1. 2007-2008 Alabama Statewide Survey of Risk and Protective Behaviors for Public Secondary Schools in Alabama Marcus Vandiver, Ed.D. Education Specialist Alabama Department of Education Prevention and Support Services Section (334) 242-8165 mvandiver@alsde.edu

2. What is The Alabama-Pride Survey? The Alabama-Pride Survey queries students on the prevalence of substance use, perception of risk, students perception of parental and peer disapproval, age of first use, where and when students use, violence indicators, school and community indicators, and risk and protective factors.

3. Demographics Total number of students surveyed 271,958  Number of 6 th grade students surveyed: 46,769  Number of 7 th grade students surveyed: 46,293  Number of 8 th grade students surveyed: 44,433  Number of 9 th grade students surveyed: 31,134  Number of 10 th grade students surveyed: 36,285  Number of 11 th grade students surveyed: 31,804  Number of 12 th grade students surveyed: 25,240

4. Tobacco Prevalence of Drug Use 6 th 7 th 8 th Alcohol Marijuana 6 th 7 th 8 th % of Middle School Students Who Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana

5. Tobacco Prevalence of Drug Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Alcohol Marijuana 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th % of High School Students Who Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana

6. Frequency of Use – Any Tobacco GradeDailyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual 6 th 2.23.64.79.7 7 th 3.57.09.417.5 8 th 6.411.715.225.3 9 th 10.216.620.931.6 10 th 12.819.423.534.3 11 th 15.622.126.536.9 12 th 19.125.730.440.5 6-84.07.99.617.3 9-1213.820.424.735.2 Total8.813.817.126.2

7. Frequency of Use – Any Alcohol GradeDailyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual 6 th 2.14.05.817.5 7 th 2.06.211.029.5 8 th 3.09.818.040.4 9 th 3.913.725.148.6 10 th 4.215.628.652.6 11 th 4.617.932.455.2 12 th 6.122.337.559.0 6-82.36.611.528.9 9-124.516.830.153.2 Total3.411.720.740.9

8. Frequency of Use – Marijuana GradeDailyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual 6 th 1.52.12.53.6 7 th 1.73.24.47.3 8 th 2.96.08.513.5 9 th 4.69.012.419.3 10 th 5.210.114.422.4 11 th 6.711.415.924.9 12 th 7.713.218.027.6 6-82.03.75.18.0 9-125.810.714.823.0 Total3.97.29.915.4

9. Middle School Students: 30 Day Tobacco Use

10. High School Students: 30 Day Tobacco Use

11. Middle School Students: 30 Day Alcohol Use

12. High School Students: 30 Day Alcohol Use

13. Middle School Students: 30 Day Marijuana Use

14. High School Students: 30 Day Marijuana Use

15. Middle School Students: Past Year Tobacco Use

16. High School Students: Past Year Tobacco Use

17. Middle School Students: Past Year Alcohol Use

18. High School Students: Past Year Alcohol Use

19. Middle School Students: Past Year Marijuana Use

20. High School Students: Past Year Marijuana Use

21. Tobacco Middle School Students’ Perception of Risk Significant decrease from 2006-07 6 th 7 th 8 th Alcohol Marijuana 6 th 7 th 8 th % of Middle School Students Who Perceive Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana As Harmful or Very Harmful (Past Year)

22. Tobacco High School Students’ Perception of Risk Significant decrease for Marijuana from 2006-2007 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Alcohol Marijuana 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th % of High School Students Who Perceive Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana As Harmful or Very Harmful (Past Year)

23. Student’s Perception of Risk of Tobacco Grade LevelHarmful or Very Harmful 6 th 91.884.5 7 th 89.584.2 8 th 86.384.2 9 th 84.182.5 10 th 84.483.3 11 th 84.382.5 12 th 83.382.0 6-889.284.3 9-1284.182.6 Total86.883.5

24. Student’s Perception of Risk of Alcohol Grade LevelHarmful or Very Harmful 06-07 Harmful or Very Harmful 07-08 6 th 87.078.0 7 th 83.076.2 8 th 76.974.1 9 th 73.172.4 10 th 72.573.5 11 th 71.371.4 12 th 68.069.0 6-882.376.1 9-1271.671.8 Total77.274.0

25. Student’s Perception of Risk of Marijuana Grade LevelHarmful or Very Harmful 06-07 Harmful or Very Harmful 07-08 6 th 91.284.7 7 th 87.983.6 8 th 82.580.4 9 th 78.175.2 10 th 75.973.0 11 th 74.170.2 12 th 71.467.3 6-887.382.9 9-1275.371.9 Total81.677.5

26. Tobacco Middle School Students’ Perception of Parents’ Disapproval 6 th 7 th 8 th Alcohol Marijuana 6 th 7 th 8 th % of Middle School Students Who Perceive Parents Feel It Is Wrong or Very Wrong to Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana (Past Year)

27. Tobacco High School Students’ Perception of Parents’ Disapproval 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Alcohol Marijuana 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th % of High School Students Who Perceive Parents Feel It Is Wrong or Very Wrong to Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana (Past Year)

28. Student’s Perception of Parents’ Disapproval of Use of Tobacco Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 92.792.0 7 th 90.890.4 8 th 88.688.5 9 th 85.885.0 10 th 83.883.5 11 th 82.280.6 12 th 77.276.2 6-890.790.3 9-1282.981.9 Total87.086.2

29. Student’s Perception of Parents’ Disapproval of Use of Alcohol Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 90.588.7 7 th 87.385.5 8 th 84.182.3 9 th 81.479.2 10 th 79.578.1 11 th 78.275.4 12 th 72.870.1 6-887.485.6 9-1278.676.3 Total83.281.0

30. Student’s Perception of Parents’ Disapproval of Use of Marijuana Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 94.393.8 7 th 93.4 8 th 92.592.4 9 th 91.190.4 10 th 90.389.9 11 th 90.088.9 12 th 87.486.9 6-893.493.2 9-1290.089.2 Total91.891.3

31. Tobacco Middle School Students’ Perception of Friends’ Disapproval 6 th 7 th 8 th Alcohol Marijuana 6 th 7 th 8 th % of Middle School Students Who Perceive Friends Feel It Is Wrong or Very Wrong to Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana (Past Year)

32. Tobacco High School Students’ Perception of Friends’ Disapproval 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Alcohol Marijuana 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th % of High School Students Who Perceive Friends Feel It Is Wrong or Very Wrong to Use Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana (Past Year)

33. Student’s Perception of Friends’ Disapproval of Use of Tobacco Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 84.083.9 7 th 74.074.2 8 th 63.464.4 9 th 55.954.5 10 th 49.949.8 11 th 47.546.6 12 th 43.341.9 6-874.074.3 9-1250.149.0 Total62.661.8

34. Student’s Perception of Friends’ Disapproval of Use of Alcohol Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 82.380.8 7 th 70.668.9 8 th 57.356.6 9 th 47.744.9 10 th 41.239.9 11 th 38.636.8 12 th 35.433.1 6-870.268.9 9-1241.639.4 Total56.654.3

35. Student’s Perception of Friends’ Disapproval of Use of Marijuana Grade LevelWrong or Very Wrong 06-07 Wrong or Very Wrong 07-08 6 th 88.789.2 7 th 81.583.1 8 th 73.775.2 9 th 67.465.9 10 th 62.462.0 11 th 60.459.4 12 th 57.456.4 6-881.482.6 9-1262.661.5 Total72.572.2

36. Middle School Students: Age Onset of Tobacco

37. High School Students: Age Onset of Tobacco

38. Middle School Students: Age Onset of Alcohol

39. High School Students: Age Onset of Alcohol

40. Middle School Students: Age Onset of Marijuana

41. High School Students: Age Onset of Marijuana

43. Students’ Age of First Use of Tobacco Grade LevelAverage Age 06-07 Average Age 07-08 6 th 10.82410.917 7 th 11.24311.299 8 th 11.64411.685 9 th 12.17812.155 10 th 12.64312.636 11 th 13.08113.090 12 th 13.43913.460 6-811.34011.399 9-1212.77912.793 Total12.24112.312

44. Students’ Age of First Use of Alcohol Grade LevelAverage Age 06-07 Average Age 07-08 6 th 10.81410.826 7 th 11.25911.260 8 th 11.75111.754 9 th 12.40312.336 10 th 12.98012.658 11 th 13.53813.492 12 th 13.98213.956 6-811.38011.385 9-1213.14813.124 Total12.46212.493

45. Students’ Age of First Use of Marijuana Grade LevelAverage Age 06-07 Average Age 07-08 6 th 11.58111.694 7 th 11.99212.051 8 th 12.48112.460 9 th 13.02613.018 10 th 13.61613.585 11 th 14.11614.055 12 th 14.35314.344 6-812.18912.214 9-1213.76813.744 Total13.33313.356

46. Tobacco Students’ Perception of Availability 6 th 7 th 8 th Alcohol Marijuana 6 th 7 th 8 th % of Middle School Students Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana As Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get

47. Tobacco Students’ Perception of Availability 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Alcohol Marijuana 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th % of High School Students Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana As Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get

48. Student’s Perception of Availability of Tobacco Grade LevelFairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 06-07 Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 07-08 6 th 18.419.2 7 th 27.028.5 8 th 39.9 9 th 48.950.5 10 th 57.328.0 11 th 62.664.1 12 th 68.070.4 6-828.329.1 9-1257.859.5 Total42.444.1

49. Student’s Perception of Availability of Alcohol Grade LevelFairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 06-07 Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 07-08 6 th 23.920.2 7 th 33.330.3 8 th 46.941.9 9 th 55.352.1 10 th 63.359.4 11 th 67.665.2 12 th 71.670.7 6-834.530.7 9-1263.360.6 Total48.245.5

50. Student’s Perception of Availability of Marijuana Grade LevelFairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 06-07 Fairly Easy or Very Easy to Get 07-08 6 th 7.510.0 7 th 13.215.1 8 th 21.924.3 9 th 31.335.0 10 th 40.743.2 11 th 46.949.8 12 th 52.255.0 6-814.116.4 9-1241.244.5 Total27.030.2

51. At Home Where Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th Where Do Middle School Students Use Any Tobacco? 6 th 7 th 8 th At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther

52. At Home Where Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Where Do High School Students Use Any Tobacco? At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

53. At Home Where Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th Where Do Middle School Students Use Any Alcohol? 6 th 7 th 8 th At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther

54. At Home Where Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Where Do High School Students Use Any Alcohol? At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

55. At Home Where Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th Where Do Middle School Students Use Any Marijuana? 6 th 7 th 8 th At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther

56. At Home Where Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Where Do High School Students Use Any Marijuana? At SchoolIn a CarFriends HouseOther 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

57. When Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th When Do Middle School Students Use Any Tobacco? 6 th 7 th 8 th Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends

58. When Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th When Do High School Students Use Any Tobacco? 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends

59. When Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th When Do Middle School Students Use Any Alcohol? 6 th 7 th 8 th Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends

60. When Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th When Do High School Students Use Any Alcohol? 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends

61. When Students Use 6 th 7 th 8 th When Do Middle School Students Use Any Marijuana? 6 th 7 th 8 th Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends

62. When Students Use 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th When Do High School Students Use Any Marijuana? Before SchoolDuring SchoolAfter SchoolWeek NightsWeekends 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

63. Violence Indicators 06-0707-08 Threatened a fellow student37.1%35.2% Get into trouble with police25.3%25.7% Being afraid at school20.6%19.0% Being hurt at school19.3%18.7% Carrying a gun for while not at school12.9%12.3% Participated in gangs12.7%11.7% Though often or a lot about suicide6.8%6.6% Carry a gun to school in the past year5.0%5.1%

64. School and Community Safety Location06-0707-08 In the parking lot37.8%36.9% On the school bus34.9%33.4% In the bathroom33.6%32.9% On the playground33.3%32.3% In the halls32.1%31.0% At school events (ballgames, etc.)29.8%28.7% In the cafeteria (lunchroom)27.5%26.3% In the gym27.3%26.5% In the classroom21.8%20.8%

65. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Take Part in School Activities (Parent Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

66. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Make Good Grades (Parent Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

67. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs (Parent Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

68. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Parents Set Clear Rules (Parent Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

69. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Attend Church, Synagogue, etc. (Community Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

70. Risk and Protective Factors % of Students Who Use Illicit Drugs By Take Part in Community Activities (Community Protective Factor) Percent of Drug Use

71. Alabama Statewide Survey: Trend Data The Alabama State Department of Education, through the Spring of 2003 through the Spring of 2007, has collected a near population survey of students in grades 6-12 has been conducted on drug use and violence.

72. 2002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-08 White149,389160,072159,674156,135156,896160,382 African American 78,31079,10479,88277,04777,90781,805 Hispanic/ Latino 4,3025,4686,1316,5837,3128,342 Asian/ Pacific Islander 2,3612,9003,1263,2683,6414,036 Native American 3,1783,6033,5953,6183,7974,036 Mixed Origin4,4925,0755,5585,9966,7677,535 Other4,4925,0755,5585,9966,7672,960 Non-Used Surveys 3,1793,4753,5823,5272,8792,861 TOTAL247,237262,050263,944258,646261,904271,958 Alabama Statewide Survey: Population

73. A Summary of 30-Day Substance Use Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

74. Perception of Risk Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

75. Perception of Parental Disapproval Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

76. Age of First Use

77. Where Students Report Using Cigarettes Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

78. Where Students Report Using Alcohol Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

79. Where Students Report Using Marijuana Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

80. When Students Report Using Cigarettes Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

81. When Students Report Using Alcohol Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

82. When Students Report Using Marijuana Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

83. Illicit Drug Use by Make Good Grades Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

84. Illicit Drug Use by Parents Talk About Dangers of Drugs Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

85. Illicit Drug Use by Parents Set Clear Rules Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

86. Illicit Drug Use by Parents Enforce Rules Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

87. Illicit Drug Use by Do You Attend Church or Synagogue? Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

88. Illicit Drug Use by Take Part in Community Activities Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

89. Data Analysis Ideas  Trend Lines  Graphing Multiple Sets of Data  Parent Responses vs. Student Responses

90. Number of Students Reporting Participating in Gang Activity & Carrying a Gun to School Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

91. Liquor Use of Students Who Report Taking Part in Gang Activities vs. Students Who Do Not Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

92. Marijuana Use of Students Who Report Taking Part in Gang Activities vs. Students Who Do Not Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

93. Using Trend Lines Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey Local Use: 20.0 % State Use: 15.5 % National Use 14.2 %

94. Parent’s Perception of Safety at School vs. Student’s Perception of Safety at School Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey

95. Parent’s Perception of Child’s Use of Drugs vs. Student-Reported Use of Drugs Source: Pride Surveys Alabama Statewide Survey