iIndicator Details
% Drank Alcohol 1+ Days (EMH)
Short Definition: % of students who drank alcohol on 1 or more days in past 30 days (SurveyWorks: Elementary, Middle, and High)
Long Definition:
Of the students who had ever drank alcohol, the percent of students within a given school who drank alcohol on 1 or more days in the past 30 days.
This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for elementary, middle and high school students. SurveyWorks is the Rhode Island Department of Education's new opinions-and-perceptions survey and is administered annually to all students in grades 4-12. SurveyWorks is age appropriate for each level — elementary, middle and high school — but it covers roughly the same areas of questioning for all three levels.
Agency Source: RIDE
Time Period(s):
| School Year | 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 |
Geographies: School
Data Type: Numeric
Purpose:
This indicator is a predictor of several negative health outcomes including alcohol dependence, and is associated with other personal risk taking.
Limitations:
The last SALT survey was administered in 2007-08. The new SurveyWorks! replaced the SALT survey in 2009-10.
This question was only asked of students who reported ever having drunk alcohol. See '% Ever Drunk Alcohol (EMH)' indicator. Versions of this question vary slightly by grade level. Elementary school students were asked how many times they drank in past 30 days and middle and high school students were asked on how many days they drank in the past 30 days. In 2009-10, high school students were only asked this question if they answered 'yes' to the question 'Have you drunk alcohol in the past 30 days?' Middle school students were asked 'When was the last time you drank alcohol?' in lieu of this question in 2009-2010. The information is self-reported.
Universe: All students enrolled in grades 4-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey and had ever tried alcohol.
Tags: Alcohol, School Climate, School Safety, Well-being
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