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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Teens who Exchange Drugs at School
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This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who have offered, sold, or given an illegal drug by someone on school property during the 12 months preceding the survey.
Why is this important?
According to the 2009 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse, sixty percent of high school students and 32 percent of middle school students report that students keep, use or sell drugs on school grounds. Thirty-six percent say that it is easy or fairly easy for students to use drugs or smoke without getting caught. Almost half of high school students know a student who sells drugs at their school. The survey also looked specifically at parental supervision and parental expectations and found both to play a major role in teens' drug use. Teens who use illicit drugs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, delinquency and crime and be at increased risk for depression. They tend to have problems in school, including low attendance and poor academic performance, and are more likely to drop out or be expelled.
22.6%
Source:
CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2011
Maintained by: DC Healthy Communities Collaborative
Last update: November 2014
Measurement period: 2011
Maintained by: DC Healthy Communities Collaborative
Last update: November 2014
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Data Source
- CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Maintained By: DC Healthy Communities Collaborative
Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens