2000 _ harris county _ houston isd _ 2000 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary report
Content
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table T-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
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Any tobacco product
All
11.3%
6.2%
5.2%
88.7%
Grade 4
7.3%
4.3%
3.1%
92.7%
Grade 5
8.7%
4.4%
4.2%
91.3%
Grade 6
18.5%
10.1%
8.4%
81.5%
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Cigarettes
All
10.5%
5.7%
4.8%
89.5%
Grade 4
6.2%
3.5%
2.7%
93.8%
Grade 5
8.1%
4.2%
3.9%
91.9%
Grade 6
17.7%
9.7%
8.0%
82.3%
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Smokeless tobacco
All
2.0%
1.1%
0.9%
98.0%
Grade 4
1.8%
1.0%
0.8%
98.2%
Grade 5
1.3%
0.7%
0.6%
98.7%
Grade 6
3.0%
1.5%
1.5%
97.0%
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Table T-2:
Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those
who reported use of ...
Any tobacco product
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
3.4
2.7
2.6
4.0
3.0
2.2
2.7
3.4
School
Year
Lifetime
3.1
2.4
2.5
3.6
2.8
2.2
2.6
3.2
School
Year
Lifetime
3.0
*
*
3.6
2.7
2.0
*
2.8
Cigarettes
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Smokeless tobacco
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table T-3:
Average age of first use of tobacco:
Grade 4
Tobacco
Grade 5
8.3
9.1
Grade 6
9.6
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Table T-4:
Average age of first use of tobacco by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
90.0%
93.0%
93.5%
83.0%
7 or Under
2.2%
2.4%
1.0%
3.1%
8
9
1.6%
1.0%
1.8%
2.0%
2.4%
2.9%
1.8%
2.6%
10
11
1.4%
0.5%
1.0%
2.9%
1.5%
* %
1.0%
3.8%
10
11
4.0%
1.5%
3.4%
7.1%
2.1%
* %
2.6%
3.7%
12 or Over
0.9%
0.2%
* %
2.6%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
84.2%
90.1%
86.6%
75.4%
7 or Under
3.4%
3.4%
2.6%
4.2%
8
9
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
2.5%
3.0%
2.8%
3.2%
3.1%
12 or Over
1.4%
0.3%
0.3%
4.0%
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Table T-5:
About how many of your close friends use ...
Any tobacco product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.7%
3.6%
2.5%
1.8%
None
Some
75.0%
81.9%
78.0%
64.5%
19.7%
12.4%
17.3%
30.2%
None
Some
74.2%
81.1%
76.7%
63.9%
19.4%
11.6%
17.5%
30.0%
None
Some
Most
2.6%
2.0%
2.2%
3.5%
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.1%
5.5%
4.0%
2.7%
Most
2.3%
1.9%
1.8%
3.3%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7.9%
12.6%
6.1%
4.8%
87.4%
84.0%
90.4%
88.0%
3.9%
2.9%
2.6%
6.5%
Most
0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
0.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table T-6:
Have you ever been offered ...
Any tobacco product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.4%
5.1%
2.5%
2.7%
Yes
22.6%
17.1%
20.8%
30.4%
No
74.0%
77.9%
76.7%
67.0%
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.9%
7.2%
3.7%
3.6%
Yes
21.7%
15.8%
20.6%
29.4%
No
73.4%
76.9%
75.7%
67.0%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.6%
15.6%
6.7%
6.3%
Yes
4.8%
3.6%
4.5%
6.2%
No
85.6%
80.8%
88.7%
87.4%
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Table T-7:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Any tobacco product?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.1%
2.7%
2.2%
1.4%
71.1%
75.0%
74.7%
63.3%
19.2%
14.7%
16.3%
27.1%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
2.1%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
3.6%
5.1%
3.0%
2.5%
52.0%
57.5%
55.8%
42.2%
33.2%
26.1%
32.0%
42.1%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
3.3%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
6.5%
11.6%
4.5%
3.2%
64.2%
64.6%
70.0%
57.9%
18.8%
13.4%
16.5%
26.7%
1.4%
0.8%
1.3%
2.2%
Do Not
Know
6.1%
6.5%
5.8%
6.2%
Cigarettes?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
9.2%
9.9%
7.9%
9.9%
Smokeless tobacco?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
9.1%
9.6%
7.8%
10.0%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table A-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
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Any alcohol product
All
30.4%
19.4%
11.0%
69.6%
Grade 4
25.5%
17.6%
7.8%
74.5%
Grade 5
25.3%
16.1%
9.2%
74.7%
Grade 6
41.0%
24.6%
16.4%
59.0%
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Beer
All
17.0%
8.8%
8.3%
83.0%
Grade 4
14.2%
8.0%
6.2%
85.8%
Grade 5
14.2%
7.0%
7.2%
85.8%
Grade 6
23.0%
11.5%
11.5%
77.0%
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Wine coolers
All
19.1%
11.5%
7.5%
80.9%
Grade 4
14.8%
9.0%
5.7%
85.2%
Grade 5
15.1%
9.4%
5.7%
84.9%
Grade 6
27.8%
16.5%
11.3%
72.2%
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Wine
All
13.4%
8.3%
5.1%
86.6%
Grade 4
11.1%
7.0%
4.1%
88.9%
Grade 5
11.7%
7.2%
4.5%
88.3%
Grade 6
17.7%
10.8%
6.8%
82.3%
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Liquor
All
6.7%
3.9%
2.8%
93.3%
Grade 4
3.9%
2.7%
1.2%
96.1%
Grade 5
5.3%
2.7%
2.6%
94.7%
Grade 6
11.1%
6.5%
4.7%
88.9%
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Table A-2:
Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those
who reported use of ...
Any alcohol product
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
4.7
3.9
4.0
5.6
4.8
4.0
4.5
5.5
School
Year
Lifetime
2.7
2.4
2.3
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.6
3.1
School
Year
Lifetime
3.3
2.9
2.7
3.8
3.1
2.5
2.5
3.6
Beer
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Liquor
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
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Wine
School
Year
Lifetime
2.7
2.6
2.3
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.6
School
Year
Lifetime
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.9
2.9
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Wine coolers
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Table A-3:
In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ...
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
1 Time
84.5%
83.7%
88.6%
80.9%
9.4%
9.5%
7.6%
11.0%
Never
1 Time
82.9%
85.6%
86.1%
76.8%
8.6%
7.1%
7.4%
11.4%
Never
1 Time
86.2%
87.1%
89.1%
82.1%
8.2%
7.9%
7.3%
9.4%
Never
1 Time
93.7%
95.3%
96.3%
89.2%
3.4%
2.8%
2.4%
5.1%
2 Times
3.3%
3.5%
1.9%
4.5%
3+ Times
2.9%
3.2%
1.9%
3.5%
Ever
15.5%
16.3%
11.4%
19.1%
Wine Coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
4.7%
4.2%
3.7%
6.4%
3+ Times
3.7%
3.0%
2.8%
5.4%
Ever
17.1%
14.4%
13.9%
23.2%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
3.3%
2.9%
2.2%
4.8%
3+ Times
2.4%
2.1%
1.4%
3.8%
Ever
13.8%
12.9%
10.9%
17.9%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
1.4%
0.6%
0.9%
2.6%
3+ Times
1.5%
1.3%
0.4%
3.1%
Ever
6.3%
4.7%
3.7%
10.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table A-4:
Average age of first use of alcohol:
Grade 4
Alcohol
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor
Grade 5
8.2
8.1
8.6
8.7
8.8
Grade 6
9.0
8.7
9.4
9.7
9.6
9.4
9.0
10.0
10.0
10.1
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Table A-5:
Average age of first use of alcohol by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7 or Under
74.4%
78.5%
80.2%
63.8%
6.3%
6.9%
3.8%
8.0%
8
9
3.8%
4.4%
3.0%
3.8%
5.3%
6.8%
4.4%
4.5%
10
11
4.9%
2.9%
4.2%
7.8%
3.8%
0.5%
3.8%
7.6%
10
11
6.4%
2.8%
8.9%
7.0%
4.8%
0.3%
3.9%
10.3%
12 or Over
1.6%
* %
0.6%
4.5%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7 or Under
62.7%
66.5%
68.3%
52.6%
10.9%
13.8%
8.6%
10.6%
8
9
5.6%
7.1%
5.0%
4.7%
7.4%
8.9%
5.0%
8.6%
12 or Over
2.2%
0.6%
0.3%
6.1%
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Table A-6:
Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Alcohol
Cut
School
23.6%
Sent to
Principal
61.9%
42.2%
Both
71.7%
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Table A-7:
When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ...
Home?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
69.6%
70.8%
74.1%
63.4%
Yes
12.7%
11.7%
10.1%
16.4%
No
17.8%
17.5%
15.8%
20.2%
Friends?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
69.7%
72.2%
73.1%
63.5%
Yes
5.4%
2.5%
3.6%
10.4%
No
24.8%
25.2%
23.3%
26.1%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Somewhere else?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
67.5%
69.5%
70.9%
61.7%
No
12.1%
10.0%
9.9%
16.6%
20.4%
20.4%
19.1%
21.7%
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Table A-8:
About how many of your close friends use ...
Any alcohol product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.1%
2.6%
2.2%
1.5%
None
Some
Most
63.1%
70.2%
67.2%
51.0%
28.1%
21.9%
25.5%
37.4%
6.7%
5.2%
5.1%
10.0%
None
Some
Most
72.4%
78.1%
76.1%
62.5%
21.4%
16.2%
18.1%
30.5%
None
Some
68.9%
71.7%
72.5%
62.0%
17.4%
12.6%
16.0%
24.2%
None
Some
80.2%
83.2%
82.9%
74.0%
13.6%
10.3%
12.0%
18.8%
None
Some
80.2%
79.8%
84.5%
76.2%
8.1%
4.6%
5.5%
14.6%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.6%
3.5%
2.7%
1.6%
3.6%
2.3%
3.2%
5.4%
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.7%
13.0%
8.9%
7.1%
Most
4.0%
2.6%
2.7%
6.7%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.5%
4.4%
3.3%
2.8%
Most
2.7%
2.1%
1.8%
4.4%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.8%
14.8%
8.4%
5.7%
Most
1.9%
0.8%
1.5%
3.5%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table A-9:
Have you ever been offered ...
