2008 _ tarrant county _ arlington isd _ 2008 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary report

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Texas School Survey

of Drug and Alcohol Use

2008

Arlington ISD

Part I: District Results

Elementary

Elementary Report-Page


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Part I: District ResultsElementary (Grades 4-6)

Table of Contents

eneral Substance Tables 5-28

TobaccoAlcoholDrugsInhalantsMiscellaneous

revalence Tables 29-42

Selected Substances by Grade:

Table B1: All StudentsTable B2: Male StudentsTable B3: Female StudentsTable B4: White StudentsTable B5: African/American StudentsTable B6: Mexican/American StudentsTable B7: Students Reporting A GradesTable B8: Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an ATable B9: Students Living With 2 ParentsTable B10: Students Not Living With 2 ParentsTable B11: Students Living in Town More Than 3 YearsTable B12: Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less

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1. General Substance Tables



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 5.5% 2.9% 2.6% 94.5%

Grade 4 3.8% 2.2% 1.6% 96.2%

Grade 5 4.6% 1.8% 2.8% 95.4%

Grade 6 8.1% 4.8% 3.3% 91.9%

Cigarettes

All 5.0% 2.7% 2.3% 95.0%

Grade 4 3.2% 2.0% 1.1% 96.8%

Grade 5 3.8% 1.4% 2.4% 96.2%

Grade 6 8.0% 4.5% 3.4% 92.0%

Smokeless tobacco

All 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 99.1%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% 98.9%Grade 6 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% 99.2%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.3 2.9

Grade 4 3.3 3.4

Grade 5 3.1 2.3

Grade 6 3.3 2.9



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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

Cigarettes

8.4 8.8 9.8

Smokeless Tobacco

8.1 9.1 10.0

Any Tobacco

8.3 8.8 9.7

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 95.1% 1.5% 0.6% 0.5% 1.0% 0.9% 0.5%

Grade 4 96.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 96.4% 0.8% 0.4% 0.2% 1.4% 0.8% 0.0%

Grade 6 91.9% 2.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 1.9% 1.5%

Other Family Situation

All 90.9% 2.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.7% 1.4% 0.8%

Grade 4 90.5% 3.3% 1.7% 3.3% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 5 93.2% 2.7% 1.7% 0.3% 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 89.0% 1.7% 0.7% 0.3% 3.1% 2.7% 2.4%

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

NeverHeard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?

All 1.8% 84.2% 12.5% 1.5%

Grade 4 3.5% 85.4% 9.8% 1.3%

Grade 5 1.1% 86.4% 11.4% 1.1%

Grade 6 0.9% 80.8% 16.2% 2.1%

Cigarettes?

All 3.8% 83.5% 11.5% 1.3%

Grade 4 6.4% 83.8% 8.7% 1.1%

Grade 5 3.4% 85.6% 10.2% 0.9%

Grade 6 1.5% 81.0% 15.5% 2.0%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 6.1% 90.2% 3.2% 0.5%

Grade 4 10.5% 86.4% 2.5% 0.5%

Grade 5 5.0% 91.3% 3.2% 0.5%

Grade 6 2.8% 92.9% 4.0% 0.4%



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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 2.4% 15.0% 82.6%

Grade 4 4.3% 11.8% 83.9%

Grade 5 2.0% 13.9% 84.1%

Grade 6 1.0% 19.4% 79.6%

Cigarettes?

All 4.2% 13.9% 81.9%

Grade 4 6.4% 10.8% 82.8%

Grade 5 4.4% 12.8% 82.8%

Grade 6 1.6% 18.2% 80.2%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 6.2% 4.2% 89.5%

Grade 4 10.7% 3.4% 85.9%

Grade 5 4.8% 4.3% 90.9%

Grade 6 3.1% 5.0% 91.9%

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


All 1.4% 77.9% 16.4% 0.5% 3.7%

Grade 4 3.4% 78.1% 14.0% 0.4% 4.1%

Grade 5 0.6% 78.8% 16.9% 0.5% 3.2%

Grade 6 0.2% 76.9% 18.5% 0.6% 3.8%

Cigarettes?

All 2.9% 64.5% 26.4% 0.8% 5.5%

Grade 4 5.4% 65.2% 22.6% 0.5% 6.3%

Grade 5 2.7% 65.8% 26.2% 0.7% 4.6%

Grade 6 0.6% 62.5% 30.4% 1.0% 5.4%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 4.8% 70.5% 18.0% 0.9% 5.8%

Grade 4 8.7% 71.5% 13.6% 0.5% 5.7%

Grade 5 3.0% 70.2% 20.6% 1.0% 5.2%

Grade 6 2.6% 69.8% 19.9% 1.2% 6.5%



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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 87.4% 1.3% 0.3% 11.0%

Grade 4 88.9% 0.6% 0.3% 10.2%

Grade 5 87.8% 1.6% 0.4% 10.2%

Grade 6 85.4% 1.6% 0.4% 12.6%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 26.3% 16.6% 9.6% 73.7%

Grade 4 20.5% 12.4% 8.2% 79.5%

Grade 5 23.6% 14.7% 8.9% 76.4%

Grade 6 34.8% 22.9% 11.9% 65.2%

Beer

All 16.4% 9.1% 7.4% 83.6%

Grade 4 12.1% 6.7% 5.4% 87.9%

Grade 5 14.7% 7.8% 6.8% 85.3%

Grade 6 22.5% 12.7% 9.8% 77.5%

Wine coolers

All 10.3% 6.9% 3.4% 89.7%

Grade 4 6.8% 4.4% 2.3% 93.2%

Grade 5 8.9% 5.8% 3.2% 91.1%

Grade 6 15.2% 10.6% 4.7% 84.8%Wine

All 14.6% 8.6% 6.0% 85.4%

Grade 4 10.3% 6.2% 4.2% 89.7%

Grade 5 12.5% 7.2% 5.3% 87.5%

Grade 6 20.9% 12.6% 8.3% 79.1%

Liquor

All 6.2% 3.4% 2.8% 93.8%

Grade 4 2.9% 1.3% 1.6% 97.1%

Grade 5 4.5% 2.4% 2.1% 95.5%

Grade 6 11.1% 6.3% 4.8% 88.9%



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

School

Year Lifetime

Beer

All 2.7 2.5

Grade 4 3.0 2.7

Grade 5 1.8 1.9

Grade 6 3.1 2.9

Liquor

All 3.1 2.8

Grade 4 3.0 2.0

Grade 5 3.5 2.8

Grade 6 3.0 3.0

Wine

All 2.5 2.5

Grade 4 2.5 2.4

Grade 5 1.9 2.1Grade 6 2.8 2.7



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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 86.2% 7.9% 3.5% 2.4% 13.8%

Grade 4 87.3% 7.4% 2.5% 2.7% 12.7%

Grade 5 87.8% 8.2% 2.5% 1.5% 12.2%

Grade 6 83.5% 8.0% 5.6% 2.9% 16.5%

Wine Coolers?

All 92.8% 4.6% 1.3% 1.3% 7.2%

Grade 4 95.6% 3.0% 0.7% 0.8% 4.4%

Grade 5 93.9% 4.4% 1.2% 0.5% 6.1%

Grade 6 88.9% 6.4% 2.2% 2.4% 11.1%

Wine?

All 89.3% 7.0% 2.0% 1.8% 10.7%

Grade 4 91.7% 5.0% 2.3% 0.9% 8.3%

Grade 5 90.6% 6.7% 1.0% 1.7% 9.4%

Grade 6 85.4% 9.3% 2.6% 2.7% 14.6%

Liquor?

All 95.3% 2.8% 1.0% 1.0% 4.7%

Grade 4 97.6% 1.3% 0.8% 0.3% 2.4%

Grade 5 95.6% 3.6% 0.4% 0.4% 4.4%

Grade 6 92.6% 3.3% 1.8% 2.3% 7.4%



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


Beer

8.2 8.9 9.5

Wine Coolers

8.5 9.4 10.2

Wine

8.7 9.7 10.3

Liquor

8.7 9.8 10.8

Any Alcohol

8.2 9.1 9.7

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


Two Parent Family

All 76.1% 6.6% 2.6% 4.2% 4.8% 3.2% 2.4%

Grade 4 81.4% 7.1% 3.6% 4.9% 2.4% 0.2% 0.4%

Grade 5 77.8% 6.0% 2.0% 3.4% 6.5% 4.0% 0.4%

Grade 6 68.9% 6.8% 2.1% 4.3% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%


All 70.0% 8.6% 3.0% 4.4% 5.8% 6.1% 2.1%

Grade 4 78.4% 11.2% 3.3% 3.7% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 73.9% 5.5% 3.8% 5.5% 3.8% 6.5% 1.0%

Grade 6 58.7% 9.6% 2.0% 3.8% 9.9% 10.9% 5.1%

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

19.8% 61.1% 39.9% 69.6%



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

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 77.0% 11.6% 11.4%

Grade 4 80.9% 8.4% 10.7%

Grade 5 79.5% 10.7% 9.8%

Grade 6 70.4% 15.8% 13.8%

Friends?

All 78.2% 3.8% 18.0%

Grade 4 81.3% 2.2% 16.5%

Grade 5 80.8% 2.2% 17.0%

Grade 6 72.2% 7.1% 20.7%

Somewhere else?

All 76.6% 9.7% 13.7%

Grade 4 80.1% 6.4% 13.5%

Grade 5 79.7% 8.2% 12.1%

Grade 6 70.0% 14.6% 15.5%



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

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any alcohol product?

All 1.6% 72.1% 21.1% 5.2%

Grade 4 3.1% 76.7% 15.7% 4.5%

Grade 5 1.1% 73.2% 21.6% 4.1%

Grade 6 0.6% 66.2% 26.1% 7.1%

Beer?

