1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

**Q49. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
I have never had a drink of alcohol		60.4	75.3	59.1	47.4
8 years old or younger		9.3	8.8	9.6	9.4
9 or 10 years old		8.5	7.9	9.2	8.4
11 or 12 years old		13.7	7.9	16.6	16.5
13 or 14 years old		8.0	.1	5.4	18.1
15 years old or older		.1		.0	.2
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I have never had a drink of alcohol	62.7	78.2	62.2	48.7
	8 years old or younger	6.7	6.5	6.8	6.8
	9 or 10 years old	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.3
	11 or 12 years old	14.2	7.7	17.6	16.9
	13 or 14 years old	8.9	.1	5.9	20.0
	15 years old or older	.1			.2
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I have never had a drink of alcohol	58.1	72.3	56.1	46.1
	8 years old or younger	11.8	11.0	12.3	12.0
	9 or 10 years old	9.6	8.3	11.0	9.5
	11 or 12 years old	13.3	8.1	15.6	16.1
	13 or 14 years old	7.1	.2	4.9	16.1
	15 years old or older	.1		.1	.2

**Q49. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?**
Frequencies
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		18,419	4,635	5,263	8,521
I have never had a drink of alcohol		9,744	3,161	2,826	3,757
8 years old or younger		1,599	366	452	781
9 or 10 years old		1,475	334	451	690
11 or 12 years old		2,475	343	808	1,324
13 or 14 years old		1,679	5	253	1,421
15 years old or older		16		1	15
Refused/Unknown		1,431	426	472	533
Female	Total	9,293	2,305	2,681	4,307
	I have never had a drink of alcohol	5,113	1,651	1,497	1,965
	8 years old or younger	611	133	174	304
	9 or 10 years old	642	157	190	295
	11 or 12 years old	1,274	167	430	677
	13 or 14 years old	936	1	134	801
	15 years old or older	8			8
	Refused/Unknown	709	196	256	257
Male	Total	9,126	2,330	2,582	4,214
	I have never had a drink of alcohol	4,631	1,510	1,329	1,792
	8 years old or younger	988	233	278	477
	9 or 10 years old	833	177	261	395
	11 or 12 years old	1,201	176	378	647
	13 or 14 years old	743	4	119	620
	15 years old or older	8		1	7
	Refused/Unknown	722	230	216	276