North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car 100 80 60 40 15.8 17.3 20 12.9 9.9 11.7 9.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q8 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol 100 80 60 33.0 40 27.8 26.2 27.0 25.9 21.2 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q11 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be treated by a doctor or nurse 100 80 60 40 16.6 14.8 20 10.7 9.3 8.1 4.5 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q14 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves 100 80 60 40 25.3 24.2 24.4 21.6 18.8 15.3 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q15 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 100 80 60 40 15.1 13.2 20 12.3 10.6 13.3 9.4 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q19 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 24.7 18.3 15.3 11.9 20 12.1 9.2 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q20 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 8.0 6.0 3.8 1.5 1.6 1.9 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th M1 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked two or more cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 15.3 20 10.5 7.5 4.2 3.7 3.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q21 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day on the days that they smoked during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.5 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th M2 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 100 80 60 40 19.7 20.7 17.2 17.7 15.7 15.2 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q27 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 100 80 60 40 20 7.6 5.8 4.1 2.2 2.9 1.9 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q29 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase 100 80 60 40 20 6.3 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.2 3.3 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q30 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever sniffed glue, breathed the contents of spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high 100 80 60 40 14.9 16.6 16.9 13.6 20 15.0 12.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q31 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are at risk for becoming overweight 100 80 60 40 18.9 16.8 16.2 15.6 15.1 14.4 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th M5 - Weighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are overweight 100 80 60 40 18.2 16.7 14.4 15.7 20 12.1 10.1 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th M6 - Weighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight 100 80 60 29.5 40 28.6 26.1 26.2 23.8 22.2 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q38 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight 100 80 46.8 60 49.8 43.1 42.0 40.1 36.9 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q39 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 73.2 80 66.1 66.3 66.5 66.2 59.5 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q40 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever took diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 40 20 6.9 5.1 4.4 5.8 3.8 4.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q43 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever vomited or took laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 40 20 7.9 9.5 6.4 5.0 5.3 4.5 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q44 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who exercised or participated in physical activity for at least 20 minutes that made them sweat and breathe hard on three or more of the past seven days 100 80.0 72.3 71.8 80 71.1 69.5 61.8 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q45 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about AIDS or HIV infection in school 100 81.5 78.5 80 70.7 71.6 70.0 52.4 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q49 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who responded that the highest level completed by the parent(s) or adult(s) that they live with was four-year graduate or higher 100 80 60 38.1 40.5 35.5 35.3 35.8 27.8 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q50 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or seldom wore a helmet when they rode a bicycle during the past 12 months 100 72.2 80 69.1 65.9 66.1 62.7 60.0 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q51 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who carried a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 12.1 20 8.6 10.5 6.6 8.3 5.6 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q52 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt they would be unsafe at school or on their way to or from school 100 80 60 40 20 7.7 8.1 8.5 7.5 7.3 6.0 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q53 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been threatened or injured with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 20 12.9 11.5 11.1 10.8 12.0 8.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q54 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students whose property, such as their clothing or books, has been stolen or deliberately damaged on school property one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 41.6 41.1 39.9 38.7 38.4 39.8 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q55 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight on school property 100 80 57.5 60 42.8 43.5 40.4 42.2 40 26.3 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q56 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who, during the past 12 months, felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities 100 80 60 37.7 35.6 40 32.8 29.6 32.6 27.9 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q57 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 18.2 16.9 21.1 16.4 14.2 20 11.4 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q58 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 16.8 20 9.4 10.1 8.3 6.8 4.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q59 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have taken steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 20 7.9 5.5 6.4 4.5 3.8 4.8 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q60 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 22.6 17.8 13.6 20 9.3 9.9 8.7 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q61 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or Human Pappilloma Virus/genital warts (HPV) 100 80 55.1 60 41.9 41.3 38.6 35.6 40 20.4 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q62 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever dieted to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 46.5 39.1 37.2 38.0 38.0 40 29.5 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q63 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 33.8 40 30.6 29.7 29.2 28.9 26.0 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q64 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate fruit one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 40 25.0 24.4 27.3 23.8 22.6 19.4 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q65 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate green salad one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 40 12.1 20 7.6 7.2 8.1 6.1 4.5 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q66 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate potatoes one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 40 20 5.9 5.7 4.5 3.2 3.2 4.2 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q67 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate carrots one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 40 20 5.9 4.7 5.8 4.9 4.0 4.0 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q68 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate other vegetables one or more times per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 40 22.0 19.7 19.9 19.1 18.3 15.5 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q69 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who drank one or more glasses of milk per day during the past seven days 100 80 60 46.5 38.0 42.2 38.5 39.4 32.1 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q70 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who participated in physical activity for at least 30 minutes that did not make them sweat or breathe hard, such as fast walking, slow bicycling, skating, pushing a lawn mower, or mopping floors on five or more of the past seven days 100 80 60 40 29.1 28.2 27.0 25.0 19.9 20.9 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q71 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually go to physical education (PE) or gym class one or more days per week 100 69.1 68.7 64.8 80 65.7 63.0 62.8 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q72 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who consider themselves to have a disability 100 80 60 40 14.6 20 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.3 11.1 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q73 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are limited in any way in any activities because of any impairment or health problem 100 80 60 40 14.8 11.5 20 11.4 11.3 9.8 9.2 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q74 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have some trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating because of some impairment or health problem 100 80 60 40 15.3 13.5 14.9 20 13.6 11.8 12.4 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q75 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who responded that there usually never was an adult at their home in the afternoon when they return from school 100 80 60 40 20 10.0 9.5 7.7 5.3 8.1 5.3 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q76 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who performed some organized community service as a non-paid volunteer one or more times during the past 30 days 100 80 60 35.9 33.9 33.5 31.3 33.1 33.5 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q77 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who last saw a doctor or health care provider during the past 12 months for a check-up or physical exam when they were not sick or injured 100 80 56.1 57.5 54.1 55.4 52.0 55.0 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q78 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who last saw a dentist during the past 12 months for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work 100 80 59.9 61.3 58.3 57.9 54.5 55.9 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q79 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who would rate their health in general as very good or excellent 100 80 56.4 54.6 55.7 60 51.6 46.8 45.1 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q80 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who would rate the quality of their life in general as very good or excellent 100 80 61.9 60.8 61.1 59.5 60.1 57.2 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q81 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that they feel good about themselves 100 81.7 81.9 81.0 80.0 78.0 77.6 80 60 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q82 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that harassment and bullying by other students is a problem at their school 100 80 60 46.7 45.0 44.1 44.1 44.0 40.9 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q83 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that drugs are a problem at their school 100 80 60 40 28.5 23.9 20.0 17.8 22.0 20.2 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q84 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that violence is a problem at their school 100 80 60 47.5 44.5 39.9 42.3 40.2 40.1 40 20 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q85 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually walk to school on one or more days per week 100 80 60 40 17.6 13.5 15.8 11.2 12.3 20 10.3 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q86 - Weighted Data

North Carolina (Region 1) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually ride a bicycle to school on one or more days per week 100 80 60 40 20 8.8 8.8 6.4 6.4 3.9 4.0 Total Males Females 6th 7th 8th Q87 - Weighted Data