2010-2011 School Year Fairfax County Youth Survey: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs

1. 2010-11 School Year
Fairfax County
Youth Survey
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs
Updated February 2012
Fairfax County Youth Survey

2. Fairfax County Youth Survey
The Fairfax County Youth Survey …
• Is comprehensive, anonymous and voluntary
• Examines the behaviors, experiences, and risk and
protective factors that influence the well-being of our
county’s youth
• Provides county, school, and community–based
organizations with data to assess youth needs and
strengths, develop programs, monitor trends, measure
community indicators, and guide countywide planning of
prevention efforts
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3. Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation
The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey was completed…
• by over 44,000 FCPS students,
• representing 86% of enrolled students,
• in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12.
6th grade students take a shortened, modified survey.
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4. Fairfax County Youth Survey Demographics
Risk & Protective Factors Survey (Grades 8,10,12)
Survey Respondents
Number Percent
• Grade 8 10,718 35.3%
• Grade 10 10,197 33.5%
• Grade 12 9,484 31.2%
• Female 15,160 50.1%
• Male 15,083 49.9%
• White 13,688 45.5%
• Black 3,070 10.2%
• Hispanic 5,200 17.3%
• Asian 5,999 19.9%
• Other/Multiple 2,128 7.1%
The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey results by demographics are representative of
the student population of the grade levels surveyed.
The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey was administered to 10,964 6th graders with 4
similar representation in demographic categories.
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5. Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs
Questions
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6. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
On the 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey, students were
asked questions with the following instruction.
The next section asks about your thoughts about
and experiences with tobacco, alcohol, and other
drugs.
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7. Survey Results
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8. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
ALCOHOL
On how many occasions (if any) have you:
…had beer, wine, or hard liquor during
the past 30 days?
• 0 occasions
• 1-2 occasions
• 3-5 occasions
• 6-9 occasions
• 10-19 occasions
• 20-39 occasions
• 40 or more occasions
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9. Alcohol (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Percent Who Drank Alcohol in Last 30 Days
60
50
Percent Using Alcohol
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 21.1 7.7 19.9 36.5 21.1 21.1 25.3 16.8 23.9 11.6 21.5
US 26.8 13.8 28.9 41.2
Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 2.6% 9
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10. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
BINGE DRINKING
Think back over the last two weeks. How
many times have you had five or more
alcoholic drinks in a row?
• None
• Once
• Twice
• 3-5 times
• 6-9 times
• 10 or more times
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11. Percent Reporting Binge Drinking (Grades 8, 10, 12)
(Five or More Drinks in a Row)
60
50
Percent Binge Drinking Alcohol
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 10.5 2.6 8.9 20.5 9.4 11.6 12.6 8.7 12.5 5.2 10.4
US 14.9 7.2 16.3 23.2
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12. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
TOBACCO
How often have you smoked cigarettes
during the past 30 days?
• Not at all
• Less than one cigarette per day
• One to five cigarettes per day
• About one-half pack per day
• About one pack per day
• About one and one half packs per day
• Two or more packs per day
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13. Tobacco Use (Smoked Cigarettes) (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Percent Who Smoked Cigarettes in Last 30 Days
60
50
Percent Smoking Cigarettes
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 6.8 2.3 5.7 12.8 5.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 9.1 4.3 6.9
US 12.8 7.1 13.6 19.2
Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 0.5% 13
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14. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
OTHER DRUGS
On how many occasions (if any) have you:
• used marijuana,
• LSD or other hallucinogens (acid, angel dust, special k, shrooms)
• used cocaine or crack
• sniffed glue, breathed (huffed) the contents of an aerosol spray can, or
inhaled other gases or sprays in order to get high
• used methamphetamine (speed, crystal, crank, or ice)
• used Ecstasy
• taken steroids without a doctor’s order
• used heroin
• taken painkillers (such as Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percoset, Codeine, and
Opium) without a doctor’s order
• taken a prescription drug other than painkillers (such as Ritalin, Adderal,
or Xanax) without a doctor’s order
• taken over-the-counter drugs to get high
0, 1-2, 3-5, 6-9, 10-19,20-39, 40 or more occasions
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Rates of use by selected demographics can be found in the appendix of this presentation.
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15. Marijuana
Percent Who Used in Last 30 Days
60
50
Percent Using Marijuana
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 10.3 2.4 10.0 18.9 7.5 13.1 11.5 12.7 11.7 5.0 10.7
US 14.8 8.0 16.7 21.4
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Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 0.2%
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16. Inhalant Use (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Percent Who Used in Last 30 Days
60
The rate of inhalants use in Fairfax County is
50
higher than the rate reported nationally.
Percent Using Inhalants
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 3.9 6.9 3.0 1.8 4.3 3.6 2.9 4.9 6.6 3.1 5.0
US 2.4 3.6 2.0 1.4
Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 3.6% 16
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17. Correlation Data
• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students
responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at
results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by
gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of
depression by substance use.
• Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.
• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using
substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a
correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of
reported depressive symptoms.
• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report
symptoms of depression, but the results cannot say whether the
substance use causes depression or whether depression leads to
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18. Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
80
Bullied Someone (year)
Sex (ever)
70 Alcohol Use (30 days)
Percent with Negative Behaviors
Carried a Weapon (year)
Marijuana Use (30 days)
60
Binge Drinking (2 wks)
Cigarette Use (30 days)
50 Gang Member (ever)
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
High Personal Integrity Have Community Adults to Talk to
Perform Community Service Participate in Extracurricular Activities 18
Teachers Recognize Good Work Parents are Available for Help
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19. Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)
60
Bullied Someone (year)
Carried a Weapon (year)
Cyberbullied Someone (year)
50
Percent with Negative Behaviors
Inhalant Use (30 days)
Alcohol Use (30 days)
Cigarettes (30 days)
40
Marijuana Use (30 days)
30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
High Personal Integrity Have Community Adults to Talk to
Perform Community Service Participate in Extracurricular Activities 19
Feel Safe at School Parents are Available for Help
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20. ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Percent Who Used ATOD in the Past 30-Days
60
50
Percent Reporting ATOD Use
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS % 30.8 18.03 29.29 45.31 29.85 31.62 33.14 30.68 36.44 19.6 32.87
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21. ATOD (Grade 6)
Percent Who Used ATOD in the Past 30-Days
60
Percent Reporting ATOD Use
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS % 6.0 5.7 6.1 4.87 6.48 8.95 4.91 5.97
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22. Violence and
Aggression
Correlation to ATOD Use
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23. ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Violence and Aggression Related Factors
80
70
Percent – Comparing ATOD Use and
No ATOD Use as sub-populations
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Victim
Victim Racially or Cyber-
Racial or
Victim Cyber- Bullied Culturally bullied Carried a Ever Been
Cultural
Bullying bullying at Others Harrassed Others at Weapon in a Gang
Harrass-
School Others School
ment
Used
59.3 54.5 19.3 63.6 59.3 16.8 26.1 6.8
ATOD
No ATOD 54.9 46.2 9.6 43.2 36.1 5.4 8.3 1.0
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24. ATOD (Grade 6)
Violence and Aggression Related Factors
100
90
Percent – Comparing ATOD Use and
80
No ATOD Use as sub-populations
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Victim
Victim Racially or Cyber-
Racial or
Victim Cyber- Bullied Culturally bullyied Carried a
Cultural
Bullying bullying at Others Harrassed Others at Weapon
Harrass-
School Others School
ment
Used ATOD 76.8 51.8 28.5 72.7 40.2 20.2 39.1
No ATOD 69.4 33.4 12.1 44.2 15.4 6.0 13.2
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25. Health and
Well-Being
Correlation to ATOD Use
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26. ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Health and Well-Being Related Factors
80
70
Percent – Comparing ATOD Use and
No ATOD Use as sub-populations
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Sleep (Fewer than 8 Ever Had Sexual
Depression Ever Had Oral Sex
hrs) Intercourse
ATOD Use 44.2 76.4 48.4 54.7
No ATOD 26.9 63.1 11.4 13.9
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27. School Performance
Correlation to ATOD Use
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28. ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12)
School Performance Related Factors
60
Percent – Comparing ATOD use and
No ATOD Use as sub-populations
50
40
30
20
10
0
Low Perceived
Don't Feel Safe Suspended in
Skipped School Poor Grades Ability to Do
at School Past Year
Well in School
Used ATOD 52.2 16.3 17.5 4.4 1.4
No ATOD 21.1 9.6 7.2 1.6 0.9
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29. ATOD(Grade 6)
School Performance Related Factors
60
Percent – Comparing ATOD use and
No ATOD Use as sub-populations
50
40
30
20
10
0
Low
Perceived Don't Feel
Poor
Ability to Safe At
Grades
Do Well in School
School
ATOD Use 3.8 5.8 17.2
No ATOD 1.1 5.1 5.5
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30. Risk and Protective
Factors
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31. Risk and Protective Factors
Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the
likelihood of problem behaviors
Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at
“high risk” in that category
Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use
and problem behaviors, buffering youth from risk
Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective factor are considered
to have “high protection” in that category
Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the full 2010 Fairfax
County Youth Survey Report.
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32. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Alcohol Use
and Self-Reported Past 30-Day Alcohol Use
How wrong do your parents feel it
would be for you to drink beer, wine, or
hard liquor?
100 11
36
80
57
Percentage
60 64
Alcohol use
40
No Alcohol
20
0
Very Wrong A Little Not
Wrong Bit Wrong
Wrong 32
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33. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Cigarette Use
and Self-Reported Past 30-Day Cigarette Use
How wrong do your parents feel it
would be for you to smoke cigarettes?
