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Houston

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 6.0% 3.3% 2.7% 94.0%

Grade 4 4.3% 2.2% 2.1% 95.7%

Grade 5 4.8% 3.3% 1.6% 95.2%

Grade 6 9.0% 4.4% 4.6% 91.0%

Cigarettes

All 5.5% 2.9% 2.6% 94.5%

Grade 4 3.2% 1.4% 1.8% 96.8%

Grade 5 4.7% 3.2% 1.6% 95.3%

Grade 6 8.9% 4.2% 4.6% 91.1%

Smokeless tobacco

All 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% 99.1%

Grade 4 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 5 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 99.6%Grade 6 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 99.0%

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

School

Year Lifetime

Any tobacco product

All 3.0 3.0

Grade 4 3.1 2.5Grade 5 2.2 2.5

Grade 6 3.6 3.5

Cigarettes

All 2.8 2.7

Grade 4 2.9 2.2

Grade 5 2.2 2.5

Grade 6 3.4 3.1

Smokeless tobacco

All 2.7 3.3

Grade 4 3.4 3.7

Grade 5 * *

Grade 6 2.5 3.6

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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

8.5 9.3 10.1

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 95.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6%

Grade 4 97.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 95.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 0.5%

Grade 6 91.8% 1.3% 0.6% 0.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.5%

Other Family Situation

All 91.4% 1.1% 1.0% 1.5% 1.7% 2.3% 1.0%

Grade 4 94.4% 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.5% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 5 92.9% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 2.2% 1.5% 0.0%

Grade 6 87.1% 0.3% 1.0% 2.6% 1.6% 4.5% 2.9%

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

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?

All 3.5% 80.5% 14.6% 1.4%

Grade 4 4.6% 83.4% 11.1% 0.9%

Grade 5 3.2% 83.5% 12.0% 1.3%Grade 6 2.6% 74.2% 21.1% 2.2%

Cigarettes?

All 4.9% 80.1% 13.8% 1.2%

Grade 4 6.2% 83.2% 9.9% 0.7%

Grade 5 4.8% 82.9% 11.2% 1.1%

Grade 6 3.5% 73.9% 20.6% 1.9%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 9.9% 85.6% 3.9% 0.5%

Grade 4 12.3% 84.9% 2.5% 0.3%

Grade 5 10.9% 85.8% 2.9% 0.4%

Grade 6 6.5% 86.1% 6.6% 0.8%



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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 3.9% 12.7% 83.4%

Grade 4 4.1% 9.7% 86.2%

Grade 5 3.7% 10.9% 85.4%

Grade 6 3.9% 17.8% 78.3%

Cigarettes?

All 5.1% 12.2% 82.7%

Grade 4 5.6% 9.4% 85.0%

Grade 5 4.8% 10.2% 85.0%

Grade 6 4.8% 17.4% 77.7%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 10.6% 2.7% 86.7%

Grade 4 12.0% 1.5% 86.5%

Grade 5 11.8% 2.5% 85.7%

Grade 6 7.9% 4.3% 87.9%

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 2.2% 77.4% 14.1% 1.4% 5.0%

Grade 4 2.3% 82.5% 9.3% 0.4% 5.5%

Grade 5 1.4% 79.9% 13.9% 1.1% 3.7%

Grade 6 2.9% 69.1% 19.6% 2.7% 5.7%

Cigarettes?

All 3.1% 65.9% 23.0% 1.6% 6.4%

Grade 4 3.8% 73.2% 16.6% 0.4% 6.0%

Grade 5 2.3% 67.5% 23.8% 1.3% 5.0%

Grade 6 3.3% 56.2% 29.0% 3.2% 8.3%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 7.4% 68.9% 15.2% 1.7% 6.7%

Grade 4 8.2% 73.1% 10.9% 0.6% 7.1%

Grade 5 8.3% 70.8% 14.6% 1.1% 5.2%

Grade 6 5.7% 62.3% 20.5% 3.6% 7.9%



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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 24.2% 13.9% 10.3% 75.8%

Grade 4 16.9% 10.0% 6.9% 83.1%

Grade 5 24.0% 14.6% 9.4% 76.0%

Grade 6 31.9% 17.2% 14.7% 68.1%

Beer

All 14.5% 8.0% 6.6% 85.5%

Grade 4 11.6% 6.1% 5.5% 88.4%

Grade 5 13.3% 8.1% 5.2% 86.7%

Grade 6 19.0% 9.8% 9.2% 81.0%

Wine coolers

All 9.1% 5.2% 3.9% 90.9%

Grade 4 6.0% 3.7% 2.3% 94.0%

Grade 5 6.5% 4.4% 2.1% 93.5%

Grade 6 15.1% 7.7% 7.4% 84.9%Wine

All 11.2% 6.3% 4.9% 88.8%

Grade 4 5.8% 3.5% 2.3% 94.2%

Grade 5 12.2% 7.1% 5.1% 87.8%

Grade 6 15.9% 8.5% 7.4% 84.1%

Liquor

All 5.9% 3.3% 2.6% 94.1%

Grade 4 2.6% 1.5% 1.1% 97.4%

Grade 5 5.6% 2.6% 3.0% 94.4%

Grade 6 9.7% 5.9% 3.8% 90.3%



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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 4.1 4.4

Grade 4 3.2 3.3

Grade 5 3.4 3.9

Grade 6 5.4 5.4

Beer

All 2.4 2.5

Grade 4 2.3 2.2

Grade 5 2.3 2.4

Grade 6 2.5 2.6

Liquor

All 2.7 2.8

Grade 4 2.1 2.3

Grade 5 2.1 2.5Grade 6 3.1 3.2

Wine

All 2.6 2.6

Grade 4 2.4 2.1

Grade 5 2.5 2.7

Grade 6 2.7 2.6

Wine coolers

All 2.8 3.1

Grade 4 2.1 2.4

Grade 5 2.0 2.3

Grade 6 3.6 3.7



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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 86.3% 8.6% 2.9% 2.2% 13.7%

Grade 4 86.8% 8.5% 2.1% 2.7% 13.2%

Grade 5 87.7% 7.9% 3.0% 1.4% 12.3%

Grade 6 84.1% 9.6% 3.7% 2.5% 15.9%

Wine Coolers?

All 91.3% 4.7% 2.1% 1.9% 8.7%

Grade 4 94.1% 3.0% 1.2% 1.8% 5.9%

Grade 5 92.4% 4.7% 2.0% 0.9% 7.6%

Grade 6 87.1% 6.6% 3.4% 3.0% 12.9%

Wine?

All 89.8% 6.4% 1.9% 1.9% 10.2%

Grade 4 93.6% 3.6% 1.6% 1.3% 6.4%

Grade 5 89.2% 7.0% 2.2% 1.6% 10.8%

Grade 6 86.5% 8.8% 1.9% 2.8% 13.5%

Liquor?All 94.2% 3.3% 1.1% 1.4% 5.8%

Grade 4 96.7% 2.3% 0.4% 0.5% 3.3%

Grade 5 94.9% 3.2% 0.9% 1.0% 5.1%

Grade 6 90.8% 4.4% 2.1% 2.7% 9.2%



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Spring 2006

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


Alcohol

8.3 9.1 9.6

Beer

8.0 8.9 9.4

Wine Coolers

9.0 9.7 10.2

Wine

8.4 9.4 9.9

Liquor

8.7 9.7 10.6

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


Two Parent Family

All 79.8% 4.7% 2.8% 3.3% 4.5% 2.9% 2.2%

Grade 4 87.5% 4.2% 2.9% 2.7% 2.1% 0.3% 0.3%

Grade 5 78.0% 4.1% 3.5% 4.5% 6.0% 2.8% 1.2%

Grade 6 73.0% 5.8% 1.9% 2.6% 5.4% 5.8% 5.4%


All 72.0% 8.9% 2.9% 4.6% 5.7% 2.9% 3.0%

Grade 4 75.7% 10.4% 3.8% 5.5% 4.0% 0.3% 0.3%

Grade 5 74.2% 7.1% 1.8% 4.6% 7.7% 3.4% 1.2%

Grade 6 66.5% 9.3% 3.2% 3.8% 5.4% 4.8% 7.0%

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

17.8% 47.0% 37.3% 55.9%



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Houston

Spring 2006

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

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 74.9% 9.3% 15.8%

Grade 4 77.8% 7.2% 15.0%

Grade 5 74.8% 8.6% 16.6%

Grade 6 72.0% 12.2% 15.8%

Friends?

All 75.4% 3.5% 21.0%

Grade 4 77.1% 1.4% 21.5%

Grade 5 75.6% 3.0% 21.5%

Grade 6 73.5% 6.5% 20.0%

Somewhere else?

All 73.4% 9.3% 17.3%

Grade 4 75.0% 6.1% 19.0%

Grade 5 73.7% 8.8% 17.6%

Grade 6 71.3% 13.5% 15.3%



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Spring 2006

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

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 2.6% 70.6% 21.9% 4.8%

Grade 4 2.9% 76.4% 17.4% 3.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 72.8% 20.4% 4.1%

Grade 6 2.2% 62.4% 28.2% 7.2%

Beer?

All 3.3% 76.2% 17.8% 2.7%

Grade 4 3.8% 80.7% 13.1% 2.4%

Grade 5 3.4% 78.1% 16.2% 2.3%

Grade 6 2.5% 69.6% 24.4% 3.5%

Wine coolers?

All 17.9% 70.6% 9.1% 2.4%

Grade 4 19.6% 73.1% 5.5% 1.7%

Grade 5 21.2% 69.0% 8.4% 1.4%

Grade 6 12.7% 69.7% 13.5% 4.1%Wine?

All 5.3% 81.0% 11.8% 2.0%

Grade 4 6.0% 84.7% 7.6% 1.7%

Grade 5 5.9% 80.4% 12.6% 1.1%

Grade 6 3.8% 77.7% 15.3% 3.2%

Liquor?

All 11.0% 80.1% 7.3% 1.7%

Grade 4 16.7% 78.6% 4.0% 0.8%

Grade 5 10.4% 82.1% 6.3% 1.2%

Grade 6 5.8% 79.4% 11.7% 3.0%



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Spring 2006

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 3.2% 25.1% 71.7%

Grade 4 2.7% 21.6% 75.7%

Grade 5 3.1% 23.2% 73.7%

Grade 6 3.9% 30.9% 65.2%

Beer?

All 3.7% 19.2% 77.1%

Grade 4 3.5% 17.2% 79.3%

Grade 5 3.5% 16.0% 80.5%

Grade 6 4.1% 24.8% 71.1%

Wine coolers?

All 18.2% 8.4% 73.4%

Grade 4 20.5% 5.0% 74.5%

Grade 5 20.6% 7.1% 72.3%

Grade 6 13.0% 13.4% 73.6%Wine?

All 5.1% 11.3% 83.5%

Grade 4 4.9% 7.7% 87.4%

Grade 5 5.5% 11.9% 82.6%

Grade 6 5.0% 14.6% 80.4%

Liquor?

All 11.1% 6.2% 82.7%

Grade 4 15.4% 3.0% 81.6%

Grade 5 10.7% 5.5% 83.8%

Grade 6 6.8% 10.5% 82.7%



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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 80.9% 2.1% 0.9% 16.1%

Grade 4 80.7% 1.8% 0.6% 16.9%

Grade 5 81.0% 1.6% 1.1% 16.3%

Grade 6 81.1% 3.0% 0.9% 14.9%

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 1.9% 70.2% 18.7% 3.3% 5.9%

Grade 4 1.8% 77.5% 14.0% 1.3% 5.3%

Grade 5 1.2% 70.1% 19.9% 3.5% 5.3%

Grade 6 2.7% 62.5% 22.3% 5.2% 7.2%Beer?

All 2.3% 48.6% 32.5% 7.0% 9.6%

Grade 4 2.7% 56.2% 26.9% 4.7% 9.4%

Grade 5 1.4% 47.4% 34.9% 6.6% 9.7%

Grade 6 2.8% 41.8% 36.0% 9.8% 9.6%

Wine coolers?

All 16.0% 45.5% 20.0% 6.4% 12.0%

Grade 4 19.2% 54.5% 14.2% 3.5% 8.7%

Grade 5 18.0% 43.4% 20.9% 5.4% 12.2%

Grade 6 10.5% 38.1% 25.5% 10.6% 15.2%

Wine?

All 3.4% 51.5% 27.5% 6.9% 10.7%Grade 4 4.1% 60.5% 22.6% 4.1% 8.6%

Grade 5 2.7% 49.5% 29.5% 6.5% 11.8%

Grade 6 3.3% 43.7% 30.7% 10.5% 11.7%

Liquor?

All 7.5% 62.6% 18.0% 2.9% 9.0%

Grade 4 11.8% 67.1% 12.7% 0.9% 7.6%

Grade 5 6.1% 63.2% 19.2% 2.5% 9.0%

Grade 6 4.4% 57.1% 22.4% 5.4% 10.7%



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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 2.3% 1.5% 0.8% 97.7%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.2% 0.7% 0.4% 98.8%

Grade 6 5.0% 3.5% 1.5% 95.0%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 5.3 4.7

Grade 4 * 3.1

Grade 5 4.2 3.4

Grade 6 5.5 5.2



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


8.6 10.1 10.4

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


Two Parent Family

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

Grade 4 99.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 99.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3%

Grade 6 96.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 1.1% 0.7% 0.9%


All 97.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% 1.0%

Grade 4 99.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%

Grade 5 99.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 93.5% 1.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 1.6% 2.9%



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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% 18.7% 6.6% 26.9%

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

Never


All 12.3% 78.7% 6.7% 2.3%

Grade 4 16.6% 79.2% 3.2% 1.0%

Grade 5 13.2% 81.6% 4.1% 1.1%

Grade 6 7.0% 75.0% 13.1% 4.9%

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 11.8% 6.9% 81.3%

Grade 4 15.0% 3.7% 81.3%

Grade 5 12.4% 4.6% 82.9%

Grade 6 7.8% 12.5% 79.7%

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 83.1% 1.8% 0.6% 14.6%

Grade 4 79.6% 1.6% 0.7% 18.1%

Grade 5 84.3% 1.7% 0.3% 13.7%

Grade 6 85.6% 2.1% 0.7% 11.7%

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 9.2% 75.8% 7.3% 2.0% 5.7%

Grade 4 12.7% 75.3% 5.7% 0.5% 5.7%

Grade 5 8.7% 78.5% 6.7% 1.5% 4.6%

Grade 6 6.0% 73.4% 9.7% 4.1% 6.8%



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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 10.1% 6.9% 3.1% 89.9%

Grade 4 9.3% 6.0% 3.4% 90.7%

Grade 5 8.3% 6.0% 2.3% 91.7%

Grade 6 12.6% 8.8% 3.8% 87.4%

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

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 96.1% 3.9%

Grade 4 97.0% 3.0%

Grade 5 96.5% 3.5%

Grade 6 94.8% 5.2%Gasoline

All 97.6% 2.4%

Grade 4 97.7% 2.3%

Grade 5 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 6 97.1% 2.9%

Glue

All 96.7% 3.3%

Grade 4 95.5% 4.5%

Grade 5 98.0% 2.0%

Grade 6 96.7% 3.3%

Paint Thinner

All 97.6% 2.4%Grade 4 97.4% 2.6%

Grade 5 98.0% 2.0%

Grade 6 97.3% 2.7%

Spray Paint

All 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 4 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 5 98.3% 1.7%

Grade 6 97.6% 2.4%

Other Inhalants

All 96.7% 3.3%

Grade 4 97.3% 2.7%

Grade 5 97.8% 2.2%

Grade 6 94.8% 5.2%



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Spring 2006

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.3 2.9

Grade 4 2.8 2.5

Grade 5 3.1 3.2

Grade 6 3.5 2.8

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

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 90.7% 5.4% 3.1% 0.8%

Grade 4 91.3% 4.8% 3.0% 0.9%

Grade 5 92.4% 4.7% 2.4% 0.5%

Grade 6 88.4% 6.7% 3.8% 1.1%



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Spring 2006

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


8.2 9.4 10.1

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


Two Parent Family

All 95.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%

Grade 4 98.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 96.5% 0.2% 0.7% 0.8% 1.3% 0.5% 0.0%

Grade 6 91.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8%


All 95.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 0.6%

Grade 4 96.7% 1.2% 1.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 96.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 1.6% 0.9% 0.0%

Grade 6 92.8% 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% 1.0% 2.3% 1.6%



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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

3.1% 21.0% 9.7% 30.0%

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

Never


All 10.7% 80.4% 6.9% 2.0%

Grade 4 14.9% 80.4% 3.6% 1.1%

Grade 5 10.9% 82.2% 5.9% 1.0%

Grade 6 6.0% 78.6% 11.4% 3.9%



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Spring 2006

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 10.8% 5.1% 84.1%

Grade 4 14.7% 2.4% 83.0%

Grade 5 10.4% 4.3% 85.4%

Grade 6 7.2% 8.9% 83.9%

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 7.9% 62.9% 16.9% 3.2% 9.1%

Grade 4 11.8% 65.8% 13.1% 1.2% 8.2%

Grade 5 6.7% 63.4% 16.2% 3.7% 10.0%

Grade 6 5.1% 59.2% 21.7% 4.8% 9.1%



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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 6.0% 3.3% 2.7% 94.0%

Grade 4 4.3% 2.2% 2.1% 95.7%

Grade 5 4.8% 3.3% 1.6% 95.2%

Grade 6 9.0% 4.4% 4.6% 91.0%

Alcohol

All 24.2% 13.9% 10.3% 75.8%

Grade 4 16.9% 10.0% 6.9% 83.1%

Grade 5 24.0% 14.6% 9.4% 76.0%

Grade 6 31.9% 17.2% 14.7% 68.1%

Inhalants

All 10.1% 6.9% 3.1% 89.9%

Grade 4 9.3% 6.0% 3.4% 90.7%

Grade 5 8.3% 6.0% 2.3% 91.7%Grade 6 12.6% 8.8% 3.8% 87.4%

Marijuana

All 2.3% 1.5% 0.8% 97.7%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.2% 0.7% 0.4% 98.8%

Grade 6 5.0% 3.5% 1.5% 95.0%



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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 7.1% 3.7% 3.5% 92.9%

Grade 4 5.9% 2.9% 2.9% 94.1%

Grade 5 5.7% 4.1% 1.6% 94.3%

Grade 6 9.9% 4.1% 5.8% 90.1%

Alcohol

All 26.0% 14.6% 11.5% 74.0%

Grade 4 18.7% 10.8% 7.9% 81.3%

Grade 5 26.3% 17.3% 9.0% 73.7%

Grade 6 33.8% 16.0% 17.8% 66.2%

Inhalants

All 9.6% 6.3% 3.2% 90.4%

Grade 4 8.6% 5.6% 3.0% 91.4%

Grade 5 6.9% 4.2% 2.8% 93.1%Grade 6 13.2% 9.3% 3.9% 86.8%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 2.0% 0.9% 97.0%

Grade 4 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% 99.0%

Grade 5 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% 97.9%

Grade 6 5.9% 4.3% 1.5% 94.1%



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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 4.9% 2.8% 2.0% 95.1%

Grade 4 2.6% 1.4% 1.2% 97.4%

Grade 5 4.1% 2.5% 1.6% 95.9%

Grade 6 8.1% 4.7% 3.4% 91.9%

Alcohol

All 22.3% 13.2% 9.1% 77.7%

Grade 4 15.1% 9.2% 5.9% 84.9%

Grade 5 22.0% 12.3% 9.7% 78.0%

Grade 6 30.0% 18.4% 11.5% 70.0%

Inhalants

All 10.6% 7.5% 3.1% 89.4%

Grade 4 10.1% 6.4% 3.7% 89.9%

Grade 5 9.6% 7.6% 1.9% 90.4%Grade 6 12.2% 8.4% 3.7% 87.8%

Marijuana

All 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% 98.3%

Grade 4 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 99.4%

Grade 5 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 99.6%

Grade 6 4.2% 2.7% 1.5% 95.8%



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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 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 98.5%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 3.8% 2.6% 1.3% 96.2%

Alcohol

All 18.0% 9.9% 8.1% 82.0%

Grade 4 10.9% 7.3% 3.6% 89.1%

Grade 5 17.1% 8.5% 8.5% 82.9%

Grade 6 23.1% 12.8% 10.3% 76.9%

Inhalants

All 6.1% 3.3% 2.8% 93.9%

Grade 4 7.3% 5.5% 1.8% 92.7%

Grade 5 3.7% 0.0% 3.7% 96.3%Grade 6 7.7% 5.1% 2.6% 92.3%

Marijuana

All 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% 98.0%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 5.1% 2.6% 2.6% 94.9%



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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 5.9% 2.8% 3.1% 94.1%

Grade 4 4.6% 1.8% 2.9% 95.4%

Grade 5 5.6% 2.8% 2.8% 94.4%

Grade 6 7.9% 4.2% 3.7% 92.1%

Alcohol

All 28.7% 15.7% 13.0% 71.3%

Grade 4 23.6% 14.1% 9.4% 76.4%

Grade 5 25.2% 15.4% 9.8% 74.8%

Grade 6 38.6% 18.0% 20.6% 61.4%

Inhalants

All 7.5% 4.9% 2.6% 92.5%

Grade 4 7.3% 5.1% 2.2% 92.7%

Grade 5 5.2% 4.2% 0.9% 94.8%Grade 6 10.2% 5.4% 4.8% 89.8%

Marijuana

All 1.8% 0.8% 1.1% 98.2%

Grade 4 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% 98.9%

Grade 5 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 98.6%

Grade 6 3.2% 1.6% 1.6% 96.8%



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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 6.9% 4.0% 2.9% 93.1%

