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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 7.9% 4.0% 3.9% 92.1%

Grade 4 3.4% 1.3% 2.1% 96.6%

Grade 6 11.9% 6.5% 5.5% 88.1%

Cigarettes

All 6.7% 3.4% 3.3% 93.3%

Grade 4 2.3% 0.8% 1.6% 97.7%

Grade 6 10.6% 5.8% 4.8% 89.4%

Smokeless tobacco

All 2.3% 1.2% 1.1% 97.7%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.5% 0.8% 98.7%

Grade 6 3.1% 1.7% 1.4% 96.9%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.5 2.6

Grade 4 * 3.9

Grade 6 3.5 2.4

Elementary Report-Page


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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Grade 4 Grade 6

Cigarettes

7.7 10.6

Smokeless Tobacco

8.3 10.8

Any Tobacco

7.8 10.5

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 93.5% 1.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%

Grade 4 96.5% 2.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 90.4% 0.7% 0.0% 1.5% 1.5% 3.7% 2.2%

Other Family Situation

All 90.1% 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% 1.7% 2.7% 2.3%

Grade 4 94.3% 3.4% 0.0% 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 86.7% 0.7% 1.4% 0.0% 2.1% 4.9% 4.2%

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

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?All 3.8% 72.4% 20.0% 3.8%

Grade 4 5.6% 81.6% 11.4% 1.3%

Grade 6 2.1% 64.1% 27.8% 6.0%

Cigarettes?

All 6.2% 71.2% 19.2% 3.3%

Grade 4 7.3% 81.4% 10.2% 1.1%

Grade 6 5.3% 62.1% 27.3% 5.3%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 9.1% 84.3% 5.7% 0.8%

Grade 4 13.5% 82.0% 3.9% 0.6%

Grade 6 5.1% 86.4% 7.4% 1.1%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

Any tobacco product?

All 4.2% 17.7% 78.1%

Grade 4 4.5% 13.8% 81.6%

Grade 6 4.0% 21.3% 74.7%

Cigarettes?

All 6.9% 16.5% 76.6%

Grade 4 6.5% 12.7% 80.8%

Grade 6 7.3% 20.0% 72.7%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 9.5% 3.7% 86.8%

Grade 4 12.2% 2.9% 84.8%

Grade 6 7.1% 4.5% 88.4%

Table T-7: 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

Any tobacco product?

All 2.5% 74.0% 15.0% 1.6% 6.9%

Grade 4 2.1% 84.9% 7.7% 0.5% 4.8%

Grade 6 2.9% 63.9% 21.8% 2.5% 8.9%

Cigarettes?

All 4.3% 60.6% 25.1% 2.1% 7.8%

Grade 4 3.5% 74.3% 15.9% 0.5% 5.7%

Grade 6 5.1% 48.0% 33.6% 3.6% 9.7%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 5.9% 66.9% 15.5% 2.2% 9.5%

Grade 4 7.9% 76.3% 8.2% 1.4% 6.2%

Grade 6 4.0% 58.6% 22.0% 2.9% 12.5%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?

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

All 84.1% 3.8% 0.3% 11.8%

Grade 4 89.1% 1.1% 0.3% 9.6%

Grade 6 79.5% 6.3% 0.4% 13.8%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 26.0% 16.1% 9.9% 74.0%

Grade 4 15.3% 10.1% 5.3% 84.7%

Grade 6 35.5% 21.5% 14.0% 64.5%

Beer

All 14.7% 8.1% 6.6% 85.3%

Grade 4 9.1% 5.6% 3.5% 90.9%

Grade 6 19.7% 10.3% 9.3% 80.3%

Wine coolers

All 14.8% 9.2% 5.6% 85.2%

Grade 4 5.1% 3.8% 1.3% 94.9%

Grade 6 23.4% 14.0% 9.4% 76.6%

Wine

All 10.7% 6.8% 3.9% 89.3%

Grade 4 4.3% 2.7% 1.6% 95.7%Grade 6 16.4% 10.5% 5.9% 83.6%

Liquor

All 8.6% 5.0% 3.5% 91.4%

Grade 4 3.2% 1.6% 1.6% 96.8%

Grade 6 13.3% 8.0% 5.2% 86.7%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

