2003 Primary Prevention Awareness, Attitude, and Use Survey

Out-of-School Activities

(PPAAUS items 74-82) An average of 54 percent of the Franklin County middle-school students and 58 percent of the high-school students did homework or other school projects daily. Forty-three percent of the sixth through eighth graders and 39 percent of the ninth through twelfth graders participated daily in physical activities and/or community sports: jogging, swimming, baseball, soccer, dance classes, or exercise, for example. An average of 35 percent of the middle-school students and 26 percent of the high-school students participated daily in family activities (movies, dinner, TV, games, or shopping). Fifty percent of the middle-school students and 36 percent of the high-school students played computer games daily.

An average of 43 percent of the Franklin County sixth through eighth graders and 64 percent of the ninth through twelfth graders participated in social activities with friends at least once a week. Forty-two percent of the middle-school students and 38 percent of the high-school students participated weekly or more often in spiritual activities (going to a place of worship, meetings, or services). Ten percent of the middle-school students and 31 percent of the high-school students worked for pay at least once a week in out-of-home jobs. An average of five percent of the sixth through eighth graders and nine percent of the ninth through twelfth graders did volunteer or community service weekly or more often. Nineteen percent of the middle-school students and 12 percent of the high-school students were in community activities (scouts, camps, after-school programs, or community holiday celebrations) at least weekly.

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