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40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
11.2 7.9
14.0
7.4
13.2 13.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who described their general health as fair or poor
QN7 - Unweighted Data
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Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
6.5 6.6 6.4 5.1 6.0 8.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car
QN8 - Unweighted Data
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100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
75.3 79.7
70.8
61.3
79.3
86.9
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyAmong students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet
QN9 - Unweighted Data
0
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40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
28.8 25.7
31.6
18.8
33.2 34.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol
QN11 - Unweighted Data
0
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40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
36.4
55.2
18.8
35.7 35.2 38.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club
QN12 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
56.7
73.6
41.0
53.9 57.4
59.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight
QN13 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
4.9 5.5 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who were ever in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be treated by a
doctor or nurse
QN14 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
20.5
15.5
25.1
19.7 21.2 20.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves
QN15 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
11.9 8.2
15.5
9.2 12.3
14.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever made a plan about how they would kill themselves
QN16 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
9.9 10.7 8.8 7.7
10.9 11.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 years
QN19 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
10.4 11.8 9.3
5.5
14.0 12.1
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days
QN20 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
1.8 1.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 2.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days
QNFRCIG - Unweighted Data
0
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40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
34.5 36.0 32.9
23.4
32.0
47.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever had a drink of alcohol, other than a few sips
QN26 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
14.2 16.4
12.1 14.0 14.6 14.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 years
QN27 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
12.0 15.2
9.1 5.7
10.9
18.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever used marijuana
QN28 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
4.8 6.9
2.9 5.9 4.7 4.1
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 years
QN29 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
4.9 4.9 4.8 3.4 6.0 5.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase
QN30 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
15.6 15.7 15.3 15.4 18.0
13.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever sniffed glue, breathed the contents of spray cans, or inhaled any paints or
sprays to get high
QN31 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
3.2 4.0 2.4 3.8 1.8
4.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever used steroids
QN32 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
3.2 4.5 1.8 2.0
5.0 2.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body
QN33 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
20.3 20.9 19.8 24.2
19.7 17.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who were at risk for becoming overweight (i.e., at or above the 85th percentile but
below the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex)*
*QNROVWGT - Unweighted Data - Based on reference data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I.
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
14.7 17.5
11.9 15.6 13.9 14.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who were overweight (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile for body mass index, by
age and sex)*
*QNOVWGT - Unweighted Data - Based on reference data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I.
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
27.9 23.9
31.4 28.3 30.0
26.1
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight
QN38 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
46.5
35.3
56.5
47.1 46.3 46.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who were trying to lose weight
QN39 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
70.5
63.7
77.0
70.8 66.4
74.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight
QN40 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
45.0
31.9
57.2
45.9 43.1
46.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever eaten less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to
keep from gaining weight
QN41 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
5.8 3.8
7.3 4.2 3.6
9.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever taken diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose
weight or to keep from gaining weight
QN43 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
6.5 4.6
8.3 3.8
7.2 8.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining
weight
QN44 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
37.4 34.0
40.7
31.0
40.1 41.2
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day
QN46 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
79.8 80.1 79.7 76.7 76.5
86.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes one or more days during an average
school week
QN47 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
36.6 36.2 37.1 33.7
41.3
34.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they
were in school
QNDLYPE - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
74.9 70.9
78.8
56.6
79.5
88.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever been taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection
QN49 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
7.5 10.5
4.5 5.5 8.6 8.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who received grades of mostly D's and F's in school during the past 12 months
QN50 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
10.1 11.1 9.3 9.2 11.6 9.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have been threatened or injured with a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club, on
school property one or more times during the past 12 months
QN51 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
7.3 9.2
5.7 7.4 7.7 6.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt they
would be unsafe at school or on their way to or from school
QN52 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
46.0 44.7 47.3 46.1
50.2
42.2
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students whose property, such as their clothing or books, has been stolen or deliberately
damaged on school property one or more times during the past 12 months
QN53 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
33.5 31.9 34.9
37.8 34.0
28.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have been harassed or bullied on school property one or more times during the
past 12 months
QN54 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
35.2 34.6 35.7 36.3 35.2 34.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have been the victim of teasing or name calling during the past 30 days because
of their weight, size, or physical appearance
QN55 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
24.9
18.1
31.5
24.4 22.5
28.2
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row
during the past 12 months that they stopped doing some usual activities
QN56 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
8.2 9.3 7.3 6.2 7.8
10.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ever tried to quit smoking cigarettes during the past 12 months
QN57 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who usually got their alcohol by buying it at a store during the past 30 days
QN58 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
4.9 6.6 3.1 1.7
6.7 5.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days
QN59 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
2.7 3.8 1.8 1.0
5.6 1.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who used marijuana on school property one or more times during the past 30 days
