LINE CHART: High School Students Who Carried a
Weapon in the Past
30 Days, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: 1993-2005
(Percent of Students)
Non Hispanic White Male:
1993: 33.4; 1995: 30.6; 1997: 27; 1999: 28.6; 2001: 31.3;
2003: 27.1; 2005: 31.4
Non-Hispanic White Female:
1993: 6.9; 1995: 5.5; 1997: 4.4; 1999: 3.6; 2001: 5.1; 2003:
5.5; 2005: 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black Male:
1993: 38.2; 1995: 29.6; 1997: 29.1; 1999: 23.1; 2001: 22.4;
2003: 24.9; 2005: 23.7
Non-Hispanic Black Female:
1993: 18.9; 1995: 15.7; 1997: 14.7; 1999: 11.7; 2001: 8.6;
2003: 9.8; 2005: 9.4
Hispanic Male:
1993: 37.3; 1995: 36.6; 1997: 35; 1999: 29.5; 2001: 26;
2003: 24.3; 2005: 29.8
Hispanic Female:
1993: 11.5; 1995: 13.2; 1997: 9.6; 1999: 8.4; 2001: 7.4;
2003: 8.5; 2005: 7.8
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2005. MMWR,
Vol. 55, No. SS-5; 2006.
LINE CHART: High School Students Threatened or
Injured with a Weapon
on School Property in Past, by Race/Ethnicity: 1993-2005
(Percent of Students)
Non-Hispanic White
1993: 6.3; 1995: 7; 1997: 6.2; 1999: 6.6; 2001: 8.5; 2003:
7.8; 2005: 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black
1993: 11.2; 1995: 11; 1997: 9.9; 1999: 7.6; 2001: 9.3; 2003:
10.9; 2005: 8.1
Hispanic
1993: 8.6; 1995: 11.2; 1997: 9; 1999: 9.8; 2001: 8.9; 2003:
9.4; 2005: 9.8
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2005. MMWR,
Vol. 55, No. SS-5; 2006.
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