Youth Risk Behavior Survey: 2014 Assessment
Summer, 2014
Prevention Council of Roanoke County Retreat
Kerry J. Redican, MPH, Ph.D., CHES
Professor of Public Health
Department of Population Health Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
David Salle,Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
Radford University
Roanoke County Schools – Youth Risk
Behavior Survey
Roanoke County Schools has been assessing youth risk behaviors
in grades 6-12 (all grades) every other year since late 1990s.
The Prevention Council of Roanoke County works closely with
Roanoke County Schools and re-examines the suitability of the
YRBS questions.
As a result, the YRBS has changed over a 12 year period to be
more responsive to school and community concerns.
2014 Roanoke County YRBS Scales
Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and
Prescription Drugs
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30 Day Use
Age of Onset
Perception of Peer Disapproval
Perception of Parental
Disapproval
Other Areas of Focus
Demographics
Personal Safety
Violence Related Behaviors
Substance Use
Depression/Suicide Ideation
Sexual Behavior
Body Weight
Nutrition
Exercise
Bullying Behaviors
Technology Use
Family and Community Factors
“Discounting” Question
Middle School (n=2,916) Grades 6,7,8
High School (n=3,407) Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Roanoke County Middle School
Comparisons 2014
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Marijuana
Prescription
Drugs
30 day use
4%
7%
5%
3%
Risk of Harm
93%
78%
84%
95%
Perception of
Peer Disapproval
86%
79%
86%
97%
Perception of
Parental
Disapproval
96%
92%
95%
94%
Roanoke County High School
Comparisons 2014
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Marijuana
Prescription
Drugs
30 day use
17%
33%
20%
10%
Risk of Harm
92%
68%
61%
92%
Perception of
Peer Disapproval
62%
46%
53%
83%
Perception of
Parental
Disapproval
89%
79%
85%
95%
HS Alcohol Use Trends
2002-2014
High
Schools
2002
73.3%
High
Schools
2004
71.5%
High
Schools
2006
65.6%
High
Schools
2008
64.0%
High
Schools
2010
62.0%
High
Schools
2012
58.8%
High
Schools
2014
59.3%
One drink or
more last 30
days
Peer
disapproval of
alcohol use
Drove while
drinking
45.6%
43.0%
39.2%
36.7%
36.3%
32.2%
32.9%
New
question>
45.8%
13.6%
13.1%
10.5%
10.9%
10.5%
8.7%
7.8%
5 drinks in a
row last 30
days
Think risk of
harm for
drinking 1 or 2
drinks a day is
great/moderate
27.8%
26.2%
25.4%
24.0%
23.1%
19.9%
19.0%
New
Question>
66.8%
68.6%
68.1%
64.4%
67.9%
Ever used
alcohol
MS Alcohol Use Trends
2006-2014
Middle
Schools
2006
Middle
Schools
2008
Middle
Schools
2010
Middle
Schools
2012
Middle
Schools 2014
Ever used alcohol
33.1%
24.8%
23.7%
23.2%
18.7
One drink or more
last 30 days
11.1%
6.1%
11.0%
10.1%
7.4%
New question>
79.4%
76.9%
77.5%
Peer disapproval of
alcohol use
Think risk of harm
for drinking 1 or 2
drinks a day is
great/moderate
78.4%
77.4%
79.2%
HS Marijuana Use Trends
2002-2014
Ever used
marijuana
Used
marijuana once
or more in last
30 days
High
Schools
2002
41.3%
High
Schools
2004
35.3%
High
Schools
2006
33.3%
24.6%
20.6%
18.3%
High
Schools
2008
33.9%
19%
High
Schools
2010
35.8%
High
Schools
2012
35.6%
High
Schools
2014
33.0%
23.3%
21.8%
20.4%
New
question
53.3%
66.7%
64. 5%
60.6%
New
question
21%
15%
Peer
disapproval of
marijuana use
Think risk of
harm for using
marijuana
regularly is
great/moderate
Use of
synthetic
marijuana
New>
78.9%
77.8%
74.7%
MS Marijuana Use Trends
2006-2014
Middle
Schools
2006
Middle
Schools
2008
Ever used marijuana
15.8
9.9
9.7%
10.8%
8.7%
Used marijuana once
or more in last 30 days
9.5%
5.2%
6.8%
7.4%
5.1%
New question
85.5%
87.6%
84.9%
83.8%
New question
5.7%
3.6%
Peer disapproval of
marijuana use
Think risk of harm for
using marijuana
regularly is
great/moderate
Synthetic marijuana
use
90.8%
91.7%
Middle
Schools
2010
Middle
Schools
2012
Middle
Schools 2014
