2006 Primary Prevention Awareness, Attitude, and Use Survey

Out-of-School Activities

(PPAAUS items 80-88) An average of 56 percent of the Franklin County Schools middle-school students and 59 percent of the high-school students did homework or other school projects daily. Forty-seven percent of the sixth through eighth graders and 43 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 36 percent of the middle-school students and 25 percent of the high-school students participated daily in family activities (movies, dinner, TV, games, or shopping). Forty-seven percent of the middle-school students and 36 percent of the high-school students played computer games daily.

An average of 39 percent of the Franklin County Schools sixth through eighth graders and 62 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 37 percent of the high-school students participated weekly or more often in religious activities (going to a place of worship, meetings, or services). Nine percent of the middle-school students and 29 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 eight percent of the ninth through twelfth graders did volunteer or community service activities weekly or more often. Seventeen percent of the middle-school students and eleven 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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