|
Risk and protective factors in the social environment
influence the way children develop. Research has shown
associations between specific risk factors and unhealthy
behaviors such as drug use, violence and criminal activity.
Protective factors are associated with reduced risk of such
behaviors. Risk and protective factor measures were also part of
the healthy youth survey. The risk and protective factor results
from the healthy youth survey are reported below. The survey
asks questions about the school, community, individual and
family domains.[1] The family domain items were not answered by a
large number of students, therefore are not included in this
report.
|
2006 6th Grade Students |
|
|
Risk Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Perceived availability of drugs |
23.2% |
24.6% |
|
Laws and norms favorable to drug use |
36.3% |
37.0% |
|
School |
Academic failure |
38.4% |
41.5% |
|
Low commitment to school |
50.3% |
52.0% |
|
Peer-
Individual |
Perceived risk of drug use |
32.1% |
32.7% |
|
Favorable attitudes toward drug use |
20.4% |
21.4% |
|
2006 6th Grade Students |
|
|
Protective Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Rewards for prosocial involvement |
36.4% |
37.9% |
|
School |
Rewards for prosocial involvement |
53.3% |
52.8% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Interaction with prosocial peers |
46.9% |
46.2% |
|
Prosocial Involvement |
46.1% |
43.6% |
|
2006 8th Grade Students |
|
|
Risk Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Low neighborhood
attachment |
32.9% |
36.6% |
|
Perceived
availability of drugs |
18.5% |
20.9% |
|
Perceived
availability of handguns |
25.9% |
31.6% |
|
Laws and norms
favorable to drug use |
22.4% |
28.2% |
|
School |
Academic failure |
45.7% |
45.9% |
|
Low commitment to
school |
35.6% |
36.2% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Perceived risk of
drug use |
30.2% |
33.0% |
|
Early initiation of
drug use |
15.2% |
19.8% |
|
Early initiation of
antisocial behavior |
26.1% |
30.6% |
|
Favorable attitudes
toward drug use |
20.6% |
22.9% |
|
Favorable attitudes
towards antisocial behavior |
30.0% |
31.2% |
|
Rewards for
antisocial involvement |
44.9% |
46.2% |
|
Friends’ use of drugs |
18.9% |
22.8% |
|
Interaction with
antisocial peers |
38.4% |
41.5% |
|
Intentions to use |
24.1% |
26.1% |
Return to Top
|
2006 8th Grade Students
|
|
|
Protective Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Opportunities for
prosocial involvement |
70.8% |
69.2% |
|
Rewards for prosocial
involvement |
53.9% |
54.0% |
|
School |
Opportunities for
prosocial involvement |
62.8% |
64.0% |
|
Rewards for prosocial
involvement |
55.4% |
56.5% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Interaction with
prosocial peers |
58.5% |
55.8% |
|
Belief in the moral
order |
68.4% |
65.5% |
|
Prosocial involvement
|
55.5% |
54.0% |
|
Social skills |
74.5% |
71.1% |
|
2006 10th Grade
Students |
|
|
Risk Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Low neighborhood
attachment |
42.7% |
47.9% |
|
Perceived
availability of drugs |
28.3% |
32.7% |
|
Perceived
availability of handguns |
14.1% |
21.5% |
|
Laws and norms
favorable to drug use |
30.1% |
39.1% |
|
School |
Academic failure |
49.1% |
50.6% |
|
Low commitment to
school |
38.2% |
39.9% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Perceived risk of
drug use |
32.7% |
35.0% |
|
Early initiation of drug use |
25.8% |
31.4% |
|
Early initiation of antisocial behavior |
38.8% |
39.4% |
|
Favorable attitudes toward drug use |
36.8% |
37.2% |
|
Favorable attitudes towards antisocial behavior |
40.3% |
44.7% |
|
Rewards for antisocial involvement |
44.2% |
47.2% |
|
Friends’ use of drugs |
26.0% |
29.7% |
|
Interaction with antisocial peers |
45.8% |
51.8% |
|
Intentions to use |
39.7% |
40.7% |
|
2006 10th Grade
Students |
|
|
Protective Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Opportunities for prosocial
involvement |
63.8% |
66.1% |
|
Rewards for prosocial involvement |
55.6% |
56.2% |
|
School |
Opportunities for prosocial
involvement |
60.5% |
57.7% |
|
Rewards for prosocial involvement |
64.7% |
61.1% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Interaction with prosocial peers |
55.3% |
59.2% |
|
Belief in the moral order |
69.6% |
65.5% |
|
Prosocial involvement |
60.4% |
54.3% |
|
Social skills |
61.7% |
56.9% |
|
2006 12th Grade
Students |
|
|
Risk Factors |
King County |
Washington State |
|
Community |
Low neighborhood
attachment |
45.2% |
50.2% |
|
Perceived
availability of drugs |
32.6% |
38.1% |
|
Perceived
availability of handguns |
17.5% |
25.5% |
|
Laws and norms
favorable to drug use |
27.7% |
35.8% |
|
School |
Academic failure |
46.9% |
50.1% |
|
Low commitment to
school |
37.9% |
40.8% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Perceived risk of
drug use |
34.0% |
40.6% |
|
Early initiation of
drug use |
25.6% |
32.9% |
|
Early initiation of
antisocial behavior |
33.7% |
39.4% |
|
Favorable attitudes
toward drug use |
31.0% |
34.8% |
|
Favorable attitudes
towards antisocial behavior |
39.3% |
42.5% |
|
Rewards for
antisocial involvement |
57.8% |
57.9% |
|
Friends’ use of drugs |
24.1% |
26.5% |
|
Interaction with
antisocial peers |
48.2% |
52.7% |
|
Intentions to use |
25.8% |
28.2% |
|
2006 12th Grade
Students |
|
|
Protective Factors |
King County
|
Washington State |
|
Community |
Opportunities for
prosocial involvement |
67.9% |
69.3% |
|
Rewards for prosocial
involvement |
52.9% |
56.8% |
|
School |
Opportunities for
prosocial involvement |
63.8% |
61.6% |
|
Rewards for prosocial
involvement |
47.1% |
45.4% |
|
Peer/
Individual |
Interaction with
prosocial peers |
56.3% |
52.1% |
|
Belief in the moral
order |
53.3% |
53.2% |
|
Prosocial involvement
|
56.0% |
49.7% |
|
Social skills |
71.3% |
67.1% |
Return to Top
Return to healthy youth
development page
Return to Youth & Families Page
[1]
Source:
2006 Healthy Youth Survey, RMC Reasearch Corporation, Portland,
OR Sponsored by OSPI, Department of Health, DSHS, DCTED and the
Family Policy Council
|
