|
Drugs and Violence on School
Property
| Type of violence or drug-related behavior |
1993
total |
1999 |
2003
total |
2005 |
| Total |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Total |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
|
Carried a weapon
1,2
|
11.8% |
6.9 |
6.4 |
5.0 |
7.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
8.2 |
| Male |
17.9 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
6.8 |
13.7 |
| Female |
5.1 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
|
Threatened or injured with a weapon
3
|
7.3 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
9.8 |
| Male |
9.2 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
9.0 |
13.1 |
11.6 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
10.2 |
11.9 |
| Female |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
|
In a physical fight
3
|
16.2 |
14.2 |
12.3 |
18.7 |
15.7 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
11.6 |
16.9 |
18.3 |
| Male |
23.5 |
18.5 |
17.2 |
19.0 |
20.6 |
17.1 |
18.2 |
16.2 |
20.1 |
24.4 |
| Female |
8.6 |
9.8 |
7.1 |
18.4 |
10.8 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
12.1 |
|
Cigarette use
1
|
13.2% |
14.0 |
15.6 |
6.7 |
12.9 |
8.0 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
| Male |
13.5 |
14.8 |
16.5 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
| Female |
12.9 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
5.8 |
10.6 |
7.6 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
|
Smokeless tobacco use
4
|
6.8 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
| Male |
12.5 |
8.1 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
11.7 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
| Female |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
|
Alcohol use
1
|
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
| Male |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
| Female |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
|
Marijuana use
1
|
5.6 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
10.7 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
| Male |
7.8 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
14.7 |
7.6 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
10.4 |
| Female |
3.3 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
|
Offered, sold, or given an illegal drug
3
|
24.0 |
30.2 |
28.8 |
25.3 |
36.9 |
28.7 |
25.4 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
33.5 |
| Male |
28.5 |
34.7 |
33.2 |
30.1 |
44.4 |
31.9 |
28.8 |
26.2 |
28.7 |
38.5 |
| Female |
19.1 |
25.7 |
24.1 |
20.9 |
29.5 |
25.0 |
21.8 |
20.9 |
19.2 |
28.5 |
NOTES: For American students grades 9–12.
1. On one or more of the 30 days
preceding the survey.
2. Such as a gun, knife, or club.
3. One or more times during the 12 months
preceding the survey.
4. Used chewing tobacco or snuff during
the 30 days preceding the survey.
Source: U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From Digest of Education
Statistics 2007.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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