1999 YRBS High School Survey

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
1999 High School

**Q88 What do you consider to be the one most reliable or accurate source from where you have gotten your information about AIDS/HIV infection?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
From classroom instruction		50.6	49.9	52.3	51.3	48.9
From a teacher or school counselor		10.3	11.6	11.2	9.6	8.0
From parents or other adults in my family		9.0	11.0	8.9	8.0	7.5
From friends		2.2	2.6	1.9	2.1	2.0
From brochures available at schools or school health centers		6.5	5.5	5.6	6.8	8.4
From TV or radio		9.6	8.7	8.4	10.1	11.5
Other sources not mentioned above		11.9	10.7	11.7	11.9	13.7
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	From classroom instruction	48.1	48.4	49.2	48.3	46.4
	From a teacher or school counselor	10.3	11.4	11.5	9.6	8.1
	From parents or other adults in my family	10.3	12.0	10.3	9.7	8.6
	From friends	2.1	2.4	2.1	1.9	2.1
	From brochures available at schools or school health centers	8.1	6.9	6.7	8.4	11.0
	From TV or radio	8.6	7.9	8.1	9.3	9.4
	Other sources not mentioned above	12.4	10.9	12.1	12.8	14.4
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	From classroom instruction	53.3	51.6	55.4	54.4	51.4
	From a teacher or school counselor	10.2	11.8	10.9	9.7	7.9
	From parents or other adults in my family	7.6	9.9	7.5	6.3	6.4
	From friends	2.2	2.8	1.7	2.4	2.0
	From brochures available at schools or school health centers	4.8	4.0	4.5	5.2	5.8
	From TV or radio	10.5	9.5	8.7	11.0	13.6
	Other sources not mentioned above	11.3	10.4	11.2	11.0	13.0

**Q88 What do you consider to be the one most reliable or accurate source from where you have gotten your information about AIDS/HIV infection?**
Counts
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		22,913	7,002	6,070	6,380	3,461
From classroom instruction		11,362	3,298	3,120	3,248	1,696
From a teacher or school counselor		2,382	822	682	614	264
From parents or other adults in my family		2,000	769	525	463	243
From friends		469	168	114	127	60
From brochures available at schools or school health centers		1,380	370	334	404	272
From TV or radio		2,093	605	496	616	376
Other sources not mentioned above		2,450	718	617	690	425
Refused/Unknown		777	252	182	218	125
Female	Total	11,597	3,632	3,016	3,218	1,731
	From classroom instruction	5,503	1,664	1,467	1,554	818
	From a teacher or school counselor	1,231	446	348	304	133
	From parents or other adults in my family	1,166	438	312	280	136
	From friends	234	80	68	56	30
	From brochures available at schools or school health centers	876	240	204	256	176
	From TV or radio	945	271	235	284	155
	Other sources not mentioned above	1,288	376	310	376	226
	Refused/Unknown	354	117	72	108	57
Male	Total	11,316	3,370	3,054	3,162	1,730
	From classroom instruction	5,859	1,634	1,653	1,694	878
	From a teacher or school counselor	1,151	376	334	310	131
	From parents or other adults in my family	834	331	213	183	107
	From friends	235	88	46	71	30
	From brochures available at schools or school health centers	504	130	130	148	96
	From TV or radio	1,148	334	261	332	221
	Other sources not mentioned above	1,162	342	307	314	199
	Refused/Unknown	423	135	110	110	68