West Virginia Middle School Survey
Among students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet
100
80
74.4
76.0
76.3
72.6
69.5
Female
6th
77.8
74.2
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Q6 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Among students who used rollerblades or rode a skateboard, the percentage who never or rarely wore a
helmet
100
86.3
81.0
81.4
80.6
81.9
81.5
74.8
80
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q7 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car
100
80
60
40
20
11.5
13.5
12.6
9.4
7.0
Female
6th
14.8
9.8
11.4
0
Total
Male
Q8 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol
100
80
60
40
26.2
26.6
Total
Male
25.8
27.3
30.4
22.3
26.8
20.8
20
0
Female
Q9 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club
100
80
56.4
60
39.4
38.7
39.7
40.2
40.0
28.1
40
22.0
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q10 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight
100
80.6
80
69.5
60
53.7
55.0
56.1
54.7
53.6
39.9
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q11 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were ever in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be treated by a
doctor or nurse
100
80
60
40
20
5.9
7.1
Total
Male
4.5
4.7
6.6
6.0
3.4
Female
6th
7th
8th
Black*
6.0
0
Q12 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever been bullied on school property
100
80
51.6
60
47.8
46.5
48.3
49.1
48.3
43.1
31.8
8th
Black*
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q13 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever been electronically bullied
100
80
60
33.9
40
27.6
24.9
21.5
25.5
14.0
16.3
20
25.3
0
Total
Male
Female
Q14 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves
100
80
60
40
23.6
20.1
18.1
20.4
6th
7th
16.8
21.8
16.8
20.5
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q15 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever made a plan about how they would kill themselves
100
80
60
40
20
14.1
12.2
10.5
Total
Male
10.7
12.4
13.7
6th
7th
8th
12.6
7.6
0
Female
Q16 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever tried to kill themselves
100
80
60
40
20
6.7
6.3
7.2
6.2
6.4
Total
Male
Female
6th
7th
7.4
6.2
8th
Black*
6.8
0
Q17 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs
100
80
60
37.1
40
28.9
29.4
24.1
30.9
28.5
29.4
18.8
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q18 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 years
100
80
60
40
20
7.1
8.2
5.9
6.2
7.6
7.5
Female
6th
7th
8th
7.4
2.4
0
Total
Male
Q19 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
9.0
8.0
9.9
10.2
12.5
6.5
9.2
4.5
0
Total
Male
Female
Q20 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
2.1
2.5
2.6
2.4
0.7
Total
Male
Female
6th
2.8
4.1
7th
8th
2.6
0
QNFRCIG - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per
day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
10.8
20
9.0
8.4
0
Total
Male
Female
Q21 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who usually got their own cigarettes by
buying them in a store or gas station during the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
5.4
5.1
0.9
0
Total
Male
Female
Q22 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
5.1
4.7
5.6
Total
Male
Female
7.9
2.4
4.7
5.1
5.1
0
Q23 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
10.8
7.3
4.8
7.1
6th
7th
9.7
7.7
2.1
3.4
0
Total
Male
Female
Q24 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on one or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
5.4
6.2
Total
Male
7.4
4.5
3.2
Female
6th
4.7
5.5
5.5
0
Q25 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or
more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
18.9
20
13.9
15.4
12.1
8.5
14.8
14.4
7.8
0
Total
Male
Female
QNANYTOB - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever had a drink of alcohol, other than a few sips
100
80
60
48.8
36.1
36.9
35.4
36.8
34.1
40
25.4
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q26 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 years
100
80
60
40
19.7
20
16.2
17.5
16.3
16.3
14.6
12.3
0
Total
Male
Female
Q27 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever used marijuana
100
80
60
40
18.3
20
11.7
12.7
10.2
12.4
10.7
12.0
4.3
0
Total
Male
Female
Q28 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 years
100
80
60
40
20
3.1
4.5
1.6
1.6
Female
6th
3.3
4.5
2.9
3.0
0
Total
Male
Q29 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase
100
80
60
40
20
4.0
4.5
3.6
2.9
4.5
4.5
1.6
Total
Male
Female
6th
7th
8th
Black*
4.1
0
Q30 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia 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
100
80
60
40
16.9
20
12.8
12.2
13.4
12.6
Total
Male
Female
6th
12.1
13.7
12.6
0
Q31 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever taken steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription
100
80
60
40
20
3.7
2.2
2.5
1.8
2.2
Total
Male
Female
6th
1.6
2.9
2.0
0
Q32 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever taken a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine,
Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription
100
80
60
40
20
9.5
7.1
7.7
6.3
4.8
6.7
Total
Male
Female
6th
7th
5.2
7.1
0
Q33 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight
100
80
60
40
32.1
31.4
28.9
26.6
Total
Male
29.4
25.4
22.5
29.7
20
0
Female
Q38 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight
100
80
56.5
53.1
60
47.4
44.1
48.1
46.3
48.1
40.1
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q39 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever gone without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight or to keep from
gaining weight
100
80
60
40
27.1
21.7
20.1
22.1
20.3
20.0
16.7
13.6
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q40 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever taken diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose
weight or to keep from gaining weight
100
80
60
40
20
7.6
6.0
4.5
Total
Male
8.4
4.2
5.7
6th
7th
5.4
6.1
0
Female
Q41 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining
weight
100
80
60
40
20
5.0
6.7
5.0
3.4
Total
Male
3.0
6.4
5.6
7th
8th
4.9
0
Female
Q42 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of
the past seven days
100
68.1
80
63.3
60
58.7
58.6
56.2
55.6
51.3
48.8
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q43 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on 0 of the past
seven days
100
80
60
40
14.6
20
10.5
9.7
Total
Male
11.2
12.1
Female
6th
8.7
10.5
7th
8th
9.9
0
QNPA0DAY - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on 7 of the past
seven days
100
80
60
42.8
43.4
40
40.6
37.3
35.5
34.9
28.5
27.3
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QNPA7DAY - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day
100
80
60
39.2
40
33.7
34.0
33.5
31.9
36.7
34.0
32.5
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q44 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who played video or computer games or used a computer for something that was not
school work three or more hours per day on an average school day
100
80
60
40
37.3
34.9
32.3
34.2
29.6
30.9
32.6
25.3
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q45 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes one or more days in an average week
when they were in school
100
83.6
73.4
80
71.3
73.5
69.0
69.0
71.8
70.7
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q46 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they
were in school
100
80
52.1
47.5
60
46.9
49.2
46.7
46.5
7th
8th
47.0
44.6
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QNDLYPE - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who played on one or more sports teams during the past 12 months
100
74.6
80
64.8
64.7
61.8
62.1
58.9
61.1
58.6
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q47 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever been taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection
100
71.8
80
64.5
62.4
58.6
60.1
58.7
57.1
60
41.8
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q48 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma
100
80
60
40
22.9
22.6
23.2
Total
Male
Female
17.9
24.8
21.0
6th
23.4
22.8
20
0
Q49 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who still have
asthma
100
80
60
40
20
12.7
11.8
Total
Male
13.6
11.7
14.5
Female
6th
7th
11.2
12.9
12.0
0
Q50 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*
West Virginia Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been bullied away from school property during the past 12 months
100
80
60
40
23.4
20.5
23.0
19.0
20.9
20.1
17.1
17.6
20
0
Total
Male
Female
Q51 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
6th
7th
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*