Table 7. Percentage of students ages 12-18 reporting availability of crack and other forms of cocaine, LSD, PCP, and heroin at school during the previous 6 months, by selected student and school characteristics: 2005

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Table 7. Percentage of students ages 12-18 reporting availability of crack and other forms of cocaine, LSD, PCP, and heroin at school during the previous 6 months, by selected student and school characteristics: 2005

	Crack					Other forms of cocaine					LSD or acid					PCP or angel dust¹					Heroin or smack²
Student or school characteristic	Yes		No	Don't know drug		Yes		No	Don't know drug		Yes		No	Don't know drug		Yes		No	Don't know drug		Yes		No	Don't know drug
Total	11.7		70.3	0.9		10.7		70.6	1.0		5.6		72.5	5.0		5.0		71.7	7.0		5.2		75.1	3.1

Sex
Male	10.9		70.9	1.0		10.5		70.5	1.1		6.0		73.4	4.2		5.5		73.1	5.3		5.4		75.5	2.7
Female	12.5		69.7	0.9		11.0		70.7	1.0		5.2		71.5	5.7		4.6		70.1	8.9		5.0		74.7	3.6

Race/ethnicity³
White, non-Hispanic	11.5		70.4	0.7		10.8		70.8	0.9		6.1		73.5	3.8		4.8		73.1	6.1		5.4		76.1	2.3
Black, non-Hispanic	10.4		71.6	1.0	!	8.6		71.9	1.4	!	4.6		72.6	5.6		5.0		73.1	6.2		4.6		75.7	3.3
Hispanic	14.1		69.2	1.3		13.6		69.3	0.9	!	5.9		70.7	6.1		6.7		67.8	8.5		6.0		72.6	4.2
Other, non-Hispanic	10.1		68.9	‡		8.1		68.5	1.8	!	2.4	!	67.0	10.7		3.0	!	64.9	14.1		3.5		71.0	7.1

Grade
6th	1.8	!	85.0	2.2	!	1.6	!	83.1	2.3	!	‡		77.8	10.5		‡		75.5	12.9		‡		82.4	6.4
7th	4.9		80.6	2.1		3.5		81.3	2.0		1.5		77.1	9.4		1.8		75.5	11.3		1.9		80.2	5.8
8th	6.3		81.0	0.6	!	4.2		81.9	0.8	!	1.7		80.2	5.4		1.6		78.9	7.9		2.4		83.2	2.9
9th	14.8		62.2	0.8	!	13.3		62.7	1.0		7.2		66.8	3.8		7.0		64.8	6.3		7.1		68.4	2.6
10th	15.7		63.3	0.4	!	15.0		63.6	0.8	!	7.0		71.0	2.7		5.7		69.9	5.5		5.9		72.2	2.0
11th	18.3		61.4	‡		18.2		61.2	‡		10.0		67.1	2.2		9.1		69.5	3.4		9.3		69.9	1.8
12th	17.9		61.8	‡		17.9		62.7	‡		10.7		67.6	2.0		9.1		67.8	3.3		8.7		70.9	1.1	!

Household income
Less than $7,500	4.9	!	77.5	#		10.0		68.8	‡		‡		74.8	4.4	!	‡		72.1	5.4	!	3.6	!	77.4	‡
$7,500–14,999	9.4		71.0	‡		9.2		69.5	‡		4.7		71.9	4.5		4.3	!	68.1	6.3		3.4	!	71.8	3.9	!
$15,000–24,999	10.2		73.4	1.7	!	8.3		75.1	2.1	!	5.5		73.9	6.7		6.1		71.4	9.2		4.3		77.4	4.8
$25,000–34,999	11.7		70.8	1.1	!	11.5		71.8	‡		5.7		74.7	3.6		4.5		72.6	7.7		5.9		75.3	4.2
$35,000–49,999	11.1		70.1	1.5	!	9.1		71.1	1.0	!	4.1		72.0	6.1		4.6		70.4	6.8		3.9		74.9	3.2
$50,000 or more	12.7		68.8	0.4		12.0		68.9	0.8		6.4		71.5	4.6		5.2		72.3	6.4		6.1		75.0	2.2

Urbanicity⁴
Urban	12.5		71.6	1.3	!	12.2		70.9	0.9	!	5.9		71.6	5.4		5.5		71.5	7.3		5.3		74.7	3.4
Suburban	12.5		68.3	0.9		10.7		69.2	1.2		5.7		70.9	5.1		5.0		70.3	6.9		5.7		73.7	2.8
Rural	8.0		74.5	‡		8.7		74.4	0.8	!	4.8		78.6	3.6		4.2		76.3	7.0		3.9		80.1	3.6

Self-report of grades at school⁵
Mostly A's	11.4		71.8	1.1		10.6		71.7	1.2		5.1		72.4	5.6		4.4		71.7	7.9		5.4		75.7	3.0
Mostly B's	10.8		70.5	0.9		9.9		70.5	1.0		4.9		73.3	4.7		4.8		71.9	6.9		4.9		75.0	3.4
Mostly C's	12.5		68.8	0.7	!	11.7		69.9	0.7	!	6.6		72.0	4.2		5.4		72.2	5.6		5.5		74.8	2.8
Mostly D's	19.8		62.2	‡		17.3		64.2	‡		11.9		65.5	6.6	!	10.6		67.6	5.4	!	6.2	!	73.5	‡
Mostly F's	21.7		61.9	#		14.6		67.8	#		13.2	!	70.0	#		12.7	!	69.5	‡		10.8	!	70.9	‡

Student report of violent victimization at school⁶
Yes	25.9		65.0	#		19.7		67.5	‡		11.9	!	71.4	‡		10.6	!	69.9	7.6	!	10.2	!	73.6	‡
No	11.5		70.3	0.9		10.6		70.6	1.0		5.5		72.5	5.0		5.0		71.7	7.0		5.2		75.1	3.1

Student report of theft victimization at school⁶
Yes	17.9		56.9	‡		16.3		57.1	‡		7.0		64.0	6.0		7.2		61.3	7.2		4.6	!	67.1	3.1	!
No	11.5		70.7	0.9		10.6		71.0	1.1		5.5		72.7	4.9		5.0		72.0	7.0		5.3		75.4	3.1

Sector
Public	12.3		68.8	0.9		11.3		69.1	1.0		5.8		71.3	4.9		5.3		70.5	7.0		5.4		74.0	3.1
Private	4.2		88.2	‡		4.2		88.3	1.7	!	2.4		86.0	5.8		2.3	!	85.6	7.8		2.7		88.7	3.0	!

# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ An example of PCP provided to the respondents was angel dust.
² An example of heroin provided to respondents was smack.
³ "Other, non-Hispanic" includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (including Alaska Natives). Beginning in 2003, students were given the option of identifying themselves as more than one race. Non-Hispanic students who identified themselves as more than one race in 2005 (1 percent of all respondents) were included in the "other, non-Hispanic" category. Respondents who identified themselves as being of Hispanic origin were classified as Hispanic, regardless of their race.
⁴ Urbanicity refers to the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined in 1990 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
⁵ Students who responded that their schools did not give grades or there was no alphabetical equivalent are not reported.
⁶ Victimization data are taken from the National Crime Victimization Survey Incident Report.
NOTE: "Violent" victimization includes serious violent crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault) and simple assault. "At school" includes inside the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and on the way to and from school. Estimates include only the respondents who indicated that it was possible to obtain the specified substance at school. Population size for students ages 12–18 was 25,811,000 in 2005. Details may not sum to 100 percent because respondent-volunteered "don't know" responses are included in the base for the percentages listed.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2005.

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