QN60 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
11.4 13.0 9.7 8.9
13.8 11.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percocet, Demerol, Adoral,
Ritalin, or Zanax without a doctor's prescription one or more times during their life
QN61 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
12.2 14.0 10.5
5.6
15.0 15.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the
past 12 months
QN62 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
65.3 63.2
67.0
45.3
70.5
79.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have ever been taught about abstaining from sexual activity
QN63 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
46.7 44.1
49.0
19.9
45.9
73.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have ever been taught about chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or Human
Papillomavirus/genital warts (HPV)
QN64 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
66.7
60.1
72.7
55.6
66.7
77.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students whose parents or other adults in their family ever talked with them about what they
expect them to do or not to do when it comes to sex
QN65 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
38.6 41.8
35.8
41.7 37.7 36.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who eat fruit three or more times on a typical day
QN66 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
30.8 31.5 30.0 29.6 31.6 31.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ate french fries three or more times during the past seven days
QN67 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
31.0 31.4 30.5 33.0 31.3
28.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who eat vegetables three or more times on a typical day
QN68 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
96.0 96.4 95.6 96.5 95.0 96.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who drink a soft drink or sweetened beverage one or more times on a typical day
QN69 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
13.5 16.1
11.3 13.7
15.7 11.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who drank three or more glasses of milk per day during the past seven days
QN70 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
43.4 43.9 43.4 41.2
43.6 45.2
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who bought food and/or drinks from vending machines at school one or more times
during the past seven days
QN71 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
37.5
44.2
30.9
43.7
33.2 35.4
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ate breakfast on seven of the past seven days
QN72 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
78.0
82.8
74.0
80.4 80.6
73.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who ate dinner at home with their family four or more times during the past seven
days
QN73 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
55.3
61.6
49.9 53.7
56.0 56.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who were physically active for a total of 60 minutes or more per day on five or more
of the past seven days
QN74 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
78.0 79.5 76.8
73.3
83.0
77.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who spend 20 minutes or more being physically active on a typical school day
QN75 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
82.6 86.4
79.3
85.6 82.7
79.7
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who spend 20 minutes or more being physically active on a typical weekend day
QN76 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
84.7 86.0 83.3
86.4 85.4 82.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyAmong students enrolled in physical education (PE) class, the percentage who actually exercised or played
sports more than 20 minutes during an average PE class
QN77 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
56.3 53.8
58.7
50.7
57.7 60.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who watch TV three or more hours per day on an average weekend day
QN78 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
20.9
26.7
15.6 17.0
22.5 23.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who spend three or more hours per day playing video games or using a computer for
something that is not school work on an average day
QN79 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
77.2 81.1
73.7 70.1
75.9
84.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who never or rarely wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher when they are
outside for more than one hour on a sunny day
QN80 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
58.3 57.1 59.2
54.0
61.5 58.9
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who never or rarely do one or more of the following to protect themselves from the
sun when they are outside for more than one hour on a sunny day: stay in the shade, wear long pants, wear a long-sleeved shirt, or wear a hat that shades their face, ears, and neck
QN81 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
81.1 79.0
83.2
88.5
75.3 79.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who get approximately seven or more hours of sleep on an average school night
QN82 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
12.8 12.2 13.2 15.9
12.2 10.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who consider themselves to have a disability
QN83 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
10.1 10.8 9.2 8.7 12.5
8.8
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who are limited in some way in some activities because of some impairment or
health problem
QN84 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
11.6 11.8 11.3 13.8
11.4 9.9
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have some trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating because of some
impairment or health problem
QN85 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
34.2 33.8 34.5 32.4 32.0
37.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who are alone without a parent or trusted adult for two or more hours on an average
school day
QN86 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
73.2 73.1 73.2 76.5
69.6 73.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who participate in some extracurricular activities at school (such as sports, band,
drama, clubs, S.O.S., etc.)
QN87 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
59.3 59.3 59.2
54.4
59.6 63.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who responded that the last time they saw a doctor or a nurse for a check-up or
physical exam when they were not sick or injured was during the past 12 months
QN88 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
59.7 57.2
61.8 57.9
62.2 59.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who responded that the last time they saw a dentist for a check-up, exam, teeth
cleaning, or other dental work was during the past 12 months
QN89 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
16.5 19.0
13.8 13.0
19.1 17.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma
QN90 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
13.6 14.6 12.5
10.0
15.8 15.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who have ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who have
asthma but had not had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack during the past 12 months or who had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack during the past 12 months (i.e., current asthma)
QN91 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
75.8 79.5
72.5 76.2
73.9 77.6
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who agree or strongly agree they feel good about themselves
QN92 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
15.1 13.1
17.2 15.0 15.4 15.2
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who agree or strongly agree they feel alone in their life
QN93 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
23.0 19.7
26.1
19.4
24.1 25.5
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who agree or strongly agree that drugs are a problem at their school
QN94 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
42.9 40.9
44.7 46.7
38.4
44.0
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who agree or strongly agree that harassment and bullying by other students is a
problem at their school
QN95 - Unweighted Data
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th
9.3 8.9 9.7 11.4 10.3 6.3
North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School SurveyPercentage of students who usually walk or ride their bike to school three or more days per week
QN96 - Unweighted Data