.0% 4.9% 10.7% 89.3%
Grade 11 8.5% 12.3% 17.9% 82.1%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 17.1% 82.9%
Crack
All 0.5% 0.6% 1.2% 98.8%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 9 1.4% 1.4% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 0.9% 0.9% 2.8% 97.2%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Hallucinogens
All 1.0% 2.0% 3.6% 96.4%
Grade 7 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 8 1.1% 1.1% 3.4% 96.6%
Grade 9 0.7% 1.4% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 3.9% 5.9% 6.9% 93.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 1.0% 3.8% 96.2%
Grade 12 0.0% 2.6% 5.3% 94.7%
Uppers
All 4.0% 6.0% 8.3% 91.7%
Grade 7 0.6% 1.3% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 2.9% 2.9% 4.6% 95.4%
Grade 9 5.1% 8.0% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 10 3.9% 9.7% 12.6% 87.4%
Grade 11 7.6% 9.5% 10.5% 89.5%
Grade 12 3.9% 5.2% 9.1% 90.9%
Downers
All 4.1% 6.3% 9.7% 90.3%
Grade 7 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 8 2.3% 2.9% 6.3% 93.7%
Grade 9 5.0% 8.6% 14.3% 85.7%
Grade 10 3.0% 8.9% 10.9% 89.1%
Grade 11 6.9% 10.8% 12.7% 87.3%
Grade 12 6.5% 6.5% 13.0% 87.0%

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Rohypnol
All 3.5% 6.0% 9.0% 91.0%
Grade 7 0.0% 1.3% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 8 1.1% 2.8% 6.7% 93.3%
Grade 9 2.8% 6.4% 9.9% 90.1%
Grade 10 2.0% 3.9% 8.8% 91.2%
Grade 11 8.7% 11.5% 13.5% 86.5%
Grade 12 6.7% 10.7% 13.3% 86.7%
Steroids
All 0.3% 0.3% 1.4% 98.6%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 99.4%
Grade 9 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 97.9%
Grade 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 1.9% 98.1%
Grade 12 1.3% 1.3% 2.6% 97.4%
Ecstasy
All 4.8% 7.2% 10.6% 89.4%
Grade 7 0.7% 3.3% 3.3% 96.7%
Grade 8 3.9% 7.3% 9.6% 90.4%
Grade 9 2.9% 5.0% 11.4% 88.6%
Grade 10 5.8% 9.6% 12.5% 87.5%
Grade 11 9.5% 10.5% 12.4% 87.6%
Grade 12 6.6% 7.9% 14.5% 85.5%
Heroin
All 0.4% 0.6% 1.1% 98.9%
Grade 7 0.0% 0.6% 1.3% 98.7%
Grade 8 0.6% 0.6% 1.7% 98.3%
Grade 9 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 99.3%
Grade 10 1.0% 2.0% 2.9% 97.1%
Grade 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Grade 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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The FREQ Procedure ETHNICITY

q5 Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 23.857153463
GENDER African/American 3 0.30
q1 Frequency Percent Asian/American 5 0.43
Female 544 50.31 EITHER PARENT COLLEGE
Mexican/American 945 88.51 GRADUATE
Male 538 49.69 Native/American 5 0.50 q10 Frequency Percent
Other 79 7.35 Don't Know 238 22.32
White 31 2.91 No 548 51.34
Frequency Missing = 2.9724106739
Yes 281 26.34
GRADE
q2 Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 17.137119003
Grade 7 202 18.59 ON AVERAGE WHAT
Grade 8 193 17.82 GRADES DO YOU GET
QUALIFY FOR
Grade 9 208 19.18 q6 Frequency Percent FREE/REDUCED PRICE
Grade 10 175 16.10 Mostly A's 172 16.03 LUNCH
Grade 11 164 15.15 Mostly B's 647 60.31 q11 Frequency Percent
Grade 12 143 13.16 Mostly C's 236 22.03 Don't Know 217 20.45
Mostly D's 15 1.37 No 88 8.32
Mostly F's 3 0.26 Yes 754 71.23
LIVE WITH BOTH
PARENTS
q3 Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 12.139608348 Frequency Missing = 25.725995005
No 408 37.74
Yes 673 62.26
LENGTH OF TIME IN PARTICIPATE IN
THIS DISTRICT SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Frequency Missing = 3.8936076479 q7 Frequency Percent q12a Frequency Percent
<1 year 111 10.50 No 445 43.81
2-3 years 149 14.05 Yes 570 56.19
AGE >4 years 799 75.45
q4 Frequency Percent
12 34 3.16 Frequency Missing = 69.8668081
13 172 15.94 Frequency Missing = 25.519836497
14 172 15.91
15 225 20.78 PARTICIPATE IN
DO YOU HAVE A SCHOOL
16 197 18.18
JOB BAND/ORCHESTRA
17 162 14.99
q8 Frequency Percent q12b Frequency Percent
18 100 9.27
No 957 89.06 No 755 80.16
19 or older 19 1.78
Yes 118 10.94 Yes 187 19.84

Frequency Missing = 9.9277874176 Frequency Missing = 143.69966068
DO YOU GET AN PARTICIPATE IN

ALLOWANCE SCHOOL CHOIR
q9 Frequency Percent q12c Frequency Percent
No 659 62.09 No 899 99.30
Yes 402 37.91 Yes 6 0.70
The frequencies have been weighted so that the analysis reflects

