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| Table 231.60. | Percentage of public school students in grades 9-12 who reported carrying a weapon at least 1 day during the previous 30 days, by location and state: Selected years, 2003 through 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | Anywhere (including on school property)1 | On school property2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States3 | 17.1 | (0.90) | 18.5 | (0.80) | 18.0 | (0.87) | 17.5 | (0.73) | 16.6 | (0.65) | 17.9 | (0.73) | 6.1 | (0.57) | 6.5 | (0.46) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 5.6 | (0.32) | 5.4 | (0.35) | 5.2 | (0.44) |
| Alabama | 19.9 | (1.44) | 21.0 | (1.72) | — | (†) | 22.9 | (2.27) | 21.5 | (1.54) | 23.1 | (1.55) | 7.3 | (1.35) | 8.4 | (1.44) | — | (†) | 8.7 | (1.42) | 8.2 | (1.02) | 5.5 | (0.56) |
| Alaska | 18.4 | (1.14) | — | (†) | 24.4 | (1.61) | 20.0 | (1.30) | 19.0 | (1.19) | 19.2 | (1.31) | 7.1 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 8.4 | (1.07) | 7.8 | (0.83) | 5.7 | (0.72) | 6.1 | (0.80) |
| Arizona | 18.4 | (0.82) | 20.6 | (0.84) | 20.5 | (0.91) | 19.9 | (1.25) | 17.5 | (1.17) | 17.5 | (1.17) | 5.8 | (0.68) | 7.4 | (0.53) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 5.7 | (0.59) | 4.8 | (0.86) |
| Arkansas | — | (†) | 25.9 | (1.15) | 20.7 | (1.36) | 22.9 | (1.82) | 21.1 | (1.76) | 27.1 | (1.76) | — | (†) | 10.5 | (1.10) | 6.8 | (0.85) | 8.4 | (1.02) | 6.5 | (0.95) | 9.1 | (1.10) |
| California | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Colorado | — | (†) | 17.0 | (1.57) | — | (†) | 16.7 | (1.27) | 15.5 | (1.31) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.4 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 5.5 | (0.90) | 5.5 | (0.69) | — | (†) |
| Connecticut | — | (†) | 16.3 | (1.30) | 17.2 | (1.72) | 12.4 | (0.89) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.4 | (0.83) | 5.5 | (1.03) | 3.9 | (0.45) | 6.6 | (0.67) | 6.6 | (0.82) |
| Delaware | 16.0 | (0.88) | 16.6 | (1.04) | 17.1 | (1.00) | 18.5 | (0.92) | 13.5 | (0.88) | 14.4 | (0.80) | 5.0 | (0.47) | 5.7 | (0.54) | 5.4 | (0.55) | 5.1 | (0.59) | 5.2 | (0.57) | 3.1 | (0.34) |
| District of Columbia | 25.0 | (1.40) | 17.2 | (1.11) | 21.3 | (1.45) | — | (†) | 18.9 | (1.34) | — | (†) | 10.6 | (0.96) | 6.7 | (0.60) | 7.4 | (0.76) | — | (†) | 5.5 | (0.88) | — | (†) |
| Florida | 17.2 | (0.76) | 15.2 | (0.68) | 18.0 | (0.93) | 17.3 | (0.60) | 15.6 | (0.76) | 15.7 | (0.67) | 5.3 | (0.38) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 5.6 | (0.41) | 4.7 | (0.35) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Georgia | 18.7 | (1.17) | 22.1 | (1.99) | 19.5 | (0.96) | 18.8 | (1.11) | 22.8 | (2.25) | 18.5 | (1.51) | 5.0 | (0.52) | 7.5 | (1.50) | 5.3 | (0.48) | 6.0 | (0.90) | 8.6 | (1.80) | 4.2 | (0.66) |
| Hawaii | — | (†) | 13.3 | (1.03) | 14.8 | (1.56) | 15.9 | (2.06) | 13.9 | (0.81) | 10.5 | (0.87) | — | (†) | 4.9 | (0.72) | 3.7 | (0.92) | 4.7 | (0.63) | 4.2 | (0.45) | — | (†) |
| Idaho | — | (†) | 23.9 | (1.45) | 23.6 | (1.35) | 21.8 | (1.15) | 22.8 | (1.30) | 27.1 | (1.31) | 7.7 | (0.90) | — | (†) | 8.9 | (0.96) | 6.7 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (0.78) | 6.5 | (0.92) |
| Illinois | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.3 | (1.01) | 16.0 | (1.04) | 12.6 | (0.91) | 15.8 | (1.22) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.7 | (0.67) | 4.8 | (0.59) | 3.9 | (0.53) | 4.7 | (0.57) |
| Indiana | 17.8 | (1.93) | 19.2 | (1.25) | 20.9 | (0.80) | 18.1 | (1.58) | 17.0 | (1.46) | — | (†) | 6.2 | (0.91) | 5.8 | (0.71) | 6.9 | (0.64) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 3.7 | (0.46) | — | (†) |
| Iowa | — | (†) | 15.7 | (1.49) | 12.8 | (1.13) | — | (†) | 15.8 | (1.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4.3 | (0.70) | 4.4 | (0.61) | — | (†) | 4.5 | (0.76) | — | (†) |
| Kansas | — | (†) | 16.2 | (1.37) | 18.4 | (1.19) | 16.0 | (1.26) | — | (†) | 16.1 | (0.87) | — | (†) | 4.9 | (0.85) | 5.7 | (0.75) | 5.1 | (0.65) | 5.2 | (0.72) | — | (†) |
| Kentucky | 18.5 | (1.20) | 23.1 | (1.49) | 24.4 | (1.08) | 21.7 | (1.72) | 22.8 | (1.72) | 20.7 | (1.35) | 7.4 | (0.86) | 6.8 | (0.72) | 8.0 | (0.59) | 6.5 | (0.77) | 7.4 | (1.25) | 6.4 | (0.73) |
| Louisiana | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 19.6 | (1.73) | 22.2 | (0.98) | 22.8 | (2.78) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.8 | (1.12) | 4.2 | (1.01) | 7.0 | (1.37) |
| Maine | 16.5 | (1.20) | 18.3 | (2.00) | 15.0 | (1.47) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.6 | (0.91) | 5.9 | (1.03) | 4.9 | (0.70) | — | (†) | 8.0 | (0.45) | 7.1 | (0.46) |
| Maryland | — | (†) | 19.1 | (1.59) | 19.3 | (1.51) | 16.6 | (1.19) | 15.9 | (1.10) | 15.8 | (0.27) | — | (†) | 6.9 | (0.88) | 5.9 | (0.81) | 4.6 | (0.58) | 5.3 | (0.55) | 4.8 | (0.13) |
| Massachusetts | 13.5 | (0.89) | 15.2 | (0.88) | 14.9 | (0.88) | 12.8 | (1.00) | 12.3 | (0.95) | 11.6 | (0.83) | 5.0 | (0.50) | 5.8 | (0.59) | 5.0 | (0.48) | 4.4 | (0.58) | 3.7 | (0.46) | 3.1 | (0.50) |
| Michigan | 15.2 | (0.89) | 15.8 | (1.49) | 17.9 | (1.30) | 16.6 | (0.69) | 15.7 | (0.94) | 15.5 | (1.06) | 5.1 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (0.54) | 5.0 | (0.66) | 5.4 | (0.33) | 3.5 | (0.37) | 3.8 | (0.35) |
| Minnesota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Mississippi | 20.0 | (1.78) | — | (†) | 17.3 | (1.33) | 17.2 | (1.02) | 18.0 | (1.39) | 19.1 | (1.56) | 5.2 | (0.78) | — | (†) | 4.8 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.48) | 4.2 | (0.76) | 4.1 | (0.66) |
| Missouri | 16.8 | (1.87) | 19.4 | (1.79) | 18.6 | (1.48) | 16.0 | (1.44) | — | (†) | 22.2 | (1.93) | 5.5 | (1.04) | 7.3 | (0.99) | 4.6 | (0.83) | 5.3 | (1.02) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Montana | 19.4 | (0.88) | 21.4 | (1.20) | 22.1 | (0.76) | 23.0 | (1.07) | 23.5 | (0.96) | 25.7 | (0.84) | 7.2 | (0.56) | 10.2 | (0.89) | 9.7 | (0.57) | 7.9 | (0.67) | 9.3 | (0.69) | 9.9 | (0.58) |
| Nebraska | 16.0 | (1.06) | 17.9 | (0.89) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 18.6 | (0.90) | — | (†) | 5.0 | (0.53) | 4.8 | (0.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.8 | (0.45) | — | (†) |
| Nevada | 14.9 | (1.09) | 18.4 | (1.32) | 14.5 | (1.08) | 19.1 | (1.08) | — | (†) | 16.0 | (1.50) | 6.3 | (0.67) | 6.8 | (0.91) | 4.7 | (0.61) | 6.2 | (0.62) | — | (†) | 3.3 | (0.64) |
| New Hampshire | 15.1 | (1.59) | 16.2 | (1.26) | 18.1 | (1.46) | — | (†) | 14.5 | (1.04) | — | (†) | 5.8 | (1.00) | 6.5 | (0.93) | 5.8 | (0.61) | 8.8 | (1.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| New Jersey | — | (†) | 10.5 | (0.95) | — | (†) | 9.6 | (0.81) | 9.6 | (1.17) | 10.2 | (1.08) | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.53) | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.45) | — | (†) | 2.7 | (0.34) |
| New Mexico | — | (†) | 24.5 | (1.44) | 27.5 | (1.20) | 27.4 | (0.90) | 22.8 | (0.93) | 22.2 | (0.88) | — | (†) | 8.0 | (0.29) | 9.3 | (0.66) | 8.1 | (0.59) | 6.5 | (0.51) | 5.4 | (0.42) |
| New York | 13.5 | (1.01) | 14.3 | (0.74) | 14.2 | (0.76) | 13.9 | (0.98) | 12.6 | (0.76) | 12.8 | (0.82) | 5.2 | (0.51) | 5.2 | (0.42) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 4.8 | (0.64) | 4.2 | (0.32) | 4.0 | (0.38) |
| North Carolina | 19.2 | (1.49) | 21.5 | (1.35) | 21.2 | (1.19) | 19.6 | (0.95) | 20.8 | (1.24) | 20.6 | (1.34) | 6.3 | (0.79) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 6.8 | (0.94) | 4.7 | (0.57) | 6.1 | (0.64) | 4.5 | (0.67) |
| North Dakota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.7 | (0.98) | 6.0 | (0.74) | 5.0 | (0.57) | 5.4 | (0.64) | 5.7 | (0.73) | 6.4 | (0.75) |
| Ohio4 | 12.5 | (1.40) | 15.2 | (1.27) | 16.6 | (1.42) | — | (†) | 16.4 | (1.37) | 14.2 | (1.61) | 3.6 | (0.75) | 4.4 | (0.63) | 4.1 | (0.51) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Oklahoma | 21.8 | (1.72) | 18.9 | (1.38) | 22.3 | (1.65) | 19.0 | (1.44) | 19.4 | (1.86) | 19.9 | (1.41) | 8.0 | (1.01) | 7.0 | (0.77) | 9.0 | (1.43) | 5.6 | (0.79) | 6.1 | (1.14) | 6.0 | (0.77) |
| Oregon | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Pennsylvania | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.8 | (1.28) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.3 | (0.47) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Rhode Island | 12.3 | (1.01) | 12.4 | (0.90) | 12.0 | (0.74) | 10.4 | (0.50) | 11.2 | (0.82) | — | (†) | 5.9 | (0.85) | 4.9 | (0.41) | 4.9 | (0.63) | 4.0 | (0.33) | 4.0 | (0.39) | 5.0 | (0.78) |
| South Carolina | — | (†) | 20.5 | (1.42) | 19.8 | (1.69) | 20.4 | (2.22) | 23.4 | (1.86) | 21.2 | (1.25) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (0.82) | 4.8 | (0.79) | 4.6 | (0.67) | 6.3 | (0.89) | 3.7 | (0.48) |
| South Dakota4 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 8.3 | (0.72) | 6.3 | (0.80) | 9.2 | (0.76) | 5.7 | (0.52) | 6.8 | (0.87) |
| Tennessee | 21.3 | (2.06) | 24.1 | (1.58) | 22.6 | (1.41) | 20.5 | (1.64) | 21.1 | (1.34) | 19.2 | (1.70) | 5.4 | (0.80) | 8.1 | (0.92) | 5.6 | (0.70) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 5.2 | (0.80) | 5.4 | (0.79) |