Grade 4 4.0% 2.5% 1.5% 96.0%

Grade 5 6.0% 4.3% 1.7% 94.0%

Grade 6 11.1% 5.3% 5.8% 88.9%

Alcohol

All 25.4% 15.8% 9.7% 74.6%

Grade 4 16.3% 10.2% 6.1% 83.7%

Grade 5 28.1% 17.3% 10.8% 71.9%

Grade 6 32.7% 20.2% 12.5% 67.3%

Inhalants

All 12.5% 9.0% 3.6% 87.5%

Grade 4 11.5% 7.2% 4.2% 88.5%

Grade 5 10.4% 8.0% 2.4% 89.6%Grade 6 16.2% 12.0% 4.2% 83.8%

Marijuana

All 3.0% 2.4% 0.6% 97.0%

Grade 4 1.1% 0.8% 0.2% 98.9%

Grade 5 1.5% 0.9% 0.7% 98.5%

Grade 6 6.7% 5.9% 0.8% 93.3%



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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 2.9% 1.1% 1.8% 97.1%

Grade 4 3.5% 1.3% 2.2% 96.5%

Grade 5 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% 98.7%

Grade 6 4.4% 0.6% 3.8% 95.6%

Alcohol

All 19.9% 11.0% 8.9% 80.1%

Grade 4 15.4% 10.1% 5.3% 84.6%

Grade 5 17.6% 10.5% 7.1% 82.4%

Grade 6 28.5% 12.7% 15.8% 71.5%

Inhalants

All 6.9% 4.0% 2.9% 93.1%

Grade 4 7.1% 4.0% 3.1% 92.9%

Grade 5 6.7% 4.2% 2.5% 93.3%Grade 6 7.1% 3.8% 3.2% 92.9%

Marijuana

All 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 99.7%

Grade 4 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 99.6%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 99.4%



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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 7.0% 4.0% 3.1% 93.0%

Grade 4 4.7% 2.5% 2.1% 95.3%

Grade 5 6.4% 4.2% 2.2% 93.6%

Grade 6 10.1% 5.3% 4.8% 89.9%

Alcohol

All 25.6% 14.9% 10.6% 74.4%

Grade 4 17.8% 10.3% 7.5% 82.2%

Grade 5 26.1% 15.8% 10.3% 73.9%

Grade 6 32.9% 18.8% 14.1% 67.1%

Inhalants

All 11.2% 7.9% 3.3% 88.8%

Grade 4 10.3% 6.8% 3.5% 89.7%

Grade 5 8.9% 6.6% 2.4% 91.1%Grade 6 14.3% 10.4% 3.9% 85.7%

Marijuana

All 2.9% 1.9% 1.0% 97.1%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% 98.3%

Grade 6 6.3% 4.4% 1.9% 93.7%



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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 4.7% 2.4% 2.3% 95.3%

Grade 4 3.6% 1.7% 1.9% 96.4%

Grade 5 4.2% 2.9% 1.3% 95.8%

Grade 6 6.6% 2.7% 3.8% 93.4%

Alcohol

All 21.4% 13.2% 8.2% 78.6%

Grade 4 13.1% 7.5% 5.5% 86.9%

Grade 5 23.3% 15.7% 7.7% 76.7%

Grade 6 28.5% 16.7% 11.8% 71.5%

Inhalants

All 10.6% 7.2% 3.4% 89.4%

Grade 4 10.2% 6.7% 3.5% 89.8%

Grade 5 9.0% 6.2% 2.8% 91.0%Grade 6 12.9% 8.8% 4.1% 87.1%

Marijuana

All 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 98.3%

Grade 4 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 99.7%

Grade 5 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% 98.9%

Grade 6 4.1% 2.8% 1.3% 95.9%



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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 8.3% 4.7% 3.6% 91.7%

Grade 4 5.5% 2.9% 2.6% 94.5%

Grade 5 6.1% 4.0% 2.1% 93.9%

Grade 6 12.9% 6.9% 6.0% 87.1%

Alcohol

All 29.0% 15.6% 13.4% 71.0%

Grade 4 24.6% 14.9% 9.7% 75.4%

Grade 5 26.0% 13.1% 12.8% 74.0%

Grade 6 35.8% 18.6% 17.3% 64.2%

Inhalants

All 9.2% 6.5% 2.6% 90.8%

Grade 4 7.8% 4.6% 3.2% 92.2%

Grade 5 7.1% 5.5% 1.5% 92.9%Grade 6 12.4% 9.2% 3.2% 87.6%

Marijuana

All 3.3% 2.1% 1.2% 96.7%

Grade 4 1.7% 0.6% 1.2% 98.3%

Grade 5 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% 98.8%

Grade 6 6.6% 4.7% 1.9% 93.4%



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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 6.1% 3.4% 2.7% 93.9%

