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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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

Ever School Not Past Never

Used Year Year Used

Any tobacco product All 17.7% 10.4% 7.3% 82.3%

Grade 4 14.6% 9.5% 5.2% 85.4%

Grade 5 21.0% 11.4% 9.5% 79.0%

Cigarettes All 13.0% 7.1% 6.0% 87.0%

Grade 4 10.1% 6.1% 4.0% 89.9%

Grade 5 16.0% 8.0% 8.0% 84.0%

Smokeless tobacco All 8.3% 5.0% 3.3% 91.7%Grade 4 6.8% 4.9% 1.9% 93.2%

Grade 5 10.0% 5.1% 4.8% 90.0%

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any tobacco product

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.2 3.8

Grade 4 3.0 3.9

Grade 5 3.3 3.8

Cigarettes

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.0 3.1Grade 4 3.0 3.2


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Grade 5 3.1 3.1

Smokeless tobacco

School Lifetime

Year

All 2.4 3.3

Grade 4 2.1 3.6Grade 5 2.7 3.1

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

Grade 4 Grade 5

Tobacco 8.3 9.4


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

Table T-4: Average age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Two Parent Family

Never 7 or Under 8 9 10 11 12 or Over

All 84.9% 3.4% 2.6% 3.2% 3.2% 1.9% 0.8%

Grade 4 87.4% 4.7% 3.7% 3.2% 1.1% * % * %

Grade 5 82.4% 2.1% 1.6% 3.2% 5.3% 3.7% 1.6%

Other Family Situation


All 77.2% 5.0% 2.9% 7.1% 6.2% 1.7% * %

Grade 4 82.3% 4.6% 3.8% 6.2% 1.5% 1.5% * %

Grade 5 71.2% 5.4% 1.8% 8.1% 11.7% 1.8% * %

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

Any tobacco product?

Never

Heard of None Some Most

All 2.2% 67.8% 26.3% 3.7%

Grade 4 1.9% 71.8% 23.2% 3.1%

Grade 5 2.6% 63.5% 29.6% 4.2%

Cigarettes?

Never


All 3.2% 71.2% 23.0% 2.6%


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Grade 4 2.9% 75.4% 20.1% 1.6%

Grade 5 3.6% 66.8% 26.0% 3.6%

Smokeless tobacco?

Never


All 3.4% 79.7% 15.0% 1.9%Grade 4 3.6% 80.1% 14.1% 2.3%

Grade 5 3.1% 79.4% 16.1% 1.4%

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


Never

Heard of Yes No

All 1.6% 31.8% 66.7%

Grade 4 2.1% 29.4% 68.4%

Grade 5 1.0% 34.2% 64.8%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

Cigarettes?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 2.5% 24.2% 73.2%

Grade 4 2.8% 21.8% 75.4%

Grade 5 2.3% 26.7% 71.0%

Smokeless tobacco?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 2.1% 16.5% 81.4%

Grade 4 3.2% 14.9% 81.8%

Grade 5 1.0% 18.1% 80.9%

Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...


Never Very Not at All Do Not

Heard of Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous Know

All 1.9% 62.2% 27.7% 1.1% 7.1%

Grade 4 1.5% 68.2% 23.5% 0.6% 6.1%

Grade 5 2.3% 55.7% 32.1% 1.6% 8.2%

Cigarettes?



All 2.7% 52.1% 34.7% 1.1% 9.4%Grade 4 2.5% 57.6% 31.8% 0.6% 7.5%


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Grade 5 3.0% 46.2% 37.8% 1.7% 11.4%

Smokeless tobacco?



All 2.2% 54.2% 29.9% 2.2% 11.5%

Grade 4 1.7% 59.4% 26.7% 1.7% 10.6%Grade 5 2.7% 48.8% 33.2% 2.7% 12.5%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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


Used Year Year Used

Any alcohol product All 25.0% 15.3% 9.6% 75.0%

Grade 4 23.7% 15.0% 8.7% 76.3%

Grade 5 26.4% 15.8% 10.6% 73.6%

Beer All 14.4% 7.7% 6.6% 85.6%

Grade 4 14.0% 8.2% 5.8% 86.0%

Grade 5 14.8% 7.2% 7.5% 85.2%

Wine coolers All 14.2% 8.6% 5.7% 85.8%Grade 4 13.9% 9.1% 4.7% 86.1%

Grade 5 14.6% 8.0% 6.6% 85.4%

Wine All 7.5% 3.7% 3.7% 92.5%

Grade 4 7.2% 4.1% 3.1% 92.8%

Grade 5 7.7% 3.4% 4.4% 92.3%

Liquor All 4.6% 2.7% 1.9% 95.4%

Grade 4 3.1% 1.9% 1.3% 96.9%

Grade 5 6.2% 3.6% 2.6% 93.8%

Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those

who reported use of ...

