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Figure 6.6 is titled "Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Participation in Delinquent Behaviors: 2003." It is a bar graph, where the horizontal axis represents delinquent behavior, and the vertical axis represents the percentage using in the past month. There are four categories of delinquent behavior: Participated in a Fight at School or Work, Carried a Handgun, Sold Illegal Drugs, and Stole Property Valued Over $50.00. Within each category of delinquent behavior, there is a bar for one or more times in the past year and a bar for no times in the past year. For each delinquent behavior and frequency of behavior combination, the percentage of 12 to 17 year olds using illicit drugs is as follows:

Among youths who participated in a fight at school or work one or more times in the past year, 19.6% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who did not participate in a fight at school or work in the past year, 8.6% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who carried a handgun one or more times in the past year, 32.5% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who did not carry a handgun in the past year, 10.4% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who sold illegal drugs one or more times in the past year, 67.0% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who did not sell illegal drugs in the past year, 9.1% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who stole property valued over $50.00 one or more times in the past year, 39.1% used illicit drugs in the past month.
Among youths who did not steal property valued over $50.00 in the past year, 9.9% used illicit drugs in the past month.

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