Hamilton County Power Up YOUth Survey

October 15, 2008

Drs. Mark Grey and Michele DevlinUniversity of Northern Iowa

Hamilton County Power Up YOUth SurveyEvaluation Report: Baseline Data

2008

Total Surveys Returned: 151

  Northeast Hamilton 25 16.6

South Hamilton 3 2.0

Webster City123 81.5

School Frequency Percent

Total151 100.0

Grade

  843 28.5

1068 45.0

1239 25.8

Total150 99.3

  Missing1 .7

Grade Frequency Percent

Total151 100.0

Sex/Gender

  F81 53.6

M56 37.1

NA14 9.3

Total151 100.0

Gender Frequency Percent

      

Age of Onset of Drug Use: Alcohol

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 0% 0%

17 or older 0 0% 0%

% who answered question 41 95% 100%

  Never 26 38.2

Age

1414 20.6

15 12 17.6

16 6 8.8

13 6 8.8

12 2 2.9

17 1 1.5

6 1 1.5

Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (10th Graders)

Frequency Percent

Total 68 100.0

Age First Drank More than a Few Sips of Alcohol (12th Graders)

Frequency Percent

Age 179 23.1

148 20.5

Never8 20.5

164 10.3

154 10.3

82 5.1

132 5.1

31 2.6

111 2.6

Total39 100.0

Age of Onset of Drug Use: Marijuana

 

Grade 841 1           1 43

1053 2 1 3 7 2   0 68

1230   1 1 1 5 1 0 39

Age Tried Marijuana for First Time

Age

Never 11 13 14 15 16 17 NA Total

Total124 3 2 4 8 7 1 1 150

Age Tried Marijuana for First Time (All Grades)

     

  2008 Baseline Percent 2005 IYS

Never 124 83% 85%

8 or Younger 0 0% 1%

9 or 10 0 0% 1%

11 or 12 3 2% 2%

13 or 14 6 4% 3%

15 or 16 15 10% 1%

17 or older 1 1% 0%

% who answered question 99%   99%

Age of Onset of Drug Use: Tobacco

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 3 2% 3%

11 or 12 6 4% 4%

13 or 14 12 8% 6%

15 or 16 15 10% 6%

17 or older 7 5% 0%

% who answered question 100%   99%

Frequency of Use in Past 30 Days (all grades)

At Least One Drink in Past 30 DaysNo = 74.8

Used Marijuana in Past 30 DaysNo = 96.7%

Used Tobacco in Past 30 DaysNo = 81.5%

Perceptions of Risk or Harm

Feel at Risk Drinking Alcohol

       

Yes Percent No Percent NA Total

Grade 8

28 19% 10 7% 5 43

1039 26% 28 19% 1 68

1215 10% 24 16% 0 39

Total

82 55% 62 41% 6 150

Perceptions of Risk or Harm

Feels there are risk associated with marijuana and

has or has not smoked marijuana (all grades)

Perceive Risk?Never Smoked Marijuana (n=) %

Has Smoked Marijuana (n=) %

Yes 80 70% 11 42%No 35 30% 15 58%

Perceptions of Risk or Harm

Frequency Percent2005 IYS

Yes 128 88.20% No 17 11.80% 7% % who

answered question 96% 98%

Feel Risks are Associated with Tobacco Use (all grades)

Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Alcohol

No Yes TotalGrade 8 0 43 43 10 2 66 68 12 9 28 39

11 137 150Total

Parents Would Disapprove of Drinking without their Permission

Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Marijuana

Frequency Percent2005 IYS

Yes 146 96.7 99% No 4 2.6 1% Total 100%

Parents would Disapprove of Using Marijuana

Perceptions of Disapproval by Parents: Tobacco

Frequency Percent2005 IYS

Yes 137 90.7 99% No 14 9.3 1% % who

answered question 100%

Parents Would Disapprove of Tobacco Use (all grades)

Attended Party with Alcohol Available

No YesGrade 8 33 10 43 10 27 41 68 12 6 33 39

66 84 150Total

Attended Party with Alcohol Available

Total

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

Frequency PercentNo 90 59.6Yes 57 37.7NA 4 2.6Total 151 100

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

N Y

SchoolNortheas t Ham ilton

13 12 25South Ham ilton

2 1 3Webster City 52 71 123

67 84 151Total

Party with Alcohol

Total