2008 _ hidalgo county _ mcallen isd _ 2008 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary...

7/30/2019 2008 _ hidalgo county _ mcallen isd _ 2008 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary report

1/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

Texas School Survey

of Drug and Alcohol Use

2008

McAllen ISD

Part I: District Results

Elementary

Elementary Report-Page


2/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



3/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

Part I: District ResultsElementary (Grades 4-6)

Table of Contents

eneral Substance Tables 5-28

TobaccoAlcoholDrugsInhalantsMiscellaneous

revalence Tables 29-42

Selected Substances by Grade:

Table B1: All StudentsTable B2: Male StudentsTable B3: Female StudentsTable B4: White StudentsTable B5: African/American StudentsTable B6: Mexican/American StudentsTable B7: Students Reporting A GradesTable B8: Students Reporting Grades Lower Than an ATable B9: Students Living With 2 ParentsTable B10: Students Not Living With 2 ParentsTable B11: Students Living in Town More Than 3 YearsTable B12: Students Living in Town 3 Years or Less

argin Tables 43-51



4/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



5/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

1. General Substance Tables



6/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



7/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any tobacco product

All 4.2% 2.2% 2.0% 95.8%

Grade 4 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% 98.0%

Grade 5 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% 98.0%

Grade 6 8.6% 4.3% 4.3% 91.4%

Cigarettes

All 3.8% 1.9% 1.9% 96.2%

Grade 4 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% 98.2%

Grade 5 1.3% 0.7% 0.7% 98.7%

Grade 6 8.1% 4.0% 4.0% 91.9%

Smokeless tobacco

All 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% 99.0%

Grade 4 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 99.6%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 99.3%Grade 6 1.8% 1.0% 0.8% 98.2%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.7 3.0

Grade 4 * 1.5

Grade 5 * 1.5

Grade 6 4.6 3.5



8/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

Cigarettes

8.6 9.3 9.7

Smokeless Tobacco

* * 10.8

Any Tobacco

8.6 9.0 9.8

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 96.4% 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6%

Grade 4 97.2% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%

Grade 5 98.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%

Grade 6 93.5% 1.8% 0.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.4% 1.4%

Other Family Situation

All 92.7% 1.4% 0.9% 1.2% 1.5% 0.9% 1.5%

Grade 4 96.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0%

Grade 5 97.8% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 83.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2.7% 3.6% 1.8% 4.5%

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

NeverHeard Of None Some Most

Any tobacco product?

All 1.5% 85.6% 12.1% 0.7%

Grade 4 1.8% 90.8% 7.0% 0.4%

Grade 5 1.1% 91.3% 7.4% 0.2%

Grade 6 1.5% 75.1% 21.8% 1.5%

Cigarettes?

All 3.4% 84.8% 11.3% 0.6%

Grade 4 3.6% 89.8% 6.3% 0.2%

Grade 5 3.1% 90.1% 6.5% 0.2%

Grade 6 3.4% 74.7% 20.7% 1.3%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 3.7% 92.2% 3.7% 0.3%

Grade 4 4.1% 94.3% 1.4% 0.2%

Grade 5 2.8% 95.6% 1.6% 0.0%

Grade 6 4.1% 87.0% 8.0% 0.8%



9/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 2.0% 9.0% 89.0%

Grade 4 2.5% 5.8% 91.7%

Grade 5 2.9% 5.3% 91.8%

Grade 6 0.8% 15.5% 83.7%

Cigarettes?

All 3.3% 8.3% 88.3%

Grade 4 3.9% 5.9% 90.2%

Grade 5 4.7% 4.5% 90.8%

Grade 6 1.5% 14.4% 84.1%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 4.2% 3.1% 92.8%

Grade 4 5.1% 0.9% 94.0%

Grade 5 4.4% 1.4% 94.2%

Grade 6 3.1% 6.7% 90.2%

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 1.0% 84.0% 11.4% 0.9% 2.6%

Grade 4 1.4% 89.1% 6.2% 0.5% 3.0%

Grade 5 1.1% 87.0% 8.7% 1.3% 1.8%

Grade 6 0.5% 76.3% 19.1% 1.0% 3.1%

Cigarettes?

All 2.3% 69.9% 22.3% 1.5% 3.9%

Grade 4 3.0% 74.9% 17.8% 0.5% 3.9%

Grade 5 2.5% 75.1% 18.4% 1.3% 2.7%

Grade 6 1.5% 60.2% 30.4% 2.8% 5.1%

Smokeless tobacco?

All 2.9% 78.8% 13.2% 1.0% 4.1%

Grade 4 3.7% 84.1% 7.7% 0.5% 4.0%

Grade 5 1.8% 83.5% 10.3% 1.4% 3.0%

Grade 6 3.1% 69.4% 21.1% 1.3% 5.1%



10/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

Table T-8: How do your parents feel about kids your age smoking cigarettes?