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PARTICIPATE IN
ACADEMIC
PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITION DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN YOUR
DRAMA/SPEECH/ART GROUPS HOME
CLUBS q12i Frequency Percent q13a Frequency Percent
q12d Frequency Percent No 820 89.13 Very Safe 873 81.01
No 782 85.07 Yes 100 10.87 Somewhat Safe 176 16.29
Yes 137 14.93 Not Very Safe 10 0.89
Not Safe At All 3 0.24
Don't Know 17 1.56
PARTICIPATE IN Frequency Missing = 7.2168327458

PARTICIPATE IN DRILL SCHOOL SERVICE
TEAM/CHEERLEADING CLUBS
q12e Frequency Percent q12j Frequency Percent
DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN YOUR
No 847 92.70 No 872 95.98 NEIGHBORHOOD
Yes 67 7.30 Yes 36 4.02 q13b Frequency Percent
Very Safe 366 33.98
Somewhat Safe 542 50.40
Not Very Safe 102 9.49
Not Safe At All 26 2.45
PARTICIPATE IN PARTICIPATE IN Don't Know 40 3.68
STUDENT OTHER SCHOOL
GOVERNMENT CLUBS OR GROUPS
q12f Frequency Percent q12k Frequency Percent Frequency Missing = 9.1139585916
No 867 95.62 No 753 81.82
Yes 40 4.38 Yes 167 18.18
DO YOU FEEL SAFE AT
SCHOOL
Frequency Missing = 164.35786074 q13c Frequency Percent
Very Safe 439 40.70
Somewhat Safe 481 44.61
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN Not Very Safe 69 6.40
NEWSPAPER/YEARBOOK ATHLETIC TEAMS Not Safe At All 51 4.77
q12g Frequency Percent OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL Don't Know 38 3.52
No 832 92.50 q12l Frequency Percent
Yes 67 7.50 No 621 66.29
Yes 316 33.71 Frequency Missing = 7.487432133

Frequency Missing = 148.87816052 FRIENDS FEELING
CLOSE TO THEIR
PARTICIPATE IN PARENTS
ACADEMIC PARTICIPATE IN q14a Frequency Percent
CLUBS/SOCIETIES OTHER CLUBS OR None 87 8.14
q12h Frequency Percent GROUPS OUTSIDE OF A Few 304 28.47
SCHOOL
No 784 85.35 Some 306 28.66
q12m Frequency Percent
Yes 135 14.65 Most 287 26.92
No 760 81.67
All 83 7.81
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FRIENDS WISHING TO RECENT INHALANT USE -

Frequency Missing = 17.745993584 DROP OUT OF COMPUTER DUSTING SPRAYS
SCHOOL Q16C Frequency Percent
q14e Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 998 94.79
HOW MANY FRIENDS None 600 56.06 In Your Lifetime 21 2.03
CARRY WEAPONS
A Few 328 30.62 Since School Began 10 0.94
q14b Frequency Percent
Some 95 8.92 In the Past Month 24 2.24
None 741 70.24
Most 38 3.57
A Few 207 19.64
All 9 0.83
Some 72 6.82 Frequency Missing = 32.191216054
Most 18 1.75
All 16 1.55 Frequency Missing = 14.142460117
RECENT INHALANT USE - HELIUM,
BUTANE, PROPANE, WHIPPETS,
Frequency Missing = 30.569649528 PARENTS ATTEND REFRIGERANTS/FREON
PTA/SCHOOL OPEN Q16D Frequency Percent
HOUSES Never Heard/Used 995 93.78
HOW MANY FRIENDS q15 Frequency Percent In Your Lifetime 34 3.21
CARE ABOUT GOOD No 524 58.56 Since School Began 9 0.81
GRADES
Yes 371 41.44 In the Past Month 23 2.19
q14c Frequency Percent
None 46 4.43
A Few 162 15.46 Frequency Missing = 189.49395146 Frequency Missing = 24.499849164
Some 259 24.81
Most 391 37.41
All 187 17.89 RECENT INHALANT USE - SPRAY RECENT INHALANT USE - GLUE
PAINT Q16E Frequency Percent
Q16A Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 1037 98.24
Frequency Missing = 39.527119358 Never Heard/Used 1015 94.97 In Your Lifetime 10 0.91
In Your Lifetime 36 3.36 Since School Began 3 0.26
Since School Began 4 0.39 In the Past Month 6 0.59
HOW MANY FRIENDS In the Past Month 14 1.28
BELONG TO A GANG
q14d Frequency Percent
None 727 67.81 Frequency Missing = 16.246347303
A Few 204 19.03
Some 98 9.16 RECENT INHALANT USE -
Most 29 2.71 RECENT INHALANT USE - TOLUENE, PAINT THINNER,
All 14 1.29 WHITEOUT, CORRECTION FLUID, OTHER SOLVENTS
MAGIC MARKERS Q16F Frequency Percent
Q16B Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 1039 98.16
Frequency Missing = 13.213761982 Never Heard/Used 976 91.52 In Your Lifetime 12 1.15
In the Past Month 25 2.30



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RECENT INHALANT USE - RECENT BEER USE

GASOLINE, OCTANE BOOSTER, Q17C Frequency Percent
CARBURETOR CLEANER Never Heard/Used 597 56.99 RECENT MARIJUANA USE
Q16G Frequency Percent In Your Lifetime 170 16.22 Q18A Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 1020 96.53 Since School Began 81 7.75 Never Heard/Used 743 70.65
In Your Lifetime 20 1.92 In the Past Month 199 19.04 In Your Lifetime 120 11.37
Since School Began 7 0.66 Since School Began 50 4.73
In the Past Month 9 0.89 In the Past Month 139 13.25

