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Youth Risk Behavior Study - 2005
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Youth Risk Behavior Study

In Spring 2005, LYSD students participated in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.  This survey’s data is one of the highest ranking reliable data collection tool as it is voluntary and anonymous.  It should be noted that only 27 percent of LYSD middle and high school students participated in the survey so the results reflect only these participant’s responses.


The 2005 Lower Yukon School District data highlights:



Suicide; Percentage of Students who, during the past 12 months…

29.2%
felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they
stopped doing some usual activities
33.4%
seriously considered attempting suicide
23.7%
made a plan about how they would attempt suicide
27.4%
actually attempted suicide one or more times
3.4%
attempted suicide, resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be
treated by a doctor or nurse

Alcohol; Percentage of Students who had…

64.9%
at least one drink of alcohol on one or more days during their life
12.8%
their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 13
34.2%
at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days
17.0%
five or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, with a couple of hours, one or
more of the past 30 days
1.2%
at least one drink of alcohol on school property on one or more of the past 30 days
2.9%
usually drank alcohol at home

Tobacco; Percentage of Students who…

89.2%
ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs
26.5%
smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 13
51.3%
smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days
25.8%
smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days
33.5%
smoked two or more cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days
32.1%
smoked cigarettes on school property on one or more of the past 30 days
31.2%
smoked cigarettes regularly, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days
53.3%
have ever tried to quit smoking cigarettes
43.8%
used chewing tobacco or snuff on one or more of the past 30 days
23.6%
used chewing tobacco or snuff on school property on one or more of the past 30 days

Relationships; Percentage of Students who…

9.9%
did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt unsafe
at school or on their way to or from school
36.3%
were in a physical fight one or more times during the past 12 months
17.1%
were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or
girlfriend during the past 12 months
8.6%
have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to

Drugs and Inhalants; Percentage of Students who…

82.1%
used marijuana one or more times during their life
22.0%
tried marijuana for the first time before age 13
37.4%
used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days
3.6%
used marijuana on school property one or more times during the past 30 days
19.7%
were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property by someone during the past 12 months
9.9%
sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paint or spray to get
high one or more times during their life

Sexual Relationship; Percentage of Students who…

44.6%
had sexual intercourse
1.4%
had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13
12.9%
had sexual intercourse with four or more people during their life
32.6%
had sexual intercourse with one or more people during the past three months
27.4%
have ever had sexual intercourse but have not had sexual intercourse during the past three months
24.4%
Of students who had sexual intercourse during the past three months, who drank alcohol or
used drugs before last sexual intercourse

School and Community; Percentage of Students who…

12.4%
whose parents never discuss school
60.6%
think teachers care about them and give encouragement
11.8%
do not have another adult to seek help from
12.7%
feel alone in their life
57.8%
feel they matter to people in their community
70.2%
feel their school has clear rules and consequences for behavior
76.7%
spend time helping others for free








Last Modified: Aug 25, 2010
 

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