Comparison of 2001, 2003, 2005 YRBS Results for TRHS

2001                                        2003                            2005

Any use of Substance ever                80%                                        75%

            9^th grade                                   75%                                         62%

            10^th grade                                 76%                                         76%

            11^th grade                                 85%                                         78%

            12^th grade                                 89%                                         87%

Past 30 day use of Substance            56%                                        52%                           

(tobacco,alcohol,pot)

            9^th    grade                                 45%                                         39%

            10^th grade                                 55%                                         48%

            11^th grade                                 60%                                         57%

12^th grade                                 69%                                         73%

Alcohol Use Ever                               77%                                        71%                            73%

            9^th                                            70%                                         58%                             62%

            10^th                                          72%                                         70%                             74%

            11^th                                          83%                                         75%                             78%

12^th                                          86%                                         85%                             84%

Past 30 day Alcohol                           49%                                        46%                            46%

            9^th                                            37%                                         35%                             34%

            10^th                                          49%                                         41%                             50%

            11^th                                          54%                                         50%                             54%

            12^th                                          61%                                         65%                             55%

Binge Drinking 30 day                       30%                                        31%                            29%

            9^th                                            17%                                         21%                             19%

            10^th                                          31%                                         24%                             32%

            11^th                                          34%                                         35%                             29%

            12^th                                          41%                                         53%                             38%

Age of Onset(alcohol)

<12                                          34%                                         35%                             22%*total sample

13-14                                       35%                                         33%                             26%*  

15-16                                       28%                                         28%                             23%*

17>                                          3%                                           4%                               4%*

Pot Use Ever                                      42%                                        45%                            43%

            9^th                                            27%                                         30%                             31%

            10^th                                          39%                                         41%                             44%

            11^th                                          48%                                         49%                             48%

            12^th                                          61%                                         69%                             56%

Past 30 Day Pot                                 25%                                        30%                            28%

            9^th                                            17%                                         20%                             20%

            10^th                                          23%                                         26%                             30%

            11^th                                          31%                                         33%                             30%

            12^th                                          32%                                         44%                             35%

Age of Onset (pot)                   2001                                        2003

<12                                          25%                                         24%                             10%*total sample

13-14                                       38%                                         38%                             16%*

15-16                                       32%                                         32%                             16%*

17>                                          5%                                           6%                               2%*

Tobacco Use Ever                              40%                                        37%                            44%

            9^th                                            29%                                         28%                             39%

            10^th                                          39%                                         37%                             44%

            11^th                                          48%                                         38%                             45%

            12^th                                          46%                                         48%                             50%

Daily use (at least 30 days)       20%                                         15%                             15%

                                                                                                                                                        Chew  Cigar

Past 30 days any tobacco product     25%                                        27%                            22% +8% +18%

            9^th                                            18%                                         21%                             19% +7% +13%

            10^th                                          24%                                         21%                             23% +9%  +18%

            11^th                                          28%                                         29%                             21% +6% +20%

            12^th                                          32%                                         41%                             25% +9% +23

            Age of onset

            <12                                          50%                                         46%                             13%*total sample

            13-14                                       33%                                         31%                             12%*

            15-16                                       13%                                         19%                             8%*

            17>                                          4%                                           4%                               3%*

Smoked  School Property 30 day      9%                                          9%

Lifetime use of other

 illicit substance                                 23%                                        24%

            Coke                                        10%                                         12%                             11% 5%reg

            Heroin                                      4%                                           5%                               4%                  

            Inhalants                                   13%                                         14%                             14%

            Amphetamines              14%                                         9%                               6%

            Steroids                                    3%                                           7%                               5%

            Ecstasy                                                                         11%                             8%

            Injecting Illegal substance          3%                                           4%                               4%

Offered,sold, given illegal drug

On school property                            30%                                        26%                            30%

Other Risk Behavior and Violence

Carried gun, knife or club in lifetime       14%                                         15%

            On school grounds                    5%                                           6%                           5.7%

Physical fight in last year                        26%                                         31%                         32%

            Injured                                     4%                                           5%                           4.%

Date violence                                        11%                                         9%                          10%

Sex Assault                                          9%                                           7%                           9%

Emotional Problems

Sad or Hopeless 2 wk> /last year         31%                                         30%                        28%

Considered Suicide lifetime                   20%                                         20%                        17% (12mo)

            Plan                                                                                          15%                        13%

            Attempt last yr                          16%                                         10%                        10%

Weight and body image issues   23%                                         21%    

Sexual Behavior

            Intercourse                               36%                                         42%                         46%

            Age of onset

            <12                                          12%                                         11%                           6%*total sample

            13                                            11%                                         10%                           4%*

            14                                            14%                                         19%                           9%*

            15                                            28%                                         29%                           14%*

            16                                            23%                                         22%                           10%*

            17>                                          11%                                         10%                             5%*

            Number of Partners

            1                                              47%                                         42%                             18%*total sample

            2                                              20%                                         19%                             9%*

            3                                              12%                                         13%                             7%*

            4                                              6%                                           8%                               3%*

            5                                              3%                                           4%                               2%*

            6>                                            13%                                         15%                             8%*

            AOD last encounter                  21%                                         28%                             12%*

            Condom Use last encounter      60%                                         64%                             70%

            Pregnancy/Impregnating            3%                                           5%

AIDS Education                       92%                                         92%                             84%