Risky Behavior Among West Virginia Middle School Students

1. West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet 100 81.0 80.8 80.4 77.8 76.8 71.7 74.7 80 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN6 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

2. West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who used rollerblades or rode a skateboard, the percentage who never or rarely wore a helmet 100 90.0 85.0 84.8 83.8 83.8 82.5 77.0 80 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN7 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

3. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car 100 80 60 40 14.8 13.5 20 12.4 11.4 10.3 8.9 6.9 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN8 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

4. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol 100 80 60 35.9 33.3 31.7 40 30.8 30.4 30.1 23.2 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN9 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

5. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club 100 80 59.1 60 40.3 43.3 40.6 41.5 41.2 40 22.6 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN10 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

6. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight 100 80 70.0 58.3 56.3 57.7 57.4 56.6 60 44.2 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN11 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

7. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were ever in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be treated by a doctor or nurse 100 80 60 40 20 7.9 6.9 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.2 5.2 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN12 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

8. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been bullied on school property 100 80 60 47.5 47.7 47.3 45.9 47.4 46.6 44.5 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN13 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

9. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves 100 80 60 40 24.0 21.0 21.6 19.9 19.4 16.7 16.0 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN14 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

10. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever made a plan about how they would kill themselves 100 80 60 40 15.8 14.6 15.1 20 12.9 12.2 10.8 7.9 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN15 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

11. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried to kill themselves 100 80 60 40 20 9.3 7.3 8.1 6.6 6.9 5.8 4.2 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN16 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

12. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs 100 80 60 40.3 32.0 32.3 32.1 40 32.1 31.4 23.7 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN17 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

13. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 years 100 80 60 40 20 9.9 11.2 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 7.7 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN18 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

14. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 17.0 20 12.1 11.0 11.0 11.3 10.5 5.8 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN19 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

15. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 4.9 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.8 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QNFRCIG - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

16. West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 12.1 11.1 7.9 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN20 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

17. West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who usually got their own cigarettes by buying them in a store or gas station during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 4.9 4.5 0.0 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN21 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

18. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 11.6 7.7 8.1 7.4 7.1 6.7 2.9 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN22 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

19. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 12.4 13.5 20 7.3 8.8 8.7 6.5 3.7 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN23 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

20. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 8.1 7.8 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.5 4.6 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN24 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

21. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 22.8 17.8 15.9 14.7 15.6 13.9 20 10.2 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QNANYTOB - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

22. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever had a drink of alcohol, other than a few sips 100 80 60 47.4 39.2 37.7 36.9 36.3 34.5 40 25.1 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN25 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

23. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 years 100 80 60 40 18.4 14.9 17.6 14.6 16.0 13.9 15.4 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN26 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

24. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used marijuana 100 80 60 40 19.1 20 11.6 12.5 12.0 11.1 11.3 5.1 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN27 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

25. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 years 100 80 60 40 20 5.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.1 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN28 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

26. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase 100 80 60 40 20 9.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.5 2.7 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN29 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

27. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever sniffed glue, breathed the contents of spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high 100 80 60 40 15.3 13.6 10.9 13.7 20 12.7 13.2 12.7 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN30 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

28. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription 100 80 60 40 20 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.7 1.2 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN31 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

29. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight 100 80 60 40 29.7 27.5 24.8 25.4 26.4 26.7 24.5 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN36 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

30. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight 100 80 57.6 60 49.0 46.6 47.0 47.8 47.6 38.1 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN37 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

31. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80.1 73.5 72.9 73.9 80 73.5 73.6 67.1 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN38 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

32. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever eaten less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 57.9 60 48.7 46.9 48.1 47.4 46.2 37.2 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN39 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

33. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever gone without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 40 25.6 23.1 22.6 20.8 20.5 16.4 16.0 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN40 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

34. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever taken diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 40 20 8.4 9.1 7.1 6.2 6.3 3.2 3.6 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN41 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

35. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight 100 80 60 40 20 9.9 9.3 7.1 6.5 6.8 3.4 4.5 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN42 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

36. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days 100 80 63.0 61.4 57.2 57.6 56.9 54.2 60 52.1 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN43 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

37. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day 100 80 60 33.9 37.0 37.6 33.8 35.1 33.1 34.5 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN44 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

38. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who played video or computer games or used a computer for something that was not school work three or more hours per day on an average school day 100 80 60 40 31.2 31.4 28.2 28.1 28.0 24.5 24.7 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN45 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

39. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes one or more days in an average week when they were in school 100 78.1 74.3 75.1 74.1 74.0 73.0 69.2 80 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN46 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

40. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they were in school 100 80 52.2 46.7 49.4 46.7 48.6 47.9 47.8 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QNDLYPE - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

41. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who played on one or more sports teams during the past 12 months 100 80 62.7 63.9 65.1 62.3 60.4 62.3 59.1 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN47 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

42. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection 100 73.6 80 64.8 65.1 62.8 62.2 60.3 49.0 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN48 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

43. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma 100 80 60 40 23.6 22.1 21.6 20.3 21.2 20.2 18.1 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN49 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

44. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who still have asthma 100 80 60 40 13.1 20 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.8 10.7 11.4 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN50 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

45. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been bullied away from school property during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 23.0 22.6 21.3 21.3 20.1 21.1 19.4 20 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN51 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

46. West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been electronically bullied, such as through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or text messaging, during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 26.6 18.9 19.7 18.9 17.8 18.7 20 11.6 0 Total Male Female 6th 7th 8th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN52 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.