Table 150. | 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 2005 |
Type of violence or drug-related behavior | 1997 total | 1999 total | 2003 total | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | Race/ethnicity | Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
White | Black | Hispanic | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
Felt too unsafe to go to school1 | 4.0 | (0.6) | 5.2 | (1.3) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 4.4 | (0.87) | 8.7 | (0.97) | 10.2 | (0.87) | 7.7 | (0.92) | 6.3 | (0.71) | 4.7 | (0.61) | 4.9 | (0.66) |
Male | 4.1 | (0.8) | 4.8 | (1.6) | 5.5 | (0.51) | 5.7 | (0.56) | 3.9 | (0.82) | 8.2 | (1.17) | 10.7 | (0.92) | 7.3 | (0.92) | 5.3 | (0.92) | 4.5 | (2.40) | 5.1 | (0.82) |
Female | 3.9 | (0.7) | 5.7 | (1.5) | 5.3 | (0.51) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 4.9 | (0.97) | 9.2 | (1.43) | 9.7 | (1.43) | 8.1 | (1.22) | 7.3 | (0.92) | 4.9 | (0.87) | 4.5 | (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) | 6.1 | (0.66) | 5.1 | (0.66) | 8.2 | (0.92) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 6.9 | (0.71) | 5.9 | (0.71) | 6.7 | (0.66) |
Male | 12.5 | (2.9) | 11.0 | (2.1) | 8.9 | (0.77) | 10.2 | (0.82) | 10.1 | (1.17) | 6.8 | (1.22) | 13.7 | (1.53) | 9.8 | (1.22) | 10.5 | (1.22) | 9.8 | (1.22) | 10.8 | (1.17) |
Female | 3.7 | (0.7) | 2.8 | (0.7) | 3.1 | (0.51) | 2.6 | (0.31) | 2.0 | (0.31) | 3.3 | (0.56) | 2.6 | (0.51) | 2.8 | (0.61) | 3.0 | (0.56) | 2.1 | (0.46) | 2.5 | (0.61) |
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) | 7.2 | (0.46) | 8.1 | (0.66) | 9.8 | (0.87) | 10.5 | (0.61) | 8.8 | (0.71) | 5.5 | (0.41) | 5.8 | (0.51) |
Male | 10.2 | (1.4) | 9.5 | (1.6) | 11.6 | (0.97) | 9.7 | (0.41) | 8.7 | (0.56) | 10.2 | (1.22) | 11.9 | (1.43) | 12.1 | (0.97) | 11.0 | (0.87) | 7.1 | (0.77) | 7.3 | (0.82) |
Female | 4.0 | (0.6) | 5.8 | (1.2) | 6.5 | (0.61) | 6.1 | (0.41) | 5.7 | (0.51) | 6.1 | (0.82) | 7.5 | (1.12) | 8.8 | (0.71) | 6.5 | (0.77) | 3.9 | (0.56) | 4.2 | (0.66) |
Engaged in a physical fight on school property3 | 14.8 | (1.3) | 14.2 | (1.3) | 12.8 | (0.77) | 13.6 | (0.56) | 11.6 | (0.66) | 16.9 | (1.38) | 18.3 | (1.63) | 18.9 | (0.92) | 14.4 | (1.07) | 10.4 | (0.77) | 8.5 | (0.71) |
Male | 20.0 | (2.0) | 18.5 | (1.4) | 17.1 | (0.92) | 18.2 | (0.92) | 16.2 | (1.12) | 20.1 | (1.84) | 24.4 | (2.50) | 24.0 | (1.38) | 20.0 | (1.73) | 14.1 | (1.33) | 11.8 | (1.28) |
Female | 8.6 | (1.5) | 9.8 | (1.9) | 8.0 | (0.71) | 8.8 | (0.51) | 6.9 | (0.61) | 14.0 | (1.48) | 12.1 | (1.38) | 13.7 | (1.02) | 8.4 | (1.07) | 6.6 | (0.66) | 5.3 | (0.77) |
Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property3 | 32.9 | (2.6) | — | († ) | 29.8 | (0.71) | 29.8 | (0.77) | 29.1 | (0.92) | 29.9 | (1.43) | 31.9 | (1.68) | 33.9 | (1.02) | 29.5 | (1.48) | 27.0 | (1.02) | 27.1 | (1.22) |
Male | 36.1 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 33.1 | (0.87) | 31.4 | (0.82) | 30.2 | (0.87) | 31.2 | (1.63) | 36.1 | (2.19) | 34.2 | (1.38) | 30.5 | (1.79) | 30.6 | (1.68) | 29.1 | (1.38) |
Female | 29.0 | (3.7) | — | (†) | 26.2 | (0.82) | 28.0 | (1.07) | 27.8 | (1.48) | 28.6 | (1.99) | 27.3 | (1.79) | 33.4 | (1.63) | 28.3 | (1.68) | 23.5 | (1.28) | 25.1 | (1.58) |
Cigarette use on school property1 | 14.6 | (1.5) | 14.0 | (1.9) | 8.0 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.41) | 7.4 | (0.56) | 3.4 | (0.41) | 7.2 | (0.87) | 6.2 | (0.61) | 6.2 | (0.66) | 6.8 | (0.71) | 8.2 | (0.97) |
Male | 15.9 | (1.7) | 14.8 | (2.0) | 8.2 | (0.66) | 7.4 | (0.41) | 7.9 | (0.51) | 3.6 | (0.61) | 8.0 | (1.07) | 6.3 | (0.92) | 6.3 | (0.87) | 7.6 | (0.92) | 9.5 | (0.92) |
Female | 13.0 | (2.2) | 13.2 | (2.0) | 7.6 | (0.92) | 6.2 | (0.61) | 6.9 | (0.87) | 3.3 | (0.66) | 6.3 | (1.12) | 6.1 | (0.71) | 6.2 | (0.82) | 5.8 | (0.97) | 6.9 | (1.58) |
Smokeless tobacco use on school property4 | 5.1 | (1.4) | 4.2 | (1.8) | 5.9 | (1.53) | 5.0 | (0.61) | 6.3 | (0.82) | 1.2 | (0.31) | 3.2 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.82) | 4.9 | (0.77) | 5.5 | (0.77) | 5.2 | (0.77) |
Male | 9.0 | (2.5) | 8.1 | (3.5) | 8.5 | (1.48) | 9.2 | (1.12) | 11.7 | (1.53) | 2.2 | (0.51) | 5.4 | (1.12) | 7.6 | (1.43) | 8.9 | (1.43) | 10.8 | (1.43) | 10.1 | (1.58) |
Female | 0.4 | (0.2) | 0.3 | (0.2) | 3.3 | (1.68) | 0.8 | (0.15) | 0.8 | (0.20) | 0.2 | (0.10) | 1.0 | (0.31) | 1.4 | (0.36) | 0.8 | (0.20) | 0.4 | (0.26) | 0.4 | (0.20) |
Alcohol use on school property1 | 5.6 | (0.7) | 4.9 | (0.7) | 5.2 | (0.46) | 4.3 | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.41) | 3.2 | (0.46) | 7.7 | (1.02) | 3.7 | (0.46) | 4.5 | (0.46) | 4.0 | (0.46) | 4.8 | (0.56) |
Male | 7.2 | (1.3) | 6.1 | (1.1) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 5.3 | (0.41) | 5.0 | (0.51) | 3.2 | (0.61) | 9.0 | (1.38) | 4.6 | (0.77) | 5.3 | (0.61) | 5.4 | (0.77) | 5.9 | (0.77) |
Female | 3.6 | (0.7) | 3.6 | (0.7) | 4.2 | (0.41) | 3.3 | (0.31) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 3.3 | (0.56) | 6.4 | (1.07) | 2.8 | (0.46) | 3.7 | (0.51) | 2.7 | (0.61) | 3.7 | (0.71) |
Marijuana use on school property1 | 7.0 | (1.0) | 7.2 | (1.4) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.41) | 4.9 | (0.66) | 7.7 | (0.77) | 5.0 | (0.61) | 4.6 | (0.56) | 4.1 | (0.51) | 4.1 | (0.46) |
Male | 9.0 | (1.3) | 10.1 | (2.6) | 7.6 | (0.87) | 6.0 | (0.46) | 5.1 | (0.61) | 5.9 | (0.87) | 10.4 | (1.28) | 6.1 | (1.02) | 5.9 | (0.77) | 6.1 | (0.82) | 5.8 | (0.82) |
Female | 4.6 | (1.1) | 4.4 | (0.8) | 3.7 | (0.46) | 3.0 | (0.31) | 2.4 | (0.41) | 3.9 | (0.82) | 5.0 | (0.61) | 3.9 | (0.61) | 3.3 | (0.66) | 2.2 | (0.31) | 2.3 | (0.61) |
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) | 23.6 | (1.33) | 23.9 | (2.19) | 33.5 | (1.17) | 24.0 | (1.22) | 27.5 | (1.68) | 24.9 | (1.02) | 24.9 | (1.38) |
Male | 37.4 | (2.3) | 34.7 | (3.3) | 31.9 | (2.09) | 28.8 | (1.22) | 26.2 | (1.63) | 28.7 | (2.50) | 38.5 | (1.84) | 26.9 | (1.68) | 30.6 | (2.04) | 28.4 | (1.73) | 29.3 | (1.53) |
Female | 24.7 | (2.4) | 25.7 | (2.4) | 25.0 | (1.94) | 21.8 | (1.02) | 20.9 | (1.22) | 19.2 | (2.35) | 28.5 | (1.48) | 21.0 | (1.43) | 24.2 | (1.79) | 21.3 | (1.22) | 20.4 | (1.73) |
—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 origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Surveillance Summaries, MMWR 47(SS-03), 49(SS-05), 53(SS-02), and 55(SS-05). (This table was prepared July 2006.) |