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NEWS
The Changing Behaviors of Teenaged Students Survey shows smoking, drinking down among Flathead County students
community banking...
BY DILLON TABISH OF THE BEACON
Student populations change over gen- erations but many teenage behaviors can stay the same.
However, ongoing surveys show the
habits of Montana high school students
are indeed changing, oftentimes for the
of Public Instruction surveys high school students across the state. Nearly 4,500 students in 49 public schools took the survey in February, including 353 stu- dents in Flathead County.
Released last week, the results shed a
light on teenage behavior in the 21st cen-
tury. For example, 13.1 percent of Mon-
percent said they had never had a drink, up from 17 percent in 1993.
Yet a higher percentage of students in Flathead County reported carrying a weapon last year compared to 2005, and the percentage of students reporting being forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to was also higher than 10 years ago.
The approximate error rate is plus or
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ATE VEGETABLES AT LEAST ONCE IN LAST 30 DAYS
88% 89%
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better. For example, the percentage of tana students had smoked within the
Montana students who smoke, drink previous month, down from 30.7 percent
minus 3 percent. Even though it is an anonymous survey, students might tend to under-report socially undesirable behaviors and over-report behaviors that are socially desirable.
2015
and use drugs continues to decrease, in 1993. Daily smokers fell from 9 percent
while a growing number of students are to 2.2 percent of responding students.
spending more time in front of computer screens.
Just over a third of students said they had an alcoholic drink within the past month, down from 55.7 percent in 1993. About 30
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PLAY VIDEO OR COMPUTER GAMES OR USE THE INTERNET FOR NON-SCHOOL RELATED WORK FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS ON AVERAGE DAY
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Did not watch TV on an average school day 15% 24%
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51% 59%
82% 85%
Physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to 7.5% 10%
Did not use marijuana in last 30 days
23% 30%
Did not drink alcohol in last 30 days
78% 69% 51% 59%
Always wear a seat belt 50% 57%
Did not carry a knife, gun or weapon in last 30 days 81% 67%
Physically active all seven days 22% 25%
Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction