Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District) Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey

Issaquah Middle School
(Issaquah School District)
Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey
Fall 2008
Student Participation
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295 Grade 6 students
263 Grade 8 students
Not reported: Grade 10 students
Not reported: Grade 12 students
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Lifetime Cigarette Use
Percent of students who report having ever smoked a whole
cigarette at least once in their lives
Local
State
100
80
60
34
40
25
20
13
1
4
5
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Susceptibility to Smoking
Percent of students who report having made a firm commitment to
not smoke cigarettes (i.e., are not susceptible to smoking)
Local
100
91
87
80
State
83
73
67
63
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Cigarette Smoking
Percent of students who report smoking cigarettes
in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
20
14
1
1
4
7
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Smokeless Tobacco Use
Percent of students who report using smokeless tobacco
in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
0
1
2
3
7
9
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Perceived Harm From Secondhand Smoke
Percent of students who report “definitely” thinking that smoke from
other people’s cigarettes is harmful to them
Local
State
100
76
80
65
61
63
67
67
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Enforcement of Tobacco-Free Policies
Percent of students who report “definitely” thinking that rules
about not using tobacco at school are enforced
Local
State
100
80
60
38
40
38
23
26
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Help at School for Problems with ATOD
Percent of students who report school having staff for students to
discuss problems with alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
Local
State
100
80
74
66
60
62
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Lifetime Alcohol Use
Percent of students who report having ever drunk more than a sip
of alcohol
Local
State
100
80
72
61
60
39
40
29
28
21
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Alcohol Use
Percent of students who report having drunk a glass, can, or bottle
of alcohol in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
41
40
32
20
13
1
16
4
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Binge Drinking
Percent of students who report having drunk 5 or more drinks in a
row in the past 2 weeks
Local
State
100
80
60
40
26
18
20
1
3
6
9
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 8
Percent of students who indicate no drinking, experimental drinking (1-2 days drinking in past
30 days, no binge drinking in past 2 weeks), problem drinking (3-5 days drinking in past 30
days and/or 1 day binge drinking in past two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
No Drinking, State
Experimental Drinking, State
Problem Drinking, State
Heavy Drinking, State
No Drinking, Local
Experimental Drinking, Local
Problem Drinking, Local
Heavy Drinking, Local
100
86
82
80
60
40
20
6
7
5
5
3
6
0
Grade 8
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 10
Percent of students who indicate no drinking, experimental drinking (1-2 days drinking in past
30 days, no binge drinking in past 2 weeks), problem drinking (3-5 days drinking in past 30
days and/or 1 day binge drinking in past two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
No Drinking, Local
Experimental Drinking, Local
Problem Drinking, Local
Heavy Drinking, Local
No Drinking, State
Experimental Drinking, State
Problem Drinking, State
Heavy Drinking, State
100
80
67
60
40
20
12
8
13
0
Grade 10
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Levels of Alcohol Use - Grade 12
Percent of students who indicate no drinking, experimental drinking (1-2 days drinking in past
30 days, no binge drinking in past 2 weeks), problem drinking (3-5 days drinking in past 30
days and/or 1 day binge drinking in past two weeks), or heavy drinking (6+ days drinking in
past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking in past two weeks).
No Drinking, Local
Experimental Drinking, Local
Problem Drinking, Local
Heavy Drinking, Local
No Drinking, State
Experimental Drinking, State
Problem Drinking, State
Heavy Drinking, State
100
80
60
58
40
20
13
12
18
0
Grade 12
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Lifetime Marijuana Use
Percent of students who report having ever smoked marijuana
Local
State
100
80
60
45
40
31
20
0
3
7
12
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Marijuana/Hashish Use
Percent of students who report smoking marijuana or hashish in the
past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
19
20
0
1
7
23
8
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Illegal Drug Use
Percent of students who report using illegal drugs
in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
20
8
25
9
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Substance Use at School
Percent of students who report being drunk or high at school
in the past year
Local
State
100
80
60
40
17
20
5
20
8
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Weapon Carrying At School
Percent of students who report carrying a weapon on school
property in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
3
3
4
6
8
8
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Physical Fighting
Percent of students who report being in a physical fight
in the past year
Local
State
100
80
60
40
27
31
32
37
32
24
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Gang Membership
Percent of students who report being members of a gang
in the past year
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
4
9
8
7
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Low Neighborhood Attachment
Percent of students who are at risk for substance use because they
have low attachment to their neighborhood
Local
State
100
80
60
53
45
35
40
25
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Community Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Percent of students who are resilient to substance use because
they report rewards by their community for prosocial involvement
Local
State
100
80
60
60
62
62
54
44
36
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Bullying
Percent of students who report being bullied
in the past 30 days
Local
State
100
80
60
40
26
30
28
29
23
16
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Enjoyment of School
Percent of students who report “often” or “almost always” enjoying
being at school in the past year
Local
State
100
80
61
60
53
46
45
42
40
38
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Skipping School
Percent of students who report skipping 1 or more whole days of
school in past 4 weeks
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
30
18
17
19
23
10
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Feeling Safe at School
Percent of students who report that they feel safe at school
Local
100
93
88
State
88
81
82
85
80
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Opportunities for Involvement
Percent of students who report that they have lots of chances for
involvement in school activities
Local
100
92
92
State
91
90
80
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Depression
Percent of students who report being severely depressed
in the past year
Local
State
100
80
60
40
30
24
29
15
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Contemplation of Suicide
Percent of students who report having seriously considered suicide
in the past year
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
11
14
17
15
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Seat Belt Use
Percent of students who report wearing seatbelts “most of the time”
or “always” when riding in a car
Local
100
96
96
95
92
State
92
93
80
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Riding With a Drinking Driver
Percent of students who report having ridden in the past 30 days
with a driver who had been drinking alcohol
Local
State
100
80
60
40
24
18
20
19
23
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Obese
Percent of students who are obese
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
11
11
11
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Current Asthma
Percent of students who currently have asthma
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
16
8
10
15
17
18
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Excessive Soda Consumption
Percent of students who report drinking 2 or more sodas yesterday
Local
State
100
80
60
40
20
4
9
9
13
15
15
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Excessive Television Viewing
Percent of students who report watching 3 or more hours of
television on an average school day
Local
State
100
80
60
40
29
30
27
18
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Sufficient Moderate or Vigorous Activity
Percent of students who report meeting recommendations for either
moderate activity (5 or more days per week) or vigorous activity (3
or more days per week)
Local
State
100
83
82
76
80
69
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
60 Minutes of Physical Activity per Day
Percent of students who report being physically active
60 minutes per day
Local
State
100
80
60
40
27
31
20
22
19
13
17
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Access to Health Care
Percent of students who report visiting a doctor for a routine
checkup in the past year
Local
State
100
80
70
61
60
57
58
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Access to Dental Care
Percent of students who report visiting a dentist for a routine
checkup in the past year
Local
100
State
86
80
74
71
70
60
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Neighborhood Aversion to Marijuana
Percent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth marijuana use is “very wrong”
Local
100
88
86
80
State
82
72
60
53
46
40
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Neighborhood Aversion to Alcohol
Percent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth drinking is “very wrong”
Local
State
100
80
80
78
64
55
60
35
40
28
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Neighborhood Aversion to Smoking
Percent of students who report that adults in their neighborhoods
think youth smoking is “very wrong”
Local
State
100
84
80
80
73
62
60
44
40
31
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Perceived Availability of Drugs
Percent of students at risk for substance use because
they report that they perceive drugs as easy to obtain
Local
State
100
80
60
40
34
21
23
21
39
25
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug Use
Percent of students at risk for substance use because
they report that they have favorable attitudes toward use
Local
State
100
80
60
37
40
25
21
20
13
38
14
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)
Perceived Risk of Drug Use
Percent of students at risk for substance use because
they report that they do not see use as risky
Local
State
100
80
60
43
40
20
34
32
18
36
20
0
Grade 6
Source: Healthy Youth Survey 2008
Grade 8
Grade 10
Grade 12
Issaquah Middle School (Issaquah School District)