RECENT WINE COOLER USE
Q17D Frequency Percent
RECENT INHALANT USE - OTHER Never Heard/Used 629 59.57 RECENT COCAINE USE
AEROSOLS/SPRAYS Q18B Frequency Percent
In Your Lifetime 175 16.60
Q16H Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 949 90.33
Since School Began 71 6.73
Never Heard/Used 1028 96.95 In Your Lifetime 51 4.87
In the Past Month 9 0.88 Frequency Missing = 29.283366276

Frequency Missing = 24.448780667 RECENT WINE USE
Q17E Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 696 67.18 RECENT CRACK USE
RECENT CIGARETTE USE Q18C Frequency Percent
Q17A Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 1030 98.31
Never Heard/Used 756 71.27 In Your Lifetime 10 0.96
In the Past Month 116 10.94 Frequency Missing = 49.522186057

Frequency Missing = 24.566823652 RECENT LIQUOR USE
Q17F Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 674 64.03 RECENT HALLUCINOGEN USE
RECENT SMOKELESS TOBACCO Q18E Frequency Percent
USE In Your Lifetime 142 13.46
Since School Began 74 7.02 Never Heard/Used 1002 96.24
Q17B Frequency Percent In Your Lifetime 19 1.80
Never Heard/Used 967 91.94 In the Past Month 163 15.50
In Your Lifetime 34 3.25 In the Past Month 10 0.95
Since School Began 17 1.62 Frequency Missing = 32.821893266
RECENT INHALANT USE
Q17G Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 963 92.51 RECENT UPPER USE
In Your Lifetime 42 4.01 Q18F Frequency Percent
Since School Began 14 1.36 Never Heard/Used 952 91.84
In the Past Month 22 2.12 In Your Lifetime 30 2.85


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RECENT HEROIN USE Frequency Missing = 34.172980421

Frequency Missing = 47.977570024 Q18K Frequency Percent
Never Heard/Used 1038 98.93
COCAINE USE IN PAST MONTH
RECENT DOWNER USE q19e Frequency Percent
Q18G Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 1000 95.04
Never Heard/Used 931 90.54 1-2 times 39 3.71
In Your Lifetime 42 4.06 3-10 times 11 1.06
Since School Began 19 1.84 Frequency Missing = 35.351004141 11+ times 2 0.19
TOBACCO USE IN PAST MONTH Frequency Missing = 32.905846175

Frequency Missing = 56.971568073 q19a Frequency Percent
CRACK USE IN PAST MONTH
1-2 times 59 5.59
RECENT ROHYPNOL USE q19f Frequency Percent
3-10 times 25 2.35
Q18H Frequency Percent Never Heard/Used 1041 99.05
11+ times 24 2.27
Never Heard/Used 950 91.15 1-2 times 6 0.59
In Your Lifetime 35 3.33 3-10 times 3 0.28
Since School Began 21 2.04 Frequency Missing = 29.257087219 11+ times 1 0.08
ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH Frequency Missing = 34.08369647

Frequency Missing = 43.088727714 q19b Frequency Percent
CLOSE FRIENDS USE
1-2 times 206 19.51
RECENT STEROID USE CIGARETTES
3-10 times 78 7.45
Q18I Frequency Percent q20a Frequency Percent
11+ times 30 2.81
Never Heard/Used 1034 98.94 Never heard/None 426 41.73
In Your Lifetime 9 0.82 A few 326 31.94
In the Past Month 2 0.23 Frequency Missing = 30.80936975 Some 174 17.06
Most 80 7.83
All 15 1.45
Frequency Missing = 40.408689442 INHALANT USE IN PAST MONTH
Never Heard/Used 1016 96.29 Frequency Missing = 64.217894453
RECENT ECSTASY USE
1-2 times 29 2.71
Q18J Frequency Percent
3-10 times 10 0.93
Never Heard/Used 933 89.50 CLOSE FRIENDS USE
11+ times 1 0.08 SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Since School Began 23 2.24 q20b Frequency Percent
In the Past Month 45 4.33 Never heard/None 709 70.62
A few 200 19.92
Some 70 6.97
Frequency Missing = 42.951044597 MARIJUANA USE IN PAST Most 23 2.26
MONTH All 2 0.24
q19d Frequency Percent
1-2 times 89 8.50 Frequency Missing = 80.979689834
3-10 times 52 4.93
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CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET BEER
q20c Frequency Percent q20g Frequency Percent q21c Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 338 33.92 Never heard/None 726 73.02 Never heard of 231 22.75
A few 261 26.19 A few 177 17.80 Impossible 125 12.32
Some 173 17.33 Some 63 6.37 Very difficult 48 4.71
Most 168 16.82 Most 22 2.18 Somewhat diff 94 9.28
All 57 5.75 All 6 0.64 Somewhat easy 181 17.88
Very easy 335 33.06

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE CLOSE FRIENDS USE

COOLERS MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET WINE
q20d Frequency Percent q20h Frequency Percent COOLERS
Never heard/None 435 43.78 Never heard/None 391 38.74 q21d Frequency Percent
A few 225 22.64 A few 204 20.18 Never heard of 279 27.37
Some 184 18.50 Some 161 15.95 Impossible 128 12.54
Most 113 11.39 Most 196 19.43 Very difficult 50 4.91
All 37 3.69 All 58 5.69 Somewhat diff 94 9.18
Somewhat easy 181 17.70
Very easy 289 28.30

CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE DIFFICULT TO GET
q20e Frequency Percent CIGARETTES
Never heard/None 531 53.28 q21a Frequency Percent DIFFICULT TO GET WINE
A few 246 24.70 Never heard of 264 25.87 q21e Frequency Percent
Some 132 13.21 Impossible 145 14.25 Never heard of 264 26.22
Most 70 6.99 Very difficult 44 4.35 Impossible 151 15.01
All 18 1.82 Somewhat diff 77 7.55 Very difficult 60 5.94
Somewhat easy 181 17.74 Somewhat diff 109 10.85
Very easy 308 30.24 Somewhat easy 179 17.80
Frequency Missing = 88.896723596 Very easy 243 24.19

CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR Frequency Missing = 78.503751658
q20f Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 454 45.62 DIFFICULT TO GET
A few 203 20.41 SMOKELESS TOBACCO DIFFICULT TO GET LIQUOR
Some 161 16.15 q21b Frequency Percent q21f Frequency Percent
Most 134 13.51 Never heard of 365 36.23 Never heard of 259 25.59
All 43 4.31 Impossible 178 17.65 Impossible 157 15.53
Very difficult 64 6.34 Very difficult 73 7.24
Somewhat diff 117 11.60 Somewhat diff 98 9.64
Frequency Missing = 89.515430841 Somewhat easy 107 10.64 Somewhat easy 162 16.06
Very easy 177 17.54 Very easy 262 25.94


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DIFFICULT TO GET
INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET
q21g Frequency Percent HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
Never heard of 350 34.77 q21l Frequency Percent q21p Frequency Percent
Impossible 159 15.79 Never heard of 471 47.37 Never heard of 379 38.36
Very difficult 39 3.88 Impossible 184 18.51 Impossible 249 25.18
Somewhat diff 66 6.57 Very difficult 77 7.79 Very difficult 96 9.67
Somewhat easy 99 9.81 Somewhat diff 89 8.95 Somewhat diff 94 9.55
Very easy 293 29.17 Somewhat easy 78 7.81 Somewhat easy 80 8.12
Very easy 95 9.57 Very easy 90 9.12

DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 272 27.37 Never heard of 462 46.60 Never heard of 392 39.38
Impossible 184 18.53 Impossible 152 15.36 Impossible 171 17.23
Very difficult 44 4.42 Very difficult 55 5.52 Very difficult 60 6.05
Somewhat diff 61 6.10 Somewhat diff 63 6.34 Somewhat diff 60 6.05
Somewhat easy 128 12.89 Somewhat easy 102 10.33 Somewhat easy 103 10.36
Very easy 305 30.69 Very easy 157 15.85 Very easy 208 20.94
Frequency Missing = 89.548629533 Frequency Missing = 93.774439046 Frequency Missing = 90.130148897
DIFFICULT TO GET COCAINE DIFFICULT TO GET DOWNERS DIFFICULT TO GET HEROIN

q21i Frequency Percent q21n Frequency Percent q21r Frequency Percent
Never heard of 322 32.45 Never heard of 458 46.23 Never heard of 444 44.82
Impossible 228 22.98 Impossible 151 15.24 Impossible 245 24.71
Very difficult 92 9.26 Very difficult 51 5.11 Very difficult 93 9.39
Somewhat diff 88 8.89 Somewhat diff 63 6.40 Somewhat diff 69 6.98
Somewhat easy 91 9.18 Somewhat easy 99 10.02 Somewhat easy 55 5.53
Very easy 171 17.23 Very easy 169 17.01 Very easy 85 8.57
DIFFICULT TO GET CRACK DIFFICULT TO GET

q21j Frequency Percent ROHYPNOL
Never heard of 355 35.98 q21o Frequency Percent
Impossible 247 25.02 Never heard of 424 42.79
Very difficult 87 8.82 Impossible 185 18.73
Somewhat diff 101 10.27 Very difficult 51 5.17
Somewhat easy 91 9.24 Somewhat diff 55 5.60
Very easy 105 10.67 Somewhat easy 106 10.68
Very easy 169 17.03



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AGE WHEN FIRST USED Frequency Missing = 726.18631482

CIGARETTES AGE WHEN FIRST USED
q22a Frequency Percent WINE COOLERS
9 or younger 27 9.25 q22d Frequency Percent AGE WHEN FIRST USED
9 or younger 24 6.55 INHALANTS
10 years old 19 6.48
10 years old 24 6.51 q22g Frequency Percent
11 years old 27 7.25 9 or younger 4 7.08
12 years old 33 11.17
12 years old 48 12.97 10 years old 5 7.62
13 years old 44 14.92
14 years old 48 16.41
15 years old 42 14.25
16 years old 38 12.91
18 or older 10 3.35
18 or older 5 1.33 16 years old 1 1.89
17 years old 1 1.89
Frequency Missing = 790.63602417 18 or older 2 2.62
AGE WHEN FIRST USED Frequency Missing = 1022.3381274

SMOKELESS TOBACCO AGE WHEN FIRST USED
q22b Frequency Percent WINE
9 or younger 6 9.76 q22e Frequency Percent AGE WHEN FIRST USED
9 or younger 23 7.19 MARIJUANA
10 years old 2 3.60
10 years old 15 4.63 q22h Frequency Percent
11 years old 3 4.14
12 years old 3 4.28
14 years old 15 24.23
15 years old 11 16.72
16 years old 5 7.90
17 years old 12 18.57
Frequency Missing = 1021.7062686 17 years old 6 2.12
18 or older 6 1.93
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
BEER Frequency Missing = 796.43325202
q22c Frequency Percent AGE WHEN FIRST USED
9 or younger 64 14.35 LIQUOR
10 years old 36 8.01 q22f Frequency Percent AGE WHEN FIRST USED
9 or younger 13 3.55 COCAINE
10 years old 14 3.92 q22i Frequency Percent
12 years old 52 11.54
13 years old 66 14.74
14 years old 76 16.94
15 years old 65 14.62
16 years old 45 10.17
18 or older 5 1.10
Frequency Missing = 638.84108988 18 or older 3 3.23


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AGE WHEN FIRST USED AGE WHEN FIRST USED

Frequency Missing = 1000.0508427 DOWNERS ECSTASY
q22n Frequency Percent q22q Frequency Percent
9 or younger 1 0.92 12 years old 6 6.06
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
CRACK
q22j Frequency Percent
9 or younger 2 13.94
11 years old 1 9.59
15 years old 20 23.57 18 or older 10 11.28
16 years old 15 17.89
15 years old 1 8.65
17 years old 7 7.88
16 years old 1 9.59 Frequency Missing = 991.99150164
18 or older 1 1.36
18 or older 1 10.32
Frequency Missing = 998.34521642 AGE WHEN FIRST USED

Frequency Missing = 1073.5396074 HEROIN
q22r Frequency Percent
AGE WHEN FIRST USED 9 or younger 1 9.04
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
ROHYPNOL 10 years old 1 9.20
HALLUCINOGENS
q22o Frequency Percent 11 years old 1 9.20
q22l Frequency Percent
9 or younger 3 3.40 12 years old 2 20.41
9 or younger 3 9.42
11 years old 1 2.71
14 years old 16 20.49
14 years old 3 9.42
15 years old 22 27.34
16 years old 11 13.98
17 years old 8 9.67
18 or older 3 3.52
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
CIGARETTES
Frequency Missing = 1055.4754484 q23a Frequency Percent
Every day 13 1.28
Several times/wk 28 2.76
AGE WHEN FIRST USED
AGE WHEN FIRST USED Several times/mo 48 4.81
UPPERS
STEROIDS About once/month 43 4.32
q22m Frequency Percent
q22p Frequency Percent About once/year 57 5.73
11 years old 2 2.08
9 or younger 1 10.12 < once/year 68 6.83
12 years old 2 3.15
10 years old 2 18.38 Never used 743 74.27
13 years old 11 14.00
11 years old 1 7.49
14 years old 22 28.21
16 years old 13 16.73
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HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO WINE MARIJUANA
q23b Frequency Percent q23e Frequency Percent q23h Frequency Percent
Every day 2 0.22 Every day 4 0.37 Every day 20 2.05
Several times/wk 5 0.54 Several times/wk 18 1.80 Several times/wk 38 3.93
Several times/mo 2 0.25 Several times/mo 46 4.60 Several times/mo 40 4.11
About once/month 9 0.94 About once/month 55 5.52 About once/month 50 5.10
About once/year 17 1.67 About once/year 95 9.54 About once/year 39 3.93
< once/year 14 1.36 < once/year 68 6.80 < once/year 55 5.57
Never used 945 95.02 Never used 710 71.36 Never used 738 75.30
BEER LIQUOR COCAINE
q23c Frequency Percent q23f Frequency Percent q23i Frequency Percent
WINE COOLERS INHALANTS CRACK
q23d Frequency Percent q23g Frequency Percent q23j Frequency Percent


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HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE

HALLUCINOGENS ROHYPNOL
q23l Frequency Percent q23o Frequency Percent AMOUNT OF BEER AT ONE
Several times/wk 3 0.30 Every day 1 0.11 TIME
Several times/mo 1 0.10 Several times/wk 12 1.26 q24a Frequency Percent
About once/month 6 0.64 Several times/mo 11 1.11 Never drink this 568 57.41
About once/year 7 0.68 About once/month 20 2.02 12+ drinks 47 4.79
< once/year 8 0.82 About once/year 12 1.25 9-11 drinks 28 2.79
Never used 948 97.46 < once/year 17 1.72 5-8 drinks 46 4.62
Never used 897 92.54 3-4 drinks 60 6.09
2 drinks 81 8.22
Frequency Missing = 112.31917611 1 drink 69 6.97
Frequency Missing = 115.72339623 < 1 drink 90 9.10
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE

UPPERS HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE Frequency Missing = 96.444797485
q23m Frequency Percent STEROIDS
Every day 1 0.08 q23p Frequency Percent
Several times/wk 4 0.46 Every day 1 0.11 AMOUNT OF WINE COOLERS
Several times/mo 12 1.25 About once/year 4 0.42 AT ONE TIME
About once/month 18 1.89 < once/year 5 0.53 q24b Frequency Percent
About once/year 18 1.85 Never used 970 98.95 Never drink this 610 61.46
< once/year 18 1.83 12+ drinks 33 3.28
Never used 892 92.63 9-11 drinks 16 1.60
Frequency Missing = 104.722948 5-8 drinks 46 4.65
3-4 drinks 78 7.89
Frequency Missing = 122.06863543 2 drinks 80 8.02
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE 1 drink 74 7.46
ECSTASY
< 1 drink 56 5.64
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE q23q Frequency Percent
DOWNERS Every day 3 0.28
q23n Frequency Percent Several times/wk 5 0.46 Frequency Missing = 93.121572387
Several times/wk 4 0.45 Several times/mo 23 2.38
Several times/mo 17 1.80 About once/month 20 2.01
About once/month 15 1.50 About once/year 23 2.30 AMOUNT OF WINE AT ONE
About once/year 23 2.39 < once/year 16 1.60 TIME
< once/year 23 2.34 Never used 893 90.97 q24c Frequency Percent
Never used 888 91.52 Never drink this 665 67.46
12+ drinks 19 1.96
3-4 drinks 42 4.23
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE 2 drinks 60 6.05
HEROIN
1 drink 97 9.81
q23r Frequency Percent
< 1 drink 80 8.07
Every day 2 0.17
About once/month 1 0.08
About once/year 2 0.19 Frequency Missing = 98.678428666
< once/year 1 0.08
Never used 977 99.48


