Young People in 1997
A unique contemporary archive of young people, 'Young People in 1997' provides the answers to health-related behaviour questions.
37,538 young people, between the ages of 9 and 16, tell us about what they do at home, at school, and with their friends. These data have been collected from primary and secondary schools across the United Kingdom.
Data from more than 400,000 pupils between the ages of 8 and 18 have now been recorded since the questionnaire's genesis in 1976. This report, the twelfth, describes 37,538 young people in Years 5-11 of secondary schooling (aged 9-16). The data describe what young people do at home, at school, and with their friends, as well as recording some of their attitudes and beliefs.
The book is divided into eight sections covering FOOD CHOICES & WEIGHT CONTROL; DOCTOR & DENTIST; HEALTH & SAFETY; FAMILY, HOME & NEIGHBOURHOOD; LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS; MONEY; SPORT, and SOCIAL & PERSONAL. There is also a section containing some selected responses from primary children.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN 1997 Some highlights from the results
Section 1: FOOD CHOICES AND WEIGHT CONTROL
Breakfast
Almost 20% of the 14-15 year old girls had nothing at all for breakfast on a schoolday (p.2).
Lunch
14% of the 14-15 year old girls ate no lunch on their previous day at school (p.4).
Healthy eating
Girls are more likely than boys to take health into account when choosing what to eat. A quarter of the 14-15 year old boys never do (p.19).
Weight
60% of the 14-15 year old girls and 28% of the boys would like to lose weight, but only 10% of the girls and 13% of the boys are `clinically' overweight (pp. 69).
Food choices
(The following comments apply to dietary items consumed on two or more days a week.) One-third of the boys eat sugar-coated cereals, and more than a half of the whole sample eat white bread. Almost half have reduced-fat milk. One-third eat pizzas, and two-thirds have crisps. Almost half the boys have fizzy drinks. More girls than boys go for vegetables, salads, and fresh fruit (pp. 11-17).
Section 2: DOCTOR & DENTIST
Going to the doctor
About 25% of the boys and 30% of the girls reported visiting their GP within the previous month, and about 50% of all the young people had done so within the previous three months (p.22).
Confidence with the doctor
About 55% of the boys, compared with about 40% of the girls, reported being `at ease' on their last visit (p.23).
Toothbrushing
About 70% of the older boys and 80% of the older girls brush their teeth at least twice a day (p.24).
Going to the dentist
At least 85% reported visiting the dentist in the previous six months; a quarter of the 9-10 year olds had fillings on their last visit, but the percentage drops for the older age groups (pp. 25-26).
Section 3: HEALTH & SAFETY
Cycling
The percentage of young people that wear a safety helmet when cycling on most occasions or always, falls from 30% (11-12) to less than 20% (14-15). At least 35% of the young people had been on a cycle training course at some time (pp. 28-30).
Toilet hygiene
About 30% of the boys and up to 25% of the girls do not always wash their hands after using the lavatory, even if the facilities are available (p.31).
Baths & showers
About 40% of the 14-15 year olds had at least seven baths or showers during the week before the survey. 30% of the 11-12 year old girls also achieved this number of `cleansings' (p.32).
Asthma
About 18% of the young people in the older age groups report having asthma. Fewer of the primary children do, but more of them are uncertain if they have asthma or not (p.33).
Eczema
About 1 in 6 girls. but fewer boys, report this condition (p. 35).
Disturbed nights
About a third of the boys and almost half the girls wake themselves up with coughing at least occasionally (p.38).
Medication
Almost half the older girls had taken painkillers on at least one day during the previous week, and two-thirds of the older girls and half the older boys had taken a remedy for something (p.39). During the same period up to a quarter of the boys and more than a third of the girls had taken medication for colds, throat infections, or flu (p.37).
Safety after dark
Between 14% and 22% of the sample felt that this was poor or very poor in their neighbourhood, but up to 58% thought it was good or very good (p.41).
Being bullied
Of the 9-10 year old girls, 11% were often or very often afraid of going to school because of bullying. About a third of all the girls and a quarter of all the boys were afraid at least sometimes (p.42).
Accidents
During the previous year, about half had had at least one accident that needed treatment (pp. 43-45).
Section 4: FAMILY, HOME, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
Family structure
About 70% of the young people live with both parents, and up to 15% live in single-parent families (p.48).
School journey
About 40% of the pupils get to school by walking or cycling; almost 50% are transported from door to door, including 25% who travel by car (p.56).
