Town of Wallingford, CT

CT School Health Survey

2013 Results

Presented by Celeste Jorge, MPHEpidemiologist

CT Department of Public Health

BACKGROUND

The Connecticut School Health Survey Youth Behavior Component

Developed by the CDC and modified by CT

Administered to Wallingford high schoolsOctober 2013

About 1700 usable surveys

STUDENTS DESCRIBING HEALTH AS EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD

9th 10th 11th 12th69.7% 65.0% 62.3% 62.8%

Female Male60.5% 70.3%

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 19 students

64.8% of students describe their general health as Very Good or Excellent

GRADES IN SCHOOL MOSTLY A'S OR B'S

Female Male84.2% 77.0%

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 24 students

81.1% of students say their grades are in general, A’s or B’s

9th 10th 11th 12th85.4% 78.0% 80.7% 82.1%

EPISODE OF DEPRESSED MOOD

9th 10th 11th 12th25.8% 24.3% 27.5% 23.1%

Female Male32.7% 15.6%

25.1% of students said they had a 2 week episode of feeling sad or hopeless in the past year

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 7 or 8 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: CIGARETTE SMOKING

9th 10th 11th 12th4.8% 8.3% 10.8% 11.2%

Female Male8.1% 10.1%

8.9% of students report smoking cigarettes in the past month

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 3 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: ALCOHOL

9th 10th 11th 12th13.8% 20.9% 35.7% 40.8%

Female Male26.3% 28.7%

27.4% of students report drinking alcoholin the past month

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 8 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: ALCOHOL

9th 10th 11th 12th4.8% 8.1% 18.6% 24.5%

Female Male12.1% 15.6%

13.6% of students report binge drinkingin the past month

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 4 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: MARIJUANA

9th 10th 11th 12th11.4% 19.5% 40.2% 47.1%

Female Male25.8% 32.8%

28.9% of students report ever trying marijuana in their life

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 9 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: MARIJUANA

9th 10th 11th 12th6.2% 11.7% 20.8% 29.9%

Female Male14.2% 20.1%

16.8% of students report using marijuana in the past month

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 5 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS

9th 10th 11th 12th2.1% 3.6% 8.8% 8.8%

Female Male5.3% 6.6%

5.8% of students report ever taking OTC drug to get high in their life

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 2 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – LIFETIME USE

9th 10th 11th 12th1.4% 3.2% 7.7% 9.3%

Female Male4.8% 6.7%

5.6% of students report ever taking an Rx drug to get high in their life

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 2 students

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – RECENT USE

9th 10th 11th 12th0.5% 2.5% 7.1% 6.7%

Female Male3.3% 5.8%

4.4% of students report taking an Rx drug to get high in the past year

In a classroom of 30, that’s about 1 student

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: OTHER DRUGS – LIFETIME USE

3.2% of students report ever using cocaine

4.8% of students report ever using ecstasy

Less than 2% of students report ever using heroin, methamphetamine, or a needle to inject drugs

BEHAVIORS THAT ARE RELATED

Students reporting that in the past year, there was a 2 week episode of feeling sad or hopeless

Students reporting that their grades in school are on average, A’s or B’s

Students reporting that they gambled in the past year

Students reporting that they feel their family gives them love and support

ALCOHOL USE AND DEPRESSED MOOD

SMOKING AND DEPRESSED MOOD

MARIJUANA USE AND DEPRESSED MOOD

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND DEPRESSED MOOD

ALCOHOL, CIGARETTE, DRUG USE AND GAMBLING

ALCOHOL USE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

CIGARETTE, DRUG USE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

FAMILY SUPPORT AND RISK BEHAVIORS