HIGH SCHOOL SURVEY

2007 High School Youth Risk Survey

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1. 2007 High School Youth Risk Survey - Section 1

 

This survey is about health behavior. It has been developed so you can tell us what you do that may affect your health. The answers you give are confidential. Please answer the questions based on what you really do. Please read the questions carefully and answer them as honestly as you can. Your identity will NOT be revealed. Thank you very much for your help.

 

 

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1. How old are you?

(A) 12 years old or younger

(B) 13 years old

(C) 14 years old

(D) 15 years old

(E) 16 years old

(F) 17 years old

(G) 18 years old or older

 

 

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2. What is your sex?

(A) Female

(B) Male

 

 

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3. In what grade are you?

(A) 9th grade

(B) 10th grade

(C) 11th grade

(D) 12th grade

(E) Ungraded or other grade

 

 

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4. What school do you attend?

(A) East Burke High

(B) Freedom High

(C) J. L. Patton High

 

 

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5. How do you describe yourself? (Select one or more responses.)

(A) American Indian or Alaska Native

(B) Asian

(C) Black or African American

(D) Hispanic or Latino

(E) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

(F) White

 

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2. Section 2

 

       

The following two questions ask about family use of alcohol and other drugs.

 

 

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1. Do you have a family member (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, etc.) who currently has an alcohol or other drug problem?

(A) Yes

(B) No

 

 

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2. Does this person currently live with you?

(A) Yes

(B) No

 

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3. Section 3

 

       

The next two questions ask about personal safety.

 

 

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1. During the past 30 days, how many times did you ride in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol or under the influence of another drug?

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or more times

 

 

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2. During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol or under the influence of another drug?

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or more times

 

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4. Section 4

 

       

The next six questions ask about violence related behaviors.

 

 

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1. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?

(A) 0 days

(B) 1 day

(C) 2 or 3 days

(D) 4 or 5 days

(E) 6 or more days

 

 

 

2. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you not go to school because you felt you would be unsafe at school or on your way to or from school?

 

(A) 0 days

 

(B) 1 day

 

(C) 2 or 3 days

 

(D) 4 or 5 days

 

(E) 6 or more days

 

 

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3. During the past 12 months, how many times has someone threatened or injured you with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?

 

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or 7 times

(F) 8 or 9 times

(G) 10 or more times

 

 

 

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4. During the past 12 months, how many times has someone stolen or deliberately damaged your property such as your car, clothing, or books on school property?

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or 7 times

(F) 8 or 9 times

(G) 10 or more times

 

 

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5. During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight on school property?

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or 7 times

(F) 8 or 9 times

(G) 10 or more times

 

 

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6. During the past 12 months, did your boyfriend or girlfriend ever hit, slap, or physically hurt you on purpose?

(A) yes

(B) No

 

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5. Section 5

 

       

The next 4 questions ask about sad feelings and attempted suicide. Sometimes people feel so depressed about the future that they may consider attempting suicide, that is, taking some action to end their own life.

 

 

 

1. During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?

 

(A) yes

 

(B) No

 

 

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2. During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?

(A) Yes

(B) No

 

 

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3. During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide?

(A) 0 times

(B) 1 time

(C) 2 or 3 times

(D) 4 or 5 times

(E) 6 or more times

 

 

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4. If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did any attempt result in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse?

(A) I did not attempt suicide during the past 12 months

(B) Yes

(C) No

 

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6. Section 6

 

       

The next five questions ask about tobacco use.

 

 

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1. How wrong do your parents/guardians feel it would be for you to smoke cigarettes?

(A) Very wrong

(B) Somewhat wrong

(C) Not wrong at all

 

 

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2. How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they smoke cigarettes?