Nathan Brown, Ph.D.
Jessica Carr, J.D.
TrueBearing Consulting
ABOUT THE HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY (HYS)
• Reach
• Domains
• Strengths and limitations
SAMMAMISH SCHOOLS
In the Issaquah School District:
• Beaver Lake Middle School
• Pine Lake Middle School
• Skyline High School
In the Lake Washington School District:
• Inglewood Middle School
• Eastlake High School
THE HYS IN SAMMAMISH
2016 HYS participation in Sammamish (3 middle schools, 2 high schools):
6th Grade
921
8th Grade
151
873
10th Grade
141
677
12th Grade
281
448
0
These figures translate to:
• 91% of Sammamish 6th graders
• 86% of Sammamish 8th graders
• 71% of Sammamish 10th graders
• 46% of Sammamish 12th graders
Students who did
not take 2016 HYS
519
500
Students who took
2016 HYS
1,000
MAPPING THE HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY
ABOUT ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT YOUTH
Race/Ethnic Diversity
White
• Approximately 20,000 students total
• Number of students by HYS grade:
 6th: 1,628 students
 8th: 1,589 students
 10th: 1,477 students
 12th: 1,397 students
• Gender: 51% male; 49% female
• 7.9% qualify for free/reduced lunch
2%
0.3%
0%
0.2%
Asian
7%
8%
Hispanic/ Latino
Two or more
26%
57%
Black
American
Indian/ Alaska
Native
Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
ABOUT LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
YOUTH
Race/Ethnic Diversity
White
• Approximately 29,000 students total
• Number of students by HYS grade:
 6th: 2,271 students
 8th: 2,121 students
 10th: 2,022 students
 12th: 1,890 students
• Gender: 52% male; 48% female
• 12.1% qualify for free/reduced lunch
2%
0.2%
0%
0.1%
Asian
7%
Hispanic/ Latino
11%
Two or more
23%
57%
Black
American
Indian/ Alaska
Native
Native
Hawaiian/ Other
Pacific Islander
CRITICAL YOUTH ISSUES
• Mental health
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Suicide
• Substance use
• Alcohol and binge drinking
• Marijuana and other drugs
• Relationships and support
• Bullying and abuse
• Relationship to school, community,
peers
KEY
Statistically significant
Trending toward significance
Desirable
finding
Undesirable
finding
MENTAL HEALTH: DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
“During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so
sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks
or more in a row that you stopped doing some
usual activities?” Percentage answering “yes”:
100%
80%
77%
68%
56%
60%
40%
20%
“How often over the last two weeks were
you bothered by feeling nervous,
anxious, or on edge?” Percentage
answering “several days” or more:
17%
26%
28%
Depression
Anxiety
0%
8th
10th
12th
Sammamish 8th graders’ overall depression rate (17%) was 11 points lower than
Washington state (27%).
10th graders’ anxiety rate (68%) was 3 percent higher than Washington state (65%)
MENTAL HEALTH: SUICIDE
“During the past 12 months: Did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?
Did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?
How many times did you actually attempt suicide?”
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
12% 8%
17% 14%
4%
21% 19%
7%
6%
Considered
suicide
Made
suicide plan
Attempted
suicide (1+)
0%
8th
10th
12th
8th graders are five points lower, and 10th graders are four points lower, than their
state counterparts regarding suicide attempts.
These percentages translate to the following approximate figures:
• 122 8th graders considered suicide; 81 made a plan; 41 attempted suicide
• 163 10th graders considered suicide; 134 made a plan; 57 attempted suicide
• 204 12th graders considered suicide; 184 made a plan; 68 attempted suicide
SUBSTANCE USE: PAST 30 DAYS
“During the past 30 days, on how many days did you [use the following]?”
Percentage of students responding 1+ days:
50%
40%
36%
Alcohol
30%
22% 23%
20%
14%
10%
0%
1% 0% 0%
6th
4%
Marijuana
E-cigarette/vape
pen
10% 12%
1% 3%
8th
10th
12th
8th grade marijuana use (1%) is 5 points lower than Washington state (6%)
BINGE DRINKING: PAST TWO WEEKS
“Think back over the last 2 weeks. How many times have you had five or more
drinks in a row?” Percentage of students responding “once” or more:
50%
40%
30%
23%
18%
20%
10%
2%
4%
8%
11%
Sammamish - 8th
WA State - 8th
Sammamish - 10th
WA State - 10th
Sammamish - 12th
WA State - 12th
0%
2016
8th graders report lower binge drinking rates than Washington State (2% vs. 4%).
In 2016, approximately…
• 8% of Sammamish 10th graders (81 students) said they had five or more drinks in a
row in the past two weeks.
• 23% of Sammamish 12th graders (222 students) said they had five or more drinks in a
row in the past two weeks.
ENJOYMENT OF SCHOOL
“Think back over the
100%
past year in school.
How often did you
80%
enjoy being in
school?” Percentage
of students answering 60%
“often” or “almost
always”:
40%
62%
50%
41%
42%
20%
0%
6th Grade
8th Grade
10th Grade 12th Grade
6th graders (62%) scored 3 points higher than their state counterparts (59%)
WHAT HELPS? WHAT HURTS?
