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(51KB)| 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 2011 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Anywhere (including on school property)1 | On school property2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| United States3 | 17.1 | (0.90) | 18.5 | (0.80) | 18.0 | (0.87) | 17.5 | (0.73) | 16.6 | (0.65) | 6.1 | (0.57) | 6.5 | (0.46) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 5.6 | (0.32) | 5.4 | (0.35) |
| Alabama | 19.9 | (1.44) | 21.0 | (1.72) | — | (†) | 22.9 | (2.27) | 21.5 | (1.54) | 7.3 | (1.35) | 8.4 | (1.44) | — | (†) | 8.7 | (1.42) | 8.2 | (1.02) |
| Alaska | 18.4 | (1.14) | — | (†) | 24.4 | (1.61) | 20.0 | (1.30) | 19.0 | (1.19) | 7.1 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 8.4 | (1.07) | 7.8 | (0.83) | 5.7 | (0.72) |
| Arizona | 18.4 | (0.82) | 20.6 | (0.84) | 20.5 | (0.91) | 19.9 | (1.25) | 17.5 | (1.17) | 5.8 | (0.68) | 7.4 | (0.53) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 5.7 | (0.59) |
| Arkansas | — | (†) | 25.9 | (1.15) | 20.7 | (1.36) | 22.9 | (1.82) | 21.1 | (1.76) | — | (†) | 10.5 | (1.10) | 6.8 | (0.85) | 8.4 | (1.02) | 6.5 | (0.95) |
| 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) |
| Delaware | 16.0 | (0.88) | 16.6 | (1.04) | 17.1 | (1.00) | 18.5 | (0.92) | 13.5 | (0.88) | 5.0 | (0.47) | 5.7 | (0.54) | 5.4 | (0.55) | 5.1 | (0.59) | 5.2 | (0.57) |
| 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) | 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) | 5.0 | (0.52) | 7.5 | (1.50) | 5.3 | (0.48) | 6.0 | (0.90) | 8.6 | (1.80) |
| Hawaii | — | (†) | 13.3 | (1.03) | 14.8 | (1.56) | 15.9 | (2.06) | 13.9 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 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) | 7.7 | (0.90) | — | (†) | 8.9 | (0.96) | 6.7 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (0.78) |
| Illinois | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.3 | (1.01) | 16.0 | (1.04) | 12.6 | (0.91) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.7 | (0.67) | 4.8 | (0.59) | 3.9 | (0.53) |
| 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) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 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) | 7.4 | (0.86) | 6.8 | (0.72) | 8.0 | (0.59) | 6.5 | (0.77) | 7.4 | (1.25) |
| Louisiana | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 19.6 | (1.73) | 22.2 | (0.98) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.8 | (1.12) | 4.2 | (1.01) |
| 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) |
| Maryland | — | (†) | 19.1 | (1.59) | 19.3 | (1.51) | 16.6 | (1.19) | 15.9 | (1.10) | — | (†) | 6.9 | (0.88) | 5.9 | (0.81) | 4.6 | (0.58) | 5.3 | (0.55) |
| Massachusetts | 13.5 | (0.89) | 15.2 | (0.88) | 14.9 | (0.88) | 12.8 | (1.00) | 12.3 | (0.95) | 5.0 | (0.50) | 5.8 | (0.59) | 5.0 | (0.48) | 4.4 | (0.58) | 3.7 | (0.46) |
| Michigan | 15.2 | (0.89) | 15.8 | (1.49) | 17.9 | (1.30) | 16.6 | (0.69) | 15.7 | (0.94) | 5.1 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (0.54) | 5.0 | (0.66) | 5.4 | (0.33) | 3.5 | (0.37) |
| Minnesota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Mississippi | 20.0 | (1.78) | — | (†) | 17.3 | (1.33) | 17.2 | (1.02) | 18.0 | (1.39) | 5.2 | (0.78) | — | (†) | 4.8 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.48) | 4.2 | (0.76) |
| Missouri | 16.8 | (1.87) | 19.4 | (1.79) | 18.6 | (1.48) | 16.0 | (1.44) | — | (†) | 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) | 7.2 | (0.56) | 10.2 | (0.89) | 9.7 | (0.57) | 7.9 | (0.67) | 9.3 | (0.69) |
| 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) | — | (†) | 6.3 | (0.67) | 6.8 | (0.91) | 4.7 | (0.61) | 6.2 | (0.62) | — | (†) |
| 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) | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.53) | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.45) | — | (†) |
| New Mexico | — | (†) | 24.5 | (1.44) | 27.5 | (1.20) | 27.4 | (0.90) | 22.8 | (0.93) | — | (†) | 8.0 | (0.29) | 9.3 | (0.66) | 8.1 | (0.59) | 6.5 | (0.51) |
| New York | 13.5 | (1.01) | 14.3 | (0.74) | 14.2 | (0.76) | 13.9 | (0.98) | 12.6 | (0.76) | 5.2 | (0.51) | 5.2 | (0.42) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 4.8 | (0.64) | 4.2 | (0.32) |
| North Carolina | 19.2 | (1.49) | 21.5 | (1.35) | 21.2 | (1.19) | 19.6 | (0.95) | 20.8 | (1.24) | 6.3 | (0.79) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 6.8 | (0.94) | 4.7 | (0.57) | 6.1 | (0.64) |
| North Dakota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.7 | (0.98) | 6.0 | (0.74) | 5.0 | (0.57) | 5.4 | (0.64) | 5.7 | (0.73) |
| Ohio3 | 12.5 | (1.40) | 15.2 | (1.27) | 16.6 | (1.42) | — | (†) | 16.4 | (1.37) | 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) | 8.0 | (1.01) | 7.0 | (0.77) | 9.0 | (1.43) | 5.6 | (0.79) | 6.1 | (1.14) |
| 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) |
| South Carolina | — | (†) | 20.5 | (1.42) | 19.8 | (1.69) | 20.4 | (2.22) | 23.4 | (1.86) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (0.82) | 4.8 | (0.79) | 4.6 | (0.67) | 6.3 | (0.89) |
| South Dakota3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 8.3 | (0.72) | 6.3 | (0.80) | 9.2 | (0.76) | 5.7 | (0.52) |
| Tennessee | 21.3 | (2.06) | 24.1 | (1.58) | 22.6 | (1.41) | 20.5 | (1.64) | 21.1 | (1.34) | 5.4 | (0.80) | 8.1 | (0.92) | 5.6 | (0.70) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 5.2 | (0.80) |
| Texas | — | (†) | 19.3 | (0.93) | 18.8 | (0.71) | 18.2 | (0.89) | 17.6 | (0.73) | — | (†) | 7.9 | (0.63) | 6.8 | (0.55) | 6.4 | (0.76) | 4.9 | (0.45) |
| Utah | 15.3 | (1.80) | 17.7 | (1.70) | 17.1 | (1.38) | 16.0 | (1.40) | 16.8 | (1.48) | 5.6 | (1.24) | 7.0 | (1.03) | 7.5 | (1.00) | 4.6 | (0.63) | 5.9 | (1.01) |
| Vermont | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.3 | (0.31) | 9.1 | (0.90) | 9.6 | (1.05) | 9.0 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (0.73) |
| Virginia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 20.4 | (1.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 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) | 6.6 | (1.25) | 8.5 | (1.00) | 6.9 | (0.89) | 6.5 | (0.72) | 5.5 | (0.75) |
| Wisconsin | 13.2 | (0.81) | 15.8 | (1.19) | 12.7 | (0.76) | 10.9 | (0.81) | 10.4 | (0.66) | 3.2 | (0.43) | 3.9 | (0.54) | 3.6 | (0.49) | 3.4 | (0.50) | 3.1 | (0.41) |
| Wyoming | 24.6 | (1.49) | 28.0 | (1.17) | 26.8 | (1.28) | 26.0 | (1.04) | 27.1 | (1.19) | 10.1 | (0.91) | 10.0 | (0.71) | 11.4 | (0.76) | 11.5 | (0.81) | 10.5 | (0.71) |
| —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 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 United States total, Ohio, and South Dakota include both public and private schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2003 through 2011. (This table was prepared September 2013.) |
