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                               68.1    61.0    60.0
 1 time                                16.3    18.6    18.6
 2 or 3 times                           9.5    12.7    12.8
 4 or 5 times                           2.6     3.3     3.5
 6 or 7 times                            .9     1.2     1.3
 8 or 9 times                            .7      .7      .7
 10 or 11 times                          .2      .2      .3
 12 or more times                       1.5     2.3     2.8
 Female
  Total
  0 times                              69.4    64.0    63.3
  1 time                               16.6    18.5    18.4
  2 or 3 times                          9.1    12.0    12.0
  4 or 5 times                          2.6     2.7     3.2
  6 or 7 times                           .7      .9     1.1
  8 or 9 times                           .4      .6      .6
  10 or 11 times                         .0      .2      .1
  12 or more times                      1.2     1.3     1.3
 Male
  Total
  0 times                              66.8    57.9    56.9
  1 time                               16.1    18.6    18.8
  2 or 3 times                         10.1    13.6    13.6
  4 or 5 times                          2.7     3.9     3.8
  6 or 7 times                          1.2     1.5     1.5
  8 or 9 times                          1.0      .9      .7
  10 or 11 times                         .5      .3      .4
  12 or more times                      1.7     3.3     4.3
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                         Total N =
                           9,706

 
                   Unweighted Frequencies
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 0 times                              1,093   2,228   2,691
 1 time                                 262     679     833
 2 or 3 times                           153     466     575
 4 or 5 times                            42     119     158
 6 or 7 times                            15      44      59
 8 or 9 times                            11      27      30
 10 or 11 times                           4       8      13
 12 or more times                        24      84     125
 Female
  Total
  0 times                               570   1,157   1,410
  1 time                                136     334     410
  2 or 3 times                           75     217     268
  4 or 5 times                           21      48      72
  6 or 7 times                            6      16      24
  8 or 9 times                            3      10      14
  10 or 11 times                          0       3       3
  12 or more times                       10      24      28
 Male
  Total
  0 times                               518   1,058   1,276
  1 time                                125     340     421
  2 or 3 times                           78     249     306
  4 or 5 times                           21      71      85
  6 or 7 times                            9      28      34
  8 or 9 times                            8      16      16
  10 or 11 times                          4       5      10
  12 or more times                       13      60      96
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                         Total N =
                           9,706