1. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 9.6 11.7 7.5 7.2 10.2 10.8 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car Q8 - Unweighted Data

2. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 26.7 26.6 26.7 19.7 27.8 30.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol Q11 - Unweighted Data

3. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.4 14.4 6.1 10.8 9.8 10.2 North Carolina 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 Q14 - Unweighted Data

4. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.4 16.9 23.9 18.9 17.9 24.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves Q15 - Unweighted Data

5. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 11.6 14.3 8.7 12.3 10.6 12.0 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 Q19 - Unweighted Data

6. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 12.8 13.7 11.6 6.7 12.6 18.0 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days Q20 - Unweighted Data

7. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 2.8 3.5 2.2 0.8 3.2 4.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days M1 - Unweighted Data

8. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 5.4 6.0 4.8 2.2 5.2 8.3 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked two or more cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days Q21 - Unweighted Data

9. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.7 North Carolina 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 M2 - Unweighted Data

10. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 17.8 20.5 14.8 15.7 19.4 16.9 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 Q27 - Unweighted Data

11. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 3.9 5.5 2.3 3.5 3.3 4.8 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 Q29 - Unweighted Data

12. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 5.5 6.2 4.8 4.3 4.9 6.6 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase Q30 - Unweighted Data

13. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 15.8 16.6 14.8 14.4 16.7 15.3 North Carolina 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 Q31 - Unweighted Data

14. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 14.7 16.7 14.9 13.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are at risk for becoming overweight M5 - Unweighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.

15. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 14.2 16.9 11.5 17.2 13.3 13.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are overweight M6 - Unweighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.

16. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 25.7 21.8 29.7 25.0 26.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight Q38 - Unweighted Data

17. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 42.8 33.3 52.9 42.0 44.3 41.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight Q39 - Unweighted Data

18. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 66.4 58.4 74.7 65.1 65.9 68.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight Q40 - Unweighted Data

19. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.9 5.2 8.6 4.3 6.7 8.2 North Carolina 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 Q43 - Unweighted Data

20. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.9 4.5 9.5 4.3 6.8 8.3 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever vomited or took laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight Q44 - Unweighted Data

21. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 72.6 76.8 68.2 71.7 72.4 74.3 North Carolina 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 Q45 - Unweighted Data

22. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 70.2 72.2 68.2 49.2 74.3 81.3 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about AIDS or HIV infection in school Q49 - Unweighted Data

23. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 35.3 37.0 33.7 33.3 37.7 34.0 North Carolina 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 Q50 - Unweighted Data

24. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 63.5 68.3 58.2 60.0 63.1 67.0 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or seldom wore a helmet when they rode a bicycle during the past 12 months Q51 - Unweighted Data

25. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.9 9.4 4.3 5.7 6.6 8.2 North Carolina 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 Q52 - Unweighted Data

26. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 7.8 6.6 9.1 8.2 7.1 North Carolina 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 Q53 - Unweighted Data

27. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.0 10.7 9.2 10.1 10.9 8.6 North Carolina 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 Q54 - Unweighted Data

28. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 39.7 41.9 37.2 38.3 42.0 38.4 North Carolina 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 Q55 - Unweighted Data

29. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 39.5 53.9 24.2 34.5 40.4 41.5 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight on school property Q56 - Unweighted Data

30. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 29.5 25.2 34.0 26.5 31.6 28.4 North Carolina 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 Q57 - Unweighted Data

31. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 16.3 16.8 15.5 8.9 16.9 20.9 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days Q58 - Unweighted Data

32. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 8.5 9.9 6.7 4.3 7.4 13.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days Q59 - Unweighted Data

33. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 5.8 4.4 5.9 6.8 North Carolina 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 Q60 - Unweighted Data

34. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 13.5 15.7 11.0 9.2 11.5 19.5 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the past 12 months Q61 - Unweighted Data

35. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 38.4 38.5 38.4 15.3 36.3 59.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or Human Pappilloma Virus/genital warts (HPV) Q62 - Unweighted Data

36. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 37.3 26.6 48.3 35.0 38.2 37.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever dieted to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight Q63 - Unweighted Data

37. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 29.6 29.1 30.2 31.4 30.0 27.5 North Carolina 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 Q64 - Unweighted Data

38. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 25.1 24.0 26.3 26.8 26.0 22.8 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate fruit one or more times per day during the past seven days Q65 - Unweighted Data

39. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 8.6 8.0 9.2 7.3 8.1 10.3 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate green salad one or more times per day during the past seven days Q66 - Unweighted Data

40. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.1 6.5 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate potatoes one or more times per day during the past seven days Q67 - Unweighted Data

41. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 5.3 6.1 4.5 4.9 5.6 5.3 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate carrots one or more times per day during the past seven days Q68 - Unweighted Data

42. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.6 19.7 21.6 22.2 20.3 20.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate other vegetables one or more times per day during the past seven days Q69 - Unweighted Data

43. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 45.1 50.6 39.3 45.4 45.7 44.7 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who drank one or more glasses of milk per day during the past seven days Q70 - Unweighted Data

44. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 25.4 27.5 23.2 24.8 24.6 26.9 North Carolina 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 Q71 - Unweighted Data

45. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 72.7 75.4 70.2 73.0 73.9 70.8 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually go to physical education (PE) or gym class one or more days per week Q72 - Unweighted Data

46. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 12.6 12.1 13.1 14.0 9.5 14.6 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who consider themselves to have a disability Q73 - Unweighted Data

47. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.0 9.0 11.0 8.9 9.6 10.6 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are limited in any way in any activities because of any impairment or health problem Q74 - Unweighted Data

48. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 13.9 14.9 12.7 12.5 12.1 16.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have some trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating because of some impairment or health problem Q75 - Unweighted Data

49. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 7.9 9.4 6.3 5.2 7.5 9.8 North Carolina 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 Q76 - Unweighted Data

50. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 37.4 36.1 38.9 39.0 37.6 36.1 North Carolina 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 Q77 - Unweighted Data

51. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 56.3 57.7 54.7 51.3 56.5 59.7 North Carolina 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 Q78 - Unweighted Data

52. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 61.5 60.6 62.5 56.4 64.1 61.9 North Carolina 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 Q79 - Unweighted Data

53. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 49.9 55.0 44.6 49.7 50.6 49.5 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who would rate their health in general as very good or excellent Q80 - Unweighted Data

54. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 57.8 59.5 56.3 59.7 57.9 56.7 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who would rate the quality of their life in general as very good or excellent Q81 - Unweighted Data

55. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 77.2 79.4 75.0 79.9 78.7 73.8 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that they feel good about themselves Q82 - Unweighted Data

56. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 42.9 40.7 45.2 43.1 42.7 43.4 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that harassment and bullying by other students is a problem at their school Q83 - Unweighted Data

57. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.4 18.9 21.9 16.5 20.1 24.1 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that drugs are a problem at their school Q84 - Unweighted Data

58. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 37.7 36.9 38.7 37.4 38.1 37.9 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that violence is a problem at their school Q85 - Unweighted Data

59. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 9.6 11.4 7.7 8.6 8.8 10.5 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually walk to school on one or more days per week Q86 - Unweighted Data

60. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 4.4 6.2 2.6 4.0 3.4 5.2 North Carolina Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually ride a bicycle to school on one or more days per week Q87 - Unweighted Data