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Hunt (Tacoma School District)
Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey
Fall 2008
Student Participation
• 97 Grade 6 students
• 126 Grade 8 students
• Not reported: Grade 10 students
• Not reported: Grade 12 students
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
Lifetime Cigarette UsePercent of students who report having ever smoked a whole
cigarette at least once in their lives
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
11
2025
34
13
4
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Susceptibility to SmokingPercent of students who report having made a firm commitment to
not smoke cigarettes (i.e., are not susceptible to smoking)
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
84
6167 63
73
87
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Current Cigarette SmokingPercent of students who report smoking cigarettes
in the past 30 days
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
59
1420
71
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Current Smokeless Tobacco UsePercent of students who report using smokeless tobacco
in the past 30 days
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
2 3 7 931
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
7468 67 67
6361
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
25 23 26
38
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
71
60 6266
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
22
47
61
72
39
29
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
10
33 32
41
16
4
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
914
1826
93
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 8Percent of students who indicate no drinking, 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 two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
66
82
18
7 6 510 6
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 8
No Drinking, Local No Drinking, StateExperimental Drinking, Local Experimental Drinking, StateProblem Drinking, Local Problem Drinking, StateHeavy Drinking, Local Heavy Drinking, State
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 10Percent of students who indicate no drinking, 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 two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
67
12 813
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 10
No Drinking, Local No Drinking, StateExperimental Drinking, Local Experimental Drinking, StateProblem Drinking, Local Problem Drinking, StateHeavy Drinking, Local Heavy Drinking, State
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 12Percent of students who indicate no drinking, 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 two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
58
13 1218
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 12
No Drinking, Local No Drinking, StateExperimental Drinking, Local Experimental Drinking, StateProblem Drinking, Local Problem Drinking, StateHeavy Drinking, Local Heavy Drinking, State
Lifetime Marijuana UsePercent of students who report having ever smoked marijuana
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
7
19
31
45
12
3
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Current Marijuana/Hashish UsePercent of students who report smoking marijuana or hashish in
the past 30 days
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
1
1519
23
81
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
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
1720
25
9
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
16 17 20
8
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
29 8 863
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
40 4032
24
3731
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
158 79
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
56
4553
35
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Community Rewards for Prosocial Involvement
Percent of students who are resilient to substance use because they report rewards by their community for prosocial involvement
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
34
50
62 6254
36
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
2732
2316
2930
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
55
43 4238
4553
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
22
33
2330
1918
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
90
64
82 8581
88
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Opportunities for InvolvementPercent of students who report that they have lots of chances for
involvement in school activities
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
94 91 9092
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
DepressionPercent of students who report being severely depressed
in the past year
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
3730 29
24
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
2317 1514
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
96
8492 9392
96
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
3224 23
19
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
ObesePercent of students who are obese
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
11 1111
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
1216 17 18
1510
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
1423
15 15139
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Excessive Television ViewingPercent of students who report watching 3 or more hours of
television on an average school day
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
51
302729
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Sufficient Moderate or Vigorous ActivityPercent of students who report meeting recommendations for either moderate activity (5 or more days per week) or vigorous
activity (3 or more days per week)
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
76 7669
82
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
42
19 19 1722
31
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
69
57 5861
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 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
54
71 7074
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Neighborhood Aversion to MarijuanaPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth marijuana use is “very wrong”
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
88
50 5346
72
86
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Neighborhood Aversion to AlcoholPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth drinking is “very wrong”
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
78
47
3528
55
78
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Neighborhood Aversion to SmokingPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth smoking is “very wrong”
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
76
44 44
31
62
80
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Perceived Availability of DrugsPercent of students at risk for substance use becausethey report that they perceive drugs as easy to obtain
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
3643
3439
2523
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug UsePercent of students at risk for substance use because
they report that they have favorable attitudes toward use
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
19
3337 38
2521
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
Perceived Risk of Drug Use Percent of students at risk for substance use because
they report that they do not see use as risky
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Hunt (Tacoma School District)
38
61
3643
3432
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Local State
