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Table 232.50. Percentage distribution of students in grades 9-12, by number of times they reported using marijuana anywhere or on school property during the previous 30 days and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2009 through 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year and student characteristic Anywhere (including on school property)1 On school property2
0 times 1 or 2 times 3 to 39 times 40 or more times 0 times 1 or 2 times 3 to 39 times 40 or more times
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2009                                            
Total 79.2 (0.70) 7.2   (0.30) 9.7   (0.37) 3.8   (0.27) 95.4 (0.35) 2.1   (0.16) 1.8   (0.18) 0.7   (0.10)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 76.6 (0.80) 6.8   (0.38) 10.8   (0.48) 5.8   (0.46) 93.7 (0.54) 2.6   (0.24) 2.6   (0.27) 1.1   (0.18)
Female 82.1 (0.87) 7.7   (0.39) 8.5   (0.56) 1.7   (0.20) 97.2 (0.32) 1.7   (0.19) 1.0   (0.21) 0.2   (0.06)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 79.3 (0.93) 7.4   (0.43) 9.6   (0.49) 3.7   (0.38) 96.2 (0.38) 1.9   (0.21) 1.4   (0.18) 0.5   (0.10)
Black 77.8 (1.44) 6.7   (0.62) 10.9   (0.90) 4.6   (0.68) 94.4 (0.64) 2.2   (0.31) 2.8   (0.44) 0.6 ! (0.24)
Hispanic 78.4 (1.04) 8.2   (0.57) 9.8   (0.71) 3.6   (0.37) 93.5 (0.76) 3.2   (0.43) 2.3   (0.39) 1.0   (0.22)
Asian 92.5 (1.40) 3.0   (0.69) 3.3   (0.85) 1.2 ! (0.55) 98.0 (0.54)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.50)   (†)
Pacific Islander 75.2 (5.50) 5.0 ! (1.61) 13.0   (2.95) 6.8 ! (2.56) 91.0 (2.40) 4.4 ! (1.59) 3.7 ! (1.58)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 68.4 (5.26) 6.7 ! (2.47) 19.6   (3.43) 5.3 ! (2.11) 97.1 (1.25)   (†)   (†) #   (†)
Two or more races 78.3 (2.33) 7.8   (1.40) 9.8   (1.51) 4.1 ! (1.27) 94.6 (1.34) 1.4 ! (0.51) 2.2 ! (0.90) 1.8 ! (0.66)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 84.5 (0.97) 5.8   (0.55) 7.6   (0.55) 2.1   (0.29) 95.7 (0.38) 2.3   (0.22) 1.4   (0.21) 0.6   (0.15)
10th 78.9 (1.11) 7.9   (0.59) 9.6   (0.64) 3.6   (0.44) 95.4 (0.50) 1.9   (0.28) 2.1   (0.35) 0.6   (0.12)
11th 76.8 (1.52) 7.9   (0.66) 11.2   (0.89) 4.1   (0.42) 95.0 (0.55) 2.5   (0.37) 2.0   (0.31) 0.5   (0.12)
12th 75.4 (1.49) 7.7   (0.60) 10.9   (0.86) 6.0   (0.64) 95.4 (0.49) 1.9   (0.30) 1.9   (0.27) 0.8   (0.23)
                                             
2011                                            
Total 76.9 (0.80) 7.4   (0.30) 10.9   (0.42) 4.8   (0.30) 94.1 (0.39) 2.8   (0.22) 2.3   (0.21) 0.7   (0.09)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 74.1 (1.01) 7.1   (0.40) 11.8   (0.57) 7.0   (0.47) 92.5 (0.56) 3.1   (0.28) 3.2   (0.31) 1.2   (0.17)
Female 79.9 (0.95) 7.7   (0.48) 9.9   (0.56) 2.4   (0.26) 95.9 (0.32) 2.5   (0.21) 1.4   (0.19) 0.2   (0.04)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 78.3 (1.09) 6.9   (0.42) 10.2   (0.59) 4.6   (0.44) 95.5 (0.42) 2.2   (0.26) 1.9   (0.23) 0.4   (0.09)
Black 74.9 (1.35) 7.9   (0.69) 12.5   (0.81) 4.7   (0.63) 93.3 (0.77) 3.2   (0.43) 2.8   (0.52) 0.7   (0.18)
Hispanic 75.6 (1.27) 8.3   (0.59) 11.5   (0.67) 4.7   (0.46) 92.3 (0.54) 3.6   (0.26) 3.1   (0.40) 1.0   (0.21)
Asian 86.4 (3.75)   (†) 5.5   (0.96) 3.2 ! (1.34) 95.5 (1.34) 2.4 ! (1.15)   (†) 1.5 ! (0.70)
Pacific Islander 68.9 (7.08) 11.3   (3.34) 13.2 ! (5.20) 6.6 ! (2.27) 87.5 (4.94) 5.6 ! (2.24)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 52.6 (3.20) 10.5   (2.82) 23.6   (2.57) 13.2   (1.81) 79.1 (4.05) 8.6   (2.18) 9.8   (1.79) 2.5   (0.67)
Two or more races 73.2 (2.10) 7.2   (1.20) 12.9   (1.44) 6.7   (1.33) 91.9 (1.79) 3.7   (0.98) 2.4 ! (0.86) 2.0 ! (0.69)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 82.0 (1.11) 6.2   (0.47) 8.2   (0.63) 3.6   (0.42) 94.6 (0.65) 2.7   (0.41) 2.2   (0.33) 0.5   (0.11)
10th 78.4 (1.15) 7.4   (0.60) 10.0   (0.65) 4.3   (0.50) 93.8 (0.63) 3.2   (0.38) 2.3   (0.40) 0.7   (0.16)
11th 74.5 (1.44) 8.0   (0.59) 12.9   (0.82) 4.5   (0.50) 93.8 (0.70) 3.2   (0.47) 2.3   (0.35) 0.7   (0.16)
12th 72.0 (1.08) 8.3   (0.59) 13.0   (0.69) 6.7   (0.53) 94.6 (0.39) 2.2   (0.30) 2.4   (0.30) 0.8   (0.18)
                                             
20134                                            
Total 76.6 (1.08) 7.1   (0.42) 11.3   (0.68) 5.0   (0.39) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 75.0 (1.14) 6.5   (0.42) 12.0   (0.72) 6.5   (0.53) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Female 78.1 (1.28) 7.8   (0.59) 10.7   (0.77) 3.4   (0.36) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 79.6 (1.36) 6.3   (0.63) 9.7   (0.75) 4.4   (0.42) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Black 71.1 (1.30) 8.2   (0.52) 14.3   (0.90) 6.3   (0.71) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Hispanic 72.4 (1.50) 8.6   (0.52) 13.4   (1.22) 5.6   (0.70) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Asian 83.6 (2.99) 4.1   (1.02) 7.6   (1.32) 4.7 ! (2.03) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 76.6 (7.35) 4.9 ! (2.31) 17.1 ! (5.82)   (†) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 64.5 (6.37) 8.8 ! (2.70) 18.9   (4.54) 7.9 ! (2.77) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 71.2 (2.55) 9.7   (1.36) 12.4   (1.45) 6.7   (1.29) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 82.3 (1.13) 6.3   (0.59) 8.6   (0.70) 2.8   (0.38) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
10th 76.5 (1.89) 7.2   (0.65) 11.3   (1.35) 5.0   (0.81) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
11th 74.5 (1.37) 7.6   (0.68) 12.0   (0.85) 6.0   (0.56) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
12th 72.3 (1.58) 7.6   (0.68) 13.8   (1.00) 6.4   (0.63) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 The term "anywhere" is not used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) questionnaire; students were simply asked how many times during the previous 30 days they had used marijuana.
2 In the question about using marijuana at school, "on school property" was not defined for survey respondents.
3 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
4 Data on marijuana use at school were not collected in 2013.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2009 through 2013. (This table was prepared September 2014.)

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