School

Year Lifetime

Beer

All 3.3 2.7

Grade 4 2.7 2.0

Grade 6 3.6 2.9

Liquor

All 4.2 3.4

Grade 4 3.2 2.6

Grade 6 4.4 3.6

Wine

All 3.4 3.4

Grade 4 2.5 2.2

Grade 6 3.6 3.6



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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 87.8% 7.6% 2.0% 2.6% 12.2%

Grade 4 90.3% 6.8% 1.6% 1.4% 9.7%

Grade 6 85.5% 8.4% 2.3% 3.8% 14.5%

Wine Coolers?

All 90.1% 3.7% 3.9% 2.3% 9.9%

Grade 4 96.6% 1.4% 0.6% 1.4% 3.4%

Grade 6 83.8% 5.9% 7.1% 3.2% 16.2%

Wine?

All 90.5% 5.4% 1.0% 3.1% 9.5%

Grade 4 95.0% 3.8% 0.3% 0.9% 5.0%

Grade 6 86.2% 6.9% 1.6% 5.3% 13.8%

Liquor?

All 93.8% 2.3% 1.6% 2.3% 6.2%

Grade 4 97.7% 1.4% 0.3% 0.6% 2.3%

Grade 6 90.2% 3.1% 2.7% 3.9% 9.8%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Grade 4 Grade 6

Beer

8.0 9.9

Wine Coolers

8.5 10.1

Wine

8.9 10.3

Liquor

8.2 10.8

Any Alcohol

8.1 9.7

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


Two Parent Family

All 81.2% 5.8% 3.1% 1.4% 2.0% 5.1% 1.5%

Grade 4 88.3% 5.6% 2.5% 2.0% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0%

Grade 6 74.1% 5.9% 3.7% 0.7% 3.0% 9.6% 3.0%


All 75.8% 6.2% 3.6% 3.2% 2.6% 4.5% 4.1%

Grade 4 83.2% 7.2% 3.0% 3.0% 2.4% 0.6% 0.6%

Grade 6 70.1% 5.4% 4.1% 3.4% 2.7% 7.5% 6.8%

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

16.5% 59.2% 39.1% 64.7%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 74.3% 9.8% 15.8%

Grade 4 82.0% 6.9% 11.0%

Grade 6 67.3% 12.5% 20.2%

Friends?

All 75.4% 4.4% 20.2%

Grade 4 84.2% 1.2% 14.7%

Grade 6 67.4% 7.4% 25.2%

Somewhere else?

All 74.6% 8.6% 16.7%

Grade 4 83.3% 2.6% 14.1%

Grade 6 66.8% 14.1% 19.1%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 2.2% 66.9% 23.5% 7.3%

Grade 4 2.8% 81.5% 13.8% 1.9%

Grade 6 1.8% 53.9% 32.1% 12.1%

Beer?

All 3.1% 76.4% 16.8% 3.8%

Grade 4 3.6% 84.8% 10.4% 1.2%

Grade 6 2.6% 69.1% 22.3% 5.9%

Wine coolers?

All 10.4% 70.7% 15.4% 3.5%

Grade 4 16.0% 75.9% 7.0% 1.2%

Grade 6 5.5% 66.3% 22.7% 5.5%

Wine?

All 3.6% 79.5% 14.0% 3.0%

Grade 4 4.2% 87.9% 7.6% 0.3%Grade 6 3.0% 72.4% 19.4% 5.2%

Liquor?

All 10.2% 76.6% 10.6% 2.5%

Grade 4 14.9% 80.7% 3.8% 0.6%

Grade 6 6.1% 73.0% 16.7% 4.2%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 3.5% 25.4% 71.1%

Grade 4 3.0% 19.3% 77.6%

Grade 6 3.9% 30.8% 65.2%

Beer?

All 4.1% 18.9% 77.0%

Grade 4 3.8% 14.5% 81.7%

Grade 6 4.5% 22.8% 72.8%

Wine coolers?

All 10.4% 12.1% 77.4%

Grade 4 14.4% 5.6% 80.1%

Grade 6 7.0% 17.8% 75.2%

Wine?

All 4.6% 11.0% 84.5%

Grade 4 4.2% 7.4% 88.4%Grade 6 4.9% 14.1% 81.0%

Liquor?

All 9.9% 9.3% 80.8%

Grade 4 13.6% 3.5% 82.9%

Grade 6 6.7% 14.2% 79.0%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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


All 80.1% 4.5% 1.3% 14.1%

Grade 4 86.9% 2.1% 0.8% 10.2%

Grade 6 73.5% 6.7% 1.9% 17.9%

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



All 2.2% 66.7% 19.8% 3.8% 7.6%

Grade 4 1.4% 80.2% 12.1% 0.8% 5.5%

Grade 6 2.9% 54.5% 26.7% 6.5% 9.4%

Beer?

All 2.2% 49.6% 30.7% 6.9% 10.7%Grade 4 1.8% 61.4% 25.7% 1.8% 9.4%

Grade 6 2.7% 38.9% 35.1% 11.5% 11.8%

Wine coolers?

All 8.6% 49.1% 21.8% 8.7% 11.8%

Grade 4 11.4% 62.3% 15.7% 1.4% 9.1%

Grade 6 6.0% 37.3% 27.2% 15.3% 14.2%

Wine?

All 3.0% 50.0% 26.4% 8.9% 11.7%

Grade 4 2.0% 63.8% 21.4% 3.5% 9.3%

Grade 6 3.9% 37.5% 30.9% 13.9% 13.9%

Liquor?

All 7.5% 58.3% 20.8% 3.8% 9.6%Grade 4 9.4% 69.9% 12.9% 0.9% 7.0%

Grade 6 5.9% 48.1% 27.8% 6.3% 11.9%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 2.7% 2.6% 0.1% 97.3%

Grade 4 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 99.7%

Grade 6 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 95.1%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.6 5.0

Grade 4 * *

Grade 6 4.6 5.2



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Grade 4 Grade 6

* 11.1

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


Two Parent Family

All 97.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 1.5% 1.2%

Grade 4 99.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 94.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 2.3%


All 96.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% 1.2%

Grade 4 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 93.7% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.4% 2.1% 2.1%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

1.0% 13.3% 5.1% 16.8%

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

Never


All 11.1% 76.9% 8.3% 3.7%

Grade 4 15.1% 81.6% 3.0% 0.3%

Grade 6 7.7% 72.9% 12.8% 6.6%

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 10.9% 9.6% 79.5%

Grade 4 13.5% 3.5% 83.0%

Grade 6 8.6% 15.0% 76.4%

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


All 85.2% 2.4% 0.3% 12.1%

Grade 4 90.1% 1.1% 0.5% 8.3%

Grade 6 80.5% 3.7% 0.0% 15.7%

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 7.7% 72.1% 9.1% 2.3% 8.8%Grade 4 8.7% 77.9% 5.2% 0.6% 7.6%

Grade 6 6.9% 66.8% 12.6% 3.8% 9.9%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 8.3% 6.0% 2.3% 91.7%

Grade 4 7.9% 6.5% 1.4% 92.1%

Grade 6 8.7% 5.6% 3.1% 91.3%

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

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 97.2% 2.8%

Grade 4 97.8% 2.2%

Grade 6 96.8% 3.2%

Gasoline

All 96.6% 3.4%Grade 4 95.4% 4.6%

Grade 6 97.6% 2.4%

Glue

All 96.7% 3.3%

Grade 4 96.6% 3.4%

Grade 6 96.8% 3.2%

Paint Thinner

All 98.8% 1.2%

Grade 4 98.3% 1.7%

Grade 6 99.3% 0.7%

Spray Paint

All 97.8% 2.2%Grade 4 97.2% 2.8%

Grade 6 98.2% 1.8%

Other Inhalants

All 96.8% 3.2%

Grade 4 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 6 95.8% 4.2%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.2 3.9