All 1.8% 77.9% 17.0% 3.3%

Grade 4 3.7% 80.1% 13.3% 2.9%

Grade 5 1.2% 80.3% 16.6% 1.9%

Grade 6 0.5% 73.4% 21.2% 4.9%

Wine coolers?

All 12.3% 77.0% 8.5% 2.1%

Grade 4 15.8% 77.4% 4.6% 2.2%

Grade 5 13.1% 76.7% 8.4% 1.8%

Grade 6 8.0% 77.0% 12.5% 2.4%Wine?

All 2.9% 83.2% 12.1% 1.8%

Grade 4 5.5% 85.8% 7.2% 1.4%

Grade 5 2.2% 83.9% 12.4% 1.4%

Grade 6 1.0% 79.9% 16.6% 2.5%

Liquor?

All 9.3% 81.7% 7.3% 1.7%

Grade 4 15.9% 79.1% 4.3% 0.7%

Grade 5 8.3% 84.2% 6.3% 1.3%

Grade 6 3.7% 81.9% 11.3% 3.2%



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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 1.7% 26.8% 71.6%

Grade 4 2.9% 22.5% 74.6%

Grade 5 1.2% 24.0% 74.8%

Grade 6 0.8% 33.8% 65.4%

Beer?

All 1.6% 21.3% 77.1%

Grade 4 2.6% 17.3% 80.1%

Grade 5 1.6% 19.8% 78.7%

Grade 6 0.8% 26.8% 72.5%

Wine coolers?

All 12.4% 9.3% 78.3%

Grade 4 16.9% 5.9% 77.2%

Grade 5 12.2% 8.5% 79.4%

Grade 6 8.2% 13.5% 78.3%Wine?

All 2.8% 13.7% 83.5%

Grade 4 5.1% 9.3% 85.6%

Grade 5 2.3% 13.9% 83.8%

Grade 6 1.1% 17.8% 81.1%

Liquor?

All 8.5% 7.9% 83.6%

Grade 4 15.5% 4.0% 80.5%

Grade 5 6.5% 7.4% 86.1%

Grade 6 3.6% 12.2% 84.2%



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


All 81.0% 2.8% 1.5% 14.8%

Grade 4 83.5% 1.7% 1.4% 13.4%

Grade 5 80.3% 2.7% 1.4% 15.6%

Grade 6 78.9% 4.0% 1.7% 15.4%

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 0.9% 71.3% 20.9% 2.3% 4.6%

Grade 4 2.1% 73.4% 17.3% 1.8% 5.3%

Grade 5 0.2% 69.9% 22.8% 2.4% 4.7%

Grade 6 0.2% 70.5% 22.7% 2.8% 3.8%Beer?

All 1.0% 48.7% 35.2% 6.3% 8.8%

Grade 4 2.3% 51.9% 29.6% 5.5% 10.7%

Grade 5 0.4% 47.0% 38.4% 5.6% 8.7%

Grade 6 0.3% 47.4% 37.4% 7.9% 7.0%

Wine coolers?

All 10.9% 47.8% 25.4% 4.8% 11.1%

Grade 4 14.4% 52.6% 18.6% 3.7% 10.8%

Grade 5 10.5% 46.2% 25.0% 5.0% 13.3%

Grade 6 7.8% 44.6% 32.7% 5.8% 9.1%

Wine?

All 1.8% 47.9% 32.3% 7.9% 10.1%Grade 4 4.1% 54.1% 25.5% 5.6% 10.7%

Grade 5 0.8% 46.0% 33.8% 8.5% 10.9%

Grade 6 0.4% 43.6% 37.6% 9.7% 8.7%

Liquor?

All 7.3% 63.3% 20.3% 2.0% 7.1%

Grade 4 13.1% 64.1% 14.2% 0.8% 7.7%

Grade 5 6.4% 61.1% 22.9% 1.8% 7.7%

Grade 6 2.3% 64.7% 23.9% 3.3% 5.9%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 98.3%

Grade 4 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 98.6%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 99.3%

Grade 6 2.9% 2.2% 0.7% 97.1%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.4 3.8

Grade 4 4.2 2.5

Grade 5 3.4 4.7

Grade 6 4.8 4.2



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


8.9 8.9 10.0

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


Two Parent Family

All 98.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%

Grade 4 99.2% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%

Grade 5 99.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 97.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.6%


All 97.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%

Grade 4 97.3% 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 5 98.2% 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 6 96.1% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 0.0% 0.4% 1.1%



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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

0.4% 25.2% 4.7% 33.1%

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

Never


All 12.8% 79.8% 5.8% 1.6%

Grade 4 22.5% 73.1% 3.0% 1.4%

Grade 5 13.9% 80.6% 4.2% 1.3%

Grade 6 2.0% 85.7% 10.3% 2.0%

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 12.1% 7.6% 80.3%

Grade 4 21.8% 5.0% 73.2%

Grade 5 12.2% 6.8% 81.0%

Grade 6 2.7% 10.8% 86.5%

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


All 84.5% 0.7% 0.4% 14.5%

Grade 4 80.1% 0.5% 0.6% 18.8%

Grade 5 85.2% 0.7% 0.1% 14.0%

Grade 6 88.2% 0.9% 0.4% 10.5%

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 11.0% 75.3% 7.8% 1.1% 4.8%

Grade 4 19.8% 66.8% 7.4% 0.7% 5.4%

Grade 5 11.6% 75.0% 7.5% 1.4% 4.6%

Grade 6 1.5% 84.1% 8.6% 1.3% 4.4%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 8.7% 6.5% 2.2% 91.3%

