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North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car
100
80
60
40
20
7.6
9.9
5.2
10.3
9.0
7th
8th
3.4
0
Total
Q8 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol
100
80
60
40
22.9
23.0
27.1
27.5
7th
8th
22.8
20
13.5
0
Total
Q11 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be
treated by a doctor or nurse
100
80
60
40
20
14.4
12.1
10.5
6.3
8.6
8.5
0
Total
Q14 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves
100
80
60
40
24.9
19.6
19.1
20
22.5
13.9
13.8
0
Total
Q15 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11
100
80
60
40
20
12.9
15.2
10.4
10.5
Females
6th
14.1
13.0
7th
8th
0
Total
Q19 - Unweighted Data
Males
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
11.4
12.2
13.9
16.7
10.5
3.8
0
Total
Q20 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) 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
2.7
3.8
Total
Males
Females
5.3
3.8
7th
8th
0.4
0
M1 - Unweighted Data
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked two or more cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during
the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
5.9
6.0
5.8
7.9
8.7
7th
8th
1.3
0
Total
Q21 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day on the days that they smoked
during the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
1.3
1.1
1.5
0.4
1.9
1.4
Total
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
0
M2 - Unweighted Data
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11
100
80
60
40
19.2
20
15.4
11.2
11.7
Females
6th
17.0
15.5
7th
8th
0
Total
Q27 - Unweighted Data
Males
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11
100
80
60
40
20
3.7
5.0
Total
Males
2.3
2.9
4.0
3.3
Females
6th
7th
8th
0
Q29 - Unweighted Data
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase
100
80
60
40
20
5.1
5.8
Total
Males
4.3
2.5
5.5
5.2
7th
8th
0
Q30 - Unweighted Data
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) 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
16.7
18.6
14.7
18.5
17.1
7th
8th
12.6
0
Total
Q31 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who are at risk for becoming overweight
100
80
60
40
20
14.8
14.9
14.7
15.9
Total
Males
Females
6th
15.4
12.8
0
M5 - Unweighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who are overweight
100
80
60
40
20.5
20
19.4
15.6
12.7
10.4
15.4
0
Total
Males
Females
M6 - Unweighted Data - See corresponding summary table for detailed explanation of data.
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight
100
80
60
40
28.2
25.0
22.0
26.8
27.5
7th
8th
21.2
20
0
Total
Q38 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight
100
80
60
52.7
46.3
42.9
42.3
36.0
40
32.7
20
0
Total
Q39 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight
100
78.3
80
68.9
68.3
71.8
64.0
59.4
60
40
20
0
Total
Q40 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever took diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose
weight or to keep from gaining weight
100
80
60
40
20
8.0
10.4
5.8
8.8
8.1
7th
8th
4.7
0
Total
Q43 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ever vomited or took laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining
weight
100
80
60
40
20
10.7
9.2
7.2
4.0
7.1
3.0
0
Total
Q44 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who exercised or participated in physical activity for at least 20 minutes that
made them sweat and breathe hard on three or more of the past seven days
100
80
75.9
77.5
Total
Males
78.4
74.4
74.8
Females
6th
76.3
60
40
20
0
Q45 - Unweighted Data
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been taught about AIDS or HIV infection in school
100
87.2
80
66.2
68.4
64.0
62.2
60
51.5
40
20
0
Total
Q49 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who responded that the highest level completed by the parent(s) or adult(s)
that they live with was four-year graduate or higher
100
80
60
40
33.4
36.1
30.9
33.5
33.2
34.3
6th
7th
8th
20
0
Total
Q50 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who never or seldom wore a helmet when they rode a bicycle during the past
12 months
100
80
60.2
63.3
60
56.5
57.6
Females
6th
61.9
61.6
7th
8th
40
20
0
Total
Q51 - Unweighted Data
Males
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who carried a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property on one
or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
5.6
7.7
3.5
3.4
Females
6th
6.6
6.2
7th
8th
0
Total
Q52 - Unweighted Data
Males
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt
they would be unsafe at school or on their way to or from school
100
80
60
40
20
6.9
6.1
Total
Males
7.8
8.0
7.0
5.7
Females
6th
7th
8th
0
Q53 - Unweighted Data
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have been threatened or injured with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or
club on school property one or more times during the past 12 months
100
80
60
40
20
7.3
7.4
7.2
6.7
Total
Males
Females
6th
8.5
5.7
0
Q54 - Unweighted Data
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students whose property, such as their clothing or books, has been stolen or
deliberately damaged on school property one or more times during the past 12 months
100
80
60
40.8
40
37.1
37.8
36.2
37.4
33.6
20
0
Total
Q55 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight on school property
100
80
60
51.6
41.1
40
37.4
39.3
29.9
22.0
20
0
Total
Q56 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who, during the past 12 months, felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for
two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities
100
80
60
40
30.2
30.1
30.0
7th
8th
26.7
23.6
18.9
20
0
Total
Q57 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
14.7
14.2
15.3
18.4
18.5
7th
8th
5.5
0
Total
Q58 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days
100
80
60
40
20
7.0
11.4
9.0
7.8
4.9
1.7
0
Total
Q59 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have taken steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription one or
more times during their life
100
80
60
40
20
5.1
4.3
5.8
Total
Males
Females
3.9
6.4
4.8
7th
8th
0
Q60 - Unweighted Data
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property
during the past 12 months
100
80
60
40
19.0
20
13.8
15.5
14.4
12.1
8.0
0
Total
Q61 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever been taught about chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or Human
Pappilloma Virus/genital warts (HPV)
100
80
69.2
60
40
34.9
35.4
34.5
26.8
20
12.3
0
Total
Q62 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have ever dieted to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight
100
80
60
51.0
40
38.5
41.6
41.9
7th
8th
30.0
26.8
20
0
Total
Q63 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice
one or more times per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
40
29.5
29.4
29.7
Total
Males
Females
32.5
29.0
27.6
7th
8th
20
0
Q64 - Unweighted Data
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ate fruit one or more times per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
40
26.5
25.1
Total
Males
28.1
30.5
23.9
26.3
20
0
Q65 - Unweighted Data
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ate green salad one or more times per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
40
20
10.1
9.7
10.6
Total
Males
Females
8.1
10.7
12.0
7th
8th
0
Q66 - Unweighted Data
6th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ate potatoes one or more times per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
40
20
6.6
6.4
6.9
8.2
Total
Males
Females
6th
5.1
7.1
0
Q67 - Unweighted Data
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ate carrots one or more times per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
40
20
5.4
6.2
4.6
5.1
5.9
5.2
Total
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
0
Q68 - Unweighted Data
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who ate other vegetables one or more times per day during the past seven
days
100
80
60
40
27.0
21.4
23.3
20.1
19.7
20
17.5
0
Total
Q69 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who drank one or more glasses of milk per day during the past seven days
100
80
60
53.4
50.9
49.3
50.7
47.1
45.1
40
20
0
Total
Q70 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who participated in physical activity for at least 30 minutes that did not make
them sweat or breathe hard, such as fast walking, slow bicycling, skating, pushing a lawn mower, or
mopping floors on five or more of the past seven days
100
80
60
40
27.3
30.7
29.4
25.1
29.2
23.4
20
0
Total
Q71 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who usually go to physical education (PE) or gym class one or more days per
week
100
80
76.7
79.0
77.6
77.9
74.4
74.4
60
40
20
0
Total
Q72 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who consider themselves to have a disability
100
80
60
40
20
12.6
13.7
16.3
11.1
12.2
Females
6th
8.5
0
Total
Q73 - Unweighted Data
Males
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who are limited in any way in any activities because of any impairment or
health problem
100
80
60
40
20
9.6
8.3
10.7
9.2
12.4
5.6
0
Total
Q74 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who have some trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating because of
some impairment or health problem
100
80
60
40
20
18.0
13.9
14.5
13.0
12.5
Females
6th
10.3
0
Total
Q75 - Unweighted Data
Males
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who responded that there usually never was an adult at their home in the
afternoon when they return from school
100
80
60
40
20
6.7
10.0
8.1
4.9
3.4
5.1
Females
6th
7th
0
Total
Q76 - Unweighted Data
Males
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who performed some organized community service as a non-paid volunteer
one or more times during the past 30 days
100
80
60
46.0
42.1
44.8
42.6
39.3
38.8
40
20
0
Total
Q77 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who last saw a doctor or health care provider during the past 12 months for a
check-up or physical exam when they were not sick or injured
100
80
66.8
60
56.9
58.4
54.9
51.1
53.5
40
20
0
Total
Q78 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who last saw a dentist during the past 12 months for a check-up, exam, teeth
cleaning, or other dental work
100
80
64.0
66.4
66.0
62.0
60.8
63.5
60
40
20
0
Total
Q79 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who would rate their health in general as very good or excellent
100
80
60
55.8
54.9
52.3
51.1
47.1
46.0
40
20
0
Total
Q80 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who would rate the quality of their life in general as very good or excellent
100
80
60
58.4
59.3
Total
Males
61.1
57.4
58.7
56.2
40
20
0
Q81 - Unweighted Data
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that they feel good about themselves
100
80
77.9
80.8
78.9
81.4
75.1
73.8
60
40
20
0
Total
Q82 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that harassment and bullying by other students is
a problem at their school
100
80
60
43.6
40.1
40.1
40.7
40.3
6th
7th
8th
36.8
40
20
0
Total
Q83 - Unweighted Data
Males
Females
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that drugs are a problem at their school
100
80
60
40
20
17.3
16.4
Total
Males
18.5
15.0
17.8
19.9
0
Q84 - Unweighted Data
Females
6th
7th
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that violence is a problem at their school
100
80
60
40
35.1
32.4
32.6
32.4
31.8
31.6
Total
Males
Females
6th
7th
20
0
Q85 - Unweighted Data
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who usually walk to school on one or more days per week
100
80
60
40
20
6.0
7.3
Total
Males
4.7
5.2
4.1
Females
6th
7th
6.6
0
Q86 - Unweighted Data
8th
North Carolina (Region 3) Middle School Survey
Percentage of students who usually ride a bicycle to school on one or more days per week
100
80
60
40
20
2.9
4.6
1.2
1.7
2.3
2.4
Females
6th
7th
8th
0
Total
Q87 - Unweighted Data
Males