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Survey facts
Given across NYS in late 2008 by NY OASAS – paper/pencil; contract thru Pride Surveys for reports & analysis
Locally, 5 Tompkins districts participated in October:Dryden, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing, Tburg.Grades 6-12Total of 4,937 students, 81%
participation rate
Participating students’ demographics
51% female, 49% male
76% White 7% Multi-racial 6% Asian American 4% Black/African American 7% Other
Alcohol
30-day use(current use)
Lifetime use (experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins 14% 41%
Gr. 8 National 16% 39%
Gr. 12 Tompkins 42% 78%
Gr. 12 National 43% 72%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins 22% 50%
Marijuana
30-day use(current use)
Lifetime use (experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins 5% 9%
Gr. 8 National 6% 15%
Gr. 12 Tompkins 21% 37%
Gr. 12 National 19% 45%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins 10% 19%
Cigarettes
30-day use(current use)
Lifetime use (experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins 3% 12%
Gr. 8 National 7% 21%
Gr. 12 Tompkins 8% 31%
Gr. 12 National 20% 45%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins 6% 18%
Chewing tobacco
30-day use(current use)
Lifetime use (experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins 3% 6%
Gr. 8 National 4% 10%
Gr. 12 Tompkins 7% 18%
Gr. 12 National 7% 16%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins 4% 10%
30-day use of other drugs
Heroin, meth, cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens – less than 1%
Inhalants – 2% (peaks at 4% in 8th grade, drops to <1% in 12th grade)
Prescription pain relievers – 5% (highest in 11th grade – 7%)
16% of all students have used a drug (other than alcohol or tobacco) in past 30 days
Ease of access*
Alcohol 80%
Marijuana 68%
Cigarettes 74%
*Would be very or sort of easy to obtain if desired
Perception of risk of harm from regular use
Alcohol Cigarettes Marijuana
Gr. 6 76% 76% 89%
Gr. 8 75% 91% 87%
Gr. 10 78% 92% 76%
Gr. 12 77% 94% 74%
Alcohol sources (choose 1 answer)
Didn’t drink in past year 62%
Friend 15%
Home with parents’ permission 8%
Home without parents’ permission 4%
Sibling 2%
Bought with or without fake ID 0.4%
Where students drank alcohol(choose 1 answer)
Didn’t drink in past year 63%
Someone else’s home 19%
My home 13%
Open area (park, etc.) 3%
All others (sporting event/concert, restaurant/bar, empty bldg/construction site, hotel/motel, car, school)
< 1%
Impact of parental disapproval on 30-day use
Students whose parents disapprove of their use of alcohol and marijuana have significantly lower 30 day use of these substances.
30 Day Use
17% 16%
61%71%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Alcohol Marijuana
Parents disapprove Parents don't disapprove
Gambling
Gambled in last year
Lottery, lotto, scr. off tickets
Gr. 6 16% 25%
Gr. 8 27% 29%
Gr. 10 28% 32%
Gr. 12 29% 30%
Risk and protective factors
Risk factors: conditions that increase the likelihood of a young person becoming involved in drug use, delinquency, school drop out and/or violence
Protective factors (assets): conditions that buffer young persons from exposure to risk either by reducing the impact of the risks or changing the way the youth responds to risks
Students reporting risks by domains (ASB = anti-social behavior)
Low neighborhood attachment 36%
High community disorganization 35%
Laws/norms favorable to drug use 32%
Parental attitudes favorable to ASB 48%
Parental attitudes favorable to ATOD 34%
Academic failure 40%
Peer favorable attitudes to ATOD 27%
Friends use of drugs 26%
Peer attitudes favorable to ASB 39%
Students reporting protection by domains
Community rewards for PSI 42%
Family ops. for PSI 59%
Family attachment 52%
School ops. for PSI 87%
Social skills 66%
Belief in a moral order 70%
Peer rewards for PSI 59%
PSI = prosocial involvement
School life
Has a trusted adult in school who can help with problems
51%
In general, feels welcomed & appreciated by teachers
45%
In general, feels safe at school 43%
In general, says students treat each other with respect
26%
In general, feels school rules are fairly enforced
36%
Bullying & intervention (in last 30 days at my school…)
Someone said something hurtful to me 39%
Was physically bullied 6%
Said something hurtful to another student 20%
Helped another student who’d been hurt (physically or feelings)
34%
Tried to get a student to stop being mean 22%
Got an adult to help with a bad situation 8%
Computers
Has access to a computer at home 70%
Has high speed internet at home 54%
Ha dial up internet at home 15%
Has own Facebook (or similar) account 46%
Has been insulted, embarrassed, harassed, or threatened by internet or text msg.
7%
Parents closely monitor internet use 23%