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**Alaska, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**
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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)	7.6 (5.8–9.9) 1,315^†	4.5 (2.8–7.2) 646	10.2 (7.9–13.0) 665
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)	16.4 (14.6–18.5) 1,327	17.0 (13.9–20.6) 649	15.9 (13.6–18.5) 674
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)	4.3 (2.9–6.5) 694	5.6 (3.2–9.7) 338	3.0 (1.7–5.2) 352
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)	28.6 (23.8–34.0) 712	32.6 (25.7–40.2) 344	24.8 (19.6–30.8) 363
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)	10.2 (8.4–12.4) 1,326	6.8 (5.0–9.1) 648	13.3 (10.5–16.8) 674
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)	21.2 (18.8–23.8) 1,319	15.5 (12.6–19.0) 646	26.2 (22.7–30.1) 668
Were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	6.8 (5.6–8.3) 1,315	3.7 (2.3–5.8) 644	9.5 (7.5–11.8) 666
Were electronically bullied (counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, during the 12 months before the survey)	19.8 (17.2–22.7) 1,318	25.2 (21.4–29.5) 647	14.6 (11.5–18.5) 666
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	23.3 (20.5–26.3) 1,322	27.3 (23.2–31.8) 649	19.7 (16.4–23.5) 668
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)	11.5 (9.7–13.7) 1,327	11.4 (9.4–13.7) 648	11.6 (8.7–15.2) 674
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	8.2 (6.3–10.5) 1,307	10.8 (8.0–14.5) 639	5.8 (3.9–8.4) 663
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)	10.7 (9.0–12.7) 1,288	16.4 (13.5–19.8) 621	5.6 (4.0–7.9) 662
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)	5.5 (3.7–8.1) 716	7.1 (4.7–10.7) 365	3.7 (1.7–7.9) 349
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)	7.3 (5.6–9.4) 748	8.2 (6.0–11.0) 389	6.1 (3.9–9.6) 358
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)	36.1 (32.9–39.5) 1,284	48.0 (43.1–52.9) 630	25.5 (21.7–29.8) 649
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	22.8 (20.3–25.6) 1,321	28.8 (24.9–33.0) 643	17.4 (14.0–21.5) 673
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	20.7 (18.0–23.7) 1,319	23.5 (19.2–28.4) 644	18.3 (14.9–22.3) 670
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	12.1 (9.8–14.9) 1,140	14.4 (11.1–18.5) 576	9.5 (6.7–13.2) 559
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)	4.2 (2.9–6.1) 1,136	4.5 (2.7–7.4) 574	3.9 (2.3–6.4) 557
Tobacco Use
Ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs)	34.0 (30.4–37.7) 1,295	32.4 (27.9–37.2) 635	35.3 (30.8–40.1) 655
First tried cigarette smoking before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	10.9 (8.8–13.4) 1,287	10.3 (7.0–14.9) 635	11.1 (8.8–13.9) 647
Currently smoked cigarettes frequently (on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	2.8 (1.6–4.7) 1,287	2.0 (0.7–5.4) 635	3.4 (1.8–6.3) 647
Currently smoked cigarettes daily (on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	2.1 (1.2–3.8) 1,287	1.3 (0.5–3.4) 635	2.8 (1.3–5.7) 647
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)	5.4 (2.1–13.1) 116	N/A 54	N/A 61
Ever used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods)	39.9 (35.6–44.5) 1,279	37.7 (32.3–43.4) 630	42.1 (36.3–48.0) 645
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)	15.7 (13.6–18.1) 1,233	16.4 (13.5–19.7) 613	15.1 (12.3–18.2) 617
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)	2.7 (1.5–4.6) 1,233	1.7 (0.9–3.0) 613	3.5 (1.7–6.8) 617
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)	2.0 (0.9–4.1) 1,233	1.4 (0.6–3.4) 613	2.4 (1.1–5.4) 617
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)	9.6 (5.5–16.1) 180	N/A 95	N/A 84
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)	9.0 (6.1–12.9) 1,326	5.9 (3.5–9.8) 650	11.7 (8.0–16.8) 672
Currently smoked cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	6.6 (4.8–9.0) 1,308	5.2 (3.7–7.3) 644	7.9 (5.4–11.3) 660
Currently smoked cigars frequently (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	0.7 (0.3–1.7) 1,308	0.6 (0.2–2.3) 644	0.8 (0.3–2.1) 660
Currently smoked cigars daily (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	0.6 (0.2–1.4) 1,308	0.5 (0.1–2.4) 644	0.6 (0.2–2.0) 660
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	13.4 (11.0–16.2) 1,281	12.2 (8.7–16.8) 634	14.3 (11.5–17.6) 642
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	17.1 (14.7–19.8) 1,288	15.1 (12.5–18.0) 635	18.8 (15.0–23.4) 648
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)	25.9 (22.8–29.2) 1,231	25.6 (22.1–29.5) 610	25.9 (21.5–30.9) 617
Currently smoked cigarettes or used electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	21.8 (18.9–25.0) 1,224	21.9 (17.7–26.8) 609	21.5 (18.1–25.3) 611
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)	12.9 (11.3–14.7) 1,233	12.0 (9.5–15.0) 605	13.7 (11.4–16.4) 624
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	22.8 (19.2–26.8) 1,187	28.1 (22.8–34.1) 586	17.9 (14.5–21.9) 597
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)	13.8 (11.5–16.5) 1,285	17.3 (13.1–22.4) 633	10.6 (8.3–13.4) 648
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)	38.3 (32.3–44.6) 264	44.1 (35.9–52.6) 153	30.2 (21.6–40.6) 110
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)	41.5 (37.7–45.5) 1,286	43.9 (38.5–49.4) 638	39.5 (34.8–44.5) 644
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot, weed, or cannabis)	10.7 (8.7–13.0) 1,295	10.7 (8.1–14.2) 640	10.6 (7.5–14.7) 651
Currently used marijuana (also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	21.5 (18.8–24.5) 1,308	23.2 (18.4–28.7) 643	20.0 (16.8–23.7) 661
Ever used synthetic marijuana (also called "Spice," "fake weed," "K2," "King Kong," "Yucatan Fire," or "Skunk," one or more times during their life)	6.3 (5.0–7.8) 1,317	6.3 (4.4–8.9) 649	6.2 (4.6–8.3) 664
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)	15.0 (12.9–17.3) 1,317	14.0 (11.3–17.2) 649	15.9 (13.0–19.3) 664
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)	4.0 (2.8–5.7) 1,301	3.6 (2.0–6.3) 641	4.3 (2.9–6.4) 656
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)	6.7 (5.2–8.6) 1,316	7.2 (5.0–10.5) 649	6.1 (4.3–8.5) 663
Ever used heroin (also called "smack," "junk," or "China White," one or more times during their life)	2.2 (1.4–3.6) 1,317	1.0 (0.4–2.3) 648	3.3 (1.9–5.5) 665
Ever used methamphetamines (also called "speed," "crystal meth," "crank," "ice," or "meth," one or more times during their life)	3.0 (2.0–4.4) 1,314	2.2 (1.0–4.6) 648	3.6 (2.2–5.7) 662
Ever used ecstasy (also called "MDMA," one or more times during their life)	3.9 (2.8–5.4) 1,306	2.8 (1.6–4.8) 644	4.9 (3.4–7.1) 658
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)	—	—	—
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	36.9 (32.7–41.3) 1,195	38.7 (32.9–44.9) 603	35.3 (30.3–40.6) 588
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	3.7 (2.5–5.6) 1,197	2.8 (1.6–4.9) 605	4.6 (2.7–7.5) 588
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	10.4 (8.3–13.0) 1,185	10.3 (7.5–13.9) 603	10.5 (7.6–14.4) 578
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	25.2 (21.0–29.8) 1,196	30.9 (25.3–37.1) 604	19.7 (15.2–25.1) 588
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	43.3 (36.9–50.0) 266	45.2 (36.1–54.7) 156	40.1 (30.4–50.6) 109
Did not use birth control pills before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	82.2 (76.3–86.8) 268	83.3 (73.3–90.0) 158	80.4 (72.5–86.4) 109
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)	89.3 (84.5–92.7) 268	86.3 (80.6–90.5) 158	93.7 (87.4–97.0) 109
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)	66.4 (59.0–73.1) 268	62.7 (51.9–72.3) 158	71.9 (64.0–78.6) 109
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)	86.2 (79.5–90.9) 264	85.0 (76.1–90.9) 155	87.9 (78.9–93.4) 108
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	16.3 (11.1–23.3) 268	16.5 (9.4–27.3) 158	15.6 (8.7–26.3) 109
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	20.6 (14.8–28.0) 269	21.4 (15.2–29.2) 159	19.1 (9.4–34.8) 109
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)	7.4 (5.7–9.5) 1,307	5.5 (3.8–7.9) 648	9.1 (6.6–12.5) 655
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)	9.4 (7.6–11.5) 1,305	5.8 (4.3–7.7) 645	12.5 (9.6–16.2) 656
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)	71.5 (68.1–74.7) 1,308	68.9 (64.4–73.2) 646	73.8 (69.5–77.6) 658
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)	14.7 (12.1–17.8) 1,308	11.3 (8.7–14.5) 646	17.9 (14.3–22.2) 658
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)	9.0 (7.1–11.4) 1,308	5.9 (4.2–8.2) 646	11.8 (9.0–15.4) 658
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)	—	—	—
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
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)	16.2 (14.1–18.5) 1,311	18.1 (14.9–21.9) 649	14.5 (11.5–18.1) 658
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)	58.6 (54.9–62.3) 1,311	64.3 (59.5–68.8) 649	53.2 (48.8–57.6) 658
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)	81.6 (78.8–84.1) 1,311	86.7 (82.9–89.7) 649	76.8 (73.6–79.7) 658
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)	40.6 (37.2–44.0) 1,307	40.7 (36.0–45.5) 642	40.2 (36.8–43.6) 661
Watched television 3 or more hours per day (on an average school day)	20.6 (18.1–23.4) 1,304	20.8 (17.6–24.6) 641	20.4 (17.0–24.1) 659
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on 1 or more days (in an average week when they were in school)	57.4 (52.0–62.6) 1,305	63.5 (57.1–69.5) 646	51.9 (45.8–57.9) 655
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	82.3 (78.2–85.7) 1,305	85.1 (80.2–88.9) 646	79.6 (74.5–83.8) 655
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)	42.8 (39.3–46.3) 1,301	45.7 (41.1–50.4) 643	40.1 (36.2–44.0) 654
Had a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	16.7 (14.7–19.0) 1,302	13.3 (10.6–16.4) 646	20.0 (16.7–23.8) 652
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)	13.7 (11.7–15.9) 1,257	12.8 (10.0–16.2) 613	14.5 (11.9–17.5) 644
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)	17.5 (15.1–20.2) 1,257	19.3 (15.8–23.4) 613	15.8 (12.8–19.5) 644
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)	2.1 (1.3–3.2) 1,300	1.4 (0.7–3.0) 643	2.6 (1.6–4.2) 653
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	73.9 (70.9–76.7) 1,283	75.4 (70.7–79.5) 635	72.6 (69.0–75.9) 644
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**
†	Percentage, confidence interval, cell size
—	Data not available
N/A	< 100 respondents for the subgroup

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