10 Risk Taking Behaviors
Percent of youth reporting each of 10 high-risk behavior patterns, comparison by survey year.
| 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 |
32% |
36% |
25% |
| Tobacco |
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Smokes one or more cigarettes every day or uses chewing tobacco frequently |
29% |
26% |
17% |
| Illicit Drugs |
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Used illicit drugs three or more times in the last 12 months |
27% |
28% |
21% |
| Sexual Intercourse |
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Has had sexual intercourse three or more times in lifetime |
27% |
28% |
23% |
| Depression/Suicide |
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Is frequently depressed and/or has attempted suicide |
24% |
22% |
26% |
| 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 |
26% |
20% |
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 |
32% |
28% |
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 |
21% |
24% |
16% |
| Driving & Alcohol |
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Has driven after drinking or ridden with a drinking driver three or more times in the last 12 months |
22% |
23% |
17% |
| Gambling |
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Has gambled three or more times in the last 12 months |
27% |
25% |
14% |
From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Marquette Alger Youth Foundation © [1997, 2000, 2002] 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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