Table 4.1. Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months, by selected student and school characteristics: Various years, 1993

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Table 4.1.

Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months, by selected student and school characteristics: Various years, 1993–2007

Student or school characteristic	1993	1995		1997		1999		2001		2003	2005		2007
Total	7.3	8.4		7.4		7.7		8.9		9.2	7.9		7.8

Sex
Male	9.2	10.9		10.2		9.5		11.5		11.6	9.7		10.2
Female	5.4	5.8		4.0		5.8		6.5		6.5	6.1		5.4

Race/ethnicity¹
White	6.3	7.0		6.2		6.6		8.5		7.8	7.2		6.9
Black	11.2	11.0		9.9		7.6		9.3		10.9	8.1		9.7
Hispanic	8.6	12.4		9.0		9.8		8.9		9.4	9.8		8.7
Asian	(²)	(²)		(²)		7.7		11.3		11.5	4.6		7.6	!
American Indian/Alaska Native	11.7	11.4	!	12.5	!	13.2	!	15.2	!	22.1	9.8		5.9
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian	(²)	(²)		(²)		15.6		24.8		16.3	14.5	!	8.1	!
More than one race	(²)	(²)		(²)		9.3		10.3		18.7	10.7		13.3

Grade
9th	9.4	9.6		10.1		10.5		12.7		12.1	10.5		9.2
10th	7.3	9.6		7.9		8.2		9.1		9.2	8.8		8.4
11th	7.3	7.7		5.9		6.1		6.9		7.3	5.5		6.8
12th	5.5	6.7		5.8		5.1		5.3		6.3	5.8		6.3

Urbanicity
Urban	—	—		8.7		8.0		9.2		10.6	—		—
Suburban	—	—		7.0		7.4		9.0		8.8	—		—
Rural	—	—		5.6	!	8.3		8.1		8.2	—		—
— Not available.
! Interpret data with caution.
¹ Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
² The response categories for race/ethnicity changed in 1999 making comparisons of some categories with earlier years problematic. In 1993, 1995, and 1997, Asian students and Pacific Islander students were not categorized separately and students were not given the option of choosing more than one race.
NOTE: "On school property" was not defined for survey respondents.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), various years, 1993–2007.

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