West Virginia Middle School Survey
Among students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet
100
77.8
80.8
80.4
80
74.7
71.7
Female
6th
81.0
76.8
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
QN6 - 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
90.0
83.8
84.8
85.0
82.5
83.8
77.0
80
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN7 - 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
14.8
20
11.4
13.5
8.9
12.4
10.3
6.9
0
Total
Male
Female
QN8 - 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 rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol
100
80
60
33.3
40
30.8
30.1
35.9
31.7
30.4
23.2
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN9 - 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
59.1
60
40.3
41.5
43.3
40.6
41.2
40
22.6
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN10 - 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
70.0
57.4
56.3
57.7
6th
7th
58.3
56.6
60
44.2
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN11 - 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 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
6.6
7.9
5.2
6.1
6.9
6.5
6th
7th
8th
6.2
0
Total
Male
Female
QN12 - 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 had ever been bullied on school property
100
80
60
46.6
45.9
47.3
47.5
Total
Male
Female
6th
47.7
47.4
44.5
40
20
0
QN13 - 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 seriously thought about killing themselves
100
80
60
40
24.0
19.9
16.0
20
21.0
21.6
19.4
16.7
0
Total
Male
Female
QN14 - 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 made a plan about how they would kill themselves
100
80
60
40
20
12.9
15.8
15.1
14.6
12.2
10.8
7.9
0
Total
Male
Female
QN15 - 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 tried to kill themselves
100
80
60
40
20
6.9
5.8
9.3
8.1
7.3
6.6
4.2
0
Total
Male
Female
QN16 - 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 tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs
100
80
60
40.3
40
32.1
32.1
32.0
32.3
31.4
23.7
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN17 - 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
9.6
9.6
9.5
7.7
Total
Male
Female
6th
11.2
9.9
7th
8th
9.5
0
QN18 - 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
17.0
20
11.3
10.5
12.1
11.0
11.0
5.8
0
Total
Male
Female
QN19 - 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
3.2
3.0
3.3
1.8
Total
Male
Female
6th
2.9
4.9
3.1
0
QNFRCIG - 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 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
20
11.1
12.1
7.9
0
Total
Male
Female
QN20 - 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
4.9
4.5
0.0
0
Total
Male
Female
QN21 - 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
11.6
7.4
6.7
7.7
8.1
7.1
2.9
0
Total
Male
Female
QN22 - 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
12.4
13.5
20
8.8
6.5
7.3
6th
7th
8.7
3.7
0
Total
Male
Female
QN23 - 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
6.4
8.1
7.8
4.6
4.5
6.4
Female
6th
7th
6.1
0
Total
Male
QN24 - 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 cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or
more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
22.8
20
15.9
17.8
14.7
13.9
15.6
10.2
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
47.4
36.9
39.2
37.7
36.3
34.5
40
25.1
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN25 - 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
20
16.0
17.6
18.4
14.6
13.9
14.9
15.4
0
Total
Male
Female
QN26 - 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
19.1
20
12.0
12.5
11.6
11.3
11.1
5.1
0
Total
Male
Female
QN27 - 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
3.6
3.6
3.5
2.1
3.4
Total
Male
Female
6th
7th
5.3
3.1
0
QN28 - 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 used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase
100
80
60
40
20
9.0
6.2
6.6
6.9
5.5
5.5
2.7
0
Total
Male
Female
QN29 - 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 sniffed glue, breathed the contents of spray cans, or inhaled any paints or
sprays to get high
100
80
60
40
20
13.2
12.7
13.7
10.9
Total
Male
Female
6th
15.3
13.6
12.7
0
QN30 - 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 steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription
100
80
60
40
20
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.2
Total
Male
Female
6th
3.5
4.0
7th
8th
2.7
0
QN31 - 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 described themselves as slightly or very overweight
100
80
60
40
29.7
26.4
25.4
27.5
Total
Male
Female
24.8
24.5
26.7
20
0
QN36 - 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
57.6
60
47.0
47.6
49.0
46.6
7th
8th
47.8
38.1
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN37 - 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 had ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight
100
80.1
80
73.9
73.5
73.5
72.9
7th
8th
73.6
67.1
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN38 - 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 had ever eaten less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to
keep from gaining weight
100
80
57.9
60
46.9
47.4
48.7
48.1
46.2
37.2
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN39 - 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
25.6
20.8
23.1
20.5
16.4
16.0
20
22.6
0
Total
Male
Female
QN40 - 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
9.1
6.3
7.1
8.4
7th
8th
6.2
3.2
3.6
0
Total
Male
Female
QN41 - 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 had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining
weight
100
80
60
40
20
9.3
6.8
3.4
4.5
7.1
9.9
6.5
0
Total
Male
Female
QN42 - 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 five or more of
the past seven days
100
80
63.0
61.4
57.6
60
56.9
54.2
6th
7th
52.1
57.2
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN43 - 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 watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day
100
80
60
40
35.1
37.0
33.1
33.9
37.6
33.8
6th
7th
8th
34.5
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN44 - 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 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
31.2
28.0
31.4
24.7
24.5
28.2
28.1
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN45 - 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
74.0
75.1
Total
Male
80
74.3
73.0
69.2
Female
6th
78.1
74.1
60
40
20
0
QN46 - 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 attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they
were in school
100
80
52.2
60
48.6
47.8
49.4
46.7
Total
Male
Female
6th
46.7
47.9
40
20
0
QNDLYPE - 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 played on one or more sports teams during the past 12 months
100
80
62.3
63.9
60.4
62.7
65.1
62.3
59.1
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN47 - 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
73.6
80
62.8
65.1
64.8
62.2
60.3
49.0
60
40
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN48 - 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
22.1
21.2
23.6
20.3
18.1
21.6
20.2
20
0
Total
Male
Female
QN49 - 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 been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who still have
asthma
100
80
60
40
20
13.1
11.8
11.8
11.9
10.7
11.5
Total
Male
Female
6th
7th
11.4
0
QN50 - 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
21.3
20.1
Total
Male
22.6
21.3
23.0
Female
6th
7th
21.1
19.4
20
0
QN51 - 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 been electronically bullied, such as through e-mail, chat rooms, instant
messaging, Web sites, or text messaging, during the past 12 months
100
80
60
40
26.6
18.9
20
18.9
19.7
6th
7th
17.8
18.7
11.6
0
Total
Male
Female
QN52 - Weighted Data
*Non-Hispanic.
Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.
8th
Black*
Hispanic/
Latino
White*