THE 2009 DANE COUNTY YOUTH ASSESSMENT: TEEN-PARENT ALCOHOL GRAPHS
The 2009 Dane County Youth Assessment surveyed more than 24,000 7th-12th grade students in 14 public school systems in Dane County. The survey consisted of 117 questions and was electronically administered between November 2008 and early February 2009. The following graphs summarizes the responses of middle and high school students in the 14 participating school districts to some of the alcohol-related questions.*
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HOW EASY IS IT TO GET ALCOHOL
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HOW MANY OF THE PARTIES YOU ATTEND HAVE BEER OR OTHER ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AVAILABLE?
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HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU BEEN AT SOMEONE’S HOME WHEN THE PARENTS KNOWINGLY PROVIDED THE ALCOHOL? (%)
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HOW WRONG DO YOUR PARENTS FEEL IT WOULD BE FOR YOU TO DRINK ALCOHOL AT LEAST TWICE PER MONTH?
*These graphs summarizes student response frequencies for the specific sample of survey questions by grade level. It does not offer any other type of analysis or draw conclusions from the data.
The Youth Assessment is a collaborative effort led by the Dane County Youth Commission in partnership with the United Way of Dane County, Public Health of Madison & Dane County, and fourteen Dane County school districts. The 2009 survey was administered electronically through middle and high schools on a voluntary and anonymous basis.
For more information regarding the 2009 Youth Assessment, contact:
Connie Bettin
Dane County Youth Commission
1202 Northport Drive, Rm 426
Madison, Wl 53704
bettin@co.dane.wi.us
Phone: (608) 242-6422
