Fairfax County Youth Survey School Year 2011-12: Teen Dating Abuse

1. Fairfax County
Youth Survey
School Year
2011-2012
Teen Dating Abuse
Fairfax County 2011 Youth Survey
Updated September 2012

2. About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
It provides DATA to county, school, and
community–based organizations to:
• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs
• Develop Programs and Services
• Monitor Trends
• Measure Community Indicators
• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts
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3. More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
• Comprehensive
• Anonymous
• Voluntary
It examines the
• Behaviors,
• Experiences, and
• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-
being of our county’s youth.
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4. Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey
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5. Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation
• 45,350 FCPS students
• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12
• Representing 87% of enrolled students
6th grade students take a shortened,
modified survey.
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6. Three to Succeed
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7. Three to Succeed
The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth
survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or
strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and
promotes thriving youth.
Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools
and communities that help them thrive in health, in school
and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets
an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are
reported.
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8. Three to Succeed
Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
80 Bullied Someone (Year)
Sex (Ever)
Alcohol Use (30 Days)
70
Marijuana Use (30 Days)
Percent with Risky Behavior
Carried a Weapon (Year)
60 Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)
0 Assets Cigarette Use (30 Days)
50 Gang Member (Ever)
40
3 Assets
30
6 Assets
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
Having High Personal Integrity Having Community Adults to Talk to
Performing Community Service Participating in Extracurricular Activities
Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Parents Available for Help
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9. Teen Dating Abuse
Survey Questions and
Results
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10. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Students were asked the following questions.
Emotional Abuse
Controlling Behavior- Have you ever had a
partner in a dating or serious relationship who
always wanted to know your whereabouts?
Verbal - Have you ever had a partner in a
dating or serious relationship who called you
names or put you down verbally?
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11. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Coerced Sex
Have you ever had a partner in a dating or
serious relationship who pressured you into
having sex (going all the way) when you
didn't want to?
Physical Abuse
During the past 12 months, did your boyfriend
or girlfriend ever hit, slap, or physically hurt
you on purpose?
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12. Teen Dating Abuse Behaviors – Overall
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
2011
Emotional Abuse 18.8
Coerced Sex 5.5
Physical Abuse 3.5
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13. Teen Dating Abuse by Grade
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
8th 10th 12th
Emotional Abuse 13.4 18.5 24.9
Coerced Sex 3.7 5.8 7.2
Physical Abuse 2.4 3.4 4.8
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14. National Comparison - Physical Abuse
40
30
% Reporting
20
10
0
10th Grade 12th Grade
FCPS 3.4 4.8
US 9.6 10.3
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15. Teen Dating Abuse by Race/Ethnicity
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
Asian/
Hispanic or Other or
Black Pacific White
Latino Multiple
Islander
Emotional Abuse 22.0 11.8 26.7 22.7 17.5
Coerced Sex 6.5 2.9 8.5 7.0 5.1
Physical Abuse 3.6 1.9 5.4 4.8 3.2
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16. Teen Dating Abuse by Gender
40
30
% Reporting
20
10
0
Female Male
Emotional Abuse 19.0 18.6
Coerced Sex 7.1 3.9
Physical Abuse 2.9 4.1
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17. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Students were asked the following question.
Sexual Orientation
Which of the following best describes you?
Heterosexual (straight), Gay or Lesbian,
Bisexual, Not sure
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18. Teen Dating Abuse by Sexual Orientation –
Females
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
Emotional Abuse Physical Abuse Coerced Sex
Heterosexual 18.1 2.4 6.7
Non-heterosexual 28.9 7.2 12.5
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19. Teen Dating Abuse by Sexual Orientation –
Males
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
Emotional Abuse Physical Abuse Coerced Sex
Heterosexual 18.3 4.0 3.5
Non-heterosexual 22.3 6.4 8.6
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20. Teen Dating Abuse
Correlations
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21. 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.
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22. Correlation Data
• 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 do
NOT show if substance use causes depression or if
depression leads to substance use.
