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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.
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The 2005 Lower Yukon School District data highlights:
Percentage of students who ever felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months 29.2%
Percentage of students who seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months 33.4%
Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide during the past 12 months 23.7%
Percentage of students who actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months 27.4%
Percentage of students whose attempted suicide during the past 12 months resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse 3.4%
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Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more days during their life 64.9%
Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 13 12.8%
Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days 34.2%
Percentage of students who had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, with a couple of hours, one or more of the past 30 days 17.0%
Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 1.2%
Percentage of students who usually drank alcohol at home 2.9%
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Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs 89.2%
Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 13 26.5%
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days 51.3%
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days 25.8%
Percentage of students who smoked two or more cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days 33.5%
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 32.1%
Percentage of students who ever smoked cigarettes regularly, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days 31.1%
Percentage of students who have ever tried to quit smoking cigarettes 53.3%
Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco or snuff on one or more of the past 30 days 43.8%
Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco or snuff on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 23.6%
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Percentage of students who 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 9.9%
Percentage of students who were in a physical fight one or more times during the past 12 months 36.3%
Percentage of students who were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months 17.1%
Percentage of students who have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to 8.6%
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Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during their life 82.1%
Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 22.0%
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days 37.4%
Percentage of students who used marijuana on school property one or more times during the past 30 days 3.6%
Percentage of students who were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property by someone during the past 12 months 19.7%
Percentage of students who 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 9.9%
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Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse 44.6%
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 1.4%
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse with four or more people during their life 12.9%
Percentage of students who had sexual intercourse with one or more people during the past three months 32.6%
Percentage of students who have ever had sexual intercourse but have not had sexual intercourse during the past three months 27.4%
Of students who had sexual intercourse during the past three months, the percentage who drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse 24.4%
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Percentage of students whose parents never discuss school 12.4%
Percentage of students who think teachers care about them and give encouragement 60.6%
Percentage of students who do not have another adult to seek help from 11.8%
Percentage of students who feel alone in their life 12.7%
Percentage of students who feel they matter to people in their community 57.8%
Percentage of students who feel their school has clear rules and consequences for behavior 70.2%
Percentage of students who spend time helping others for free 76.7%
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