Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1997 Middle School YRBS Questions

Question 1.

How old are you?

                 Unweighted Column Percents
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 10 years or younger                     .3      .0      .0
 11 years old                          40.3      .4      .0
 12 years old                          55.5    35.7      .6
 13 years old                           3.4    59.2    39.0
 14 years old                            .5     4.5    55.3
 15 years old                            .0      .1     4.9
 16 years old or older                   .1      .1      .2
 Female
  Total
  10 years or younger                    .5      .0      .0
  11 years old                         42.2      .4      .0
  12 years old                         53.8    39.6      .7
  13 years old                          3.3    57.2    43.9
  14 years old                           .1     2.8    51.6
  15 years old                           .0      .0     3.5
  16 years old or older                  .1      .0      .2
 Male
  Total
  11 years old                         38.6      .4      .0
  12 years old                         57.2    32.0      .4
  13 years old                          3.4    61.5    34.0
  14 years old                           .8     6.0    59.2
  15 years old                           .0      .1     6.2
  16 years old or older                  .0      .1      .2
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                         Total N =
                           9,685

 
                   Unweighted Frequencies
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 10 years or younger                      4       0       1
 11 years old                           641      14       1
 12 years old                           884   1,306      25
 13 years old                            54   2,165   1,743
 14 years old                             8     165   2,476
 15 years old                             0       3     219
 16 years old or older                    1       2       9
 Female
  Total
  10 years or younger                     4       0       1
  11 years old                          345       7       1
  12 years old                          440     717      15
  13 years old                           27   1,037     979
  14 years old                            1      51   1,149
  15 years old                            0       0      79
  16 years old or older                   1       0       4
 Male
  Total
  11 years old                          296       7       0
  12 years old                          439     583      10
  13 years old                           26   1,121     760
  14 years old                            6     110   1,324
  15 years old                            0       1     138
  16 years old or older                   0       2       4
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                         Total N =
                           9,685