Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1997 Middle School YRBS Questions

                 Unweighted Column Percents
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 0 times                               92.4    90.3    90.4
 1 time                                 4.3     5.0     4.6
 2 or 3 times                           1.9     2.7     2.4
 4 or 5 times                            .4      .6      .9
 6 or 7 times                            .4      .2      .3
 8 or 9 times                            .2      .1      .2
 10 or 11 times                          .1      .1      .1
 12 or more times                        .3     1.0     1.2
 Female
  Total
  0 times                              93.1    91.8    92.2
  1 time                                4.1     4.5     3.9
  2 or 3 times                          1.8     2.2     2.2
  4 or 5 times                           .2      .6      .6
  6 or 7 times                           .5      .1      .3
  8 or 9 times                           .1      .1      .1
  10 or 11 times                         .0      .0      .1
  12 or more times                       .1      .7      .6
 Male
  Total
  0 times                              91.7    88.8    88.5
  1 time                                4.4     5.5     5.3
  2 or 3 times                          1.9     3.1     2.6
  4 or 5 times                           .6      .7     1.2
  6 or 7 times                           .4      .4      .4
  8 or 9 times                           .3      .2      .2
  10 or 11 times                         .1      .1      .2
  12 or more times                       .5     1.3     1.7
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                         Total N =
                           9,714

 
                   Unweighted Frequencies
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 0 times                              1,483   3,303   4,056
 1 time                                  69     184     207
 2 or 3 times                            30      98     107
 4 or 5 times                             7      23      39
 6 or 7 times                             7       8      14
 8 or 9 times                             3       4       8
 10 or 11 times                           1       2       6
 12 or more times                         5      36      52
 Female
  Total
  0 times                               765   1,667   2,058
  1 time                                 34      82      87
  2 or 3 times                           15      40      48
  4 or 5 times                            2      11      13
  6 or 7 times                            4       1       6
  8 or 9 times                            1       1       3
  10 or 11 times                          0       0       2
  12 or more times                        1      13      14
 Male
  Total
  0 times                               711   1,620   1,989
  1 time                                 34     101     118
  2 or 3 times                           15      56      59
  4 or 5 times                            5      12      26
  6 or 7 times                            3       7       8
  8 or 9 times                            2       3       5
  10 or 11 times                          1       2       4
  12 or more times                        4      23      38
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                         Total N =
                           9,714