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AMOUNT OF LIQUOR AT ONE GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USE MARIJUANA AS JOINTS

TIME FROM FRIENDS q27a Frequency Percent
q24d Frequency Percent q26b Frequency Percent Never 701 72.83
Never drink this 632 63.81 Do not Drink 457 47.00 Seldom 74 7.66
12+ drinks 35 3.50 Never 193 19.86 Half the time 43 4.49
9-11 drinks 21 2.09 Seldom 133 13.72 Most of the time 74 7.67
5-8 drinks 41 4.15 Most of the Time 119 12.30 Always 63 6.58
3-4 drinks 63 6.40 Always 69 7.11 Don't know 7 0.77
2 drinks 59 5.98
1 drink 74 7.52
< 1 drink 65 6.56 Frequency Missing = 113.34830683 Frequency Missing = 122.80307422
Frequency Missing = 94.575761457 GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USE MARIJUANA AS BLUNTS

FROM A STORE q27b Frequency Percent
q26c Frequency Percent Never 745 76.25
HOW MANY 5+ DRINKS IN PAST Do not Drink 479 49.42 Seldom 74 7.53
30 DAYS Never 357 36.92 Half the time 57 5.83
q25 Frequency Percent Seldom 67 6.96 Most of the time 42 4.32
Never 5+ at time 388 39.03 Most of the Time 42 4.32 Always 53 5.43
None 432 43.43 Always 23 2.38 Don't know 6 0.64
1 day 65 6.55
2 days 28 2.86
3 to 5 days 35 3.52 Frequency Missing = 116.7194936 Frequency Missing = 107.74852328
6 to 9 days 17 1.76
10 or more days 28 2.84
GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USE MARIJUANA IN BONGS OR
AT PARTIES WATER PIPES
q26d Frequency Percent q27c Frequency Percent
Do not Drink 451 46.00 Never 775 80.18
Never 157 16.05 Seldom 71 7.38
GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Seldom 107 10.91 Half the time 48 4.92
FROM HOME Most of the Time 143 14.61 Most of the time 29 3.03
q26a Frequency Percent Always 122 12.42 Always 37 3.79
Do not Drink 506 51.95 Don't know 7 0.70
Never 271 27.82
Seldom 128 13.17 Frequency Missing = 105.50628516
Most of the Time 56 5.76 Frequency Missing = 118.40565826
Always 13 1.30
GET ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
FROM OTHER SOURCES
USE MARIJUANA IN PIPES
q26e Frequency Percent
Frequency Missing = 111.75793695 q27d Frequency Percent
Do not Drink 494 50.56
Never 783 80.25
Never 228 23.30
Seldom 64 6.54
Seldom 113 11.53
Half the time 44 4.52
Most of the Time 73 7.44
Most of the time 33 3.43
Always 70 7.17
Always 43 4.44
Don't know 8 0.81


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USE MARIJUANA OTHER WAYS RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
q27e Frequency Percent - VICODIN ETC USE TOBACCO
Never 809 83.06 q29c Frequency Percent q31a Frequency Percent
Seldom 58 5.93 Never heard/used 893 97.42 Very 513 54.89
Half the time 26 2.65 At least once/month 8 0.85 Somewhat 197 21.13
Most of the time 23 2.33 At least once/year 10 1.14 Not very 101 10.85
Always 36 3.70 At least once/life 5 0.58 Not at all 30 3.25
Don't know 23 2.33 Don't know 92 9.89

RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE

USED METHAMPHETAMINE EVEN - VALIUM ETC DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
ONE TIME q29d Frequency Percent USE ALCOHOL
q28 Frequency Percent Never heard/used 919 98.78 q31b Frequency Percent
Never heard/used 952 97.67 At least once/month 7 0.71 Very 440 48.03
At least once/month 12 1.22 At least once/year 3 0.29 Somewhat 248 27.12
At least once/year 5 0.50 At least once/life 2 0.21 Not very 125 13.60
At least once/life 6 0.60 Not at all 32 3.52
Don't know 71 7.74
RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE
RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE - XANAX ETC
- CODEINE q29e Frequency Percent DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
q29a Frequency Percent Never heard/used 902 96.17 USE INHALANTS
Never heard/used 839 88.53 At least once/month 14 1.54 q31c Frequency Percent
At least once/month 46 4.88 At least once/year 14 1.47 Very 620 69.13
At least once/year 35 3.66 At least once/life 8 0.82 Somewhat 124 13.83
At least once/life 28 2.92 Not very 42 4.72
Not at all 24 2.71
Frequency Missing = 146.66899165 Don't know 86 9.60
TAKE DXM, TRIPLE CS, ETC. TO Frequency Missing = 188.29015349

RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE GET HIGH
- OXYCONTIN ETC q30 Frequency Percent
q29b Frequency Percent Never heard/used 908 96.10 DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
Never heard/used 916 97.88 At least once/month 22 2.30 USE MARIJUANA
At least once/month 7 0.73 At least once/year 9 0.92 q31d Frequency Percent
At least once/year 6 0.68 At least once/life 7 0.69 Very 546 60.08
At least once/life 7 0.72 Somewhat 115 12.65
Not very 111 12.24
Frequency Missing = 140.55732441 Not at all 70 7.71
Frequency Missing = 149.18125541 Don't know 67 7.32


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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO OTHER REASON FOR

USE COCAINE USE HEROIN DAYS MISSED SINCE
q31e Frequency Percent q31i Frequency Percent SEPTEMBER
Very 696 77.90 Very 727 80.53 q32c Frequency Percent
Somewhat 79 8.80 Somewhat 59 6.58 None 395 42.88
Not very 31 3.46 Not very 15 1.71 1-3 days 400 43.42
Not at all 11 1.23 Not at all 15 1.67 4-9 days 86 9.33
Don't know 77 8.61 Don't know 86 9.50 10+ days 40 4.36
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO SENT TO

USE CRACK USE METHAMPHETAMINE PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE
q31f Frequency Percent q31j Frequency Percent SEPTEMBER
Very 706 79.85 Very 724 79.70 q32d Frequency Percent
Somewhat 79 8.89 Somewhat 46 5.11 None 757 81.41
Not very 14 1.55 Not very 11 1.21 1-3 days 132 14.24
Not at all 13 1.46 Not at all 13 1.47 4-9 days 19 2.05
Don't know 73 8.25 Don't know 114 12.51 10+ days 21 2.30
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO DAYS SKIPPED SINCE SOMEONE CALLED

USE ECSTASY SEPTEMBER HOME SINCE
SEPTEMBER
q31g Frequency Percent q32a Frequency Percent
Very 666 75.10 None 686 73.57
None 806 87.99
Somewhat 92 10.38 1-3 days 148 15.84
1-3 days 91 9.89
Not very 28 3.17 4-9 days 54 5.80
4-9 days 8 0.89
Not at all 17 1.88 10+ days 45 4.78
10+ days 11 1.23
Don't know 84 9.47

DAYS ILL SINCE

SEPTEMBER IN TROUBLE FOR
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO
DRINKING SINCE
USE STEROIDS q32b Frequency Percent SEPTEMBER
q31h Frequency Percent None 297 32.08 q32f Frequency Percent
Very 652 73.17 1-3 days 403 43.49 None 895 97.86
Somewhat 85 9.59 4-9 days 149 16.05 1-3 days 12 1.27
Not very 48 5.35 10+ days 78 8.39 4-9 days 5 0.50
Not at all 21 2.35 10+ days 3 0.36
Don't know 85 9.54


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IN TROUBLE FOR DRUG TROUBLE WITH POLICE TROUBLE WITH POLICE

USE SINCE SEPTEMBER BECAUSE OF DRINKING BECAUSE OF DRUG USE
q32g Frequency Percent q33d Frequency Percent q33h Frequency Percent
None 897 97.17 None 860 96.90 None 841 96.70
1-3 days 19 2.01 1-3 times 20 2.25 1-3 times 21 2.41
4-9 days 4 0.39 4-9 times 4 0.42 4-9 times 4 0.45
10+ days 4 0.43 10+ times 4 0.43 10+ times 4 0.44
TROUBLE WITH FRIENDS TROUBLE WITH FRIENDS CLASS DAYS DRUNK ON

BECAUSE OF DRINKING BECAUSE OF DRUG USE ALCOHOL SINCE SEPT
q33a Frequency Percent q33e Frequency Percent q34a Frequency Percent
None 868 94.85 None 818 92.19 None 871 91.91
1-3 times 36 3.96 1-3 times 53 6.01 1-3 days 58 6.09
4-9 times 6 0.62 4-9 times 12 1.31 4-9 days 9 0.93
10+ times 5 0.58 10+ times 4 0.49 10+ days 10 1.08
DRIVEN A CAR AFTER A DRIVEN A CAR WHILE CLASS DAYS HIGH ON

GOOD BIT TO DRINK HIGH FROM DRUGS MARIJUANA SINCE SEPT
q33b Frequency Percent q33f Frequency Percent q34b Frequency Percent
None 850 93.86 None 811 93.38 None 831 87.64
1-3 times 40 4.43 1-3 times 34 3.87 1-3 days 70 7.37
4-9 times 8 0.90 4-9 times 15 1.68 4-9 days 21 2.21
10+ times 7 0.81 10+ times 9 1.07 10+ days 26 2.79
CRITICIZED BY DATE CRITICIZED BY DATE CLASS DAYS HIGH ON

BECAUSE OF DRINKING BECAUSE OF DRUG USE INHALANTS SINCE SEPT
q33c Frequency Percent q33g Frequency Percent q34c Frequency Percent
None 848 94.17 None 802 93.26 None 907 96.29
1-3 times 42 4.63 1-3 times 43 5.00 1-3 days 23 2.45
4-9 times 9 0.95 4-9 times 11 1.23 4-9 days 8 0.82
10+ times 2 0.24 10+ times 4 0.51 10+ days 4 0.43


