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Northside
SPRING 2010
Secondary
Table of Contents
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Inhalants
Miscellaneous
Selected Substances:
Table T-6: How do your parents feel about kids your age using tobacco?
Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use tobacco?
Table A-3: When you drink the following alcoholic beverages, how many drinks do
you usually have at one time, on average?
Table A-4: During the past 30 days, on how many days have you had five or more
drinks of alcohol at one time?
10 or
Never/None 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days more days
Alcohol
All 75.1% 8.6% 5.2% 6.0% 2.5% 2.6%
Grade 7 74.4% 8.1% 5.8% 5.8% 1.2% 4.7%
Grade 8 83.7% 7.0% 2.3% 3.5% 2.3% 1.2%
Grade 9 77.8% 8.0% 4.4% 5.3% 2.1% 2.4%
Grade 10 74.4% 7.2% 5.6% 7.2% 3.9% 1.7%
Grade 11 72.8% 12.1% 5.8% 5.8% 1.7% 1.7%
Grade 12 64.9% 10.0% 7.7% 9.3% 4.2% 3.9%
Table A-7: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you...
Table A-8: School year use of alcohol by absences and conduct problems:
Table A-9: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Table A-11: During the past twelve months, how many times have you...
Table A-12: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often was
alcohol used?
Table A-13: How often, if ever, do you get alcoholic beverages from..
Most of
Do Not Drink Never Seldom the Time Always
At home?
All 41.6% 21.4% 24.9% 8.7% 3.4%
Grade 7 47.1% 17.6% 20.0% 11.8% 3.5%
Grade 8 51.2% 15.5% 22.6% 8.3% 2.4%
Grade 9 39.4% 24.5% 23.5% 9.4% 3.3%
Grade 10 38.3% 25.0% 27.2% 6.1% 3.3%
Grade 11 39.6% 20.7% 27.8% 7.7% 4.1%
Grade 12 32.6% 25.0% 29.5% 8.8% 4.0%
From friends?
All 38.3% 18.6% 15.9% 19.6% 7.6%
Grade 7 45.3% 23.3% 10.5% 17.4% 3.5%
Grade 8 51.8% 24.1% 9.6% 9.6% 4.8%
Grade 9 36.8% 19.8% 17.9% 19.3% 6.1%
Grade 10 33.3% 15.5% 16.1% 24.1% 10.9%
Grade 11 32.5% 16.0% 21.3% 20.7% 9.5%
Grade 12 27.4% 11.1% 21.3% 27.9% 12.3%
From a store?
All 40.9% 42.0% 8.7% 5.1% 3.2%
Grade 7 50.0% 41.7% 3.6% 1.2% 3.6%
Grade 8 54.3% 37.0% 4.9% 3.7% 0.0%
Grade 9 39.5% 45.9% 7.7% 4.5% 2.4%
Grade 10 34.5% 42.0% 12.6% 5.2% 5.7%
Grade 11 35.1% 41.7% 11.3% 8.9% 3.0%
Grade 12 30.0% 43.6% 13.1% 8.2% 5.1%
At parties?
All 36.9% 15.4% 11.2% 16.5% 20.0%
Grade 7 44.7% 20.0% 7.1% 16.5% 11.8%
Grade 8 48.2% 15.7% 13.3% 12.0% 10.8%
Grade 9 35.2% 14.8% 14.7% 18.4% 17.0%
Grade 10 32.2% 15.8% 9.0% 15.8% 27.1%
Grade 11 31.2% 14.7% 10.6% 16.5% 27.1%
Grade 12 28.3% 10.6% 11.9% 20.0% 29.2%
Other source?
All 40.2% 27.0% 15.9% 7.9% 9.0%
Grade 7 45.9% 29.4% 9.4% 7.1% 8.2%
Grade 8 51.2% 20.2% 22.6% 3.6% 2.4%
Grade 9 39.0% 27.2% 16.0% 9.2% 8.6%
Grade 10 35.2% 28.4% 12.5% 9.1% 14.8%
Grade 11 35.5% 27.1% 18.7% 8.4% 10.2%
Grade 12 32.4% 30.5% 16.4% 10.4% 10.3%
Table A-14: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking alcohol?
