2006 Primary Prevention Awareness, Attitude, and Use Survey

Demographics

(PPAAUS items 1, 2, 4-6) The Franklin County Schools in the final report included 11,757 students in the sixth grade, 11,953 in the seventh grade, 12,185 in the eighth grade, 12,003 in the ninth grade, 11,291 in the tenth grade, 9,601 in the eleventh grade, 8,303 in the twelfth grade and 1,240 students did not provide their grade. Forty-nine percent were male and 50 percent female (one percent did not respond). Sixty-four percent indicated they were Caucasian, 24 percent African-American, four percent Asian, five percent Hispanic or Latino/a, four percent Native American or Alaskan Native, six percent multi-racial and seven percent “other” (one-half percent gave no response; students were allowed to give multiple responses). Ten percent indicated that English was a second language for them. Fifty-two percent of the Franklin County Schools students lived with two parents; six percent were in a jointcustody situation; 12 percent lived with a parent and a stepparent; 22 percent lived with a single parent; and four percent lived with other family. An average of four percent of all students surveyed either gave no response, a multiple response, or answered Other to the PPAAUS family item.

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