Grade 4 8.9% 6.3% 2.6% 91.1%

Grade 5 6.7% 4.5% 2.2% 93.3%

Grade 6 10.4% 8.6% 1.8% 89.6%

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

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 4 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 5 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 97.1% 2.9%Gasoline

All 97.4% 2.6%

Grade 4 97.3% 2.7%

Grade 5 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 6 97.0% 3.0%

Glue

All 96.3% 3.7%

Grade 4 95.5% 4.5%

Grade 5 96.7% 3.3%

Grade 6 96.8% 3.2%

Paint Thinner

All 98.4% 1.6%Grade 4 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 5 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 98.7% 1.3%

Spray Paint

All 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 4 97.7% 2.3%

Grade 5 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 6 97.7% 2.3%

Other Inhalants

All 95.5% 4.5%

Grade 4 96.3% 3.7%

Grade 5 96.6% 3.4%

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

Year Lifetime

All 2.9 3.1

Grade 4 2.2 2.7

Grade 5 1.9 2.4

Grade 6 3.7 3.7

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

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 91.9% 4.2% 3.0% 0.8%

Grade 4 91.8% 4.5% 2.8% 1.0%

Grade 5 93.9% 2.9% 2.5% 0.7%

Grade 6 90.0% 5.3% 3.9% 0.7%



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


8.5 9.3 10.2

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


Two Parent Family

All 94.9% 0.9% 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% 1.5% 0.7%

Grade 4 97.6% 0.8% 0.2% 0.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 96.1% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 91.0% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 0.4% 3.5% 2.1%


All 94.1% 1.1% 0.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 0.7%

Grade 4 95.2% 1.3% 0.9% 2.2% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 5 93.7% 1.4% 0.0% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%

Grade 6 93.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 1.4% 1.1% 2.1%



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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

2.8% 30.2% 11.2% 40.3%

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

Never


All 7.0% 81.8% 9.3% 1.9%

Grade 4 14.2% 79.0% 5.1% 1.7%

Grade 5 4.9% 84.7% 8.8% 1.6%

Grade 6 1.9% 81.7% 13.8% 2.5%



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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 7.1% 8.2% 84.7%

Grade 4 14.3% 4.6% 81.1%

Grade 5 4.6% 7.5% 88.0%

Grade 6 2.8% 12.3% 84.9%

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 5.6% 65.2% 18.4% 2.9% 8.0%

Grade 4 12.2% 61.0% 15.1% 2.4% 9.3%

Grade 5 2.7% 68.0% 19.0% 2.4% 7.9%

Grade 6 1.8% 66.6% 21.3% 3.7% 6.7%



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

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 56.1%

Grade 4 54.2%

Grade 5 57.4%

Grade 6 56.6%

Guidance Counselor? All 41.3%

Grade 4 33.6%

Grade 5 38.9%

Grade 6 51.3%

Visitor to Class? All 72.1%

Grade 4 48.3%

Grade 5 72.8%

Grade 6 94.6%

Someone Else at School? All 36.0%

Grade 4 34.4%

Grade 5 33.2%

Grade 6 40.6%

Your Teacher? All 58.5%

Grade 4 53.5%

Grade 5 55.5%

Grade 6 66.7%

Any School Source? All 90.3%

Grade 4 82.6%

Grade 5 90.2%

Grade 6 98.3%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.5% 2.9% 2.6% 94.5%

Grade 4 3.8% 2.2% 1.6% 96.2%

Grade 5 4.6% 1.8% 2.8% 95.4%

Grade 6 8.1% 4.8% 3.3% 91.9%

Alcohol

All 26.3% 16.6% 9.6% 73.7%

Grade 4 20.5% 12.4% 8.2% 79.5%

Grade 5 23.6% 14.7% 8.9% 76.4%

Grade 6 34.8% 22.9% 11.9% 65.2%

Inhalants

All 8.7% 6.5% 2.2% 91.3%

Grade 4 8.9% 6.3% 2.6% 91.1%Grade 5 6.7% 4.5% 2.2% 93.3%

Grade 6 10.4% 8.6% 1.8% 89.6%

Marijuana

All 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 98.3%

Grade 4 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 98.6%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 99.3%

Grade 6 2.9% 2.2% 0.7% 97.1%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.4% 4.2% 3.2% 92.6%

Grade 4 5.4% 3.1% 2.4% 94.6%

Grade 5 5.8% 2.5% 3.3% 94.2%

Grade 6 11.2% 7.1% 4.1% 88.8%

Alcohol

All 29.4% 18.0% 11.4% 70.6%

Grade 4 24.5% 15.0% 9.5% 75.5%

Grade 5 24.6% 14.0% 10.5% 75.4%

Grade 6 40.1% 25.6% 14.5% 59.9%

Inhalants

All 9.9% 7.3% 2.5% 90.1%

Grade 4 10.7% 7.3% 3.4% 89.3%

Grade 5 6.6% 4.6% 2.0% 93.4%Grade 6 12.3% 10.3% 2.1% 87.7%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 1.8% 0.7% 97.5%

Grade 4 2.4% 1.7% 0.7% 97.6%

Grade 5 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 99.2%

Grade 6 4.4% 3.4% 1.0% 95.6%



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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 3.7% 1.7% 2.0% 96.3%

Grade 4 1.9% 1.1% 0.8% 98.1%

Grade 5 3.5% 1.2% 2.3% 96.5%

Grade 6 5.4% 2.7% 2.7% 94.6%

Alcohol

All 23.2% 15.2% 8.0% 76.8%

Grade 4 15.7% 9.1% 6.6% 84.3%

Grade 5 23.0% 15.5% 7.5% 77.0%

Grade 6 30.0% 20.4% 9.6% 70.0%

Inhalants

All 7.6% 5.7% 1.9% 92.4%

Grade 4 7.0% 5.3% 1.7% 93.0%

Grade 5 6.8% 4.5% 2.3% 93.2%Grade 6 8.8% 7.2% 1.6% 91.2%

Marijuana

All 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 99.3%

Grade 6 1.6% 1.1% 0.5% 98.4%



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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 3.8% 2.0% 1.8% 96.2%

Grade 4 2.2% 1.8% 0.4% 97.8%

Grade 5 4.5% 1.5% 3.0% 95.5%

Grade 6 4.5% 2.6% 1.9% 95.5%

Alcohol

All 22.5% 13.9% 8.6% 77.5%

Grade 4 17.3% 10.2% 7.1% 82.7%

Grade 5 19.7% 11.0% 8.7% 80.3%

Grade 6 30.1% 20.3% 9.8% 69.9%

Inhalants

All 7.1% 5.6% 1.5% 92.9%

Grade 4 9.3% 6.2% 3.1% 90.7%

Grade 5 6.1% 5.0% 1.1% 93.9%Grade 6 6.1% 5.7% 0.4% 93.9%

Marijuana

All 1.1% 0.5% 0.5% 98.9%

Grade 4 1.8% 0.4% 1.3% 98.2%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 1.5% 1.1% 0.4% 98.5%



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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 6.2% 2.8% 3.4% 93.8%

Grade 4 5.6% 3.1% 2.5% 94.4%

Grade 5 4.1% 0.7% 3.4% 95.9%

Grade 6 8.3% 4.1% 4.1% 91.7%

Alcohol

All 27.9% 16.1% 11.8% 72.1%

Grade 4 21.5% 10.8% 10.8% 78.5%

Grade 5 27.0% 16.9% 10.1% 73.0%

Grade 6 34.2% 20.2% 14.0% 65.8%

Inhalants

All 6.6% 4.4% 2.2% 93.4%

Grade 4 4.5% 3.8% 0.6% 95.5%

Grade 5 7.5% 2.7% 4.8% 92.5%Grade 6 7.8% 6.3% 1.6% 92.2%

Marijuana

All 1.4% 1.2% 0.2% 98.6%

Grade 4 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% 98.7%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 2.6% 2.1% 0.5% 97.4%



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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 6.4% 3.8% 2.6% 93.6%

Grade 4 4.6% 2.5% 2.1% 95.4%

Grade 5 4.9% 1.8% 3.2% 95.1%

Grade 6 9.7% 7.2% 2.5% 90.3%

Alcohol

All 30.7% 21.2% 9.4% 69.3%

Grade 4 24.4% 17.7% 6.7% 75.6%

Grade 5 27.0% 18.1% 8.9% 73.0%

Grade 6 41.4% 28.4% 12.9% 58.6%

Inhalants

All 10.4% 8.0% 2.4% 89.6%

Grade 4 9.4% 6.9% 2.5% 90.6%

Grade 5 6.1% 4.7% 1.4% 93.9%Grade 6 16.1% 12.8% 3.3% 83.9%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 1.8% 0.7% 97.5%

Grade 4 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% 98.2%

Grade 5 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% 98.9%

Grade 6 4.8% 3.3% 1.5% 95.2%



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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 3.7% 1.4% 2.3% 96.3%

Grade 4 2.1% 0.7% 1.4% 97.9%

Grade 5 3.8% 0.3% 3.5% 96.2%

Grade 6 5.3% 3.4% 1.9% 94.7%

Alcohol

All 22.0% 13.1% 8.9% 78.0%

Grade 4 16.3% 9.2% 7.1% 83.7%

Grade 5 21.5% 11.8% 9.7% 78.5%

Grade 6 29.2% 18.9% 10.2% 70.8%

Inhalants

All 6.5% 4.3% 2.2% 93.5%

Grade 4 7.4% 3.9% 3.5% 92.6%

Grade 5 3.5% 1.7% 1.7% 96.5%Grade 6 8.7% 7.6% 1.1% 91.3%

Marijuana

All 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 99.1%

Grade 4 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% 98.9%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 99.3%

