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| Table 163. | 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 2007 |
| Type of violence or drug-related behavior |
1997 total | 1999 total | 2003 total | 2005 total | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Race/ethnicity | Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Felt too unsafe to go to school1 | 4.0 | (0.6) | 5.2 | (1.3) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 5.5 | (0.39) | 4.0 | (0.43) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 9.6 | (1.00) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 5.4 | (0.42) | 4.7 | (0.61) | 4.8 | (0.58) |
| Male | 4.1 | (0.8) | 4.8 | (1.6) | 5.5 | (0.51) | 5.7 | (0.56) | 5.4 | (0.44) | 3.7 | (0.44) | 6.8 | (1.07) | 9.6 | (1.09) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 4.8 | (0.58) | 5.5 | (0.93) | 5.3 | (0.72) |
| Female | 3.9 | (0.7) | 5.7 | (1.5) | 5.3 | (0.51) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 5.6 | (0.53) | 4.2 | (0.66) | 6.3 | (0.82) | 9.7 | (1.24) | 7.4 | (0.96) | 6.0 | (0.68) | 3.9 | (0.61) | 4.3 | (0.71) |
| Carried a weapon on school property1,2 |
8.5 | (1.5) | 6.9 | (1.2) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 6.5 | (0.46) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 5.3 | (0.56) | 6.0 | (0.46) | 7.3 | (0.82) | 6.0 | (0.59) | 5.8 | (0.61) | 5.5 | (0.68) | 6.0 | (0.58) |
| Male | 12.5 | (2.9) | 11.0 | (2.1) | 8.9 | (0.77) | 10.2 | (0.82) | 9.0 | (0.65) | 8.5 | (0.97) | 8.4 | (0.64) | 10.4 | (1.18) | 8.7 | (0.95) | 8.8 | (1.04) | 8.6 | (1.25) | 9.8 | (1.14) |
| Female | 3.7 | (0.7) | 2.8 | (0.7) | 3.1 | (0.51) | 2.6 | (0.31) | 2.7 | (0.33) | 2.1 | (0.37) | 3.5 | (0.55) | 4.1 | (0.72) | 3.1 | (0.61) | 2.6 | (0.71) | 2.4 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.50) |
| Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property3 |
7.4 | (0.9) | 7.7 | (0.8) | 9.2 | (0.77) | 7.9 | (0.36) | 7.8 | (0.44) | 6.9 | (0.52) | 9.7 | (0.87) | 8.7 | (0.60) | 9.2 | (0.69) | 8.4 | (0.51) | 6.8 | (0.57) | 6.3 | (0.64) |
| Male | 10.2 | (1.4) | 9.5 | (1.6) | 11.6 | (0.97) | 9.7 | (0.41) | 10.2 | (0.59) | 9.2 | (0.72) | 11.2 | (1.34) | 12.0 | (0.89) | 11.4 | (0.88) | 10.4 | (0.73) | 10.5 | (1.06) | 8.1 | (1.01) |
| Female | 4.0 | (0.6) | 5.8 | (1.2) | 6.5 | (0.61) | 6.1 | (0.41) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 4.6 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (0.86) | 5.4 | (0.69) | 6.8 | (0.80) | 6.3 | (0.71) | 3.2 | (0.45) | 4.5 | (0.75) |
| Engaged in a physical fight on school property3 |
14.8 | (1.3) | 14.2 | (1.3) | 12.8 | (0.77) | 13.6 | (0.56) | 12.4 | (0.48) | 10.2 | (0.57) | 17.6 | (1.10) | 15.5 | (0.81) | 17.0 | (0.67) | 11.7 | (0.86) | 11.0 | (0.73) | 8.6 | (0.62) |
| Male | 20.0 | (2.0) | 18.5 | (1.4) | 17.1 | (0.92) | 18.2 | (0.92) | 16.3 | (0.60) | 14.5 | (0.76) | 20.0 | (1.66) | 18.5 | (1.22) | 22.3 | (1.25) | 15.0 | (1.06) | 14.8 | (1.13) | 11.1 | (0.77) |
| Female | 8.6 | (1.5) | 9.8 | (1.9) | 8.0 | (0.71) | 8.8 | (0.51) | 8.5 | (0.62) | 5.9 | (0.64) | 15.2 | (1.10) | 12.4 | (1.29) | 11.4 | (1.02) | 8.3 | (1.08) | 7.3 | (0.96) | 6.2 | (0.76) |
| Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property3 |
32.9 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 29.8 | (0.71) | 29.8 | (0.77) | 27.1 | (0.69) | 25.9 | (0.81) | 29.2 | (1.25) | 29.0 | (1.34) | 30.6 | (1.36) | 27.6 | (1.19) | 25.9 | (0.97) | 22.9 | (1.29) |
| Male | 36.1 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 33.1 | (0.87) | 31.4 | (0.82) | 30.4 | (0.99) | 29.3 | (1.08) | 32.8 | (1.74) | 32.0 | (1.79) | 32.2 | (1.70) | 29.3 | (1.70) | 32.1 | (1.37) | 27.2 | (1.86) |
| Female | 29.0 | (3.7) | — | (†) | 26.2 | (0.82) | 28.0 | (1.07) | 23.7 | (0.73) | 22.6 | (0.94) | 25.6 | (1.75) | 26.0 | (1.70) | 28.8 | (1.63) | 25.8 | (1.30) | 19.7 | (1.14) | 18.8 | (1.19) |
| Cigarette use on school property1 | 14.6 | (1.5) | 14.0 | (1.9) | 8.0 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.41) | 5.7 | (0.50) | 6.4 | (0.70) | 3.4 | (0.52) | 4.9 | (0.52) | 4.2 | (0.60) | 5.4 | (0.57) | 5.9 | (0.83) | 7.4 | (0.89) |
| Male | 15.9 | (1.7) | 14.8 | (2.0) | 8.2 | (0.66) | 7.4 | (0.41) | 6.5 | (0.53) | 7.1 | (0.72) | 5.1 | (0.92) | 5.6 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (0.88) | 5.8 | (0.85) | 7.2 | (0.99) | 8.9 | (0.97) |
| Female | 13.0 | (2.2) | 13.2 | (2.0) | 7.6 | (0.92) | 6.2 | (0.61) | 4.8 | (0.56) | 5.6 | (0.77) | 1.7 | (0.39) | 4.2 | (0.88) | 3.7 | (0.71) | 5.0 | (0.90) | 4.7 | (0.92) | 5.9 | (1.09) |
| Smokeless tobacco use on school property4 |
5.1 | (1.4) | 4.2 | (1.8) | 5.9 | (1.53) | 5.0 | (0.61) | 4.9 | (0.71) | 6.2 | (0.94) | 0.9 | (0.22) | 3.2 | (0.56) | 4.0 | (0.90) | 5.9 | (0.86) | 4.2 | (0.74) | 5.5 | (0.93) |
| Male | 9.0 | (2.5) | 8.1 | (3.5) | 8.5 | (1.48) | 9.2 | (1.12) | 8.9 | (1.31) | 11.3 | (1.70) | 1.5 | (0.41) | 4.9 | (1.02) | 6.9 | (1.68) | 10.4 | (1.55) | 7.9 | (1.40) | 10.2 | (1.60) |
| Female | 0.4 | (0.2) | 0.3 | (0.2) | 3.3 | (1.68) | 0.8 | (0.15) | 1.0 | (0.20) | 1.0 | (0.26) | 0.2 | (0.16) | 1.5 | (0.40) | 0.9 | (0.31) | 1.3 | (0.44) | 0.6 | (0.21) | 1.0 | (0.54) |
| Alcohol use on school property1 | 5.6 | (0.7) | 4.9 | (0.7) | 5.2 | (0.46) | 4.3 | (0.31) | 4.1 | (0.32) | 3.2 | (0.35) | 3.4 | (0.63) | 7.5 | (0.86) | 3.4 | (0.43) | 4.1 | (0.50) | 4.2 | (0.54) | 4.9 | (0.55) |
| Male | 7.2 | (1.3) | 6.1 | (1.1) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 5.3 | (0.41) | 4.6 | (0.35) | 3.8 | (0.47) | 3.7 | (0.70) | 7.8 | (0.93) | 3.4 | (0.45) | 4.6 | (0.68) | 4.5 | (0.64) | 6.3 | (0.73) |
| Female | 3.6 | (0.7) | 3.6 | (0.7) | 4.2 | (0.41) | 3.3 | (0.31) | 3.6 | (0.37) | 2.6 | (0.33) | 3.2 | (0.78) | 7.1 | (1.16) | 3.4 | (0.64) | 3.6 | (0.62) | 3.9 | (0.64) | 3.4 | (0.59) |
| Marijuana use on school property1 | 7.0 | (1.0) | 7.2 | (1.4) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.31) | 4.5 | (0.46) | 4.0 | (0.61) | 5.0 | (0.73) | 5.4 | (0.80) | 4.0 | (0.52) | 4.8 | (0.60) | 4.0 | (0.68) | 5.1 | (0.73) |
| Male | 9.0 | (1.3) | 10.1 | (2.6) | 7.6 | (0.87) | 6.0 | (0.46) | 5.9 | (0.61) | 5.2 | (0.87) | 7.4 | (1.07) | 6.9 | (1.22) | 5.2 | (0.74) | 6.5 | (0.87) | 5.3 | (1.02) | 6.6 | (1.04) |
| Female | 4.6 | (1.1) | 4.4 | (0.8) | 3.7 | (0.46) | 3.0 | (0.31) | 3.0 | (0.39) | 2.7 | (0.43) | 2.6 | (0.66) | 3.9 | (0.71) | 2.7 | (0.65) | 3.1 | (0.62) | 2.7 | (0.54) | 3.7 | (0.72) |
| Offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property3 |
31.7 | (1.8) | 30.2 | (2.4) | 28.7 | (1.94) | 25.4 | (1.07) | 22.3 | (1.04) | 20.7 | (1.23) | 19.3 | (1.36) | 29.1 | (1.94) | 21.2 | (1.24) | 25.3 | (1.29) | 22.7 | (1.41) | 19.6 | (1.26) |
| Male | 37.4 | (2.3) | 34.7 | (3.3) | 31.9 | (2.09) | 28.8 | (1.22) | 25.7 | (1.15) | 24.0 | (1.48) | 25.1 | (1.86) | 30.9 | (2.08) | 25.0 | (1.67) | 29.5 | (1.51) | 25.7 | (1.42) | 22.4 | (2.03) |
| Female | 24.7 | (2.4) | 25.7 | (2.4) | 25.0 | (1.94) | 21.8 | (1.02) | 18.7 | (1.16) | 17.4 | (1.37) | 13.4 | (1.52) | 27.2 | (2.32) | 17.2 | (1.52) | 21.0 | (1.73) | 19.8 | (2.12) | 16.8 | (1.24) |
| —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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 2007 National YRBS Data Files, retrieved July 15, 2008, from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/YRBS/data/index.htm. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |
