Summer, 2014

Prevention Council of Roanoke County Retreat

Kerry J. Redican, MPH, Ph.D., CHESProfessor of Public Health

Department of Population Health SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine

Virginia Tech

David Salle,Ph.D.Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance

Radford University

Youth Risk Behavior Survey: 2014 Assessment

Roanoke County Schools has been assessing youth risk behaviors in grades 6-12 (all grades) every other year since late 1990s.

The Prevention Council of Roanoke County works closely with Roanoke County Schools and re-examines the suitability of the YRBS questions.

As a result, the YRBS has changed over a 12 year period to be more responsive to school and community concerns.

Roanoke County Schools – Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2014 Roanoke County YRBS Scales

Other Areas of Focus

DemographicsPersonal SafetyViolence Related Behaviors Substance Use Depression/Suicide IdeationSexual Behavior Body WeightNutritionExerciseBullying BehaviorsTechnology UseFamily and Community Factors“Discounting” Question

Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs

• 30 Day Use• Age of Onset• Perception of Peer Disapproval• Perception of Parental

Disapproval

Middle School (n=2,916) Grades 6,7,8High School (n=3,407) Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Cigarettes Alcohol Marijuana PrescriptionDrugs

30 day use 4% 7% 5% 3%

Risk of Harm 93% 78% 84% 95%

Perception of Peer Disapproval

86% 79% 86% 97%

Perception of Parental Disapproval

96% 92% 95% 94%

Roanoke County Middle SchoolComparisons 2014

Cigarettes Alcohol Marijuana PrescriptionDrugs

30 day use 17% 33% 20% 10%

Risk of Harm 92% 68% 61% 92%

Perception of Peer Disapproval

62% 46% 53% 83%

Perception of Parental Disapproval

89% 79% 85% 95%

Roanoke County High SchoolComparisons 2014

High Schools2002

High Schools2004

High Schools2006

High Schools2008

High Schools 2010

High Schools 2012

High Schools 2014

Ever used alcohol

73.3% 71.5% 65.6% 64.0% 62.0% 58.8% 59.3%

One drink or more last 30 days

45.6% 43.0% 39.2% 36.7% 36.3% 32.2% 32.9%

Peer disapproval of alcohol use

New question>

45.8%

Drove while drinking

13.6% 13.1% 10.5% 10.9% 10.5% 8.7% 7.8%

5 drinks in a row last 30 days

27.8% 26.2% 25.4% 24.0% 23.1% 19.9% 19.0%

Think risk of harm for drinking 1 or 2 drinks a day is great/moderate

New Question>

66.8% 68.6% 68.1% 64.4% 67.9%

HS Alcohol Use Trends 2002-2014

Middle Schools2006

Middle Schools2008

Middle Schools 2010

Middle Schools 2012

Middle Schools 2014

Ever used alcohol 33.1% 24.8% 23.7% 23.2% 18.7

One drink or more last 30 days

11.1% 6.1% 11.0% 10.1% 7.4%

Peer disapproval of alcohol use

New question> 79.4%

Think risk of harm for drinking 1 or 2 drinks a day is great/moderate

78.4% 77.4% 79.2% 76.9% 77.5%

MS Alcohol Use Trends 2006-2014

High Schools2002

High Schools2004

High Schools 2006

HighSchools2008

HighSchools 2010

HighSchools 2012

High Schools 2014

Ever used marijuana

41.3% 35.3% 33.3% 33.9% 35.8% 35.6% 33.0%

Used marijuana once or more in last 30 days

24.6% 20.6% 18.3% 19% 23.3% 21.8% 20.4%

Peer disapproval of marijuana use

New question

53.3%

Think risk of harm for using marijuana regularly is great/moderate

New> 78.9% 77.8% 74.7% 66.7% 64. 5% 60.6%

Use of synthetic marijuana

New question

21% 15%

HS Marijuana Use Trends 2002-2014

Middle Schools 2006

Middle Schools2008

Middle Schools 2010

Middle Schools 2012

Middle Schools 2014

Ever used marijuana 15.8 9.9 9.7% 10.8% 8.7%

Used marijuana once or more in last 30 days

9.5% 5.2% 6.8% 7.4% 5.1%

Peer disapproval of marijuana use

New question 85.5%

Think risk of harm for using marijuana regularly is great/moderate

90.8% 91.7% 87.6% 84.9% 83.8%

Synthetic marijuana use

New question 5.7% 3.6%

MS Marijuana Use Trends 2006-2014