100 4
19
80 40
Percentage
45
60
40 Cigarette use
No Cigarette
20
0
Very Wrong A Little Not
Wrong Bit Wrong
Wrong 33
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34. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Marijuana Use
and Self-Reported Past 30-Day Marijuana Use
How wrong do your parents feel it
would be for you to smoke marijuana?
100 7
29
80 47
Percentage
60 59
40 Marijuana use
20 No Marijuana
0
Very Wrong A Not
Wrong Little Wrong
Bit
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35. Protective Factors
Correlation to ATOD Use
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36. ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Protective Factors
100
Percent – Comparing ATOD Use and
No ATOD Use as Sub-populations
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Have Participate in
Perform Teachers Parents are
High Personal Community Extra-
Community Recognize Available for
Integrity Adults to Talk curricular
Service Good Work Help
to Activities
ATOD Use 50.1 85.9 59.3 31.7 81.2 64.7
No ATOD 78.7 90.6 67.6 43.6 83.8 77.8
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37. ATOD (Grade 6)
Protective Factors
100
Percent – Comparing ATOD Use and
90
No ATOD use as Sub-populations
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Participate in Have
Perform Parents are
High Personal Extra- Feel Safe at Community
Community Available for
Integrity curricular School Adults to Talk
Service Help
Activities to
ATOD Use 83.5 85.3 82.8 41.3 61.3 71.1
No ATOD 96.6 89.3 94.6 54.3 67.5 89.3
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38. Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
80
Bullied Someone (year)
Sex (ever)
70 Alcohol Use (30 days)
Percent with Negative Behaviors
Carried a Weapon (year)
Marijuana Use (30 days)
60
Binge Drinking (2 wks)
Cigarette Use (30 days)
50 Gang Member (ever)
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
High Personal Integrity Have Community Adults to Talk to
Perform Community Service Participate in Extracurricular Activities 38
Teachers Recognize Good Work Parents are Available for Help
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39. Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)
60
Bullied Someone (year)
Carried a Weapon (year)
Cyberbullied Someone (year)
50
Percent with Negative Behaviors
Inhalant Use (30 days)
Alcohol Use (30 days)
Cigarettes (30 days)
40
Marijuana Use (30 days)
30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
High Personal Integrity Have Community Adults to Talk to
Perform Community Service Participate in Extracurricular Activities 39
Feel Safe at School Parents are Available for Help
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40. The Prevention Toolkit
The Prevention Toolkit provides access to presentations, videos, fact
sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking
action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related
topics:
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
• Bullying and Cyberbullying
• Mental Health: Depression & Suicide
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Teen Dating Abuse
Visit:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm
Questions may be emailed to:
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41. Help and More Information
Find these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as
resources for help and more information.
• Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) Mental Health Services
24-Hour CSB Emergency Services Phone: 703-383-8500 | TTY: 703-207-7737
• Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Intervention and Prevention
• School Psychology Services
• School Social Work Services
• Student Safety and Wellness
• School Counseling Services
Visit
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm#atod
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42. Contact Us
For additional information and resources regarding the Fairfax County
Youth Survey, contact:
Sophia.Dutton@fairfaxcounty.gov
Fairfax County Youth Survey Project Manager
Department of Neighborhood and Community Services
Countywide Service Integration and Planning Management
or visit
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey
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43. Appendix
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44. Other Drug Use
By Selected Demographics
Overall Grade Gender Race/Ethnicitya
Other/
Substance FCPS 8th 10th 12th Females Males White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
Alcohol 21.1 7.7 19.9 36.5 21.1 21.1 25.3 16.8 23.9 11.6 21.5
Binge Drinkingb 10.5 2.6 8.9 20.5 9.4 11.6 12.6 8.7 12.5 5.2 10.4
Marijuana 10.3 2.4 10.0 18.9 7.5 13.1 11.5 12.7 11.7 5.0 10.7
Cigarettes 6.8 2.3 5.7 12.8 5.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 9.1 4.3 6.9
Painkillers without a
5.7 4.9 5.7 6.5 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 5.8 3.6 6.9
doctor’s order
Prescription drugs other
than painkillers without a 4.1 2.1 4.0 6.2 4.1 4.0 4.8 3.4 4.1 2.4 4.4
doctor’s order
Inhalants 3.9 6.9 3.0 1.8 4.3 3.6 2.9 4.9 6.6 3.1 5.0
Over-the-counter drugs to
1.7 1.2 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.6 0.8 2.0
get high
LSD or other hallucinogens 1.5 0.9 1.3 2.4 1.0 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.4 0.8 2.1
Ecstasy 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.7 0.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.8
Cocaine or crack 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0
Methamphetamine 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5
Steroids 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.8
Heroin 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.7
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