Delaware School Survey County Trend Charts Sussex County Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of Delaware
Summary of the Delaware School Survey (DSS) The DSS is an annual survey of 5th, 8th, and 11th grade public school students in Delaware. The survey is used to estimate students attitudes and experiences with tobacco, drugs, alcohol, bullying, depression, and a variety of issues facing Delaware's youth. 2017 Sussex County sample size was: 5th Grade - 1,132 students 8th Grade - 770 students 11th Grade - 594 students Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported alcohol use in the past 30 days by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported binge alcohol use in the past two weeks by grade, 1999-Present Note: Binge alcohol use measured by “Had 3 alcoholic drinks or more in a row in past 2 weeks” Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' perceived "great risk" of alcohol use by grade, 1999-Present Note: Question was not asked in 2018 Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' perceived "great risk" of binge alcohol use by grade, 1999-Present Note: Binge alcohol use measured by “Had 3 alcoholic drinks or more in a row in past 2 weeks” Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported cigarette use in the past 30 days by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' perceived "great risk" in smoking a pack of cigarettes daily by grade, 1999-Present Note: Answer option is “a lot of risk” and not great risk for 5th graders Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported marijuana use in the past month by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' perceived "great risk" in smoking marijuana regularly by grade, 1999-Present Note: Answer option is “a lot of risk” and not great risk for 5th graders Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' reporting feeling safe in school by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' reporting fighting/ violence is a problem in school by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' reporting taking a weapon to school in the past year by grade, 1999-Present Use the variable takwep and NOT weapon Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported prescription upper use in the past year by grade, 2007-Present Note: Question was first asked in 2007 Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported downer use in the past year by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported hallucinogen use in the past year by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported heroin use in the past year by grade, 1999-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported crack or cocaine use in the past year by grade, 2005-Present Note: Question first asked in 2005 Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported pain killer use in the past year by grade Note: Question first asked in 2002 Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported steroid use in the past year by grade, 2008-Present Note: Question first asked in 2008 Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported ADHD medicine use in the past year by grade, 2008-Present Note: Question first asked in 2002 and 2003 for 5th graders Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018
Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018 Sussex County Students' self reported over the counter drugs use in the past year by grade, 2008-Present Sussex County Center for Drug & Health Studies, 2018