CFDA Number: | 84.186 - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities_State Grants |
Goal 8: To help ensure that all schools are safe, disciplined, and drug free by promoting implementation of high-quality drug and violence prevention programs. |
Objective 8.1 of 2: Reduce the use and availablility of alcohol and drugs in schools. |
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Drug use in schools: By 2001, rates of alcohol use in schools will decline for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, and rates of annualmarijuana use in schools for the same time period will decline for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: Data requires a special analysis. No contract is currently available to purchase that special analysis. |
Additional Source Information: Monitoring the Future Frequency: Annually. Validated By: NCES. Limitations: According to NCES calculations, from 1976 to 1996 the total annual response rate for this survey varied between 46 percent and 67 percent. MTF does not release its data on in-school use; special runs for these data are generally not available until the spring of the year following the December release of other MTF data. MTF does not collect data for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders on drug use in school in a way that allows data to be compared across the three grades. |
Objective 8.2 of 2: Reduce number of criminal and violent incidents in schools. |
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Violent incidents in schools: By 2003, the proportion of high school students in a physical fight on school property will decrease, and the annual rate of students agest 12 to 18 who report experiencing serious violent crime, in school or going to and from school, will decrease. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: Year 2003 data will not be released until November 2005. |
Additional Source Information: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2001, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2000. Frequency: Biennially. Collection Period: 2003 Data Available: December 2003 Validated By: Federal Statistical Agencies. Limitations: YRBS data are collected biennially and reported in the year after collection; the 2003 data will be reported in 2004. While most NCVS data are reported the year after collection, in-school victimization data is a special analysis with a delayed release. The data collected in 2001 will be released in 2004. |