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CLASS DAYS HIGH ON WOULD SEEK HELP WOULD SEEK HELP

OTHER DRUG(S) FROM SCHOOL FROM FRIENDS
q34d Frequency Percent COUNSELOR q37f Frequency Percent
None 875 92.30 q37a Frequency Percent No 349 38.05
1-3 days 47 4.91 No 565 60.90 Yes 569 61.95
4-9 days 16 1.64 Yes 363 39.10
10+ days 11 1.15
WOULD SEEK HELP
WOULD SEEK HELP FROM ANOTHER
ALCOHOL USE AT PARTIES FROM ANOTHER ADULT
THIS SCHOOL YEAR ADULT IN SCHOOL q37g Frequency Percent
q35a Frequency Percent q37b Frequency Percent No 413 44.95
Never 471 49.70 No 566 60.99 Yes 505 55.05
Seldom 74 7.81 Yes 362 39.01
Half the time 58 6.08
Most of the time 87 9.23 Frequency Missing = 157.80724622
Always 129 13.65
Don't know 23 2.39 WOULD NOT SEEK
Didn't attend 106 11.14 WOULD SEEK HELP HELP
FROM COUNSELOR q37h Frequency Percent
OR PROGRAM No 732 80.55
Frequency Missing = 136.97517692 OUTSIDE SCHOOL
Yes 177 19.45
No 577 63.16
DRUG USE AT PARTIES THIS Yes 337 36.84 Frequency Missing = 175.83878835
SCHOOL YEAR
Never 514 54.11 Frequency Missing = 170.93483154 DRUG/ALCOHOL
Seldom 68 7.18 INFO--SCHOOL
Half the time 49 5.11 HEALTH CLASS
Most of the time 73 7.63 WOULD SEEK HELP q38a Frequency Percent
FROM PARENTS No 396 48.89
Always 114 12.00
Don't know 23 2.39 q37d Frequency Percent Yes 414 51.11
Didn't attend 110 11.57 No 395 43.01
Yes 524 56.99
DRUG/ALCOHOL
SOUGHT HELP FOR INFO--SCHOOL
DRUG/ALCOHOL WOULD SEEK HELP ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
PROBLEM FROM A MEDICAL q38b Frequency Percent
q36 Frequency Percent DOCTOR No 330 41.01
No 753 86.90 q37e Frequency Percent Yes 475 58.99
Yes 113 13.10 No 521 56.92
Yes 394 43.08


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DRUG/ALCOHOL
INFO--SCHOOL DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTED FOR DRUG
GUIDANCE INFO--ANOTHER USE AT SCHOOL
COUNSELOR SCHOOL SOURCE q40 Frequency Percent
q38c Frequency Percent q38h Frequency Percent No 377 41.43
No 480 59.46 No 514 64.05 Yes 534 58.57
Yes 327 40.54 Yes 288 35.95

DRUG/ALCOHOL PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

INFO--SCIENCE CLASS SMOKING CIGARETTES
q38d Frequency Percent q39a Frequency Percent
No 560 70.22 Strong disapprove 694 75.22
Yes 238 29.78 Mild disapprove 56 6.04
Neither 42 4.51
Mildly approve 5 0.55
Frequency Missing = 287.34053575 Strongly approve 11 1.22
Don't know 115 12.46
DRUG/ALCOHOL
INFO--SOCIAL
STUDIES CLASS
No 643 80.62 PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS
Yes 155 19.38 DRINKING BEER
Strong disapprove 624 68.18
Mild disapprove 98 10.71
Neither 55 6.01
DRUG/ALCOHOL Mildly approve 19 2.03
INFO--SCHOOL Strongly approve 12 1.28
STUDENT GROUP OR Don't know 108 11.79
CLUB
q38f Frequency Percent
No 643 80.78 Frequency Missing = 169.7879268
Yes 153 19.22
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

Frequency Missing = 288.79455628 USING MARIJUANA
Strong disapprove 708 78.17
DRUG/ALCOHOL Mild disapprove 44 4.80
INFO--INVITED Neither 32 3.48
SCHOOL GUEST Mildly approve 3 0.33
q38g Frequency Percent Strongly approve 20 2.24
No 400 50.04 Don't know 99 10.97
Yes 399 49.96



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Texas School Survey

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Part I: District Results

General Substance Tables 5-50

Prevalence Tables 51-92

Table B1: All Students

Margin Tables 93-111

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1. General Substance Tables

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

Past School Ever Never

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Table T-2: How often do you normally use ..

Several Several About About Less than

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

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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Table T-4: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get...

Never Very Somewhat Somewhat

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

None A Few Some Most ALL

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Strongly Mildly Mildly Strongly

Very Somewhat Not very Not at All

All 54.9% 21.1% 10.9% 3.2% 9.9%

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

Past School Ever Never

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Table A-2: How often do you normally use...

Several Several About About Less than

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Never Ever Used 5 or More 1 to 4 Less than 1

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Table A-5: Average age of first use of:

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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Table A-6: If you wanted some, how difficult would it be to get...

Never Very Somewhat Somewhat

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None 1-3 Times 4-9 Times 10+ Times

Average days absent due to

Average days conduct problems

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None 1-3 Times 4-9 Times 10+ Times

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Table A-10: About how many of your close friends use...

None A Few Some Most ALL

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None 1-3 Times 4-9 Times 10+ Times

Half Most Didn't

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Strongly Mildly Mildly Strongly

Very Somewhat Not very Not at All

All 48.0% 27.1% 13.6% 3.5% 7.7%

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