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Fact
Sheet for the
Primary
Prevention Awareness, Attitude and Use
Survey (PPAAUS)
1. Who
completed the survey?
81,608 sixth through twelfth graders in Franklin County’s 16 public school districts and in 37 non-public schools
2.
Who funded the survey?
ADAMH Board of Franklin County, Columbus Medical Association Foundation, United Way of Central Ohio, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Consortium
3.
Who
designed
the
survey?
John Swisher, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Revisions by: Diagnostics Plus, State College, Pennsylvania and the Safe & Drug-Free Schools Consortium
4.
Why
was
the
survey
selected?
The US Department of Education requires that program activities be based on an assessment of objective data regarding the incidence of violence and illegal drug use in schools. PPAAUS is a source for this information
5.
Who
administered
the
survey?
School staff who were trained and/or given explicit instructions in administration procedures
6. When was
the survey administered?
November 6 – December 8, 2006, primarily in classroom settings, during the school day
7. Who
scored the survey?
Diagnostics Plus, Inc., State College, Pennsylvaniaa
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8. Were all
students surveyed?
The data is representative of only the students in class on the day of the survey
9. Were
all surveys included in the analysis?
No – 3,275 (4.0%) questionable and unusable surveys were eliminated. The Questionable-Response (QR) filter identifies students who may have been exaggerating or careless in their response patterns. Two or more QR points were cause to eliminate a survey from analyses.
10. The
report was based upon how many usable
surveys?
78,333
Total
11,757 - sixth graders
11,953 - seventh graders
12,185 - eighth graders
12,003 - freshmen
11,291 - sophomores
9,601 - juniors
8,303 - seniors
11. What
was the percent of males and females
completing the survey?
49% were male; 50% were female; 1% gave no answer
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