Grade 4 4.4% 2.0% 2.3% 95.6%

Grade 5 5.0% 3.3% 1.7% 95.0%

Grade 6 8.8% 4.6% 4.2% 91.2%

Alcohol

All 25.3% 14.4% 10.9% 74.7%

Grade 4 17.5% 9.8% 7.7% 82.5%

Grade 5 25.1% 15.1% 10.0% 74.9%

Grade 6 32.8% 18.0% 14.7% 67.2%

Inhalants

All 10.8% 7.7% 3.1% 89.2%

Grade 4 10.2% 6.8% 3.4% 89.8%

Grade 5 9.0% 6.7% 2.3% 91.0%Grade 6 13.1% 9.6% 3.5% 86.9%

Marijuana

All 2.3% 1.7% 0.7% 97.7%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 99.0%

Grade 6 5.1% 3.9% 1.2% 94.9%



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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 7.0% 3.9% 3.1% 93.0%

Grade 4 5.6% 4.6% 0.9% 94.4%

Grade 5 3.9% 2.9% 1.0% 96.1%

Grade 6 13.0% 4.3% 8.7% 87.0%

Alcohol

All 22.4% 13.4% 9.0% 77.6%

Grade 4 16.8% 13.1% 3.7% 83.2%

Grade 5 18.8% 11.9% 6.9% 81.2%

Grade 6 34.3% 15.7% 18.6% 65.7%

Inhalants

All 6.7% 3.7% 3.0% 93.3%

Grade 4 7.5% 4.7% 2.8% 92.5%

Grade 5 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% 98.0%Grade 6 12.1% 6.1% 6.1% 87.9%

Marijuana

All 2.4% 0.7% 1.6% 97.6%

Grade 4 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% 99.1%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 7.5% 1.5% 6.0% 92.5%



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The FREQ Procedure

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 1423 50.94

Male 1370 49.06

Frequency Missing = 4.0016138415


Grade 4 955 34.13

Grade 5 944 33.76

Grade 6 898 32.11


No 1017 36.82

Yes 1746 63.18



8 or younger 2 0.07

9 269 9.67

10 765 27.52

11 904 32.49

12 639 22.96

13 or older 203 7.30



African/American 698 25.56

Asian/American 93 3.41

Mexican/American 1315 48.17

Native/American 62 2.26

Other 343 12.57

White 219 8.02



Mostly A's 627 23.15

Mostly B's 1245 45.94

Mostly C's 626 23.11

Mostly D's 139 5.11

Mostly F's 73 2.69



Don't Know 202 7.28

No 281 10.13

Yes 2294 82.59



Don't Know 1116 40.40

No 719 26.04

Yes 927 33.56



Don't Know 569 20.73

No 585 21.33

Yes 1590 57.94



Don't Know 89 3.28

No 1423 52.25

Yes 1211 44.47


Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 2615 97.59

Used 65 2.41


Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 2589 97.58

Used 64 2.42


Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 2568 96.74

Used 87 3.26


Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 2545 96.11

Used 103 3.89


Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 2599 97.91

Used 55 2.09


Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 2587 96.66

Used 89 3.34


Q12a Frequency Perce

Never heard of 179 6.

Never used 2406 88.

1-2 times 112 4.

3-10 times 23 0.11+ times 6 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 450 16.83

Never used 2202 82.45

1-2 times 13 0.49

3-10 times 5 0.19

11+ times 1 0.03





1-2 times 311 11.76

3-10 times 42 1.57

11+ times 15 0.58





1-2 times 181 6.79

3-10 times 38 1.42

11+ times 20 0.73





1-2 times 239 9.05

3-10 times 29 1.08

11+ times 17 0.63


Q12fFrequency Percent



1-2 times 120 4.51

3-10 times 20 0.75

11+ times 11 0.40


Q12h Frequency Percent



1-2 times 103 3.91

3-10 times 18 0.68

11+ times 9 0.34


Q12i Frequency Percent



1-2 times 34 1.26

3-10 times 11 0.41

11+ times 14 0.52





1-2 times 62 2.31

3-10 times 13 0.50

11+ times 4 0.16





1-2 times 12 0.45

3-10 times 4 0.15





1-2 times 185 7.00

3-10 times 26 0.98

11+ times 6 0.22


Q13d Frequency Perce


Never used 1889 71.

1-2 times 111 4.

3-10 times 23 0.

11+ times 7 0.


Q13e Frequency Perce


Never used 2314 87.

1-2 times 146 5.

3-10 times 16 0.

