Healthy Youth Survey 2014
12th Grade
General facts for the Healthy Youth Survey administered in the Fall of 2014:
o With the number of surveys completed, the results may not be representative of
students in the 12th grade. Participation of 51%.
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Demographics:
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Girls (Item 3)
Boys (Item 3)
White/Caucasian (Item 4)
Second highest race/ethnicity: Other (Item 4)
English primary language at home (Item 5)
Grades are mostly A’s and B’s (Item 182)
Mothers with some post-high school or degree (Item 7)
Fathers with some post-high school or degree (Item 8)
Riverview
44.4%
55.6%
81.5%
6.5%
93.4%
78.2%
69.5%
61.4%
State
49.8%
50.2%
58.7%
12.4%
82.8%
70.2%
59.3%
54.9%
Highlighted statistics:
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Feeling safe at school (Item 200)
Enjoy being in school—often or always (Item 191)
Participation in after school activities (Item 80)
School has adults to talk about drug, alcohol, etc (Item 131)
Have not been bullied—last 30 days (Item 126)
Depression—past 12 months (Item 115)
Seriously considered attempting suicide (Item 116)
Neighborhood believes very wrong/wrong for kids to drink (Item 154)
Neighborhood believes very wrong/wrong for kids to use pot (Item 153)
Riverview
91.7%
42.4%
69.2%
65.5%
76.2%
34.4%
12.5%
65.0%
66.7%
State
87.0%
36.5%
66.0%
55.9%
83.6%
33.7%
14.3%
71.2%
72.6%
Riverview
66.1%
22.6%
38.7%
State
58.6%
19.9%
35.1%
Riverview
9.8%
85.0%
State
10.7%
75.5%
Riverview
85.5%
49.2%
90.8%
9.2%
State
83.2%
41.0%
93.5%
6.5%
Other select statistics:
Nutrition/Fitness
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Ate breakfast on survey day (Item 67)
Three or more hours of TV/video/DVD on average school day (Item 75)
Three or more hours of video games or computer for fun of average
school day (Item 76)
Health
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Doctor or nurse indicated asthma (Item 86)
Dental visit during past 12 months (Item 88)
Safety and Behaviors Related to Intentional Injuries
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Never ridden in car with driver drinking alcohol—past 30 days (Item 100)
Ridden in car with driver texting or emailing—past 30 days
Never carried a weapon for self-protection to school—30 days (Item 103)
Carried a weapon to school 1-5 days in last 30 days (Item 105)
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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use
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Riverview
18.3%
79.2%
81.0%
Anyone you live with smokes (Item 45)
No binge drinking in last 2 weeks (Item 51)
Never drunk or high at school (Item 58)
State
24.6%
80.8%
82.4%
30 Day Use
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Cigarettes (Item 20)
Chewing tobacco (Item 21)
Alcohol (Item 28)
Marijuana or hashish (Item 29)
Illegal drugs—not above (Item 30)
Use of painkillers (Item 32)
Riverview
9.8%
7.8%
38.5%
33.6%
11.5%
5.0%
State
13.0%
5.1%
32.9%
26.7%
6.6%
5.6%
School Climate
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Riverview
Never bullied on computer or cell phone—past 30 days(Item 126)
82.0%
Taught about HIV or AIDS in last year at school (Item 133)
86.9%
Taught in last year at school about abstinence to prevent STDs (Item 134) 64.4%
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State
85.1%
43.1%
41.9%
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