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

All 86.1% 1.1% 0.1% 12.8%

Grade 4 86.1% 0.9% 0.2% 12.8%

Grade 5 86.8% 0.2% 0.0% 13.0%

Grade 6 85.4% 2.0% 0.0% 12.5%



11/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Any alcohol product

All 18.2% 10.6% 7.6% 81.8%

Grade 4 9.3% 4.9% 4.4% 90.7%

Grade 5 16.2% 8.4% 7.7% 83.8%

Grade 6 29.0% 18.4% 10.6% 71.0%

Beer

All 12.0% 5.9% 6.1% 88.0%

Grade 4 5.6% 1.8% 3.8% 94.4%

Grade 5 10.0% 5.6% 4.4% 90.0%

Grade 6 20.2% 10.4% 9.8% 79.8%

Wine coolers

All 8.1% 5.0% 3.1% 91.9%

Grade 4 2.3% 1.6% 0.7% 97.7%

Grade 5 6.3% 3.1% 3.1% 93.7%

Grade 6 15.5% 10.2% 5.3% 84.5%Wine

All 8.1% 4.4% 3.8% 91.9%

Grade 4 3.6% 2.2% 1.3% 96.4%

Grade 5 6.5% 2.9% 3.6% 93.5%

Grade 6 14.2% 7.8% 6.3% 85.8%

Liquor

All 4.4% 2.2% 2.1% 95.6%

Grade 4 1.6% 0.9% 0.7% 98.4%

Grade 5 2.5% 1.1% 1.3% 97.5%

Grade 6 8.9% 4.6% 4.3% 91.1%



12/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

School

Year Lifetime

Beer

All 3.1 2.5

Grade 4 2.1 2.1

Grade 5 2.1 2.0

Grade 6 3.8 2.9

Liquor

All 3.6 2.7

Grade 4 * 2.3

Grade 5 1.5 1.5

Grade 6 4.4 3.0

Wine

All 3.2 2.8

Grade 4 3.5 2.5

Grade 5 1.9 2.2Grade 6 3.5 3.2



13/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 89.8% 5.8% 2.1% 2.4% 10.2%

Grade 4 94.5% 4.1% 1.4% 0.0% 5.5%

Grade 5 91.2% 4.5% 2.0% 2.3% 8.8%

Grade 6 83.8% 8.5% 2.8% 4.9% 16.2%

Wine Coolers?

All 93.7% 3.7% 1.3% 1.3% 6.3%

Grade 4 98.6% 1.0% 0.0% 0.5% 1.4%

Grade 5 95.4% 3.2% 0.5% 0.9% 4.6%

Grade 6 87.5% 6.8% 3.4% 2.3% 12.5%

Wine?

All 92.5% 4.8% 1.5% 1.1% 7.5%

Grade 4 96.5% 2.8% 0.2% 0.5% 3.5%

Grade 5 93.8% 3.7% 2.3% 0.2% 6.2%

Grade 6 87.6% 7.8% 2.1% 2.6% 12.4%

Liquor?

All 95.7% 2.6% 0.6% 1.0% 4.3%

Grade 4 98.6% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%

Grade 5 97.0% 1.4% 1.4% 0.2% 3.0%

Grade 6 91.8% 4.9% 0.5% 2.8% 8.2%



14/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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


Beer

8.0 8.8 9.4

Wine Coolers

8.8 10.0 9.9

Wine

8.5 9.9 10.3

Liquor

8.6 10.1 10.0

Any Alcohol

8.1 9.1 9.3

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


Two Parent Family

All 84.2% 5.3% 1.5% 2.3% 3.1% 1.8% 1.7%

Grade 4 91.1% 4.5% 1.9% 1.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%

Grade 5 85.2% 3.9% 1.3% 2.3% 4.5% 2.3% 0.6%

Grade 6 76.4% 7.5% 1.4% 2.9% 4.6% 3.2% 3.9%


All 77.4% 7.4% 1.4% 3.3% 4.4% 3.0% 3.2%

Grade 4 91.1% 3.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 0.8% 0.0%

Grade 5 85.6% 5.3% 0.0% 4.5% 1.5% 0.8% 2.3%

Grade 6 55.9% 13.5% 2.7% 3.6% 9.9% 7.2% 7.2%

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

13.8% 42.1% 35.1% 64.8%



15/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Don't Drink Yes No

Home?

All 81.9% 6.2% 11.9%

Grade 4 85.5% 2.5% 12.0%

Grade 5 83.4% 4.5% 12.0%

Grade 6 76.9% 11.4% 11.7%

Friends?

All 81.2% 1.8% 17.0%

Grade 4 84.5% 0.7% 14.8%

Grade 5 82.6% 1.2% 16.3%

Grade 6 76.7% 3.5% 19.8%

Somewhere else?

All 80.0% 6.6% 13.5%

Grade 4 84.3% 3.0% 12.7%

Grade 5 80.9% 6.5% 12.7%

Grade 6 74.7% 10.3% 15.0%



16/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of None Some Most

Any alcohol product?

All 0.9% 78.1% 17.6% 3.4%

Grade 4 1.1% 88.1% 9.2% 1.6%

Grade 5 0.9% 83.5% 14.2% 1.4%

Grade 6 0.8% 62.9% 29.1% 7.2%

Beer?

All 1.3% 82.2% 14.6% 2.0%

Grade 4 2.1% 89.2% 8.1% 0.7%

Grade 5 0.9% 87.4% 11.0% 0.7%

Grade 6 0.8% 70.3% 24.5% 4.5%

Wine coolers?

All 13.6% 77.1% 8.1% 1.2%

Grade 4 18.8% 78.0% 2.8% 0.5%

Grade 5 11.9% 82.5% 4.9% 0.7%

Grade 6 10.0% 71.3% 16.3% 2.4%Wine?

All 3.2% 88.0% 7.3% 1.5%

Grade 4 4.4% 92.8% 1.9% 0.9%

Grade 5 4.0% 89.3% 6.5% 0.2%

Grade 6 1.3% 82.0% 13.5% 3.2%

Liquor?

All 8.2% 85.5% 5.6% 0.6%

Grade 4 11.9% 86.7% 1.4% 0.0%

Grade 5 8.9% 87.1% 4.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 4.0% 82.8% 11.3% 1.8%



17/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No


All 1.9% 19.0% 79.1%

Grade 4 2.0% 14.4% 83.6%

Grade 5 2.5% 13.5% 84.1%

Grade 6 1.3% 28.7% 70.0%

Beer?

All 2.0% 14.4% 83.6%

Grade 4 2.1% 11.3% 86.7%

Grade 5 3.2% 9.4% 87.4%

Grade 6 0.8% 22.0% 77.2%

Wine coolers?

All 13.6% 6.4% 80.0%

Grade 4 16.8% 2.8% 80.4%

Grade 5 12.7% 3.5% 83.8%

Grade 6 11.2% 12.5% 76.2%Wine?

All 3.4% 8.6% 88.0%

Grade 4 4.7% 7.1% 88.2%

Grade 5 4.2% 5.8% 90.0%

Grade 6 1.3% 12.8% 85.9%

Liquor?

All 8.2% 5.1% 86.6%

Grade 4 11.3% 3.1% 85.7%

Grade 5 10.2% 3.0% 86.7%

Grade 6 3.4% 9.1% 87.5%



18/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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


All 83.2% 1.8% 0.8% 14.2%

Grade 4 84.1% 1.4% 0.7% 13.9%

Grade 5 83.9% 1.1% 0.7% 14.3%

Grade 6 81.7% 2.8% 1.0% 14.5%

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 0.8% 76.8% 17.3% 1.8% 3.2%

Grade 4 1.1% 84.8% 10.2% 0.5% 3.4%

Grade 5 0.9% 79.1% 14.8% 2.5% 2.7%

Grade 6 0.5% 66.7% 26.7% 2.6% 3.6%Beer?

All 1.2% 59.1% 28.6% 3.6% 7.6%

Grade 4 1.6% 68.8% 21.7% 0.9% 7.0%

Grade 5 1.4% 63.3% 24.2% 3.0% 8.1%

Grade 6 0.5% 45.5% 39.5% 6.8% 7.6%

Wine coolers?

All 11.3% 55.0% 21.0% 3.9% 8.8%

Grade 4 14.3% 64.7% 12.9% 1.4% 6.8%

Grade 5 8.5% 60.0% 18.8% 4.6% 8.2%

Grade 6 11.2% 40.9% 31.0% 5.7% 11.2%

Wine?

All 2.4% 59.2% 26.6% 4.9% 6.9%Grade 4 2.8% 72.4% 19.3% 1.4% 4.0%

Grade 5 3.5% 61.8% 23.0% 4.7% 7.0%

Grade 6 1.0% 44.2% 36.9% 8.3% 9.6%

Liquor?

All 6.3% 69.3% 16.5% 1.7% 6.2%

Grade 4 8.9% 76.2% 8.9% 0.7% 5.4%

Grade 5 7.1% 68.1% 15.4% 2.3% 7.1%

Grade 6 2.9% 63.5% 25.2% 2.1% 6.3%



19/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 99.3%

Grade 6 3.3% 2.0% 1.3% 96.7%

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 4.9 3.6

Grade 4 * *

Grade 5 * *

Grade 6 5.1 3.7



20/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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


* * 10.6

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


Two Parent Family

All 99.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%

Grade 4 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 99.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%

Grade 6 97.8% 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.7%


All 97.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 1.9%

Grade 4 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 99.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 92.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.9% 5.5%



21/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

0.7% 12.8% 4.5% 23.6%

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

Never


All 8.1% 86.2% 4.8% 1.0%

Grade 4 9.4% 89.7% 0.7% 0.2%

Grade 5 8.8% 89.1% 2.1% 0.0%

Grade 6 6.2% 80.1% 11.1% 2.6%

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 6.6% 4.9% 88.5%

Grade 4 7.7% 2.8% 89.5%

Grade 5 9.2% 3.0% 87.8%

Grade 6 3.1% 8.6% 88.3%

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


All 86.1% 1.0% 0.1% 12.8%

Grade 4 83.9% 0.9% 0.2% 15.0%

Grade 5 87.8% 0.4% 0.2% 11.6%

Grade 6 86.6% 1.6% 0.0% 11.9%

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 5.4% 83.0% 6.7% 1.5% 3.5%

Grade 4 6.8% 84.1% 5.6% 0.7% 2.8%

Grade 5 6.4% 82.5% 6.9% 1.8% 2.3%

Grade 6 3.1% 82.4% 7.5% 1.8% 5.2%



22/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

All 10.4% 7.4% 3.0% 89.6%

Grade 4 12.0% 8.2% 3.9% 88.0%

Grade 5 6.3% 3.6% 2.7% 93.7%

Grade 6 12.7% 10.2% 2.5% 87.3%

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

Not Used Used

Correction Fluid/Whiteout

All 97.3% 2.7%

Grade 4 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 5 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 6 95.6% 4.4%Gasoline