Table A-15: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use alcohol?
Table D-6: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you..
Table D-7: School year use of marijuana by absences and conduct problems:
Table D-8: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-9: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Table D-10: During the past twelve months, how many times have you..
Table D-11: Thinking of parties you attended this school year, how often were
marijuana and/or other drugs used?
Half Most of
CATEGORY Never Seldom the Time the Time Always Don't know
Joints? All 68.7% 11.0% 7.9% 5.1% 5.5% 1.8%
Grade 7 72.1% 5.8% 5.8% 3.5% 9.3% 3.5%
Grade 8 76.5% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 3.5% 2.4%
Grade 9 69.0% 11.0% 7.5% 6.8% 4.9% 0.8%
Grade 10 61.8% 14.0% 12.4% 4.5% 5.1% 2.2%
Grade 11 65.9% 14.1% 8.8% 4.7% 5.9% 0.6%
Grade 12 65.7% 16.8% 7.2% 5.2% 4.2% 1.0%
Blunts? All 68.0% 9.2% 7.0% 7.7% 6.6% 1.5%
Grade 7 74.4% 4.7% 5.8% 4.7% 9.3% 1.2%
Grade 8 75.0% 7.1% 7.1% 6.0% 2.4% 2.4%
Grade 9 69.3% 9.5% 7.1% 7.5% 5.6% 0.8%
Grade 10 59.8% 10.9% 8.6% 11.5% 6.3% 2.9%
Grade 11 62.9% 12.4% 6.5% 9.4% 8.2% 0.6%
Grade 12 65.1% 11.4% 6.7% 7.8% 8.1% 1.0%
Bongs or water pipes? All 72.5% 9.4% 5.2% 5.7% 6.1% 1.2%
Grade 7 77.9% 8.1% 3.5% 3.5% 5.8% 1.2%
Grade 8 82.1% 7.1% 3.6% 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
Grade 9 72.5% 8.5% 6.3% 6.5% 5.5% 0.8%
Grade 10 67.6% 8.5% 6.3% 7.4% 9.1% 1.1%
Grade 11 65.5% 12.7% 5.5% 9.1% 6.7% 0.6%
Grade 12 67.3% 12.3% 6.2% 7.2% 6.3% 0.7%
Pipes? All 71.2% 7.7% 5.2% 7.8% 6.8% 1.3%
Grade 7 80.2% 5.8% 2.3% 4.7% 5.8% 1.2%
Grade 8 81.7% 6.1% 6.1% 1.2% 3.7% 1.2%
Grade 9 70.6% 8.6% 5.4% 7.8% 6.9% 0.7%
Grade 10 63.6% 5.7% 5.7% 11.9% 9.7% 3.4%
Grade 11 65.1% 10.8% 5.4% 12.0% 6.0% 0.6%
Grade 12 64.1% 9.8% 6.6% 9.9% 8.7% 0.8%
Some other way? All 80.0% 7.4% 2.6% 3.4% 4.3% 2.4%
Grade 7 79.3% 3.4% 3.4% 6.9% 5.7% 1.1%
Grade 8 89.2% 7.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% 1.2%
Grade 9 79.2% 8.2% 2.9% 3.1% 3.9% 2.7%
Grade 10 76.0% 6.9% 2.9% 4.0% 6.9% 3.4%
Grade 11 78.3% 8.4% 3.6% 4.2% 2.4% 3.0%
Grade 12 77.5% 10.7% 2.7% 1.8% 4.2% 3.2%
Table D-13: How do your parents feel about kids your age using marijuana?
Table D-14: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use...
Table D-16: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...
Table D-17: How recently, if ever, have you taken the following OVER-THE COUNTER drugs...
Table I-5: Since school began in the fall, on how many days (if any) have you
attended class while high from inhalant use?
Table I-6: School year use of inhalants by absences and conduct problems:
Table I-7: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Table I-8: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
CATEGORY Yes
A school health class All 51.2%
Grade 7 34.2%
Grade 8 51.5%
Grade 9 31.1%
Grade 10 64.8%
Grade 11 72.2%
Grade 12 56.7%
An assembly program All 34.0%
Grade 7 45.3%
Grade 8 35.3%
Grade 9 32.1%
Grade 10 26.5%
Grade 11 22.6%
Grade 12 43.0%
Guidance counselor All 28.7%
Grade 7 45.3%
Grade 8 42.0%
Grade 9 25.4%
Grade 10 22.7%
Grade 11 14.5%
Grade 12 20.8%
Science class All 31.9%
Grade 7 58.7%
Grade 8 25.8%
Grade 9 33.3%
Grade 10 28.6%
Grade 11 19.1%
Grade 12 23.3%
Social studies class All 15.4%
Grade 7 18.9%
Grade 8 15.2%
Grade 9 14.0%
Grade 10 19.1%
Grade 11 7.8%
Grade 12 16.6%
Student group session All 10.4%
Grade 7 14.9%
Grade 8 7.5%
Grade 9 10.4%
Grade 10 10.7%
Grade 11 5.8%
Grade 12 13.2%
Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten any information
on drugs or alcohol from the following sources?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
An invited school guest All 29.2%
Grade 7 34.7%
Grade 8 36.8%
Grade 9 22.3%
Grade 10 26.9%
Grade 11 19.2%
Grade 12 36.9%
Another source at school All 32.8%
Grade 7 36.0%
Grade 8 34.9%
Grade 9 31.9%
Grade 10 32.1%
Grade 11 29.2%
Grade 12 32.4%
Any school source All 62.3%
Grade 7 61.5%
Grade 8 52.8%
Grade 9 53.8%
Grade 10 68.7%
Grade 11 71.6%
Grade 12 68.7%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
CATEGORY Yes
Counselor/program in-school All 28.4%
Grade 7 37.9%
Grade 8 32.9%
Grade 9 24.9%
Grade 10 23.7%
Grade 11 24.1%
Grade 12 26.2%
Another adult in school All 29.9%
Grade 7 35.6%
Grade 8 35.9%
Grade 9 26.0%
Grade 10 25.1%
Grade 11 26.9%
Grade 12 30.1%
Counselor/program outside-school All 33.9%
Grade 7 33.7%
Grade 8 30.8%
Grade 9 30.4%
Grade 10 37.1%
Grade 11 35.8%
Grade 12 36.9%
Your parents All 55.6%
Grade 7 48.8%
Grade 8 57.7%
Grade 9 57.5%
Grade 10 54.1%
Grade 11 56.9%
Grade 12 59.7%
A medical doctor All 42.8%
Grade 7 41.9%
Grade 8 38.5%
Grade 9 39.9%
Grade 10 41.1%
Grade 11 50.3%
Grade 12 46.6%
Your friends All 70.7%
Grade 7 64.0%
Grade 8 66.2%
Grade 9 70.9%
Grade 10 71.6%
Grade 11 76.2%
Grade 12 77.0%
Table X-2: If you had a drug or alcohol problem and needed help, who would you go to?
(Continued)
CATEGORY Yes
Another adult All 62.4%
Grade 7 60.5%
Grade 8 59.7%
Grade 9 64.2%
Grade 10 58.6%
Grade 11 67.1%
Grade 12 64.8%
Table X-3: Since school began in the fall, have you sought help, other than
from family or friends, for problems in any way connected with your use of
alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs?
