1. 72.9 78.2 70.6 71.7 68.5 78.3 73.7 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet QN6 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

2. 81.4 86.2 82.1 75.9 80.1 82.6 81.5 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who used rollerblades or rode a skateboard, the percentage who never or rarely wore a helmet QN7 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

3. 10.8 14.7 11.8 8.8 9.7 13.9 11.9 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car QN8 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

4. 31.8 39.8 30.2 26.9 31.8 33.3 32.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol QN9 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

5. 43.8 46.8 44.1 40.5 26.8 59.8 43.8 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club QN10 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

6. 55.3 60.5 56.3 54.3 43.3 69.9 57.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight QN11 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

7. 5.9 6.1 5.8 6.4 4.6 7.3 6.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were ever in a physical fight in which they were hurt and had to be treated by a doctor or nurse QN12 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

8. 16.9 19.9 16.0 16.6 23.3 12.3 17.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves QN13 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

9. 12.6 15.3 11.9 10.5 16.4 9.1 12.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever made a plan about how they would kill themselves QN14 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

10. 7.1 8.7 6.3 8.3 10.7 4.9 7.7 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried to kill themselves QN15 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

11. 34.4 42.8 31.5 29.9 35.6 34.1 34.8 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs QN16 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

12. 9.5 11.3 7.7 10.0 9.8 9.7 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 years QN17 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

13. 11.9 15.3 10.2 9.0 12.0 11.4 11.7 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days QN18 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

14. 4.0 6.2 3.6 1.4 3.5 4.3 3.9 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days QNFRCIG - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

15. 12.6 13.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day on the days they smoked during the past 30 days QN19 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

16. 3.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who usually got their own cigarettes by buying them in a store or gas station during the past 30 days QN20 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

17. 8.0 11.5 6.1 5.4 8.4 7.3 7.8 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days QN21 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

18. 6.5 6.7 7.2 5.6 3.2 9.6 6.5 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days QN22 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

19. 7.0 7.8 6.0 7.6 5.7 8.8 7.3 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on one or more of the past 30 days QN23 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

20. 15.2 18.8 14.0 12.3 13.8 16.4 15.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days QNANYTOB - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

21. 39.1 52.8 34.7 30.2 36.3 43.4 39.9 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever had a drink of alcohol, other than a few sips QN24 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

22. 15.8 17.0 14.0 17.7 13.0 19.8 16.5 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 years QN25 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

23. 11.0 18.4 9.3 5.8 12.0 11.1 11.5 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used marijuana QN26 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

24. 2.4 3.4 1.7 3.2 2.62.9 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 years QN27 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

25. 4.8 7.6 3.3 3.5 5.9 4.3 5.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase QN28 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

26. 13.1 14.8 12.6 12.7 15.1 11.5 13.3 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever sniffed glue, breathed the contents of spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high QN29 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

27. 3.5 5.8 1.9 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription QN30 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

28. 27.8 28.7 27.2 25.8 29.5 25.8 27.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight QN35 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

29. 51.6 52.0 50.8 50.4 63.1 40.1 51.3 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight QN36 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

30. 77.9 78.1 74.4 84.4 69.9 77.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN37 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

31. 53.7 54.6 52.2 50.7 65.6 40.3 52.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever eaten less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN38 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

32. 20.6 24.1 19.9 17.2 26.9 14.5 20.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever gone without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN39 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

33. 7.3 10.8 6.7 3.2 10.0 4.5 7.2 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever taken diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN40 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

34. 6.6 8.6 5.3 5.8 10.7 2.6 6.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN41 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

35. 65.1 66.8 62.7 66.9 61.4 68.7 65.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days QN42 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

36. 33.6 36.4 33.1 34.5 32.7 36.5 34.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day QN43 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

37. 25.9 30.0 25.6 22.4 22.2 29.5 25.9 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who played video or computer games or used a computer for something that was not school work three or more hours per day on an average school day QN44 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

38. 72.1 67.6 76.0 72.6 74.1 70.9 72.4 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes one or more days during an average school week QN45 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

39. 52.7 46.0 56.6 57.2 55.6 49.7 52.6 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they were in school QNDLYPE - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

40. 63.6 60.9 67.9 62.9 62.5 65.7 64.2 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who played on one or more sports teams during the past 12 months QN46 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

41. 69.7 82.0 76.9 47.2 71.1 67.9 69.4 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection QN47 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

42. 20.7 21.3 21.0 19.6 18.5 22.9 20.8 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of student who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma QN48 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

43. 11.0 10.9 11.7 9.8 10.0 12.0 11.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMaleFemale6th7th8thBlack*Hispanic/ Latino White* West Virginia Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and still have asthma (i.e. current asthma) QN49 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.