Any alcohol product

School Lifetime

Year

All 4.3 4.5

Grade 4 5.2 4.7Grade 5 3.3 4.2


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Beer

School Lifetime

Year

All 2.9 2.7

Grade 4 3.3 3.0

Grade 5 2.4 2.5

Liquor

School Lifetime

Year

All 2.9 2.6

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 2.4 3.2

Wine

School Lifetime

Year

All 2.7 2.8

Grade 4 3.0 3.1

Grade 5 2.5 2.5


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

Wine coolers

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.2 3.0

Grade 4 3.8 3.5

Grade 5 2.5 2.5

Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time

of ...

Beer?

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

All 87.3% 8.2% 2.4% 2.1% 12.7%

Grade 4 86.7% 8.0% 2.5% 2.8% 13.3%

Grade 5 88.0% 8.4% 2.3% 1.3% 12.0%

Wine Coolers?


All 86.9% 7.5% 3.7% 1.9% 13.1%

Grade 4 86.0% 6.3% 5.3% 2.3% 14.0%

Grade 5 87.8% 8.7% 2.1% 1.4% 12.2%

Wine?


All 93.2% 5.2% 0.8% 0.7% 6.8%

Grade 4 92.4% 5.3% 1.3% 1.0% 7.6%

Grade 5 94.1% 5.2% 0.3% 0.3% 5.9%


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Liquor?


All 96.6% 1.9% 1.2% 0.3% 3.4%

Grade 4 97.3% 0.7% 1.7% 0.3% 2.7%

Grade 5 95.9% 3.1% 0.7% 0.3% 4.1%

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

Grade 4 Grade 5

Alcohol 8.1 8.9

Beer 7.9 8.9

Wine Coolers 8.4 9.3

Wine 8.4 9.7

Liquor * 9.1


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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

Two Parent Family


All 78.8% 6.2% 4.0% 4.0% 4.8% 1.6% 0.5%

Grade 4 81.5% 7.4% 5.3% 2.6% 2.6% 0.5% * %

Grade 5 76.1% 4.9% 2.7% 5.4% 7.1% 2.7% 1.1%



All 69.6% 12.1% 7.1% 5.8% 3.3% 1.7% 0.4%

Grade 4 66.9% 14.6% 7.7% 6.2% 3.1% 0.8% 0.8%

Grade 5 72.7% 9.1% 6.4% 5.5% 3.6% 2.7% * %

Table A-6: Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this

school year:

No Absences or Cut Sent to

Conduct Problems School Principal Both

Alcohol 14.8% 47.4% 37.1% 50.0%

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

Home?

Don't

Drink Yes No


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All 71.2% 13.7% 15.2%

Grade 4 70.8% 15.7% 13.4%

Grade 5 71.5% 11.5% 16.9%

Friends?

Don't

Drink Yes No

All 69.5% 4.3% 26.2%

Grade 4 70.6% 2.7% 26.7%

Grade 5 68.4% 5.9% 25.7%

Somewhere else?

Don't

Drink Yes No

All 69.7% 9.8% 20.4%

Grade 4 69.3% 10.9% 19.9%

Grade 5 70.2% 8.7% 21.0%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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

Any alcohol product?

Never


All 1.9% 65.8% 26.6% 5.7%

Grade 4 2.2% 68.5% 24.6% 4.7%

Grade 5 1.7% 62.8% 28.7% 6.8%

Beer?

NeverHeard of None Some Most

All 1.7% 73.0% 21.3% 4.1%

Grade 4 1.3% 75.2% 20.5% 2.9%

Grade 5 2.1% 70.5% 22.1% 5.3%

Wine coolers?

Never


All 5.6% 75.5% 15.8% 3.1%Grade 4 5.6% 78.0% 14.0% 2.4%

Grade 5 5.7% 72.8% 17.7% 3.8%

Wine?

Never


All 3.6% 85.1% 9.5% 1.8%

Grade 4 3.9% 85.5% 9.2% 1.4%

Grade 5 3.4% 84.7% 9.7% 2.2%


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Liquor?

