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Table 228.42. | Percentage distribution of students in grades 9-12, by number of times they reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2009 through 2017 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||
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Student characteristic | Total | 0 times | 1 time | 2 or 3 times | 4 to 11 times | 12 or more times | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | 100.0 | (†) | 92.3 | (0.37) | 3.2 | (0.18) | 1.9 | (0.15) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 1.2 | (0.13) | |||||
2011 | 100.0 | (†) | 92.6 | (0.31) | 3.1 | (0.17) | 1.9 | (0.15) | 1.4 | (0.13) | 1.0 | (0.12) | |||||
2013 | 100.0 | (†) | 93.1 | (0.38) | 3.0 | (0.22) | 1.7 | (0.14) | 1.3 | (0.14) | 0.9 | (0.11) | |||||
2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.0 | (†) | 94.0 | (0.38) | 2.7 | (0.22) | 1.5 | (0.16) | 1.0 | (0.14) | 0.8 | (0.12) | |||||
Sex | |||||||||||||||||
Male | 100.0 | (†) | 93.0 | (0.50) | 3.1 | (0.30) | 1.6 | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.21) | 1.0 | (0.18) | |||||
Female | 100.0 | (†) | 95.4 | (0.42) | 2.3 | (0.23) | 1.3 | (0.23) | 0.6 | (0.12) | 0.4 | ! | (0.12) | ||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | (†) | 95.1 | (0.50) | 2.4 | (0.24) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 0.6 | (0.12) | 0.4 | (0.10) | |||||
Black | 100.0 | (†) | 92.1 | (1.10) | 4.1 | (0.80) | 1.6 | ! | (0.47) | 1.4 | ! | (0.51) | 0.9 | ! | (0.34) | ||
Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 93.4 | (0.65) | 2.6 | (0.36) | 1.4 | (0.27) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 1.2 | (0.19) | |||||
Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 96.4 | (1.40) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | ! | (0.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 79.5 | (7.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 91.8 | (2.69) | ‡ | (†) | 3.1 | ! | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 92.0 | (1.82) | 3.8 | ! | (1.37) | 1.7 | ! | (0.71) | 1.2 | ! | (0.52) | 1.3 | ! | (0.60) | |
Sexual orientation1 | |||||||||||||||||
Heterosexual | 100.0 | (†) | 94.9 | (0.36) | 2.6 | (0.24) | 1.2 | (0.17) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 0.5 | (0.10) | |||||
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual | 100.0 | (†) | 90.0 | (1.19) | 4.3 | (0.71) | 2.7 | (0.71) | 2.3 | (0.63) | 0.7 | (0.21) | |||||
Not sure | 100.0 | (†) | 87.4 | (2.01) | 3.1 | ! | (0.98) | 4.3 | ! | (1.40) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | ! | (1.42) | ||
Grade | |||||||||||||||||
9th | 100.0 | (†) | 92.8 | (0.51) | 3.5 | (0.36) | 2.1 | (0.34) | 0.9 | (0.15) | 0.6 | (0.15) | |||||
10th | 100.0 | (†) | 93.8 | (0.57) | 2.9 | (0.35) | 1.3 | (0.26) | 1.3 | (0.28) | 0.7 | (0.15) | |||||
11th | 100.0 | (†) | 94.5 | (0.68) | 2.5 | (0.45) | 1.1 | (0.20) | 1.1 | ! | (0.33) | 0.8 | (0.23) | ||||
12th | 100.0 | (†) | 95.6 | (0.69) | 1.8 | (0.34) | 1.3 | (0.29) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 0.6 | (0.17) | ||||
2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.0 | (†) | 94.0 | (0.33) | 2.7 | (0.26) | 1.5 | (0.14) | 1.0 | (0.11) | 0.8 | (0.10) | |||||
Sex | |||||||||||||||||
Male | 100.0 | (†) | 92.2 | (0.39) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 2.0 | (0.23) | 1.3 | (0.15) | 1.3 | (0.17) | |||||
Female | 100.0 | (†) | 95.9 | (0.46) | 2.2 | (0.35) | 1.0 | (0.14) | 0.6 | (0.15) | 0.2 | (0.07) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | (†) | 95.0 | (0.51) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 1.3 | (0.17) | 0.7 | (0.15) | 0.5 | (0.12) | |||||
Black | 100.0 | (†) | 92.2 | (0.66) | 2.9 | (0.47) | 2.2 | (0.43) | 1.6 | (0.43) | 1.1 | ! | (0.33) | ||||
Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 93.9 | (0.45) | 2.5 | (0.32) | 1.5 | (0.24) | 1.1 | (0.22) | 1.0 | (0.25) | |||||
Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 95.7 | (0.89) | 2.0 | ! | (0.81) | 0.3 | ! | (0.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 93.0 | (2.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 86.3 | (3.57) | ‡ | (†) | 4.4 | ! | (2.07) | 1.7 | ! | (0.72) | ‡ | (†) | |||
Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 92.0 | (1.23) | 3.7 | (0.70) | 2.0 | ! | (0.85) | 1.5 | ! | (0.68) | 0.7 | ! | (0.35) | ||
Sexual orientation1 | |||||||||||||||||
Heterosexual | 100.0 | (†) | 94.6 | (0.30) | 2.5 | (0.26) | 1.4 | (0.13) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.6 | (0.10) | |||||
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual | 100.0 | (†) | 90.6 | (1.08) | 4.0 | (0.67) | 2.6 | (0.67) | 1.7 | (0.37) | 1.1 | ! | (0.39) | ||||
Not sure | 100.0 | (†) | 88.9 | (1.84) | 3.4 | (0.99) | 1.3 | ! | (0.57) | 3.2 | ! | (1.17) | 3.2 | ! | (1.09) | ||
Grade | |||||||||||||||||
9th | 100.0 | (†) | 93.2 | (0.60) | 3.5 | (0.49) | 1.9 | (0.28) | 1.0 | (0.24) | 0.5 | (0.12) | |||||
10th | 100.0 | (†) | 93.2 | (0.60) | 3.4 | (0.42) | 1.4 | (0.28) | 1.1 | (0.23) | 0.8 | (0.20) | |||||
11th | 100.0 | (†) | 94.9 | (0.57) | 2.0 | (0.30) | 1.4 | (0.29) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 0.9 | (0.19) | |||||
12th | 100.0 | (†) | 95.4 | (0.52) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 1.3 | (0.26) | 1.0 | (0.21) | 0.7 | (0.18) |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||
!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 Students were asked which sexual orientation--"heterosexual (straight)," "gay or lesbian," "bisexual," or “not sure"--best described them. | |||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Survey respondents were asked about being threatened or injured "with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property." "On school property" was not defined for respondents. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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 2017. (This table was prepared July 2018.) |