2006 _ hidalgo county _ mercedes isd _ 2006 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary...

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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table T-1: How recently, if ever, have you used...

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 13.1% 8.5% 4.7% 86.9%

Grade 5 9.6% 6.9% 2.7% 90.4%

Grade 6 17.3% 10.4% 6.9% 82.7%

Cigarettes

All 12.9% 8.0% 4.8% 87.1%

Grade 5 9.6% 6.6% 3.0% 90.4%

Grade 6 16.7% 9.8% 6.9% 83.3%

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.8% 1.5% 0.3% 98.2%

Grade 5 2.0% 1.7% 0.3% 98.0%

Grade 6 1.6% 1.3% 0.3% 98.4%

Table T-2: Average number of times selected tobacco products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

Any tobacco product

All 3.3 3.6

Grade 5 3.0 3.4

Grade 6 3.5 3.8

Cigarettes

All 3.2 3.4Grade 5 2.7 2.9

Grade 6 3.5 3.8

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.5 3.3

Grade 5 1.5 *

Grade 6 * *

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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table T-3: Average age of first use of tobacco:

Grade 5 Grade 6

9.4 10.1

Table T-4: Age of first use of tobacco by family situation:

Never Under 8 8 9 10 11 Over 11

Two Parent Family

All 89.7% 2.7% 0.2% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8% 2.4%

Grade 5 92.4% 3.0% 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% 0.4% 0.8%

Grade 6 86.5% 2.4% 0.5% 1.0% 1.9% 3.4% 4.3%

Other Family Situation

All 80.1% 3.5% 1.7% 2.2% 4.3% 3.0% 5.2%

Grade 5 84.7% 3.2% 0.8% 1.6% 3.2% 2.4% 4.0%

Grade 6 74.5% 3.8% 2.8% 2.8% 5.7% 3.8% 6.6%

Table T-5: About how many of your close friends use ...

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?

All 2.6% 71.3% 23.9% 2.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 76.2% 19.3% 1.7%

Grade 6 2.3% 65.5% 29.4% 2.9%

Cigarettes?

All 3.2% 71.7% 23.2% 2.0%Grade 5 4.0% 76.0% 18.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 2.3% 66.4% 28.6% 2.6%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 5.7% 85.0% 8.0% 1.2%

Grade 5 6.6% 84.8% 7.4% 1.1%

Grade 6 4.7% 85.2% 8.7% 1.3%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table T-6: Have you ever been offered ...

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 3.9% 16.1% 80.0%

Grade 5 3.9% 12.1% 84.0%

Grade 6 3.9% 20.9% 75.2%

Cigarettes?

All 4.9% 15.6% 79.5%

Grade 5 5.4% 11.7% 82.9%

Grade 6 4.2% 20.3% 75.5%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 7.3% 5.4% 87.2%

Grade 5 8.5% 5.0% 86.5%

Grade 6 6.0% 6.0% 88.0%

Table T-7: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ...

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All

Dangerous Do Not Know


All 1.6% 67.8% 20.5% 3.3% 6.7%

Grade 5 1.7% 71.1% 16.6% 2.8% 7.9%

Grade 6 1.6% 63.9% 25.2% 3.8% 5.4%

Cigarettes?

All 2.7% 51.2% 33.1% 4.2% 8.8%

Grade 5 3.4% 54.4% 29.9% 3.7% 8.5%

Grade 6 1.9% 47.4% 36.8% 4.8% 9.0%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 3.8% 61.9% 20.6% 3.7% 10.1%

Grade 5 4.0% 64.5% 19.1% 3.2% 9.2%

Grade 6 3.6% 58.9% 22.3% 4.2% 11.0%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-1: How recently, if ever, have you used..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 34.1% 21.5% 12.6% 65.9%

Grade 5 26.4% 18.3% 8.1% 73.6%

Grade 6 43.1% 25.2% 17.9% 56.9%

Beer

All 22.1% 12.8% 9.3% 77.9%

Grade 5 17.4% 11.2% 6.2% 82.6%

Grade 6 27.5% 14.6% 13.0% 72.5%

Wine coolers

All 18.0% 11.9% 6.1% 82.0%

Grade 5 13.0% 10.4% 2.5% 87.0%

Grade 6 23.9% 13.7% 10.2% 76.1%

Wine

All 18.2% 10.2% 8.0% 81.8%

Grade 5 13.5% 8.4% 5.1% 86.5%Grade 6 23.7% 12.3% 11.4% 76.3%

Liquor

All 8.1% 5.5% 2.7% 91.9%

Grade 5 6.7% 5.0% 1.7% 93.3%

Grade 6 9.8% 6.0% 3.8% 90.2%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-2: Average number of times selected alcohol products were used by thosewho reported use of ..

