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Healthy Teens Survey						2007-2008 Academic Year
				Overall N = 168
SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHICS
School	N		%
Brownstown	30		17.9%
Ramsey	33		19.6%
St. Elmo	23		13.7%
Vandalia	82		48.8%
Gender	N		%
Male	88		52.4%
Female	80		47.6%
Age	N		%
15	43		25.6%
16	104		61.9%
17	15		8.9%
18	1		0.6%
Missing Data	5		3.0%
Live With Most of the Time	N		%
Both Parents	90		53.6%
Mother Only	22		13.1%
Father Only	3		1.8%
One Parent & One Stepparent	28		16.7%
Other Relatives/Guardians	11		6.5%
Split Time Between Parents	11		6.5%
Other	2		1.2%
Missing Data	1		0.6%
Attend Church/Religious Services	N		%
Never Attended Church	9		5.4%
About Once or Twice a Year	16		9.5%
Several Time a Year	12		7.1%
About Once a Month	16		9.5%
2 - 3 Times a Month	21		12.5%
Every Week	46		27.4%
Several Times a Week	14		8.3%
Not Currently Attending Church	34		20.2%
Biggest Concern of Teens Today*	N		%
Alcohol/Drugs	45		26.8%
Sex	27		16.1%
Diseases/Pregnancy	23		13.7%
Peer Pressure/Popularity/Fitting In	23		13.7%
Fighting/Bullying/Violence	4		2.4%
Friendships/Relationships	7		4.2%
Jobs/Money/Driving	7		4.2%
School/Grades/Scholarships	8		4.8%
Self-Image/Weight/Anorexia/Cutting	3		1.8%
Anorexia/Cutting/Suicide	2		1.2%
Partying/Having Fun/Social Life	6		3.6%
Stress	2		1.2%
Other	11		6.5%
Other Included:  everything, getting into the real word, future, thinking before making decisions, staying out of trouble, lose beliefs & faith, finding oneself, running out of soda, cell phones, drama, sports
No Answer	20		11.9%
*Students wrote in multiple answers - percentages will total over 100%
Healthy Teens Survey									2007-2008 Academic Year
						Overall N = 168
SECTION B:  AIDS
		TRUE			FALSE			DON'T KNOW
		N	%		N	%		N	%
B1.  Only people who look sick can spread the AIDS virus.		1	0.6%		160	95.2%		6	3.6%
B2.  Condoms reduce the risk of getting the AIDS virus.		99	58.9%		61	36.3%		7	4.2%
B3.  A person can get the AIDS virus even if he or she has sexual intercourse just one time without a condom.		156	92.9%		4	2.4%		6	3.6%
B4.  A person can get AIDS by touching or hugging someone with AIDS.		3	1.8%		151	89.9%		12	7.1%
B5.  Most people who have the AIDS virus show signs of being sick right away.		3	1.8%		131	78.0%		33	19.6%
B6.  You can get AIDS by having anal sex without a condom.		114	67.9%		10	6.0%		40	23.8%
B7.  You can get AIDS by being bitten by a mosquito that has bitten someone with AIDS.		36	21.4%		60	35.7%		71	42.3%
B8.  Only people who have sexual intercourse with gay (homosexual) people get AIDS.		5	3.0%		151	89.9%		11	6.5%
B9.  You can get AIDS from kissing someone who has AIDS.		28	16.7%		105	62.5%		34	20.2%
B10.  You can get AIDS by having sexual intercourse with someone who has shared drug needles.		150	89.3%		5	3.0%		11	6.5%
B11.  Birth control pills protect a woman from getting the AIDS virus.		2	1.2%		155	92.3%		10	6.0%
Learned About AIDS                              (Mark All that Apply)		N	%
School		162	96.4%
Television		130	77.4%
Radio		30	17.9%
Doctors		77	45.8%
Church		16	9.5%
Friends		85	50.6%
Newspapers or Magazines		52	31.0%
Movies		83	49.4%
Books		48	28.6%
Parents or Adult Relatives		82	48.8%
Siblings or Teenage Relatives		40	23.8%
Boyfriend/Girlfriend		20	11.9%
Pamphlets or Flyers		62	36.9%
Billboards		41	24.4%
Internet		78	46.4%
None, No Learning		1	0.6%
Other (Mrs. Wright)		1	0.6%
Healthy Teens Survey									2007-2008 Academic Year
										Overall N = 168
SECTION C:  EXPRESSING OPINIONS
		I Definitely Would Not			I Probably      Would Not			I Probably       Would			I Definitely Would
		N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
C1.  Would you talk with your friends about the following topics without being embarrassed:  someone you would like to have as a boyfriend or girlfriend, sex, condoms, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases?		9	5.4%		34	20.2%		64	38.1%		61	36.3%
C2.  Would you talk with your boyfriend /girlfriend about the following topics without being embarrassed: sex, condoms, AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases?		13	7.7%		33	19.6%		58	34.5%		63	37.5%
C3. Would you ask someone you like romantically to spend time with you or go out with you?		0	0.0%		34	20.2%		71	42.3%		63	37.5%
C4. Would you tell your boyfriend/girlfriend that you don't want to make out with him/her, to stop touching you sexually, or that you don’t want to have sex?		24	14.3%		28	16.7%		50	29.8%		66	39.3%
		I Feel Very Uncomfortable			I Feel Somewhat Uncomfortable			I Feel Somewhat Comfortable			I Feel Very Comfortable
		N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
C5.  How comfortable do you feel talking with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, pregnancy, and using condoms?		44	26.2%		42	25.0%		53	31.5%		29	17.3%
Healthy Teens Survey						2007-2008 Academic Year
							Overall N = 168
SECTION D:  TALKING WITH PARENTS
		Yes			No
		N	%		N	%
D1.  Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about sex or using condoms?		119	70.8%		49	29.2%
D2.  Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about diseases you can get from having sexual intercourse?		91	54.2%		77	45.8%
D3.  Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about pregnancy?		115	68.5%		53	31.5%
SECTION E:  WORRY ABOUT CONSEQUENCES OF SEX
		Not at all Worried			Somewhat Worried			Very            Worried
		N	%		N	%		N	%
E1.  How worried are you that you might get AIDS?		52	31.0%		80	47.6%		36	21.4%
E2.  How worried are you that you might get a disease from having sex?		41	24.4%		82	48.8%		45	26.8%
E3.  How worried are you that you might get pregnant if you are a girl, or that you might get a girl pregnant if you are a boy?		30	17.9%		64	38.1%		74	44.0%
SECTION F:  CHANCES OF CONSEQUENCES OF SEX
		No Chance           At All			Might        Happen			Very Likely to Happen
		N	%		N	%		N	%
F1.  What do you think the chances are that you will get a sexually transmitted disease someday?		65	38.7%		96	57.1%		7	4.2%
F2.  What do you think the chances are that you will get pregnant or get a girl pregnant before you are 20?		66	39.3%		85	50.6%		17	10.1%
Healthy Teens Survey						2007-2008 Academic Year
													Overall N = 168
SECTION G: BEHAVIORS OF FRIENDS
		None			A Few			About Half			Most			All
		N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
G1.  How many of your friends think condoms are too much trouble to use?		80	47.6%		67	39.9%		15	8.9%		4	2.4%		2	1.2%
G2. How many of your friends do you think have had sexual intercourse?		10	6.0%		54	32.1%		30	17.9%		60	35.7%		14	8.3%
G3.  How many of your friends do you think use condoms when they have sex?		12	7.1%		32	19.0%		31	18.5%		64	38.1%		27	16.1%
SECTION H:  ABSTINENCE
		Yes			No
		N	%		N	%
H1.  I believe it is possible to wait until marriage to have sexual intercourse.		126	75.0%		42	25.0%
H2.  I think there are benefits of waiting until marriage to have sexual intercourse.		137	81.5%		31	18.5%
H3.  I plan to save sexual intercourse for marriage.		74	44.0%		91	54.2%
SECTION I:  CONDOMS
		They Definitely Do Not			They Probably Do Not			They Probably Do			They Definitely Do
		N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
I1.  Condoms break easily.		6	3.6%		50	29.8%		90	53.6%		22	13.1%
I2.  Using condoms correctly helps reduce the risk of getting the AIDS virus and other diseases you can get from sex.		23	13.7%		30	17.9%		65	38.7%		49	29.2%
I3.  Condoms slip off easily.		16	9.5%		54	32.1%		77	45.8%		20	11.9%
Healthy Teens Survey					2007-2008 Academic Year
			Overall N = 168
SECTION J: SEXUAL ACTIVITY
Age First Time Had Sexual Intercourse	N		%
7	1		0.6%
11	1		0.6%
12	1		0.6%
13	12		7.1%
14	15		8.9%
15	24		14.3%
16	9		5.4%
Never had sexual intercourse	103		61.3%
Missing Data	2		1.2%
Number of Partners	N		%*
1 Person	26		41.3%
2 - 3 People	23		36.5%
4 - 5 People	9		14.3%