CATEGORY Yes
Seek Help All 6.5%
Grade 7 10.4%
Grade 8 6.7%
Grade 9 8.4%
Grade 10 3.6%
Grade 11 3.8%
Grade 12 5.5%
2. Prevalence Tables
3. Margin Tables
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET BEER
q20c Frequency Percent q20g Frequency Percent q21c Frequency Percent
Never heard/None 1112 25.23 Never heard/None 3401 76.98 Never heard of 463 11.00
A few 1140 25.87 A few 689 15.61 Impossible 494 11.73
Some 978 22.20 Some 196 4.43 Very difficult 241 5.71
Most 878 19.92 Most 97 2.21 Somewhat diff 522 12.40
All 299 6.78 All 34 0.77 Somewhat easy 943 22.38
Very easy 1550 36.78
DIFFICULT TO GET
INHALANTS DIFFICULT TO GET
q21g Frequency Percent HALLUCINOGENS DIFFICULT TO GET STEROIDS
Never heard of 936 21.88 q21l Frequency Percent q21p Frequency Percent
Impossible 752 17.59 Never heard of 1561 36.70 Never heard of 1141 27.21
Very difficult 199 4.65 Impossible 1050 24.69 Impossible 1591 37.92
Somewhat diff 327 7.66 Very difficult 529 12.45 Very difficult 592 14.11
Somewhat easy 489 11.44 Somewhat diff 449 10.57 Somewhat diff 444 10.58
Very easy 1573 36.78 Somewhat easy 338 7.94 Somewhat easy 247 5.88
Very easy 325 7.65 Very easy 180 4.30
DIFFICULT TO GET
MARIJUANA DIFFICULT TO GET UPPERS DIFFICULT TO GET ECSTASY
q21h Frequency Percent q21m Frequency Percent q21q Frequency Percent
Never heard of 563 13.35 Never heard of 2151 50.92 Never heard of 1412 33.48
Impossible 954 22.60 Impossible 770 18.23 Impossible 1274 30.19
Very difficult 316 7.48 Very difficult 322 7.63 Very difficult 476 11.27
Somewhat diff 434 10.29 Somewhat diff 316 7.49 Somewhat diff 402 9.52
Somewhat easy 628 14.87 Somewhat easy 255 6.04 Somewhat easy 272 6.45
Very easy 1326 31.41 Very easy 410 9.70 Very easy 384 9.09
HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE HOW OFTEN NORMALLY USE
CRACK DOWNERS ECSTASY
q23j Frequency Percent q23n Frequency Percent q23q Frequency Percent
Several times/wk 0 0.01 Every day 11 0.26 Every day 0 0.01
Several times/mo 10 0.23 Several times/wk 11 0.27 Several times/wk 3 0.07
About once/month 15 0.36 Several times/mo 63 1.49 Several times/mo 9 0.22
About once/year 28 0.65 About once/month 51 1.19 About once/month 60 1.41
< once/year 18 0.42 About once/year 72 1.70 About once/year 94 2.21
Never used 4186 98.33 < once/year 67 1.58 < once/year 68 1.59
Never used 3970 93.51 Never used 4008 94.49
USE MARIJUANA IN BONGS OR RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE RECENT PRECRIPTION DRUG USE
WATER PIPES - CODEINE - XANAX ETC
q27c Frequency Percent q29a Frequency Percent q29e Frequency Percent
Never 3117 72.49 Never heard/used 3563 82.51 Never heard/used 3868 90.64
Seldom 403 9.37 At least once/month 356 8.23 At least once/month 207 4.85
Half the time 223 5.18 At least once/year 153 3.54 At least once/year 85 2.00
Most of the time 245 5.69 At least once/life 247 5.72 At least once/life 107 2.52
Always 263 6.11
Don't know 50 1.16
Frequency Missing = 296.27435106 Frequency Missing = 347.8811098
CLASS DAYS HIGH ON DRUG USE AT PARTIES THIS WOULD SEEK HELP
MARIJUANA SINCE SEPT SCHOOL YEAR FROM COUNSELOR
q34b Frequency Percent q35b Frequency Percent OR PROGRAM
None 3468 80.87 Never 1818 42.15 OUTSIDE SCHOOL
1-3 days 438 10.20 Seldom 416 9.65 q37c Frequency Percent
4-9 days 149 3.48 Half the time 325 7.52 No 2749 66.07
10+ days 234 5.45 Most of the time 438 10.15 Yes 1412 33.93
Always 633 14.66
Don't know 103 2.39 Frequency Missing = 454.27634932
Frequency Missing = 326.10585359 Didn't attend 581 13.47