10 Risk Taking Behaviors
Percent of youth reporting each of 10 high-risk behavior patterns, comparison by survey year.
| Alcohol |
|
Has used alcohol three or more times in
the last 30 days or got drunk once or more in the last two weeks |
27% |
23% |
23% |
| Tobacco |
|
Smokes one or more cigarettes every day
or uses chewing tobacco frequently |
16% |
13% |
14% |
| Illicit Drugs |
|
Used illicit drugs three or more times in
the last 12 months |
24% |
19% |
20% |
| Sexual Intercourse |
|
Has had sexual intercourse three or more
times in lifetime |
26% |
23% |
25% |
| Depression/Suicide |
|
Is frequently depressed and/or has attempted
suicide |
27% |
22% |
20% |
| Anti-Social Behavior |
|
Has been involved in three or more incidents
of shoplifting, trouble with police, or vandalism in the last 12 months |
17% |
17% |
18% |
| Violence |
|
Has engaged in three or more acts of fighting,
hitting, injuring a person, carrying or using a weapon, or threatening
physical harm in the last 12 months |
28% |
28% |
29% |
| School Problems |
|
Has skipped school two or more days in the
last four weeks and/or has below a C average |
14% |
11% |
15% |
| Driving & Alcohol |
|
Has driven after drinking or ridden with
a drinking driver three or more times in the last 12 months |
18% |
16% |
19% |
| Gambling |
|
Has gambled three or more times in the last
12 months |
18% |
16% |
12% |
From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Great Lakes Center
for Youth Development © [2004, 2006, 2008] by Search Institute, Minneapolis,
MN. Data collected with the survey Search Institute Profiles of Student
Life: Attitudes and Behaviors, Copyright © 1996, Search Institute,
Minneapolis, MN.
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