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

Ever School Not Past Never

Used Year Year Used

Any tobacco product All 21.7% 13.9% 7.7% 78.3%

Grade 4 13.3% 8.8% 4.5% 86.7%

Grade 5 17.4% 9.4% 8.1% 82.6%

Grade 6 34.3% 23.8% 10.5% 65.7%

Cigarettes All 21.0% 13.8% 7.2% 79.0%

Grade 4 12.9% 8.6% 4.3% 87.1%

Grade 5 16.7% 9.2% 7.5% 83.3%

Grade 6 33.5% 23.7% 9.8% 66.5%

Smokeless tobacco All 3.3% 1.1% 2.3% 96.7%

Grade 4 2.6% 1.3% 1.3% 97.4%

Grade 5 1.8% 0.2% 1.6% 98.2%

Grade 6 5.7% 1.7% 3.9% 94.3%

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any tobacco product

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.9 3.9

Grade 4 4.4 3.6

Grade 5 2.9 3.2

Grade 6 4.1 4.4

Cigarettes

School Lifetime


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Year

All 3.7 3.8

Grade 4 3.9 3.3

Grade 5 2.9 3.3

Grade 6 4.0 4.2

Smokeless tobacco

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.0 2.3

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 * *

Grade 6 * 2.5


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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

Tobacco 8.4 9.4 9.8

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

Two Parent Family

Never 7 or Under 8 9 10 11 12 or Over

All 82.0% 3.2% 2.0% 4.1% 5.4% 2.0% 1.2%

Grade 4 89.1% 4.1% 2.3% 2.7% 1.4% 0.5% * %

Grade 5 85.5% 0.8% 1.2% 5.4% 5.4% 1.2% 0.4%

Grade 6 71.2% 5.0% 2.7% 4.1% 9.5% 4.5% 3.2%

Other Family Situation


All 72.9% 3.9% 3.5% 3.9% 7.4% 5.9% 2.4%

Grade 4 82.8% 4.3% 3.1% 4.9% 4.3% 0.6% * %

Grade 5 78.4% 4.7% 3.2% 1.6% 6.8% 4.2% 1.1%

Grade 6 58.6% 2.7% 4.3% 5.4% 10.8% 12.4% 5.9%

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

Any tobacco product?

Never

Heard of None Some Most


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All 2.6% 60.9% 30.5% 6.0%

Grade 4 3.4% 69.0% 25.0% 2.6%

Grade 5 3.4% 66.7% 26.2% 3.8%

Grade 6 1.0% 47.1% 40.3% 11.7%

Cigarettes?

Never


All 4.2% 61.0% 28.9% 6.0%

Grade 4 6.3% 67.7% 23.8% 2.1%

Grade 5 3.9% 68.3% 23.9% 3.9%

Grade 6 2.5% 46.8% 38.9% 11.8%

Smokeless tobacco?

Never


All 4.5% 88.3% 6.4% 0.9%Grade 4 6.3% 87.8% 5.1% 0.9%

Grade 5 5.3% 87.1% 7.0% 0.5%

Grade 6 2.0% 89.9% 6.8% 1.3%


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


Never

Heard of Yes No

All 2.4% 31.2% 66.4%

Grade 4 4.2% 27.9% 68.0%

Grade 5 2.2% 27.1% 70.6%

Grade 6 1.0% 38.7% 60.3%

Cigarettes?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 4.1% 29.5% 66.4%

Grade 4 6.0% 26.0% 68.0%

Grade 5 4.1% 25.4% 70.5%

Grade 6 2.2% 37.2% 60.6%

Smokeless tobacco?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 4.6% 7.6% 87.9%

Grade 4 7.0% 5.9% 87.1%

Grade 5 5.5% 6.9% 87.6%

Grade 6 1.3% 9.8% 88.9%

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



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Never Very Not at All Do Not

Heard of Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Know

All 2.3% 66.3% 22.2% 2.5% 6.6%

Grade 4 2.6% 73.9% 14.2% 2.1% 7.1%

Grade 5 3.4% 66.8% 21.5% 2.1% 6.2%

Grade 6 0.7% 58.6% 30.7% 3.5% 6.5%

Cigarettes?



All 3.7% 48.2% 35.3% 3.6% 9.2%

Grade 4 5.3% 55.9% 28.3% 2.1% 8.3%

Grade 5 3.7% 50.1% 34.4% 2.6% 9.1%

Grade 6 2.0% 38.9% 42.7% 6.1% 10.2%

Smokeless tobacco?

Never Very Not at All Do NotHeard of Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Know

All 3.9% 60.5% 22.4% 2.4% 10.7%

Grade 4 5.9% 66.7% 14.4% 2.5% 10.5%

Grade 5 4.9% 62.0% 21.1% 1.7% 10.3%

Grade 6 1.0% 53.3% 31.3% 3.1% 11.2%


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


Used Year Year Used

Any alcohol product All 41.4% 27.8% 13.6% 58.6%

Grade 4 29.4% 23.3% 6.1% 70.6%

Grade 5 36.8% 22.2% 14.5% 63.2%

Grade 6 57.7% 38.0% 19.7% 42.3%

Beer All 27.6% 17.1% 10.5% 72.4%

Grade 4 19.0% 13.5% 5.5% 81.0%

Grade 5 23.2% 13.3% 9.9% 76.8%

Grade 6 40.3% 24.4% 15.9% 59.7%

Wine coolers All 31.9% 19.9% 12.1% 68.1%

Grade 4 18.9% 13.9% 5.0% 81.1%

Grade 5 29.2% 16.4% 12.7% 70.8%

Grade 6 46.9% 29.0% 17.9% 53.1%

Wine All 16.0% 9.2% 6.8% 84.0%

Grade 4 11.6% 6.9% 4.8% 88.4%

Grade 5 10.8% 6.7% 4.1% 89.2%

Grade 6 25.6% 14.0% 11.6% 74.4%

Liquor All 10.4% 6.7% 3.7% 89.6%

Grade 4 5.3% 3.4% 1.8% 94.7%

Grade 5 8.0% 5.2% 2.7% 92.0%

Grade 6 17.8% 11.2% 6.6% 82.2%

Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any alcohol product

School Lifetime


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Year

All 5.9 6.6

Grade 4 3.8 4.3

Grade 5 4.9 5.6

Grade 6 7.7 8.4

Beer

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.1 3.5

Grade 4 2.7 2.6

Grade 5 2.7 3.1

Grade 6 3.5 4.1

Liquor

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.3 3.3

Grade 4 1.5 2.2

Grade 5 2.8 3.2

Grade 6 4.1 3.6


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Wine

School Lifetime

Year

All 2.7 2.7

Grade 4 2.1 2.3

Grade 5 2.5 2.6

Grade 6 3.1 2.8

Wine coolers

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.4 3.6

Grade 4 2.5 2.4

Grade 5 2.8 3.2

Grade 6 4.2 4.4

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

of ...

Beer?

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

All 77.6% 11.2% 5.6% 5.5% 22.4%

Grade 4 81.4% 10.0% 4.6% 4.0% 18.6%

Grade 5 82.0% 10.1% 4.3% 3.6% 18.0%

Grade 6 69.4% 13.6% 8.0% 9.0% 30.6%

Wine Coolers?



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All 71.2% 14.2% 6.5% 8.1% 28.8%

Grade 4 79.8% 12.0% 4.6% 3.7% 20.2%

Grade 5 73.9% 14.0% 6.6% 5.6% 26.1%

Grade 6 60.2% 16.7% 8.3% 14.8% 39.8%

Wine?


All 87.7% 7.7% 2.5% 2.0% 12.3%

Grade 4 91.9% 5.4% 1.2% 1.5% 8.1%

Grade 5 89.4% 7.5% 1.8% 1.3% 10.6%

Grade 6 82.2% 10.1% 4.4% 3.3% 17.8%

Liquor?


All 89.9% 5.1% 2.4% 2.6% 10.1%

Grade 4 95.3% 3.2% 0.9% 0.6% 4.7%

Grade 5 91.2% 5.2% 1.9% 1.6% 8.8%Grade 6 83.5% 6.7% 4.3% 5.5% 16.5%


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


Alcohol 8.2 8.8 9.1

Beer 8.1 8.7 9.1

Wine Coolers 8.7 9.2 9.7

Wine 8.7 9.1 9.9

Liquor 8.6 9.6 10.0

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

Two Parent Family


All 64.7% 11.0% 3.4% 7.4% 7.9% 3.6% 1.9%

Grade 4 74.1% 9.1% 3.6% 8.6% 4.1% * % 0.5%

Grade 5 67.1% 9.0% 3.0% 7.7% 9.8% 2.6% 0.9%

Grade 6 52.8% 15.1% 3.7% 6.0% 9.6% 8.3% 4.6%



All 53.4% 15.4% 6.7% 7.7% 8.2% 5.8% 2.8%

Grade 4 68.1% 14.4% 6.9% 5.0% 4.4% 0.6% 0.6%

Grade 5 60.8% 14.3% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8% 4.8% 2.1%

Grade 6 33.0% 17.3% 7.0% 11.9% 14.1% 11.4% 5.4%

Table A-6: Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this

school year:


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No Absences or Cut Sent to

Conduct Problems School Principal Both

Alcohol 29.7% 77.0% 53.1% 77.1%

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

Home?

Don't

Drink Yes No

All 57.7% 19.3% 23.1%

Grade 4 64.5% 14.9% 20.6%

Grade 5 59.9% 15.9% 24.2%

Grade 6 48.6% 27.3% 24.2%

Friends?

Don't

Drink Yes No

All 57.2% 10.2% 32.6%

Grade 4 64.8% 3.4% 31.8%

Grade 5 57.7% 8.4% 33.9%

Grade 6 49.4% 18.7% 31.9%


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Somewhere else?

Don't

Drink Yes No

All 56.8% 16.3% 26.9%

Grade 4 62.9% 11.9% 25.2%

Grade 5 59.0% 13.1% 27.9%

Grade 6 48.8% 24.0% 27.3%

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

Any alcohol product?

