KEEPING OUR STUDENTS IN COLLEGE

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• KEEPING OUR STUDENTS IN COLLEGE
• What Gets in the Way ?

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CREDITS
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METHODOLOGY

• Sponsored by the Nevada Department of Education
• Part of the CDC Youth Risk Behavioral Survey
  Surveillance System.
• The anonymous survey asks students about
  behaviors that result in unintentional or
  intentional injuries i.e. seatbelt use, suicide,
  tobacco and other drug use, sexuality, dietary
  behaviors, and physical activities.

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Washoe County Demographics
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Washoe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
2001, 2003, and 2005Alcohol High School
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Washoe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
2001, 2003, and 2005Marijuana High School
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Washoe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
2001, 2003, and 2005Methamphetamine High
School
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Washoe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
2001, 2003, and 2005Tobacco High School
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Washoe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
2001, 2003, and 2005Sexual Behaviors High
School
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Availability of Alcohol Drugs Percent of high
school students who obtained their cigarettes
from stores, friends, vending machines, or other
sources in the past 30 days
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Favorable Parental Attitudes Towards the Problem
Behavior Percent of Washoe County high school
students answering that their parents would
Approve or Wouldnt Care if they
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Family History of the Problem Behavior
Educational Attainment
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Academic Failure Nevada and US 2002 Scholastic
Assessment Test (SAT) and American College Test
(ACT) scores
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Problem Behaviors Percentage of National,
Nevada, and Washoe County high school students
reporting lifetime use of the identified
substances
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Problem Behaviors Percentage of Washoe County
high school and middle school students reporting
that in the past 30 days they rode in a car
driven by someone who had been drinking
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Problem Behaviors Percentage of Washoe County
high school and middle school students reporting
that in the past 30 days they drove a car when
they had been drinking alcohol
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Problem Behaviors Number of National, Nevada and
Washoe residents 18 years old who have been
arrested for driving under the influence (DUI),
per 100,000 population
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Alienation Rebelliousness Percent of Washoe
County high school and middle school students who
actually attempted suicide in the past 12 months
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Bonding to School Number of Washoe County high
school and middle school students reporting that
they probably will or definitely will
complete a post high school program
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Percent of Washoe County high school students who
report that they drank 5 or more drinks in a row
in the past 30 days
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Percent of 2005 Washoe County high school
students who report that they drank 5 or more
drinks in a row in the past 30 days, by gender
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Percent of 2005 Washoe County high school
students who report that they drank 5 or more
drinks in a row in the past 30 days, by ethnicity
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Alcohol Related Juvenile Arrests Nevada Liquor
Arrests by Age 2004Source Crime Justice in
Nevada 2004 (Department of Public Safety, State
of Nevada)

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Perceptions of Risk Percent of Washoe County
high school students who think people are at
slight or no risk of harming themselves if
they have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row
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Perceptions of Risk Percent of 2005 Washoe
County high school students who think people are
at slight or no risk of harming themselves if
they have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row,
by gender
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Perceptions of Risk Percent of 2005 Washoe
County high school students who think people are
at slight or no risk of harming themselves if
they have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row,
by ethnicity
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Lifetime Youth Use of Methamphetamines Percent
of Washoe County high school students reporting
lifetime use of methamphetamines
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Lifetime Youth Use of Methamphetamines Percent
of 2005 Washoe County high school students
reporting lifetime use of methamphetamines, gender
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Lifetime Youth Use of Methamphetamines Percent
of 2005 Washoe County high school students
reporting lifetime use of methamphetamines, by
ethnicity
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Youth Marijuana Use Before Age 13 Percent of
Washoe County high school students who report
that they used marijuana before the age of 13
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Youth Marijuana Use Before Age 13 Percent of
2005 Washoe County high school students who
report that they used marijuana before the age of
13, by gender
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Youth Marijuana Use Before Age 13 Percent of
2005 Washoe County high school students who
report that they used marijuana before the age of
13, by ethnicity
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Perceptions of Risk Percent of Washoe County
middle school students who think people are at
slight or no risk of harming themselves if
they smoke marijuana occasionally
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Perceptions of Risk Percent of 2005 Washoe
County middle school students who think people
are at slight or no risk of harming
themselves if they smoke marijuana occasionally,
by gender
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Perceptions of Risk Percent of 2005 Washoe
County middle school students who think people
are at slight or no risk of harming
themselves if they smoke marijuana occasionally,
by ethnicity
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HIGH SCHOOLAlcohol Lifetime Use
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HIGH SCHOOLAlcohol First Use Before Age 13
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HIGH SCHOOLAlcohol 30 Day Binge
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Bonding to Peer Groups Number of Washoe County
high school and middle school students reporting
that they most of the time or always feel
accepted at school
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Economic Deprivation Nevada average annual wage
rate
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Family Conflict Number of reported and
substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in
Washoe County
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Family Conflict Divorce rate per 100,000
population
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Family Conflict Domestic Violence per 100,000
population
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Alienation Rebelliousness Percent of Washoe
County high school and middle school students
reporting that they have been in a physical fight
in the past 12 months
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Alienation Rebelliousness Percent of Washoe
County high school and middle school students
reporting that they have carried a weapon such as
a gun, knife, or club in the past 30 days
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Opportunities Number of Washoe County high
school and middle school students reporting that
they participate in at least one extra-curricular
activity
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Opportunities Number of Washoe County high
school and middle school students reporting that
they participated in strenuous activities
(sports) in the past week
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Skills Number of Washoe County high school
students reporting that they have a part time job
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