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
 I have never tried cocaine            97.5    96.7    94.3
 8 years old or younger                  .9      .7      .9
 9 years old                             .2      .1      .1
 10 years old                            .5      .3      .2
 11 years old                            .6      .5      .4
 12 years old                            .4      .9      .8
 13 years old                            .0      .6     2.1
 14 years old or older                   .0      .0     1.1
 Female
  Total
  I have never tried cocaine           97.9    97.3    93.6
  8 years old or younger                 .4      .7      .7
  9 years old                            .4      .0      .1
  10 years old                           .1      .2      .3
  11 years old                           .9      .5      .5
  12 years old                           .4      .8     1.0
  13 years old                           .0      .4     2.6
  14 years old or older                  .0      .0     1.2
 Male
  Total
  I have never tried cocaine           97.2    96.2    95.0
  8 years old or younger                1.5      .7     1.2
  9 years old                            .0      .3      .1
  10 years old                           .7      .5      .1
  11 years old                           .3      .5      .4
  12 years old                           .4     1.0      .6
  13 years old                           .0      .9     1.6
  14 years old or older                  .0      .1     1.0
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                         Total N =
                           9,443

 
                   Unweighted Frequencies
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 I have never tried cocaine           1,512   3,442   4,117
 8 years old or younger                  14      25      41
 9 years old                              3       5       6
 10 years old                             7      12       9
 11 years old                             9      18      18
 12 years old                             6      33      35
 13 years old                             0      23      91
 14 years old or older                    0       1      49
 Female
  Total
  I have never tried cocaine            783   1,718   2,030
  8 years old or younger                  3      12      15
  9 years old                             3       0       3
  10 years old                            1       4       6
  11 years old                            7       9      10
  12 years old                            3      15      21
  13 years old                            0       7      56
  14 years old or older                   0       0      27
 Male
  Total
  I have never tried cocaine            724   1,708   2,079
  8 years old or younger                 11      12      26
  9 years old                             0       5       3
  10 years old                            5       8       3
  11 years old                            2       9       8
  12 years old                            3      17      14
  13 years old                            0      16      34
  14 years old or older                   0       1      22
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                         Total N =
                           9,443