Television
More than half the young people spent up to two hours watching television on the previous weekday evening. Up to 15% had watched for more than three hours (p.58).
Homework
Over a quarter of the 14-15 year old boys did no homework on the evening before the survey. More girls than boys did some, and spent longer on it (p.59).
Computer games
50% of the 14-15 year old boys, compared with 16% of the girls, spent some time playing computer games on the previous evening (p. 60).
Evening activities
The most common of all is television watching (about 80%), with homework, listening to music, computer games (boys), reading magazines and looking after pets also high in the list. Over half the boys played some sport (p.61).
Section 5: LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS
Smoking levels
A quarter of the 14-15 year old boys, and almost 30% of the girls, smoked at least one cigarette during the previous week. The percentage of `smokers' has been rising for several years (p.66).
Sources of cigarettes
18% of the 14-15 year old girls, and 29% of the 15-16 year old girls, were able to buy cigarettes from a shop; these percentages represent at least half the `smokers' (p.67).
Attitude to smoking
Of the 14-15 year old smokers, about three-quarters would like to give it up (p.68).
Experience of alcohol
More than 20% of the 9-10 year olds and 70% of the 15-16 year olds had consumed at least one of the listed alcoholic drinks during the previous week (p.71).
Beer or lager
About 35% of the boys aged 14-15, and 55% of the boys aged 15-16, drank beer or lager during the previous week. The average amount consumed by the male 15-16 year old beer drinkers during this period was 3.9 pints (p.74).
Alcopops
8% of the 11-12 year old boys had drunk some during the previous week. They are very popular with the older girls: 30% of the 15-16 year olds had drunk some (p.77).
Alcohol units
During the previous week, about 5% of the 14-15 year olds drank more the officially-recommended maximum adult amounts for their sex (boys 21 units, girls 14 units). For the 15-16 year olds the `over-limit' figures were 10% for both boys and girls (p.82).
Obtaining alcohol
Among the young people aged 14-15, about 10% reported buying alcoholic drink from an off-licence. Almost a quarter of the 15-16 year olds obtained it from a pub (p.84).
Drinking at home
Of the 11-12 year olds, about 12% had drunk alcohol at home during the previous week. This figure rises to about a third of the 14-15 year olds. More than a third of the 14-15 year olds drink at home without their parents always knowing (pp. 85-86).
Drug safety
The older they get, the greater is the percentage of young people thinking that specific drugs are always unsafe except in the case of cannabis, which is considered to be always unsafe by a smaller percentage of the older groups (p.87).
Exposure to illegal drugs
Among the 14-15 year olds, a third have been offered an illegal drug (p.88).
Drug experience
Among the 14-15 year olds, almost a quarter have used cannabis at least once. About 25% of the 14-15 year olds and 40% of the 15-16 year olds had used at least one illegal drug on at least one occasion (p. 89).
Drug trends
There is no evidence of any increase in the level of drug experience in 1997 over that in previous years (p.90).
Regular drug use
About 10% of all 14-15 year olds have considered themselves `regular' drug users at some time in their lives (p.91).
Recent use
About 1 in 8 15-16 year olds had used an illegal drug during the previous week, and about 1 in 5 during the previous month (p.92).
Other drug users
More than 60% of the 14-15 year olds are fairly sure or certain that they know at least one drug user (p.93).
37,538 young people, between the ages of 9 and 16, tell us about what they do at home, at school, and with their friends. These data have been collected from primary and secondary schools across the United Kingdom.
Data from more than 400,000 pupils between the ages of 8 and 18 have now been recorded since the questionnaire's genesis in 1976. This report, the twelfth, describes 37,538 young people in Years 5-11 of secondary schooling (aged 9-16). The data describe what young people do at home, at school, and with their friends, as well as recording some of their attitudes and beliefs.
The book is divided into eight sections covering FOOD CHOICES & WEIGHT CONTROL; DOCTOR & DENTIST; HEALTH & SAFETY; FAMILY, HOME & NEIGHBOURHOOD; LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS; MONEY; SPORT, and SOCIAL & PERSONAL. There is also a section containing some selected responses from primary children.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN 1997 Some highlights from the results
- Section 1: FOOD CHOICES AND WEIGHT CONTROL
- Section 2: DOCTOR & DENTIST
- Section 3: HEALTH & SAFETY
- Section 4: FAMILY, HOME, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
- Section 5: LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS
- Section 6: MONEY
- Section 7: SPORT
- Section 8: SOCIAL & PERSONAL
- Section 9: THE PRIMARY QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES (9-11 year olds)
Section 1: FOOD CHOICES AND WEIGHT CONTROL
Breakfast
Almost 20% of the 14-15 year old girls had nothing at all for breakfast on a schoolday (p.2).
