iIndicator Details
% Used Drugs 1+ - SALT ONLY
Short Definition: % students who used drugs 1+ times during past 30 days
Long Definition:
Percent of students who reported that they had used illegal drugs one or more times in the past thirty days. This indicator is discontinued for future comparisons because of lack of consistency between the questions in the SALT survey and the new SurveyWorks! questions.
Agency Source: RIDE
Time Period(s):
| School Year | 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 |
Geographies: School
Data Type: Numeric
Purpose:
This indicator is associated with other behavioral risk factors including heavy alcohol and tobacco use, violence and delinquency, and suicide.
Limitations:
The last SALT survey was administered in 2007-08. The new SurveyWorks! survey is replacing SALT.
This indicator is discontinued for future comparisons because of lack of consistency between the questions in the SALT survey and the new SurveyWorks! questions.
Universe: Rhode Island public elementary, middle, high school students in participating schools and grades
Tags: School Climate, School Safety
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