Any alcohol product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
3.0%
4.7%
2.1%
2.2%
32.9%
27.6%
30.8%
40.8%
No
64.1%
67.8%
67.2%
57.0%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
3.3%
4.8%
2.3%
2.7%
26.5%
21.3%
24.9%
33.8%
No
70.2%
74.0%
72.7%
63.5%
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
11.2%
15.8%
9.4%
8.0%
17.3%
13.1%
15.0%
24.3%
No
71.5%
71.1%
75.5%
67.8%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
4.5%
5.8%
3.4%
4.3%
14.5%
11.8%
13.1%
18.8%
No
81.0%
82.5%
83.5%
77.0%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
10.2%
15.2%
8.0%
7.2%
8.8%
5.4%
7.5%
13.7%
No
81.0%
79.4%
84.5%
79.1%
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Table A-10:
How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
77.2%
77.5%
78.0%
76.2%
Don't
Care
2.7%
2.8%
2.7%
2.5%
Think
It's OK
1.3%
1.7%
0.5%
1.5%
Don't
Know
18.8%
17.9%
18.9%
19.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table A-11:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Any alcohol product?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.5%
1.8%
1.6%
1.0%
65.3%
70.1%
67.2%
58.1%
23.7%
18.7%
22.9%
30.0%
2.8%
2.5%
2.0%
3.9%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.8%
2.3%
1.9%
1.0%
43.0%
46.7%
44.9%
37.2%
37.4%
33.3%
38.0%
41.2%
6.9%
6.0%
5.2%
9.6%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
8.6%
13.0%
7.6%
5.1%
36.4%
40.9%
40.2%
27.8%
28.8%
23.7%
30.2%
32.5%
11.6%
8.0%
9.2%
17.9%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.5%
3.1%
2.5%
1.8%
42.8%
47.9%
45.9%
34.2%
32.6%
28.2%
33.1%
36.7%
8.2%
6.4%
6.3%
12.0%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
7.2%
11.2%
6.8%
3.4%
58.0%
60.4%
59.9%
53.5%
22.3%
17.0%
21.3%
28.9%
2.4%
1.3%
2.5%
3.6%
Do Not
Know
6.7%
6.9%
6.2%
7.1%
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
10.9%
11.7%
10.0%
11.0%
Wine coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
14.6%
14.5%
12.7%
16.7%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
14.0%
14.5%
12.3%
15.3%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
10.1%
10.2%
9.5%
10.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
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Table D-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
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Marijuana
All
2.7%
1.9%
0.8%
97.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
98.4%
Grade 6
6.2%
4.8%
1.4%
93.8%
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Table D-2:
Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:
School
Year
Lifetime
4.4
*
*
4.6
3.8
*
2.2
4.3
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Table D-3:
Average age of first use of marijuana:
Grade 4
Marijuana
Grade 5
*
9.6
Grade 6
10.4
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Table D-4:
Average age of first use of marijuana by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
98.1%
99.6%
99.0%
95.5%
7 or Under
0.1%
0.2%
* %
0.2%
8
9
0.1%
0.2%
* %
0.2%
0.4%
* %
0.2%
0.9%
10
11
0.4%
* %
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
* %
0.2%
1.7%
10
11
0.8%
* %
0.5%
1.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.3%
* %
0.2%
0.7%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
96.4%
98.4%
97.3%
93.4%
7 or Under
0.5%
* %
0.8%
0.6%
8
*
*
*
*
9
%
%
%
%
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.8%
* %
* %
2.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-5:
Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Marijuana
Cut
School
0.8%
Sent to
Principal
13.7%
7.2%
Both
20.8%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-6:
About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Some
81.4%
79.0%
87.0%
77.9%
6.9%
3.6%
5.2%
12.0%
9.3%
16.5%
6.3%
4.8%
None
Most
2.5%
0.8%
1.5%
5.2%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-7:
Have you ever been offered marijuana?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
9.4%
15.4%
6.5%
6.2%
8.1%
4.9%
6.9%
12.6%
No
82.5%
79.7%
86.6%
81.2%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-8:
How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Don't
Care
81.1%
79.7%
82.0%
81.6%
Think
It's OK
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
1.1%
Don't
Know
15.8%
17.4%
15.2%
14.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-9:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
6.1%
11.6%
4.2%
2.3%
76.6%
72.6%
81.4%
75.7%
9.1%
7.5%
7.7%
12.3%
1.7%
0.8%
1.2%
3.1%
Do Not
Know
6.5%
7.5%
5.5%
6.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.1%
6.6%
2.5%
90.9%
Grade 4
9.8%
6.9%
3.0%
90.2%
Grade 5
6.7%
4.7%
2.1%
93.3%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.2%
2.5%
89.3%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-2:
Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Correction Fluid/Whiteout
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Not Used
Used
96.4%
97.3%
97.7%
93.9%
3.6%
2.7%
2.3%
6.1%
Not Used
Used
98.2%
97.1%
99.3%
98.2%
1.8%
2.9%
0.7%
1.8%
Not Used
Used
96.6%
95.3%
98.0%
96.5%
3.4%
4.7%
2.0%
3.5%
Not Used
Used
98.2%
97.1%
99.1%
98.5%
1.8%
2.9%
0.9%
1.5%
Not Used
Used
97.6%
96.3%
98.7%
97.8%
2.4%
3.7%
1.3%
2.2%
Not Used
Used
96.5%
96.8%
97.0%
95.8%
3.5%
3.2%
3.0%
4.2%
Gasoline
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Glue
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Paint Thinner
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Spray Paint
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Inhalants
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-3:
Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:
School
Year
Lifetime
3.2
2.7
3.3
3.4
3.7
4.0
3.4
3.8
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-4:
Number of different kinds of inhalants used:
0
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
1
91.6%
91.1%
93.8%
90.0%
2-3
4.4%
4.1%
3.9%
5.1%
4+
3.4%
3.8%
2.2%
4.1%
0.6%
1.1%
0.1%
0.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-5:
Average age of first use of inhalants:
Grade 4
Inhalants
Grade 5
8.2
9.0
Grade 6
10.0
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-6:
Average age of first use of inhalants by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
95.8%
97.5%
96.7%
92.9%
7 or Under
0.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.6%
8
9
0.6%
0.7%
0.2%
0.9%
0.7%
* %
1.2%
0.9%
10
11
0.8%
0.9%
0.6%
0.7%
1.2%
* %
0.8%
3.0%
10
11
0.6%
0.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.9%
* %
0.5%
2.0%
12 or Over
0.3%
* %
* %
0.9%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
93.9%
95.4%
94.8%
91.5%
7 or Under
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.7%
8
9
1.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.7%
* %
* %
2.3%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-7:
Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Inhalants
2.9%
Cut
School
13.2%
Sent to
Principal
7.3%
Both
17.9%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-8:
About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Some
81.0%
80.8%
84.9%
77.3%
8.0%
4.0%
6.7%
13.7%
8.7%
13.8%
6.8%
5.3%
None
Most
2.3%
1.5%
1.6%
3.8%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-9:
Have you ever been offered inhalants?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.8%
14.6%
7.4%
7.0%
Yes
6.8%
4.4%
5.3%
10.8%
No
83.5%
81.0%
87.3%
82.1%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-10:
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
7.1%
11.8%
5.7%
3.8%
61.4%
59.4%
66.7%
58.0%
18.7%
14.7%
17.5%
24.1%
2.4%
2.6%
0.9%
3.9%
Do Not
Know
10.4%
11.6%
9.2%
10.3%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table X-1:
Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs
or alcohol from ...
An Assembly Program?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
No
Yes
37.1%
36.6%
29.2%
45.4%
62.9%
63.4%
70.8%
54.6%
No
Yes
60.2%
59.3%
57.0%
64.4%
39.8%
40.7%
43.0%
35.6%
No
Yes
36.2%
40.5%
19.0%
49.4%
63.8%
59.5%
81.0%
50.6%
No
Yes
54.8%
57.8%
51.8%
54.7%
45.2%
42.2%
48.2%
45.3%
No
Yes
36.2%
36.3%
34.5%
37.7%
63.8%
63.7%
65.5%
62.3%
No
Yes
11.8%
11.4%
6.0%
18.1%
88.2%
88.6%
94.0%
81.9%
Guidance Counselor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Visitor to Class?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Someone Else at School?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Your Teacher?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Any School Source?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B1:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> All Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.3%
6.2%
5.2%
88.7%
Grade 4
7.3%
4.3%
3.1%
92.7%
Grade 5
8.7%
4.4%
4.2%
91.3%
Grade 6
18.5%
10.1%
8.4%
81.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
30.4%
19.4%
11.0%
69.6%
Grade 4
25.5%
17.6%
7.8%
74.5%
Grade 5
25.3%
16.1%
9.2%
74.7%
Grade 6
41.0%
24.6%
16.4%
59.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.1%
6.6%
2.5%
90.9%
Grade 4
9.8%
6.9%
3.0%
90.2%
Grade 5
6.7%
4.7%
2.1%
93.3%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.2%
2.5%
89.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.7%
1.9%
0.8%
97.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
98.4%
Grade 6
6.2%
4.8%
1.4%
93.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B2:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Male Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
13.2%
6.5%
6.7%
86.8%
Grade 4
9.2%
4.9%
4.2%
90.8%
Grade 5
9.8%
4.3%
5.5%
90.2%
Grade 6
21.5%
10.7%
10.7%
78.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
32.0%
20.2%
11.8%
68.0%
Grade 4
28.4%
19.9%
8.6%
71.6%
Grade 5
26.1%
15.7%
10.4%
73.9%
Grade 6
42.2%
25.3%
16.9%
57.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.7%
7.7%
3.0%
89.3%
Grade 4
12.0%
8.0%
3.9%
88.0%
Grade 5
8.5%
5.9%
2.6%
91.5%
Grade 6
11.8%
9.2%
2.6%
88.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.3%
2.1%
1.2%
96.7%
Grade 4
0.9%
0.2%
0.7%
99.1%
Grade 5
2.3%
1.2%
1.2%
97.7%
Grade 6
7.0%
5.1%
1.9%
93.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B3:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Female Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
9.6%
5.8%
3.8%
90.4%
Grade 4
5.7%
3.7%
2.0%
94.3%
Grade 5
7.6%
4.5%
3.0%
92.4%
Grade 6
15.9%
9.5%
6.4%
84.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
28.9%
18.6%
10.3%
71.1%
Grade 4
22.8%
15.7%
7.1%
77.2%
Grade 5
24.5%
16.5%
8.0%
75.5%
Grade 6
39.9%
24.0%
15.9%
60.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.6%
5.5%
2.0%
92.4%
Grade 4
7.9%
5.8%
2.1%
92.1%
Grade 5
5.1%
3.5%
1.5%
94.9%
Grade 6
9.7%
7.3%
2.4%
90.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.1%
1.7%
0.3%
97.9%
Grade 4
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
0.9%
0.9%
* %
99.1%
Grade 6
5.4%
4.4%
1.0%
94.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B4:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> White Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.2%
7.0%
4.2%
88.8%
Grade 4
6.9%
6.0%
0.9%
93.1%
Grade 5
12.7%
7.3%
5.5%
87.3%
Grade 6
15.2%
8.0%
7.1%
84.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
24.7%
15.6%
9.1%
75.3%
Grade 4
23.7%
14.4%
9.3%
76.3%
Grade 5
17.9%
10.7%
7.1%
82.1%
Grade 6
29.5%
19.6%
9.8%
70.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.7%
6.0%
4.7%
89.3%
Grade 4
12.9%
5.2%
7.8%
87.1%
Grade 5
5.9%
3.9%
2.0%
94.1%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.0%
2.7%
89.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.8%
1.1%
1.8%
97.2%
Grade 4
1.7%
* %
1.7%
98.3%
Grade 5
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%
96.2%
Grade 6
3.6%
1.8%
1.8%
96.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B5:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> African/American Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
9.6%
5.2%
4.3%
90.4%
Grade 4
8.0%
5.1%
2.9%
92.0%
Grade 5
8.0%
4.3%
3.7%
92.0%
Grade 6
13.5%
6.8%
6.8%
86.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
33.6%
20.8%
12.9%
66.4%
Grade 4
31.6%
21.9%
9.7%
68.4%
Grade 5
27.6%
16.5%
11.1%
72.4%
Grade 6
43.9%
25.4%
18.6%
56.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.0%
4.9%
2.1%
93.0%
Grade 4
8.7%
8.0%
0.8%
91.3%
Grade 5
6.1%
3.5%
2.6%
93.9%
Grade 6
6.5%
3.6%
2.9%
93.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.7%
1.1%
0.5%
98.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.4%
* %
99.6%
Grade 5
1.2%
0.9%
0.3%
98.8%
Grade 6
3.6%
2.2%
1.4%
96.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B6:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Mexican/American Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
13.6%
7.6%
6.0%
86.4%
Grade 4
7.4%
3.7%
3.7%
92.6%
Grade 5
9.4%
4.7%
4.7%
90.6%
Grade 6
23.6%
14.2%
9.5%
76.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
31.3%
20.7%
10.5%
68.7%
Grade 4
24.0%
17.1%
6.9%
76.0%
Grade 5
24.1%
16.4%
7.7%
75.9%
Grade 6
45.1%
28.4%
16.7%
54.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.0%
8.0%
2.0%
90.0%
Grade 4
10.0%
7.6%
2.4%
90.0%
Grade 5
7.5%
5.7%
1.8%
92.5%
Grade 6
12.2%
10.4%
1.8%
87.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
4.1%
3.2%
0.9%
95.9%
Grade 4
0.3%
* %
0.3%
99.7%
Grade 5
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
97.9%
Grade 6
9.8%
8.3%
1.5%
90.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B7:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Reporting A and B Grades
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
10.1%
5.2%
5.0%
89.9%
Grade 4
7.0%
4.3%
2.7%
93.0%
Grade 5
8.5%
4.1%
4.4%
91.5%
Grade 6
15.4%
7.3%
8.1%
84.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
27.7%
16.9%
10.9%
72.3%
Grade 4
22.8%
15.4%
7.5%
77.2%
Grade 5
23.2%
14.2%
9.0%
76.8%
Grade 6
38.1%
21.4%
16.7%
61.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.5%
5.3%
2.2%
92.5%
Grade 4
8.3%
6.0%
2.3%
91.7%
Grade 5
5.4%
3.7%
1.7%
94.6%
Grade 6
8.8%
6.2%
2.6%
91.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.8%
1.2%
0.5%
98.2%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
98.8%
Grade 6
3.8%
2.9%
0.9%
96.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B8:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Reporting C, D, and F Grades
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
15.2%
9.1%
6.1%
84.8%
Grade 4
8.7%
4.4%
4.4%
91.3%
Grade 5
9.8%
5.8%
4.0%
90.2%
Grade 6
26.7%
16.9%
9.8%
73.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.7%
26.2%
11.6%
62.3%
Grade 4
33.3%
24.9%
8.4%
66.7%
Grade 5
30.5%
20.6%
9.9%
69.5%
Grade 6
48.8%
32.7%
16.1%
51.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
13.5%
9.9%
3.6%
86.5%
Grade 4
14.7%
9.7%
5.1%
85.3%
Grade 5
10.2%
7.0%
3.3%
89.8%
Grade 6
15.3%
12.9%
2.4%
84.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
5.3%
3.9%
1.4%
94.7%
Grade 4
0.5%
* %
0.5%
99.5%
Grade 5
2.7%
1.8%
0.9%
97.3%
Grade 6
12.3%
9.5%
2.8%
87.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B9:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
8.9%
4.6%
4.3%
91.1%
Grade 4
6.3%
3.0%
3.3%
93.7%
Grade 5
5.7%
2.7%
2.9%
94.3%
Grade 6
15.0%
8.3%
6.7%
85.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
26.1%
17.2%
8.9%
73.9%
Grade 4
22.4%
15.9%
6.5%
77.6%
Grade 5
19.5%
12.9%
6.6%
80.5%
Grade 6
36.7%
22.8%
13.9%
63.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.8%
5.9%
1.9%
92.2%
Grade 4
8.6%
6.1%
2.5%
91.4%
Grade 5
5.7%
4.2%
1.4%
94.3%
Grade 6
9.0%
7.4%
1.6%
91.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.8%
1.3%
0.5%
98.2%
Grade 4
0.2%
* %
0.2%
99.8%
Grade 5
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
99.2%
Grade 6
4.7%
3.6%
1.1%
95.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B10:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
15.3%
8.7%
6.6%
84.7%
Grade 4
9.3%
6.6%
2.7%
90.7%
Grade 5
12.7%
6.7%
6.0%
87.3%
Grade 6
24.2%
12.9%
11.3%
75.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.0%
22.8%
14.3%
63.0%
Grade 4
31.2%
21.2%
10.0%
68.8%
Grade 5
32.4%
19.8%
12.6%
67.6%
Grade 6
48.1%
27.7%
20.3%
51.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
11.0%
7.5%
3.5%
89.0%
Grade 4
12.3%
8.5%
3.8%
87.7%
Grade 5
8.2%
5.3%
2.9%
91.8%
Grade 6
13.1%
9.2%
3.9%
86.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.9%
2.7%
1.1%
96.1%
Grade 4
0.9%
0.3%
0.6%
99.1%
Grade 5
2.6%
1.6%
1.0%
97.4%
Grade 6
8.1%
6.4%
1.7%
91.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B11:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.5%
6.2%
5.2%
88.5%
Grade 4
7.0%
4.0%
3.0%
93.0%
Grade 5
9.1%
4.6%
4.5%
90.9%
Grade 6
18.3%
10.0%
8.3%
81.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
30.8%
19.5%
11.3%
69.2%
Grade 4
24.9%
16.8%
8.1%
75.1%
Grade 5
25.5%
16.1%
9.4%
74.5%
Grade 6
42.0%
25.5%
16.5%
58.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
8.9%
6.4%
2.4%
91.1%
Grade 4
9.5%
6.6%
2.9%
90.5%
Grade 5
7.0%
5.1%
1.9%
93.0%
Grade 6
10.2%
7.7%
2.5%
89.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.8%
2.1%
0.7%
97.2%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 6
6.0%
4.9%
1.1%
94.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B12:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
12.9%
6.2%
6.7%
87.1%
Grade 4
9.3%
5.8%
3.5%
90.7%
Grade 5
5.9%
1.5%
4.4%
94.1%
Grade 6
23.5%
11.1%
12.3%
76.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
28.8%
20.7%
8.1%
71.2%
Grade 4
25.0%
19.0%
6.0%
75.0%
Grade 5
25.4%
20.9%
4.5%
74.6%
Grade 6
36.3%
22.5%
13.8%
63.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.7%
7.0%
2.7%
90.3%
Grade 4
11.1%
7.4%
3.7%
88.9%
Grade 5
4.6%
1.5%
3.1%
95.4%
Grade 6
12.7%
11.4%
1.3%
87.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.0%
0.8%
2.1%
97.0%
Grade 4
1.3%
* %
1.3%
98.7%
Grade 5
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
7.5%
2.5%
5.0%
92.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________
Female
1463.745
52.16
Male
1342.744
47.84
Frequency Missing = 1.0319927203
GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
________________________________
Grade 4
972.4342
34.64
Grade 5
942.2094
33.56
Grade 6
892.878
31.80
DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?
Q3
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1098.869
39.39
Yes
1690.813
60.61
Frequency Missing = 17.839585236
AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
______________________________________
8 or younger
6.128787
0.22
9
312.5786
11.17
10
825.0059
29.48
11
880.7192
31.47
12
644.1239
23.01
13 or older
130.2766
4.65
Frequency Missing = 8.688431386
ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
African/American
923.8217
33.30
Asian/American
64.55518
2.33
Mexican/American
1122.841
40.47
Native/American
102.8228
3.71
Other
275.1081
9.92
White
285.4318
10.29
Frequency Missing = 32.940805902
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Mostly A's
752.6109
27.24
Mostly B's
1288.606
46.63
Mostly C's
530.7076
19.21
Mostly D's
126.1812
4.57
Mostly F's
65.07037
2.35
Frequency Missing = 44.345280262
LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Q7
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
215.8692
7.75
No
236.851
8.50
Yes
2332.264
83.74
Frequency Missing = 22.536826374
EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE
Q8
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
1135.975
40.79
No
623.3737
22.39
Yes
1025.309
36.82
Frequency Missing = 22.86285514
QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH?
Q9
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
521.0379
18.77
No
623.5933
22.47
Yes
1631.003
58.76
Frequency Missing = 31.887756633
PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?
Q10
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
66.02739
2.39
No
1285.049
46.45
Yes
1415.532
51.16
Frequency Missing = 40.91274506
EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH?
Q11a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2603.191
98.19
Used
47.91569
1.81
Frequency Missing = 156.41515094
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH?
Q11b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2555.024
98.23
Used
46.11465
1.77
Frequency Missing = 206.3829434
EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?
Q11c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2520.755
96.60
Used
88.80738
3.40
Frequency Missing = 197.95881005
EVER INHALED WHITEOUT TO GET HIGH?
Q11d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2498.839
96.36
Used
94.28563
3.64
Frequency Missing = 214.39699565
EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH?
Q11e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2560.762
97.60
Used
62.99585
2.40
Frequency Missing = 183.76341668
EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS TO GET HIGH?