11+ times 11 0.


Q13fFrequency Perce


Never used 2156 81.

1-2 times 73 2.

3-10 times 13 0.

11+ times 4 0.


Q13h Frequency Perce


Never used 2180 81.

1-2 times 68 2.

3-10 times 18 0.

11+ times 8 0.


Q13i Frequency Perce


Never used 2190 82.

1-2 times 21 0.

3-10 times 8 0.

11+ times 13 0.





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7 or younger 24 0.89

8 years old 20 0.74

9 years old 24 0.88

10 years old 32 1.1811 years old 39 1.46

12 or older 17 0.65

Never heard/used 2532 94.20



7 or younger 5 0.18

8 years old 4 0.15

9 years old 6 0.23

10 years old 3 0.13

11 years old 7 0.25

12 or older 3 0.12





8 years old 57 2.15

9 years old 52 1.99

10 years old 78 2.95


12 or older 33 1.24





8 years old 18 0.67

9 years old 42 1.59



12 or older 36 1.35





8 years old 31 1.19

9 years old 54 2.06



12 or older 32 1.23





8 years old 13 0.49

9 years old 9 0.35



12 or older 26 0.98





8 years old 16 0.60

9 years old 19 0.73


11 years old 24 0.9012 or older 14 0.55




7 or younger 7 0.27

8 years old 3 0.12

9 years old 6 0.24


11 years old 12 0.4412 or older 16 0.62





None 2143 80.

Some 369 13.

Most 33 1.


Q15b Frequency Perce


None 2220 85.

Some 102 3.

Most 13 0.


Q15c Frequency Perce


None 1969 76.

Some 460 17.

Most 70 2.


Q15d Frequency Perce


None 1825 70.

Some 235 9.

Most 62 2.


Q15e Frequency Perce


None 2101 80.

Some 307 11.

Most 51 1.





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None 2074 80.06

Some 189 7.30

Most 43 1.65




None 2102 80.41

Some 181 6.92

Most 51 1.97




None 2054 78.67

Some 176 6.74

Most 59 2.27




No 2201 82.69

Yes 325 12.22




No 2252 86.65

Yes 71 2.73




No 1996 77.12

Yes 497 19.20




No 1908 73.44

Yes 218 8.40




No 2167 83.55

Yes 294 11.32


Q16f Frequency Percent


No 2144 82.70

Yes 162 6.23




No 2190 84.11Yes 133 5.11




No 2137 81.32

Yes 180 6.85



Do Not Drink 1945 74.94

No 410 15.80

Yes 241 9.27


Q17b Frequency Percen


No 532 21.0

Yes 90 3.5


Q17c Frequency Percen


No 448 17.3

Yes 241 9.3



Very dangerous 1741 65

Dangerous 608 22

Not at all 42 1

Don't know 169 6

Never heard of 83 3


Q18b Frequency PerceVery dangerous 1795 68

Dangerous 397 15

Not at all 45 1

Don't know 175 6

Never heard of 194 7


Q18c Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 1262 48

Dangerous 843 32Not at all 181 6

Don't know 248 9

Never heard of 60 2





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Very dangerous 1181 45.54

Dangerous 520 20.04

Not at all 166 6.41

Don't know 310 11.97





Dangerous 710 27.54

Not at all 179 6.93






Dangerous 468 18.00

Not at all 75 2.89

Don't know 235 9.04





Dangerous 437 16.88

Not at all 82 3.18

Don't know 236 9.12





Dangerous 192 7.32

Not at all 53 2.01

Don't know 149 5.68




No 1198 46.53

Yes 1377 53.47



No 1503 59.19

Yes 1036 40.81



No 1215 47.84

Yes 1325 52.16



No 1713 68.41

Yes 791 31.59



No 1547 60.98

Yes 990 39.02



Never 2266 86.26

1 time 227 8.63

2 times 76 2.90

3+ times 58 2.21



Never 2368 91.31

1 time 122 4.69

2 times 56 2.14

3+ times 48 1.85



Never 2322 89.83

1 time 165 6.40

2 times 49 1.90

3+ times 48 1.86



Never 2445 94.20

1 time 86 3.29

2 times 29 1.13

3+ times 36 1.37



No 2563 95.81

Yes 112 4.19



No 1968 73.55

Yes 708 26.45


Q23 Frequency Perce

Don't like it 2158 80.

Don't care 57 2.

Think it's O.K. 23 0.

Don't know 429 16.





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Don't like it 2226 83.08

Don't care 48 1.80

Think it's O.K. 15 0.56



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