1. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 11.2 7.9 14.0 7.4 13.2 13.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described their general health as fair or poor QN7 - Unweighted Data

2. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.5 6.6 6.4 5.1 6.0 8.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car QN8 - Unweighted Data

3. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 75.3 79.7 70.8 61.3 79.3 86.9 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Among students who rode a bicycle, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet QN9 - Unweighted Data

4. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 28.8 25.7 31.6 18.8 33.2 34.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol QN11 - Unweighted Data

5. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 36.4 55.2 18.8 35.7 35.2 38.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club QN12 - Unweighted Data

6. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 56.7 73.6 41.0 53.9 57.4 59.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been in a physical fight QN13 - Unweighted Data

7. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 4.9 5.5 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.7 North Carolina (Region 2) 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 QN14 - Unweighted Data

8. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.5 15.5 25.1 19.7 21.2 20.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever seriously thought about killing themselves QN15 - Unweighted Data

9. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 11.9 8.2 15.5 9.2 12.3 14.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever made a plan about how they would kill themselves QN16 - Unweighted Data

10. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 9.9 10.7 8.8 7.7 10.9 11.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 11 years QN19 - Unweighted Data

11. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.4 11.8 9.3 5.5 14.0 12.1 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days QN20 - Unweighted Data

12. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 1.8 1.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 2.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days QNFRCIG - Unweighted Data

13. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 34.5 36.0 32.9 23.4 32.0 47.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever had a drink of alcohol, other than a few sips QN26 - Unweighted Data

14. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 14.2 16.4 12.1 14.0 14.6 14.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 11 years QN27 - Unweighted Data

15. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 12.0 15.2 9.1 5.7 10.9 18.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used marijuana QN28 - Unweighted Data

16. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 4.8 6.9 2.9 5.9 4.7 4.1 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 11 years QN29 - Unweighted Data

17. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 4.9 4.8 3.4 6.0 5.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase QN30 - Unweighted Data

18. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 15.6 15.7 15.3 15.4 18.0 13.7 North Carolina (Region 2) 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 QN31 - Unweighted Data

19. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 3.2 4.0 2.4 3.8 1.8 4.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used steroids QN32 - Unweighted Data

20. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 3.2 4.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 2.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body QN33 - Unweighted Data

21. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.3 20.9 19.8 24.2 19.7 17.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were at risk for becoming overweight (i.e., at or above the 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex)* *QNROVWGT - Unweighted Data - Based on reference data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I.

22. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 14.7 17.5 11.9 15.6 13.9 14.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were overweight (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex)* *QNOVWGT - Unweighted Data - Based on reference data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I.

23. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 27.9 23.9 31.4 28.3 30.0 26.1 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight QN38 - Unweighted Data

24. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 46.5 35.3 56.5 47.1 46.3 46.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight QN39 - Unweighted Data

25. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 70.5 63.7 77.0 70.8 66.4 74.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN40 - Unweighted Data

26. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 45.0 31.9 57.2 45.9 43.1 46.6 North Carolina (Region 2) 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 QN41 - Unweighted Data

27. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 5.8 3.8 7.3 4.2 3.6 9.8 North Carolina (Region 2) 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 QN43 - Unweighted Data

28. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 6.5 4.6 8.3 3.8 7.2 8.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight QN44 - Unweighted Data

29. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 37.4 34.0 40.7 31.0 40.1 41.2 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who watched three or more hours per day of TV on an average school day QN46 - Unweighted Data

30. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 79.8 80.1 79.7 76.7 76.5 86.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes one or more days during an average school week QN47 - Unweighted Data

31. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 36.6 36.2 37.1 33.7 41.3 34.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they were in school QNDLYPE - Unweighted Data

32. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 74.9 70.9 78.8 56.6 79.5 88.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection QN49 - Unweighted Data

33. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 7.5 10.5 4.5 5.5 8.6 8.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who received grades of mostly D's and F's in school during the past 12 months QN50 - Unweighted Data

34. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.1 11.1 9.3 9.2 11.6 9.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been threatened or injured with a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club, on school property one or more times during the past 12 months QN51 - Unweighted Data

35. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 7.3 9.2 5.7 7.4 7.7 6.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt they would be unsafe at school or on their way to or from school QN52 - Unweighted Data

36. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 46.0 44.7 47.3 46.1 50.2 42.2 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students whose property, such as their clothing or books, has been stolen or deliberately damaged on school property one or more times during the past 12 months QN53 - Unweighted Data

37. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 33.5 31.9 34.9 37.8 34.0 28.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been harassed or bullied on school property one or more times during the past 12 months QN54 - Unweighted Data

38. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 35.2 34.6 35.7 36.3 35.2 34.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been the victim of teasing or name calling during the past 30 days because of their weight, size, or physical appearance QN55 - Unweighted Data

39. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 24.9 18.1 31.5 24.4 22.5 28.2 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row during the past 12 months that they stopped doing some usual activities QN56 - Unweighted Data

40. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 8.2 9.3 7.3 6.2 7.8 10.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried to quit smoking cigarettes during the past 12 months QN57 - Unweighted Data

41. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually got their alcohol by buying it at a store during the past 30 days QN58 - Unweighted Data

42. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 4.9 6.6 3.1 1.7 6.7 5.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days QN59 - Unweighted Data

43. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 2.7 3.8 1.8 1.0 5.6 1.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana on school property one or more times during the past 30 days QN60 - Unweighted Data

44. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 11.4 13.0 9.7 8.9 13.8 11.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percocet, Demerol, Adoral, Ritalin, or Zanax without a doctor's prescription one or more times during their life QN61 - Unweighted Data

45. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 12.2 14.0 10.5 5.6 15.0 15.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the past 12 months QN62 - Unweighted Data

46. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 65.3 63.2 67.0 45.3 70.5 79.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about abstaining from sexual activity QN63 - Unweighted Data

47. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 46.7 44.1 49.0 19.9 45.9 73.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been taught about chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or Human Papillomavirus/genital warts (HPV) QN64 - Unweighted Data

48. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 66.7 60.1 72.7 55.6 66.7 77.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students whose parents or other adults in their family ever talked with them about what they expect them to do or not to do when it comes to sex QN65 - Unweighted Data

49. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 38.6 41.8 35.8 41.7 37.7 36.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who eat fruit three or more times on a typical day QN66 - Unweighted Data

50. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 30.8 31.5 30.0 29.6 31.6 31.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate french fries three or more times during the past seven days QN67 - Unweighted Data

51. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 31.0 31.4 30.5 33.0 31.3 28.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who eat vegetables three or more times on a typical day QN68 - Unweighted Data

52. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 96.0 96.4 95.6 96.5 95.0 96.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who drink a soft drink or sweetened beverage one or more times on a typical day QN69 - Unweighted Data

53. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 13.5 16.1 11.3 13.7 15.7 11.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who drank three or more glasses of milk per day during the past seven days QN70 - Unweighted Data

54. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 43.4 43.9 43.4 41.2 43.6 45.2 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who bought food and/or drinks from vending machines at school one or more times during the past seven days QN71 - Unweighted Data

55. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 37.5 44.2 30.9 43.7 33.2 35.4 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate breakfast on seven of the past seven days QN72 - Unweighted Data

56. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 78.0 82.8 74.0 80.4 80.6 73.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who ate dinner at home with their family four or more times during the past seven days QN73 - Unweighted Data

57. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 55.3 61.6 49.9 53.7 56.0 56.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of 60 minutes or more per day on five or more of the past seven days QN74 - Unweighted Data

58. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 78.0 79.5 76.8 73.3 83.0 77.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who spend 20 minutes or more being physically active on a typical school day QN75 - Unweighted Data

59. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 82.6 86.4 79.3 85.6 82.7 79.7 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who spend 20 minutes or more being physically active on a typical weekend day QN76 - Unweighted Data

60. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 84.7 86.0 83.3 86.4 85.4 82.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Among students enrolled in physical education (PE) class, the percentage who actually exercised or played sports more than 20 minutes during an average PE class QN77 - Unweighted Data

61. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 56.3 53.8 58.7 50.7 57.7 60.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who watch TV three or more hours per day on an average weekend day QN78 - Unweighted Data

62. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 20.9 26.7 15.6 17.0 22.5 23.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who spend three or more hours per day playing video games or using a computer for something that is not school work on an average day QN79 - Unweighted Data

63. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 77.2 81.1 73.7 70.1 75.9 84.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher when they are outside for more than one hour on a sunny day QN80 - Unweighted Data

64. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 58.3 57.1 59.2 54.0 61.5 58.9 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely do one or more of the following to protect themselves from the sun when they are outside for more than one hour on a sunny day: stay in the shade, wear long pants, wear a long-sleeved shirt, or wear a hat that shades their face, ears, and neck QN81 - Unweighted Data

65. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 81.1 79.0 83.2 88.5 75.3 79.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who get approximately seven or more hours of sleep on an average school night QN82 - Unweighted Data

66. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 12.8 12.2 13.2 15.9 12.2 10.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who consider themselves to have a disability QN83 - Unweighted Data

67. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 10.1 10.8 9.2 8.7 12.5 8.8 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are limited in some way in some activities because of some impairment or health problem QN84 - Unweighted Data

68. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 11.6 11.8 11.3 13.8 11.4 9.9 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have some trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating because of some impairment or health problem QN85 - Unweighted Data

69. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 34.2 33.8 34.5 32.4 32.0 37.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who are alone without a parent or trusted adult for two or more hours on an average school day QN86 - Unweighted Data

70. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 73.2 73.1 73.2 76.5 69.6 73.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who participate in some extracurricular activities at school (such as sports, band, drama, clubs, S.O.S., etc.) QN87 - Unweighted Data

71. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 59.3 59.2 54.4 59.6 63.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who responded that the last time they saw a doctor or a nurse for a check-up or physical exam when they were not sick or injured was during the past 12 months QN88 - Unweighted Data

72. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 59.7 57.2 61.8 57.9 62.2 59.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who responded that the last time they saw a dentist for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work was during the past 12 months QN89 - Unweighted Data

73. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 16.5 19.0 13.8 13.0 19.1 17.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma QN90 - Unweighted Data

74. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 13.6 14.6 12.5 10.0 15.8 15.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who have ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma and who have asthma but had not had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack during the past 12 months or who had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack during the past 12 months (i.e., current asthma) QN91 - Unweighted Data

75. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 75.8 79.5 72.5 76.2 73.9 77.6 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree they feel good about themselves QN92 - Unweighted Data

76. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 15.1 13.1 17.2 15.0 15.4 15.2 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree they feel alone in their life QN93 - Unweighted Data

77. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 23.0 19.7 26.1 19.4 24.1 25.5 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that drugs are a problem at their school QN94 - Unweighted Data

78. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 42.9 40.9 44.7 46.7 38.4 44.0 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that harassment and bullying by other students is a problem at their school QN95 - Unweighted Data

79. 0 20 40 60 80 100 TotalMalesFemales6th7th8th 9.3 8.9 9.7 11.4 10.3 6.3 North Carolina (Region 2) Middle School Survey Percentage of students who usually walk or ride their bike to school three or more days per week QN96 - Unweighted Data