Transcript Student Survey - Community Coalition for Healthy Youth

2008 Student Survey
Report
Community Coalition for Healthy Youth
www.healthyyouth.org
Spring, 2009
Survey facts

Given across NYS in late 2008 by NY
OASAS – paper/pencil; contract thru
Pride Surveys for reports & analysis
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Locally, 5 Tompkins districts
participated in October:
Dryden, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing, Tburg.
 Grades 6-12
 Total of 4,937 students, 81%
participation rate

Participating students’
demographics

51% female, 49% male
76% White
 7% Multi-racial
 6% Asian American
 4% Black/African American
 7% Other
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Substance Use
Alcohol
30-day use
Lifetime use
(current use)
(experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins
14%
41%
Gr. 8 National
16%
39%
Gr. 12 Tompkins
42%
78%
Gr. 12 National
43%
72%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins
22%
50%
Marijuana
30-day use
Lifetime use
(current use)
(experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins
5%
9%
Gr. 8 National
6%
15%
Gr. 12 Tompkins
21%
37%
Gr. 12 National
19%
45%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins
10%
19%
Cigarettes
30-day use
Lifetime use
(current use)
(experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins
3%
12%
Gr. 8 National
7%
21%
Gr. 12 Tompkins
8%
31%
Gr. 12 National
20%
45%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins
6%
18%
Chewing tobacco
30-day use
Lifetime use
(current use)
(experimentation)
Gr. 8 Tompkins
3%
6%
Gr. 8 National
4%
10%
Gr. 12 Tompkins
7%
18%
Gr. 12 National
7%
16%
Gr. 6-12 Tompkins
4%
10%
30-day use of other drugs
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Heroin, meth, cocaine, ecstasy,
hallucinogens – less than 1%
Inhalants – 2% (peaks at 4% in 8th grade,
drops to <1% in 12th grade)
Prescription pain relievers – 5% (highest in
11th grade – 7%)
16% of all students have used a drug (other
than alcohol or tobacco) in past 30 days
Age of first use
Alcohol
12.9
Regular alcohol use 14.3
Marijuana
13.8
Cigarettes
12.6
Ease of access*
Alcohol
80%
Marijuana
68%
Cigarettes
74%
*Would be very or sort of easy to obtain if desired
Perception of risk of harm
from regular use
Alcohol
Cigarettes Marijuana
Gr. 6
76%
76%
89%
Gr. 8
75%
91%
87%
Gr. 10
78%
92%
76%
Gr. 12
77%
94%
74%
Alcohol sources
(choose 1 answer)
Didn’t drink in past year
62%
Friend
15%
Home with parents’ permission
8%
Home without parents’ permission
4%
Sibling
2%
Bought with or without fake ID
0.4%
Where students drank alcohol
(choose 1 answer)
Didn’t drink in past year
63%
Someone else’s home
19%
My home
13%
Open area (park, etc.)
3%
All others (sporting event/concert,
restaurant/bar, empty bldg/construction
site, hotel/motel, car, school)
< 1%
Impact of parental
disapproval on 30-day use
30 Day Use
100%
71%
80%
61%
60%
40%
17%
20%
16%
0%
Alcohol
Parents disapprove
Marijuana
Parents don't disapprove
Students whose parents disapprove of their use of alcohol and
marijuana have significantly lower 30 day use of these substances.
Other survey data
Gambling
Gr. 6
Gambled in
last year
16%
Lottery, lotto, scr.
off tickets
25%
Gr. 8
27%
29%
Gr. 10
28%
32%
Gr. 12
29%
30%
Risk and protective factors
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Risk factors: conditions that increase the
likelihood of a young person becoming
involved in drug use, delinquency, school drop
out and/or violence
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Protective factors (assets): conditions that
buffer young persons from exposure to risk
either by reducing the impact of the risks or
changing the way the youth responds to risks
Students reporting risks by
domains (ASB = anti-social behavior)
Low neighborhood attachment
High community disorganization
Laws/norms favorable to drug use
Parental attitudes favorable to ASB
Parental attitudes favorable to ATOD
Academic failure
Peer favorable attitudes to ATOD
Friends use of drugs
Peer attitudes favorable to ASB
36%
35%
32%
48%
34%
40%
27%
26%
39%
Students reporting
protection by domains
Community rewards for PSI
Family ops. for PSI
Family attachment
School ops. for PSI
Social skills
Belief in a moral order
Peer rewards for PSI
PSI = prosocial involvement
42%
59%
52%
87%
66%
70%
59%
School life
Has a trusted adult in school who can
help with problems
In general, feels welcomed &
appreciated by teachers
In general, feels safe at school
51%
In general, says students treat each
other with respect
In general, feels school rules are fairly
enforced
26%
45%
43%
36%
Bullying & intervention
(in last 30 days at my school…)
Someone said something hurtful to me
39%
Was physically bullied
6%
Said something hurtful to another student
20%
Helped another student who’d been hurt
(physically or feelings)
Tried to get a student to stop being mean
34%
Got an adult to help with a bad situation
8%
22%
Computers
Has access to a computer at home
70%
Has high speed internet at home
54%
Ha dial up internet at home
15%
Has own Facebook (or similar) account
46%
Has been insulted, embarrassed, harassed,
or threatened by internet or text msg.
Parents closely monitor internet use
7%
23%
Transitions & Mobility
Home – no changes since K
44%
– 5+ changes since K
12%
School – 2 or fewer changes since K
64%
– 5+ changes since K
11%