The Power of Choice APRIL 2009 Youth Survey

Number of District 203 and 204 youth surveyed=12,278

Results for Tobacco -63% have never smoked a cigarette -81% don't smoke -87% have not smoked in the last 30 days -88% prefer to date someone who does not smoke -79% prefer to go to parties where people aren't smoking -90% think that their parents find tobacco use by teenagers to be "not acceptable"

 

Results for Alcohol

-71% have not consumed alcohol in the past 30 days

-65% prefer to date someone who does not drink

-63% prefer to hang out with people who do not drink

-63% prefer parties where people aren't drinking alcohol

-80% think their parents find alcohol use by teenagers to be "not acceptable."

 

Results for Other Drugs

-77% never smoke marijuana

-96% never use crack cocaine

-97% never use heroin

-95% never use club drugs

-92% never use prescription drugs for non-medical reasons

-92% never use over-the-counter drugs for non-medical reasons