Q11f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2534.024
96.52
Used
91.45125
3.48
Frequency Missing = 182.04642962
CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
141.0074
5.48
Never used
2169.206
84.29
1-2 times
205.9574
8.00
3-10 times
44.78965
1.74
11+ times
12.57451
0.49
Frequency Missing = 233.98650476
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME
Q12b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
316.1229
12.60
Never used
2150.218
85.71
1-2 times
33.46796
1.33
3-10 times
7.908856
0.32
11+ times
0.947853
0.04
Frequency Missing = 298.85565453
BEER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
62.51216
2.50
Never used
2022.7
80.86
1-2 times
324.8922
12.99
3-10 times
75.52978
3.02
11+ times
15.79666
0.63
Frequency Missing = 306.09013185
WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
337.9328
13.20
Never used
1742.517
68.09
1-2 times
380.3726
14.86
3-10 times
68.05215
2.66
11+ times
30.4141
1.19
Frequency Missing = 248.23310058
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
99.11677
3.95
Never used
2081.212
82.84
1-2 times
282.6741
11.25
3-10 times
29.79227
1.19
11+ times
19.65115
0.78
Frequency Missing = 295.0748559
LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
368.703
14.38
Never used
2033.649
79.30
1-2 times
120.4338
4.70
3-10 times
30.11965
1.17
11+ times
11.6056
0.45
Frequency Missing = 243.00996733
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
283.5832
10.98
Never used
2192.381
84.87
1-2 times
68.80014
2.66
3-10 times
27.64415
1.07
11+ times
10.73136
0.42
Frequency Missing = 224.3817178
MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
293.5755
11.25
Never used
2247.765
86.12
1-2 times
45.86376
1.76
3-10 times
14.29141
0.55
11+ times
8.61482
0.33
Frequency Missing = 197.41059634
CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
138.0272
5.06
Never used
2431.439
89.14
1-2 times
118.5696
4.35
3-10 times
28.91938
1.06
11+ times
10.74189
0.39
Frequency Missing = 79.824587391
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
290.7019
11.09
Never used
2301.252
87.81
1-2 times
21.79928
0.83
3-10 times
4.9601
0.19
11+ times
1.895707
0.07
Frequency Missing = 186.91203621
BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
72.13656
2.79
Never used
2280.658
88.06
1-2 times
191.959
7.41
3-10 times
32.37289
1.25
11+ times
12.71121
0.49
Frequency Missing = 217.6837478
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
337.6278
12.89
Never used
1969.261
75.21
1-2 times
245.395
9.37
3-10 times
47.32689
1.81
11+ times
18.78744
0.72
Frequency Missing = 189.12324363
WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
113.1544
4.30
Never used
2295.887
87.16
1-2 times
181.9126
6.91
3-10 times
32.52011
1.23
11+ times
10.74189
0.41
Frequency Missing = 173.30553073
LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
348.2316
13.27
Never used
2170.32
82.69
1-2 times
76.92982
2.93
3-10 times
18.56661
0.71
11+ times
10.65775
0.41
Frequency Missing = 182.81556322
INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
285.91
10.91
Never used
2241.057
85.49
1-2 times
70.0319
2.67
3-10 times
15.81771
0.60
11+ times
8.762042
0.33
Frequency Missing = 185.94312621
MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
301.1163
11.30
Never used
2312.161
86.75
1-2 times
29.9619
1.12
3-10 times
13.43823
0.50
11+ times
8.61482
0.32
Frequency Missing = 142.22884693
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES
Q14a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
62.43855
2.34
8 years old
42.66123
1.60
9 years old
69.88333
2.61
10 years old
63.79801
2.39
11 years old
46.67492
1.75
12 or older
27.56136
1.03
Never heard/used
2359.435
88.29
Frequency Missing = 135.06941952
AGE WHEN FIRST USED SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO
Q14b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
12.8479
0.50
8 years old
3.949164
0.15
9 years old
5.128379
0.20
10 years old
10.57361
0.41
11 years old
5.855399
0.23
12 or older
4.897018
0.19
Never heard/used
2542.142
98.33
Frequency Missing = 222.12848422
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER
Q14c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
157.0067
5.99
8 years old
83.99458
3.20
9 years old
83.67908
3.19
10 years old
73.28572
2.80
11 years old
52.51979
2.00
12 or older
20.13628
0.77
Never heard/used
2150.66
82.05
Frequency Missing = 186.23892213
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS
Q14d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
65.78686
2.54
8 years old
58.83647
2.27
9 years old
109.9848
4.25
10 years old
102.0355
3.94
11 years old
89.44269
3.46
12 or older
47.81337
1.85
Never heard/used
2113.706
81.69
Frequency Missing = 219.91592483
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE
Q14e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
42.74528
1.64
8 years old
38.21641
1.47
9 years old
82.29857
3.16
10 years old
83.66873
3.21
11 years old
60.43917
2.32
12 or older
32.80546
1.26
Never heard/used
2262.933
86.93
Frequency Missing = 204.41506441
AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR
Q14f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
16.81812
0.65
8 years old
14.92241
0.58
9 years old
36.0052
1.39
10 years old
29.63452
1.14
11 years old
27.4549
1.06
12 or older
20.0732
0.77
Never heard/used
2447.973
94.41
Frequency Missing = 214.64032408
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q14h
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
25.96927
1.00
8 years old
19.88251
0.76
9 years old
24.0526
0.92
10 years old
18.00786
0.69
11 years old
27.99259
1.08
12 or older
12.32209
0.47
Never heard/used
2475.586
95.08
Frequency Missing = 203.70901352
AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA
Q14i
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
6.961003
0.26
8 years old
1.969318
0.07
9 years old
13.7432
0.52
10 years old
13.60651
0.51
11 years old
17.54514
0.66
12 or older
14.30194
0.54
Never heard/used
2574.923
97.42
Frequency Missing = 164.47114242
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES
Q15a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
110.8893
4.08
None
2014.323
74.18
Some
527.946
19.44
Most
62.31238
2.29
Frequency Missing = 92.050662853
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q15b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
206.856
7.90
None
2289.138
87.43
Some
103.2896
3.94
Most
18.97677
0.72
Frequency Missing = 189.26128931
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q15c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
68.67118
2.62
None
1897.789
72.43
Some
559.9689
21.37
Most
93.79006
3.58
Frequency Missing = 187.30249968
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS
Q15d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
252.6133
9.73
None
1788.702
68.87
Some
452.625
17.43
Most
103.1529
3.97
Frequency Missing = 210.42821394
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE
Q15e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
91.40778
3.52
None
2082.779
80.15
Some
353.5067
13.60
Most
70.83254
2.73
Frequency Missing = 208.99522948
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR
Q15f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
255.4344
9.75
None
2100.789
80.22
Some
212.5832
8.12
Most
49.94961
1.91
Frequency Missing = 188.76563004
CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS
Q15h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
228.0755
8.73
None
2117.153
81.04
Some
208.3173
7.97
Most
59.0061
2.26
Frequency Missing = 194.96946662
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q15i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
244.5977
9.28
None
2144.408
81.36
Some
181.4947
6.89
Most
65.11527
2.47
Frequency Missing = 171.90539615
EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES
Q16a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
129.7503
4.91
No
1939.747
73.37
Yes
574.1526
21.72
Frequency Missing = 163.8718132
EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q16b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
240.7341
9.63
No
2140.749
85.61
Yes
119.0639
4.76
Frequency Missing = 306.9749026
EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER
Q16c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
82.26707
3.28
No
1758.037
70.19
Yes
664.2865
26.52
Frequency Missing = 302.93115791
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS
Q16d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
278.7403
11.16
No
1786.147
71.49
Yes
433.4379
17.35
Frequency Missing = 309.19672522
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q16e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
112.9967
4.49
No
2041.048
81.02
Yes
365.111
14.49
Frequency Missing = 288.36618376
EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR
Q16f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
255.6566
10.19
No
2033.74
81.05
Yes
219.9005
8.76
Frequency Missing = 298.22465355
EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS
Q16h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
246.4107
9.76
No
2107.342
83.46
Yes
171.2681
6.78
Frequency Missing = 282.50034314
EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA
Q16i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
244.7463
9.44
No
2139.619
82.51
Yes
208.9167
8.06
Frequency Missing = 214.23924541
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME
Q17a
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1811.365
69.56
No
463.2995
17.79
Yes
329.4316
12.65
Frequency Missing = 203.42509785
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q17b
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1754.004
69.72
No
625.064
24.85
Yes
136.7695
5.44
Frequency Missing = 291.68425993
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE
Q17c
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1730.783
67.48
No
523.0405
20.39
Yes
310.9506
12.12
Frequency Missing = 242.74702127
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES
Q18a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1392.568
51.99
Dangerous
889.9555
33.22
Not at all
54.09855
2.02
Don't know
246.3927
9.20
Never heard of
95.6198
3.57
Frequency Missing = 128.88672642
DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q18b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1668.946
64.24
Dangerous
487.5365
18.77
Not at all
37.45924
1.44
Don't know
236.2306
9.09
Never heard of
167.8285
6.46
Frequency Missing = 209.52094772
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER
Q18c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1114.924
43.04
Dangerous
968.7321
37.40
Not at all
178.1435
6.88
Don't know
282.9027
10.92
Never heard of
45.47185
1.76
Frequency Missing = 217.34710383
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q18d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
943.5103
36.41
Dangerous
745.456
28.77
Not at all
300.6532
11.60
Don't know
378.3886
14.60
Never heard of
223.105
8.61
Frequency Missing = 216.40842666
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE
Q18e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1112.479
42.77
Dangerous
848.2275
32.61
Not at all
212.2965
8.16
Don't know
363.9184
13.99
Never heard of
64.41704
2.48
Frequency Missing = 206.18316699
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR
Q18f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1506.033
58.01
Dangerous
577.7007
22.25
Not at all
63.23927
2.44
Don't know
261.6307
10.08
Never heard of
187.3732
7.22
Frequency Missing = 211.54425898
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS
Q18h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1581.583
61.40
Dangerous
480.4887
18.65
Not at all
62.95518
2.44
Don't know
266.9272
10.36
Never heard of
183.9827
7.14
Frequency Missing = 231.58452336
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA
Q18i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
2022.915
76.57
Dangerous
240.824
9.12
Not at all
44.01008
1.67
Don't know
172.8757
6.54
Never heard of
161.246
6.10
Frequency Missing = 165.65035712
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER
Q19a
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
917.2874
36.19
Yes
1617.065
63.81
Frequency Missing = 273.16920439
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS
Q19b
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
913.0853
36.17
Yes
1611.188
63.83
Frequency Missing = 283.24842019
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
Q19c
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
932.1638
37.09
Yes
1581.317
62.91
Frequency Missing = 294.04024615
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR
Q19d
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1502.157
60.22
Yes
992.2414
39.78
Frequency Missing = 313.12356771
DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q19e
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1374.539
54.84
Yes
1132.128
45.16
Frequency Missing = 300.85402717
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2222.875
84.45
1 time
246.72
9.37
2 times
87.03927
3.31
3+ times
75.4442
2.87
Frequency Missing = 175.44312716
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WINE COOLERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2128.726
82.94
1 time
221.0782
8.61
2 times
121.8443
4.75
3+ times
94.84302
3.70
Frequency Missing = 241.03020808
WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2216.366
86.16
1 time
210.1351
8.17
2 times
83.92233
3.26
3+ times
62.04944
2.41
Frequency Missing = 235.04864338
LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2416.737
93.69
1 time
87.80841
3.40
2 times
35.16389
1.36
3+ times
39.92413
1.55
Frequency Missing = 227.88777705
MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT
Q21
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
2587.16
95.52
Yes
121.4355
4.48
Frequency Missing = 98.926261532
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1965.369
72.15
Yes
758.685
27.85
Frequency Missing = 83.467514211
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER
Q23
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
2076.56
77.23
Don't care
72.09454
2.68
Think it's O.K.
33.74135
1.25
Don't know
506.3486
18.83
Frequency Missing = 118.77727777
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USING MARIJUANA
Q24
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
2103.773
81.07
Don't care
59.86846
2.31
Think it's O.K.
21.78875
0.84
Don't know
409.6413
15.79
Frequency Missing = 212.45008628
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Any tobacco product
All
11.3%
6.2%
5.2%
88.7%
Grade 4
7.3%
4.3%
3.1%
92.7%
Grade 5
8.7%
4.4%
4.2%
91.3%
Grade 6
18.5%
10.1%
8.4%
81.5%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Cigarettes
All
10.5%
5.7%
4.8%
89.5%
Grade 4
6.2%
3.5%
2.7%
93.8%
Grade 5
8.1%
4.2%
3.9%
91.9%
Grade 6
17.7%
9.7%
8.0%
82.3%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Smokeless tobacco
All
2.0%
1.1%
0.9%
98.0%
Grade 4
1.8%
1.0%
0.8%
98.2%
Grade 5
1.3%
0.7%
0.6%
98.7%
Grade 6
3.0%
1.5%
1.5%
97.0%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-2:
Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by those
who reported use of ...
Any tobacco product
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
3.4
2.7
2.6
4.0
3.0
2.2
2.7
3.4
School
Year
Lifetime
3.1
2.4
2.5
3.6
2.8
2.2
2.6
3.2
School
Year
Lifetime
3.0
*
*
3.6
2.7
2.0
*
2.8
Cigarettes
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Smokeless tobacco
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-3:
Average age of first use of tobacco:
Grade 4
Tobacco
Grade 5
8.3
9.1
Grade 6
9.6
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-4:
Average age of first use of tobacco by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
90.0%
93.0%
93.5%
83.0%
7 or Under
2.2%
2.4%
1.0%
3.1%
8
9
1.6%
1.0%
1.8%
2.0%
2.4%
2.9%
1.8%
2.6%
10
11
1.4%
0.5%
1.0%
2.9%
1.5%
* %
1.0%
3.8%
10
11
4.0%
1.5%
3.4%
7.1%
2.1%
* %
2.6%
3.7%
12 or Over
0.9%
0.2%
* %
2.6%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
84.2%
90.1%
86.6%
75.4%
7 or Under
3.4%
3.4%
2.6%
4.2%
8
9
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
2.5%
3.0%
2.8%
3.2%
3.1%
12 or Over
1.4%
0.3%
0.3%
4.0%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-5:
About how many of your close friends use ...
Any tobacco product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.7%
3.6%
2.5%
1.8%
None
Some
75.0%
81.9%
78.0%
64.5%
19.7%
12.4%
17.3%
30.2%
None
Some
74.2%
81.1%
76.7%
63.9%
19.4%
11.6%
17.5%
30.0%
None
Some
Most
2.6%
2.0%
2.2%
3.5%
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.1%
5.5%
4.0%
2.7%
Most
2.3%
1.9%
1.8%
3.3%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7.9%
12.6%
6.1%
4.8%
87.4%
84.0%
90.4%
88.0%
3.9%
2.9%
2.6%
6.5%
Most
0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
0.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-6:
Have you ever been offered ...
Any tobacco product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.4%
5.1%
2.5%
2.7%
Yes
22.6%
17.1%
20.8%
30.4%
No
74.0%
77.9%
76.7%
67.0%
Cigarettes?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
4.9%
7.2%
3.7%
3.6%
Yes
21.7%
15.8%
20.6%
29.4%
No
73.4%
76.9%
75.7%
67.0%
Smokeless tobacco?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.6%
15.6%
6.7%
6.3%
Yes
4.8%
3.6%
4.5%
6.2%
No
85.6%
80.8%
88.7%
87.4%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table T-7:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Any tobacco product?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.1%
2.7%
2.2%
1.4%
71.1%
75.0%
74.7%
63.3%
19.2%
14.7%
16.3%
27.1%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
2.1%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
3.6%
5.1%
3.0%
2.5%
52.0%
57.5%
55.8%
42.2%
33.2%
26.1%
32.0%
42.1%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
3.3%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
6.5%
11.6%
4.5%
3.2%
64.2%
64.6%
70.0%
57.9%
18.8%
13.4%
16.5%
26.7%
1.4%
0.8%
1.3%
2.2%
Do Not
Know
6.1%
6.5%
5.8%
6.2%
Cigarettes?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
9.2%
9.9%
7.9%
9.9%
Smokeless tobacco?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
9.1%
9.6%
7.8%
10.0%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Any alcohol product
All
30.4%
19.4%
11.0%
69.6%
Grade 4
25.5%
17.6%
7.8%
74.5%
Grade 5
25.3%
16.1%
9.2%
74.7%
Grade 6
41.0%
24.6%
16.4%
59.0%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Beer
All
17.0%
8.8%
8.3%
83.0%
Grade 4
14.2%
8.0%
6.2%
85.8%
Grade 5
14.2%
7.0%
7.2%
85.8%
Grade 6
23.0%
11.5%
11.5%
77.0%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Wine coolers
All
19.1%
11.5%
7.5%
80.9%
Grade 4
14.8%
9.0%
5.7%
85.2%
Grade 5
15.1%
9.4%
5.7%
84.9%
Grade 6
27.8%
16.5%
11.3%
72.2%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Wine
All
13.4%
8.3%
5.1%
86.6%
Grade 4
11.1%
7.0%
4.1%
88.9%
Grade 5
11.7%
7.2%
4.5%
88.3%
Grade 6
17.7%
10.8%
6.8%
82.3%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Liquor
All
6.7%
3.9%
2.8%
93.3%
Grade 4
3.9%
2.7%
1.2%
96.1%
Grade 5
5.3%
2.7%
2.6%
94.7%
Grade 6
11.1%
6.5%
4.7%
88.9%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-2:
Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by those
who reported use of ...
Any alcohol product
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
School
Year
Lifetime
4.7
3.9
4.0
5.6
4.8
4.0
4.5
5.5
School
Year
Lifetime
2.7
2.4
2.3
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.6
3.1
School
Year
Lifetime
3.3
2.9
2.7
3.8
3.1
2.5
2.5
3.6
Beer
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Liquor
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Wine
School
Year
Lifetime
2.7
2.6
2.3
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.6
School
Year
Lifetime
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.9
2.9
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Wine coolers
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-3:
In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ...
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
1 Time
84.5%
83.7%
88.6%
80.9%
9.4%
9.5%
7.6%
11.0%
Never
1 Time
82.9%
85.6%
86.1%
76.8%
8.6%
7.1%
7.4%
11.4%
Never
1 Time
86.2%
87.1%
89.1%
82.1%
8.2%
7.9%
7.3%
9.4%
Never
1 Time
93.7%
95.3%
96.3%
89.2%
3.4%
2.8%
2.4%
5.1%
2 Times
3.3%
3.5%
1.9%
4.5%
3+ Times
2.9%
3.2%
1.9%
3.5%
Ever
15.5%
16.3%
11.4%
19.1%
Wine Coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
4.7%
4.2%
3.7%
6.4%
3+ Times
3.7%
3.0%
2.8%
5.4%
Ever
17.1%
14.4%
13.9%
23.2%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
3.3%
2.9%
2.2%
4.8%
3+ Times
2.4%
2.1%
1.4%
3.8%
Ever
13.8%
12.9%
10.9%
17.9%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2 Times
1.4%
0.6%
0.9%
2.6%
3+ Times
1.5%
1.3%
0.4%
3.1%
Ever
6.3%
4.7%
3.7%
10.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-4:
Average age of first use of alcohol:
Grade 4
Alcohol
Beer
Wine Coolers
Wine
Liquor
Grade 5
8.2
8.1
8.6
8.7
8.8
Grade 6
9.0
8.7
9.4
9.7
9.6
9.4
9.0
10.0
10.0
10.1
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-5:
Average age of first use of alcohol by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7 or Under
74.4%
78.5%
80.2%
63.8%
6.3%
6.9%
3.8%
8.0%
8
9
3.8%
4.4%
3.0%
3.8%
5.3%
6.8%
4.4%
4.5%
10
11
4.9%
2.9%
4.2%
7.8%
3.8%
0.5%
3.8%
7.6%
10
11
6.4%
2.8%
8.9%
7.0%
4.8%
0.3%
3.9%
10.3%
12 or Over
1.6%
* %
0.6%
4.5%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
7 or Under
62.7%
66.5%
68.3%
52.6%
10.9%
13.8%
8.6%
10.6%
8
9
5.6%
7.1%
5.0%
4.7%
7.4%
8.9%
5.0%
8.6%
12 or Over
2.2%
0.6%
0.3%
6.1%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-6:
Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Alcohol
Cut
School
23.6%
Sent to
Principal
61.9%
42.2%
Both
71.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-7:
When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ...
Home?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
69.6%
70.8%
74.1%
63.4%
Yes
12.7%
11.7%
10.1%
16.4%
No
17.8%
17.5%
15.8%
20.2%
Friends?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
69.7%
72.2%
73.1%
63.5%
Yes
5.4%
2.5%
3.6%
10.4%
No
24.8%
25.2%
23.3%
26.1%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Somewhere else?
Don't
Drink
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
67.5%
69.5%
70.9%
61.7%
No
12.1%
10.0%
9.9%
16.6%
20.4%
20.4%
19.1%
21.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-8:
About how many of your close friends use ...
Any alcohol product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.1%
2.6%
2.2%
1.5%
None
Some
Most
63.1%
70.2%
67.2%
51.0%
28.1%
21.9%
25.5%
37.4%
6.7%
5.2%
5.1%
10.0%
None
Some
Most
72.4%
78.1%
76.1%
62.5%
21.4%
16.2%
18.1%
30.5%
None
Some
68.9%
71.7%
72.5%
62.0%
17.4%
12.6%
16.0%
24.2%
None
Some
80.2%
83.2%
82.9%
74.0%
13.6%
10.3%
12.0%
18.8%
None
Some
80.2%
79.8%
84.5%
76.2%
8.1%
4.6%
5.5%
14.6%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
2.6%
3.5%
2.7%
1.6%
3.6%
2.3%
3.2%
5.4%
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.7%
13.0%
8.9%
7.1%
Most
4.0%
2.6%
2.7%
6.7%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
3.5%
4.4%
3.3%
2.8%
Most
2.7%
2.1%
1.8%
4.4%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.8%
14.8%
8.4%
5.7%
Most
1.9%
0.8%
1.5%
3.5%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-9:
Have you ever been offered ...
Any alcohol product?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
3.0%
4.7%
2.1%
2.2%
32.9%
27.6%
30.8%
40.8%
No
64.1%
67.8%
67.2%
57.0%
Beer?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
3.3%
4.8%
2.3%
2.7%
26.5%
21.3%
24.9%
33.8%
No
70.2%
74.0%
72.7%
63.5%
Wine coolers?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
11.2%
15.8%
9.4%
8.0%
17.3%
13.1%
15.0%
24.3%
No
71.5%
71.1%
75.5%
67.8%
Wine?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
4.5%
5.8%
3.4%
4.3%
14.5%
11.8%
13.1%
18.8%
No
81.0%
82.5%
83.5%
77.0%
Liquor?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
10.2%
15.2%
8.0%
7.2%
8.8%
5.4%
7.5%
13.7%
No
81.0%
79.4%
84.5%
79.1%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-10:
How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
77.2%
77.5%
78.0%
76.2%
Don't
Care
2.7%
2.8%
2.7%
2.5%
Think
It's OK
1.3%
1.7%
0.5%
1.5%
Don't
Know
18.8%
17.9%
18.9%
19.8%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table A-11:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...
Any alcohol product?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.5%
1.8%
1.6%
1.0%
65.3%
70.1%
67.2%
58.1%
23.7%
18.7%
22.9%
30.0%
2.8%
2.5%
2.0%
3.9%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
1.8%
2.3%
1.9%
1.0%
43.0%
46.7%
44.9%
37.2%
37.4%
33.3%
38.0%
41.2%
6.9%
6.0%
5.2%
9.6%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
8.6%
13.0%
7.6%
5.1%
36.4%
40.9%
40.2%
27.8%
28.8%
23.7%
30.2%
32.5%
11.6%
8.0%
9.2%
17.9%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
2.5%
3.1%
2.5%
1.8%
42.8%
47.9%
45.9%
34.2%
32.6%
28.2%
33.1%
36.7%
8.2%
6.4%
6.3%
12.0%
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
7.2%
11.2%
6.8%
3.4%
58.0%
60.4%
59.9%
53.5%
22.3%
17.0%
21.3%
28.9%
2.4%
1.3%
2.5%
3.6%
Do Not
Know
6.7%
6.9%
6.2%
7.1%
Beer?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
10.9%
11.7%
10.0%
11.0%
Wine coolers?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
14.6%
14.5%
12.7%
16.7%
Wine?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
14.0%
14.5%
12.3%
15.3%
Liquor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Do Not
Know
10.1%
10.2%
9.5%
10.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.7%
1.9%
0.8%
97.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
98.4%
Grade 6
6.2%
4.8%
1.4%
93.8%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-2:
Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:
School
Year
Lifetime
4.4
*
*
4.6
3.8
*
2.2
4.3
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-3:
Average age of first use of marijuana:
Grade 4
Marijuana
Grade 5
*
9.6
Grade 6
10.4
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-4:
Average age of first use of marijuana by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
98.1%
99.6%
99.0%
95.5%
7 or Under
0.1%
0.2%
* %
0.2%
8
9
0.1%
0.2%
* %
0.2%
0.4%
* %
0.2%
0.9%
10
11
0.4%
* %
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
* %
0.2%
1.7%
10
11
0.8%
* %
0.5%
1.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.3%
* %
0.2%
0.7%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
96.4%
98.4%
97.3%
93.4%
7 or Under
0.5%
* %
0.8%
0.6%
8
*
*
*
*
9
%
%
%
%
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.8%
* %
* %
2.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-5:
Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Marijuana
Cut
School
0.8%
Sent to
Principal
13.7%
7.2%
Both
20.8%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-6:
About how many of your close friends use marijuana?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Some
81.4%
79.0%
87.0%
77.9%
6.9%
3.6%
5.2%
12.0%
9.3%
16.5%
6.3%
4.8%
None
Most
2.5%
0.8%
1.5%
5.2%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-7:
Have you ever been offered marijuana?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Yes
9.4%
15.4%
6.5%
6.2%
8.1%
4.9%
6.9%
12.6%
No
82.5%
79.7%
86.6%
81.2%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-8:
How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?
