Jason Lee (Tacoma School District) Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey Fall 2008

Jason Lee (Tacoma School District)

Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey

Fall 2008

Student Participation

• 125 Grade 6 students

• 94 Grade 8 students

• Not reported: Grade 10 students

• Not reported: Grade 12 students

Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008 Jason Lee (Tacoma School District)

Lifetime Cigarette UsePercent of students who report having ever smoked a whole

cigarette at least once in their lives


12

3125

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)


6960

67 63

73

87

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Current Cigarette SmokingPercent of students who report smoking cigarettes

in the past 30 days


8

2114

20

71

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Current Smokeless Tobacco UsePercent of students who report using smokeless tobacco

in the past 30 days


39 7 9

31

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

other people’s cigarettes is harmful to them


55

26

67 676361

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

about not using tobacco at school are enforced


21 23 26

38

0

20

40

60

80

100


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


6860 62

66

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

of alcohol


44

5361

72

39

29

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

of alcohol in the past 30 days


5

32 32

41

16

4

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

row in the past 2 weeks


8

2618

26

93

0

20

40

60

80

100


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).


62

82

8 714

5

166

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





67

12 813

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 10






58

13 1218

0

20

40

60

80

100

Grade 12


Lifetime Marijuana UsePercent of students who report having ever smoked marijuana


10

33 31

45

12

3

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Current Marijuana/Hashish UsePercent of students who report smoking marijuana or hashish in

the past 30 days


6

22 1923

81

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Current Illegal Drug UsePercent of students who report using illegal drugs

in the past 30 days


22 2025

9

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

in the past year


2517 20

8

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

property in the past 30 days


3

158 863

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Physical FightingPercent of students who report being in a physical fight

in the past year


47 45

3224

3731

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Gang MembershipPercent of students who report being members of a gang

in the past year


21

8 79

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

have low attachment to their neighborhood


5245

53

35

0

20

40

60

80

100


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


3439

62 6254

36

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

BullyingPercent of students who report being bullied

in the past 30 days


37 35

2316

2930

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

being at school in the past year


48

3642

3845

53

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

school in past 4 weeks


1925 23

30

1918

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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


80

66

82 8581

88

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

involvement in school activities


8791 9092

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

DepressionPercent of students who report being severely depressed

in the past year


43

30 2924

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Contemplation of SuicidePercent of students who report having seriously considered suicide

in the past year


45

17 1514

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

or “always” when riding in a car


90

78

92 939296

0

20

40

60

80

100


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


50

24 2319

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

ObesePercent of students who are obese


11 1111

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Current AsthmaPercent of students who currently have asthma


11

2317 18

1510

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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


20 17 15 15139

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Excessive Television ViewingPercent of students who report watching 3 or more hours of

television on an average school day


30 302729

0

20

40

60

80

100


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)


39

7669

82

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

60 minutes per day


28

4

19 1722

31

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

checkup in the past year


68

57 5861

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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

checkup in the past year


59

71 7074

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Neighborhood Aversion to MarijuanaPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods

think youth marijuana use is “very wrong”


73

31

5346

72

86

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Neighborhood Aversion to AlcoholPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods

think youth drinking is “very wrong”


68

26

3528

55

78

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Neighborhood Aversion to SmokingPercent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods

think youth smoking is “very wrong”


66

3944

31

62

80

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Perceived Availability of DrugsPercent of students at risk for substance use becausethey report that they perceive drugs as easy to obtain


42

54

3439

2523

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug UsePercent of students at risk for substance use because

they report that they have favorable attitudes toward use


37 36 37 38

2521

0

20

40

60

80

100


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


46

56

3643

3432

0

20

40

60

80

100


Local State

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Jason Lee (Tacoma School District) Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey Fall 2008