Never


All 1.6% 53.0% 32.0% 13.5%

Grade 4 2.4% 61.5% 27.4% 8.7%

Grade 5 1.8% 60.4% 28.1% 9.7%

Grade 6 0.5% 37.0% 40.5% 22.0%

Beer?

Never


All 1.7% 61.9% 28.0% 8.4%

Grade 4 2.2% 69.5% 22.1% 6.2%

Grade 5 2.4% 68.5% 22.2% 6.8%

Grade 6 0.3% 47.9% 39.5% 12.3%

Wine coolers?

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All 4.5% 60.4% 24.9% 10.2%

Grade 4 8.2% 68.8% 19.0% 4.1%

Grade 5 4.8% 66.2% 21.9% 7.1%

Grade 6 0.8% 46.4% 33.5% 19.3%

Wine?

NeverHeard of None Some Most

All 2.8% 77.5% 15.5% 4.1%

Grade 4 5.1% 83.2% 10.5% 1.2%

Grade 5 3.0% 82.5% 11.4% 3.0%

Grade 6 0.5% 67.5% 24.1% 7.9%

Liquor?

Never


All 9.0% 76.3% 11.4% 3.3%

Grade 4 16.7% 76.6% 5.3% 1.5%

Grade 5 8.5% 79.7% 10.5% 1.3%

Grade 6 2.6% 72.3% 17.9% 7.1%


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


Never

Heard of Yes No

All 1.9% 38.9% 59.2%

Grade 4 2.6% 35.3% 62.0%

Grade 5 2.0% 31.8% 66.1%

Grade 6 1.0% 50.1% 48.9%

Beer?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 2.2% 30.7% 67.1%

Grade 4 3.0% 27.4% 69.5%

Grade 5 2.4% 26.2% 71.4%

Grade 6 1.0% 38.8% 60.1%

Wine coolers?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 5.1% 27.3% 67.6%

Grade 4 8.2% 20.1% 71.7%

Grade 5 5.5% 24.1% 70.4%

Grade 6 1.9% 37.4% 60.7%

Wine?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 3.4% 15.7% 80.8%


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Grade 4 4.8% 11.8% 83.4%

Grade 5 4.5% 12.8% 82.7%

Grade 6 1.0% 22.5% 76.5%

Liquor?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 9.1% 10.8% 80.1%

Grade 4 14.6% 7.7% 77.7%

Grade 5 8.4% 7.6% 84.0%

Grade 6 5.0% 17.0% 78.1%

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

Don't Don't Think Don't

Like It Care It's OK Know

All 76.7% 3.2% 0.9% 19.2%

Grade 4 78.6% 4.1% 0.3% 17.0%

Grade 5 77.4% 1.4% 0.9% 20.2%

Grade 6 74.0% 4.1% 1.5% 20.4%


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




All 1.7% 64.7% 22.4% 4.3% 6.9%

Grade 4 1.3% 71.5% 17.7% 3.5% 5.9%

Grade 5 3.0% 66.3% 17.8% 4.4% 8.4%

Grade 6 0.7% 56.7% 31.4% 5.0% 6.2%

Beer?



All 1.8% 40.5% 37.0% 9.2% 11.5%

Grade 4 1.7% 50.1% 31.5% 6.4% 10.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 41.9% 35.1% 7.3% 12.9%

Grade 6 0.8% 30.2% 43.9% 13.8% 11.4%

Wine coolers?



All 4.2% 32.0% 30.6% 17.9% 15.4%

Grade 4 6.7% 41.3% 26.7% 10.6% 14.6%

Grade 5 5.0% 35.1% 28.5% 15.7% 15.7%

Grade 6 1.1% 20.6% 36.0% 26.6% 15.7%

Wine?



All 2.6% 43.6% 31.3% 9.1% 13.3%


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Grade 4 3.8% 53.8% 25.3% 4.7% 12.5%

Grade 5 3.9% 45.2% 28.3% 9.3% 13.4%

Grade 6 0.3% 32.3% 40.2% 13.2% 14.0%

Liquor?



All 7.4% 59.8% 20.3% 2.9% 9.5%

Grade 4 11.2% 65.0% 13.2% 2.1% 8.5%

Grade 5 8.6% 60.7% 17.7% 3.6% 9.4%

Grade 6 2.9% 54.1% 29.4% 2.9% 10.6%


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


Used Year Year Used

Marijuana All 5.9% 3.8% 2.1% 94.1%

Grade 4 2.1% 1.1% 1.1% 97.9%

Grade 5 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 97.0%

Grade 6 12.6% 8.1% 4.4% 87.4%

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

School Lifetime

Year

All 4.0 4.3

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 * 3.7

Grade 6 4.4 4.6

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


Marijuana * 9.5 10.5

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

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All 95.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0%

Grade 4 98.5% * % 0.5% * % 1.0% * % * %

Grade 5 97.7% 0.9% * % 0.5% 0.5% * % 0.5%

Grade 6 91.1% * % * % 1.0% 1.5% 3.9% 2.5%



All 91.8% 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.2%

Grade 4 98.6% * % * % 0.7% 0.7% * % * %

Grade 5 94.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2.9% 0.6% 0.6%

Grade 6 83.8% 1.1% 0.6% 1.7% 5.0% 5.0% 2.8%


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Table D-5: Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this

school year:



Marijuana 1.6% 22.8% 12.0% 25.8%

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

Never


All 8.0% 78.3% 8.6% 5.2%

Grade 4 16.1% 78.5% 3.9% 1.5%

Grade 5 6.7% 84.0% 6.5% 2.7%

Grade 6 2.3% 72.0% 14.8% 10.9%

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

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 8.2% 10.2% 81.6%

Grade 4 16.9% 5.7% 77.4%

Grade 5 6.4% 6.9% 86.8%

Grade 6 2.3% 17.7% 80.0%

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

Don't Don't Think Don't

Like It Care It's OK Know


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All 82.7% 2.1% 0.7% 14.6%

Grade 4 82.6% 2.6% * % 14.8%

Grade 5 82.1% 2.1% 1.2% 14.7%

Grade 6 83.3% 1.5% 0.8% 14.4%

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



All 6.5% 74.7% 9.8% 2.6% 6.4%

Grade 4 13.2% 72.4% 5.9% 1.5% 7.1%

Grade 5 5.0% 77.4% 8.4% 2.4% 6.8%

Grade 6 1.9% 73.9% 14.9% 3.8% 5.4%


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


Used Year Year Used

Inhalants All 14.4% 10.8% 3.6% 85.6%

Grade 4 15.6% 11.1% 4.5% 84.4%

Grade 5 10.8% 8.7% 2.1% 89.2%

Grade 6 17.1% 12.7% 4.4% 82.9%

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

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

Not Used Used

All 94.1% 5.9%

Grade 4 97.5% 2.5%

Grade 5 95.4% 4.6%

Grade 6 89.6% 10.4%

Gasoline

Not Used Used

All 96.0% 4.0%

Grade 4 94.9% 5.1%

Grade 5 97.0% 3.0%

Grade 6 95.8% 4.3%

Glue

Not Used Used

All 94.1% 5.9%

Grade 4 92.5% 7.5%


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Grade 5 95.5% 4.5%

Grade 6 94.1% 5.9%

Paint Thinner

Not Used Used

All 97.5% 2.5%

Grade 4 97.0% 3.0%

Grade 5 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 6 97.4% 2.6%

Spray Paint

Not Used Used

All 97.1% 2.9%

Grade 4 98.0% 2.0%

Grade 5 97.1% 2.9%

Grade 6 96.1% 3.9%

Other Inhalants

Not Used Used

All 94.5% 5.5%

Grade 4 95.3% 4.7%

Grade 5 94.5% 5.5%

Grade 6 93.7% 6.3%


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

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.5 3.9

Grade 4 2.7 3.0

Grade 5 3.8 4.2

Grade 6 3.8 4.3

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

0 1 2-3 4+

All 86.9% 6.8% 5.2% 1.2%

Grade 4 86.5% 7.8% 5.4% 0.2%

Grade 5 90.1% 4.7% 3.4% 1.7%

Grade 6 83.6% 8.1% 6.9% 1.4%

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


Inhalants 8.5 9.4 10.0

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

Two Parent Family


All 92.5% 1.6% 0.6% 1.1% 2.7% 0.8% 0.6%


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Grade 4 93.6% 2.5% 0.5% 1.5% 2.0% * % * %

Grade 5 95.0% 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 2.3% 0.5% * %

Grade 6 88.7% 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% 3.9% 2.0% 2.0%



All 91.2% 1.0% 0.8% 2.8% 1.8% 1.6% 0.8%

Grade 4 92.4% 2.1% 1.4% 2.8% 1.4% * % * %

Grade 5 92.7% 0.6% 0.6% 2.3% 2.3% 1.7% * %

Grade 6 88.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3.4% 1.7% 2.8% 2.3%

Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this

school year:



Inhalants 5.7% 19.5% 11.6% 20.3%


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

Never


All 7.0% 78.4% 11.3% 3.4%

Grade 4 12.2% 77.1% 8.9% 1.8%

Grade 5 5.7% 81.1% 9.9% 3.2%

Grade 6 3.7% 76.6% 14.7% 5.0%

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

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 7.0% 7.6% 85.3%

Grade 4 11.6% 6.5% 81.9%

Grade 5 6.5% 7.8% 85.8%

Grade 6 3.2% 8.6% 88.1%

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



All 5.6% 65.3% 16.7% 3.7% 8.8%

Grade 4 10.6% 62.5% 13.9% 3.2% 9.7%

Grade 5 5.0% 65.3% 15.4% 4.2% 10.2%

Grade 6 1.6% 67.8% 20.6% 3.5% 6.5%


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Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs

or alcohol from ...

An Assembly Program?

No Yes

All 28.9% 71.1%

Grade 4 29.7% 70.3%

Grade 5 23.9% 76.1%

Grade 6 33.2% 66.8%

Guidance Counselor?

No Yes

All 51.7% 48.3%

Grade 4 47.3% 52.7%

Grade 5 39.9% 60.1%

Grade 6 67.4% 32.6%

Visitor to Class?