Never


All 7.8% 81.6% 8.5% 2.1%

Grade 4 10.1% 82.2% 6.7% 1.0%

Grade 5 5.4% 81.0% 10.4% 3.2%

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


Never

Heard of Yes No

All 1.6% 34.5% 63.9%

Grade 4 2.4% 33.3% 64.2%

Grade 5 0.7% 35.8% 63.5%

Beer?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 1.3% 29.0% 69.7%

Grade 4 2.0% 26.8% 71.2%

Grade 5 0.7% 31.2% 68.1%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

Wine coolers?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 5.2% 16.6% 78.2%

Grade 4 5.6% 17.7% 76.7%

Grade 5 4.9% 15.4% 79.7%

Wine?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 3.2% 11.0% 85.8%

Grade 4 3.6% 11.3% 85.1%

Grade 5 2.8% 10.7% 86.5%

Liquor?

Never

Heard of Yes No

All 5.4% 6.6% 88.1%

Grade 4 7.8% 5.6% 86.6%

Grade 5 2.8% 7.6% 89.6%

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

Don't Don't Think Don't

Like It Care It's OK Know

All 77.5% 1.7% 0.8% 20.0%

Grade 4 75.1% 1.8% 1.2% 21.9%

Grade 5 80.1% 1.6% 0.3% 17.9%


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Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...




All 1.6% 66.9% 22.4% 1.8% 7.3%

Grade 4 1.0% 70.2% 19.4% 1.3% 8.3%

Grade 5 2.3% 63.6% 25.5% 2.3% 6.3%

Beer?



All 1.6% 46.1% 38.5% 3.3% 10.5%

Grade 4 1.1% 48.2% 36.2% 3.2% 11.3%

Grade 5 2.2% 43.9% 40.9% 3.3% 9.7%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

Wine coolers?



All 5.0% 42.5% 31.0% 7.5% 14.0%

Grade 4 3.8% 46.8% 29.7% 6.5% 13.3%

Grade 5 6.2% 38.2% 32.4% 8.5% 14.7%

Wine?



All 3.0% 50.6% 33.1% 4.0% 9.3%

Grade 4 3.0% 54.3% 32.0% 3.0% 7.8%

Grade 5 3.1% 46.7% 34.2% 5.1% 10.9%

Liquor?



All 5.3% 64.8% 19.9% 0.9% 9.2%

Grade 4 6.3% 66.3% 17.4% 0.3% 9.7%

Grade 5 4.3% 63.2% 22.5% 1.4% 8.6%


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Spring 1998

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


Used Year Year Used

Marijuana All 2.1% 1.3% 0.8% 97.9%

Grade 4 1.9% 1.3% 0.6% 98.1%

Grade 5 2.3% 1.3% 1.0% 97.7%

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

School LifetimeYear

All 4.6 4.1

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 * *

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

Grade 4 Grade 5

Marijuana * *

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

Two Parent Family


All 99.7% * % 0.3% * % * % * % * %

Grade 4 99.4% * % 0.6% * % * % * % * %


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Grade 5 100.0% * % * % * % * % * % * %



All 95.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.9% 1.4% * %

Grade 4 96.4% 0.9% 0.9% * % 1.8% * % * %

Grade 5 94.0% * % * % 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% * %

Table D-5: Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this

school year:



Marijuana 0.6% 13.3% 4.9% 40.0%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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

Never


All 4.6% 88.3% 5.8% 1.3%

Grade 4 6.4% 87.2% 5.7% 0.7%

Grade 5 2.6% 89.5% 6.0% 1.9%

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

NeverHeard of Yes No

All 4.6% 5.6% 89.7%

Grade 4 7.0% 5.3% 87.7%

Grade 5 2.1% 6.0% 91.9%

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

Don't Don't Think Don't

Like It Care It's OK Know

All 85.6% 0.3% 0.2% 13.9%

Grade 4 82.0% 0.3% 0.3% 17.4%

Grade 5 89.5% 0.3% * % 10.1%

Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?




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All 3.5% 78.7% 10.9% 1.3% 5.6%

Grade 4 4.3% 81.7% 8.3% 0.4% 5.4%

Grade 5 2.6% 75.6% 13.7% 2.2% 5.9%


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Spring 1998

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


Used Year Year Used

Inhalants All 10.0% 6.3% 3.6% 90.0%

Grade 4 7.7% 5.8% 1.8% 92.3%

Grade 5 12.5% 6.9% 5.6% 87.5%

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

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

Not Used Used

All 98.5% 1.5%

Grade 4 98.7% 1.3%

Grade 5 98.3% 1.7%

Gasoline

Not Used Used

All 98.3% 1.7%Grade 4 98.8% 1.2%

Grade 5 97.7% 2.3%

Glue

Not Used Used

All 97.5% 2.5%

Grade 4 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 5 96.9% 3.1%

Paint Thinner


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Not Used Used

All 98.1% 1.9%

Grade 4 99.1% 0.9%

Grade 5 97.0% 3.0%

Spray Paint

Not Used Used

All 96.4% 3.6%

Grade 4 95.8% 4.2%

Grade 5 96.9% 3.1%

Other Inhalants

Not Used Used

All 94.5% 5.5%

Grade 4 96.4% 3.6%Grade 5 92.5% 7.5%


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Spring 1998

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

School Lifetime

Year

All 3.4 2.8

Grade 4 3.5 2.5

Grade 5 * 3.1

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

0 1 2-3 4+

All 90.7% 5.6% 3.0% 0.6%

Grade 4 92.6% 4.4% 2.4% 0.6%

Grade 5 88.6% 6.9% 3.8% 0.6%

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

Grade 4 Grade 5

Inhalants 8.5 9.3

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

Two Parent Family


All 95.4% 0.6% 0.9% 1.2% 0.6% 1.2% 0.3%

Grade 4 95.4% 1.2% 0.6% 1.7% * % 0.6% 0.6%

Grade 5 95.4% * % 1.1% 0.6% 1.1% 1.7% * %


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All 95.5% 1.8% 1.4% 0.9% * % 0.5% * %

Grade 4 94.9% 2.6% 0.9% 1.7% * % * % * %

Grade 5 96.2% 1.0% 1.9% * % * % 1.0% * %

Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this

school year:



Inhalants 3.5% 12.5% 6.4% 33.3%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

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

Never


All 4.1% 85.1% 8.3% 2.5%

Grade 4 4.6% 84.8% 8.5% 2.1%

Grade 5 3.7% 85.3% 8.1% 2.9%

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

NeverHeard of Yes No

All 4.7% 6.3% 89.0%

Grade 4 5.9% 8.1% 86.0%

Grade 5 3.5% 4.2% 92.2%

Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?



All 3.7% 66.5% 20.1% 0.7% 9.0%

Grade 4 3.1% 70.8% 18.1% 0.0% 8.0%

Grade 5 4.3% 62.0% 22.2% 1.4% 10.0%


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Spring 1998

Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs

or alcohol from ...

An Assembly Program?

No Yes

All 20.8% 79.2%

Grade 4 17.1% 82.9%

Grade 5 24.5% 75.5%

Guidance Counselor?

No Yes

All 60.1% 39.9%

Grade 4 49.8% 50.2%

Grade 5 70.6% 29.4%

Visitor to Class?

No Yes

All 10.5% 89.5%

Grade 4 11.9% 88.1%

Grade 5 9.1% 90.9%

Someone Else at School?

No Yes

All 52.2% 47.8%

Grade 4 50.7% 49.3%

Grade 5 53.8% 46.2%

Your Teacher?

No Yes


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All 30.2% 69.8%

Grade 4 28.5% 71.5%

Grade 5 32.1% 67.9%

Any School Source?

No Yes

All 3.3% 96.7%

Grade 4 4.0% 96.0%

Grade 5 2.6% 97.4%


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Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade

--> All Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 17.7% 10.4% 7.3% 82.3%

Grade 4 14.6% 9.5% 5.2% 85.4%

Grade 5 21.0% 11.4% 9.5% 79.0%

Alcohol All 25.0% 15.3% 9.6% 75.0%

Grade 4 23.7% 15.0% 8.7% 76.3%

Grade 5 26.4% 15.8% 10.6% 73.6%

Inhalants All 10.0% 6.3% 3.6% 90.0%

Grade 4 7.7% 5.8% 1.8% 92.3%

Grade 5 12.5% 6.9% 5.6% 87.5%

Marijuana All 2.1% 1.3% 0.8% 97.9%

Grade 4 1.9% 1.3% 0.6% 98.1%

Grade 5 2.3% 1.3% 1.0% 97.7%


--> Male Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 24.3% 15.0% 9.3% 75.7%

Grade 4 19.3% 14.5% 4.8% 80.7%

Grade 5 29.9% 15.6% 14.3% 70.1%

Alcohol All 29.7% 18.5% 11.2% 70.3%

Grade 4 25.0% 15.5% 9.5% 75.0%

Grade 5 35.2% 22.1% 13.1% 64.8%

Inhalants All 11.8% 8.2% 3.6% 88.2%

Grade 4 9.1% 7.3% 1.8% 90.9%

Grade 5 14.8% 9.2% 5.6% 85.2%


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Marijuana All 4.4% 2.7% 1.7% 95.6%

Grade 4 3.8% 2.5% 1.3% 96.2%

Grade 5 5.1% 2.9% 2.2% 94.9%


--> Female Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 11.0% 5.5% 5.5% 89.0%

Grade 4 9.3% 3.7% 5.6% 90.7%

Grade 5 12.6% 7.2% 5.4% 87.4%

Alcohol All 20.3% 12.1% 8.2% 79.7%

Grade 4 21.8% 13.9% 7.9% 78.2%

Grade 5 18.8% 10.3% 8.5% 81.2%

Inhalants All 8.4% 4.6% 3.7% 91.6%

Grade 4 6.2% 4.3% 1.9% 93.8%

Grade 5 10.5% 4.9% 5.6% 89.5%

Marijuana All 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 4 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% * % * % 100.0%


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--> White Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 21.1% 12.0% 9.0% 78.9%

Grade 4 16.9% 10.5% 6.4% 83.1%

Grade 5 25.6% 13.8% 11.9% 74.4%

Alcohol All 23.9% 14.5% 9.4% 76.1%

Grade 4 21.5% 12.8% 8.7% 78.5%

Grade 5 26.4% 16.4% 10.1% 73.6%

Inhalants All 9.2% 5.5% 3.7% 90.8%

Grade 4 7.6% 4.7% 2.9% 92.4%

Grade 5 10.8% 6.4% 4.5% 89.2%

Marijuana All 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 99.4%

Grade 4 0.6% 0.6% * % 99.4%

Grade 5 0.6% * % 0.6% 99.4%


--> African/American Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 17.2% 9.5% 7.8% 82.8%

Grade 4 16.1% 11.3% 4.8% 83.9%

Grade 5 18.5% 7.4% 11.1% 81.5%

Alcohol All 37.5% 23.3% 14.2% 62.5%

Grade 4 38.2% 25.0% 13.2% 61.8%

Grade 5 36.5% 21.2% 15.4% 63.5%

Inhalants All 9.7% 8.0% 1.8% 90.3%

Grade 4 7.9% 7.9% * % 92.1%

Grade 5 12.0% 8.0% 4.0% 88.0%


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Marijuana All 5.4% 4.5% 0.9% 94.6%

Grade 4 3.3% 3.3% * % 96.7%

Grade 5 8.0% 6.0% 2.0% 92.0%


--> Mexican/American Students


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 13.7% 9.4% 4.3% 86.3%

Grade 4 10.8% 6.2% 4.6% 89.2%

Grade 5 16.2% 12.2% 4.1% 83.8%

Alcohol All 20.1% 13.7% 6.5% 79.9%

Grade 4 21.5% 13.8% 7.7% 78.5%

Grade 5 18.9% 13.5% 5.4% 81.1%

Inhalants All 13.0% 8.7% 4.3% 87.0%

Grade 4 9.2% 9.2% * % 90.8%

Grade 5 16.4% 8.2% 8.2% 83.6%

Marijuana All 3.7% 1.5% 2.2% 96.3%

Grade 4 4.8% 1.6% 3.2% 95.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 1.4% 1.4% 97.2%


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--> Students Reporting A and B Grades


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 17.4% 9.7% 7.7% 82.6%

Grade 4 13.9% 8.6% 5.4% 86.1%

Grade 5 20.8% 10.8% 10.0% 79.2%

Alcohol All 24.1% 14.1% 10.0% 75.9%

Grade 4 21.8% 12.7% 9.2% 78.2%

Grade 5 26.4% 15.5% 10.8% 73.6%

Inhalants All 8.9% 5.5% 3.5% 91.1%

Grade 4 6.8% 5.0% 1.8% 93.2%

Grade 5 11.1% 5.9% 5.2% 88.9%

Marijuana All 1.9% 0.9% 0.9% 98.1%

Grade 4 1.5% 0.7% 0.7% 98.5%

Grade 5 2.2% 1.1% 1.1% 97.8%


--> Students Reporting C, D, and F Grades


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 21.6% 16.2% 5.4% 78.4%

Grade 4 21.4% 16.7% 4.8% 78.6%

Grade 5 21.9% 15.6% 6.3% 78.1%

Alcohol All 31.6% 25.0% 6.6% 68.4%

Grade 4 35.6% 31.1% 4.4% 64.4%

Grade 5 25.8% 16.1% 9.7% 74.2%

Inhalants All 18.7% 13.3% 5.3% 81.3%

Grade 4 14.0% 11.6% 2.3% 86.0%

Grade 5 25.0% 15.6% 9.4% 75.0%


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Marijuana All 4.2% 4.2% * % 95.8%

Grade 4 5.0% 5.0% * % 95.0%

Grade 5 3.2% 3.2% * % 96.8%


--> Students Living With 2 Parents


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 14.9% 8.8% 6.2% 85.1%

Grade 4 11.8% 7.2% 4.6% 88.2%

Grade 5 18.1% 10.4% 7.8% 81.9%

Alcohol All 20.3% 10.5% 9.8% 79.7%

Grade 4 18.6% 9.5% 9.0% 81.4%

Grade 5 22.1% 11.6% 10.5% 77.9%

Inhalants All 10.6% 6.3% 4.2% 89.4%

Grade 4 7.7% 5.2% 2.6% 92.3%

Grade 5 13.6% 7.6% 6.0% 86.4%

Marijuana All 0.5% * % 0.5% 99.5%

Grade 4 1.1% * % 1.1% 98.9%

Grade 5 0.0% * % * % 100.0%


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--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 22.8% 13.4% 9.3% 77.2%

Grade 4 19.1% 13.0% 6.1% 80.9%

Grade 5 27.0% 13.9% 13.0% 73.0%

Alcohol All 32.4% 22.7% 9.7% 67.6%

Grade 4 31.6% 23.3% 8.3% 68.4%

Grade 5 33.3% 21.9% 11.4% 66.7%

Inhalants All 9.0% 6.6% 2.5% 91.0%

Grade 4 7.7% 6.9% 0.8% 92.3%

Grade 5 10.5% 6.1% 4.4% 89.5%

Marijuana All 4.6% 3.4% 1.3% 95.4%

Grade 4 3.1% 3.1% * % 96.9%

Grade 5 6.5% 3.7% 2.8% 93.5%


--> Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 19.0% 11.8% 7.3% 81.0%

Grade 4 15.0% 10.8% 4.2% 85.0%

Grade 5 23.2% 12.8% 10.4% 76.8%

Alcohol All 25.8% 15.8% 10.0% 74.2%

Grade 4 23.8% 15.1% 8.7% 76.2%

Grade 5 27.9% 16.6% 11.3% 72.1%

Inhalants All 10.7% 6.8% 4.0% 89.3%

Grade 4 9.2% 6.9% 2.3% 90.8%

Grade 5 12.3% 6.6% 5.8% 87.7%


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Marijuana All 2.2% 1.6% 0.6% 97.8%

Grade 4 2.0% 1.6% 0.4% 98.0%

Grade 5 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% 97.5%


--> Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less


Used Year Year Used

Tobacco All 11.0% 2.7% 8.2% 89.0%

Grade 4 8.1% * % 8.1% 91.9%

Grade 5 13.9% 5.6% 8.3% 86.1%

Alcohol All 23.3% 12.3% 11.0% 76.7%

Grade 4 21.1% 10.5% 10.5% 78.9%

Grade 5 25.7% 14.3% 11.4% 74.3%

Inhalants All 8.5% 5.6% 2.8% 91.5%

Grade 4 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 5 17.6% 11.8% 5.9% 82.4%

Marijuana All 1.4% * % 1.4% 98.6%

Grade 4 0.0% * % * % 100.0%

Grade 5 2.9% * % 2.9% 97.1%


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 336 51.4

Male 318 48.6

Frequency Missing = 2

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 4 339 51.7

Grade 5 317 48.3

DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?