Grade 6 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 99.2%



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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 6.5% 3.7% 2.9% 93.5%

Grade 4 4.9% 3.1% 1.8% 95.1%

Grade 5 5.0% 2.5% 2.5% 95.0%

Grade 6 9.5% 5.4% 4.1% 90.5%

Alcohol

All 28.9% 18.8% 10.2% 71.1%

Grade 4 23.1% 14.0% 9.1% 76.9%

Grade 5 25.2% 16.8% 8.5% 74.8%

Grade 6 37.9% 25.2% 12.8% 62.1%

Inhalants

All 10.1% 7.9% 2.2% 89.9%

Grade 4 10.0% 7.9% 2.1% 90.0%

Grade 5 8.8% 6.2% 2.5% 91.2%Grade 6 11.5% 9.5% 2.0% 88.5%

Marijuana

All 2.2% 1.7% 0.5% 97.8%

Grade 4 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% 98.3%

Grade 5 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 6 4.0% 3.1% 0.9% 96.0%



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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 4.5% 2.2% 2.3% 95.5%

Grade 4 2.2% 1.1% 1.1% 97.8%

Grade 5 3.7% 1.7% 1.9% 96.3%

Grade 6 7.8% 3.9% 3.9% 92.2%

Alcohol

All 24.4% 15.2% 9.2% 75.6%

Grade 4 19.7% 11.6% 8.1% 80.3%

Grade 5 22.1% 12.8% 9.3% 77.9%

Grade 6 31.7% 21.3% 10.4% 68.3%

Inhalants

All 8.6% 6.4% 2.2% 91.4%

Grade 4 8.9% 6.3% 2.7% 91.1%

Grade 5 6.1% 4.1% 2.0% 93.9%Grade 6 10.7% 8.8% 1.9% 89.3%

Marijuana

All 1.5% 1.1% 0.4% 98.5%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 5 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 6 2.8% 2.1% 0.8% 97.2%



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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% 4.3% 3.2% 92.5%

Grade 4 7.3% 4.5% 2.8% 92.7%

Grade 5 6.3% 2.0% 4.3% 93.7%

Grade 6 8.8% 6.4% 2.4% 91.2%

Alcohol

All 29.9% 19.3% 10.5% 70.1%

Grade 4 22.2% 13.6% 8.6% 77.8%

Grade 5 26.2% 17.9% 8.3% 73.8%

Grade 6 40.3% 25.8% 14.4% 59.7%

Inhalants

All 8.9% 6.8% 2.0% 91.1%

Grade 4 8.8% 6.7% 2.1% 91.2%

Grade 5 7.7% 5.4% 2.3% 92.3%Grade 6 10.2% 8.5% 1.7% 89.8%

Marijuana

All 2.0% 1.6% 0.5% 98.0%

Grade 4 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% 97.5%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 99.3%

Grade 6 3.1% 2.4% 0.7% 96.9%



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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 5.0% 2.6% 2.4% 95.0%

Grade 4 3.4% 2.2% 1.3% 96.6%

Grade 5 4.0% 1.8% 2.3% 96.0%

Grade 6 7.3% 3.8% 3.5% 92.7%

Alcohol

All 26.3% 16.6% 9.7% 73.7%

Grade 4 20.1% 11.6% 8.5% 79.9%

Grade 5 22.9% 13.9% 9.0% 77.1%

Grade 6 34.7% 23.4% 11.3% 65.3%

Inhalants

All 8.5% 6.5% 2.0% 91.5%

Grade 4 8.4% 6.2% 2.2% 91.6%

Grade 5 6.7% 4.6% 2.1% 93.3%Grade 6 10.3% 8.5% 1.8% 89.7%

Marijuana

All 1.6% 1.1% 0.5% 98.4%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 5 0.8% 0.7% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 6 2.7% 1.9% 0.7% 97.3%



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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 8.1% 5.0% 3.1% 91.9%

Grade 4 6.7% 3.3% 3.3% 93.3%

Grade 5 6.5% 2.4% 4.0% 93.5%

Grade 6 11.5% 9.7% 1.8% 88.5%

Alcohol

All 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 70.0%

Grade 4 27.3% 20.7% 6.6% 72.7%

Grade 5 26.2% 18.0% 8.2% 73.8%

Grade 6 37.2% 21.2% 15.9% 62.8%

Inhalants

All 9.7% 5.9% 3.7% 90.3%

Grade 4 11.7% 5.8% 5.8% 88.3%

Grade 5 6.6% 3.3% 3.3% 93.4%Grade 6 10.8% 9.0% 1.8% 89.2%

Marijuana

All 2.3% 1.7% 0.6% 97.7%

Grade 4 3.4% 2.5% 0.8% 96.6%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 3.6% 2.7% 0.9% 96.4%



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The FREQ Procedure

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 1243 50.22

Male 1231 49.78

Frequency Missing = 10.006475278

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 4 836 33.64

Grade 5 828 33.34

Grade 6 820 33.02

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?


No 847 34.59

Yes 1603 65.41


AGE


8 or younger 2 0.08

9 185 7.50

10 756 30.68

11 808 32.80

12 615 24.98

13 or older 97 3.95


ETHNICITY


African/American 505 20.71

Asian/American 145 5.95

Mexican/American 851 34.90

Native/American 22 0.91

Other 156 6.40

White 759 31.13


WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 838 34.66

Mostly B's 1126 46.56

Mostly C's 360 14.91

Mostly D's 33 1.35

Mostly F's 61 2.52


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 235 9.52

No 362 14.68

Yes 1867 75.80


EITHER PARENT

GRADUATE FROM

COLLEGE


Don't Know 880 35.88

No 524 21.38

Yes 1048 42.74


QUALIFY FOR A

FREE/REDUCED PRICE

LUNCH?


Don't Know 789 32.68

No 740 30.62

Yes 886 36.70


PARENTS ATTEND

PTA MEETINGS?


No 1239 51.70

Yes 1158 48.30


EVER INHALED

GASOLINE TO GET

HIGH?

Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 2277 97.39

Used 61 2.61


EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?

Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 2255 98.42

Used 36 1.58


EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?

Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 2214 96.33

Used 84 3.67


EVER INHALED

WHITEOUT TO GET

HIGH?

Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 2266 97.93

Used 48 2.07


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 2281 97.90

Used 49 2.10


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 2245 95.52

Used 105 4.48


CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12A Frequency Percent

Never heard of 134 5.58

Never used 2158 89.65

1-2 times 89 3.70

3-10 times 20 0.82

11+ times 6 0.25


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME

Q12B Frequency Percent



1-2 times 17 0.71

3-10 times 1 0.04

11+ times 1 0.04


BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C Frequency Percent



1-2 times 317 13.87

3-10 times 47 2.04

11+ times 17 0.74


WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12D Frequency Percent



1-2 times 180 7.65

3-10 times 39 1.65

11+ times 18 0.76


WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent



1-2 times 272 12.13

3-10 times 39 1.73

11+ times 13 0.57


LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12F Frequency Percent



1-2 times 115 4.89

3-10 times 19 0.80

11+ times 10 0.42


SHIMERON USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12G Frequency Percent




INHALANT USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12H Frequency Perce

Never heard of 236 10.

Never used 1988 84.

1-2 times 93 3.

3-10 times 21 0.

11+ times 10 0.


MARIJUANA USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12I Frequency Perce


Never used 1904 80.

1-2 times 25 1.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 5 0.


CIGARETTE USE IN PAS

SCHOOL YEA

Q13A Frequency Perce


Never used 2248 92.

1-2 times 50 2.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 8 0.


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

USE IN PAST YEA

Q13B Frequency Perce


Never used 2161 90.

1-2 times 12 0.





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BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 176 7.52

3-10 times 35 1.50

11+ times 10 0.42


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 124 5.23

3-10 times 30 1.25

11+ times 14 0.59


WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 174 7.56

3-10 times 25 1.08

11+ times 9 0.39


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 61 2.60

3-10 times 15 0.63

11+ times 6 0.25


SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR





INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H Frequency Percent



1-2 times 81 3.40

3-10 times 14 0.58

11+ times 8 0.33


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I Frequency Percent



1-2 times 18 0.76

3-10 times 6 0.25

11+ times 6 0.25


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES

Q14A Frequency Percent

7 or younger 38 1.57

8 years old 16 0.67

9 years old 15 0.64

10 years old 28 1.15


12 or older 16 0.65

Never heard/used 2262 94.30


AGE WHEN FIRST US

SNUFF/CHEW TOBAC

Q14B Frequency Perc

7 or younger 7 0

8 years old 6 0

9 years old 4 0

10 years old 4 0

11 years old 6 0

12 or older 1 0

Never heard/used 2343 98


AGE WHEN FIRST USED BE

Q14C Frequency Perc

7 or younger 117 5

8 years old 39 1

9 years old 68 2

10 years old 70 3

11 years old 63 2

12 or older 29 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

COOLE

Q14D Frequency Perc

7 or younger 35 1

8 years old 26 1

9 years old 39 1

10 years old 52 2

11 years old 48 2

12 or older 32 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

Q14E Frequency Perc

7 or younger 34 1

8 years old 41 1

9 years old 52 2

10 years old 84 3

11 years old 70 3

12 or older 45 1





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AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR

Q14F Frequency Percent7 or younger 14 0.60

8 years old 11 0.47

9 years old 16 0.68



12 or older 36 1.54



AGE WHEN FIRST USEDSHIMERON




AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS


7 or younger 22 0.95

8 years old 11 0.479 years old 26 1.12



12 or older 17 0.71



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA

Q14I Frequency Percent7 or younger 5 0.21

8 years old 9 0.39

9 years old 9 0.39

10 years old 7 0.29

11 years old 9 0.38

12 or older 6 0.25



CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES

Q15A Frequency PercentNever heard of 89 3.77

None 1982 83.47

Some 272 11.46

Most 31 1.30


CLOSE FRIENDS USE


Q15B Frequency Percent

Never heard of 140 6.07None 2084 90.22

Some 75 3.23

Most 11 0.48


CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 1782 77.90

Some 390 17.04Most 75 3.26


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS



None 1783 77.04

Some 198 8.54

Most 49 2.12


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WIN

Q15E Frequency Perce


None 1862 83.

Some 271 12.

Most 40 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUO

Q15F Frequency Perce


None 1875 81.

Some 167 7.

Most 39 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

SHIMERO

Q15G Frequency Perce


None 1072 47.

Some 18 0.

Most 3 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

INHALANT

Q15H Frequency Perce


None 1866 81.

Some 212 9.

Most 44 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

MARIJUAN

Q15I Frequency Perce


None 1835 79.

Some 134 5.

Most 36 1.




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EVER BEEN OFFERED

CIGARETTES

Q16a Frequency PercentNever heard of 98 4.16

No 1938 81.93

Yes 329 13.91


EVER BEEN OFFERED




No 2064 89.55Yes 98 4.23


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER



No 1773 77.06

Yes 490 21.31


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

COOLERS



No 1773 78.27

Yes 211 9.31


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 1884 83.48

Yes 309 13.68


EVER BEEN OFFERED

LIQUOR

Q16f Frequency Percent

Never heard of 193 8.50No 1902 83.59

Yes 180 7.90


EVER BEEN OFFERED

SHIMERON

Q16g Frequency Percent


No 1098 48.27

Yes 18 0.79


EVER BEEN OFFERED

INHALANTS

Q16h Frequency Percent


No 1924 84.67

Yes 186 8.18


EVER BEEN OFFERED

MARIJUANA

Q16i Frequency Percent


No 1841 80.31

Yes 173 7.56


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED

FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 1794 76.95

No 266 11.42

Yes 271 11.63


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

FROM FRIEND

Q17b Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 1760 78.1No 406 18.0

Yes 86 3.8


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

SOMEWHERE ELS

Q17c Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 1748 76.6

No 312 13.6

Yes 221 9.6


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO U

CIGARETT

Q18A Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 1529 64

Dangerous 626 26

Not at all 18 0

Don't know 129 5

Never heard of 69 2


DANGEROUS TO U

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

Q18B Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 1650 70

Dangerous 422 18

Not at all 22 0

Don't know 135 5

Never heard of 112 4





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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

BEER


Very dangerous 1119 48.72

Dangerous 808 35.18

Not at all 145 6.33

Don't know 202 8.79




WINE COOLERS



Dangerous 587 25.41

Not at all 111 4.82

Don't know 256 11.08




WINE



Dangerous 736 32.29

Not at all 181 7.93





LIQUOR



Dangerous 467 20.31

Not at all 45 1.97

Don't know 163 7.11




SHIMERON



Dangerous 129 5.63

Not at all 6 0.26

Don't know 159 6.93




INHALANTS



Dangerous 425 18.44

Not at all 66 2.85

Don't know 184 7.97




MARIJUANA

Q18I Frequency Percent


Dangerous 181 7.83

Not at all 26 1.12

Don't know 111 4.82



DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO

FROM TEACHER


No 944 41.46

Yes 1333 58.54


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM VISITOR TO

CLASS


No 642 27.87

Yes 1660 72.13


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM ASSEMBLY

PROGRAM


No 971 43.95

Yes 1238 56.05


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM GUIDE

COUNSELOR


No 1295 58.72

Yes 911 41.28


DRUG/ALC INF FROM

SOMEONE ELSE AT

SCHOOL


No 1419 63.96

Yes 800 36.04


BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME

Q20a Frequency PercentNever 2036 86.23

1 time 186 7.87

2 times 83 3.53

3+ times 56 2.38





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Arlington

Spring 2008

WINE COOLERS, TWO

OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 2129 92.83

1 time 105 4.58

2 times 31 1.34

3+ times 29 1.25


WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 2048 89.26

1 time 161 7.01

2 times 45 1.96

3+ times 41 1.77


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 2192 95.27

1 time 63 2.75

2 times 23 0.99

3+ times 23 0.98


MISSED SCHOOL

WITHOUT PARENT'S

CONSENT


No 2357 97.57

Yes 59 2.43


SENT TO

PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES


Don't like it 2097 87.41

Don't care 31 1.28

Think it's O.K. 8 0.33




DRINKING BEER



Don't care 66 2.76





USING MARIJUANA

q25 Frequency Percent


Don't care 17 0.70




Documents

2008 _ tarrant county _ arlington isd _ 2008 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary report