2007 CT School Health Survey Results Diane Aye, MPH, PhD Connecticut Department of Public Health (860)

2007 CT School Health Survey Results CSHS Team Diane Aye Dawn Sorosiak Celeste Jorge Richard Rodriguez Marijane Mitchell Vivian Henry Nancy Dickman Bonnie Edmondson Cheryl Resha

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Background Comprised of two components –Youth Tobacco Component (also known as Youth Tobacco Survey) –Youth Behavior Component (also known as Youth Risk Behavior Survey)

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Connecticut School Health Survey –Questions include: –Tobacco Use –Dietary Habits –Physical Activity –Alcohol and other drug use –Sexual Behaviors –Behaviors that contribute to injuries and violence –Protective factors

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Mortality data for youth and young adults aged 10–24, Connecticut, 2003–2005

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Connecticut School Health Survey –New Topics in 2007: –Gambling –Computer Use –Sleep –Family love and support –Visit to dentist –Full School Survey of one High School

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Response Rate School Response Rate x Student Response Rate = Overall response rate School 46/59 school participation rate = 78% Student 2086/2659 = 78.5% Overall 76.3% x 78.4% = 61.2 %

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who gambled for money or possessions (including lottery tickets, betting on sports teams, or card games) in the past 12 months.

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who get 8 or more hours of sleep on an average school night

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who watched three or more hours per day of TV or played video/computer games on an average school day by gender

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent of students who are overweight* or obese** >85 th percentile but <95 th percentile BMI based on reference data* >95 th percentile for BMI based on reference data**

2007 CT School Health Survey Results CT Students engaging in healthy (exercise, eating low-cal, low-fat foods) and non-healthy (laxatives, pills, vomiting, fasting) weight loss behaviors

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent of students met recommended levels* and participated in an insufficient amount** of physical activity *Were physically active at least 60 min on 5 days in the past week **Were physically active for at least 60 minutes on no days in the past week

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else and never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who rode in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol or were the driver, one or more times during the past 30 days

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who felt sad or hopeless for 2 or more weeks, or considered, planned or attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months by grade, gender, and race/ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who had been in a physical fight or physical fight on school property during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school on one or more of the past 30 days

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who had been harassed or bullied on school property one or more times during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who carried a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club, or carried a weapon on school property, during the past 30 days

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who experienced dating violence or were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students who were hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who ever had sexual intercourse and number of partners

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who ever had sexual intercourse by grade, gender, and race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol (current drinking), or who had 5 or more drinks in a row (binge drinking), or who used marijuana on one or more of the past 30 days

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who used any form of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, inhalants, methamphetamines, over-the-counter drugs, ecstasy and non- Rx steroids during their lifetime

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property by someone during the past 12 months

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days. Data from Youth Tobacco Component

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent prevalence of risk factors (within the past month) By academic grade

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Grades by Race-Ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Grades by Race-Ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent prevalence of risk factors among cigarette smokers versus non-smokers

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent prevalence of risk factors among students involved vs not involved in after school activities

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent prevalence of risk factors by whether student agrees that their family loves them and provides help and support when needed

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percent prevalence of risk factors by whether student says that parents usually know where they are

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of CT students with current risk factors by grade

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Percentage of students with after school activities, volunteer activities, and paid work by grade

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Ever tested for HIV and saw a dentist or dental health professional in the past 12 months by race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Selected risk factors within the past 30 days by race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Selected risk factors within the past 30 days by race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Selected risk factors by race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Selected risk factors by race-ethnicity

2007 CT School Health Survey Results Publications, survey information, and program information are available on the following web sites search CSHS