| Texas | — | (†) | 19.3 | (0.93) | 18.8 | (0.71) | 18.2 | (0.89) | 17.6 | (0.73) | 18.4 | (1.33) | — | (†) | 7.9 | (0.63) | 6.8 | (0.55) | 6.4 | (0.76) | 4.9 | (0.45) | 5.6 | (0.68) |
| Utah | 15.3 | (1.80) | 17.7 | (1.70) | 17.1 | (1.38) | 16.0 | (1.40) | 16.8 | (1.48) | 17.2 | (1.19) | 5.6 | (1.24) | 7.0 | (1.03) | 7.5 | (1.00) | 4.6 | (0.63) | 5.9 | (1.01) | 5.0 | (0.57) |
| Vermont | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.3 | (0.31) | 9.1 | (0.90) | 9.6 | (1.05) | 9.0 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (0.73) | 10.4 | (1.28) |
| Virginia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 20.4 | (1.26) | 15.8 | (0.69) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.7 | (0.64) | — | (†) |
| Washington | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| West Virginia | 20.7 | (1.37) | 22.3 | (1.32) | 21.3 | (1.52) | 24.4 | (1.05) | 20.7 | (1.64) | 24.3 | (2.16) | 6.6 | (1.25) | 8.5 | (1.00) | 6.9 | (0.89) | 6.5 | (0.72) | 5.5 | (0.75) | 5.5 | (0.99) |
| Wisconsin | 13.2 | (0.81) | 15.8 | (1.19) | 12.7 | (0.76) | 10.9 | (0.81) | 10.4 | (0.66) | 14.4 | (1.32) | 3.2 | (0.43) | 3.9 | (0.54) | 3.6 | (0.49) | 3.4 | (0.50) | 3.1 | (0.41) | 3.2 | (0.52) |
| Wyoming | 24.6 | (1.49) | 28.0 | (1.17) | 26.8 | (1.28) | 26.0 | (1.04) | 27.1 | (1.19) | 28.8 | (0.95) | 10.1 | (0.91) | 10.0 | (0.71) | 11.4 | (0.76) | 11.5 | (0.81) | 10.5 | (0.71) | 9.9 | (0.62) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The term "anywhere" is not used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) questionnaire; students were simply asked how many days they carried a weapon during the past 30 days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 In the question asking students about carrying a weapon at school, "on school property" was not defined for survey respondents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Data for the U.S. total include both public and private schools and were collected through a national survey representing the entire country. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data include both public and private schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Respondents were asked about carrying "a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club." State-level data include public schools only, with the exception of data for Ohio and South Dakota. Data for the U.S. total, Ohio, and South Dakota include both public and private schools. For specific states, a given year’s data may be unavailable (1) because the state did not participate in the survey that year; (2) because the state omitted this particular survey item from the state-level questionnaire; or (3) because the state had an overall response rate of less than 60 percent (the overall response rate is the school response rate multiplied by the student response rate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2003 through 2013. (This table was prepared June 2014.) |