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23. Teen Dating Abuse and Related Factors
Ever Had Sex
60
Poor Grades 40 Past 30-Day Drug Use
20
0
Chronically Bullied Depression
Carried a Weapon Considered Suicide
Dating Abuse No Dating Abuse
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24. Witnessing DV in the Home
Survey Question and Results
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25. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Students were asked the following question.
Witness Domestic Violence in the Home
My parent has had his/her body hurt from
actions (such as punching, kicking, choking,
shoving, and pulling of hair) by a
spouse/partner.
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26. Witness DV at Home by Grade
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
8th 10th 12th
DV at Home 6.9 7.4 7.3
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27. Witness DV at Home by Race/Ethnicity
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
Asian
African Hispanic or Other or
White Pacific
American Latino Multiple
Islander
DV at Home 4.1 10.7 11.5 7.6 9.1
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28. Witness DV at Home by Gender
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
Female Male
DV at Home 8.4 6.0
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29. DV in the Home and Teen Dating Abuse
Correlations
Teens witnessing DV in the home are
at higher risk of being victims of TDA
40
30
% Reporting
20
10
0
Victim Verbal Victim Coerced Victim Physical
Victim Controlling
Abuse Sex Abuse
DV at Home 32.3 18.9 15.7 11.1
None 14.9 6.1 4.8 2.9
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30. Witnessed DV at Home – Related Factors
Bullied Others
80
Poor Grades 60 Carried a Weapon
40
20
Food Insecurity Victim Bullying
0
Past 30-day Drug Use Depression
Ever had Sex Ideate Suicide
DV at Home None
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31. Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Bullied Someone (Year)
Sex (Ever)
70 Alcohol Use (30 Days)
Marijuana Use (30 Days)
Carried a Weapon (Year)
60
Percent with Risky Behavior
Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)
Cigarettes (30 Days)
50 Gang Member (Ever)
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3
Number of Assets
Teachers Recognize Good Work Have Community Adults to Talk to Parents are Available for Help
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32. Sexual Violence
Survey Question and Results
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33. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Students were asked the following question.
Sexual Violence
Have you ever been physically forced to
have sex when you did not want to?
The question of being physically forced to have sex is not asked in
the context of a dating relationship or exposure to DV in the home
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34. Sexual Violence by Gender
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
Forced Sex
(in or out of dating
relationship)
Female 5.7
Male 3.2
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35. In Summary
Physical abuse in Fairfax County is reported at
half the rate of the National Youth Risk Behavior
Survey
25% of teens in Fairfax County report being the
victim of some form of dating abuse
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36. In Summary
The LGBQ population reports disproportionally
higher for teen dating abuse than their
heterosexual peers
Teens witnessing DV at home are
disproportionally at risk for problems related to:
teen dating abuse, violence and bullying,
mental and physical health, sex, drugs, and
poor school performance
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37. The Prevention Toolkit
The Prevention Toolkit • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
provides access to Drugs
presentations, videos, fact • Bullying and Cyberbullying
sheets, links to helpful • Depression, Suicide &
organizations and resources,
Unhealthy Weight Loss
and ideas for taking action in
your family and community to • Nutrition and Physical
address Youth Survey related Activity
topics. • Teen Dating Abuse
The Prevention Toolkit Website
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm
Contact Email
NCSPrevention@fairfaxcounty.gov
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38. Help and More Information
Find these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit.
All are available 24 hours/7 days.
• National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline:(866) 331-9474
• Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline:
(703) 360-7273
• Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance Hotline:
(800) 838-8238
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39. Helpful Websites
• Teen Dating Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Break the Cycle
• Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
• Violence Against Women National Online Resource Center
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40. Questions? Contact Us!
