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McAllen

Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 5.8% 3.2% 2.6% 94.2%

Grade 4 3.1% 1.7% 1.4% 96.9%

Grade 5 5.9% 3.1% 2.8% 94.1%

Grade 6 8.3% 4.8% 3.5% 91.7%

Cigarettes

All 5.6% 3.2% 2.4% 94.4%

Grade 4 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% 97.4%

Grade 5 5.7% 2.9% 2.8% 94.3%

Grade 6 8.3% 4.8% 3.5% 91.7%

Smokeless tobacco

All 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 99.2%

Grade 4 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 99.3%

Grade 5 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 99.7%Grade 6 1.3% 0.7% 0.7% 98.7%

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

School

Year Lifetime

Any tobacco product

All 2.9 2.9

Grade 4 1.5 2.5Grade 5 3.4 2.7

Grade 6 3.0 3.1

Cigarettes

All 2.8 2.9

Grade 4 1.5 2.6

Grade 5 3.5 2.7

Grade 6 2.8 3.0

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.5 1.5

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 * *

Grade 6 * *

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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

8.9 9.2 9.8

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

Never Under 8 8 9 10 11 Over 11

Two Parent Family

All 94.7% 1.1% 0.8% 0.4% 1.7% 1.0% 0.3%

Grade 4 96.7% 0.5% 1.5% 0.3% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0%

Grade 5 94.5% 1.0% 0.2% 0.7% 2.5% 0.7% 0.2%

Grade 6 92.8% 1.7% 0.7% 0.2% 1.9% 1.9% 0.7%

Other Family Situation

All 91.4% 1.4% 0.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.0% 2.2%

Grade 4 96.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 5 92.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 0.6%

Grade 6 85.8% 2.3% 0.6% 2.3% 2.3% 1.1% 5.7%

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

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?

All 3.0% 82.4% 12.9% 1.7%

Grade 4 3.4% 87.9% 7.8% 0.9%

Grade 5 2.1% 82.7% 14.7% 0.5%Grade 6 3.6% 76.8% 16.1% 3.6%

Cigarettes?

All 4.5% 81.4% 12.7% 1.4%

Grade 4 5.9% 86.2% 7.3% 0.5%

Grade 5 3.6% 81.4% 14.5% 0.5%

Grade 6 4.1% 76.8% 16.0% 3.1%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 6.7% 90.1% 2.6% 0.5%

Grade 4 9.8% 88.1% 1.7% 0.4%

Grade 5 5.2% 92.3% 2.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 5.4% 89.9% 3.5% 1.2%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 20.2% 11.6% 8.7% 79.8%

Grade 4 13.8% 6.3% 7.4% 86.2%

Grade 5 18.6% 11.5% 7.1% 81.4%

Grade 6 28.0% 16.6% 11.4% 72.0%

Beer

All 13.8% 7.2% 6.6% 86.2%

Grade 4 10.2% 4.7% 5.5% 89.8%

Grade 5 12.8% 7.5% 5.3% 87.2%

Grade 6 18.2% 9.2% 9.0% 81.8%

Wine coolers

All 5.6% 3.3% 2.3% 94.4%

Grade 4 2.2% 0.7% 1.4% 97.8%

Grade 5 5.1% 3.0% 2.1% 94.9%

Grade 6 9.2% 6.0% 3.2% 90.8%Wine

All 11.4% 6.2% 5.2% 88.6%

Grade 4 5.0% 2.1% 2.9% 95.0%

Grade 5 10.3% 6.0% 4.4% 89.7%

Grade 6 18.6% 10.2% 8.4% 81.4%

Liquor

All 5.0% 2.7% 2.3% 95.0%

Grade 4 2.2% 0.9% 1.3% 97.8%

Grade 5 3.7% 2.1% 1.6% 96.3%

Grade 6 9.0% 5.0% 4.0% 91.0%



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Spring 2006

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

School

Year Lifetime

Any alcohol product

All 4.3 4.5

Grade 4 2.9 3.0

Grade 5 4.5 4.7

Grade 6 4.7 5.1

Beer

All 2.8 2.5

Grade 4 2.5 2.3

Grade 5 3.1 2.8

Grade 6 2.7 2.4

Liquor

All 2.7 3.0

Grade 4 2.5 3.3

Grade 5 2.7 3.1Grade 6 2.7 3.0

Wine

All 2.2 2.4

Grade 4 1.9 1.7

Grade 5 2.4 2.4

Grade 6 2.1 2.6

Wine coolers

All 2.9 2.8

Grade 4 * 2.0

Grade 5 2.9 3.3

Grade 6 3.0 2.8



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Spring 2006

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

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

Beer?

All 89.0% 6.7% 2.1% 2.1% 11.0%

Grade 4 90.3% 6.1% 2.0% 1.6% 9.7%

Grade 5 89.0% 7.4% 1.8% 1.8% 11.0%

Grade 6 87.8% 6.6% 2.6% 3.0% 12.2%

Wine Coolers?

All 94.8% 3.0% 1.0% 1.1% 5.2%

Grade 4 97.7% 1.5% 0.6% 0.2% 2.3%

Grade 5 94.7% 3.1% 1.1% 1.1% 5.3%

Grade 6 92.3% 4.4% 1.4% 1.9% 7.7%

Wine?

All 90.6% 5.5% 2.6% 1.2% 9.4%

Grade 4 95.5% 3.0% 1.3% 0.2% 4.5%

Grade 5 90.7% 5.4% 2.2% 1.7% 9.3%

Grade 6 85.9% 8.1% 4.2% 1.8% 14.1%

Liquor?All 96.0% 2.2% 0.8% 1.1% 4.0%

Grade 4 98.5% 1.1% 0.0% 0.4% 1.5%

Grade 5 96.9% 1.6% 0.2% 1.3% 3.1%

Grade 6 92.7% 3.6% 2.1% 1.6% 7.3%



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Spring 2006

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


Alcohol

8.1 8.6 9.5

Beer

8.0 8.4 9.2

Wine Coolers

8.4 9.5 10.1

Wine

8.5 9.2 10.0

Liquor

9.3 10.2 10.1

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


Two Parent Family

All 81.1% 6.4% 2.1% 2.7% 3.2% 3.2% 1.2%

Grade 4 87.6% 5.6% 2.3% 3.3% 1.0% 0.3% 0.0%

Grade 5 81.9% 7.6% 1.5% 3.0% 2.3% 3.3% 0.5%

Grade 6 74.2% 6.0% 2.6% 1.9% 6.2% 6.0% 3.1%


All 76.9% 7.5% 2.8% 2.6% 5.0% 4.0% 1.2%

Grade 4 84.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 80.1% 8.7% 2.5% 2.5% 3.1% 3.1% 0.0%

Grade 6 66.7% 9.2% 1.7% 1.1% 9.2% 8.6% 3.4%

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

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

14.5% 65.4% 37.0% 74.2%



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McAllen

Spring 2006

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

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 77.7% 7.3% 15.0%

Grade 4 80.4% 4.8% 14.7%

Grade 5 78.7% 6.5% 14.7%

Grade 6 73.9% 10.4% 15.7%

Friends?

All 78.1% 3.0% 18.9%

Grade 4 79.9% 1.9% 18.2%

Grade 5 80.0% 2.4% 17.6%

Grade 6 74.7% 4.5% 20.8%

Somewhere else?

All 77.0% 8.3% 14.8%

Grade 4 78.2% 5.7% 16.1%

Grade 5 78.0% 8.4% 13.6%

Grade 6 74.7% 10.5% 14.8%



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McAllen

Spring 2006

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

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 2.3% 76.9% 18.1% 2.7%

Grade 4 1.6% 83.4% 13.5% 1.5%

Grade 5 1.6% 79.1% 17.0% 2.3%

Grade 6 3.6% 68.6% 23.6% 4.2%

Beer?

All 3.2% 80.3% 14.2% 2.3%

Grade 4 2.5% 85.4% 10.8% 1.3%

Grade 5 2.6% 81.9% 13.7% 1.8%

Grade 6 4.4% 73.9% 18.0% 3.7%

Wine coolers?

All 17.4% 75.2% 6.7% 0.7%

Grade 4 22.0% 75.3% 2.7% 0.0%

Grade 5 14.7% 77.8% 7.0% 0.5%

Grade 6 16.1% 72.4% 10.1% 1.4%Wine?

All 5.2% 85.5% 8.5% 0.8%

Grade 4 6.8% 89.4% 3.6% 0.2%

Grade 5 4.0% 86.4% 9.0% 0.5%

Grade 6 5.0% 80.9% 12.5% 1.6%

Liquor?