Grade 4 3.9 3.7

Grade 6 4.3 3.9

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

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 92.4% 3.9% 2.7% 1.0%

Grade 4 92.8% 3.1% 2.8% 1.3%

Grade 6 92.0% 4.7% 2.7% 0.7%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Grade 4 Grade 6

8.0 10.0

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


Two Parent Family

All 94.5% 1.4% 0.3% 0.5% 2.2% 1.1% 0.0%

Grade 4 95.7% 2.1% 0.5% 1.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 93.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 2.3% 0.0%


All 97.1% 0.8% 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%

Grade 4 96.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 97.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

3.1% 17.8% 8.5% 21.0%

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

Never


All 8.8% 78.1% 10.8% 2.2%

Grade 4 13.5% 79.5% 6.1% 0.9%

Grade 6 4.5% 76.9% 15.2% 3.4%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 7.5% 6.7% 85.9%

Grade 4 9.9% 4.4% 85.7%

Grade 6 5.3% 8.7% 86.0%

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 6.3% 61.9% 17.2% 4.4% 10.2%

Grade 4 8.8% 70.0% 8.8% 2.6% 9.7%

Grade 6 4.2% 54.7% 24.5% 6.0% 10.6%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 55.9%

Grade 4 58.8%

Grade 6 53.4%

Guidance Counselor? All 50.2%

Grade 4 71.9%

Grade 6 30.6%

Visitor to Class? All 55.3%

Grade 4 66.6%

Grade 6 44.8%

Someone Else at School? All 40.6%

Grade 4 46.0%

Grade 6 35.7%

Your Teacher? All 63.6%

Grade 4 64.5%

Grade 6 62.7%

Any School Source? All 83.8%

Grade 4 88.0%

Grade 6 79.8%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.9% 4.0% 3.9% 92.1%

Grade 4 3.4% 1.3% 2.1% 96.6%

Grade 6 11.9% 6.5% 5.5% 88.1%

Alcohol

All 26.0% 16.1% 9.9% 74.0%

Grade 4 15.3% 10.1% 5.3% 84.7%

Grade 6 35.5% 21.5% 14.0% 64.5%

Inhalants

All 8.3% 6.0% 2.3% 91.7%

Grade 4 7.9% 6.5% 1.4% 92.1%

Grade 6 8.7% 5.6% 3.1% 91.3%

Marijuana

All 2.7% 2.6% 0.1% 97.3%Grade 4 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 99.7%

Grade 6 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 95.1%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 10.6% 7.0% 3.5% 89.4%

Grade 4 6.2% 2.1% 4.1% 93.8%

Grade 6 14.8% 11.9% 3.0% 85.2%

Alcohol

All 28.8% 18.5% 10.3% 71.2%

Grade 4 18.0% 10.1% 7.9% 82.0%

Grade 6 39.3% 26.7% 12.6% 60.7%

Inhalants

All 9.0% 6.4% 2.6% 91.0%

Grade 4 9.8% 7.6% 2.2% 90.2%

Grade 6 8.3% 5.3% 3.0% 91.7%

Marijuana

All 5.3% 5.0% 0.3% 94.7%Grade 4 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 99.5%

Grade 6 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 90.0%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.4% 1.3% 4.1% 94.6%

Grade 4 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 99.5%

Grade 6 9.5% 1.9% 7.6% 90.5%

Alcohol

All 23.4% 13.9% 9.5% 76.6%

Grade 4 12.7% 10.1% 2.6% 87.3%

Grade 6 32.3% 17.1% 15.2% 67.7%

Inhalants

All 7.6% 5.6% 2.0% 92.4%

Grade 4 5.9% 5.4% 0.5% 94.1%

Grade 6 9.0% 5.8% 3.2% 91.0%

Marijuana

All 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 99.6%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 99.4%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Alcohol

All 6.5% 6.5% 0.0% 93.5%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Inhalants

All 13.1% 13.1% 0.0% 86.9%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Marijuana

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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 6.9% 3.6% 3.3% 93.1%

Grade 4 2.6% 1.1% 1.5% 97.4%

Grade 6 10.8% 5.9% 4.9% 89.2%

Alcohol

All 26.7% 16.4% 10.4% 73.3%

Grade 4 16.0% 11.0% 4.9% 84.0%

Grade 6 36.3% 21.1% 15.2% 63.7%

Inhalants

All 8.0% 5.1% 2.9% 92.0%

Grade 4 7.5% 6.3% 1.2% 92.5%

Grade 6 8.5% 4.0% 4.5% 91.5%

Marijuana

All 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 98.1%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% 96.4%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

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 12.6% 6.6% 6.0% 87.4%

Grade 4 6.3% 1.6% 4.8% 93.7%

Grade 6 17.2% 10.3% 6.9% 82.8%

Alcohol

All 26.3% 14.8% 11.5% 73.7%

Grade 4 15.9% 9.5% 6.3% 84.1%

Grade 6 33.9% 18.6% 15.3% 66.1%

Inhalants

All 7.3% 6.0% 1.4% 92.7%

Grade 4 7.9% 4.8% 3.2% 92.1%

Grade 6 6.9% 6.9% 0.0% 93.1%

Marijuana

All 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 95.1%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 8.6% 8.6% 0.0% 91.4%



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Lancaster

Spring 2008

Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting A Grades

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 99.3%

Grade 4 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% 98.9%

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Alcohol

All 18.3% 10.5% 7.8% 81.7%

Grade 4 12.1% 8.8% 3.3% 87.9%

Grade 6 32.1% 14.3% 17.9% 67.9%

Inhalants

All 11.3% 7.5% 3.7% 88.7%

Grade 4 9.9% 7.7% 2.2% 90.1%

Grade 6 14.3% 7.1% 7.1% 85.7%

Marijuana

All 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% 98.9%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% 96.4%



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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 9.2% 4.7% 4.5% 90.8%

Grade 4 4.2% 1.7% 2.4% 95.8%

Grade 6 13.0% 6.9% 6.1% 87.0%

Alcohol

All 27.5% 17.2% 10.4% 72.5%

Grade 4 16.0% 10.3% 5.7% 84.0%

Grade 6 36.0% 22.2% 13.8% 64.0%

Inhalants

All 7.8% 5.8% 2.0% 92.2%

Grade 4 7.3% 6.2% 1.1% 92.7%

Grade 6 8.2% 5.5% 2.7% 91.8%

Marijuana

All 2.9% 2.7% 0.2% 97.1%Grade 4 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 99.6%

Grade 6 4.7% 4.7% 0.0% 95.3%



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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 5.7% 2.9% 2.8% 94.3%

Grade 4 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% 98.0%

Grade 6 9.4% 4.3% 5.0% 90.6%

Alcohol

All 21.7% 13.2% 8.5% 78.3%

Grade 4 14.0% 8.5% 5.5% 86.0%

Grade 6 29.3% 17.9% 11.4% 70.7%

Inhalants

All 9.1% 7.3% 1.7% 90.9%

Grade 4 8.6% 8.1% 0.5% 91.4%

Grade 6 9.5% 6.6% 2.9% 90.5%

Marijuana

All 2.8% 2.6% 0.3% 97.2%Grade 4 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 99.5%

Grade 6 5.1% 5.1% 0.0% 94.9%



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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 9.7% 4.6% 5.1% 90.3%

