Harassment at School and Selected Health Behaviors,
Oregon Healthy Teens (OHT) 2005, 11th Grade |
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NOTE: Referent Group is "Not Harassed." Bolding shows statistical significance between "Not Harassed" and "Harassed" percentages. |
11th Grade |
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Column Percents |
Not Harassed |
Harassed for one reason |
Harassed for two or more reasons |
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Depression and Suicide |
| Depressed 1+ times in past week |
45.1 |
65.8 |
77.8 |
| During the past 30 days (All/Most of time) |
| Very nervous person |
3.7 |
7.8 |
12.9 |
| Down in the dumps |
2.3 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
| Felt downhearted and blue |
4.3 |
10.3 |
15.1 |
| Sad or hopeless during past 12 months |
11.9 |
24.3 |
36.1 |
| Happy person |
61.8 |
48.2 |
41.1 |
| Felt calm and peaceful |
48.1 |
34.8 |
26.9 |
| Considered attempting suicide |
7.3 |
16.0 |
28.9 |
| Actually attempted suicide |
2.7 |
7.6 |
13.4 |
| Suicide attempt that had to be treated (All respondents) |
0.9 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
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Safety at School |
| During the past 30 days (1+ days): |
| Did not go to school because felt unsafe |
1.5 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
| Carried a gun on school property |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times) on school property: |
| Someone deliberately damaged your property |
5.8 |
16.9 |
29.7 |
| Anyone offered, sold or given you illegal drugs |
18.2 |
30.1 |
39.9 |
| Physical fight on school property |
5.2 |
10.5 |
16.2 |
| Someone injured you with a weapon |
0.6 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
| Someone took money/things from you by force or weapon or threats |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
| Someone threatened you with a weapon |
2.3 |
6.6 |
12.4 |
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Delinquent behavior |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times): |
| Gambled |
28.9 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
| Carried a handgun |
6.8 |
9.4 |
11.1 |
| Sold illegal drugs |
6.5 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
| Stole/Tried to steal motor vehicle |
1.9 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| Physical fight |
13.4 |
23.0 |
29.1 |
| Physical fight where injured and treated by doctor or nurse |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
| Attacked someone with idea of seriously hurting them |
5.5 |
11.4 |
14.5 |
| Been arrested |
5.4 |
8.1 |
10.0 |
| Been suspended from school |
9.9 |
14.7 |
16.6 |
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Other Risk Behaviors |
| During the past 30 days (1+ days): |
| Carried a gun (Anywhere) |
5.6 |
5.9 |
7.5 |
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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs |
| Smoked 1+ days in past 30 days |
14.5 |
18.5 |
26.6 |
| On 1+ days: |
| Had at least one drink of alcohol |
42.5 |
48.2 |
51.9 |
| Binge drank |
28.2 |
28.3 |
33.5 |
| Drank 1+ occasions in past 30 days |
44.6 |
52.0 |
53.6 |
| Age first drank alcohol (< 13) |
20.2 |
23.1 |
27.0 |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times) due to drinking alcohol: |
| Missed school |
3.7 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
| Not been able to remember what happened |
19.0 |
23.1 |
27.1 |
| Regretted something |
13.2 |
19.2 |
21.2 |
| Gotten sick to stomach |
20.8 |
24.8 |
31.5 |
| Within the past 30 days (1+ times): |
| Used marijuana |
19.5 |
22.2 |
24.0 |
| Used marijuana on school property |
4.0 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
| Age first tried marijuana (< 13) |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
| 30-day drug use summary: (Marijuana, inhalants, prescription drugs, stimulants, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy/LSD) |
22.0 |
25.9 |
31.8 |
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Physical Appearance and Body Weight |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| Not at risk for overweight |
77.9 |
74.5 |
70.1 |
| At risk for overweight (85th-95th percentile) |
12.5 |
13.6 |
15.4 |
| Overweight (>= 95th percentile) |
9.7 |
11.9 |
14.4 |
| Weight Description |
| Very underweight |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
| Slightly underweight |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.1 |
| About the right weight |
57.9 |
52.8 |
41.8 |
| Slightly overweight |
25.2 |
28.2 |
36.0 |
| Very overweight |
3.1 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
| During the past 30 days: |
| Lose weight |
40.1 |
48.1 |
55.5 |
| Gain weight |
17.2 |
14.0 |
12.6 |
| Stay the same weight |
19.1 |
18.0 |
12.7 |
| Not trying to do anything about weight |
23.6 |
19.9 |
19.1 |
| Eat less food/fewer calories |
35.2 |
40.1 |
46.9 |
| Exercise |
44.9 |
52.7 |
56.2 |
| Fast |
4.9 |
10.1 |
14.4 |
| Diet pills/powders/liquids |
3.1 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
| Vomit/Take laxatives |
2.0 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
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Sexual Activity |
| Ever had sexual intercourse |
39.7 |
47.6 |
52.9 |
| Sexual intercourse: Within past 3 months |
| With 1 person |
24.1 |
25.7 |
31.0 |
| With 2+ people |
4.9 |
8.2 |
7.1 |
| Sexual intercourse: Lifetime |
| With 1 person |
18.4 |
18.7 |
20.0 |
| With 2+ people |
21.3 |
28.8 |
33.0 |
| Alcohol or use drugs before last intercourse |
7.7 |
11.0 |
11.9 |
| Among those who have ever had sexual intercourse: |
| Drank/Used drugs last intercourse |
19.1 |
22.8 |
22.2 |
| Condom use |
68.0 |
64.3 |
60.5 |
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Protective Factors (Very much or pretty much true): |
| There is an adult
at home who wants me to do my best |
96.0 |
94.7 |
91.6 |
| There is an adult
at home who wants me to be a success |
86.8 |
83.9 |
76.8 |
| There are teachers are available to talk to |
81.0 |
75.1 |
69.4 |
| There are other activities at school available for student participation |
94.2 |
90.7 |
87.8 |
There is an adult
outside of home and school who wants
me to do my best |
88.9 |
86.6 |
81.4 |