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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

Q59. Many middle school students take the STARS (Students Today Aren't Ready for Sex) classes. These classes teach refusal skills to limit sexual involvement. Have you been in or taken a STARS class?
Weighted Column Percents

TOTAL Grade
6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 52.3 55.8 57.9 43.4
No 40.8 38.3 35.4 48.7
Don't know 6.9 5.9 6.7 7.9
Female Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 52.6 55.1 58.7 44.2
No 41.1 39.1 35.6 48.6
Don't know 6.3 5.8 5.8 7.2
Male Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Yes 52.0 56.4 57.2 42.5
No 40.5 37.5 35.1 48.8
Don't know 7.5 6.0 7.7 8.7

Q59. Many middle school students take the STARS (Students Today Aren't Ready for Sex) classes. These classes teach refusal skills to limit sexual involvement. Have you been in or taken a STARS class?
Frequencies

TOTAL Grade
6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
TOTAL 18,419 4,635 5,263 8,521
Yes 9,227 2,387 3,030 3,810
No 7,695 1,870 1,851 3,974
Don't know 1,239 273 322 644
Refused/Unknown 258 105 60 93
Female Total 9,293 2,305 2,681 4,307
Yes 4,706 1,183 1,562 1,961
No 3,916 949 954 2,013
Don't know 559 132 134 293
Refused/Unknown 112 41 31 40
Male Total 9,126 2,330 2,582 4,214
Yes 4,521 1,204 1,468 1,849
No 3,779 921 897 1,961
Don't know 680 141 188 351
Refused/Unknown 146 64 29 53