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Table 13.3. |
Percentage of public school students in grades 9–12 who reported having been in a physical fight at least one time during the previous 12 months, by location and state: Various years, 2003–2009 |
| State | Anywhere | On school property | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| Public school students | |||||||||
| United States | 33.0 | 35.9 | 35.5 | 31.5 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | |
| Alabama | 30.0 | 31.7 | — | 31.7 | 12.9 | 14.6 | — | 13.1 | |
| Alaska | 27.1 | — | 29.2 | 27.8 | 8.6 | — | 10.4 | 9.8 | |
| Arizona | 32.4 | 32.4 | 31.3 | 35.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | |
| Arkansas | — | 32.1 | 32.8 | 34.7 | — | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.8 | |
| California | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Colorado | — | 32.2 | — | 32.0 | — | 12.1 | — | 10.7 | |
| Connecticut | — | 32.7 | 31.4 | 28.3 | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.6 | |
| Delaware | 34.9 | 30.3 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 8.6 | |
| District of Columbia | 38.0 | 36.3 | 43.0 | — | 15.2 | 16.4 | 19.8 | — | |
| Florida | 32.1 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 29.8 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | |
| Georgia | 31.4 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 32.3 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 11.7 | |
| Hawaii | — | 27.0 | 28.6 | 29.5 | — | 10.0 | 7.0 | 10.2 | |
| Idaho | 28.3 | 32.3 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 10.2 | |
| Illinois | — | — | 33.9 | 33.0 | — | — | 11.3 | 11.5 | |
| Indiana | 30.6 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 9.5 | |
| Iowa | — | 28.3 | 24.0 | — | — | 11.3 | 9.1 | — | |
| Kansas | — | 27.9 | 30.3 | 27.8 | — | 10.1 | 10.6 | 9.0 | |
| Kentucky | 26.4 | 29.6 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 9.5 | |
| Louisiana | — | — | — | 36.1 | — | — | — | 13.7 | |
| Maine | 26.5 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.1 | |
| Maryland | — | 36.6 | 35.7 | 32.5 | — | 14.9 | 12.4 | 11.2 | |
| Massachusetts | 30.7 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | |
| Michigan | 30.8 | 30.1 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | |
| Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mississippi | 30.6 | — | 30.6 | 34.1 | 10.2 | — | 11.9 | 12.6 | |
| Missouri | 28.2 | 29.8 | 30.9 | 28.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.0 | |
| Montana | 28.6 | 30.5 | 32.8 | 31.7 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 10.8 | |
| Nebraska | 29.6 | 28.5 | — | — | 10.6 | 9.3 | — | — | |
| Nevada | 35.0 | 34.5 | 31.6 | 35.0 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 10.0 | |
| New Hampshire | 30.5 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9.1 | |
| New Jersey | — | 30.7 | — | 27.5 | — | 10.1 | — | — | |
| New Mexico | — | 36.7 | 37.1 | 37.3 | — | 15.6 | 16.9 | 15.0 | |
| New York | 32.1 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 29.6 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.4 | |
| North Carolina | 30.9 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 28.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.4 | |
| North Dakota | 27.2 | — | — | — | 8.6 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 7.4 | |
| Ohio | 31.5 | 30.2 | 30.4 | — | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.4 | — | |
| Oklahoma | 28.4 | 31.1 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.8 | |
| Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 29.6 | — | — | — | 9.9 | |
| Rhode Island | 27.6 | 28.4 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | |
| South Carolina | — | 31.3 | 29.1 | 36.4 | — | 12.7 | 10.8 | 12.1 | |
| South Dakota | 27.0 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 27.1 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.3 | |
| Tennessee | 28.3 | 30.9 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.3 | |
| Texas | — | 34.2 | 34.9 | 33.3 | — | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.2 | |
| Utah | 28.7 | 25.9 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 10.6 | |
| Vermont | 26.9 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.0 | |
| Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| West Virginia | 26.5 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 31.7 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 11.3 | |
| Wisconsin | 31.4 | 32.6 | 31.2 | 25.8 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 | |
| Wyoming | 31.2 | 30.4 | 27.9 | 30.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | |
| — Not available. | |||||||||
| NOTE: “On school property” was not defined for survey respondents. The term “anywhere” was not used in the YRBS questionnaire; students were simply asked how many times in the last 12 months they had been in a physical fight. National, state, territory, and local YRBS data come from separate scientific samples of schools and students. With the exception of Ohio and South Dakota, state representative samples are drawn from public schools only for the state level data. U.S. total, Ohio and South Dakota include public and private schools. | |||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), previously unpublished tabulation, various years, 2003–2009. |