All 10.3% 83.2% 5.7% 0.8%

Grade 4 15.8% 81.9% 2.3% 0.0%

Grade 5 9.4% 85.3% 5.0% 0.4%

Grade 6 6.1% 82.3% 9.6% 1.9%



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Spring 2006

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 1.8% 19.8% 78.4%

Grade 4 1.6% 14.2% 84.2%

Grade 5 1.8% 20.0% 78.3%

Grade 6 2.0% 24.9% 73.1%

Beer?

All 2.1% 16.5% 81.3%

Grade 4 2.5% 12.4% 85.1%

Grade 5 1.7% 17.6% 80.7%

Grade 6 2.3% 19.2% 78.4%

Wine coolers?

All 16.8% 4.9% 78.3%

Grade 4 21.9% 1.9% 76.2%

Grade 5 15.3% 4.3% 80.4%

Grade 6 13.5% 8.5% 78.0%Wine?

All 4.5% 9.0% 86.5%

Grade 4 7.3% 4.0% 88.7%

Grade 5 3.3% 10.2% 86.5%

Grade 6 3.2% 12.4% 84.4%

Liquor?

All 9.4% 5.6% 85.0%

Grade 4 15.6% 2.5% 81.9%

Grade 5 8.6% 5.4% 85.9%

Grade 6 4.5% 8.5% 87.0%



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Spring 2006

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

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

All 82.8% 1.4% 1.0% 14.8%

Grade 4 81.2% 1.2% 0.9% 16.8%

Grade 5 84.9% 1.8% 0.2% 13.1%

Grade 6 82.4% 1.2% 1.9% 14.6%

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

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All

Dangerous Do Not Know


All 1.5% 72.3% 18.8% 2.8% 4.7%

Grade 4 2.0% 80.5% 11.6% 1.6% 4.3%

Grade 5 0.5% 76.6% 16.5% 2.3% 4.1%

Grade 6 1.9% 60.0% 28.0% 4.4% 5.6%Beer?

All 1.6% 52.4% 33.0% 5.2% 7.8%

Grade 4 1.9% 61.7% 25.5% 3.0% 7.9%

Grade 5 0.9% 57.4% 30.0% 4.1% 7.6%

Grade 6 2.1% 38.8% 43.0% 8.2% 8.0%

Wine coolers?

All 14.8% 48.1% 21.4% 4.8% 10.9%

Grade 4 18.4% 58.0% 13.0% 1.9% 8.7%

Grade 5 12.4% 51.9% 22.4% 4.0% 9.3%

Grade 6 14.0% 34.7% 28.3% 8.3% 14.7%

Wine?

All 3.1% 51.8% 28.3% 6.2% 10.5%Grade 4 4.7% 61.1% 22.9% 3.0% 8.4%

Grade 5 2.2% 57.5% 25.8% 4.7% 9.8%

Grade 6 2.6% 37.1% 36.0% 10.9% 13.4%

Liquor?

All 7.4% 64.6% 18.5% 2.5% 7.0%

Grade 4 14.0% 68.2% 11.0% 0.9% 5.8%

Grade 5 4.7% 70.2% 17.4% 2.2% 5.4%

Grade 6 4.0% 55.5% 26.5% 4.2% 9.8%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 2.2% 1.6% 0.6% 97.8%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 5 2.3% 1.6% 0.7% 97.7%

Grade 6 3.0% 2.5% 0.5% 97.0%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.5 4.2

Grade 4 * 3.4

Grade 5 3.2 3.0

Grade 6 4.2 5.3



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Spring 2006

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


* 9.6 10.7

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


Two Parent Family

All 98.8% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%

Grade 4 99.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 98.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.3%

Grade 6 98.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%


All 96.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2% 0.6% 1.2%

Grade 4 98.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 96.8% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 93.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 1.2% 3.6%