No Yes

All 27.4% 72.6%Grade 4 23.4% 76.6%

Grade 5 13.7% 86.3%

Grade 6 45.3% 54.7%

Someone Else at School?

No Yes

All 47.8% 52.2%

Grade 4 46.1% 53.9%

Grade 5 42.6% 57.4%

Grade 6 54.5% 45.5%


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Your Teacher?

No Yes

All 22.0% 78.0%

Grade 4 22.1% 77.9%

Grade 5 27.4% 72.6%

Grade 6 16.4% 83.6%

Any School Source?

No Yes

All 8.1% 91.9%

Grade 4 7.0% 93.0%

Grade 5 7.9% 92.1%

Grade 6 9.3% 90.7%


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

--> All Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 21.7% 13.9% 7.7% 78.3%

Grade 4 13.3% 8.8% 4.5% 86.7%

Grade 5 17.4% 9.4% 8.1% 82.6%

Grade 6 34.3% 23.8% 10.5% 65.7%

Alcohol All 41.4% 27.8% 13.6% 58.6%

Grade 4 29.4% 23.3% 6.1% 70.6%

Grade 5 36.8% 22.2% 14.5% 63.2%

Grade 6 57.7% 38.0% 19.7% 42.3%

Inhalants All 14.4% 10.8% 3.6% 85.6%Grade 4 15.6% 11.1% 4.5% 84.4%

Grade 5 10.8% 8.7% 2.1% 89.2%

Grade 6 17.1% 12.7% 4.4% 82.9%

Marijuana All 5.9% 3.8% 2.1% 94.1%

Grade 4 2.1% 1.1% 1.1% 97.9%

Grade 5 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 97.0%

Grade 6 12.6% 8.1% 4.4% 87.4%

Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade--> Male Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 22.5% 14.0% 8.6% 77.5%

Grade 4 13.3% 9.2% 4.1% 86.7%

Grade 5 17.0% 8.0% 9.0% 83.0%

Grade 6 37.5% 25.0% 12.5% 62.5%

Alcohol All 46.6% 32.3% 14.3% 53.4%

Grade 4 35.8% 29.5% 6.3% 64.2%


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Grade 5 37.7% 24.2% 13.5% 62.3%

Grade 6 66.5% 43.7% 22.8% 33.5%

Inhalants All 17.6% 13.0% 4.6% 82.4%

Grade 4 18.2% 12.7% 5.5% 81.8%

Grade 5 14.7% 11.7% 3.0% 85.3%

Grade 6 19.9% 14.7% 5.2% 80.1%

Marijuana All 7.7% 4.4% 3.2% 92.3%

Grade 4 2.8% 1.1% 1.7% 97.2%

Grade 5 3.6% 2.0% 1.5% 96.4%

Grade 6 16.5% 10.1% 6.4% 83.5%


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--> Female Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 20.9% 13.8% 7.1% 79.1%

Grade 4 13.3% 8.4% 4.9% 86.7%

Grade 5 18.0% 10.6% 7.3% 82.0%

Grade 6 31.2% 22.5% 8.7% 68.8%

Alcohol All 36.7% 23.8% 12.9% 63.3%

Grade 4 23.4% 17.4% 6.0% 76.6%

Grade 5 35.8% 20.7% 15.0% 64.2%

Grade 6 50.0% 33.0% 17.0% 50.0%

Inhalants All 11.6% 8.9% 2.8% 88.4%Grade 4 13.1% 9.6% 3.5% 86.9%

Grade 5 7.5% 6.3% 1.3% 92.5%

Grade 6 14.7% 11.1% 3.7% 85.3%

Marijuana All 4.4% 3.2% 1.2% 95.6%

Grade 4 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 98.5%

Grade 5 2.5% 2.1% 0.4% 97.5%

Grade 6 9.3% 6.5% 2.8% 90.7%

Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade--> White Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 30.5% 18.6% 11.9% 69.5%

Grade 4 27.3% 13.6% 13.6% 72.7%

Grade 5 23.5% 11.8% 11.8% 76.5%

Grade 6 40.0% 30.0% 10.0% 60.0%

Alcohol All 38.4% 24.3% 14.1% 61.6%

Grade 4 26.2% 20.0% 6.2% 73.8%


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Grade 5 40.4% 23.1% 17.3% 59.6%

Grade 6 50.0% 30.0% 20.0% 50.0%

Inhalants All 14.9% 11.5% 3.4% 85.1%

Grade 4 14.3% 9.5% 4.8% 85.7%

Grade 5 13.7% 13.7% * % 86.3%

Grade 6 16.7% 11.7% 5.0% 83.3%

Marijuana All 8.1% 5.2% 2.9% 91.9%

Grade 4 4.7% 3.1% 1.6% 95.3%

Grade 5 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 6 19.0% 12.1% 6.9% 81.0%


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Grade 5 37.1% 24.3% 12.9% 62.9%

Grade 6 50.0% 38.7% 11.3% 50.0%

Inhalants All 17.2% 12.8% 4.4% 82.8%

Grade 4 22.9% 16.7% 6.3% 77.1%

Grade 5 11.4% 7.1% 4.3% 88.6%

Grade 6 19.4% 16.1% 3.2% 80.6%

Marijuana All 4.5% 2.8% 1.7% 95.5%

Grade 4 4.2% 2.1% 2.1% 95.8%Grade 5 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 6 9.7% 6.5% 3.2% 90.3%


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--> Students Reporting A and B Grades


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 20.8% 12.7% 8.1% 79.2%

Grade 4 12.8% 8.0% 4.9% 87.2%

Grade 5 16.9% 8.9% 8.1% 83.1%

Grade 6 31.3% 20.5% 10.8% 68.8%

Alcohol All 40.7% 26.9% 13.8% 59.3%

Grade 4 27.9% 22.6% 5.3% 72.1%

Grade 5 36.2% 21.7% 14.5% 63.8%

Grade 6 55.7% 35.6% 20.1% 44.3%

Inhalants All 12.6% 9.3% 3.3% 87.4%

Grade 4 12.3% 8.7% 3.6% 87.7%

Grade 5 10.6% 8.6% 2.0% 89.4%

Grade 6 14.8% 10.5% 4.4% 85.2%

Marijuana All 5.1% 2.9% 2.2% 94.9%

Grade 4 2.2% 1.1% 1.1% 97.8%

Grade 5 2.9% 1.7% 1.1% 97.1%

Grade 6 9.6% 5.6% 4.1% 90.4%

Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade--> Students Reporting C, D, and F Grades


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 25.4% 18.9% 6.6% 74.6%

Grade 4 12.7% 8.8% 3.9% 87.3%

Grade 5 22.0% 13.4% 8.5% 78.0%

Grade 6 51.7% 43.3% 8.3% 48.3%

Alcohol All 46.4% 33.8% 12.7% 53.6%

Grade 4 33.3% 25.3% 8.1% 66.7%


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Grade 5 44.9% 29.5% 15.4% 55.1%

Grade 6 70.0% 53.3% 16.7% 30.0%

Inhalants All 21.7% 17.7% 4.0% 78.3%

Grade 4 23.4% 18.1% 5.3% 76.6%

Grade 5 12.3% 9.6% 2.7% 87.7%

Grade 6 30.5% 27.1% 3.4% 69.5%

Marijuana All 9.3% 7.1% 2.2% 90.7%

Grade 4 2.1% 1.1% 1.1% 97.9%Grade 5 4.0% 4.0% * % 96.0%

Grade 6 28.6% 21.4% 7.1% 71.4%


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--> Students Living With 2 Parents


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 16.7% 10.6% 6.1% 83.3%

Grade 4 8.8% 5.3% 3.5% 91.2%

Grade 5 13.5% 7.6% 6.0% 86.5%

Grade 6 28.3% 19.5% 8.8% 71.7%

Alcohol All 36.4% 23.8% 12.6% 63.6%

Grade 4 27.4% 21.7% 5.8% 72.6%

Grade 5 32.8% 18.8% 14.0% 67.2%

Grade 6 49.3% 31.6% 17.8% 50.7%

Inhalants All 13.6% 9.7% 4.0% 86.4%

Grade 4 15.9% 10.9% 5.0% 84.1%

Grade 5 10.4% 7.5% 2.9% 89.6%

Grade 6 14.9% 10.8% 4.1% 85.1%

Marijuana All 3.8% 2.9% 0.9% 96.2%

Grade 4 1.8% 1.4% 0.5% 98.2%

Grade 5 1.3% 1.3% * % 98.8%

Grade 6 8.7% 6.4% 2.3% 91.3%

Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 27.8% 18.2% 9.6% 72.2%

Grade 4 18.7% 13.9% 4.8% 81.3%

Grade 5 22.6% 11.8% 10.8% 77.4%

Grade 6 40.9% 28.5% 12.4% 59.1%

Alcohol All 48.1% 33.0% 15.0% 51.9%

Grade 4 32.3% 26.1% 6.2% 67.7%


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Grade 5 42.3% 26.8% 15.5% 57.7%

Grade 6 67.4% 45.3% 22.1% 32.6%

Inhalants All 15.3% 12.3% 3.0% 84.7%

Grade 4 14.8% 11.6% 3.2% 85.2%

Grade 5 11.2% 10.2% 1.1% 88.8%

Grade 6 19.8% 15.0% 4.8% 80.2%

Marijuana All 8.7% 4.9% 3.8% 91.3%

Grade 4 2.6% 0.6% 1.9% 97.4%Grade 5 5.3% 3.2% 2.1% 94.7%

Grade 6 17.1% 10.2% 7.0% 82.9%


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--> Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 21.1% 13.7% 7.4% 78.9%

Grade 4 10.9% 6.8% 4.2% 89.1%

Grade 5 17.8% 10.6% 7.2% 82.2%

Grade 6 32.9% 22.5% 10.4% 67.1%

Alcohol All 42.2% 29.4% 12.8% 57.8%

Grade 4 30.0% 25.1% 4.9% 70.0%

Grade 5 38.5% 24.7% 13.8% 61.5%

Grade 6 56.1% 37.7% 18.3% 43.9%

Inhalants All 13.6% 10.3% 3.3% 86.4%

Grade 4 13.2% 9.8% 3.4% 86.8%

Grade 5 10.5% 8.0% 2.5% 89.5%

Grade 6 17.0% 12.9% 4.1% 83.0%

Marijuana All 6.0% 3.6% 2.4% 94.0%

Grade 4 2.4% 1.0% 1.4% 97.6%

Grade 5 2.7% 1.6% 1.1% 97.3%

Grade 6 12.2% 7.7% 4.4% 87.8%

Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade--> Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 26.3% 17.8% 8.5% 73.7%

