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1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

Weighted Column Percents | Frequencies

Q48. Have you ever had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
Weighted Column Percents

TOTAL Grade
6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 39.4 24.5 40.6 52.4
No 60.6 75.5 59.4 47.6
Female Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 37.1 21.7 37.6 51.1
No 62.9 78.3 62.4 48.9
Male Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 41.6 27.3 43.8 53.7
No 58.4 72.7 56.2 46.3

Q48. Have you ever had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
Frequencies

TOTAL Grade
6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
TOTAL 18,419 4,635 5,263 8,521
Yes 7,280 1,062 1,970 4,248
No 9,900 3,233 2,870 3,797
Refused/Unknown 1,239 340 423 476
Female Total 9,293 2,305 2,681 4,307
Yes 3,487 463 931 2,093
No 5,187 1,676 1,527 1,984
Refused/Unknown 619 166 223 230
Male Total 9,126 2,330 2,582 4,214
Yes 3,793 599 1,039 2,155
No 4,713 1,557 1,343 1,813
Refused/Unknown 620 174 200 246