10 Risk-Taking Behavior Patterns - 2006 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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23 |
| Tobacco |
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Smokes on or more cigarettes every day or
uses chewing tobacco frequently |
|
13 |
| Illicit Drugs |
|
Used illicit drugs three or more time in
the last 12 months |
|
19 |
| Sexual Intercourse |
|
Has bad sexual intercourse three or more
time in lifetime |
|
23 |
| Depression/Suicide |
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Is frequently depressed an/or has attempted
suicide |
|
22 |
| Anti-Social Behavior |
|
Has been involved in three or more incidents
of shoplifting, trouble with police, or vandalism in the last 12 months |
|
17 |
| 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 |
| School Problems |
|
Has skipped school two or more days in the
last four weeks and/or has below a c average |
|
11 |
| Driving and Alcohol |
|
Has driven after drinking or ridden with
a drinking driver three or more times in the last 12 months |
|
16 |
| Gambling |
|
Has gambled three or more times in the last
12 months |
|
16 |
From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Great Lakes Center
for Youth Development, 2007 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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