Grade 4 29.5% 22.7% 6.8% 70.5%

Grade 5 16.0% 6.0% 10.0% 84.0%

Grade 6 41.7% 33.3% 8.3% 58.3%

Alcohol All 38.1% 22.1% 15.9% 61.9%

Grade 4 32.6% 20.9% 11.6% 67.4%


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Grade 5 31.9% 17.0% 14.9% 68.1%

Grade 6 60.9% 34.8% 26.1% 39.1%

Inhalants All 17.1% 14.4% 2.7% 82.9%

Grade 4 23.8% 19.0% 4.8% 76.2%

Grade 5 15.2% 15.2% * % 84.8%

Grade 6 8.7% 4.3% 4.3% 91.3%

Marijuana All 7.1% 5.4% 1.8% 92.9%

Grade 4 2.3% 2.3% * % 97.7%Grade 5 4.3% 4.3% * % 95.7%

Grade 6 22.7% 13.6% 9.1% 77.3%


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GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 677 52.4

Male 616 47.6

Frequency Missing = 4

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 4 408 31.5

Grade 5 467 36.0

Grade 6 422 32.5

DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?


No 560 43.8

Yes 718 56.2


AGE


8 or younger 2 0.2

9 118 9.2

10 358 27.9


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11 416 32.4

12 340 26.5

13 or older 51 4.0


ETHNICITY


African/American 688 54.4

Asian/American 100 7.9

Mexican/American 188 14.9

Native/American 35 2.8

Other 75 5.9

White 178 14.1


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

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WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 434 34.4

Mostly B's 578 45.8

Mostly C's 168 13.3Mostly D's 45 3.6

Mostly F's 38 3.0


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 84 6.6

No 119 9.3

Yes 1077 84.1


EITHER PARENT GRADUATEFROM COLLEGE


Don't Know 483 37.9

No 210 16.5

Yes 583 45.7



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QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED

PRICE LUNCH?


Don't Know 230 18.2

No 337 26.7

Yes 697 55.1


PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?


No 761 60.0

Yes 507 40.0






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EVER INHALED GASOLINE

TO GET HIGH?

Q11A Frequency Percent

Not Used 1163 96.0

Used 49 4.0


EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER

TO GET HIGH?

Q11B Frequency Percent

Not Used 1142 97.5

Used 29 2.5


EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?

Q11C Frequency Percent

Not Used 1099 94.1

Used 69 5.9


EVER INHALED WHITEOUT

TO GET HIGH?

Q11D Frequency Percent


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Not Used 1081 94.1

Used 68 5.9


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11E Frequency Percent

Not Used 1124 97.1

Used 34 2.9






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EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS

TO GET HIGH?

Q11F Frequency Percent

Not Used 1078 94.5

Used 63 5.5


CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME


Never heard of 73 5.9

Never used 908 73.3

1-2 times 170 13.7

3-10 times 55 4.4

11+ times 32 2.6


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME



Never used 1054 89.2

1-2 times 32 2.7

3-10 times 4 0.3

11+ times 1 0.1



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BEER USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 840 71.2

1-2 times 216 18.3

3-10 times 73 6.211+ times 29 2.5


WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 710 61.8

1-2 times 249 21.7

3-10 times 81 7.0

11+ times 40 3.5





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WINE USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 924 80.9

1-2 times 147 12.93-10 times 18 1.6

11+ times 12 1.1


LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 896 76.1

1-2 times 81 6.9

3-10 times 22 1.9

11+ times 10 0.8


INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12H Frequency Percent


Never used 953 83.1

1-2 times 63 5.5

3-10 times 17 1.5

11+ times 15 1.3



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MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12I Frequency Percent


Never used 938 82.0

1-2 times 40 3.53-10 times 15 1.3

11+ times 12 1.0


CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 114 9.1

3-10 times 42 3.4

11+ times 19 1.5





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SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN PAST YEAR



Never used 1103 92.71-2 times 10 0.8

3-10 times 2 0.2

11+ times 1 0.1


BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 947 79.8

1-2 times 155 13.1

3-10 times 44 3.7

11+ times 12 1.0


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 843 72.7

1-2 times 168 14.5

3-10 times 53 4.6

11+ times 21 1.8



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WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 993 86.61-2 times 89 7.8

3-10 times 18 1.6

11+ times 5 0.4


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 938 80.4

1-2 times 59 5.1

3-10 times 15 1.3

11+ times 8 0.7




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INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 992 85.2