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Spring 2006

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

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

0.7% 21.9% 7.4% 26.2%

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

Never


All 9.2% 84.2% 5.0% 1.7%

Grade 4 13.7% 82.6% 3.4% 0.4%

Grade 5 8.9% 85.9% 4.3% 0.9%

Grade 6 5.4% 83.9% 7.1% 3.6%

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 8.3% 5.5% 86.2%

Grade 4 13.8% 3.0% 83.2%

Grade 5 7.7% 5.8% 86.5%

Grade 6 3.7% 7.5% 88.8%

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

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

All 84.7% 1.1% 0.5% 13.7%

Grade 4 80.0% 0.5% 0.0% 19.5%

Grade 5 86.0% 1.6% 0.5% 11.9%

Grade 6 88.0% 1.0% 1.0% 10.0%

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

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 6.5% 77.5% 9.1% 1.5% 5.4%

Grade 4 11.2% 75.2% 7.4% 0.7% 5.5%

Grade 5 5.1% 79.2% 9.6% 1.1% 5.1%

Grade 6 3.4% 77.8% 10.3% 2.7% 5.7%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 11.5% 8.6% 2.9% 88.5%

Grade 4 12.0% 9.1% 2.9% 88.0%

Grade 5 10.9% 7.8% 3.1% 89.1%

Grade 6 11.5% 8.8% 2.7% 88.5%

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

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 96.4% 3.6%

Grade 4 96.6% 3.4%

Grade 5 96.9% 3.1%

Grade 6 95.9% 4.1%Gasoline

All 96.1% 3.9%

Grade 4 96.3% 3.7%

Grade 5 95.3% 4.7%

Grade 6 96.7% 3.3%

Glue

All 95.3% 4.7%

Grade 4 94.6% 5.4%

Grade 5 95.2% 4.8%

Grade 6 96.2% 3.8%

Paint Thinner

All 96.7% 3.3%Grade 4 96.4% 3.6%

Grade 5 97.1% 2.9%

Grade 6 96.5% 3.5%

Spray Paint

All 96.2% 3.8%

Grade 4 96.1% 3.9%

Grade 5 96.0% 4.0%

Grade 6 96.6% 3.4%

Other Inhalants

All 95.1% 4.9%

Grade 4 95.3% 4.7%

Grade 5 96.8% 3.2%

Grade 6 93.3% 6.7%



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Spring 2006

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.1 3.3

Grade 4 2.5 2.1

Grade 5 3.5 3.5

Grade 6 3.1 3.7

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

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 89.2% 5.1% 4.0% 1.7%

Grade 4 88.9% 4.9% 4.8% 1.4%

Grade 5 89.5% 5.1% 3.8% 1.5%

Grade 6 89.0% 5.3% 3.6% 2.1%



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McAllen

Spring 2006

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


8.0 8.4 10.1

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


Two Parent Family

All 95.3% 1.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 0.3% 0.6%

Grade 4 97.1% 1.6% 0.8% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 94.9% 2.0% 1.3% 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.3%

Grade 6 93.9% 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% 1.2% 1.0% 1.5%


All 94.0% 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.8% 1.0%

Grade 4 97.4% 0.0% 1.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 97.5% 0.0% 1.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 87.4% 1.2% 0.0% 1.2% 2.4% 4.8% 3.0%



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Spring 2006

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

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

3.3% 28.5% 12.1% 29.3%

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

Never


All 8.9% 81.2% 7.8% 2.1%

Grade 4 14.2% 81.3% 3.8% 0.8%

Grade 5 7.4% 85.0% 5.8% 1.8%

Grade 6 5.5% 77.3% 13.5% 3.6%



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Spring 2006

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 8.3% 6.4% 85.3%

Grade 4 14.1% 2.9% 83.0%

Grade 5 6.5% 4.9% 88.5%

Grade 6 4.6% 11.3% 84.1%

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

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 6.9% 59.0% 20.7% 3.8% 9.7%

Grade 4 12.2% 58.8% 17.2% 2.1% 9.7%

Grade 5 4.6% 62.3% 18.9% 4.0% 10.2%

Grade 6 4.2% 55.7% 25.7% 5.3% 9.1%



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Spring 2006

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

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 50.5%

Grade 4 54.4%

Grade 5 56.0%

Grade 6 41.5%

Guidance Counselor? All 72.6%

Grade 4 77.4%

Grade 5 88.1%

Grade 6 52.2%

Visitor to Class? All 62.5%

Grade 4 82.4%

Grade 5 63.6%

Grade 6 42.3%

Someone Else at School? All 40.6%

Grade 4 40.6%

Grade 5 42.5%Grade 6 38.7%

Your Teacher? All 52.0%

Grade 4 48.7%

Grade 5 54.9%

Grade 6 52.2%

Any School Source? All 89.6%

Grade 4 94.4%

Grade 5 94.1%

Grade 6 80.2%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.8% 3.2% 2.6% 94.2%