Grade 4 5.1% 1.1% 4.0% 94.9%

Grade 6 13.6% 7.5% 6.1% 86.4%

Alcohol

All 30.3% 19.1% 11.2% 69.7%

Grade 4 16.9% 12.2% 4.7% 83.1%

Grade 6 41.1% 24.7% 16.4% 58.9%

Inhalants

All 7.5% 4.8% 2.6% 92.5%

Grade 4 7.2% 4.8% 2.4% 92.8%

Grade 6 7.6% 4.9% 2.8% 92.4%

Marijuana

All 2.7% 2.7% 0.0% 97.3%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% 95.0%



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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 7.2% 4.5% 2.7% 92.8%

Grade 4 3.8% 1.4% 2.3% 96.2%

Grade 6 10.1% 7.1% 3.0% 89.9%

Alcohol

All 23.4% 15.9% 7.4% 76.6%

Grade 4 13.8% 9.5% 4.3% 86.2%

Grade 6 31.5% 21.4% 10.1% 68.5%

Inhalants

All 9.5% 7.4% 2.1% 90.5%

Grade 4 9.3% 8.3% 1.0% 90.7%

Grade 6 9.7% 6.7% 3.0% 90.3%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 2.3% 0.2% 97.5%Grade 4 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 99.5%

Grade 6 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% 95.7%



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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 9.5% 2.6% 6.8% 90.5%

Grade 4 3.2% 0.8% 2.4% 96.8%

Grade 6 15.2% 4.3% 10.9% 84.8%

Alcohol

All 29.4% 15.5% 13.9% 70.6%

Grade 4 18.5% 10.9% 7.6% 81.5%

Grade 6 39.1% 19.6% 19.6% 60.9%

Inhalants

All 6.3% 3.4% 3.0% 93.7%

Grade 4 6.0% 3.4% 2.6% 94.0%

Grade 6 6.7% 3.3% 3.3% 93.3%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 97.0%Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% 94.4%



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The FREQ Procedure

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 357 51.91

Male 331 48.09

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 4 323 46.89

Grade 6 365 53.11

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?


No 328 48.78

Yes 345 51.22

Frequency Missing = 14.712987485

AGE


9 60 8.73

10 223 32.39

11 103 15.00

12 247 35.93

13 or older 55 7.95


ETHNICITY


African/American 480 71.34

Asian/American 2 0.25

Mexican/American 126 18.75

Native/American 20 3.00

Other 32 4.77

White 13 1.89


WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 113 16.65

Mostly B's 372 54.95

Mostly C's 176 26.04

Mostly D's 9 1.32

Mostly F's 7 1.04


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 79 11.57

No 219 31.92

Yes 387 56.51


EITHER PARENT

GRADUATE FROM

COLLEGE


Don't Know 244 35.95

No 109 16.02

Yes 326 48.03


QUALIFY FOR A

FREE/REDUCED PRICE

LUNCH?


Don't Know 128 19.01

No 132 19.66

Yes 412 61.33


PARENTS ATTEND

PTA MEETINGS?


No 432 64.96

Yes 233 35.04


EVER INHALED

GASOLINE TO GET

HIGH?

Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 638 96.57

Used 23 3.43


EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?

Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 629 98.83

Used 7 1.17


EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?

Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 611 96.69

Used 21 3.31


EVER INHALED

WHITEOUT TO GET

HIGH?

Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 620 97.24

Used 18 2.76


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 628 97.76

Used 14 2.24


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

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EVER USED OTHER

INHALANTS TO GET

HIGH?

Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 626 96.84

Used 20 3.16


CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12A Frequency Percent

Never heard of 51 7.67

Never used 569 86.18

1-2 times 33 5.04

3-10 times 5 0.80

11+ times 2 0.31


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME

Q12B Frequency Percent



1-2 times 5 0.83

3-10 times 3 0.51

11+ times 2 0.32


BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C Frequency Percent



1-2 times 74 11.86

3-10 times 12 1.95

11+ times 5 0.77


WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12D Frequency Percent



1-2 times 53 8.53

3-10 times 29 4.60

11+ times 5 0.85


WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent



1-2 times 49 8.05

3-10 times 12 2.00

11+ times 7 1.14


LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12F Frequency Percent



1-2 times 38 6.07

3-10 times 4 0.58

11+ times 8 1.29


SHIMERON USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12G Frequency Percent




INHALANT USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12H Frequency Perce

Never heard of 76 12.