Don't
Like It
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Don't
Care
81.1%
79.7%
82.0%
81.6%
Think
It's OK
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
1.1%
Don't
Know
15.8%
17.4%
15.2%
14.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table D-9:
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
6.1%
11.6%
4.2%
2.3%
76.6%
72.6%
81.4%
75.7%
9.1%
7.5%
7.7%
12.3%
1.7%
0.8%
1.2%
3.1%
Do Not
Know
6.5%
7.5%
5.5%
6.6%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-1:
How recently, if ever, have you used...
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.1%
6.6%
2.5%
90.9%
Grade 4
9.8%
6.9%
3.0%
90.2%
Grade 5
6.7%
4.7%
2.1%
93.3%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.2%
2.5%
89.3%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-2:
Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?
Correction Fluid/Whiteout
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Not Used
Used
96.4%
97.3%
97.7%
93.9%
3.6%
2.7%
2.3%
6.1%
Not Used
Used
98.2%
97.1%
99.3%
98.2%
1.8%
2.9%
0.7%
1.8%
Not Used
Used
96.6%
95.3%
98.0%
96.5%
3.4%
4.7%
2.0%
3.5%
Not Used
Used
98.2%
97.1%
99.1%
98.5%
1.8%
2.9%
0.9%
1.5%
Not Used
Used
97.6%
96.3%
98.7%
97.8%
2.4%
3.7%
1.3%
2.2%
Not Used
Used
96.5%
96.8%
97.0%
95.8%
3.5%
3.2%
3.0%
4.2%
Gasoline
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Glue
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Paint Thinner
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Spray Paint
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Other Inhalants
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-3:
Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:
School
Year
Lifetime
3.2
2.7
3.3
3.4
3.7
4.0
3.4
3.8
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-4:
Number of different kinds of inhalants used:
0
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
1
91.6%
91.1%
93.8%
90.0%
2-3
4.4%
4.1%
3.9%
5.1%
4+
3.4%
3.8%
2.2%
4.1%
0.6%
1.1%
0.1%
0.7%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-5:
Average age of first use of inhalants:
Grade 4
Inhalants
Grade 5
8.2
9.0
Grade 6
10.0
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-6:
Average age of first use of inhalants by family situation:
Two Parent Family
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
95.8%
97.5%
96.7%
92.9%
7 or Under
0.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.6%
8
9
0.6%
0.7%
0.2%
0.9%
0.7%
* %
1.2%
0.9%
10
11
0.8%
0.9%
0.6%
0.7%
1.2%
* %
0.8%
3.0%
10
11
0.6%
0.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.9%
* %
0.5%
2.0%
12 or Over
0.3%
* %
* %
0.9%
Other Family Situation
Never
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
93.9%
95.4%
94.8%
91.5%
7 or Under
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.7%
8
9
1.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
0.9%
12 or Over
0.7%
* %
* %
2.3%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-7:
Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conduct problems this
school year:
No Absences or
Conduct Problems
Inhalants
2.9%
Cut
School
13.2%
Sent to
Principal
7.3%
Both
17.9%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-8:
About how many of your close friends use inhalants?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Some
81.0%
80.8%
84.9%
77.3%
8.0%
4.0%
6.7%
13.7%
8.7%
13.8%
6.8%
5.3%
None
Most
2.3%
1.5%
1.6%
3.8%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-9:
Have you ever been offered inhalants?
Never
Heard of
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
9.8%
14.6%
7.4%
7.0%
Yes
6.8%
4.4%
5.3%
10.8%
No
83.5%
81.0%
87.3%
82.1%
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I-10:
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?
Never
Heard of
Very
Dangerous
Dangerous
Not at All
Dangerous
7.1%
11.8%
5.7%
3.8%
61.4%
59.4%
66.7%
58.0%
18.7%
14.7%
17.5%
24.1%
2.4%
2.6%
0.9%
3.9%
Do Not
Know
10.4%
11.6%
9.2%
10.3%
Houston
Spring 2000
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Table X-1:
Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugs
or alcohol from ...
An Assembly Program?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
No
Yes
37.1%
36.6%
29.2%
45.4%
62.9%
63.4%
70.8%
54.6%
No
Yes
60.2%
59.3%
57.0%
64.4%
39.8%
40.7%
43.0%
35.6%
No
Yes
36.2%
40.5%
19.0%
49.4%
63.8%
59.5%
81.0%
50.6%
No
Yes
54.8%
57.8%
51.8%
54.7%
45.2%
42.2%
48.2%
45.3%
No
Yes
36.2%
36.3%
34.5%
37.7%
63.8%
63.7%
65.5%
62.3%
No
Yes
11.8%
11.4%
6.0%
18.1%
88.2%
88.6%
94.0%
81.9%
Guidance Counselor?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Visitor to Class?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Someone Else at School?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Your Teacher?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Any School Source?
All
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B1:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> All Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.3%
6.2%
5.2%
88.7%
Grade 4
7.3%
4.3%
3.1%
92.7%
Grade 5
8.7%
4.4%
4.2%
91.3%
Grade 6
18.5%
10.1%
8.4%
81.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
30.4%
19.4%
11.0%
69.6%
Grade 4
25.5%
17.6%
7.8%
74.5%
Grade 5
25.3%
16.1%
9.2%
74.7%
Grade 6
41.0%
24.6%
16.4%
59.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.1%
6.6%
2.5%
90.9%
Grade 4
9.8%
6.9%
3.0%
90.2%
Grade 5
6.7%
4.7%
2.1%
93.3%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.2%
2.5%
89.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.7%
1.9%
0.8%
97.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
98.4%
Grade 6
6.2%
4.8%
1.4%
93.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B2:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Male Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
13.2%
6.5%
6.7%
86.8%
Grade 4
9.2%
4.9%
4.2%
90.8%
Grade 5
9.8%
4.3%
5.5%
90.2%
Grade 6
21.5%
10.7%
10.7%
78.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
32.0%
20.2%
11.8%
68.0%
Grade 4
28.4%
19.9%
8.6%
71.6%
Grade 5
26.1%
15.7%
10.4%
73.9%
Grade 6
42.2%
25.3%
16.9%
57.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.7%
7.7%
3.0%
89.3%
Grade 4
12.0%
8.0%
3.9%
88.0%
Grade 5
8.5%
5.9%
2.6%
91.5%
Grade 6
11.8%
9.2%
2.6%
88.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.3%
2.1%
1.2%
96.7%
Grade 4
0.9%
0.2%
0.7%
99.1%
Grade 5
2.3%
1.2%
1.2%
97.7%
Grade 6
7.0%
5.1%
1.9%
93.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B3:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Female Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
9.6%
5.8%
3.8%
90.4%
Grade 4
5.7%
3.7%
2.0%
94.3%
Grade 5
7.6%
4.5%
3.0%
92.4%
Grade 6
15.9%
9.5%
6.4%
84.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
28.9%
18.6%
10.3%
71.1%
Grade 4
22.8%
15.7%
7.1%
77.2%
Grade 5
24.5%
16.5%
8.0%
75.5%
Grade 6
39.9%
24.0%
15.9%
60.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.6%
5.5%
2.0%
92.4%
Grade 4
7.9%
5.8%
2.1%
92.1%
Grade 5
5.1%
3.5%
1.5%
94.9%
Grade 6
9.7%
7.3%
2.4%
90.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.1%
1.7%
0.3%
97.9%
Grade 4
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 5
0.9%
0.9%
* %
99.1%
Grade 6
5.4%
4.4%
1.0%
94.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B4:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> White Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.2%
7.0%
4.2%
88.8%
Grade 4
6.9%
6.0%
0.9%
93.1%
Grade 5
12.7%
7.3%
5.5%
87.3%
Grade 6
15.2%
8.0%
7.1%
84.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
24.7%
15.6%
9.1%
75.3%
Grade 4
23.7%
14.4%
9.3%
76.3%
Grade 5
17.9%
10.7%
7.1%
82.1%
Grade 6
29.5%
19.6%
9.8%
70.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.7%
6.0%
4.7%
89.3%
Grade 4
12.9%
5.2%
7.8%
87.1%
Grade 5
5.9%
3.9%
2.0%
94.1%
Grade 6
10.7%
8.0%
2.7%
89.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.8%
1.1%
1.8%
97.2%
Grade 4
1.7%
* %
1.7%
98.3%
Grade 5
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%
96.2%
Grade 6
3.6%
1.8%
1.8%
96.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B5:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> African/American Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
9.6%
5.2%
4.3%
90.4%
Grade 4
8.0%
5.1%
2.9%
92.0%
Grade 5
8.0%
4.3%
3.7%
92.0%
Grade 6
13.5%
6.8%
6.8%
86.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
33.6%
20.8%
12.9%
66.4%
Grade 4
31.6%
21.9%
9.7%
68.4%
Grade 5
27.6%
16.5%
11.1%
72.4%
Grade 6
43.9%
25.4%
18.6%
56.1%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.0%
4.9%
2.1%
93.0%
Grade 4
8.7%
8.0%
0.8%
91.3%
Grade 5
6.1%
3.5%
2.6%
93.9%
Grade 6
6.5%
3.6%
2.9%
93.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.7%
1.1%
0.5%
98.3%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.4%
* %
99.6%
Grade 5
1.2%
0.9%
0.3%
98.8%
Grade 6
3.6%
2.2%
1.4%
96.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B6:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Mexican/American Students