Grade 4 3.1% 1.7% 1.4% 96.9%

Grade 5 5.9% 3.1% 2.8% 94.1%

Grade 6 8.3% 4.8% 3.5% 91.7%

Alcohol

All 20.2% 11.6% 8.7% 79.8%

Grade 4 13.8% 6.3% 7.4% 86.2%

Grade 5 18.6% 11.5% 7.1% 81.4%

Grade 6 28.0% 16.6% 11.4% 72.0%

Inhalants

All 11.5% 8.6% 2.9% 88.5%

Grade 4 12.0% 9.1% 2.9% 88.0%

Grade 5 10.9% 7.8% 3.1% 89.1%Grade 6 11.5% 8.8% 2.7% 88.5%

Marijuana

All 2.2% 1.6% 0.6% 97.8%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 5 2.3% 1.6% 0.7% 97.7%

Grade 6 3.0% 2.5% 0.5% 97.0%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 8.0% 3.9% 4.0% 92.0%

Grade 4 5.0% 2.1% 2.8% 95.0%

Grade 5 7.1% 3.7% 3.4% 92.9%

Grade 6 11.4% 5.7% 5.7% 88.6%

Alcohol

All 25.2% 14.3% 10.9% 74.8%

Grade 4 16.8% 8.2% 8.6% 83.2%

Grade 5 25.2% 16.2% 9.0% 74.8%

Grade 6 32.8% 18.0% 14.8% 67.2%

Inhalants

All 13.7% 10.1% 3.6% 86.3%

Grade 4 13.1% 10.9% 2.2% 86.9%

Grade 5 14.1% 9.3% 4.8% 85.9%Grade 6 13.8% 10.3% 3.5% 86.2%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 2.3% 0.7% 97.0%

Grade 4 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% 98.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 2.1% 0.7% 97.2%

Grade 6 4.1% 3.5% 0.6% 95.9%



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Spring 2006

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 3.6% 2.5% 1.1% 96.4%

Grade 4 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% 98.6%

Grade 5 4.6% 2.5% 2.1% 95.4%

Grade 6 4.9% 3.8% 1.0% 95.1%

Alcohol

All 15.1% 8.7% 6.4% 84.9%

Grade 4 10.8% 4.5% 6.3% 89.2%

Grade 5 12.0% 6.7% 5.3% 88.0%

Grade 6 22.7% 15.0% 7.7% 77.3%

Inhalants

All 9.1% 6.9% 2.2% 90.9%

Grade 4 10.8% 7.3% 3.5% 89.2%

Grade 5 7.4% 6.0% 1.4% 92.6%Grade 6 9.1% 7.3% 1.7% 90.9%

Marijuana

All 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 98.6%

Grade 4 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 99.3%

Grade 5 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% 98.2%

Grade 6 1.7% 1.4% 0.3% 98.3%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% 97.8%

Grade 4 1.8% 1.8% 0.0% 98.2%

Grade 5 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 97.4%

Grade 6 2.3% 0.0% 2.3% 97.7%

Alcohol

All 13.2% 7.3% 5.9% 86.8%

Grade 4 7.4% 5.6% 1.9% 92.6%

Grade 5 8.1% 2.7% 5.4% 91.9%

Grade 6 25.0% 13.6% 11.4% 75.0%

Inhalants

All 9.0% 8.2% 0.7% 91.0%

Grade 4 13.5% 11.5% 1.9% 86.5%

Grade 5 5.4% 5.4% 0.0% 94.6%Grade 6 6.8% 6.8% 0.0% 93.2%

Marijuana

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 2.5% 0.0% 2.5% 97.5%

Grade 4 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 95.0%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Alcohol

All 12.3% 4.9% 7.4% 87.7%

Grade 4 10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 90.0%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 25.0% 16.7% 8.3% 75.0%

Inhalants

All 10.0% 2.5% 7.6% 90.0%

Grade 4 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 95.0%

Grade 5 * * * *Grade 6 16.7% 8.3% 8.3% 83.3%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 2.5% 0.0% 97.5%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% 91.7%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 6.6% 3.7% 2.8% 93.4%

Grade 4 3.5% 1.9% 1.7% 96.5%

Grade 5 6.5% 3.3% 3.1% 93.5%

Grade 6 9.4% 5.8% 3.6% 90.6%

Alcohol

All 22.1% 12.8% 9.4% 77.9%

Grade 4 15.8% 7.0% 8.9% 84.2%

Grade 5 20.6% 13.0% 7.6% 79.4%

Grade 6 29.3% 17.8% 11.6% 70.7%

Inhalants

All 11.8% 8.7% 3.1% 88.2%

Grade 4 12.6% 9.5% 3.2% 87.4%

Grade 5 11.4% 8.1% 3.4% 88.6%Grade 6 11.4% 8.6% 2.8% 88.6%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 1.9% 0.6% 97.5%

Grade 4 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 98.5%

Grade 5 2.7% 1.8% 0.9% 97.3%

Grade 6 3.2% 2.8% 0.4% 96.8%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 6.7% 3.9% 2.9% 93.3%

Grade 4 4.2% 2.1% 2.1% 95.8%

Grade 5 6.1% 3.3% 2.8% 93.9%

Grade 6 9.9% 6.2% 3.7% 90.1%

Alcohol

All 21.6% 12.5% 9.1% 78.4%

Grade 4 13.6% 6.1% 7.4% 86.4%

Grade 5 20.5% 12.4% 8.1% 79.5%

Grade 6 30.3% 18.5% 11.8% 69.7%

Inhalants

All 13.7% 10.4% 3.3% 86.3%

Grade 4 14.6% 11.7% 3.0% 85.4%

Grade 5 12.8% 8.6% 4.3% 87.2%Grade 6 13.9% 11.4% 2.5% 86.1%

Marijuana

All 2.9% 2.1% 0.8% 97.1%

Grade 4 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% 98.4%

Grade 5 2.9% 1.9% 1.0% 97.1%

Grade 6 4.2% 3.5% 0.7% 95.8%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.1% 2.5% 2.6% 94.9%

Grade 4 3.0% 1.2% 1.7% 97.0%

Grade 5 5.7% 3.0% 2.7% 94.3%

Grade 6 6.6% 3.3% 3.3% 93.4%

Alcohol

All 18.6% 10.5% 8.1% 81.4%

Grade 4 12.1% 5.5% 6.5% 87.9%

Grade 5 18.1% 11.2% 6.9% 81.9%

Grade 6 25.3% 14.4% 10.9% 74.7%

Inhalants

All 10.7% 8.0% 2.7% 89.3%

Grade 4 11.2% 8.1% 3.1% 88.8%

Grade 5 10.9% 7.9% 3.0% 89.1%Grade 6 10.0% 7.8% 2.1% 90.0%

Marijuana

All 1.4% 1.1% 0.3% 98.6%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 5 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 98.3%

Grade 6 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 98.8%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.5% 5.1% 2.4% 92.5%

Grade 4 3.6% 3.0% 0.6% 96.4%

Grade 5 6.1% 3.6% 2.4% 93.9%

Grade 6 12.5% 8.5% 4.0% 87.5%

Alcohol

All 24.2% 14.4% 9.8% 75.8%

Grade 4 17.6% 8.5% 9.1% 82.4%

Grade 5 19.5% 12.2% 7.3% 80.5%

Grade 6 35.0% 22.0% 13.0% 65.0%

Inhalants

All 13.5% 10.1% 3.4% 86.5%

Grade 4 14.1% 11.7% 2.5% 85.9%

Grade 5 10.9% 7.3% 3.6% 89.1%Grade 6 15.5% 11.5% 4.0% 84.5%

Marijuana

All 4.2% 3.0% 1.2% 95.8%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.6% 0.6% 98.8%

Grade 5 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% 96.3%

Grade 6 7.4% 5.7% 1.7% 92.6%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.6% 3.3% 2.4% 94.4%

Grade 4 3.8% 1.8% 2.0% 96.2%

Grade 5 5.4% 3.2% 2.2% 94.6%

Grade 6 7.4% 4.5% 2.9% 92.6%

Alcohol

All 21.2% 12.3% 8.8% 78.8%

Grade 4 14.0% 6.1% 7.9% 86.0%

Grade 5 20.0% 13.0% 7.0% 80.0%

Grade 6 28.1% 16.6% 11.5% 71.9%

Inhalants

All 11.6% 8.8% 2.8% 88.4%

Grade 4 12.5% 9.2% 3.3% 87.5%

Grade 5 10.6% 7.8% 2.8% 89.4%Grade 6 12.0% 9.5% 2.5% 88.0%

Marijuana

All 2.3% 1.8% 0.5% 97.7%

Grade 4 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% 99.0%

Grade 5 2.6% 2.0% 0.7% 97.4%

Grade 6 3.1% 2.7% 0.4% 96.9%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.8% 4.4% 3.4% 92.2%

Grade 4 2.9% 2.9% 0.0% 97.1%

Grade 5 5.1% 3.4% 1.7% 94.9%

Grade 6 14.5% 6.6% 7.9% 85.5%

Alcohol

All 20.7% 11.3% 9.4% 79.3%

Grade 4 13.6% 6.1% 7.6% 86.4%

Grade 5 16.9% 8.5% 8.5% 83.1%

Grade 6 29.9% 18.2% 11.7% 70.1%

Inhalants

All 13.7% 9.6% 4.0% 86.3%

Grade 4 18.8% 14.1% 4.7% 81.3%

Grade 5 11.9% 8.5% 3.4% 88.1%Grade 6 10.8% 6.8% 4.1% 89.2%

Marijuana

All 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% 98.0%

Grade 4 1.5% 1.5% 0.0% 98.5%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 4.0% 2.7% 1.3% 96.0%



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The FREQ Procedure

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 872 49.07

Male 905 50.93

Frequency Missing = 3.0592960562


Grade 4 578 32.44

Grade 5 607 34.07

Grade 6 596 33.48


No 513 29.12

Yes 1248 70.88



8 or younger 1 0.06

9 187 10.52

10 543 30.62

11 578 32.57

12 414 23.35

13 or older 51 2.89



African/American 40 2.31

Asian/American 29 1.68

Mexican/American 1355 78.95

Native/American 32 1.87

Other 123 7.17

White 138 8.01



Mostly A's 504 29.06

Mostly B's 849 48.92

Mostly C's 300 17.26

Mostly D's 58 3.33

Mostly F's 25 1.44



Don't Know 204 11.51

No 205 11.62

Yes 1359 76.87




No 270 15.29

Yes 726 41.10




No 214 12.60

Yes 851 50.19



No 614 35.06

Yes 1138 64.94


Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 1615 96.11

Used 65 3.89


Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 1593 96.67

Used 55 3.33


Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 1576 95.34

Used 77 4.66


Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 1598 96.45

Used 59 3.55


Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 1608 96.22

Used 63 3.78


Q11f Frequency PercentNot Used 1616 95.09

Used 83 4.91


Q12a Frequency Perce

Never heard of 97 5.

Never used 1532 88.

1-2 times 75 4.

3-10 times 10 0.

11+ times 8 0.


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

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Never heard of 195 11.62

Never used 1473 87.79

1-2 times 10 0.59





1-2 times 189 11.20

3-10 times 28 1.66

11+ times 9 0.54





1-2 times 73 4.32

3-10 times 11 0.66

11+ times 7 0.41





1-2 times 162 9.64

3-10 times 22 1.31

11+ times 6 0.35


Q12fFrequency Percent



1-2 times 65 3.82

3-10 times 13 0.77

11+ times 7 0.41


Q12h Frequency Percent



1-2 times 64 3.79

3-10 times 13 0.77

11+ times 10 0.60


Q12i Frequency Percent



1-2 times 21 1.24

3-10 times 10 0.59

11+ times 5 0.29





1-2 times 45 2.60

3-10 times 7 0.42

11+ times 4 0.23





1-2 times 5 0.29





1-2 times 98 5.86

3-10 times 19 1.13

11+ times 7 0.42


Q13d Frequency Perce


Never used 1245 74.

1-2 times 45 2.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 4 0.


Q13e Frequency Perce


Never used 1488 88.

1-2 times 93 5.

3-10 times 13 0.

11+ times 1 0.


Q13fFrequency Perce


Never used 1426 84.

1-2 times 37 2.

3-10 times 9 0.

11+ times 1 0.


Q13h Frequency Perce


Never used 1434 84.