Never used 518 82.

1-2 times 20 3.

3-10 times 7 1.

11+ times 4 0.


MARIJUANA USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12I Frequency Perce


Never used 513 81.

1-2 times 7 1.

3-10 times 6 0.

11+ times 2 0.


CIGARETTE USE IN PAS

SCHOOL YEA

Q13A Frequency Perce


Never used 598 89.

1-2 times 15 2.

3-10 times 7 1.

11+ times 1 0.


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

USE IN PAST YEA

Q13B Frequency Perce


Never used 567 86.

1-2 times 6 0.

3-10 times 1 0.

11+ times 1 0.





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BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 38 6.05

3-10 times 11 1.73

11+ times 4 0.70


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 40 6.14

3-10 times 13 2.02

11+ times 8 1.20


WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 31 4.90

3-10 times 11 1.75

11+ times 3 0.52

Frequency Missing = 64

LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 20 3.18

3-10 times 7 1.02

11+ times 6 0.95


SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR





INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H Frequency Percent



1-2 times 15 2.36

3-10 times 5 0.82

11+ times 4 0.64


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I Frequency Percent



1-2 times 10 1.51

3-10 times 4 0.57

11+ times 4 0.57


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES


7 or younger 9 1.39

8 years old 4 0.68

9 years old 4 0.63

10 years old 4 0.68

11 years old 15 2.23

12 or older 12 1.86

Never heard/used 605 92.53


AGE WHEN FIRST US

SNUFF/CHEW TOBAC

Q14B Frequency Perc

7 or younger 2 0

8 years old 2 0

9 years old 2 0

10 years old 3 0

11 years old 2 0

12 or older 1 0

Never heard/used 628 98


AGE WHEN FIRST USED BE

Q14C Frequency Perc

7 or younger 26 4

8 years old 10 1

9 years old 7 1

10 years old 10 1

11 years old 20 3

12 or older 12 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

COOLE

Q14D Frequency Perc

7 or younger 11 1

8 years old 10 1

9 years old 8 1

10 years old 11 1

11 years old 23 3

12 or older 14 2



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

Q14E Frequency Perc

7 or younger 7 1

8 years old 7 1

9 years old 8 1

10 years old 8 1

11 years old 16 2

12 or older 13 2





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F Frequency Percent7 or younger 6 0.91

8 years old 3 0.46

9 years old 3 0.52

10 years old 3 0.52

11 years old 15 2.43

12 or older 13 2.11



AGE WHEN FIRST USEDSHIMERON




AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS


7 or younger 7 1.11

8 years old 2 0.329 years old 4 0.58

10 years old 8 1.21

11 years old 5 0.76

12 or older 1 0.19



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA

Q14I Frequency Percent8 years old 1 0.19

9 years old 1 0.13

10 years old 2 0.38

11 years old 8 1.35

12 or older 7 1.15



CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES


Never heard of 41 6.25None 464 71.24

Some 125 19.21

Most 22 3.31


CLOSE FRIENDS USE


Q15B Frequency Percent


None 528 84.31Some 36 5.74

Most 5 0.85


CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 463 76.35

Some 102 16.84

Most 23 3.76


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS



None 437 70.74

Some 95 15.41

Most 22 3.48


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WIN

Q15E Frequency Perce


None 477 79.

Some 84 13.

Most 18 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUO

Q15F Frequency Perce


None 463 76.

Some 64 10.

Most 15 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

SHIMERO

Q15G Frequency Perce


None 333 54.

Some 12 2.

Most 5 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

INHALANT

Q15H Frequency Perce


None 477 78.

Some 66 10.

Most 13 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

MARIJUAN

Q15I Frequency Perce


None 471 76.

Some 51 8.

Most 23 3.




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EVER BEEN OFFERED

CIGARETTES

Q16a Frequency PercentNever heard of 44 6.90

No 492 76.61

Yes 106 16.50


EVER BEEN OFFERED




No 530 86.75Yes 23 3.75


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER



No 472 76.97

Yes 116 18.88


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

COOLERS



No 474 77.45

Yes 74 12.11


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 507 84.47

Yes 66 10.96


EVER BEEN OFFERED

LIQUOR

Q16f Frequency Percent

Never heard of 60 9.92No 490 80.83

Yes 56 9.25


EVER BEEN OFFERED

SHIMERON

Q16g Frequency Percent


No 352 58.06

Yes 12 1.96


EVER BEEN OFFERED

INHALANTS

Q16h Frequency Percent


No 521 85.87

Yes 40 6.66


EVER BEEN OFFERED

MARIJUANA

Q16i Frequency Percent


No 484 79.48

Yes 59 9.63


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED

FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 470 74.33

No 100 15.84

Yes 62 9.83


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

FROM FRIEND

Q17b Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 450 75.4No 121 20.1

Yes 26 4.4


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

SOMEWHERE ELS

Q17c Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 453 74.6

No 102 16.7

Yes 52 8.6


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO U

CIGARETT

Q18A Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 391 60

Dangerous 162 25

Not at all 14 2

Don't know 50 7

Never heard of 28 4


DANGEROUS TO U

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

Q18B Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 419 66

Dangerous 97 15

Not at all 14 2

Don't know 60 9

Never heard of 37 5





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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

BEER


Very dangerous 299 49.55

Dangerous 185 30.68

Not at all 41 6.87

Don't know 64 10.66




WINE COOLERS



Dangerous 134 21.79

Not at all 54 8.74

Don't know 73 11.80




WINE



Dangerous 159 26.38

Not at all 54 8.92

Don't know 70 11.69




LIQUOR



Dangerous 128 20.84

Not at all 23 3.78

Don't know 59 9.60




SHIMERON



Dangerous 35 5.89

Not at all 9 1.50

Don't know 59 9.79




INHALANTS



Dangerous 104 17.17

Not at all 27 4.45

Don't know 61 10.16




MARIJUANA

Q18I Frequency Percent


Dangerous 55 9.10

Not at all 14 2.28

Don't know 53 8.80



DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO

FROM TEACHER


No 219 36.44

Yes 381 63.56


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM VISITOR TO

CLASS


No 264 44.69

Yes 326 55.31


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM ASSEMBLY

PROGRAM


No 254 44.09

Yes 322 55.91


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM GUIDE

COUNSELOR


No 291 49.76

Yes 294 50.24


DRUG/ALC INF FROM

SOMEONE ELSE AT

SCHOOL


No 340 59.42

Yes 232 40.58


BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME

Q20a Frequency PercentNever 550 87.85

1 time 48 7.59

2 times 12 1.96

3+ times 16 2.60





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WINE COOLERS, TWO

OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 542 90.06

1 time 22 3.72

2 times 24 3.91

3+ times 14 2.31


WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 529 90.52

1 time 31 5.38

2 times 6 0.97

3+ times 18 3.13


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 565 93.85

1 time 14 2.31

2 times 9 1.55

3+ times 14 2.29


MISSED SCHOOL

WITHOUT PARENT'S

CONSENT


No 592 93.14

Yes 44 6.86


SENT TO

PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


No 413 64.40


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES


Don't like it 530 84.12

Don't care 24 3.80

Think it's O.K. 2 0.32

Don't know 74 11.75



DRINKING BEER



Don't care 29 4.48


Don't know 90 14.12



USING MARIJUANA

q25 Frequency Percent


Don't care 15 2.44


Don't know 77 12.11


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