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Table 144. Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: Selected years, 1997 through 2003
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                       |          |          |          |          |           Race/ethnicity         |                   Grade
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Type of violence or    |          |          |          |          |White, non-|Black, non-|          |          |          |          |
drug-related behavior  |1997 Total|1999 Total|2001 Total|     Total|   Hispanic|   Hispanic|  Hispanic|         9|        10|        11|        12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1                      |         2|         3|         4|         5|          6|          7|         8|         9|        10|        11|        12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Felt too unsafe        |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   to go to school\1\  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 4.0 (0.6)| 5.2 (1.3)| 6.6(0.51)| 5.4(0.41)| 3.1 (0.31)| 8.4 (0.61)| 9.4(0.77)| 6.9(0.61)| 5.2(0.56)| 4.5(0.51)| 3.8(0.56)
    Male ..............| 4.1 (0.8)| 4.8 (1.6)| 5.8(0.56)| 5.5(0.51)| 3.3 (0.36)| 7.9 (1.12)| 8.9(1.07)| 7.1(0.87)| 5.3(0.56)| 4.3(0.61)| 3.8(0.77)
    Female ............| 3.9 (0.7)| 5.7 (1.5)| 7.4(0.66)| 5.3(0.51)| 2.9 (0.41)| 9.0 (0.66)|10.0(1.22)| 6.6(0.71)| 5.1(0.87)| 4.6(0.71)| 3.9(0.66)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Carried a weapon on    |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   school property\1,2\|          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 8.5 (1.5)| 6.9 (1.2)| 6.4(0.51)| 6.1(0.56)| 5.5 (0.56)| 6.9 (0.97)| 6.0(0.56)| 5.3(1.12)| 6.0(0.51)| 6.6(0.82)| 6.4(0.66)
    Male ..............|12.5 (2.9)|11.0 (2.1)|10.2(0.87)| 8.9(0.77)| 8.5 (0.82)| 8.4 (1.28)| 7.7(1.02)| 6.6(0.82)| 8.9(0.87)|10.3(1.48)|10.2(1.02)
    Female ............| 3.7 (0.7)| 2.8 (0.7)| 2.9(0.26)| 3.1(0.51)| 2.2 (0.66)| 5.5 (1.12)| 4.2(0.71)| 3.8(1.53)| 3.0(0.51)| 2.7(0.61)| 2.5(0.51)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Threatened or injured  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   with a weapon on    |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   school property\3\  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 7.4 (0.9)| 7.7 (0.8)| 8.9(0.56)| 9.2(0.77)| 7.8 (0.77)|10.9 (0.82)| 9.4(1.22)|12.1(1.28)| 9.2(1.02)| 7.3(0.71)| 6.3(0.92)
    Male ..............|10.2 (1.4)| 9.5 (1.6)|11.5(0.66)|11.6(0.97)| 9.6 (1.07)|14.3 (1.33)|11.9(1.53)|15.4(2.04)|11.3(1.28)| 9.2(0.97)| 8.5(1.43)
    Female ............| 4.0 (0.6)| 5.8 (1.2)| 6.5(0.51)| 6.5(0.61)| 5.8 (0.56)| 7.5 (0.77)| 6.9(1.43)| 8.3(0.87)| 7.0(0.97)| 5.4(1.12)| 3.9(0.77)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Engaged in a physical  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   fight on school     |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   property\3\         |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............|14.8 (1.3)|14.2 (1.3)|12.5(0.51)|12.8(0.77)|10.0 (0.71)|17.1 (1.28)|16.7(1.12)|18.0(1.22)|12.8(0.92)|10.4(0.92)| 7.3(0.71)
    Male ..............|20.0 (2.0)|18.5 (1.4)|18.0(0.77)|17.1(0.92)|14.3 (0.82)|21.5 (1.68)|19.3(1.48)|23.3(1.58)|18.1(1.33)|14.2(1.38)| 9.6(1.07)
    Female ............| 8.6 (1.5)| 9.8 (1.9)| 7.2(0.46)| 8.0(0.71)| 5.3 (0.92)|12.6 (1.43)|13.8(1.63)|12.2(1.17)| 7.3(0.77)| 6.4(0.87)| 4.7(0.82)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Property stolen or     |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   deliberately        |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   damaged on school   |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   property\3\         |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............|32.9 (2.6)|---   (†) |---   (†) |29.8(0.71)|28.2 (0.71)|30.4 (1.48)|32.3(1.17)|34.8(1.53)|30.5(1.12)|27.2(1.07)|24.2(1.07)
    Male ..............|36.1 (2.6)|---   (†) |---   (†) |33.1(0.87)|30.6 (1.02)|33.9 (1.73)|37.0(1.63)|37.4(1.84)|34.3(1.22)|30.5(1.38)|27.9(1.58)
    Female ............|29.0 (3.7)|---   (†) |---   (†) |26.2(0.82)|25.6 (0.87)|27.0 (2.09)|27.6(1.33)|31.9(1.63)|26.6(1.53)|23.9(1.38)|20.2(1.58)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Cigarette use on       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   school property\1\  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............|14.6 (1.5)|14.0 (1.9)| 9.9(0.61)| 8.0(0.71)| 8.9 (0.87)| 5.9 (0.71)| 6.0(0.61)| 7.5(0.97)| 7.7(0.92)| 8.2(0.92)| 8.3(0.87)
    Male ..............|15.9 (1.7)|14.8 (2.0)|11.3(0.66)| 8.2(0.66)| 8.2 (0.77)| 8.4 (0.97)| 6.2(0.87)| 7.3(0.97)| 7.5(0.87)| 8.1(1.07)|10.5(1.22)
    Female ............|13.0 (2.2)|13.2 (2.0)| 8.5(0.71)| 7.6(0.92)| 9.6 (1.28)| 3.5 (0.66)| 5.8(0.77)| 7.7(1.22)| 8.0(1.22)| 8.4(1.48)| 5.9(0.97)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Smokeless tobacco      |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   use on school       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  property\4\          |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 5.1 (1.4)| 4.2 (1.8)| 5.0(0.61)| 5.9(1.53)| 6.7 (2.14)| 2.5 (0.51)| 3.6(1.38)| 5.2(1.48)| 5.2(1.63)| 7.1(3.62)| 6.3(3.21)
    Male ..............| 9.0 (2.5)| 8.1 (3.5)| 9.4(1.17)| 8.5(1.48)| 9.9 (2.09)| 3.2 (0.82)| 4.6(1.89)| 6.0(1.33)| 7.7(1.68)|10.8(5.51)|10.1(5.15)
    Female ............| 0.4 (0.2)| 0.3 (0.2)| 0.7(0.15)| 3.3(1.68)| 3.3 (2.35)| 1.8 (0.51)| 2.6(0.97)| 4.4(1.73)| 2.6(0.36)| 3.2(1.63)| 2.3(1.17)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Alcohol use on         |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   school property\1\  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 5.6 (0.7)| 4.9 (0.7)| 4.9(0.26)| 5.2(0.46)| 3.9 (0.46)| 5.8 (0.82)| 7.6(1.07)| 5.1(0.66)| 5.6(0.61)| 5.0(0.56)| 4.5(0.66)
    Male ..............| 7.2 (1.3)| 6.1 (1.1)| 6.1(0.41)| 6.0(0.61)| 4.5 (0.56)| 7.9 (1.22)| 7.4(1.17)| 5.1(0.77)| 6.1(0.71)| 6.4(0.87)| 6.5(1.12)
    Female ............| 3.6 (0.7)| 3.6 (0.7)| 3.8(0.41)| 4.2(0.41)| 3.2 (0.51)| 3.8 (0.87)| 7.9(1.28)| 5.2(0.92)| 5.0(0.61)| 3.5(0.51)| 2.6(0.56)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Marijuana use on       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   school property\1\  |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............| 7.0 (1.0)| 7.2 (1.4)| 5.4(0.36)| 5.8(0.66)| 4.5 (0.66)| 6.6 (0.87)| 8.2(0.71)| 6.6(1.02)| 5.2(0.71)| 5.6(0.71)| 5.0(0.77)
    Male ..............| 9.0 (1.3)|10.1 (2.6)| 8.0(0.56)| 7.6(0.87)| 5.8 (0.82)| 9.7 (1.12)|10.4(1.07)| 8.1(1.12)| 7.2(1.12)| 7.9(1.12)| 7.1(1.02)
    Female ............| 4.6 (1.1)| 4.4 (0.8)| 2.9(0.31)| 3.7(0.46)| 3.1 (0.56)| 3.6 (0.92)| 6.0(0.71)| 5.1(1.02)| 3.0(0.56)| 3.3(0.56)| 2.6(0.66)
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
Offered, sold, or      |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   given an illegal    |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   drug on school      |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
   property\3\         |          |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |
  Total ...............|31.7 (1.8)|30.2 (2.4)|28.5(1.02)|28.7(1.94)|27.5 (2.70)|23.1 (1.43)|36.5(1.94)|29.5(2.40)|29.2(2.04)|29.9(2.35)|24.9(2.24)
    Male ..............|37.4 (2.3)|34.7 (3.3)|34.6(1.22)|31.9(2.09)|30.2 (2.81)|27.7 (1.28)|40.6(2.45)|32.1(2.35)|31.9(2.30)|33.5(2.35)|29.7(2.65)
    Female ............|24.7 (2.4)|25.7 (2.4)|22.7(1.02)|25.0(1.94)|24.5 (2.70)|18.3 (1.94)|32.5(1.94)|26.7(1.63)|26.5(2.40)|26.1(2.70)|19.6(2.30)
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\One or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey.
\2\Such as a gun, knife, or club.
\3\One or more times during the 12 months preceding the survey.
\4\Used chewing tobacco or snuff one or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey.
NOTE: Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Surveillance Summaries, MMWR 47(SS-03), 51(SS-04) and 53(SS-02). (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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