2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS RISK TAKING AND SAFETY % of students who never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet, among students who rode a bicycle during the past 12 months % of students who "never" or "rarely" wore a seat belt when driving % of the students never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else. % of the students rode one or more times during the past 30 days in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol. % of the students, in the past 30 days, drove a car or other vehicle one or more times when they had been drinking alcohol.
WHS WHS
2015 NH NH
54.00%
56.30%
5.60%
7.70%
6.90%
8.20%
15.40%
15.80%
7.50%
6.30%
% of students who, during the past 30 days, texted or emailed while driving a car or other vehicle
48.80%
43.70%
VIOLENCE RELATED
WHS
NH
% of the students did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt they would be unsafe 4.20% at school or on their way to or from school.
5.40%
% of the students were injured in a physical fight and had to be treated by a doctor or nurse one or more times 2.70% during the past 12 months.
4.20%
% of the students were in a physical fight on school property one or more times during the past 12 months.
4.20%
6.40%
% of the students have ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.
4.80%
6.30%
Of those who dated or went out with someone during the 8.00% past 12 months, the % of students who were hurt physically on purpose by the person dated
7.80%
Of those who dated or went out with someone during the past 12 months, the % of students who were forced to do sexual things unwillingly % of students who experienced an unwanted sexual advance because of other students drinking (in the past 12 months) % of students who have been bullied on school property during the past 12 months % of students who have been electronically bullied in the past 12 months SUICIDE
10.20%
11.70%
5.90%
5.50%
20.90%
22.10%
18.30%
18.60%
WHS
NH
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2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS WHS % of students during the past 12 months that reported they did something to purposely hurt themselves without wanting to die, such as cutting or burning themselves on purpose % of the students felt so sad or hopeless for almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some of their usual activities during the past 12 months. % of the students seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months. % of the students actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months.
2015 NH
16.00%
18.50%
24.70%
27.20%
14.30%
15.30%
5.30%
6.80%
% of the students who attempted suicide during the past 12 months had an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had 2.00% to be treated by a doctor or a nurse.
2.50%
Percentage of students who wouldn't talk to parents about negative emotions SUBSTANCE ABUSE Tobacco Use % of the students smoked a whole cigarette for the first time prior to age 13. % of the students smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days. Percentage of students who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day Of those who smoked, the % who tried to quit smoking cigarettes in the past 12 months % of the students used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days. % of students smoked cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars on one or more of the past 30 days. Percentage of students who usually obtain their own cigarettes by buying them in a store or gas station Percentage of students who currently use electronic vapor products Alcohol Abuse % of the students had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before age 13. % of the students had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days. % of the students had 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours, on one or more of the past 30 days. Percentage of students who usually obtain the alcohol they drank by someone giving it to them
76.80%
79.50%
2015 WHS
2015 NH
4.40%
5.50%
8.40%
9.30%
6.80%
14.20%
45.80%
46.80%
2.60%
6.00%
11.20%
11.00%
15.80%
13.60%
24.50%
25.00%
WHS
NH
8.30%
10.80%
33.60%
29.90%
20.80%
16.80%
42.00%
42.30%
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2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS Drug Abuse % of the students tried marijuana for the first time before age 13. % of the students used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days. Percentage of students who ever came to school high on marijuana % of students that have used synthetic marijuana during their life % of the students used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase, one or more times during their life.
WHS WHS
2015 NH NH
4.90%
6.10%
21.80%
22.00%
13.40%
15.30%
8.20%
9.20%
6.30%
4.90%
% of students who in their life used prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin, 15.40% or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription
13.40%
% of students who in the last 30 days used prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription
9.00%
6.80%
% of the students sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get 4.70% high one or more times during their life.
6.40%
% of the students used heroin one or more times during their life. % of the students used methamphetamines one or more times during their life. % of the students used ecstasy one or more times during their life. % of the students were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property by someone during the past 12 months. SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF RESPONDENTS % of the students stated they have had sexual intercourse. % of the students had sexual intercourse for the first time prior to age 13. % of the students had sexual intercourse with one or more people during the past 3 months.
1.40%
2.40%
1.90%
2.50%
4.40%
4.50%
13.30%
16.50%
2015
2015
37.40%
39.40%
2.00%
2.80%
29.70%
31.30%
Among students who had sexual intercourse, % who drank or used drugs before last sexual intercourse.
22.00%
18.90%
Among students who had sexual intercourse, the percentage who used a condom during last sexual intercourse
64.60%
60.20%
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2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS WHS Among students who had sexual intercourse, the percentage who used birth control pills to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse WEIGHT, FOOD, & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Percentage of students who drank soda each of past 7 days % of the students are trying to lose weight. % of the students ate less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to try to lose weight or keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days. Percengtage of students who went hungry often because of not enough food at home
2015 NH
36.60% WHS
NH
8.00%
13.00%
49.40%
44.10%
44.20%
38.30%
1.40%
2.50%
% of the students were physically active for a total of 60 56.20% minutes or more per day on 5 or more of the past 7 days.
46.90%
Percentage of students who played video or computer games or used a computer 3+ hours per day
33.50%
38.90%
15.60%
19.10%
WHS
NH
4.00%
4.40%
40.40%
41.50%
77.30%
76.20%
51.10%
50.00%
47.30%
42.60%
34.70%
37.20%
% of the students watched 3 hours or more of TV per day on an average school day. ATTITUDES/PERCEPTIONS/OTHER % of the students received grades of mostly D's and F's in school during the past 12 months. Percentage of students who did not play on one sports team during past school year % of the students agree or strongly agree their parents or other adults in their family have clear rules and standards for their behavior. % of students who have talked with at least one of their parents or guardians about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, or drug use during the past 12 months % of the students performed organized community service as a non-paid volunteer, such as serving meals to the elderly, picking up litter, helping out at a hospital, or building homes for the poor one or more times during the past 30 days. % of students reported they participate in activities run by community groups during an average week when they are in school Percentage of student who don't perceive of moderate/great risk from marijuana use % of the students think their friends feel it would be wrong or very wrong for them to take a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription
57.80%
79.30%
81.40%
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2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS WHS % of the students think their friends feel it would be wrong or very wrong for them to smoke tobacco
2015 NH
67.40%
65.60%
% of the students think their friends feel it would be wrong or very wrong for them to have one or two drinks 59.10% of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day
57.10%
% of the students think their friends feel it would be 43.60% wrong or very wrong for the student to smoke marijuana
42.90%
% of students report that their parents feel it would be "wrong" or "very wrong" for them to have one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day
92.20%
89.30%
% of students report that their parents feel it would be 86.40% "wrong" or "very wrong" for them to smoke marijuana
83.00%
% of students report that their parents feel it would be "wrong" or "very wrong" for them to take a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, 95.90% codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription % of students "Strongly approve" or "approve" of 5.40% someone their age having one or two drinks of alcohol nearly every day
94.90%
8.10%
% of the students think it would be sort of easy or very easy for them to get beer, wine, or hard liquor (for example, vodka, whiskey, or gin) if they wanted some.
67.00%
68.30%
% of the students think it would be sort of easy or very easy to get some cigarettes if they wanted some.
60.40%
61.30%
62.60%
63.30%
34.20%
29.90%
79.30%
79.60%
9.30%
9.30%
9.10%
15.00%
12.70%
14.80%
% of the students think it would be sort of easy or very easy for them to get some marijuana if they wanted some. % of the students think it would be sort of easy or very easy to get prescription drug without a doctor's prescription % of students report hearing, reading, or seeing a message about avoiding alcohol or other illegal drugs during the past 12 months Percentage of students who had a family member in jail or in prison Percentage of students wo have a family member currently in the military (new wording 2015) Percentage of students who saw or heard domestic violence at home
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2015 YRBS WHS vs NH WHS VS. NH YRBS RESULTS WHS Percentage of students who ever lived with someone with alcohol or drug problem HEALTH RELATED % of students who saw a doctor or nurse for a checkup or physical exam when not sick or injured in the past 12 months % of students who saw a dentist for a checkup, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work during the past 12 months % of students who had ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma % of students who used an indoor tanning device such as a sunlamp, sunbed, or tanning booth one or more times during the past 12 months Percentage of students who didn't get 8 or more hours of sleep
2015 NH
28.30%
30.70%
WHS
NH
83.80%
79.30%
85.90%
82.70%
21.00%
22.30%
6.40%
6.10%
68.20%
71.60%
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