Transcript 2007 ICSD Student Life and Culture Survey

2007 ICSD Student Life
and Culture Survey
Community Coalition for Healthy Youth
coordinated by Tompkins County
Youth Services Department
320 W. State St., Ithaca, NY (607) 274-5310
www.healthyyouth.org
January, 2008
CCHY Goals
Reduce substance use among youth
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Delay age of onset of any drug use
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Reduce frequency of use in the past 30
days
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Increase youth perception of harm of use
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Increase youth perception of disapproval of
use by peers & adults
CCHY Goals (continued)
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Establish & strengthen community
collaboration to prevent and reduce
substance use
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Improve school safety and student
bonding to school by reducing incidence
of hurtful behavior
Overview of 2007 Student Life
and Culture Survey
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Examined student activities, substance use,
experiences with school climate & and safety
and parental monitoring
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Designed with input from ICSD secondary
principals, social norms experts & federal
grantor
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April/May, 2007 – administered (web-based
and scannable options) in schools to students
in grades 6-12; 2,219 valid responses (73% of
students enrolled)
Substance Use
Data Overview
ICSD Student Current
Alcohol Use*
ICSD students using alcohol in the past 30 days
Middle Schoolers
High Schoolers
81%
19%
Using
47%
53%
Not Using
Using
Not using
*Alcohol use throughout the survey was defined as “more than a few
sips or for religious purposes”.
Middle schoolers – 1,056 students at DeWitt, Boynton and LACS (gr. 68). High schoolers – 1,160 students at IHS and LACS (gr. 9-12).
ICSD Student Current
Cigarette Use
ICSD students using cigarettes in the past 30 days
High Schoolers
Middle Schoolers
88%
4%
96%
Using
Not Using
12%
Using
Not Using
ICSD Student Current
Marijuana Use
ICSD students using marijuana in the past 30 days
Middle Schoolers
High Schoolers
70%
5%
30%
95%
Using
Not Using
Using
Not Using
Comparing ICSD Students’
Lifetime Use with National Peers*
100%
80%
10th
12th
8th
60%
10th
40%
12th
12th
8th
8th
10th
20%
0%
Alcohol
Marijuana
Local
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More ICSD students have ever tried alcohol
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Fewer ICSD students have ever tried cigarettes
Cigarettes
National
* 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey, given nationwide to a
representative sample (roughly 50,000 students in 400 schools).
30 day Alcohol Use –
Time Trend by Grade
70%
60%
50%
1999
2002
2005
2007
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
6th
8th
10th
12th
More students in all grades used alcohol in the previous
30 days in 2007 than in 1999 & 2002.
30 day Cigarette Use –
Time Trend by Grade
70%
60%
50%
1999
2002
2005
2007
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
6th
8th
10th
12th
Cigarette use is down in all grades since 1999.
30 day Marijuana Use –
Time Trend by Grade
70%
60%
50%
1999
2002
2005
2007
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
6th
8th
10th
12th
Marijuana use has increased for grades 10 & 12 since 1999.
ICSD Students’ Lifetime Use of
Alcohol, by Grade
100%
74%
80%
77%
77%
11th
12th
63%
60%
40%
47%
25%
31%
20%
0%
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
The higher the grade, the more students have ever tried alcohol.
By the end of middle school, almost half of all students have tried
alcohol.
Average Age of First Use
(students who have reported any use)
M.S.
H.S.
Alcohol (except for a few sips
or for religious purposes)
11.2
years
13.3
years
Cigarettes
11.3
years
13.3
years
Marijuana
12.2
years
14.0
years
Nationally, average age of first use of alcohol is approx. 14
years. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
Prevalence of Lifetime Alcohol
Dependence According to Age
of Drinking Onset
Children who start drinking before age 14 are 4
times more likely to develop alcohol dependence.
Percent ever
Alcohol Dependent
60%
50%
45%
41%
40%
39%
31%
30%
25%
17%
20%
17%
11%
10%
20
21+
10%
0%
<14
14
15
16
17
18
Age started drinking
19
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Underage Drinking in the U.S.
Nationally, approximately 10% of 9- to 10year-olds have started drinking. Nearly onethird of youth begin drinking before age 13.
(Source: U.S. Surgeon General)
Underage drinkers are responsible for 16% of
all alcohol consumed in the U.S.
(Source: Journal of the American Medical Association)
Underage Drinking and
Adolescent Development
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Underage drinking can cause alterations in the
structure and function of the developing brain. New
research indicates that the developing adolescent
brain may be particularly susceptible to long-term
consequences from alcohol use.
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Some studies find that adolescents who drink
heavily may experience adverse effects that disrupt
normal growth and affect liver, bone, and endocrine
development.
(Source: U.S. Surgeon General)
Where ICSD Students Got the
Alcohol They Used
(asked only of students who reported any
lifetime use of alcohol) More than one answer
possible.
M.S.
H.S.
(n=352)
(n=729)
Friends
33%
80%
Home without parents’ knowledge*
36%
39%
Older sibling
19%
29%
Home with parents’ knowledge*
32%
24%
At school
6%
11%
* CCHY area of focus in 2007-09.
More than one answer possible
Where Students Got the
Marijuana They Used
(asked only of students who reported any
lifetime use of marijuana.) More than one
answer possible
M.S.
H.S.
(n=68
(n=424)
Friends
78%
84%
At school
32%
32%
In community
24%
29%
Older sibling
31%
18%
Availability of drugs
Students who reported it would be very easy/
sort of easy to get:
M.S.
H.S.
Alcohol
46%
77%
Marijuana
20%
68%
Cigarettes
29%
67%
Fewer ICSD students than their national peers would find it easy to
get all substances.
Negative Consequences
of Substance Use
Students who have ever... (asked of all
M.S.
H.S.
12%
41%
8%
21%
8%
15%
students)
Kept drunk friend from injuring self
or others
Ridden with friend who had been
drinking alcohol
Kept someone from being a victim of
alcohol-related sexual harassment or
assault
Negative Consequences
of Substance Use
Students who have ever... (asked of
M.S.
H.S.
16%
41%
10%
24%
6%
10%
students who have ever used alcohol;
percentages are of those who have used alcohol)
Done something they later
regretted because of alcohol use
Gotten in trouble at home because
of alcohol use
Had school work hurt by alcohol
use
Perceived Risk of Harm
Reduces Marijuana Use
Students who perceive risk from regular use
are less likely to use marijuana
100%
Percent of students who used
marijuana in the past 30 days
80%
60%
26%
40%
20%
9%
0%
Moderate/great risk
No risk
Perceived Parental Disapproval
Reduces Alcohol Use
Students who think their parents disapprove of
their using alcohol are less likely to drink.
100%
Percent of students who used alcohol in the past 30 days
73%
80%
60%
34%
40%
20%
0%
Parents disapprove
Parents don't disapprove
Alcohol & Drug Info from Adults
M.S.
H.S.
Trusts parents some/a lot for drug info
88%
85%
Learned some/a lot from parents re.
drugs in last year
62%
47%
Trusts teachers some/a lot for drug
info
88%
77%
Learned some/a lot from teachers re.
drugs in last year
76%
43%
School Climate &
Out-of-School Life
School Experience & Attitudes
M.S.
H.S.
Feels safe at school mostly/always
85%
83%
Feels welcome at school mostly/always
79%
76%
Has trusted adult in school
59%
55%
Says school adults care & encourage
often/always
60%
46%
Says school rules are fairly enforced
often/always
67%
47%
Ranks academics as very important
77%
76%
School Experience (continued)
M.S.
H.S.
Says school staff are usually/always
available to deal with bullying
39%
44%
Notices physical bullying of others at least
weekly
29%
32%
Is target of hurtful verbal putdowns at least
weekly
25%
17%
6%
2%
73%
60%
Is target of physical bullying at least
weekly
Was disrespected by students at school in
last year
Parents & Community
M.S.
H.S.
Has a trusted adult out of school
85%
85%
Spends 3+ hrs/week doing things with
family
75%
64%
Parents set clear rules often/always
74%
67%
Parents care & encourage often/always
85%
80%
Faces consequences when breaking
parents’ rules often/always
73%
63%
Parents monitor internet use some/a lot
(of those students with home computers)
49%
26%
Computers & Internet
M.S.
H.S
Experienced cyber bullying in last
year
Cyber bullied someone in last year
31%
29%
28%
24%
Was asked to meet an internet
“friend” face-to-face in last year
Has computer & internet access at
home
Has MySpace (or similar) account
10%
13%
90%
92%
44%
68%
Summary
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Students are drinking and using other drugs
When they start drinking matters
Parents and trusted adults matter
Ease of access matters
CCHY, schools, parents & community need to
work together to reduce use
Next Steps - How the Data Will
Inform the Coalition’s Efforts
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Coalition to use data to engage parents &
community 
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for environmental strategies to reduce
underage access to alcohol
to reduce violence and improve school climate
Community organizations to assess needs
and target services
Next Steps - How the Data Will Inform
the Coalition’s Efforts (continued)
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Schools to target and evaluate efforts to
reduce hurtful behaviors
Expansion & support of Second Step® AntiViolence curriculum in county schools
DeWitt Middle School social norms campaign
Boynton Middle School school climate
improvement project
Ithaca High School Link Crew school climate
improvement project