No 252 39.0

Yes 394 61.0


AGE


9 73 11.3

10 285 44.0

11 264 40.7

12 25 3.9


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13 or older 1 0.2


ETHNICITY


African/American 122 19.1

Asian/American 4 0.6

Mexican/American 141 22.1

Native/American 11 1.7

Other 25 3.9

White 335 52.5


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district


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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 291 45.1

Mostly B's 276 42.8

Mostly C's 57 8.8Mostly D's 14 2.2

Mostly F's 7 1.1


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 54 8.3

No 74 11.4

Yes 521 80.3


EITHER PARENT GRADUATEFROM COLLEGE


Don't Know 270 41.5

No 119 18.3

Yes 262 40.2



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QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED

PRICE LUNCH?


Don't Know 177 27.4

No 230 35.7

Yes 238 36.9


PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?


No 265 40.8

Yes 385 59.2






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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

EVER INHALED GASOLINE

TO GET HIGH?

Q11A Frequency Percent

Not Used 620 98.3

Used 11 1.7


EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER

TO GET HIGH?

Q11B Frequency Percent

Not Used 609 98.1

Used 12 1.9


EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?

Q11C Frequency Percent

Not Used 597 97.5

Used 15 2.5


EVER INHALED WHITEOUT

TO GET HIGH?

Q11D Frequency Percent


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Not Used 600 98.5

Used 9 1.5


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11E Frequency Percent

Not Used 582 96.4

Used 22 3.6






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Spring 1998

EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS

TO GET HIGH?

Q11F Frequency Percent

Not Used 568 94.5

Used 33 5.5


CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME


Never heard of 16 2.6

Never used 528 84.8

1-2 times 59 9.5

3-10 times 14 2.2

11+ times 6 1.0


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME



Never used 553 89.3

1-2 times 33 5.3

3-10 times 12 1.9

11+ times 3 0.5



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BEER USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 526 85.0

1-2 times 70 11.3

3-10 times 10 1.611+ times 6 1.0


WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 468 78.0

1-2 times 64 10.7

3-10 times 11 1.8

11+ times 7 1.2






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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

WINE USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 519 88.1

1-2 times 37 6.33-10 times 2 0.3

11+ times 5 0.8


LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME



Never used 515 84.4

1-2 times 21 3.4

3-10 times 4 0.7

11+ times 1 0.2


INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12H Frequency Percent


Never used 545 88.8

1-2 times 23 3.7

3-10 times 4 0.7

11+ times 2 0.3



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MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12I Frequency Percent


Never used 546 92.4

1-2 times 8 1.43-10 times 3 0.5

11+ times 2 0.3


CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 564 90.2

1-2 times 35 5.6

3-10 times 6 1.0

11+ times 4 0.6






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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN PAST YEAR



Never used 559 92.21-2 times 27 4.5

3-10 times 4 0.7

11+ times 1 0.2


BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 515 89.7

1-2 times 40 7.0

3-10 times 4 0.7

11+ times 5 0.9


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 466 83.1

1-2 times 39 7.0

3-10 times 9 1.6

11+ times 5 0.9



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WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 508 91.01-2 times 20 3.6

11+ times 3 0.5


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 503 86.7

1-2 times 13 2.2

3-10 times 3 0.5

11+ times 1 0.2





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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 536 91.3

1-2 times 15 2.63-10 times 4 0.7

11+ times 2 0.3


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR



Never used 525 93.1

1-2 times 4 0.7

3-10 times 3 0.5

11+ times 1 0.2


AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES



Never used 514 83.7

7 or younger 16 2.6

8 years old 11 1.8

9 years old 24 3.9

10 years old 24 3.9

11 years old 6 1.0

12 or older 2 0.3


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AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO



Never used 526 88.1

7 or younger 10 1.7

8 years old 8 1.3

9 years old 11 1.8

10 years old 14 2.3

11 years old 7 1.2

12 or older 2 0.3





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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER



Never used 454 82.4

7 or younger 35 6.48 years old 21 3.8

9 years old 12 2.2

10 years old 8 1.5

11 years old 12 2.2

12 or older 2 0.4


AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS



Never used 423 78.6

7 or younger 19 3.5

8 years old 16 3.0

9 years old 16 3.0

10 years old 19 3.5

11 years old 3 0.6

12 or older 4 0.7


AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE



Never used 485 88.2

7 or younger 7 1 3


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7 or younger 7 1.3

8 years old 9 1.6

9 years old 8 1.5

10 years old 9 1.6

11 years old 4 0.7

12 or older 2 0.4


AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR



Never used 499 86.8

7 or younger 2 0.3

8 years old 4 0.7

9 years old 8 1.4

10 years old 6 1.0

11 years old 1 0.2

12 or older 1 0.2





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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS



Never used 519 89.9

7 or younger 6 1.08 years old 6 1.0

9 years old 6 1.0

10 years old 2 0.3

11 years old 5 0.9

12 or older 1 0.2


AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA



Never used 511 92.4

7 or younger 1 0.2

8 years old 2 0.4

9 years old 1 0.2

10 years old 4 0.7

11 years old 3 0.5


CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES



None 439 71.2

Some 142 23.0

Most 16 2 6


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Most 16 2.6


CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO



None 472 79.7

Some 89 15.0

Most 11 1.9





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Jacksonville

Spring 1998

CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 429 73.0

Some 125 21.3Most 24 4.1


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS



None 416 75.5

Some 87 15.8

Most 17 3.1


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE



None 468 85.1

Some 52 9.5

Most 10 1.8


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR


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CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR



None 470 81.6

Some 49 8.5

Most 12 2.1


CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS



None 473 85.1

Some 46 8.3

Most 14 2.5





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Jac so e

Spring 1998

CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA



None 484 88.3

Some 32 5.8Most 7 1.3


EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES


Never heard of 16 2.5No 460 73.2

Yes 152 24.2


EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO



No 494 81.4

Yes 100 16.5


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER


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No 419 69.7

Yes 174 29.0


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS



No 462 78.2

Yes 98 16.6





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Spring 1998

EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 506 85.8

Yes 65 11.0


EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR



No 524 88.1Yes 39 6.6


EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS



No 525 89.0

Yes 37 6.3


EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA



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No 525 89.7

Yes 33 5.6


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 427 71.2

No 91 15.2

Yes 82 13.7





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Spring 1998

IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS



No 133 26.2

Yes 22 4.3


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE



No 106 20.4Yes 51 9.8


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES



Very dangerous 323 52.1

Dangerous 215 34.7

Not at all 7 1.1

Don't know 58 9.4


DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING

TOBACCO


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Dangerous 179 29.9

Not at all 13 2.2

Don't know 69 11.5


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER




Dangerous 212 38.5Not at all 18 3.3

Don't know 58 10.5





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Spring 1998

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS

TO USE WINE COOLERS



Very dangerous 222 42.5Dangerous 162 31.0

Not at all 39 7.5

Don't know 73 14.0


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE




Dangerous 174 33.1

Not at all 21 4.0

Don't know 49 9.3


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR




Dangerous 113 19.9

Not at all 5 0.9

Don't know 52 9.2



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DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS



Very dangerous 377 66.5Dangerous 114 20.1

Not at all 4 0.7

Don't know 51 9.0


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA




Dangerous 60 10.9

Not at all 7 1.3

Don't know 31 5.6




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DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER


No 179 30.2

Yes 413 69.8


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

VISITOR TO CLASS


No 61 10.5

Yes 519 89.5


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

ASSEMBLY PROGRAM


No 115 20.8

Yes 439 79.2


DRUG/ALC INFO FROM


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DRUG/ALC INFO FROM

GUIDE COUNSELOR


No 330 60.1

Yes 219 39.9


DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE

ELSE AT SCHOOL


No 292 52.2

Yes 267 47.8





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Spring 1998


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BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 551 87.3

1 time 52 8.2

2 times 15 2.43+ times 13 2.1


WINE COOLERS, TWO OR

MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 510 86.9

1 time 44 7.5

2 times 22 3.7

3+ times 11 1.9


WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 552 93.2

1 time 31 5.2

2 times 5 0.8

3+ times 4 0.7


LIQUOR TWO OR MORE


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LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 567 96.6

1 time 11 1.9

2 times 7 1.2

3+ times 2 0.3


MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT

PARENT'S CONSENT


No 616 96.9Yes 20 3.1





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Spring 1998


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Spring 1998

SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


No 402 63.3

Yes 233 36.7


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER


Don't like it 493 77.5

Don't care 11 1.7Think it's O.K. 5 0.8

Don't know 127 20.0


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

USING MARIJUANA


Don't like it 543 85.6

Don't care 2 0.3

Think it's O.K. 1 0.2

Don't know 88 13.9



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Documents

1998 _ cherokee county _ jacksonville isd _ 1998 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary report