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Characteristics of the study population of United States High School students in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2005 |
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| Characteristics |
Total |
Males |
Females |
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| Ethnicity |
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| Age (years) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
| All |
13857 (100) |
7193 (51.9) |
6664 (48.1) |
| ≤ 14 |
1221 (8.8) |
701 (9.8) |
520 (7.8) |
| 15 |
3170 (23.9) |
1720 (23.9) |
1450 (21.6) |
| 16 |
3535 (25.5) |
1817 (25.3) |
1718 (25.8) |
| 17 |
3661 (26.4) |
1881 (26.2) |
1780 (26.7) |
| 18+ |
2270 (16.4) |
1074 (14.8) |
1196 (18.0) |
| Ethnicity |
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| White |
6117 (50.5) |
3015 (51.7) |
3102 (49.3) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
144 (1.2) |
86 (1.6) |
58 (0.9) |
| Asian |
366 (3.1) |
366 (3.2) |
179 (2.8) |
| Blacks |
3343 (27.6) |
1574 (27.0) |
1768 (28.1) |
| Native Hawaii or other Pacific Islander |
90 (0.7) |
44 (0.7) |
46 (0.7) |
| Hispanics |
2063 (17.3) |
920 (15.8) |
1143 (18.2) |
| Cigarette smoking in the last 30 days |
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| No |
10374 (77.0) |
4808 (77.0) |
5566 (77.0) |
| Yes |
2856 (23.0) |
1490 (23.0) |
1366 (23.0) |
| Alcohol use in the last 30 days |
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| No |
7434 (56.7) |
3428 (56.2) |
4006 (57.2) |
| Yes |
5751 (43.3) |
2841 (43.8) |
2910 (42.8) |
| Ever used illegal drugs |
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| No |
7225 (54.0) |
3212 (54.3) |
4013 (57.8) |
| Yes |
6228 (46.0) |
3210 (45.7) |
3018 (42.2) |
| Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property in the last 12 months |
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| No |
9699 (70.3) |
4538 (68.6) |
5161 (72.0) |
| Yes |
41.32 (29.7) |
2105 (31.4) |
2027 (28.0) |
| Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in the last 12 months |
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| No |
12755 (92.1) |
6000 (90.0 |
6755 (93.9) |
| Yes |
1083 (7.9) |
649 (10.0) |
434 (6.1) |
| Videogame (hours/school day) |
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| ≤ 2 hours |
2385 (18.4) |
1521 (23.7) |
864 (12.9) |
| 3+ hours |
11472 (81.7) |
5143 (76.3) |
6329 (87.1) |
| Physical fighting on school property in the last 12 months |
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| No |
11868 (86.5) |
5391 (82.1) |
6477 (91.2) |
| Yes |
1838(13.5) |
1178 (17.9) |
660 (8.8) |
Rudatsikira et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:16 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-16 |
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