All 95.7% 4.3%

Grade 4 93.7% 6.3%

Grade 5 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 95.1% 4.9%

Glue

All 97.3% 2.7%

Grade 4 95.8% 4.2%

Grade 5 98.2% 1.8%

Grade 6 97.9% 2.1%

Paint Thinner

All 98.0% 2.0%Grade 4 97.9% 2.1%

Grade 5 98.4% 1.6%

Grade 6 97.9% 2.1%

Spray Paint

All 97.6% 2.4%

Grade 4 96.8% 3.2%

Grade 5 98.6% 1.4%

Grade 6 97.4% 2.6%

Other Inhalants

All 95.0% 5.0%

Grade 4 96.1% 3.9%

Grade 5 97.0% 3.0%

Grade 6 92.0% 8.0%



23/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

School

Year Lifetime

All 3.4 3.6

Grade 4 2.1 2.8

Grade 5 2.8 3.3

Grade 6 4.0 3.9

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

None One Two to Three Four Plus

All 90.1% 5.5% 3.3% 1.0%

Grade 4 88.6% 7.0% 2.8% 1.5%

Grade 5 94.3% 2.6% 2.9% 0.2%

Grade 6 87.7% 6.8% 4.3% 1.3%



24/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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


8.3 9.1 9.5

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


Two Parent Family

All 94.8% 1.4% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 0.4%

Grade 4 97.4% 1.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 95.0% 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% 1.7% 0.7% 0.0%

Grade 6 92.3% 2.2% 0.0% 0.7% 1.1% 2.6% 1.1%


All 93.1% 1.5% 0.6% 0.6% 2.6% 0.6% 0.9%

Grade 4 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 5 97.7% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade 6 83.5% 3.7% 1.8% 1.8% 4.6% 1.8% 2.8%



25/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

3.7% 20.6% 10.8% 41.3%

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

Never


All 6.1% 83.3% 8.1% 2.5%

Grade 4 10.1% 85.1% 4.1% 0.7%

Grade 5 5.8% 88.2% 5.3% 0.7%

Grade 6 2.6% 77.0% 14.7% 5.8%



26/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Never

Heard Of Yes No

All 6.8% 6.0% 87.2%

Grade 4 10.5% 3.6% 85.9%

Grade 5 7.3% 1.9% 90.9%

Grade 6 2.9% 12.2% 84.9%

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 4.9% 67.8% 17.0% 3.0% 7.4%

Grade 4 7.5% 71.6% 12.7% 1.2% 7.0%

Grade 5 5.5% 70.5% 14.0% 3.0% 7.1%

Grade 6 1.8% 61.5% 24.0% 4.7% 8.1%



27/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

CATEGORY Yes

An Assembly Program? All 61.8%

Grade 4 67.5%

Grade 5 70.0%

Grade 6 48.5%

Guidance Counselor? All 76.2%

Grade 4 84.6%

Grade 5 83.6%

Grade 6 60.8%

Visitor to Class? All 70.1%

Grade 4 89.0%

Grade 5 64.0%

Grade 6 57.3%

Someone Else at School? All 44.9%

Grade 4 46.6%

Grade 5 44.4%

Grade 6 43.8%

Your Teacher? All 61.2%

Grade 4 61.4%

Grade 5 56.6%

Grade 6 65.3%

Any School Source? All 93.7%

Grade 4 96.9%

Grade 5 94.6%

Grade 6 89.6%



28/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



29/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

2. Prevalence Tables



30/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



31/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 4.2% 2.2% 2.0% 95.8%

Grade 4 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% 98.0%

Grade 5 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% 98.0%

Grade 6 8.6% 4.3% 4.3% 91.4%

Alcohol

All 18.2% 10.6% 7.6% 81.8%

Grade 4 9.3% 4.9% 4.4% 90.7%

Grade 5 16.2% 8.4% 7.7% 83.8%

Grade 6 29.0% 18.4% 10.6% 71.0%

Inhalants

All 10.4% 7.4% 3.0% 89.6%

Grade 4 12.0% 8.2% 3.9% 88.0%Grade 5 6.3% 3.6% 2.7% 93.7%

Grade 6 12.7% 10.2% 2.5% 87.3%

Marijuana

All 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 99.3%

Grade 6 3.3% 2.0% 1.3% 96.7%



32/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 5.8% 2.7% 3.0% 94.2%

Grade 4 2.4% 1.4% 1.0% 97.6%

Grade 5 3.2% 2.2% 1.1% 96.8%

Grade 6 11.8% 4.7% 7.1% 88.2%

Alcohol

All 21.8% 11.4% 10.4% 78.2%

Grade 4 12.0% 6.2% 5.7% 88.0%

Grade 5 21.9% 9.3% 12.6% 78.1%

Grade 6 32.4% 18.8% 13.5% 67.6%

Inhalants

All 11.9% 7.3% 4.6% 88.1%

Grade 4 12.8% 7.4% 5.4% 87.2%

Grade 5 6.7% 3.4% 3.4% 93.3%Grade 6 15.5% 10.7% 4.8% 84.5%

Marijuana

All 1.5% 0.8% 0.8% 98.5%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 1.1% 0.6% 0.6% 98.9%

Grade 6 3.6% 1.8% 1.8% 96.4%



33/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 3.0% 1.9% 1.1% 97.0%

Grade 4 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% 98.4%

Grade 5 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% 98.9%

Grade 6 6.2% 4.0% 2.2% 93.8%

Alcohol

All 15.5% 10.0% 5.4% 84.5%

Grade 4 7.0% 3.7% 3.3% 93.0%

Grade 5 12.4% 7.9% 4.5% 87.6%

Grade 6 26.4% 18.1% 8.4% 73.6%

Inhalants

All 9.3% 7.4% 1.9% 90.7%

Grade 4 11.4% 8.9% 2.5% 88.6%

Grade 5 6.0% 3.8% 2.3% 94.0%Grade 6 10.6% 9.7% 0.9% 89.4%

Marijuana

All 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% 98.8%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 99.6%

Grade 6 3.1% 2.2% 0.9% 96.9%



34/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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

Ever

Used

School

Year

Not Past

Year

Never

Used

Tobacco

All 2.7% 0.0% 2.7% 97.3%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 93.3%

Alcohol

All 22.5% 11.4% 11.2% 77.5%

Grade 4 10.3% 10.3% 0.0% 89.7%

Grade 5 21.7% 4.3% 17.4% 78.3%

Grade 6 33.3% 16.7% 16.7% 66.7%

Inhalants

All 7.8% 4.0% 3.8% 92.2%

Grade 4 11.1% 3.7% 7.4% 88.9%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%Grade 6 10.0% 6.7% 3.3% 90.0%

Marijuana

All 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% 98.9%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 4.3% 0.0% 4.3% 95.7%

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%



35/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 * * * *

Alcohol

All 18.5% 7.5% 11.0% 81.5%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 5 15.4% 7.7% 7.7% 84.6%

Grade 6 * * * *

Inhalants

All 7.6% 7.6% 0.0% 92.4%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%Grade 6 * * * *

Marijuana

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 4 * * * *

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 * * * *



36/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 4.4% 2.5% 1.9% 95.6%

Grade 4 1.5% 0.3% 1.2% 98.5%

Grade 5 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% 97.4%

Grade 6 8.7% 5.1% 3.5% 91.3%

Alcohol

All 18.5% 11.4% 7.1% 81.5%

Grade 4 9.9% 4.5% 5.4% 90.1%

Grade 5 16.6% 9.0% 7.6% 83.4%

Grade 6 28.2% 19.9% 8.3% 71.8%

Inhalants

All 10.7% 7.5% 3.2% 89.3%

Grade 4 11.9% 8.3% 3.7% 88.1%

Grade 5 6.8% 3.2% 3.5% 93.2%Grade 6 13.3% 10.7% 2.6% 86.7%

Marijuana

All 1.4% 0.9% 0.6% 98.6%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 99.4%

Grade 6 3.6% 1.9% 1.6% 96.4%



37/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 99.0%

Grade 4 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 99.2%

Grade 5 1.4% 0.0% 1.4% 98.6%

Grade 6 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 99.2%

Alcohol

All 14.6% 8.1% 6.5% 85.4%

Grade 4 8.1% 4.1% 4.1% 91.9%

Grade 5 16.6% 6.9% 9.7% 83.4%

Grade 6 18.3% 12.7% 5.6% 81.7%

Inhalants

All 6.2% 4.5% 1.7% 93.8%

Grade 4 8.3% 5.0% 3.3% 91.7%

Grade 5 4.9% 2.8% 2.1% 95.1%Grade 6 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% 94.4%

Marijuana

All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%



38/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 5.7% 3.3% 2.4% 94.3%

Grade 4 2.5% 1.5% 0.9% 97.5%

Grade 5 2.3% 2.0% 0.3% 97.7%

Grade 6 12.3% 6.3% 6.0% 87.7%

Alcohol

All 19.9% 11.9% 8.0% 80.1%

Grade 4 9.9% 5.3% 4.7% 90.1%

Grade 5 15.6% 9.2% 6.4% 84.4%

Grade 6 34.3% 21.3% 13.1% 65.7%

Inhalants

All 12.4% 8.7% 3.7% 87.6%

Grade 4 13.7% 9.6% 4.1% 86.3%

Grade 5 6.9% 3.8% 3.1% 93.1%Grade 6 16.1% 12.4% 3.7% 83.9%

Marijuana

All 2.0% 1.2% 0.7% 98.0%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% 99.0%

Grade 6 4.9% 3.0% 1.9% 95.1%



39/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 3.1% 1.5% 1.6% 96.9%

Grade 4 2.2% 0.9% 1.3% 97.8%

Grade 5 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% 98.7%

Grade 6 5.7% 2.5% 3.2% 94.3%

Alcohol

All 16.5% 8.7% 7.9% 83.5%

Grade 4 9.7% 4.4% 5.3% 90.3%

Grade 5 16.3% 7.7% 8.7% 83.7%

Grade 6 23.5% 13.9% 9.6% 76.5%

Inhalants

All 10.6% 7.6% 2.9% 89.4%

Grade 4 14.1% 10.3% 3.8% 85.9%

Grade 5 7.8% 4.2% 3.6% 92.2%Grade 6 9.7% 8.2% 1.4% 90.3%

Marijuana

All 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 99.2%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 99.4%

Grade 6 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% 98.2%



40/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 6.9% 4.0% 2.9% 93.1%

Grade 4 1.6% 1.6% 0.0% 98.4%

Grade 5 3.0% 1.5% 1.5% 97.0%

Grade 6 16.1% 8.9% 7.1% 83.9%

Alcohol

All 22.3% 15.3% 7.0% 77.7%

Grade 4 8.7% 6.3% 2.4% 91.3%

Grade 5 15.0% 9.8% 5.3% 85.0%

Grade 6 42.9% 29.5% 13.4% 57.1%

Inhalants

All 9.6% 6.7% 2.9% 90.4%

Grade 4 6.6% 3.3% 3.3% 93.4%

Grade 5 2.3% 2.3% 0.0% 97.7%Grade 6 19.8% 14.4% 5.4% 80.2%

Marijuana

All 2.7% 1.5% 1.2% 97.3%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 99.2%

Grade 6 7.2% 3.6% 3.6% 92.8%



41/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% 96.2%

Grade 4 2.5% 1.4% 1.1% 97.5%

Grade 5 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% 98.6%

Grade 6 7.2% 4.5% 2.7% 92.8%

Alcohol

All 18.6% 11.6% 7.0% 81.4%

Grade 4 9.7% 5.4% 4.3% 90.3%

Grade 5 16.0% 8.8% 7.2% 84.0%

Grade 6 29.2% 19.9% 9.3% 70.8%

Inhalants

All 10.9% 7.8% 3.1% 89.1%

Grade 4 13.1% 8.7% 4.4% 86.9%

Grade 5 5.6% 3.4% 2.2% 94.4%Grade 6 13.7% 10.9% 2.7% 86.3%

Marijuana

All 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 98.7%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 99.7%

Grade 6 3.3% 2.1% 1.2% 96.7%



42/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

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 9.2% 3.2% 6.0% 90.8%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 7.7% 5.1% 2.6% 92.3%

Grade 6 20.0% 5.0% 15.0% 80.0%

Alcohol

All 18.9% 7.4% 11.5% 81.1%

Grade 4 8.5% 2.1% 6.4% 91.5%

Grade 5 18.4% 7.9% 10.5% 81.6%

Grade 6 30.0% 12.5% 17.5% 70.0%

Inhalants

All 8.0% 4.9% 3.0% 92.0%

Grade 4 8.9% 6.7% 2.2% 91.1%

Grade 5 10.5% 2.6% 7.9% 89.5%Grade 6 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% 95.0%

Marijuana

All 2.5% 1.6% 0.9% 97.5%

Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Grade 5 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 97.4%

Grade 6 5.0% 2.5% 2.5% 95.0%



43/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

3. Margin Tables



44/51

McAllen

Spring 2008



45/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

The FREQ Procedure

GENDER

Q1 Frequency Percent

Female 739 56.45

Male 570 43.55

Frequency Missing = 2.7770188831

GRADE LEVEL


Grade 4 446 34.00

Grade 5 422 32.17

Grade 6 444 33.83

DO YOU LIVE WITH

BOTH PARENTS?


No 376 29.04

Yes 918 70.96


AGE


9 138 10.56

10 361 27.57

11 436 33.31

12 322 24.60

13 or older 52 3.96


ETHNICITY


African/American 28 2.24

Asian/American 29 2.33

Mexican/American 997 78.94

Native/American 28 2.23

Other 96 7.62

White 84 6.65


WHAT GRADES DO YOU

USUALLY GET


Mostly A's 395 30.59

Mostly B's 622 48.25

Mostly C's 220 17.10

Mostly D's 41 3.18

Mostly F's 11 0.88


LIVED IN THIS TOWN FOR

MORE THAN 3 YEARS


Don't Know 118 9.11

No 127 9.82

Yes 1052 81.07


EITHER PARENT

GRADUATE FROM

COLLEGE


Don't Know 514 39.67

No 248 19.12

Yes 534 41.22


QUALIFY FOR A

FREE/REDUCED PRICE

LUNCH?


Don't Know 473 37.15

No 105 8.24

Yes 695 54.61


PARENTS ATTEND

PTA MEETINGS?


No 443 34.51

Yes 841 65.49


EVER INHALED

GASOLINE TO GET

HIGH?

Q11a Frequency Percent

Not Used 1195 95.75

Used 53 4.25


EVER INHALED PAINT

THINNER TO GET HIGH?

Q11b Frequency Percent

Not Used 1215 98.05

Used 24 1.95


EVER INHALED GLUE TO

GET HIGH?

Q11c Frequency Percent

Not Used 1213 97.28

Used 34 2.72


EVER INHALED

WHITEOUT TO GET

HIGH?

Q11d Frequency Percent

Not Used 1220 97.27

Used 34 2.73


EVER INHALED SPRAYPAINT TO GET HIGH?

Q11e Frequency Percent

Not Used 1231 97.59

Used 30 2.41


The frequencies have been weighted so that the

analysis reflects the distribution of students by grade

level in the district

Page


46/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

EVER USED OTHER

INHALANTS TO GET

HIGH?

Q11f Frequency Percent

Not Used 1198 94.99

Used 63 5.01


CIGARETTE USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12A Frequency Percent

Never heard of 56 4.32

Never used 1193 92.12

1-2 times 36 2.78

3-10 times 6 0.43

11+ times 4 0.34


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACCO

USE IN LIFETIME

Q12B Frequency Percent



1-2 times 8 0.66

3-10 times 2 0.16


BEER USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12C Frequency Percent



1-2 times 123 9.82

3-10 times 20 1.62

11+ times 5 0.43


WINE COOLER USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12D Frequency Percent



1-2 times 71 5.63

3-10 times 18 1.46

11+ times 10 0.76


WINE USE DURING LIFETIME

Q12E Frequency Percent



1-2 times 79 6.40

3-10 times 12 0.95

11+ times 7 0.61


LIQUOR USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12F Frequency Percent



1-2 times 46 3.69

3-10 times 4 0.34

11+ times 4 0.36


SHIMERON USE DURING

LIFETIME

Q12G Frequency Percent




INHALANT USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12H Frequency Perce

Never heard of 116 9.

Never used 1067 85.

1-2 times 43 3.

3-10 times 10 0.

11+ times 8 0.


MARIJUANA USE DURIN

LIFETIM

Q12I Frequency Perce


Never used 1118 88.

1-2 times 12 0.

3-10 times 3 0.

11+ times 2 0.


CIGARETTE USE IN PAS

SCHOOL YEA

Q13A Frequency Perce


Never used 1211 93.

1-2 times 16 1.

3-10 times 7 0.

11+ times 2 0.


SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

USE IN PAST YEA

Q13B Frequency Perce


Never used 1188 93.

1-2 times 8 0.

11+ times 1 0.





Page


47/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

BEER USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 55 4.41

3-10 times 18 1.46

11+ times 3 0.27


WINE COOLER USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR




1-2 times 46 3.68

3-10 times 13 1.02

11+ times 5 0.40


WINE USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 42 3.40

3-10 times 8 0.68

11+ times 5 0.43


LIQUOR USE IN PAST SCHOOL

YEAR




1-2 times 21 1.64

3-10 times 3 0.26

11+ times 4 0.35


SHIMERON USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR





INHALANT USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13H Frequency Percent



1-2 times 36 2.88

3-10 times 10 0.77

11+ times 5 0.43


MARIJUANA USE IN PAST

SCHOOL YEAR

Q13I Frequency Percent



1-2 times 5 0.43

3-10 times 3 0.25

11+ times 2 0.18


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

CIGARETTES


7 or younger 13 0.98

8 years old 6 0.48

9 years old 9 0.73

10 years old 9 0.68

11 years old 9 0.67

12 or older 10 0.75

Never heard/used 1232 95.71


AGE WHEN FIRST US

SNUFF/CHEW TOBAC

Q14B Frequency Perc

7 or younger 3 0

10 years old 2 0

11 years old 1 0

12 or older 4 0

Never heard/used 1257 99


AGE WHEN FIRST USED BE

Q14C Frequency Perc

7 or younger 54 4

8 years old 15 1

9 years old 18 1

10 years old 29 2

11 years old 20 1

12 or older 19 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

COOLE

Q14D Frequency Perc

7 or younger 15 1

8 years old 3 0

9 years old 15 1

10 years old 21 1

11 years old 19 1

12 or older 17 1



AGE WHEN FIRST USED WI

Q14E Frequency Perc

7 or younger 9 0

8 years old 8 0

9 years old 17 1

10 years old 18 1

11 years old 23 1

12 or older 18 1





Page


48/51

McAllen

Spring 2008


AGE WHEN FIRST USED LIQUOR



8 years old 2 0.169 years old 7 0.58

10 years old 11 0.85

11 years old 10 0.83

12 or older 12 0.93



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

SHIMERON

Q14G Frequency PercentNever heard/used 1245 100.00


AGE WHEN FIRST USED

INHALANTS



8 years old 9 0.73

9 years old 7 0.58


12 or older 7 0.54



AGE WHEN FIRST USED

MARIJUANA


7 or younger 3 0.24


10 years old 1 0.09

11 years old 1 0.09

12 or older 10 0.78



CLOSE FRIENDS USE

CIGARETTES



None 1080 84.78Some 143 11.25

Most 7 0.59


CLOSE FRIENDS USE


Q15B Frequency Percent


None 1155 92.20

Some 47 3.74Most 4 0.34


CLOSE FRIENDS USE BEER



None 1022 82.17

Some 181 14.58

Most 25 1.98


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WINE

COOLERS



None 956 77.13

Some 100 8.09

Most 15 1.19


CLOSE FRIENDS USE WIN

Q15E Frequency Perce


None 1090 88.

Some 91 7.

Most 18 1.


CLOSE FRIENDS USE LIQUO

Q15F Frequency Perce


None 1055 85.

Some 70 5.

Most 8 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

SHIMERO

Q15G Frequency Perce


None 620 49.

Some 4 0.

Most 2 0.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

INHALANT

Q15H Frequency Perce


None 1026 83.

Some 100 8.

Most 30 2.


CLOSE FRIENDS US

MARIJUAN

Q15I Frequency Perce


None 1074 86.

Some 59 4.

Most 12 0.




Page


49/51

McAllen

Spring 2008


EVER BEEN OFFERED

CIGARETTES

Q16a Frequency PercentNever heard of 43 3.35

No 1126 88.32

Yes 106 8.33


EVER BEEN OFFERED




No 1163 92.75Yes 38 3.07


EVER BEEN OFFERED BEER



No 1051 83.65

Yes 180 14.36


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE

COOLERS



No 991 80.04

Yes 79 6.39


EVER BEEN OFFERED WINE



No 1092 88.02

Yes 107 8.62


EVER BEEN OFFERED

LIQUOR

Q16f Frequency Percent

Never heard of 102 8.22No 1075 86.65

Yes 64 5.13


EVER BEEN OFFERED

SHIMERON

Q16g Frequency Percent


No 647 52.34

Yes 11 0.85


EVER BEEN OFFERED

INHALANTS

Q16h Frequency Percent


No 1074 87.16

Yes 74 6.04


EVER BEEN OFFERED

MARIJUANA

Q16i Frequency Percent


No 1104 88.53

Yes 61 4.85


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINED

FROM HOME


Do Not Drink 1036 81.89

No 151 11.92

Yes 78 6.19


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

FROM FRIEND

Q17b Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 1003 81.2No 210 16.9

Yes 22 1.7


IS ALCOHOL OBTAINE

SOMEWHERE ELS

Q17c Frequency Percen

Do Not Drink 998 79.9

No 168 13.4

Yes 82 6.5


DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO U

CIGARETT

Q18A Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 893 69

Dangerous 285 22

Not at all 20 1

Don't know 50 3

Never heard of 30 2


DANGEROUS TO U

SNUFF/CHEWING TOBACC

Q18B Frequency Perce

Very dangerous 990 78

Dangerous 165 13

Not at all 13 1

Don't know 51 4

Never heard of 36 2





Page


50/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO USE

BEER


Very dangerous 734 59.07

Dangerous 355 28.58

Not at all 45 3.62

Don't know 94 7.56




WINE COOLERS



Dangerous 262 20.98

Not at all 49 3.91

Don't know 110 8.76




WINE



Dangerous 329 26.58

Not at all 60 4.85

Don't know 86 6.92




LIQUOR



Dangerous 206 16.54

Not at all 21 1.69

Don't know 78 6.25




SHIMERON



Dangerous 62 5.03

Not at all 10 0.81

Don't know 86 6.95




INHALANTS



Dangerous 212 16.96

Not at all 37 2.96

Don't know 92 7.41




MARIJUANA



Dangerous 83 6.68

Not at all 18 1.45

Don't know 43 3.46



DRUG/ALCOHOL INFO

FROM TEACHER


No 470 38.83

Yes 741 61.17


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM VISITOR TO

CLASS


No 365 29.91

Yes 854 70.09


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM ASSEMBLY

PROGRAM


No 462 38.21

Yes 747 61.79


DRUG/ALC INFO

FROM GUIDE

COUNSELOR


No 292 23.83

Yes 933 76.17


DRUG/ALC INF FROM

SOMEONE ELSE AT

SCHOOL


No 661 55.09

Yes 539 44.91


BEER, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME

Q20a Frequency PercentNever 1136 89.75

1 time 73 5.75

2 times 26 2.09

3+ times 30 2.41





Page


51/51

McAllen

Spring 2008

WINE COOLERS, TWO

OR MORE AT ONE TIME


Never 1157 93.69

1 time 46 3.71

2 times 16 1.32

3+ times 16 1.27


WINE, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 1154 92.53

1 time 60 4.81

2 times 19 1.54

3+ times 14 1.12


LIQUOR, TWO OR MORE

AT ONE TIME


Never 1204 95.74

1 time 33 2.59

2 times 8 0.62

3+ times 13 1.05


MISSED SCHOOL

WITHOUT PARENT'S

CONSENT


No 1250 97.78

Yes 28 2.22


SENT TO

PRINCIPAL/DEAN

SINCE SEPTEMBER


PARENTS FEEL ABOUT KIDS

SMOKING CIGARETTES


Don't like it 1098 86.08

Don't care 14 1.08

Think it's O.K. 1 0.08

Don't know 163 12.77



DRINKING BEER



Don't care 23 1.79





USING MARIJUANA

q25 Frequency Percent


Don't care 12 0.97




2008 _ hidalgo county _ mcallen isd _ 2008 texas school survey of drug and alcohol use _ elementary...

Documents