Lunch
14% of the 14-15 year old girls ate no lunch on their previous day at school (p.4).
Healthy eating
Girls are more likely than boys to take health into account when choosing what to eat. A quarter of the 14-15 year old boys never do (p.19).
Weight
60% of the 14-15 year old girls and 28% of the boys would like to lose weight, but only 10% of the girls and 13% of the boys are `clinically' overweight (pp. 69).
Food choices
(The following comments apply to dietary items consumed on two or more days a week.) One-third of the boys eat sugar-coated cereals, and more than a half of the whole sample eat white bread. Almost half have reduced-fat milk. One-third eat pizzas, and two-thirds have crisps. Almost half the boys have fizzy drinks. More girls than boys go for vegetables, salads, and fresh fruit (pp. 11-17).
Section 2: DOCTOR & DENTIST
Going to the doctor
About 25% of the boys and 30% of the girls reported visiting their GP within the previous month, and about 50% of all the young people had done so within the previous three months (p.22).
Confidence with the doctor
About 55% of the boys, compared with about 40% of the girls, reported being `at ease' on their last visit (p.23).
Toothbrushing
About 70% of the older boys and 80% of the older girls brush their teeth at least twice a day (p.24).
Going to the dentist
At least 85% reported visiting the dentist in the previous six months; a quarter of the 9-10 year olds had fillings on their last visit, but the percentage drops for the older age groups (pp. 25-26).
Section 3: HEALTH & SAFETY
Cycling
The percentage of young people that wear a safety helmet when cycling on most occasions or always, falls from 30% (11-12) to less than 20% (14-15). At least 35% of the young people had been on a cycle training course at some time (pp. 28-30).
Toilet hygiene
About 30% of the boys and up to 25% of the girls do not always wash their hands after using the lavatory, even if the facilities are available (p.31).
Baths & showers
About 40% of the 14-15 year olds had at least seven baths or showers during the week before the survey. 30% of the 11-12 year old girls also achieved this number of `cleansings' (p.32).
Asthma
About 18% of the young people in the older age groups report having asthma. Fewer of the primary children do, but more of them are uncertain if they have asthma or not (p.33).
Eczema
About 1 in 6 girls. but fewer boys, report this condition (p. 35).
Disturbed nights
About a third of the boys and almost half the girls wake themselves up with coughing at least occasionally (p.38).
Medication
Almost half the older girls had taken painkillers on at least one day during the previous week, and two-thirds of the older girls and half the older boys had taken a remedy for something (p.39). During the same period up to a quarter of the boys and more than a third of the girls had taken medication for colds, throat infections, or flu (p.37).
Safety after dark
Between 14% and 22% of the sample felt that this was poor or very poor in their neighbourhood, but up to 58% thought it was good or very good (p.41).
Being bullied
Of the 9-10 year old girls, 11% were often or very often afraid of going to school because of bullying. About a third of all the girls and a quarter of all the boys were afraid at least sometimes (p.42).
Accidents
During the previous year, about half had had at least one accident that needed treatment (pp. 43-45).
Section 4: FAMILY, HOME, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
Family structure
About 70% of the young people live with both parents, and up to 15% live in single-parent families (p.48).
School journey
About 40% of the pupils get to school by walking or cycling; almost 50% are transported from door to door, including 25% who travel by car (p.56).
Television
More than half the young people spent up to two hours watching television on the previous weekday evening. Up to 15% had watched for more than three hours (p.58).
Homework
Over a quarter of the 14-15 year old boys did no homework on the evening before the survey. More girls than boys did some, and spent longer on it (p.59).
Computer games
50% of the 14-15 year old boys, compared with 16% of the girls, spent some time playing computer games on the previous evening (p. 60).
Evening activities
The most common of all is television watching (about 80%), with homework, listening to music, computer games (boys), reading magazines and looking after pets also high in the list. Over half the boys played some sport (p.61).
Section 5: LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS
Smoking levels
A quarter of the 14-15 year old boys, and almost 30% of the girls, smoked at least one cigarette during the previous week. The percentage of `smokers' has been rising for several years (p.66).
