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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

Enc No. 9(b)(1) ________________

Introduction: Information Collected from the YRBS

• Accurate, reliable information regarding the health

behaviors and needs of 8th -12th 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 8th-

12th 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 8th-12th 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

8th Grade

Middle School Demographics:

• 153 students total
• Age:
• 26.8% (n=41) 13 years old
• 65.4% (n=100) 14 years old
• 6.5% (n=10) 15 years old
• Gender:
• 50.3% (n=77) Female
• 49.0% (n=75) Male
• Race/Ethnicity:
• 83.7% (n=128) White
• 5.9% (n=9) Multi Racial
• 2.6% (n=4) African American
• 3.3% (n=5) American Indian
• r Alaska Native
• 3.3% (n=5) Hispanic or

Latino

• 61.4% (n=94)

described their grades as mostly As and Bs

Middle School Data by Gender:

Data Points Higher in Males:

• Carrying weapons
• Awareness of gang activities,

and approached to join gang activities

• Cigarette use, chewing tobacco,

snuff, or dip use

• Electronic vapor product use
• Texting while driving

Data Points Higher in Females:

• Weight loss activities
• Feeling sad or hopeless almost every

day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities

• Seriously considering attempting

suicide, making a plan, and actually attempting suicide

• Intentionally injury to themselves, and

knowing of others that have done the same

• Being bullied
• Receiving threatening or intimidating

communication online

High School Results

10th & 12th Grade

High School Demographics:

• 238 students total
• Grade:
• 10th grade (n=126, 52.9%)
• 12th grade (n=108, 45.4%)
• Age:
• 2.1% (n=5) 12 years old or

younger

• 0.8% (n=2) 13 years old
• 0.8% (n=2) 14 years old
• 25.2% (n=60) 15 years old
• 24.8% (n=59) 16 years old
• 29.0% (n=69) 17 years old
• 17.2% (n=41) and 18 years or
• lder
• Gender:
• 47.5% (n=113) Female
• 49.6% (n=118) Male
• Race/Ethnicity:
• 81% (n=193) White
• 10.9% (n=26) Multi Racial
• 2.5% (n=6) African American
• 2.5% (n=6) Asian
• 68.1% (n=162) described their

grades as mostly As and Bs

• 91.6% (n= 218) had attended Floyd

County Schools for two years or more

High School Data by Gender:

Data Points Higher in Males:

• Carrying weapons
• Physical fighting
• Chewing tobacco and snuff use
• Riding in a car or other vehicle driven

by someone who had been drinking alcohol, in the past 30 days

• High school males reported wearing a

seat belt less frequently than high school females

Data Points Higher in Females:

• Weight loss activities
• Feeling sad or hopeless almost every

day for two weeks or more in a row

• Seriously considering attempting

suicide

• Missing school because of bullying
• Number of hours texting, blogging,

and chatting on an average school day

• 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
• r rarely wore a seat belt when

riding in a car driven by someone else is slightly higher than the national average.

• The number of students that rode

1 or more times in the past 30 days in a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol is 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.

• The number of students that carried

a weapon on 1 or more of the past 30 days is higher than the national average.

• Physical fighting is slightly higher

than the national average.

• The number of students that had

actually attempted suicide 1 or more times during the past 12 months is slightly higher than the national average.

• Cigarette and chewing tobacco or

snuff use is higher than the national average.

• Thirty day alcohol use is higher

than the national average.

• Cocaine, sniffing or breathing

substances to get high, heroin, methamphetamine and ecstasy use is slightly higher than the national average.

• The number of students that took

steroid pills or shots without a doctor’s prescription 1 or more times during their life is slightly higher than the national average.

• The number of students that went

without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days is higher than the national average.

High School Conclusions: A Comparison to National Data Cont.

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.