10 Risk-Taking Behavior Patterns - 2004 Data
Percent of Youth Reporting Each of 10 Risk-Taking Behavior Patterns.
| Alcohol |
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Has used alcohol three or more times in the last 30 days or got drunk once or more in the last two weeks |
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27 |
| Tobacco |
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Smokes on or more cigarettes every day or uses chewing tobacco frequently |
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16 |
| Illicit Drugs |
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Used illicit drugs three or more time in the last 12 months |
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24 |
| Sexual Intercourse |
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Has bad sexual intercourse three or more time in lifetime |
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26 |
| Depression/Suicide |
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Is frequently depressed an/or has attempted suicide |
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27 |
| Anti-Social Behavior |
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Has been involved in three or more incidents of shoplifting, trouble with police, or vandalism in the last 12 months |
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17 |
| Violence |
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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 |
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28 |
| School Problems |
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Has skipped school two or more days in the last four weeks and/or has below a c average |
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14 |
| Driving and Alcohol |
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Has driven after drinking or ridden with a drinking driver three or more times in the last 12 months |
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18 |
| Gambling |
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Has gambled three or more times in the last 12 months |
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18 |
From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, 2005 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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