North Hawai‘i Drug Free Coalition Youth Risk Behavior Survey Evaluation Findings

1. North Hawai‘i Drug Free CoalitionYouth Risk Behavior SurveyEvaluation Findings Prepared by:Gomes Consulting September 30, 2013

2. Measures • Demographics • Four Core Measures* • Past 30-Day Use • Perception of Risk • Perception of Parental Disapproval • Perception of Peer Disapproval *From the Drug Free Communities National Evaluation

3. Methodology • Data collection • Data entry of surveys collected • Review and quality assurance of electronic database • Development of analysis commands • Analysis of data • Interpretation of results • Generation of report • Generation of powerpoint presentation summarizing findings

4. Sample Name Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12 Honoka‘a Elem X Honoka‘a I & H X X X Kanu o Ka 'Aina X X X X Kohala Middle X Pa'auilo E & I X X X X   Waimea Middle X X

5. Demographics Grade Gender Zip Code

6. Alcohol-Past 30 day use Total Female Male

7. Alcohol- Past 30 day use Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

8. Tobacco- Past 30 day use Total Female Male

9. Tobacco- Past 30 day use Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

10. Marijuana- Past 30 day use Total Female Male

11. Marijuana- Past 30 day use Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

12. Prescription Drugs- Past 30 day use Total Female Male

13. Prescription Drugs- Past 30 day use Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

14. Alcohol Daily– Perception of Risk Total Female Male

15. Alcohol Daily– Perception of Risk Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

16. Alcohol Weekly– Perception of Risk Total Female Male

17. Alcohol Weekly– Perception of Risk Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

18. Tobacco – Perception of Risk Total Female Male

19. Tobacco – Perception of Risk Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

20. Marijuana – Perception of Risk Total Female Male

21. Marijuana – Perception of Risk Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

22. Prescription Drugs – Perception of Risk Total Female Male

23. Prescription Drugs – Perception of Risk Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

24. Alcohol – Parental Disapproval Total Female Male

25. Alcohol – Parental Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

26. Tobacco – Parental Disapproval Total Female Male

27. Tobacco – Parental Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

28. Marijuana-Parental Disapproval Total Female Male

29. Marijuana – Parental Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

30. Prescription Drugs – Parental Disapproval Total Female Male

31. Prescription Drugs – Parental Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

32. Alcohol – Peer Disapproval Total Female Male

33. Alcohol – Peer Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

34. Tobacco – Peer Disapproval Total Female Male

35. Tobacco – Peer Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

36. Marijuana-Peer Disapproval Total Female Male

37. Marijuana – Peer Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

38. Prescription Drugs – Peer Disapproval Total Female Male

39. Prescription Drugs – Peer Disapproval Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12

40. Limitation of Findings • Delayed response from Dept. of Education • Short data collection window • Validity of the participant’s responses

41. Summary • Past 30 day use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and prescription drugs positively correlated with age • Perception of risk mostly moderate to great • Perception of parental disapproval mostly wrong and very wrong • Perception of peer disapproval wrong and very wrong

42. Summary • Analysis by grade revealed progressive pattern of more substance use, less perception of risk, less parental disapproval and even less perception of peer disapproval as youth get older (grade increases). • Analysis by gender revealed more substance use and less perception of risk among male youth • Prevention education likely beneficial for all youth • Education and information targeting youth could be beneficial for self and peers • Education and information targeting parents could still be beneficial, but should not be done at the expense of reducing efforts focused on peer education.

43. Contact Information Farrah-Marie Gomes Independent Contractor farrahmarie@yahoo.com (808) 937-4054