1. Hamilton County Power Up YOUth Survey
October 15, 2008
Drs. Mark Grey and Michele Devlin
University of Northern Iowa

2. Hamilton County Power Up YOUth Survey Evaluation Report: Baseline Data 2008
Total Surveys Returned: 151
Northeast Hamilton 25
16.6
South Hamilton 3
2.0
Webster City
123
81.5
School
Frequency
Percent
Total
151
100.0

3. Grade 8 43
28.5 10 68
45.0 12 39
25.8
Total
150
99.3
Missing 1 .7
Grade
Frequency
Percent
151
100.0

4. Sex/Gender F 81 53.6 M 56 37.1 NA 14 9.3 Total 151 100.0 GenderF 81
53.6 M 56
37.1 NA 14
9.3
Total
151
100.0
Gender
Frequency
Percent

5. Age of Onset of Drug Use: Alcohol

6. Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (8th Graders)
Baseline 2008
Percent
2005 IYS
Never 28
68%
64%
8 or Younger 3 7% 3%
9 or 10 2 5% 6%
11 or 12 1 2%
14%
13 or 14 7
17%
13%
15 or 16 0%
17 or older
% who answered question 41
95%
100%

7. Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (10th Graders)
Never 26
38.2
Age 14
20.6 15 12
17.6 16 6
8.8 13 2
2.9 17 1
1.5
Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (10th Graders)
Frequency
Percent
Total 68
100.0

8. Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (12th Graders)
Frequency
Percent
Age 17 9
23.1 14 8
20.5
Never 16 4
10.3 15 2
5.1 13 3 1
2.6 11
Total 39
100.0

9. Age of Onset of Drug Use: Marijuana

10. Age Tried Marijuana for First Time
Grade 8 41 1 43 10 53 2 3 7 68 12 30 5 39
Age Tried Marijuana for First Time
Age
Never 11 13 14 15 16 17 NA
Total
124 4
150

11. Age Tried Marijuana for First Time (All Grades)
2008 Baseline
Percent
2005 IYS
Never
124
83%
85%
8 or Younger 0% 1%
9 or 10
11 or 12 3 2%
13 or 14 6 4% 3%
15 or 16 15
10%
17 or older 1
% who answered question
99%

12. Age of Onset of Drug Use: Tobacco

13. Age Smoked Whole Cigarette for First Time (All Grades)
2008 Baseline
Percent
2005 IYS
Never
105
70%
79%
8 or Younger 3 2% 3%
9 or 10
11 or 12 6 4%
13 or 14 12 8% 6%
15 or 16 15
10%
17 or older 7 5% 0%
% who answered question
100%
99%

14. Frequency of Use in Past 30 Days (all grades)
At Least One Drink in Past 30 Days
No = 74.8
Used Marijuana in Past 30 Days
No = 96.7%
Used Tobacco in Past 30 Days
No = 81.5%

15. Perceptions of Risk or Harm
Feel at Risk Drinking Alcohol
Yes
Percent No NA
Total
Grade 8 28
19% 10 7% 5 43 39
26% 1 68 12 15
10% 24
16% 82
55% 62
41% 6
150

16. Perceptions of Risk or Harm
Feels there are risk associated with marijuana and has or has not smoked marijuana (all grades)

17. Perceptions of Risk or Harm

18. Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Alcohol

19. Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Marijuana

20. Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Tobacco

21. Attended Party with Alcohol Available

22. Would it Be Hard to Get Marijuana or Other Illegal Drugs?

23. Have You Attended a Party Where Alcohol Was Available to You?