Sophia Dutton
Countywide Service Integration and Planning Management
Economic, Demographic and Statistical Research
Sophia.Dutton@fairfaxcounty.gov
Dede Bailer
Fairfax County Public Schools
Office of Intervention and Prevention Services
Dede.Bailer@fcps.edu
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41. Appendix
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42. Teen Dating Abuse Related Factors
80
70
60
50
% Reporting
40
30
20
10
0
Past 30-
Ever Had Carried a Considere Chronicall Poor
Day Drug Depression
Sex Weapon d Suicide y Bullied Grades
Use
Dating Abuse 57.7 56.5 50.0 24.2 30.9 16.7 5.6
No Dating Abuse 13.2 21.4 23.6 9.0 11.8 7.8 1.7
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43. Victim of Controlling Behaviors and Verbal Abuse
by Demographics
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
8th 10th 12th Multiple
Overall Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
grade grade grade /Other
Controlling 16.1 11.4 15.8 21.3 15.5 16.8 14.6 19.5 23.3 10.2 19.5
Verbal Abuse 7.0 4.1 6.8 10.2 8.9 4.9 6.7 6.9 10.0 4.0 9.4
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44. Victim of Controlling Behaviors and Verbal
Abuse by Sexual Orientation - Females
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
Controlling Verbal Abuse
Heterosexual 14.7 8.3
Non-heterosexual 23.3 16.2
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45. Victim of Controlling Behaviors and Verbal
Abuse by Sexual Orientation - Males
40
35
30
25
% Reporting
20
15
10
5
0
Controlling Verbal Abuse
Heterosexual 16.7 4.5
Non-heterosexual 19.3 9.7
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46. Witnessed DV at Home
Violence and Bullying
80
70
60
% Reporting
50
40
30
20
10
0
Victim Victim
Victim Victim Victim Ever in a Bullied Attacked
Parent Cyber-
Bullying Attack Rape Gang Others Someone
Bullying bullying
DV at Home 65.1 54.1 43.8 27.5 15.7 8.7 63.3 31.3
None 51.8 19.2 17.7 14.8 3.6 2.5 50.4 11.5
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47. Witnessed DV at Home
Depression and Suicide
80
70
60
% Reporting
50
40
30
20
10
0
Ideate Attempt
Depression
Suicide Suicide
DV at Home 56.6 38.3 12.1
None 27.1 14.1 3.1
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48. Witnessed DV at Home
Sex and Drugs
80
70
60
% Reporting
50
40
30
20
10
0
Past 30-day Binge Four+ Sex Past 30-day
Ever had Sex
Drug Use Drinking Partners Inhalant Use
DV at Home 47.5 40.7 19.0 13.9 7.6
None 28.4 21.2 10.3 5.6 2.1
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49. Witnessed DV at Home
School Experiences
80
70
60
50
% Reporting
40
30
20
10
0
Undone
Victim School Weapon to Poor Grades
Suspended Homework
Cyber-bullying School (Ds & Fs)
(Usually)
DV at Home 27.6 19.7 17.0 13.2 7.0
None 14.0 7.6 7.9 4.0 2.2
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50. Witnessed DV at Home
Other Correlations
80
70
60
% Reporting
50
40
30
20
10
0
Less than 8 No Extra-
Food No Sports Unhealthy
Hours Nightly curricular
Insecurity Teams Weight Loss
Sleep Activities
DV at Home 74.2 47.6 45.0 38.6 16.6
None 66.2 18.6 36.3 25.4 6.2
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51. Sexual Violence by Grade
40
35
30
% Reporting 25
20
15
10
5
0
8th 10th 12th
FCPS 3.3 4.8 5.5
US 8 9.5
The question was not asked in the context of a dating relationship.
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52. Sexual Violence by Race/Ethnicity
40
35
30
% Reporting
25
20
15
10
5
0
Forced Sex
(in or out of dating relationship)
White 3.4
African American 5.8
Hispanic/Latino 7.5
Asian / Pacific Islander 2.9
Other or Multiple 6.3
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53. Sexual Violence by Gender and
Sexual Orientation
Female Victims Male Victims
40 40
35 35
30 30
% Reporting
% Reporting
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
Forced Sex Forced Sex
(in or out of (in or out of
dating dating
relationship) relationship)
Heterosexual 4.8 Heterosexual 2.7
Non- Non-
14.3 9.4
heterosexual heterosexual
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