1-2 times 50 4.3

3-10 times 19 1.6

11+ times 6 0.5


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 30 2.6

3-10 times 8 0.7

11+ times 8 0.7


AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES



Never used 900 73.9

7 or younger 36 3.0

8 years old 35 2 9


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8 years old 35 2.9

9 years old 49 4.0

10 years old 74 6.1

11 years old 48 3.9

12 or older 22 1.8


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO




7 or younger 16 1.4

8 years old 4 0.3

9 years old 5 0.4

10 years old 10 0.9

11 years old 6 0.5

12 or older 1 0.1





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER



Never used 818 69.8

7 or younger 114 9.78 years old 43 3.7

9 years old 51 4.4

10 years old 68 5.8

11 years old 38 3.2

12 or older 19 1.6


AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS



Never used 722 63.7

7 or younger 59 5.2

8 years old 44 3.9

9 years old 67 5.9

10 years old 105 9.3

11 years old 50 4.4

12 or older 28 2.5


AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE



Never used 921 82.5

7 or younger 32 2.9


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8 years old 11 1.0

9 years old 39 3.5

10 years old 32 2.9

11 years old 28 2.5

12 or older 16 1.4


AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR



Never used 908 79.4

7 or younger 16 1.4

8 years old 10 0.9

9 years old 18 1.6

10 years old 24 2.111 years old 25 2.2

12 or older 12 1.0





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS



Never used 956 83.8

7 or younger 15 1.38 years old 8 0.7

9 years old 21 1.8

10 years old 26 2.3

11 years old 13 1.1

12 or older 8 0.7


AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA



Never used 955 84.4

7 or younger 5 0.4

8 years old 3 0.3

9 years old 8 0.7

10 years old 21 1.9

11 years old 18 1.6

12 or older 12 1.1


CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES



None 746 61.0

Some 353 28.9


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Most 73 6.0


CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO



None 1024 88.3

Some 74 6.4

Most 10 0.9





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CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 711 61.9

Some 321 28.0Most 97 8.4


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS


Never heard of 50 4.5None 672 60.4

Some 277 24.9

Most 114 10.2


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE



None 860 77.5

Some 172 15.5

Most 46 4.1


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR


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None 854 76.3

Some 128 11.4

Most 37 3.3


CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS



None 877 78.4

Some 126 11.3

Most 38 3.4





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CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA



None 878 78.3

Some 96 8.6Most 58 5.2


EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES


Never heard of 50 4.1No 810 66.4

Yes 359 29.5


EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO



No 1021 87.9

Yes 88 7.6


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER


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No 775 67.1

Yes 355 30.7


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS



No 753 67.6

Yes 304 27.3





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EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 920 80.8

Yes 179 15.7


EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR



No 913 80.1Yes 123 10.8


EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS



No 960 85.3

Yes 86 7.6


EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA


N h d f 93 8 2


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No 924 81.6

Yes 116 10.2


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 682 57.7

No 273 23.1

Yes 228 19.3





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IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS



No 345 32.6

Yes 108 10.2


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE



No 291 26.9Yes 177 16.3


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES



Very dangerous 576 48.2

Dangerous 421 35.3

Not at all 43 3.6

Don't know 110 9.2


DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO


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Dangerous 257 22.4

Not at all 28 2.4

Don't know 122 10.7


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER




Dangerous 413 37.0Not at all 103 9.2

Don't know 129 11.5





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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS

TO USE WINE COOLERS



Very dangerous 346 32.0Dangerous 330 30.6

Not at all 193 17.9

Don't know 166 15.4


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE




Dangerous 346 31.3

Not at all 101 9.1

Don't know 147 13.3


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR




Dangerous 224 20.3

Not at all 32 2.9

Don't know 105 9.5



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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS



Very dangerous 712 65.3Dangerous 182 16.7

Not at all 40 3.7

Don't know 96 8.8


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA




Dangerous 107 9.8

Not at all 28 2.6

Don't know 70 6.4




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DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER


No 253 22.0

Yes 897 78.0


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

VISITOR TO CLASS


No 301 27.4

Yes 797 72.6


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

ASSEMBLY PROGRAM


No 310 28.9

Yes 763 71.1


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM


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DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

GUIDE COUNSELOR


No 534 51.7

Yes 499 48.3


DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE

ELSE AT SCHOOL


No 507 47.8

Yes 554 52.2





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BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 913 77.6

1 time 132 11.2

2 times 66 5.63+ times 65 5.5


WINE COOLERS, TWO OR

MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 795 71.2

1 time 159 14.2

2 times 73 6.5

3+ times 90 8.1


WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 952 87.7

1 time 84 7.7

2 times 27 2.5

3+ times 22 2.0


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE


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Q ,

AT ONE TIME


Never 922 89.9

1 time 52 5.1

2 times 25 2.4

3+ times 27 2.6


MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT

PARENT'S CONSENT


No 1108 92.4Yes 91 7.6





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SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


No 707 58.3

Yes 506 41.7


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER


Don't like it 921 76.7

Don't care 38 3.2Think it's O.K. 11 0.9

Don't know 231 19.2


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

USING MARIJUANA


Don't like it 1001 82.7

Don't care 25 2.1

Think it's O.K. 8 0.7

Don't know 177 14.6



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