1. West Hartford Community Network
West Hartford High School Risk Behavior Survey 2017 – A Focus on Bullying & Sexual Behavior
West Hartford Community Network
November 28, 2017
Mitch Irving, MPH

2. 2017 High School Survey
ScanTron Survey distributed in Phys.Ed period during last week of February, 2017
2151 students at Hall & Conard
Questions on substance use, bullying, sexual health and other risk behaviors
Note: Results were not broken down by school

3. 2017 High School Survey How do you identify yourself? Female: 47.7%
Other: 3.1%
Grade
9th – 31.2%
10th – 25.8%
11th – 29.6%
12th – 13.4%

4. Physical Bullying & Fighting
6.5% - Students who did not go to school at least once in the previous month because they felt unsafe
14.2% - Students physically harmed (hitting, kicking, shoving) and/or had belongings stolen by another student in the last month

5. Physical Bullying & Fighting
6.7% - Students threatened or injured at least once by a weapon on school property in the last year
16% - Students involved in a physical fight at least once in the last year (≈340 students)

6. Verbal & Online Bullying
31.1 % - Students who have been taunted, teased, name-called, ignored or excluded by others at least once in the last month
13.7% - Report verbal bullying 3 or more times in the last month
12.6% - Students reporting someone sending mean text messages or posting harmful things on the internet about them at least once in the last month

7. Dating Violence
During the last year, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with….
12.1 % - Purposely try to control or emotionally hurt you (at least one time)
5.1% - Physically hurt you on purpose (at least one time)
7.3% - Force you to have sex or do sexual things that you did not want to do (at least one time)

8. Sexual Behavior 29.3% - Ever had sexual intercourse
26.3% - Among sexually active students, percentage reporting never or rarely using a method of birth control and/or STI protection
85.8% - All Students who report having never been, or not sure if, they have ever been tested for STIs

9. Substance Use & Risk Behaviors
42.6% - Among sexually active students, percentage reporting having used alcohol or other drugs before sex
17% - Students who have done something they later regretted at least one time while drinking alcohol
6.5% - Students who report being taken advantage of sexually at least one time while drinking alcohol

10. Alcohol Use & Teen Driving
12% - Students reporting being in a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol at least one time in the past month
14.6% - Students who report having driven a vehicle after drinking alcohol at least one time in the past month