15 Other Risk-Taking Behaviors - 2004 Data
Percent of Youth Reporting Each of 15 Other Risk-Taking Behaviors.
| Sexual Intercourse |
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Has had sexual intercourse one or more times |
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35 |
| Anti-Social Behavior |
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Shoplifted once or more in the last 12 months |
|
23 |
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Committed vandalism once or more in the last 12 months |
|
17 |
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Got into trouble with police once or more in the last 12 months |
|
22 |
| Violence |
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Hit someone once or more in the last 12 months |
|
33 |
| |
Physically hurt someone once or more in the last 12 months |
|
12 |
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Used a weapon to get something from a person once or more in the last 12 months |
|
3 |
| |
Been in a group fight once or more in the last 12 months |
|
18 |
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Carried a weapon for protection once or more in the last 12 months |
|
10 |
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Threatened physical harm to someone once or more in the last 12 months |
|
30 |
| School Truancy |
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Skipped school once or more in the last four months |
|
19 |
| Gambling |
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Gambled once or more in the last 12 months |
|
35 |
| Eating Disorder |
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Has engaged in bulimic or anorexic behavior |
|
15 |
| Depression |
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Felt sad or depressed most or all of the time in the last month |
|
17 |
| Attempted Suicide |
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Has attempted suicide one or more times |
|
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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