Truman (Tacoma School District) Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey Fall 2010

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Truman (Tacoma School District)

Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey

Fall 2010

Student Participation

• 229 Grade 6 students

• 195 Grade 8 students

• Not reported: Grade 10 students

• Not reported: Grade 12 students

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

Current Cigarette SmokingPercent of students who report smoking cigarettes

in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

0

9

26

12

19

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Chewing Tobacco UsePercent of students who report using chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip

in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

04

1 36

9

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Susceptibility to SmokingPercent of students who are at risk for future smoking

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

85

60

86

74

6762

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Lifetime Alcohol UsePercent of students who report having ever drunk more than a sip of alcohol

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

22

42

26

38

57

71

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Alcohol UsePercent of students who report having drunk a glass, can, or bottle

of alcohol in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

3

18

4

14

27

40

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Binge DrinkingPercent of students who report having drunk 5 or more drinks in a

row in the past 2 weeks

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

1

84

8

16

25

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

• No drinking (no drinking in past 30 days) • Experimental drinking (1-2 days drinking in past 30 days, no binge drinking in past 2 weeks) • Problem drinking (3-5 days drinking in past 30 days and/or 1 day binge drinking in past 2 weeks) • Heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks) 

Levels of Alcohol Use

97 9481 85

7158

2 2

10 6

11

13

0 23 4

8

12

0 2 7 5 10 16

0

20

40

60

80

100

Local State Local State Local State Local State

Heavy Drinking Problem Drinking Experimental Drinking No Drinking

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Lifetime Marijuana UsePercent of students who report having ever smoked marijuana

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

1

20

4

13

31

46

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Marijuana UsePercent of students who report smoking marijuana in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

0

15

2

9

2026

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Illegal Drug UsePercent of students who report using illegal drugs

in the past 30 days (not including alcohol or tobacco)

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

0 21 37 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current Prescription Drug UsePercent of students who report using a pain killer

to get high in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

7 48 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Substance Use at SchoolPercent of students who report being drunk or high at school

in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

14

8

17 19

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Enforcement of Tobacco-Free PoliciesPercent of students who report “definitely” thinking that rules

about not using tobacco at school are enforced

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

23

40

2528

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Enforcement of Alcohol and Drug PoliciesPercent of students who report “yes” their school punishes students

caught using alcohol or drugs

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

65

7875

78

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Help at School for Problems with ATOD Percent of students who report school having staff for students to

discuss problems with alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

47

6459

64

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Enjoyment of SchoolPercent of students who report “often” or “almost always” enjoying

being at school in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

47 45

57

49

42 42

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Skipping SchoolPercent of students who report skipping 1 or more whole days of

school in past 4 weeks

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

1721

17 19 2127

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

BullyingPercent of students who report being bullied in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

303330 30

24

17

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Feeling Safe at SchoolPercent of students who report that they feel safe at school

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

85

72

8783 85

88

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Weapon Carrying At SchoolPercent of students who report carrying a weapon on school

property in the past 30 days

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

6 5 7 7

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Opportunities for School InvolvementPercent of students who report that they have lots of chances for

involvement in school activities

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

49

63 62 64

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Physical FightingPercent of students who report being in a physical fight in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

3538

2934

2620

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Gang MembershipPercent of students who report being members of a gang in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

7 6 6 5

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Low Neighborhood AttachmentPercent of students who are at risk for substance use because they

have low attachment to their neighborhood

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

3933

42

50

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Rewards for Community InvolvementPercent of students who are resilient to substance use because

they report rewards by their community for prosocial involvement

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

34 36

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Seat Belt UsePercent of students who report wearing seatbelts “most of the time”

or “always” when riding in a car

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

96

8895

90 92 93

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Riding With a Drinking DriverPercent of students who report having ridden in the past 30 days

with a driver who had been drinking alcohol

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

16 1822 22

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Excessive Soda ConsumptionPercent of students who report drinking 2 or more sodas yesterday

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

16 1611

13 12 14

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Excessive Television/Video Game UsePercent of students who report 3 or more hours of watching television, playing

video games or using the computer for fun on an average school day

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

5651 50 51

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

60 Minutes of Physical Activity per DayPercent of students who report being physically active 60 minutes per day

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

25

36

29 2722 21

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

ObesityPercent of students who are obese (according to reported height and weight)

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

11 10 11

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Current AsthmaPercent of students who currently have asthma

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

1377 9 10 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Access to Health CarePercent of students who report visiting a doctor for a routine

checkup in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

63 62 61 58

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Access to Dental CarePercent of students who report visiting a dentist for a routine

checkup in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

67

75 7775

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

DepressionPercent of students who report experiencing depressive feelings

during the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

2925

30 28

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Contemplation of SuicidePercent of students who report having seriously considered suicide

in the past year

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

1914

1814

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perception of Neighborhood Norms - AlcoholPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods think

youth drinking is “very wrong”

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

80

44

78

57

36

26

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perception of Neighborhood Norms - SmokingPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods think youth

smoking is “very wrong”

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

80

38

79

63

45

34

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perception of Neighborhood Norms - MarijuanaPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods think youth

marijuana use is “very wrong”

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

84

46

83

69

52

41

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Availability of AlcoholPercent of students who report alcohol would be very hard to get

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

70

30

69

43

18

11

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Availability of CigarettesPercent of students who report cigarettes would be very hard to get

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

71

35

71

49

25

12

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Availability of MarijuanaPercent of students who report marijuana would be very hard to get

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

83

44

84

63

28

17

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Risk of Regular Alcohol Use Percent of students who report great risk of harm from drinking alcohol

daily

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

31

2531

38 39 38

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Risk of Regular Cigarette SmokingPercent of students who report great risk of harm from smoking a pack or

more a day

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

5854

61

72 75 76

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Risk of Regular Marijuana Use Percent of students who report great risk of harm from smoking

marijuana at least once or twice a week

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

49

39

49

59

47

37

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

Perceived Harm From Secondhand SmokePercent of students who report “definitely” thinking that smoke from

other people’s cigarettes is harmful to them

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Truman (Tacoma School District)

51 49

57 59 5862

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

Local State

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