Harassment at School and Selected Health Behaviors,
Oregon Healthy Teens (OHT) 2005, 8th Grade |
| NOTE: Referent Group is "Not Harassed." Bolding shows statistical significance between "Not Harassed" and "Harassed" percentages. |
8th Grade |
| Column Percents |
Not Harassed |
Harassed for one reason |
Harassed for two or more reasons |
| Depression and Suicide |
| Depressed 1+ times in past week |
40.5 |
61.0 |
77.6 |
| During the past 30 days (All or Most of time) |
| Very nervous person |
3.9 |
7.6 |
14.5 |
| Down in the dumps |
3.1 |
7.0 |
12.9 |
| Felt downhearted and blue |
4.6 |
10.1 |
19.9 |
| Sad or hopeless during past 12 months |
9.2 |
20.9 |
36.7 |
| Happy person |
68.7 |
54.4 |
41.4 |
| Felt calm and peaceful |
51.4 |
39.3 |
28.4 |
| Considered attempting suicide |
6.5 |
17.3 |
32.8 |
| Actually attempted suicide |
3.0 |
9.0 |
18.1 |
| Suicide attempt that had to be treated (All respondents) |
0.8 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
| Safety at School |
| During the past 30 days (1+ days): |
| Did not go to school because felt unsafe |
1.8 |
8.2 |
14.7 |
| Carried a gun on school property |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times) on school property: |
| Someone deliberately damaged your property |
9.0 |
25.7 |
44.9 |
| Anyone offered, sold or given you illegal drugs |
8.5 |
15.5 |
25.0 |
| Physical fight on school property |
12.1 |
22.1 |
26.9 |
| Someone injured you with a weapon |
1.1 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
Someone took money/things from you by force
or weapon or threats |
0.9 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
| Someone threatened you with a weapon |
3.4 |
8.0 |
15.8 |
| Delinquent behavior |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times): |
| Gambled |
23.3 |
29.0 |
32.4 |
| Carried a handgun |
7.4 |
9.4 |
10.8 |
| Sold illegal drugs |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.9 |
| Stole/Tried to steal motor vehicle |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
| Physical fight |
20.3 |
32.8 |
42.8 |
Physical fight where injured and treated by a
doctor or nurse |
1.8 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
Attacked someone with idea of seriously hurting
them |
7.6 |
12.3 |
21.6 |
| Been arrested |
5.4 |
7.7 |
10.1 |
| Been suspended from school |
14.2 |
19.0 |
23.2 |
| Other Risk Behaviors |
| During the past 30 days (1+ days): |
| Carried a gun (Anywhere) |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
| Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs |
| Smoked 1+ days in past 30 days |
7.1 |
11.4 |
17.2 |
| On 1+ days: |
| Had at least one drink of alcohol |
21.3 |
27.2 |
37.2 |
| Binge drank |
9.5 |
12.1 |
17.6 |
| Drank 1+ occasions in past 30 days |
25.6 |
32.3 |
41.8 |
| Age first drank alcohol (< 13) |
32.7 |
41.7 |
48.7 |
| During the past 12 months (1+ times) due to drinking alcohol: |
| Missed school |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
| Not been able to remember what happened |
6.3 |
10.2 |
15.6 |
| Regretted something |
4.2 |
7.5 |
11.3 |
| Gotten sick to stomach |
6.5 |
10.8 |
16.6 |
| Within the past 30 days (1+ times): |
| Used marijuana |
8.1 |
12.2 |
16.5 |
| Used marijuana on school property |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
| Age first tried marijuana (< 13) |
8.1 |
11.7 |
14.3 |
| 30-day drug use summary: (Marijuana, inhalants, prescription drugs, stimulants, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy/LSD) |
10.8 |
18.4 |
25.2 |
| Physical Appearance and Body Weight |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| Not at risk for overweight |
78.7 |
73.1 |
70.0 |
| At risk for overweight (85th-95th percentile) |
13.3 |
14.9 |
17.6 |
| Overweight (>= 95th percentile) |
8.0 |
12.0 |
12.4 |
| Weight Description |
| Very underweight |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
| Slightly underweight |
14.0 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
| About the right weight |
60.9 |
51.8 |
41.6 |
| Slightly overweight |
21.1 |
28.1 |
33.3 |
| Very overweight |
2.3 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
| During the past 30 days: |
| Lose weight |
38.0 |
50.1 |
58.6 |
| Gain weight |
11.2 |
11.3 |
7.5 |
| Stay the same weight |
24.9 |
19.8 |
16.4 |
| Not trying to do anything about weight |
25.9 |
18.8 |
17.5 |
| Eat less food/fewer calories |
31.7 |
41.8 |
48.6 |
| Exercise |
52.5 |
59.4 |
66.2 |
| Fast |
5.7 |
10.3 |
19.0 |
| Diet pills/powders/liquids |
1.7 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
| Vomit/Take laxatives |
1.9 |
4.1 |
8.0 |
| Sexual Activity |
| Ever had sexual intercourse |
11.5 |
16.9 |
19.6 |
| Sexual intercourse: Within past 3 months |
| With 1 person |
4.1 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
| With 2+ people |
2.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| Sexual intercourse: Lifetime |
| With 1 person |
4.8 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
| With 2+ people |
6.6 |
9.6 |
10.9 |
| Drank/used drugs before last sexual intercourse |
2.6 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
| Among those who have ever had sexual intercourse: |
| Drank/Used drugs last intercourse |
18.8 |
24.1 |
26.4 |
| Condom use |
69.4 |
66.7 |
68.8 |
| Protective Factors (Very much or pretty much true): |
| There is an adult at home who wants me to do my best |
96.6 |
96.3 |
94.0 |
| There is an adult at home who wants me to be a success |
89.0 |
86.3 |
83.0 |
| There are teachers are available to talk to |
85.3 |
76.5 |
73.6 |
There are other activities at school available for
student participation |
92.3 |
88.4 |
87.7 |
| There is an adult outside of home and school who wants me to do my best |
90.5 |
87.1 |
83.8 |