School

Year Lifetime

Any alcohol product

All 5.6 5.7

Grade 5 5.5 6.0

Grade 6 5.6 5.6

Beer

All 3.2 2.9

Grade 5 3.1 3.2

Grade 6 3.3 2.8

Liquor

All 3.1 3.4

Grade 5 3.1 3.6

Grade 6 3.1 3.4

Wine

All 2.8 2.9Grade 5 2.6 3.1

Grade 6 2.9 2.7

Wine coolers

All 2.9 3.2

Grade 5 2.8 3.6

Grade 6 3.0 3.0



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-3: In the past year, how many times have you had two or more drinks at one time of ..

Never 1 Time 2 Times 3+ Times Ever

Beer?

All 76.7% 13.8% 5.2% 4.3% 23.3%

Grade 5 78.7% 13.2% 4.1% 4.1% 21.3%

Grade 6 74.4% 14.6% 6.5% 4.5% 25.6%

Wine Coolers?

All 82.1% 8.5% 4.6% 4.8% 17.9%

Grade 5 84.3% 6.7% 4.4% 4.7% 15.7%

Grade 6 79.5% 10.6% 5.0% 5.0% 20.5%

Wine?

All 84.1% 9.1% 2.5% 4.3% 15.9%

Grade 5 87.9% 5.6% 2.4% 4.1% 12.1%

Grade 6 79.7% 13.1% 2.6% 4.6% 20.3%

Liquor?

All 92.0% 3.6% 2.0% 2.5% 8.0%

Grade 5 92.6% 3.2% 2.1% 2.1% 7.4%

Grade 6 91.2% 3.9% 2.0% 2.9% 8.8%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-4: Average age of first use of alcohol:

Grade 5 Grade 6

Alcohol

9.2 9.7

Beer

9.2 9.7

Wine Coolers

9.7 10.3

Wine

9.8 10.5

Liquor

9.8 10.4

Table A-5: Age of first use of alcohol by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 70.4% 6.3% 2.5% 4.7% 6.1% 5.2% 4.9%

Grade 5 76.3% 6.4% 1.7% 4.2% 5.1% 5.5% 0.8%

Grade 6 63.5% 6.3% 3.4% 5.3% 7.2% 4.8% 9.6%


All 61.2% 8.4% 3.5% 6.2% 7.5% 9.2% 4.0%

Grade 5 67.2% 8.2% 2.5% 5.7% 7.4% 6.6% 2.5%

Grade 6 53.8% 8.7% 4.8% 6.7% 7.7% 12.5% 5.8%

Table A-6 : Lifetime prevalence of use of alcohol by reported conduct problemsthis school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

24.2% 66.0% 49.9% 65.0%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-7: When you drink alcohol, do you get it from ..

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 65.5% 10.6% 23.8%

Grade 5 70.5% 8.0% 21.6%

Grade 6 59.6% 13.9% 26.5%

Friends?

All 66.1% 6.7% 27.2%

Grade 5 70.6% 4.7% 24.7%

Grade 6 60.9% 9.0% 30.1%

Somewhere else?

All 62.9% 14.8% 22.3%

Grade 5 67.9% 11.8% 20.2%

Grade 6 57.1% 18.2% 24.7%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-8: About how many of your close friends use ..

Never


Any alcohol product?

All 1.8% 60.1% 30.1% 8.0%

Grade 5 2.0% 65.4% 25.4% 7.1%

Grade 6 1.6% 53.8% 35.6% 9.0%

Beer?

All 1.9% 67.4% 25.6% 5.2%

Grade 5 2.1% 72.7% 21.1% 4.2%

Grade 6 1.7% 61.1% 30.9% 6.4%

Wine coolers?

All 8.1% 70.0% 18.1% 3.7%

Grade 5 8.8% 72.4% 15.5% 3.2%

Grade 6 7.3% 67.2% 21.2% 4.3%

Wine?

All 3.6% 78.2% 15.5% 2.7%

Grade 5 3.5% 82.6% 11.2% 2.7%Grade 6 3.7% 73.1% 20.6% 2.7%

Liquor?

All 8.0% 76.6% 13.2% 2.2%

Grade 5 10.6% 77.4% 10.6% 1.5%

Grade 6 5.0% 75.7% 16.3% 3.0%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-9: Have you ever been offered ..

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 3.0% 27.8% 69.2%

Grade 5 3.7% 23.7% 72.6%

Grade 6 2.3% 32.6% 65.1%

Beer?

All 3.3% 22.8% 73.9%

Grade 5 4.1% 18.6% 77.3%

Grade 6 2.4% 27.9% 69.7%

Wine coolers?

All 10.3% 11.5% 78.2%

Grade 5 12.3% 10.3% 77.4%

Grade 6 7.9% 12.9% 79.2%

Wine?

All 5.5% 12.3% 82.2%

Grade 5 6.7% 10.6% 82.7%Grade 6 4.0% 14.4% 81.6%

Liquor?

All 9.1% 8.5% 82.4%

Grade 5 10.8% 6.4% 82.8%

Grade 6 7.1% 11.1% 81.8%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table A-10: How do your parents feel about kids your age drinking beer?

Don't Like Don't Care Think It's OK Don't know

All 78.0% 3.2% 1.7% 17.2%

Grade 5 78.2% 3.4% 2.0% 16.4%

Grade 6 77.7% 2.9% 1.3% 18.1%

Table A-11: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use ..

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All



All 1.7% 63.4% 23.9% 5.0% 6.2%

Grade 5 2.0% 66.3% 21.1% 5.1% 5.4%

Grade 6 1.3% 60.0% 27.0% 4.8% 7.0%

Beer?

All 1.7% 44.4% 33.6% 9.9% 10.3%Grade 5 2.1% 48.1% 31.4% 9.1% 9.4%

Grade 6 1.3% 40.2% 36.3% 10.8% 11.4%

Wine coolers?

All 6.5% 42.2% 26.3% 12.0% 13.0%

Grade 5 6.8% 47.0% 24.0% 9.8% 12.4%

Grade 6 6.1% 36.8% 29.0% 14.5% 13.5%

Wine?

All 2.8% 44.5% 29.8% 11.1% 11.8%

Grade 5 3.5% 49.1% 26.9% 7.9% 12.6%

Grade 6 2.0% 39.1% 33.2% 14.8% 10.9%

Liquor?

All 5.2% 55.9% 24.3% 4.6% 9.9%Grade 5 7.3% 57.3% 21.6% 3.8% 9.9%

Grade 6 2.6% 54.3% 27.5% 5.6% 9.9%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table D-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Marijuana..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 6.3% 4.4% 1.9% 93.7%

Grade 5 4.7% 3.9% 0.8% 95.3%

Grade 6 8.2% 5.1% 3.2% 91.8%

Table D-2: Average number of times marijuana was used by those reporting usage:

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.4 4.0

Grade 5 3.6 3.7

Grade 6 5.2 4.1



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table D-3: Average age of first use of marijuana:

Grade 5 Grade 6

10.3 10.7

Table D-4: Age of first use of marijuana by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 95.7% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% 2.1% 1.1%

Grade 5 96.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 0.9%

Grade 6 94.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%


All 91.1% 0.9% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 3.1% 2.7%

Grade 5 93.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 3.4% 0.8%

Grade 6 88.6% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2.9% 4.8%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table D-5 : Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

1.7% 26.6% 14.4% 32.5%

Table D-6: About how many of your close friends use marijuana?

Never


All 4.9% 76.3% 15.4% 3.4%

Grade 5 6.6% 79.5% 11.5% 2.3%

Grade 6 3.0% 72.5% 20.0% 4.6%

Table D-7: Have you ever been offered marijuana?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 6.5% 11.2% 82.4%

Grade 5 7.2% 9.8% 83.0%

Grade 6 5.6% 12.8% 81.6%

Table D-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking marijuana?

Don't Like Don't Care Think It's OK Don't know

All 80.9% 3.6% 1.2% 14.3%

Grade 5 79.7% 3.7% 1.7% 14.9%

Grade 6 82.3% 3.5% 0.6% 13.5%

Table D-9: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use marijuana?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 3.6% 73.0% 11.6% 4.8% 7.0%

Grade 5 4.3% 70.9% 12.4% 4.3% 8.1%

Grade 6 2.8% 75.3% 10.8% 5.4% 5.7%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table I-1: How recently, if ever, have you used Inhalants..

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 18.0% 14.4% 3.5% 82.0%

Grade 5 11.2% 8.9% 2.2% 88.8%

Grade 6 25.9% 20.9% 5.1% 74.1%

Table I-2: Have you ever sniffed any of the following inhalants to get high?

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 91.6% 8.4%

Grade 5 97.4% 2.6%

Grade 6 84.8% 15.2%

Gasoline

All 94.6% 5.4%Grade 5 97.7% 2.3%

Grade 6 90.9% 9.1%

Glue

All 94.5% 5.5%

Grade 5 95.4% 4.6%

Grade 6 93.5% 6.5%

Paint Thinner

All 95.5% 4.5%

Grade 5 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 91.9% 8.1%

Spray Paint

All 93.2% 6.8%Grade 5 95.4% 4.6%

Grade 6 90.6% 9.4%

Other Inhalants

All 90.8% 9.2%

Grade 5 93.7% 6.3%

Grade 6 87.4% 12.6%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table I-3: Average number of times inhalants were used by those reporting usage:

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.6 3.5

Grade 5 2.9 2.8

Grade 6 3.9 3.8

Table I-4: Number of different kinds of inhalants used:

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 82.7% 6.4% 8.0% 2.9%

Grade 5 89.6% 5.2% 3.8% 1.4%

Grade 6 74.5% 7.9% 12.9% 4.7%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table I-5: Average age of first use of inhalants:

Grade 5 Grade 6

9.5 10.5

Table I-6: Age of first use of inhalants by family situation:


Two Parent Family

All 92.0% 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 3.0% 2.1%

Grade 5 98.2% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%

Grade 6 84.6% 1.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 6.0% 4.5%


All 88.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.8% 2.7% 1.3% 3.6%

Grade 5 89.9% 1.7% 0.8% 1.7% 1.7% 0.8% 3.4%

Grade 6 87.3% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.9% 2.0% 3.9%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table I-7: Lifetime prevalence of use of inhalants by reported conductproblems this school year:

No Absences

or Conduct

Problems Cut School

Sent to

Principal Both

5.5% 23.8% 18.7% 30.4%

Table I-8: About how many of your close friends use inhalants?

Never


All 6.4% 74.1% 15.4% 4.0%

Grade 5 8.7% 77.9% 10.5% 2.9%

Grade 6 3.7% 69.7% 21.3% 5.3%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table I-9: Have you ever been offered inhalants?

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 6.5% 13.8% 79.7%

Grade 5 8.7% 10.4% 80.9%

Grade 6 3.9% 17.8% 78.3%

Table I-10: How dangerous do you think it is for kids your age to use inhalants?

Never

Heard Of

Very

Dangerous Dangerous

Not at All


All 3.6% 57.6% 22.3% 7.0% 9.6%

Grade 5 5.0% 58.8% 21.5% 4.1% 10.6%

Grade 6 1.9% 56.1% 23.2% 10.3% 8.4%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table X-1: Since school began in the fall, have you gotten information on drugsor alcohol from ..

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 71.9%

Grade 5 71.3%

Grade 6 72.6%

Guidance Counselor? All 60.2%

Grade 5 55.6%

Grade 6 65.5%

Visitor to Class? All 69.1%

Grade 5 64.3%

Grade 6 74.6%

Someone Else at School? All 51.7%

Grade 5 52.6%

Grade 6 50.7%

Your Teacher? All 68.8%

Grade 5 68.6%

Grade 6 69.0%Any School Source? All 88.4%

Grade 5 87.2%

Grade 6 89.9%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B1: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAll Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 13.1% 8.5% 4.7% 86.9%

Grade 5 9.6% 6.9% 2.7% 90.4%

Grade 6 17.3% 10.4% 6.9% 82.7%

Alcohol

All 34.1% 21.5% 12.6% 65.9%

Grade 5 26.4% 18.3% 8.1% 73.6%

Grade 6 43.1% 25.2% 17.9% 56.9%

Inhalants

All 18.0% 14.4% 3.5% 82.0%

Grade 5 11.2% 8.9% 2.2% 88.8%

Grade 6 25.9% 20.9% 5.1% 74.1%

Marijuana

All 6.3% 4.4% 1.9% 93.7%Grade 5 4.7% 3.9% 0.8% 95.3%

Grade 6 8.2% 5.1% 3.2% 91.8%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B2: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 16.9% 11.1% 5.7% 83.1%

Grade 5 14.0% 9.6% 4.5% 86.0%

Grade 6 20.3% 13.1% 7.2% 79.7%

Alcohol

All 43.0% 24.9% 18.1% 57.0%

Grade 5 30.9% 20.0% 10.9% 69.1%

Grade 6 57.5% 30.7% 26.8% 42.5%

Inhalants

All 22.2% 17.3% 4.9% 77.8%

Grade 5 15.5% 11.5% 4.0% 84.5%

Grade 6 30.1% 24.2% 5.9% 69.9%

Marijuana

All 10.1% 7.0% 3.0% 89.9%Grade 5 7.5% 6.3% 1.1% 92.5%

Grade 6 13.2% 7.9% 5.3% 86.8%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B3: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeFemale Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 9.6% 6.0% 3.7% 90.4%

Grade 5 5.4% 4.3% 1.1% 94.6%

Grade 6 14.6% 7.9% 6.7% 85.4%

Alcohol

All 25.7% 18.3% 7.4% 74.3%

Grade 5 22.2% 16.8% 5.4% 77.8%

Grade 6 29.9% 20.1% 9.8% 70.1%

Inhalants

All 14.0% 11.7% 2.3% 86.0%

Grade 5 7.1% 6.5% 0.5% 92.9%

Grade 6 22.2% 17.9% 4.3% 77.8%

Marijuana

All 2.9% 2.0% 0.9% 97.1%Grade 5 2.2% 1.6% 0.5% 97.8%

Grade 6 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% 96.3%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B4: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeWhite Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 30.3% 22.7% 7.6% 69.7%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Alcohol

All 38.5% 38.5% 0.0% 61.5%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Inhalants

All 38.2% 30.6% 7.6% 61.8%

Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *

Marijuana

All 24.9% 24.9% 0.0% 75.1%Grade 5 * * * *

Grade 6 * * * *



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B5: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeAfrican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 7.7% 7.7% 0.0% 92.3%

Grade 5 6.3% 6.3% 0.0% 93.8%

Grade 6 * * * *

Alcohol

All 36.1% 28.0% 8.1% 63.9%

Grade 5 40.0% 26.7% 13.3% 60.0%

Grade 6 * * * *

Inhalants

All 16.1% 12.0% 4.1% 83.9%

Grade 5 20.0% 13.3% 6.7% 80.0%

Grade 6 * * * *

Marijuana

All 4.1% 0.0% 4.1% 95.9%Grade 5 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 93.3%

Grade 6 * * * *



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B6: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeMexican/American Students

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 12.9% 8.7% 4.2% 87.1%

Grade 5 10.2% 7.4% 2.8% 89.8%

Grade 6 16.4% 10.3% 6.1% 83.6%

Alcohol

All 33.5% 20.9% 12.6% 66.5%

Grade 5 26.3% 18.1% 8.1% 73.8%

Grade 6 42.7% 24.4% 18.3% 57.3%

Inhalants

All 16.8% 13.6% 3.3% 83.2%

Grade 5 10.4% 8.2% 2.2% 89.6%

Grade 6 25.0% 20.4% 4.6% 75.0%

Marijuana

All 6.5% 4.7% 1.9% 93.5%Grade 5 4.7% 4.1% 0.6% 95.3%

Grade 6 8.8% 5.4% 3.4% 91.2%



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Mercedes

Spring 2006

Table B7: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting A Grades

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 8.3% 4.9% 3.4% 91.7%

Grade 5 6.9% 6.9% 0.0% 93.1%

Grade 6 10.5% 1.8% 8.8% 89.5%

Alcohol

All 27.1% 19.5% 7.6% 72.9%

Grade 5 19.8% 15.1% 4.7% 80.2%

Grade 6 38.6% 26.3% 12.3% 61.4%

Inhalants

All 12.5% 10.4% 2.1% 87.5%

Grade 5 9.3% 7.0% 2.3% 90.7%

Grade 6 17.5% 15.8% 1.8% 82.5%

Marijuana

All 3.5% 2.1% 1.4% 96.5%Grade 5 1.2% 0.0% 1.2% 98.8%

Grade 6 7.0% 5.3% 1.8% 93.0%



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Table B8: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Reporting grades lower than A

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 14.7% 9.6% 5.1% 85.3%

Grade 5 10.6% 6.9% 3.6% 89.4%

Grade 6 19.3% 12.6% 6.7% 80.7%

Alcohol

All 36.4% 22.2% 14.2% 63.6%

Grade 5 28.8% 19.6% 9.2% 71.2%

Grade 6 44.9% 25.2% 19.7% 55.1%

Inhalants

All 19.4% 15.4% 4.0% 80.6%

Grade 5 11.9% 9.7% 2.2% 88.1%

Grade 6 27.7% 21.7% 5.9% 72.3%

Marijuana

All 7.3% 5.2% 2.1% 92.7%Grade 5 5.9% 5.2% 0.7% 94.1%

Grade 6 8.7% 5.2% 3.6% 91.3%



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Table B9: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 10.2% 6.7% 3.5% 89.8%

Grade 5 7.5% 6.3% 1.3% 92.5%

Grade 6 13.4% 7.2% 6.2% 86.6%

Alcohol

All 31.4% 19.6% 11.8% 68.6%

Grade 5 24.4% 16.8% 7.6% 75.6%

Grade 6 39.7% 23.0% 16.7% 60.3%

Inhalants

All 16.4% 13.5% 2.9% 83.6%

Grade 5 8.4% 6.3% 2.1% 91.6%

Grade 6 25.8% 22.0% 3.8% 74.2%

Marijuana

All 4.7% 2.7% 2.0% 95.3%Grade 5 3.8% 2.5% 1.3% 96.2%

Grade 6 5.8% 2.9% 2.9% 94.2%



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Table B10: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Not Living With 2 Parents

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 18.9% 12.0% 6.9% 81.1%

Grade 5 13.7% 8.1% 5.6% 86.3%

Grade 6 25.0% 16.7% 8.3% 75.0%

Alcohol

All 39.4% 25.1% 14.2% 60.6%

Grade 5 30.3% 21.3% 9.0% 69.7%

Grade 6 50.0% 29.6% 20.4% 50.0%

Inhalants

All 21.1% 16.3% 4.8% 78.9%

Grade 5 16.5% 14.0% 2.5% 83.5%

Grade 6 26.4% 18.9% 7.5% 73.6%

Marijuana

All 9.5% 7.8% 1.7% 90.5%Grade 5 6.6% 6.6% 0.0% 93.4%

Grade 6 13.0% 9.3% 3.7% 87.0%



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Table B11: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town More Than 3 Years

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 13.3% 8.5% 4.8% 86.7%

Grade 5 10.3% 7.2% 3.1% 89.7%

Grade 6 16.8% 9.9% 6.9% 83.2%

Alcohol

All 33.1% 21.4% 11.7% 66.9%

Grade 5 26.4% 19.4% 6.9% 73.6%

Grade 6 40.8% 23.7% 17.2% 59.2%

Inhalants

All 16.9% 13.6% 3.3% 83.1%

Grade 5 10.8% 8.7% 2.1% 89.2%

Grade 6 23.8% 19.2% 4.6% 76.2%

Marijuana

All 5.6% 3.7% 2.0% 94.4%Grade 5 4.2% 3.1% 1.0% 95.8%

Grade 6 7.3% 4.2% 3.1% 92.7%



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Table B12: Prevalence and recency of use of selected substances by gradeStudents Living in Town 3 Years or Less

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 15.0% 10.5% 4.5% 85.0%

Grade 5 6.5% 6.5% 0.0% 93.5%

Grade 6 22.9% 14.3% 8.6% 77.1%

Alcohol

All 40.5% 24.1% 16.4% 59.5%

Grade 5 19.4% 16.1% 3.2% 80.6%

Grade 6 60.0% 31.4% 28.6% 40.0%

Inhalants

All 27.0% 22.5% 4.5% 73.0%

Grade 5 12.9% 9.7% 3.2% 87.1%

Grade 6 40.0% 34.3% 5.7% 60.0%

Marijuana

All 9.0% 7.6% 1.5% 91.0%Grade 5 6.5% 6.5% 0.0% 93.5%

Grade 6 11.4% 8.6% 2.9% 88.6%



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The FREQ Procedure

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 350 51.31

Male 332 48.69

Frequency Missing = 0.9800367011


Grade 5 371 54.37

Grade 6 312 45.63


No 232 34.07

Yes 449 65.93



9 1 0.15

10 70 10.32

11 284 41.83

12 281 41.29

13 or older 44 6.40



African/American 26 3.92

Mexican/American 585 88.04

Native/American 3 0.45

Other 37 5.49

White 14 2.10



Mostly A's 144 21.45

Mostly B's 352 52.27

Mostly C's 136 20.19

Mostly D's 25 3.71

Mostly F's 16 2.38



Don't Know 61 9.02

No 66 9.68

Yes 553 81.30



Don't Know 297 43.67

No 160 23.63

Yes 222 32.70



Don't Know 161 24.03

No 55 8.15

Yes 456 67.82



No 286 42.33

Yes 389 57.67


Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 622 94.59

Used 36 5.41


Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 624 95.48

Used 30 4.52


Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 621 94.54

Used 36 5.46


Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 603 91.61

Used 55 8.39


Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 610 93.17

Used 45 6.83


Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 597 90.79

Used 61 9.21


Q12a Frequency PerceNever heard of 32 4.

Never used 557 83.

1-2 times 56 8.

3-10 times 18 2.

11+ times 7 1.


Q12b Frequency Perce

Never heard of 70 10.

Never used 579 88.1-2 times 6 0.

3-10 times 1 0.

11+ times 1 0.


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

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Never heard of 19 2.94

Never used 489 75.52

1-2 times 107 16.61

3-10 times 23 3.54

11+ times 9 1.39





1-2 times 85 13.02

3-10 times 17 2.56

11+ times 12 1.83





1-2 times 93 14.33

3-10 times 13 1.99

11+ times 10 1.53


Q12fFrequency Percent



1-2 times 39 5.92

3-10 times 5 0.77

11+ times 8 1.21


Q12h Frequency Percent



1-2 times 44 6.72

3-10 times 12 1.83

11+ times 7 1.06


Q12i Frequency Percent



1-2 times 27 4.07

3-10 times 7 1.05

11+ times 7 1.06





1-2 times 40 5.95

3-10 times 11 1.63

11+ times 4 0.59





1-2 times 10 1.53


Q13c Frequency PercentNever heard of 20 3.07


1-2 times 63 9.58

3-10 times 16 2.43

11+ times 7 1.06





1-2 times 64 9.71

3-10 times 9 1.35

11+ times 7 1.07


Q13e Frequency Perce


Never used 547 83.

1-2 times 57 8.

3-10 times 6 0.

11+ times 6 0.


Q13fFrequency Perce


Never used 550 83.

1-2 times 28 4.

3-10 times 6 0.

11+ times 3 0.


Q13h Frequency Perce


Never used 544 82.

1-2 times 38 5.

3-10 times 15 2.

11+ times 5 0.


Q13i Frequency Perce


Never used 573 86.

1-2 times 17 2.

3-10 times 8 1.

11+ times 5 0.


Q14a Frequency Perc

7 or younger 18 2

8 years old 5 0

9 years old 11 1

10 years old 18 2

11 years old 14 2

12 or older 24 3

Never heard/used 576 86




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7 or younger 2 0.31

9 years old 2 0.3010 years old 2 0.30

11 years old 3 0.46

12 or older 1 0.15

Never heard/used 645 98.48



7 or younger 33 5.01

8 years old 15 2.27


11 years old 24 3.63

12 or older 22 3.31





8 years old 9 1.36



12 or older 25 3.76





8 years old 3 0.46

9 years old 9 1.38



12 or older 21 3.17




7 or younger 7 1.08

8 years old 2 0.32

9 years old 6 0.92

10 years old 8 1.25


12 or older 12 1.83




7 or younger 7 1.08

8 years old 5 0.76

9 years old 6 0.91

10 years old 9 1.37


12 or older 17 2.58




7 or younger 4 0.61

8 years old 1 0.15

9 years old 3 0.45

10 years old 4 0.60


12 or older 11 1.65





None 472 71.67

Some 152 23.16

Most 13 1.96




None 550 85.

Some 52 8.

Most 8 1.


Q15c Frequency Perce


None 428 67.

Some 162 25.

Most 33 5.


Q15d Frequency Perce


None 450 70.

Some 117 18.

Most 24 3.


Q15e Frequency Perce


None 500 78.

Some 99 15.

Most 17 2.


Q15fFrequency Perce


None 490 76.

Some 85 13.

Most 14 2.





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None 477 74.14

Some 99 15.43

Most 26 4.01




None 497 76.29

Some 100 15.41

Most 22 3.35




No 521 79.49

Yes 102 15.62




No 560 87.21

Yes 35 5.44




No 473 73.86

Yes 146 22.85




No 504 78.24

Yes 74 11.47




No 526 82.20

Yes 79 12.31


Q16f Frequency Percent


No 528 82.38

Yes 55 8.54




No 518 79.72

Yes 90 13.78




No 537 82.37

Yes 73 11.17



Do Not Drink 429 65.54

No 156 23.81

Yes 70 10.65




No 174 27.18

Yes 43 6.69


Q17c Frequency Percen


No 146 22.2

Yes 97 14.7


Q18a Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 338 51

Dangerous 219 33

Not at all 28 4

Don't know 58 8

Never heard of 18 2




Dangerous 135 20

Not at all 24 3

Don't know 66 10

Never heard of 25 3


Q18c Frequency Perce


Dangerous 218 33

Not at all 64 9

Don't know 67 10

Never heard of 11 1


Q18d Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 273 42Dangerous 171 26

Not at all 78 11

Don't know 84 12

Never heard of 42 6





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Very dangerous 288 44.52

Dangerous 193 29.82

Not at all 72 11.08

Don't know 76 11.78





Dangerous 157 24.32

Not at all 30 4.64

Don't know 64 9.94





Dangerous 145 22.29

Not at all 46 7.02

Don't know 62 9.56





Dangerous 77 11.63

Not at all 32 4.82

Don't know 46 6.96




No 203 31.23

Yes 447 68.77



No 200 30.95

Yes 445 69.05



No 182 28.10

Yes 466 71.90



No 256 39.81

Yes 386 60.19



No 314 48.29

Yes 336 51.71


Q20a Frequency PercentNever 498 76.66

1 time 90 13.83

2 times 34 5.21

3+ times 28 4.30



Never 530 82.09

1 time 55 8.48

2 times 30 4.643+ times 31 4.80



Never 541 84.08

1 time 59 9.09

2 times 16 2.48

3+ times 28 4.34



Never 594 91.96

1 time 23 3.55

2 times 13 2.01

3+ times 16 2.47



No 616 92.37

Yes 51 7.63



No 440 66.21

Yes 224 33.79


Q23 Frequency Perce

Don't like it 516 77.

Don't care 21 3.

Think it's O.K. 11 1.

Don't know 114 17.


Q24 Frequency Perce

Don't like it 538 80.

Don't care 24 3.

Think it's O.K. 8 1.

Don't know 95 14.





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