________________ Enc No. 9(b)(1) FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY 2015 Analysis & Processing: David S. Sallee, Ph.D. Associate Professor , Radford University Prepared by: Center for Public Health Practice and Research, Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech May, 2015
Introduction: Information Collected from the YRBS • Accurate, reliable information regarding the health behaviors and needs of 8 th - 12 th grade students in the Floyd County Schools. • Alcohol, tobacco and other drug usage activities • Exercise and dietary behaviors including consumption of sugary sweetened beverages • Violence-related activities • A variety of other health and safety related activities
The specific questions addressed: • What is the current level of risk-taking behaviors among 8 th - 12 th grade students? • How do the current levels of self-reported behavior among Floyd County high school and middle school students compare with their national counterparts (2013 CDC YRBS)? • What are the health related needs for the 8 th- 12 th grades in Floyd County Schools?
Instrumentation and Administration : • Administered to: • All 8th grade students • All 10th and 12th grade students • Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) YRBS • 1) CORE measures (Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs): 30 day use; perception of peer disapproval; perception of harm; and perceptions of parental disapproval • 2) Data focusing on risk behaviors of specific concern to the community • 111 multiple choice questions
Middle School Results 8 th Grade
Middle School Demographics: • 153 students total • Race/Ethnicity: • 83.7% (n=128) White • Age: • 5.9% (n=9) Multi Racial • 26.8% (n=41) 13 years old • 2.6% (n=4) African American • 65.4% (n=100) 14 years old • 3.3% (n=5) American Indian • 6.5% (n=10) 15 years old or Alaska Native • 3.3% (n=5) Hispanic or • Gender: Latino • 50.3% (n=77) Female • 61.4% (n=94) • 49.0% (n=75) Male described their grades as mostly As and Bs
Middle School Data by Gender : Data Points Higher in Males: Data Points Higher in Females: • Weight loss activities • Carrying weapons • Feeling sad or hopeless almost every • Awareness of gang activities, day for two weeks or more in a row and approached to join gang that they stopped doing some usual activities activities • Cigarette use, chewing tobacco, • Seriously considering attempting snuff, or dip use suicide, making a plan, and actually attempting suicide • Electronic vapor product use • Intentionally injury to themselves, and • Texting while driving knowing of others that have done the same • Being bullied • Receiving threatening or intimidating communication online
High School Results 10 th & 12 th Grade
High School Demographics: • Gender: • 238 students total • 47.5% (n=113) Female • • 49.6% (n=118) Male Grade: • 10th grade (n=126, 52.9%) • Race/Ethnicity: • 12th grade (n=108, 45.4%) • 81% (n=193) White • • 10.9% (n=26) Multi Racial Age: • 2.5% (n=6) African American • 2.1% (n=5) 12 years old or younger • 2.5% (n=6) Asian • 0.8% (n=2) 13 years old 68.1% (n=162) described their • • 0.8% (n=2) 14 years old grades as mostly As and Bs • 25.2% (n=60) 15 years old • 24.8% (n=59) 16 years old • 91.6% (n= 218) had attended Floyd • 29.0% (n=69) 17 years old County Schools for two years or more • 17.2% (n=41) and 18 years or older
High School Data by Gender : Data Points Higher in Males: Data Points Higher in Females: • Carrying weapons • Weight loss activities • Physical fighting • Feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row • Chewing tobacco and snuff use • Seriously considering attempting • Riding in a car or other vehicle driven suicide by someone who had been drinking alcohol, in the past 30 days • Missing school because of bullying • High school males reported wearing a • Number of hours texting, blogging, seat belt less frequently than high and chatting on an average school day school females • Volunteering in their community
Comparison Tables: A Snapshot
Comparison Tables: Violence and Gang Activities
Comparison Tables: Suicide and Self Harm
Comparison Tables: Cigarette and Tobacco Use
Comparison Tables: Electronic Vapor Product Use
Comparison Tables: Alcohol Use and Family Rules
Comparison Tables: 30 Day Drug Use
Comparison Tables: Drug Use During Life
Comparison Tables: Weight Loss & Physical Activity
Comparison Tables: Online Activity
Comparison Tables: Bullying
Comparison Tables: Positive Social Support and Volunteering
Comparison Tables: Parental and Peer Disapproval
Comparison Tables: Parental Involvement
High School Conclusions: A Comparison to National Data • The number of students that never • The number of students that carried or rarely wore a seat belt when a weapon on 1 or more of the past riding in a car driven by someone 30 days is higher than the national else is slightly higher than the average. national average. • Physical fighting is slightly higher • The number of students that rode than the national average. 1 or more times in the past 30 days in a vehicle driven by • The number of students that had someone who had been drinking actually attempted suicide 1 or alcohol is higher than the national more times during the past 12 average. months is slightly higher than the national average. The number of students during • the past 30 days that drove a vehicle 1 or more times when they had been drinking alcohol is higher than the national average .
High School Conclusions: A Comparison to National Data Cont. • Cigarette and chewing tobacco or • The number of students that took snuff use is higher than the steroid pills or shots without a national average. doctor’s prescription 1 or more times during their life is slightly • Thirty day alcohol use is higher higher than the national average. than the national average. • The number of students that went • Cocaine, sniffing or breathing without eating for 24 hours or substances to get high, heroin, more to lose weight or to keep methamphetamine and ecstasy from gaining weight during the use is slightly higher than the past 30 days is higher than the national average. national average.
Recommendations - Middle School and High School The following recommendations are offered based on the data reported in this assessment: 1. The activities and efforts that have taken place in Floyd County should continue in an effort to collect similar data in future years. 2. Health education and information should be a part of a County wide comprehensive and coordinated effort. 3. Monitoring of student’s health related behaviors should continue and should serve as a springboard for changes in the curriculum or services provided when appropriate.
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