1-2 times 51 2.

3-10 times 17 1.

11+ times 3 0.


Q13i Frequency Perce


Never used 1468 86.

1-2 times 17 1.

3-10 times 11 0.





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7 or younger 20 1.17

8 years old 13 0.76

9 years old 13 0.76

10 years old 25 1.47


12 or older 14 0.81

Never heard/used 1609 93.99



7 or younger 2 0.12

8 years old 1 0.06

10 years old 4 0.24

11 years old 3 0.17

12 or older 4 0.24





8 years old 23 1.38

9 years old 32 1.92



12 or older 12 0.72Never heard/used 1444 86.69




8 years old 11 0.65

9 years old 10 0.60



12 or older 12 0.70Never heard/used 1590 94.83




8 years old 22 1.31

9 years old 26 1.55



12 or older 24 1.41




7 or younger 9 0.53

8 years old 4 0.24

9 years old 12 0.71



12 or older 16 0.94





8 years old 14 0.84

9 years old 11 0.65


11 years old 13 0.7612 or older 12 0.70




7 or younger 4 0.24

8 years old 3 0.18

9 years old 2 0.12

10 years old 7 0.41

11 years old 7 0.4212 or older 9 0.53





None 1387 81.

Some 217 12.

Most 24 1.


Q15b Frequency Perce


None 1482 90.

Some 43 2.

Most 9 0.


Q15c Frequency Perce


None 1313 80.

Some 233 14.

Most 38 2.


Q15d Frequency Perce


None 1234 75.

Some 110 6.

Most 11 0.


Q15e Frequency Perce


None 1397 85.

Some 138 8.

Most 13 0.





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None 1364 83.20

Some 94 5.72

Most 13 0.78




None 1348 81.21

Some 129 7.79

Most 35 2.10




None 1400 84.16

Some 83 4.98

Most 28 1.67




No 1439 85.05

Yes 193 11.41




No 1466 90.13

Yes 50 3.07




No 1322 81.34

Yes 268 16.51




No 1279 78.26

Yes 81 4.94




No 1406 86.47

Yes 146 9.00


Q16f Frequency Percent


No 1407 85.02

Yes 92 5.56




No 1398 85.29Yes 105 6.43




No 1430 86.24

Yes 91 5.49



Do Not Drink 1306 77.67

No 253 15.03

Yes 123 7.29


Q17b Frequency Percen


No 312 18.8

Yes 49 2.9


Q17c Frequency Percen


No 245 14.7

Yes 137 8.2



Very dangerous 1082 63

Dangerous 433 25

Not at all 37 2

Don't know 97 5

Never heard of 50 2


Q18b Frequency PerceVery dangerous 1179 70

Dangerous 283 16

Not at all 24 1

Don't know 98 5

Never heard of 86 5


Q18c Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 871 52

Dangerous 548 32Not at all 86 5

Don't know 130 7

Never heard of 27 1





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Very dangerous 795 48.09

Dangerous 353 21.38

Not at all 79 4.76

Don't know 180 10.92





Dangerous 469 28.30

Not at all 103 6.24






Dangerous 307 18.49

Not at all 41 2.47

Don't know 116 7.02





Dangerous 341 20.66

Not at all 63 3.82

Don't know 160 9.70





Dangerous 153 9.12

Not at all 26 1.54

Don't know 91 5.41




No 765 47.97

Yes 830 52.03



No 605 37.54

Yes 1007 62.46



No 777 49.50

Yes 793 50.50



No 446 27.42

Yes 1180 72.58



No 935 59.39

Yes 640 40.61



Never 1502 89.03

1 time 113 6.71

2 times 36 2.13

3+ times 36 2.13



Never 1556 94.82

1 time 50 3.05

2 times 17 1.04

3+ times 18 1.10



Never 1485 90.61

1 time 91 5.55

2 times 43 2.61

3+ times 20 1.23



Never 1596 95.99

1 time 36 2.15

2 times 13 0.77

3+ times 18 1.09



No 1671 97.00

Yes 52 3.00



No 1372 79.37

Yes 357 20.63


Q23 Frequency Perce

Don't like it 1430 82.

Don't care 24 1.

Think it's O.K. 17 0.

Don't know 255 14.





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Don't like it 1463 84.73

Don't care 18 1.05

Think it's O.K. 9 0.52



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