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
13.6%
7.6%
6.0%
86.4%
Grade 4
7.4%
3.7%
3.7%
92.6%
Grade 5
9.4%
4.7%
4.7%
90.6%
Grade 6
23.6%
14.2%
9.5%
76.4%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
31.3%
20.7%
10.5%
68.7%
Grade 4
24.0%
17.1%
6.9%
76.0%
Grade 5
24.1%
16.4%
7.7%
75.9%
Grade 6
45.1%
28.4%
16.7%
54.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
10.0%
8.0%
2.0%
90.0%
Grade 4
10.0%
7.6%
2.4%
90.0%
Grade 5
7.5%
5.7%
1.8%
92.5%
Grade 6
12.2%
10.4%
1.8%
87.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
4.1%
3.2%
0.9%
95.9%
Grade 4
0.3%
* %
0.3%
99.7%
Grade 5
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
97.9%
Grade 6
9.8%
8.3%
1.5%
90.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B7:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Reporting A and B Grades
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
10.1%
5.2%
5.0%
89.9%
Grade 4
7.0%
4.3%
2.7%
93.0%
Grade 5
8.5%
4.1%
4.4%
91.5%
Grade 6
15.4%
7.3%
8.1%
84.6%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
27.7%
16.9%
10.9%
72.3%
Grade 4
22.8%
15.4%
7.5%
77.2%
Grade 5
23.2%
14.2%
9.0%
76.8%
Grade 6
38.1%
21.4%
16.7%
61.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.5%
5.3%
2.2%
92.5%
Grade 4
8.3%
6.0%
2.3%
91.7%
Grade 5
5.4%
3.7%
1.7%
94.6%
Grade 6
8.8%
6.2%
2.6%
91.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.8%
1.2%
0.5%
98.2%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
98.8%
Grade 6
3.8%
2.9%
0.9%
96.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B8:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Reporting C, D, and F Grades
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
15.2%
9.1%
6.1%
84.8%
Grade 4
8.7%
4.4%
4.4%
91.3%
Grade 5
9.8%
5.8%
4.0%
90.2%
Grade 6
26.7%
16.9%
9.8%
73.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.7%
26.2%
11.6%
62.3%
Grade 4
33.3%
24.9%
8.4%
66.7%
Grade 5
30.5%
20.6%
9.9%
69.5%
Grade 6
48.8%
32.7%
16.1%
51.2%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
13.5%
9.9%
3.6%
86.5%
Grade 4
14.7%
9.7%
5.1%
85.3%
Grade 5
10.2%
7.0%
3.3%
89.8%
Grade 6
15.3%
12.9%
2.4%
84.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
5.3%
3.9%
1.4%
94.7%
Grade 4
0.5%
* %
0.5%
99.5%
Grade 5
2.7%
1.8%
0.9%
97.3%
Grade 6
12.3%
9.5%
2.8%
87.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B9:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living With 2 Parents
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
8.9%
4.6%
4.3%
91.1%
Grade 4
6.3%
3.0%
3.3%
93.7%
Grade 5
5.7%
2.7%
2.9%
94.3%
Grade 6
15.0%
8.3%
6.7%
85.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
26.1%
17.2%
8.9%
73.9%
Grade 4
22.4%
15.9%
6.5%
77.6%
Grade 5
19.5%
12.9%
6.6%
80.5%
Grade 6
36.7%
22.8%
13.9%
63.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
7.8%
5.9%
1.9%
92.2%
Grade 4
8.6%
6.1%
2.5%
91.4%
Grade 5
5.7%
4.2%
1.4%
94.3%
Grade 6
9.0%
7.4%
1.6%
91.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
1.8%
1.3%
0.5%
98.2%
Grade 4
0.2%
* %
0.2%
99.8%
Grade 5
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
99.2%
Grade 6
4.7%
3.6%
1.1%
95.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B10:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Not Living With 2 Parents
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
15.3%
8.7%
6.6%
84.7%
Grade 4
9.3%
6.6%
2.7%
90.7%
Grade 5
12.7%
6.7%
6.0%
87.3%
Grade 6
24.2%
12.9%
11.3%
75.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
37.0%
22.8%
14.3%
63.0%
Grade 4
31.2%
21.2%
10.0%
68.8%
Grade 5
32.4%
19.8%
12.6%
67.6%
Grade 6
48.1%
27.7%
20.3%
51.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
11.0%
7.5%
3.5%
89.0%
Grade 4
12.3%
8.5%
3.8%
87.7%
Grade 5
8.2%
5.3%
2.9%
91.8%
Grade 6
13.1%
9.2%
3.9%
86.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.9%
2.7%
1.1%
96.1%
Grade 4
0.9%
0.3%
0.6%
99.1%
Grade 5
2.6%
1.6%
1.0%
97.4%
Grade 6
8.1%
6.4%
1.7%
91.9%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
Table B11:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living in Town More Than 3 Years
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
11.5%
6.2%
5.2%
88.5%
Grade 4
7.0%
4.0%
3.0%
93.0%
Grade 5
9.1%
4.6%
4.5%
90.9%
Grade 6
18.3%
10.0%
8.3%
81.7%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
30.8%
19.5%
11.3%
69.2%
Grade 4
24.9%
16.8%
8.1%
75.1%
Grade 5
25.5%
16.1%
9.4%
74.5%
Grade 6
42.0%
25.5%
16.5%
58.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
8.9%
6.4%
2.4%
91.1%
Grade 4
9.5%
6.6%
2.9%
90.5%
Grade 5
7.0%
5.1%
1.9%
93.0%
Grade 6
10.2%
7.7%
2.5%
89.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
2.8%
2.1%
0.7%
97.2%
Grade 4
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
99.6%
Grade 5
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
98.1%
Grade 6
6.0%
4.9%
1.1%
94.0%
_____________________________________________________________
Table B12:
Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by grade
--> Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less
Ever
School
Not Past
Never
Used
Year
Year
Used
_____________________________________________________________
Tobacco
All
12.9%
6.2%
6.7%
87.1%
Grade 4
9.3%
5.8%
3.5%
90.7%
Grade 5
5.9%
1.5%
4.4%
94.1%
Grade 6
23.5%
11.1%
12.3%
76.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Alcohol
All
28.8%
20.7%
8.1%
71.2%
Grade 4
25.0%
19.0%
6.0%
75.0%
Grade 5
25.4%
20.9%
4.5%
74.6%
Grade 6
36.3%
22.5%
13.8%
63.8%
_____________________________________________________________
Inhalants
All
9.7%
7.0%
2.7%
90.3%
Grade 4
11.1%
7.4%
3.7%
88.9%
Grade 5
4.6%
1.5%
3.1%
95.4%
Grade 6
12.7%
11.4%
1.3%
87.3%
_____________________________________________________________
Marijuana
All
3.0%
0.8%
2.1%
97.0%
Grade 4
1.3%
* %
1.3%
98.7%
Grade 5
0.0%
* %
* %
100.0%
Grade 6
7.5%
2.5%
5.0%
92.5%
_____________________________________________________________
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
GENDER
Q1
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________
Female
1463.745
52.16
Male
1342.744
47.84
Frequency Missing = 1.0319927203
GRADE LEVEL
Q2
Frequency
Percent
________________________________
Grade 4
972.4342
34.64
Grade 5
942.2094
33.56
Grade 6
892.878
31.80
DO YOU LIVE WITH BOTH PARENTS?
Q3
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1098.869
39.39
Yes
1690.813
60.61
Frequency Missing = 17.839585236
AGE
Q4
Frequency
Percent
______________________________________
8 or younger
6.128787
0.22
9
312.5786
11.17
10
825.0059
29.48
11
880.7192
31.47
12
644.1239
23.01
13 or older
130.2766
4.65
Frequency Missing = 8.688431386
ETHNICITY
Q5
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
African/American
923.8217
33.30
Asian/American
64.55518
2.33
Mexican/American
1122.841
40.47
Native/American
102.8228
3.71
Other
275.1081
9.92
White
285.4318
10.29
Frequency Missing = 32.940805902
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WHAT GRADES DO YOU USUALLY GET
Q6
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Mostly A's
752.6109
27.24
Mostly B's
1288.606
46.63
Mostly C's
530.7076
19.21
Mostly D's
126.1812
4.57
Mostly F's
65.07037
2.35
Frequency Missing = 44.345280262
LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Q7
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
215.8692
7.75
No
236.851
8.50
Yes
2332.264
83.74
Frequency Missing = 22.536826374
EITHER PARENT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE
Q8
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
1135.975
40.79
No
623.3737
22.39
Yes
1025.309
36.82
Frequency Missing = 22.86285514
QUALIFY FOR A FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH?
Q9
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
521.0379
18.77
No
623.5933
22.47
Yes
1631.003
58.76
Frequency Missing = 31.887756633
PARENTS ATTEND PTA MEETINGS?
Q10
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
Don't Know
66.02739
2.39
No
1285.049
46.45
Yes
1415.532
51.16
Frequency Missing = 40.91274506
EVER INHALED GASOLINE TO GET HIGH?
Q11a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2603.191
98.19
Used
47.91569
1.81
Frequency Missing = 156.41515094
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER INHALED PAINT THINNER TO GET HIGH?
Q11b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2555.024
98.23
Used
46.11465
1.77
Frequency Missing = 206.3829434
EVER INHALED GLUE TO GET HIGH?
Q11c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2520.755
96.60
Used
88.80738
3.40
Frequency Missing = 197.95881005
EVER INHALED WHITEOUT TO GET HIGH?
Q11d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2498.839
96.36
Used
94.28563
3.64
Frequency Missing = 214.39699565
EVER INHALED SPRAY PAINT TO GET HIGH?
Q11e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2560.762
97.60
Used
62.99585
2.40
Frequency Missing = 183.76341668
EVER USED OTHER INHALANTS TO GET HIGH?
Q11f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Not Used
2534.024
96.52
Used
91.45125
3.48
Frequency Missing = 182.04642962
CIGARETTE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
141.0074
5.48
Never used
2169.206
84.29
1-2 times
205.9574
8.00
3-10 times
44.78965
1.74
11+ times
12.57451
0.49
Frequency Missing = 233.98650476
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN LIFETIME
Q12b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
316.1229
12.60
Never used
2150.218
85.71
1-2 times
33.46796
1.33
3-10 times
7.908856
0.32
11+ times
0.947853
0.04
Frequency Missing = 298.85565453
BEER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
62.51216
2.50
Never used
2022.7
80.86
1-2 times
324.8922
12.99
3-10 times
75.52978
3.02
11+ times
15.79666
0.63
Frequency Missing = 306.09013185
WINE COOLER USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
337.9328
13.20
Never used
1742.517
68.09
1-2 times
380.3726
14.86
3-10 times
68.05215
2.66
11+ times
30.4141
1.19
Frequency Missing = 248.23310058
WINE USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
99.11677
3.95
Never used
2081.212
82.84
1-2 times
282.6741
11.25
3-10 times
29.79227
1.19
11+ times
19.65115
0.78
Frequency Missing = 295.0748559
LIQUOR USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
368.703
14.38
Never used
2033.649
79.30
1-2 times
120.4338
4.70
3-10 times
30.11965
1.17
11+ times
11.6056
0.45
Frequency Missing = 243.00996733
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
INHALANT USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
283.5832
10.98
Never used
2192.381
84.87
1-2 times
68.80014
2.66
3-10 times
27.64415
1.07
11+ times
10.73136
0.42
Frequency Missing = 224.3817178
MARIJUANA USE DURING LIFETIME
Q12i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
293.5755
11.25
Never used
2247.765
86.12
1-2 times
45.86376
1.76
3-10 times
14.29141
0.55
11+ times
8.61482
0.33
Frequency Missing = 197.41059634
CIGARETTE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
138.0272
5.06
Never used
2431.439
89.14
1-2 times
118.5696
4.35
3-10 times
28.91938
1.06
11+ times
10.74189
0.39
Frequency Missing = 79.824587391
SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO USE IN PAST YEAR
Q13b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
290.7019
11.09
Never used
2301.252
87.81
1-2 times
21.79928
0.83
3-10 times
4.9601
0.19
11+ times
1.895707
0.07
Frequency Missing = 186.91203621
BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
72.13656
2.79
Never used
2280.658
88.06
1-2 times
191.959
7.41
3-10 times
32.37289
1.25
11+ times
12.71121
0.49
Frequency Missing = 217.6837478
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WINE COOLER USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
337.6278
12.89
Never used
1969.261
75.21
1-2 times
245.395
9.37
3-10 times
47.32689
1.81
11+ times
18.78744
0.72
Frequency Missing = 189.12324363
WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
113.1544
4.30
Never used
2295.887
87.16
1-2 times
181.9126
6.91
3-10 times
32.52011
1.23
11+ times
10.74189
0.41
Frequency Missing = 173.30553073
LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
348.2316
13.27
Never used
2170.32
82.69
1-2 times
76.92982
2.93
3-10 times
18.56661
0.71
11+ times
10.65775
0.41
Frequency Missing = 182.81556322
INHALANT USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
285.91
10.91
Never used
2241.057
85.49
1-2 times
70.0319
2.67
3-10 times
15.81771
0.60
11+ times
8.762042
0.33
Frequency Missing = 185.94312621
MARIJUANA USE IN PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Q13i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
301.1163
11.30
Never used
2312.161
86.75
1-2 times
29.9619
1.12
3-10 times
13.43823
0.50
11+ times
8.61482
0.32
Frequency Missing = 142.22884693
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED CIGARETTES
Q14a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
62.43855
2.34
8 years old
42.66123
1.60
9 years old
69.88333
2.61
10 years old
63.79801
2.39
11 years old
46.67492
1.75
12 or older
27.56136
1.03
Never heard/used
2359.435
88.29
Frequency Missing = 135.06941952
AGE WHEN FIRST USED SNUFF/CHEW TOBACCO
Q14b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
12.8479
0.50
8 years old
3.949164
0.15
9 years old
5.128379
0.20
10 years old
10.57361
0.41
11 years old
5.855399
0.23
12 or older
4.897018
0.19
Never heard/used
2542.142
98.33
Frequency Missing = 222.12848422
AGE WHEN FIRST USED BEER
Q14c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
157.0067
5.99
8 years old
83.99458
3.20
9 years old
83.67908
3.19
10 years old
73.28572
2.80
11 years old
52.51979
2.00
12 or older
20.13628
0.77
Never heard/used
2150.66
82.05
Frequency Missing = 186.23892213
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE COOLERS
Q14d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
65.78686
2.54
8 years old
58.83647
2.27
9 years old
109.9848
4.25
10 years old
102.0355
3.94
11 years old
89.44269
3.46
12 or older
47.81337
1.85
Never heard/used
2113.706
81.69
Frequency Missing = 219.91592483
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
AGE WHEN FIRST USED WINE
Q14e
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
42.74528
1.64
8 years old
38.21641
1.47
9 years old
82.29857
3.16
10 years old
83.66873
3.21
11 years old
60.43917
2.32
12 or older
32.80546
1.26
Never heard/used
2262.933
86.93
Frequency Missing = 204.41506441
AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR
Q14f
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
16.81812
0.65
8 years old
14.92241
0.58
9 years old
36.0052
1.39
10 years old
29.63452
1.14
11 years old
27.4549
1.06
12 or older
20.0732
0.77
Never heard/used
2447.973
94.41
Frequency Missing = 214.64032408
AGE WHEN FIRST USED INHALANTS
Q14h
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
25.96927
1.00
8 years old
19.88251
0.76
9 years old
24.0526
0.92
10 years old
18.00786
0.69
11 years old
27.99259
1.08
12 or older
12.32209
0.47
Never heard/used
2475.586
95.08
Frequency Missing = 203.70901352
AGE WHEN FIRST USED MARIJUANA
Q14i
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________________
7 or younger
6.961003
0.26
8 years old
1.969318
0.07
9 years old
13.7432
0.52
10 years old
13.60651
0.51
11 years old
17.54514
0.66
12 or older
14.30194
0.54
Never heard/used
2574.923
97.42
Frequency Missing = 164.47114242
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE CIGARETTES
Q15a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
110.8893
4.08
None
2014.323
74.18
Some
527.946
19.44
Most
62.31238
2.29
Frequency Missing = 92.050662853
CLOSE FRIENDS USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q15b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
206.856
7.90
None
2289.138
87.43
Some
103.2896
3.94
Most
18.97677
0.72
Frequency Missing = 189.26128931
CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER
Q15c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
68.67118
2.62
None
1897.789
72.43
Some
559.9689
21.37
Most
93.79006
3.58
Frequency Missing = 187.30249968
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE COOLERS
Q15d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
252.6133
9.73
None
1788.702
68.87
Some
452.625
17.43
Most
103.1529
3.97
Frequency Missing = 210.42821394
CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE
Q15e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
91.40778
3.52
None
2082.779
80.15
Some
353.5067
13.60
Most
70.83254
2.73
Frequency Missing = 208.99522948
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUOR
Q15f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
255.4344
9.75
None
2100.789
80.22
Some
212.5832
8.12
Most
49.94961
1.91
Frequency Missing = 188.76563004
CLOSE FRIENDS USE INHALANTS
Q15h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
228.0755
8.73
None
2117.153
81.04
Some
208.3173
7.97
Most
59.0061
2.26
Frequency Missing = 194.96946662
CLOSE FRIENDS USE MARIJUANA
Q15i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
244.5977
9.28
None
2144.408
81.36
Some
181.4947
6.89
Most
65.11527
2.47
Frequency Missing = 171.90539615
EVER BEEN OFFERED CIGARETTES
Q16a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
129.7503
4.91
No
1939.747
73.37
Yes
574.1526
21.72
Frequency Missing = 163.8718132
EVER BEEN OFFERED SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q16b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
240.7341
9.63
No
2140.749
85.61
Yes
119.0639
4.76
Frequency Missing = 306.9749026
EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER
Q16c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
82.26707
3.28
No
1758.037
70.19
Yes
664.2865
26.52
Frequency Missing = 302.93115791
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE COOLERS
Q16d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
278.7403
11.16
No
1786.147
71.49
Yes
433.4379
17.35
Frequency Missing = 309.19672522
EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE
Q16e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
112.9967
4.49
No
2041.048
81.02
Yes
365.111
14.49
Frequency Missing = 288.36618376
EVER BEEN OFFERED LIQUOR
Q16f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
255.6566
10.19
No
2033.74
81.05
Yes
219.9005
8.76
Frequency Missing = 298.22465355
EVER BEEN OFFERED INHALANTS
Q16h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
246.4107
9.76
No
2107.342
83.46
Yes
171.2681
6.78
Frequency Missing = 282.50034314
EVER BEEN OFFERED MARIJUANA
Q16i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Never heard of
244.7463
9.44
No
2139.619
82.51
Yes
208.9167
8.06
Frequency Missing = 214.23924541
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM HOME
Q17a
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1811.365
69.56
No
463.2995
17.79
Yes
329.4316
12.65
Frequency Missing = 203.42509785
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED FROM FRIENDS
Q17b
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1754.004
69.72
No
625.064
24.85
Yes
136.7695
5.44
Frequency Missing = 291.68425993
IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE
Q17c
Frequency
Percent
_____________________________________
Do Not Drink
1730.783
67.48
No
523.0405
20.39
Yes
310.9506
12.12
Frequency Missing = 242.74702127
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE CIGARETTES
Q18a
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1392.568
51.99
Dangerous
889.9555
33.22
Not at all
54.09855
2.02
Don't know
246.3927
9.20
Never heard of
95.6198
3.57
Frequency Missing = 128.88672642
DANGEROUS TO USE SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO
Q18b
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1668.946
64.24
Dangerous
487.5365
18.77
Not at all
37.45924
1.44
Don't know
236.2306
9.09
Never heard of
167.8285
6.46
Frequency Missing = 209.52094772
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE BEER
Q18c
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1114.924
43.04
Dangerous
968.7321
37.40
Not at all
178.1435
6.88
Don't know
282.9027
10.92
Never heard of
45.47185
1.76
Frequency Missing = 217.34710383
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE COOLERS
Q18d
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
943.5103
36.41
Dangerous
745.456
28.77
Not at all
300.6532
11.60
Don't know
378.3886
14.60
Never heard of
223.105
8.61
Frequency Missing = 216.40842666
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE WINE
Q18e
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1112.479
42.77
Dangerous
848.2275
32.61
Not at all
212.2965
8.16
Don't know
363.9184
13.99
Never heard of
64.41704
2.48
Frequency Missing = 206.18316699
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE LIQUOR
Q18f
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1506.033
58.01
Dangerous
577.7007
22.25
Not at all
63.23927
2.44
Don't know
261.6307
10.08
Never heard of
187.3732
7.22
Frequency Missing = 211.54425898
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE INHALANTS
Q18h
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
1581.583
61.40
Dangerous
480.4887
18.65
Not at all
62.95518
2.44
Don't know
266.9272
10.36
Never heard of
183.9827
7.14
Frequency Missing = 231.58452336
DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE MARIJUANA
Q18i
Frequency
Percent
_______________________________________
Very dangerous
2022.915
76.57
Dangerous
240.824
9.12
Not at all
44.01008
1.67
Don't know
172.8757
6.54
Never heard of
161.246
6.10
Frequency Missing = 165.65035712
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO FROM TEACHER
Q19a
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
917.2874
36.19
Yes
1617.065
63.81
Frequency Missing = 273.16920439
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM VISITOR TO CLASS
Q19b
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
913.0853
36.17
Yes
1611.188
63.83
Frequency Missing = 283.24842019
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
Q19c
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
932.1638
37.09
Yes
1581.317
62.91
Frequency Missing = 294.04024615
DRUG/ALC INFO FROM GUIDE COUNSELOR
Q19d
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1502.157
60.22
Yes
992.2414
39.78
Frequency Missing = 313.12356771
DRUG/ALC INF FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT SCHOOL
Q19e
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1374.539
54.84
Yes
1132.128
45.16
Frequency Missing = 300.85402717
BEER, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20a
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2222.875
84.45
1 time
246.72
9.37
2 times
87.03927
3.31
3+ times
75.4442
2.87
Frequency Missing = 175.44312716
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
WINE COOLERS, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20b
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2128.726
82.94
1 time
221.0782
8.61
2 times
121.8443
4.75
3+ times
94.84302
3.70
Frequency Missing = 241.03020808
WINE, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20c
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2216.366
86.16
1 time
210.1351
8.17
2 times
83.92233
3.26
3+ times
62.04944
2.41
Frequency Missing = 235.04864338
LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE AT ONE TIME
Q20d
Frequency
Percent
_________________________________
Never
2416.737
93.69
1 time
87.80841
3.40
2 times
35.16389
1.36
3+ times
39.92413
1.55
Frequency Missing = 227.88777705
MISSED SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT
Q21
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
2587.16
95.52
Yes
121.4355
4.48
Frequency Missing = 98.926261532
SENT TO PRINCIPAL/DEAN SINCE SEPTEMBER
Q22
Frequency
Percent
___________________________________
No
1965.369
72.15
Yes
758.685
27.85
Frequency Missing = 83.467514211
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS DRINKING BEER
Q23
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
2076.56
77.23
Don't care
72.09454
2.68
Think it's O.K.
33.74135
1.25
Don't know
506.3486
18.83
Frequency Missing = 118.77727777
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
Houston
Spring 2000
The FREQ Procedure
PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS USING MARIJUANA
Q24
Frequency
Percent
________________________________________
Don't like it
2103.773
81.07
Don't care
59.86846
2.31
Think it's O.K.
21.78875
0.84
Don't know
409.6413
15.79
Frequency Missing = 212.45008628
The frequencies have been weighted so that the
analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade
level in the district
