Unintentional Injury & Violence-Related Behaviors

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who rarely or never wore a seatbelt when riding in a car driven by someone else – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 11% of students with mostly A’s rarely or never work a seatbelt and 40% of students with mostly D/F’s rarely or never wore a seatbelt. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 22% of students with mostly A’s rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol and 43% of students with mostly D/F’s rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who drove when drinking alcohol – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 9% of students with mostly A’s drove when drinking alcohol and 24% of students with mostly D/F’s drove when drinking alcohol. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who carried a weapon – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 11% of students with mostly A’s carried a weapon and 35% of students with mostly D/F’s carried a weapon. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were in a physical fight – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 20% of students with mostly A’s were in a physical fight and 57% of students with mostly D/F’s were in a physical fight. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were injured in a physical fight – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 2% of students with mostly A’s were injured in a physical fight and 9% of students with mostly D/F’s were injured in a physical fight. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 6% of students with mostly A’s were hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend and 14% of students with mostly D/F’s were hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 6% of students with mostly A’s were physically forced to have sexually intercourse when they did not want to and 16% of students with mostly D/F’s were physically forced to have sexually intercourse when they did not want to. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 5% of students with mostly A’s were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property and 21% of students with mostly D/F’s were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who were in a physical fight on school property – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 7% of students with mostly A’s were in a physical fight on school property and 14% of students with mostly D/F’s were in a physical fight on school property. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 3% of students with mostly A’s did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school and 11% of students with mostly D/F’s did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who had property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 27% of students with mostly A’s had property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property and 39% of students with mostly D/F’s had property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property. *p<.001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who felt sad or hopeless – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 21% of students with mostly A’s felt sad or hopeless and 47% of students with mostly D/F’s felt sad or hopeless. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who seriously considered attempting suicide – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 12% of students with mostly A’s seriously considered attempting suicide and 30% of students with mostly D/F’s seriously considered attempting suicide. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who made a suicide plan – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 12% of students with mostly A’s made a suicide plan and 30% of students with mostly D/F’s made a suicide plan. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s who attempted suicide – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 12% of students with mostly A’s attempted suicide and 30% of students with mostly D/F’s attempted suicide. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students receiving mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D/F’s whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or an overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003.* This means that 12% of students with mostly A’s whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or an overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse and 30% of students with mostly D/F’s whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or an overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse. *p<.0001 after controlling for sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity.