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**Hawaii, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2019**
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Sex Question	Total	Female	Male
Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Rarely or never wore a seat belt (when riding in a car driven by someone else)	—	—	—
Rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drove when they had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Texted or e-mailed while driving a car or other vehicle (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Carried a weapon (such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Carried a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Carried a gun (on at least 1 day during the 12 months before the survey,not counting the days when they carried a gun only for hunting or for a sport such as target shooting)	—	—	—
Were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Were in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	16.7 (14.8–18.8) 5,779^†	12.7 (9.9–16.2) 2,856	20.0 (17.6–22.7) 2,863
Were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Were electronically bullied (counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, during the 12 months before the survey)	13.1 (11.4–15.0) 5,701	15.8 (12.7–19.5) 2,843	10.4 (8.9–12.0) 2,813
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	17.0 (15.6–18.5) 5,717	19.4 (17.1–21.9) 2,847	14.4 (12.5–16.6) 2,825
Did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	12.4 (9.4–16.1) 5,784	12.9 (9.0–18.2) 2,855	11.4 (9.2–14.2) 2,874
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	7.7 (6.5–9.2) 5,767	11.0 (9.1–13.2) 2,858	4.6 (3.6–5.8) 2,863
Experienced sexual violence by anyone (including kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	10.8 (9.5–12.2) 5,607	14.1 (12.1–16.4) 2,779	7.2 (5.9–8.7) 2,779
Experienced sexual dating violence (being forced to do sexual things (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)	7.7 (6.3–9.4) 2,810	9.2 (6.8–12.4) 1,479	5.6 (4.1–7.8) 1,309
Experienced physical dating violence (being physically hurt on purpose (counting such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)	8.6 (6.6–11.1) 2,982	8.4 (6.4–10.9) 1,561	8.4 (6.2–11.3) 1,394
Felt sad or hopeless (almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities, during the 12 months before the survey)	34.7 (32.6–36.9) 5,644	44.1 (40.5–47.7) 2,800	25.3 (22.8–28.0) 2,800
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	16.7 (15.2–18.4) 5,699	20.1 (17.2–23.4) 2,828	13.3 (11.5–15.3) 2,827
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	14.6 (13.4–15.8) 5,694	17.8 (15.3–20.7) 2,821	11.4 (9.9–13.0) 2,828
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	10.5 (9.0–12.3) 4,974	11.2 (9.1–13.7) 2,523	9.0 (7.7–10.5) 2,406
Suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse (during the 12 months before the survey)	3.2 (2.4–4.3) 4,970	2.8 (2.0–4.0) 2,532	3.4 (2.4–4.8) 2,394
Tobacco Use
Ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs)	17.8 (15.9–19.8) 5,492	20.2 (17.6–23.1) 2,775	15.2 (13.3–17.3) 2,686
First tried cigarette smoking before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	7.4 (6.3–8.7) 5,498	6.1 (5.0–7.3) 2,757	7.9 (6.5–9.5) 2,697
Currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	5.3 (4.2–6.6) 5,743	5.0 (3.9–6.3) 2,848	5.0 (3.7–6.9) 2,839
Currently smoked cigarettes frequently (on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	1.2 (0.8–1.9) 5,743	0.8 (0.4–1.5) 2,848	1.2 (0.7–2.1) 2,839
Currently smoked cigarettes daily (on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	0.9 (0.6–1.4) 5,743	0.3 (0.2–0.6) 2,848	1.1 (0.6–2.0) 2,839
Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day (on the days they smoked during the 30 days before the survey, among students who currently smoked cigarettes)	—	—	—
Ever used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods)	48.3 (45.1–51.5) 5,622	52.2 (48.5–56.0) 2,814	44.5 (40.3–48.8) 2,768
Currently used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	30.6 (27.6–33.8) 5,391	33.9 (29.7–38.3) 2,708	27.4 (23.9–31.2) 2,635
Currently used electronic vapor products frequently (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	10.4 (8.8–12.2) 5,391	9.9 (8.0–12.2) 2,708	11.0 (8.5–14.1) 2,635
Currently used electronic vapor products daily (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	7.9 (6.8–9.2) 5,391	6.9 (5.5–8.7) 2,708	8.9 (7.0–11.3) 2,635
Usually got their own electronic vapor products by buying them in a store (such as a convenience store, supermarket, discount store, gas station, or vape store, including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, during the 30 days before the survey, among the __% of students nationwide who currently used electronic vapor products and who were aged <18 years)	4.7 (3.4–6.6) 1,634	3.1 (1.7–5.7) 929	6.4 (3.8–10.6) 691
Currently used smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products, such as Redman, Levi Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, Copenhagen, Camel Snus, Marlboro Snus, General Snus, Ariva, Stonewall, or Camel Orbs, not counting any electronic vapor products, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars frequently (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars daily (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco or electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or used electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	32.1 (28.9–35.4) 5,429	34.8 (30.6–39.3) 2,713	29.3 (26.1–32.9) 2,661
Did not try to quit using all tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, shisha or hookah tobacco, and electronic vapor products, ever during the 12 months before the survey, among students who used any tobacco products during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years (other than a few sips)	15.2 (13.1–17.4) 5,543	13.3 (11.2–15.8) 2,766	16.1 (13.6–19.0) 2,730
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	20.4 (18.1–22.9) 5,279	24.1 (21.6–26.9) 2,632	16.2 (13.0–20.0) 2,605
Currently were binge drinking (four or more drinks of alcohol in a row for female students or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row for male students, that is, within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	10.9 (9.2–12.9) 5,496	13.2 (10.6–16.2) 2,750	8.1 (6.3–10.5) 2,698
Usually obtained the alcohol they drank by someone giving it to them (during the 30 days before the survey, among students who currently drank alcohol)	36.7 (31.4–42.4) 1,254	43.2 (36.6–50.1) 736	29.5 (23.3–36.5) 500
Reported that the largest number of drinks they had in a row was 10 or more (within a couple of hours, during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Ever used marijuana (also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot, weed, or cannabis)	6.9 (5.9–8.2) 5,559	6.1 (4.6–7.9) 2,789	7.2 (5.6–9.3) 2,721
Currently used marijuana (also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	17.2 (14.9–19.7) 5,574	18.0 (15.2–21.2) 2,792	15.8 (13.5–18.3) 2,730
Ever used synthetic marijuana (also called "Spice," "fake weed," "K2," "King Kong," "Yucatan Fire," or "Skunk," one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (counting drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet, one or more times during their life)	14.4 (12.3–16.8) 5,631	15.0 (12.3–18.2) 2,785	12.9 (11.3–14.6) 2,784
Currently took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Ever used cocaine (any form of cocaine, such as powder, crack, or freebase, one or more times during their life)	5.8 (4.8–7.0) 5,526	4.1 (3.0–5.4) 2,737	6.9 (5.7–8.3) 2,731
Ever used inhalants (sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever used heroin (also called "smack," "junk," or "China White," one or more times during their life)	3.6 (2.9–4.5) 5,610	1.4 (1.0–2.1) 2,780	5.3 (4.1–6.8) 2,772
Ever used methamphetamines (also called "speed," "crystal meth," "crank," "ice," or "meth," one or more times during their life)	4.5 (3.6–5.6) 5,595	2.3 (1.6–3.3) 2,783	5.6 (4.3–7.4) 2,757
Ever used ecstasy (also called "MDMA," one or more times during their life)	4.5 (3.9–5.2) 5,554	3.0 (2.3–3.9) 2,770	5.7 (4.8–6.8) 2,730
Ever used hallucinogenic drugs (such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever took steroids without a doctor's prescription (pills or shots, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever injected any illegal drug (used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body, one or more times during their life)	2.6 (2.0–3.5) 5,585	1.0 (0.8–1.4) 2,791	3.7 (2.6–5.3) 2,744
Were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Ever used select illicit drugs (counting cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Sexual Behaviors
Ever had sexual intercourse	—	—	—
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	2.9 (2.3–3.6) 4,854	2.5 (1.6–3.9) 2,509	3.1 (2.2–4.3) 2,310
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	4.6 (3.5–6.0) 4,824	4.1 (3.1–5.4) 2,497	5.2 (3.6–7.4) 2,295
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	17.6 (15.0–20.4) 4,859	20.4 (16.7–24.7) 2,507	14.7 (12.6–17.0) 2,315
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	54.5 (50.8–58.1) 1,054	56.2 (51.4–60.9) 626	51.7 (44.7–58.5) 425
Did not use birth control pills before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	85.2 (80.9–88.7) 1,063	88.1 (83.3–91.7) 622	81.0 (75.0–85.8) 431
Did not use an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	90.3 (86.5–93.1) 1,063	88.3 (83.5–91.8) 622	93.2 (84.9–97.1) 431
Did not use birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	70.6 (66.5–74.3) 1,063	70.2 (64.8–75.1) 622	71.0 (63.5–77.5) 431
Did not use both a condom during last sexual intercourse and birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	93.4 (91.0–95.2) 1,034	91.8 (87.8–94.6) 617	95.6 (93.8–97.0) 414
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	16.0 (12.9–19.6) 1,063	19.1 (14.8–24.4) 622	11.2 (7.8–15.9) 431
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	20.7 (17.7–24.1) 1,093	18.9 (15.0–23.4) 640	22.7 (17.4–29.1) 445
Were never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (not counting tests done if they donated blood)	—	—	—
Were not tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Dietary Behaviors
Did not eat fruit or drink 100% fruit juices (such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice, not counting punch, Kool-Aid, sports drinks, or other fruit-flavored drinks, during the 7 days before the survey)	9.5 (8.3–10.8) 5,425	9.7 (7.8–11.9) 2,721	9.4 (7.9–11.2) 2,650
Did not eat vegetables (green salad, potatoes (not counting French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables, during the 7 days before the survey)	10.0 (8.0–12.6) 5,329	10.4 (7.3–14.5) 2,669	9.8 (8.0–12.1) 2,609
Did not drink milk (counting milk in a glass or cup, from a carton, or with cereal and the half pint of milk served at school as equal to one glass, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank soda or pop (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	61.2 (59.2–63.1) 5,402	55.4 (51.6–59.2) 2,699	67.2 (64.6–69.7) 2,647
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop one or more times per day (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	10.6 (9.2–12.2) 5,402	8.3 (7.0–9.8) 2,699	12.8 (10.6–15.5) 2,647
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop two or more times per day (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	6.3 (5.1–7.8) 5,402	4.4 (3.3–6.0) 2,699	8.2 (6.4–10.3) 2,647
Drank a sports drink (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink one or more times per day (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink two or more times per day (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not drink a bottle or glass of plain water (counting tap, bottled, and unflavored sparkling water, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not eat breakfast (during the 7 days before the survey)	16.0 (14.3–17.9) 5,329	16.8 (14.8–19.1) 2,660	15.0 (13.1–17.3) 2,610
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	64.6 (62.0–67.1) 5,329	69.1 (64.6–73.3) 2,660	59.8 (57.1–62.6) 2,610
Physical Activity
Did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 1 day (in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	19.5 (17.8–21.4) 5,352	23.1 (20.7–25.7) 2,675	16.1 (14.1–18.4) 2,616
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days (doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	66.7 (64.1–69.2) 5,352	73.5 (70.9–76.0) 2,675	59.9 (55.1–64.5) 2,616
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on all 7 days (in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	82.9 (81.2–84.4) 5,352	88.8 (86.8–90.6) 2,675	77.1 (74.8–79.3) 2,616
Did not do exercises to strengthen or tone muscles on three or more days (such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight-lifting, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Played video or computer games or used a computer 3 or more hours per day (counting time spent playing games, watching videos, texting, or using social media on their smartphone, computer, Xbox, PlayStation, iPad, or other tablet, for something that was not school work, on an average school day)	41.8 (39.6–44.1) 5,285	40.3 (37.5–43.1) 2,648	43.6 (40.9–46.4) 2,579
Watched television 3 or more hours per day (on an average school day)	17.1 (15.9–18.4) 5,326	17.2 (14.6–20.3) 2,671	16.9 (14.5–19.5) 2,598
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on 1 or more days (in an average week when they were in school)	57.3 (53.8–60.8) 5,194	63.8 (59.6–67.8) 2,610	51.0 (47.2–54.8) 2,527
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	91.5 (88.2–93.9) 5,194	93.7 (89.7–96.2) 2,610	89.3 (85.8–92.0) 2,527
Did not play on at least one sports team (counting any teams run by their school or community groups, during the 12 months before the survey)	50.1 (47.0–53.2) 5,160	55.2 (52.0–58.3) 2,592	45.2 (41.1–49.3) 2,516
Had a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	15.9 (14.5–17.4) 5,140	12.3 (10.2–14.8) 2,586	18.4 (16.4–20.6) 2,500
Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control
Had obesity (students who were >= 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)	16.4 (14.4–18.6) 5,150	11.8 (8.9–15.6) 2,531	20.6 (18.1–23.3) 2,619
Were overweight (students who were >= 85th percentile but <95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)	14.4 (12.7–16.2) 5,150	14.5 (12.2–17.0) 2,531	14.3 (12.5–16.3) 2,619
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight	—	—	—
Were not trying to lose weight	—	—	—
Other Health Topics
Ever told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma	—	—	—
Never saw a dentist (for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work)	2.0 (1.6–2.6) 5,156	1.4 (0.9–2.2) 2,600	2.5 (2.0–3.3) 2,505
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	77.2 (75.4–78.8) 5,054	78.2 (74.7–81.4) 2,539	76.1 (74.2–77.9) 2,459
Used an indoor tanning device (such as a sunlamp, sunbed, or tanning booth, not counting getting a spray-on tan, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Rarely or never wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher (when being outside for more than one hour on a sunny day)	—	—	—
Had to avoid some foods because eating the food could cause an allergic reaction (such as skin rashes, swelling, itching, vomiting, coughing, or trouble breathing)	—	—	—

**Footnotes**
—	Data not available
†	Percentage, confidence interval, cell size

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