• Internal factors
• Attitudes towards alcohol and drug abuse
• Perceptions of parental attitudes
• Perceptions of peer attitudes
• Perceptions of control or choice
• External factors
• Family support
• Peer support
• Community resources
YOUTH ATTITUDES ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
“How wrong do YOU think it is for someone your age to [use the following]?”
Percentage responding “very wrong” or “wrong”:
100%
80%
60%
98%
99%
94%
95%
80%
80%
6th
52%
52%
8th
10th
40%
12th
20%
0%
Drink alcohol 1-2x
per month
Use marijuana
Approximately 192 10th graders in Sammamish thought that it was “a little bit
wrong” or “not wrong at all” to drink alcohol regularly.
Approximately 464 12th graders in Sammamish thought that it was “a little bit
wrong” or “not wrong at all” to drink alcohol regularly.
YOUTH PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS
“How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to [use the following]?”
Percentage responding “wrong” or “very wrong”:
100%
80%
96%
98%
94%
95%
89%
78%
60%
8th
10th
40%
12th
20%
0%
Drink alcohol 1-2x per month
Use marijuana
8th grade perceptions of parental disapproval of alcohol use (96%) are 2% above
Washington State (94%)
12th grade perceptions of parental disapproval of alcohol use (78%) are 2% above
Washington State (76%)
YOUTH PERCEPTIONS OF PEERS
“How wrong do your friends feel it would be for you to [use the following]?”
Percentage of students responding “wrong” or “very wrong”:
100%
80%
93%
95%
89%
74%
82%
58%
60%
8th
40%
10th
12th
20%
0%
Have 1-2 drinks of alcohol
nearly every day
Use marijuana
• The percentage of 12th graders whose friends think alcohol use is wrong or very
wrong is five points higher in Sammamish (74%) than in Washington State (69%)
• The percentage of 12th graders whose friends think marijuana use is wrong or very
wrong is six points higher in Sammamish (58%) than in Washington State (52%)
YOUTH PERCEPTIONS ABOUT CHOICE
“You are at a party at someone's house and one of your friends offers you a
drink containing alcohol. What would you say or do?”
100%
80%
60%
94%
81%
69%
Decline / Excuse
Drink it
40%
20%
0%
6%
8th
19%
10th
31%
12th
COMMUNITY: EASE OF ACCESS
“If you wanted to get some _________, how easy would it be to get some?”
Percentage of students responding “sort of easy” or “very easy”:
100%
80%
67%
60%
40%
40%
20%
56%
52%
27%
6th
8th
10th
12th
12%
3%
8%
0%
Alcohol
Marijuana
6th graders (12%) are 1% lower than their Washington state counterparts (13%)
regarding perceived ease of access to alcohol.
8th graders (8%) are 12% lower than their Washington state counterparts (20%)
regarding perceived ease of access to marijuana.
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT
“In the last 30 days, how often have you been bullied?”
Percentage of students answering “once” or more:
50%
40%
6th
30%
22%
20%
8th
22%
10th
19%
12%
12th
10%
0%
Bullied once or more, past 30 days
6th graders were bullied six percent less than State 6th graders (22% vs. 27%)
12th graders were bullied five percent less than State 12th graders (12% vs. 17%)
PHYSICAL ABUSE BY ADULT
“Has an adult ever physically hurt you on purpose (like pushed, slapped,
hit, kicked or punched you), leaving a mark, bruise or injury?”
100%
80%
60%
85%
80%
80%
15%
20%
20%
8th
10th
12th
No
Yes
40%
20%
0%
The approximate number of students in Sammamish who have ever experienced
physical abuse by an adult:
• 8th grade:
152
• 10th grade:
192
• 12th grade:
193
FAMILY SUPPORT
“If I had a personal problem, I could ask my mom or dad for help.”
100%
80%
60%
90%
85%
81%
81%
10%
15%
19%
19%
6th
8th
10th
12th
Yes / YES!
No / NO!
40%
20%
0%
The percent of students responding “No/NO!” translate to approximately the following:
• 100 6th graders
• 152 8th graders
• 182 10th graders
• 184 12th graders
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
“There are adults in my neighborhood or community I could talk to about something
important.”
100%
80%
60%
86%
86%
85%
14%
14%
15%
8th
10th
12th
40%
Yes / YES!
No / NO!
20%
0%
The percent of students responding “No/NO!” approximately translate to the following:
• 142 8th graders
• 134 10th graders
• 145 12th graders
PEER SUPPORT
Interaction with prosocial peers is measured by several questions, resulting in an overall
composite score reflecting the degree of “interaction with prosocial peers.”
100%
80%
60%
74%
69%
68%
High Prosocial
Low Prosocial
40%
20%
27%
31%
36%
8th
10th
12th
0%
How many of your best friends have...
• Participated in clubs, organizations or
activities at school?
• Made a commitment to stay drug-free?
• Liked school?
• Regularly attended religious services?
• Tried to do well in school?
8th graders (74%) scored 15 points above
state (59%) on high prosocial interaction.
12th graders (68%) scored 21 points above
state (47%) on high prosocial interaction.