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Town of Wallingford, CT
CT School Health Survey
2013 Results
Presented by Celeste Jorge, MPHEpidemiologist
CT Department of Public Health
BACKGROUND
The Connecticut School Health Survey Youth Behavior Component
Developed by the CDC and modified by CT
Administered to Wallingford high schoolsOctober 2013
About 1700 usable surveys
STUDENTS DESCRIBING HEALTH AS EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD
9th 10th 11th 12th69.7% 65.0% 62.3% 62.8%
Female Male60.5% 70.3%
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 19 students
64.8% of students describe their general health as Very Good or Excellent
GRADES IN SCHOOL MOSTLY A'S OR B'S
Female Male84.2% 77.0%
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 24 students
81.1% of students say their grades are in general, A’s or B’s
9th 10th 11th 12th85.4% 78.0% 80.7% 82.1%
EPISODE OF DEPRESSED MOOD
9th 10th 11th 12th25.8% 24.3% 27.5% 23.1%
Female Male32.7% 15.6%
25.1% of students said they had a 2 week episode of feeling sad or hopeless in the past year
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 7 or 8 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: CIGARETTE SMOKING
9th 10th 11th 12th4.8% 8.3% 10.8% 11.2%
Female Male8.1% 10.1%
8.9% of students report smoking cigarettes in the past month
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 3 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: ALCOHOL
9th 10th 11th 12th13.8% 20.9% 35.7% 40.8%
Female Male26.3% 28.7%
27.4% of students report drinking alcoholin the past month
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 8 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: ALCOHOL
9th 10th 11th 12th4.8% 8.1% 18.6% 24.5%
Female Male12.1% 15.6%
13.6% of students report binge drinkingin the past month
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 4 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: MARIJUANA
9th 10th 11th 12th11.4% 19.5% 40.2% 47.1%
Female Male25.8% 32.8%
28.9% of students report ever trying marijuana in their life
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 9 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: MARIJUANA
9th 10th 11th 12th6.2% 11.7% 20.8% 29.9%
Female Male14.2% 20.1%
16.8% of students report using marijuana in the past month
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 5 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
9th 10th 11th 12th2.1% 3.6% 8.8% 8.8%
Female Male5.3% 6.6%
5.8% of students report ever taking OTC drug to get high in their life
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 2 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – LIFETIME USE
9th 10th 11th 12th1.4% 3.2% 7.7% 9.3%
Female Male4.8% 6.7%
5.6% of students report ever taking an Rx drug to get high in their life
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 2 students
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – RECENT USE
9th 10th 11th 12th0.5% 2.5% 7.1% 6.7%
Female Male3.3% 5.8%
4.4% of students report taking an Rx drug to get high in the past year
In a classroom of 30, that’s about 1 student
SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE: OTHER DRUGS – LIFETIME USE
3.2% of students report ever using cocaine
4.8% of students report ever using ecstasy
Less than 2% of students report ever using heroin, methamphetamine, or a needle to inject drugs
BEHAVIORS THAT ARE RELATED
Students reporting that in the past year, there was a 2 week episode of feeling sad or hopeless
Students reporting that their grades in school are on average, A’s or B’s
Students reporting that they gambled in the past year
Students reporting that they feel their family gives them love and support
ALCOHOL USE AND DEPRESSED MOOD
SMOKING AND DEPRESSED MOOD
MARIJUANA USE AND DEPRESSED MOOD
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND DEPRESSED MOOD
ALCOHOL, CIGARETTE, DRUG USE AND GAMBLING
ALCOHOL USE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CIGARETTE, DRUG USE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
FAMILY SUPPORT AND RISK BEHAVIORS
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