1. The PRIDE Survey Student Data
Presentation: November 2, 2017
MS/HS PTA Meeting

2. What is the PRIDE survey?
This PRIDE survey anonymously collects data regarding student use and perceptions of substance use, protective factors, and opinions on school culture and safety.
The PRIDE survey, which was first administered in 1982, has been given to students in thousands of schools across the country.
The survey complies with federal guidelines for collecting information on student substance use.

3. Why did we administer the survey to our students?
PROCESS
Data on student substance use was collected in March 2014, and then again in February 2017.
Administrators and faculty, in collaboration with the Scarsdale Drug & Alcohol Task Force, developed a plan to collect data using an established survey.
GOALS OF THE SURVEY
To identify areas of concern within our community
Evaluate our current substance use prevention efforts
Identify trends and patterns
Raise awareness to drug and alcohol prevention & intervention

4. How was the survey administered?
The voluntary, anonymous survey was administered, using paper and pencil, to students during an extended homeroom on February 28, The survey was also administered in March 2014.
Students, parents and faculty were provided information about the survey prior to the administration.
Parents and/or students could opt out of the survey.
The aggregate data was looked at by school administrators, social workers, health teachers, community members from the Drug and Alcohol Task Force, and the Scarsdale Youth Officer.

5. How many students participated?
Grade
Male
2014
2017
Female
Total
% Class 9
160
182
167
179
356
361 90 92 10
152
146
132
180
308
326 82 88 11
154
131
157
162
330
293 81 75 12
113
138
124
150
252
288 71 70
579
597
580
671
1246
1268/
1560
*129 students were marked absent from homeroom on the day of the administration. 89.5% of students attending completed a survey.

6. What information do we have?
Descriptive statistics on:
Substance use
Perceptions of risk
Perceptions of parent and peer disapproval
Where students use
When students use
Protective factors
Data can be disaggregated (ex. grade, gender)
National PRIDE data
Monitoring the Future

7. Core Measures
Federal agencies have identified certain data that are most important in measuring drug use and perceptions among youth. These data are referred to as Core Measures.

8. Core measures for all students
Tobacco
2014
2017
Alcohol
Marijuana
Presc. Drugs (abuse)
Past 30 day use
3.5
3.4
33.5
39.7
15.4
20.3
1.6
2.0
Perceived risk
93.3
93.8
77.4
76.8
55.7
53.7
92.5
91.2
Parent disapproval
97.1
97.8
91.9
94.2
88.8
84.8
98.1
98.2
Friends disapproval
77.5 77
70.1
74.3
46.1
39.4
89.3
Students were asked to report past 30 day use on cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, steroids, ecstasy, meth and over-the- counter drugs. In all of these cases, the response was <1%.

9. Past 30 day use disaggregated by grade
Drug
9th
2014
2017
10th
11th
12th
Tobacco
1.4
1.1
2.0
1.2
2.7
5.8
9.1
6.2
Alcohol
9.6
22.8
30.6
43.3
41.9
44.2
59.9
51.9
Marijuana
4.8
8.9
10.2
16.7
16.1
26.9
35.7
31.7
Presc. Drug .6
1.6
3.4
2.4
4.5

10. Past 30 day use disaggregated by gender
Drug M
2014
2017 F
Cigarettes&
Tobacco
4.2
4.8
3.1
2.4
Alcohol
32.1
37.7
34.8
42.2
Marijuana
20.5
26.6
10.2
14.4
Prescription
Drugs (abuse)
1.9
2.9
1.2
1.3

11. Where do students use? Drug Home 2014 2017 School In car In car*
Friend’s home
Other
Tobacco
1.2
0.6
0.4
1.4
3.1
3.8
4.3
2.4
Alcohol
10.5
13.2
0.5
0.2
2.6
40.3
43.9
13.1
10.2
Mariju
4.6
5.0
0.9
5.9
5.5
17.0
20.2
10.6
8.5
Presc. Drugs
0.3
0.7
1.5
0.8
Students were also asked about vehicle safety.
99% of students report that they have never driven when they had been drinking alcohol.
94% report that they have never been a passenger in a car with someone who had been drinking.
90% report wearing a seatbelt always or most of the time.

12. When students use? Drug Before school 2014 2017 During school
After school
Week night
Weeknight
Week
End
Tobacco
0.2
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.9
1.1
5.5
4.8
Alcohol
0.3
0.1
1.3
2.2
1.2
47.1
51.2
Marij
0.4
1.4
2.7
3.4
3.1
23.0
24.5
Presc
Drugs
2.1

13. Do students binge drink?
Response
9th
2014
2017
10th
11th
12th
Never
92.1
83.3
70.1
56.0
56.5
54.9
36.0
50.3
Seldom
4.0
5.3
9.5
14.2
12.8
13.2
17.6
11.9
Some
times
2.8
6.9
12.5
19.5 20
24.4
16.7
Often
0.6
2.2
3.0
10.8
6.7
5.4
13.6
11.6
A lot
4.9
5.8
4.6
6.5
8.4
Definition: 5 drinks within a few hours

14. POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS
PROTECTIVE FACTORS*
POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS
Good academic performance
Strong participation in sports, activities and community activities.
Generally safe school
Consistent attendance
Appropriate behavior in school (not disciplined)
Access to cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana
Varied perceptions of risk associated with alcohol and marijuana
Varied perceptions on how friends’ perceive the risk associated with alcohol and marijuana
Stress and pressure
Varied perceptions on what the rules are at school and at home
*Although the survey shows that our students generally fall into these categories, not all do. Focus also needs to be on students who do not meet these protective factors.

15. What did we find that will be most helpful as we develop and improve our programs?
Alcohol
39.7% of our students report having used alcohol during the past 30 days.
There is an increase in the 30 day use rates for 9th (9.6 -> 22.8) and 10th (30.6 -> 43.3) graders.
Binge drinking is an issue for some of our students. The number of students who report that they binge drink “often or a lot”:
9th 4.4 percent
10th 16.6 percent
11th 11.9 percent
12th 21.1 percent

16. What did we find that will be most helpful as we develop and improve our programs?
Marijuana
20.3% of our students (26.9% of juniors and 31.7% of seniors) report having used marijuana during the past 30 days.
Boys are more likely to smoke marijuana (26.6% of boys, 14.4% of girls)
Marijuana is perceived as being less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. (Perceived risk for marijuana 53.7%, alcohol 76.8% and cigarettes and tobacco 93.8%)
There is an increase in the 30 day use rates for 9th (4.8 -> 8.9) and 10th (10.2 -> 16.7) graders.
When and where?
Students most often use in homes and on weekends.

17. Where do we go from here? Communication
Administration at the high school (Summer)
Youth Outreach Workers (Summer)
Middle school administration (September)
Health teachers (September)
Counselors and psychologists at the high school (September)
District administration (September)
Faculty at the high school (October)
Drug and Alcohol Task Force (October)
PTA & PT Council (November)
Students (December, January)
Program development and improvement
Follow-up survey

18. Vaping/Juuling
Vape Pen
Juul

19. Question and Answer