Risky Behaviors Among West Virginia High School Students

1. West Virginia High School Survey Among students who rode a bicycle during the past 12 months, the percentage who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet 100 87.2 85.7 83.8 85.5 85.1 85.3 85.4 84.1 80 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN8 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

2. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else 100 80 60 40 21.4 19.6 17.2 16.6 16.1 14.8 14.1 13.5 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN9 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

3. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who rode one or more times during the past 30 days in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol 100 80 60 27.6 40 25.6 25.3 22.3 23.6 23.8 22.0 20.0 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN10 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

4. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who drove a car or other vehicle one or more times during the past 30 days when they had been drinking alcohol 100 80 60 40 14.5 11.0 12.8 20 9.5 10.1 10.0 6.8 6.1 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN11 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

5. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who carried a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 34.4 40 23.0 21.4 18.4 21.3 21.3 20.1 20 7.4 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN12 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

6. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who carried a gun on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 8.4 6.8 6.4 3.5 4.9 4.6 2.8 1.0 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN13 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

7. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who carried a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 10.3 8.0 8.3 6.6 4.6 6.9 6.3 3.2 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN14 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

8. West Virginia High 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 100 80 60 40 20 8.3 5.6 7.0 6.7 5.6 6.8 6.5 6.4 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN15 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

9. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had 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 100 80 60 40 20 11.7 10.5 11.0 7.8 8.1 9.7 8.1 8.9 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN16 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

10. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had property, such as their car, clothing, or books stolen or deliberately damaged on school property one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 29.1 20.7 25.1 23.4 21.2 22.1 21.4 21.2 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN17 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

11. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who were in a physical fight one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 36.4 32.8 24.9 32.2 40 29.9 27.4 28.8 23.0 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN18 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

12. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who were in a physical fight one or more times during the past 12 months in which they were injured and had to be treated by a doctor or nurse 100 80 60 40 20 5.5 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.2 2.2 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN19 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

13. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who were in a physical fight on school property one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 10.1 16.4 16.1 12.9 11.3 11.6 12.2 20 9.0 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN20 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

14. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 12.5 14.3 20 11.5 11.9 10.3 11.8 10.7 11.3 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN21 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

15. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to 100 80 60 40 11.8 8.6 12.2 12.1 20 9.5 9.0 6.6 5.6 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN22 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

16. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of 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 100 80 60 40.9 30.3 35.0 30.5 40 30.7 30.5 27.8 20.5 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN23 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

17. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 16.4 19.8 15.9 15.2 17.1 16.0 15.9 20 12.3 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN24 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

18. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 11.6 14.0 14.0 11.9 20 11.4 12.4 12.2 10.4 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN25 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

19. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months 100 80 60 40 9.9 20 11.4 9.8 9.0 9.1 7.4 6.7 8.7 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN26 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

20. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who made a suicide attempt during the past 12 months that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse 100 80 60 40 20 6.1 3.4 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.5 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN27 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

21. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs 100 61.9 80 65.3 59.8 56.9 58.6 59.3 58.8 54.1 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN28 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

22. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 13 years 100 80 60 40 24.6 23.4 21.1 15.0 23.2 21.5 20.9 19.5 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN29 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

23. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 27.7 40 29.9 28.4 27.0 27.7 27.6 26.7 25.4 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN30 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

24. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 17.3 16.0 14.2 14.5 14.4 12.8 14.5 12.0 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QNFRCIG - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

25. West Virginia High 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 100 80 60 40 25.6 18.7 18.6 20.4 20.3 15.5 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN31 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

26. West Virginia High School Survey Among students who were less than 18 years of age and 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 100 80 60 40 19.4 13.9 9.6 11.1 10.4 20 3.7 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN32 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

27. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 10.5 20 10.6 9.1 8.4 9.0 8.8 4.3 8.4 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN33 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

28. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily, that is, at least one cigarette every day for 30 days 100 80 60 40 19.5 25.1 20.1 18.0 19.3 19.5 19.1 16.2 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN34 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

29. West Virginia High School Survey Among students who reported current cigarette use, the percentage who ever tried to quit smoking cigarettes during the past 12 months 100 80 51.9 55.6 60 49.2 50.1 44.5 44.9 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN35 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

30. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 27.0 16.4 12.0 15.5 14.7 15.2 14.8 20 2.2 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN36 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

31. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 18.0 8.2 20 10.7 9.3 10.2 10.0 9.7 1.1 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN37 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

32. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who smoked cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 16.3 19.9 15.6 14.7 14.5 13.9 20 11.2 8.5 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN38 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

33. West Virginia High 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 100 80 60 33.8 39.3 34.2 36.0 34.6 34.5 33.1 29.3 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QNANYTOB - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

34. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more days during their life 100 78.8 75.5 77.0 76.2 75.9 74.6 75.4 80 71.4 60 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN39 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

35. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 13 years 100 80 60 38.1 31.9 40 21.6 27.6 26.8 24.7 22.9 23.0 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN40 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

36. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 45.5 60 46.5 44.9 44.8 43.9 42.1 43.5 38.8 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN41 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

37. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours, on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 32.8 31.0 32.0 32.2 40 29.7 29.5 26.6 23.9 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN42 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

38. West Virginia High School Survey Among students who reported current alcohol use, the percentage who usually got the alcohol they drank by buying it in a store such as a liquor store, convenience store, supermarket, discount store, or gas station during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 6.0 7.4 3.6 4.2 1.6 4.1 0.7 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN43 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

39. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on school property on one or more of the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 7.9 4.0 6.2 4.4 5.2 5.2 5.5 4.6 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN44 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

40. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during their life 100 80 47.8 60 44.4 43.6 41.1 40.9 40.3 38.0 33.2 40 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN45 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

41. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years 100 80 60 40 9.0 15.6 12.2 13.8 20 11.3 9.1 10.3 6.6 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN46 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

42. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 25.6 26.3 25.4 23.1 20.1 23.5 21.4 22.8 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN47 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

43. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used marijuana on school property one or more times during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 6.1 5.8 7.4 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.0 5.4 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN48 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

44. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 15.1 13.3 20 10.2 11.2 11.8 10.3 11.1 7.1 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN49 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

45. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase one or more times during the past 30 days 100 80 60 40 20 5.5 5.9 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.6 3.7 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN50 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

46. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 19.4 22.0 19.9 19.5 17.9 19.5 19.2 16.2 20 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN51 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

47. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used heroin one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 20 4.7 4.5 4.7 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.7 2.5 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN52 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

48. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used methamphetamines one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 20 9.2 10.2 7.7 8.3 7.8 8.1 8.1 5.6 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN53 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

49. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who used ecstasy one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 20 7.4 7.6 6.4 7.5 6.3 6.1 4.9 3.9 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN54 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.

50. West Virginia High School Survey Percentage of students who took steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription one or more times during their life 100 80 60 40 20 4.6 6.8 5.3 3.8 5.8 5.0 4.8 3.0 0 Total Male Female 9th 10th 11th 12th Black* Hispanic/ White* Latino QN55 - Weighted Data *Non-Hispanic. Missing bars indicate less than 100 students in the subgroup.