Sources of cigarettes
18% of the 14-15 year old girls, and 29% of the 15-16 year old girls, were able to buy cigarettes from a shop; these percentages represent at least half the `smokers' (p.67).
Attitude to smoking
Of the 14-15 year old smokers, about three-quarters would like to give it up (p.68).
Experience of alcohol
More than 20% of the 9-10 year olds and 70% of the 15-16 year olds had consumed at least one of the listed alcoholic drinks during the previous week (p.71).
Beer or lager
About 35% of the boys aged 14-15, and 55% of the boys aged 15-16, drank beer or lager during the previous week. The average amount consumed by the male 15-16 year old beer drinkers during this period was 3.9 pints (p.74).
Alcopops
8% of the 11-12 year old boys had drunk some during the previous week. They are very popular with the older girls: 30% of the 15-16 year olds had drunk some (p.77).
Alcohol units
During the previous week, about 5% of the 14-15 year olds drank more the officially-recommended maximum adult amounts for their sex (boys 21 units, girls 14 units). For the 15-16 year olds the `over-limit' figures were 10% for both boys and girls (p.82).
Obtaining alcohol
Among the young people aged 14-15, about 10% reported buying alcoholic drink from an off-licence. Almost a quarter of the 15-16 year olds obtained it from a pub (p.84).
Drinking at home
Of the 11-12 year olds, about 12% had drunk alcohol at home during the previous week. This figure rises to about a third of the 14-15 year olds. More than a third of the 14-15 year olds drink at home without their parents always knowing (pp. 85-86).
Drug safety
The older they get, the greater is the percentage of young people thinking that specific drugs are always unsafe except in the case of cannabis, which is considered to be always unsafe by a smaller percentage of the older groups (p.87).
Exposure to illegal drugs
Among the 14-15 year olds, a third have been offered an illegal drug (p.88).
Drug experience
Among the 14-15 year olds, almost a quarter have used cannabis at least once. About 25% of the 14-15 year olds and 40% of the 15-16 year olds had used at least one illegal drug on at least one occasion (p. 89).
Drug trends
There is no evidence of any increase in the level of drug experience in 1997 over that in previous years (p.90).
Regular drug use
About 10% of all 14-15 year olds have considered themselves `regular' drug users at some time in their lives (p.91).
Recent use
About 1 in 8 15-16 year olds had used an illegal drug during the previous week, and about 1 in 5 during the previous month (p.92).
Other drug users
More than 60% of the 14-15 year olds are fairly sure or certain that they know at least one drug user (p.93).
Section 6: MONEY
Paid work during term time
The percentage of young people with a regular job rises from about 11% (11-12) to 40% (14-15) (p.98).
Type of work
Paper and milk rounds are prime jobs for the boys, with babysitting common for the girls. Paid housework is also an important source of income for the younger respondents (p.99).
Hours worked
More than 10% of the 14-15 year old workers worked for more than 10 hours during the week before the survey (p.100).
Money earned
The 12-13 year old `workers' earned an average of 10.00 (boys) and 8.93 (girls). At 14-15 the averages were 16.64 and 16.44 respectively. 6% of the 14-15 year old workers earned more than 40 (p.101).
Pocket money
About half of the 9-10 year olds receive 1 or less, while 10% of the 14-15 year olds receive more than 10 (p.102).
Total income
For 11-12 year old boys and girls the average total income from pocket money and job (if any) was 3.40 and 2.83 respectively. For the 14-15 year olds the values were 11.40 and 10.63 (p.103).
Spending money
The average amounts spent during the week before the survey were as follows. Boys aged 11-12, 4.73; aged 14-15, 12.66. For girls, these figures were 3.79 and 10.74 (p.105).
Items bought
Sweets, crisps, soft drinks, and comics or magazines are among the most popular items for boys and girls. (p.106).
Purchase of Lottery
products At least 50% of the purchases of Lottery tickets and scratch cards by 14-15 year olds were made by themselves instead of by adults acting for them, and therefore were illegal (p.108).
Staying in budget
Comparing income and expenditure suggests that the girls are more responsible than the boys in this respect.
Section 7: SPORT
Enjoyment of sport
Almost 60% of all the boys, but only about 35% of the girls, enjoy physical activities `a lot' (p.110).
Active sports
Many of the listed activities show a decline in involvement with increasing age. Notable exceptions are fitness/aerobics, badminton, and weight-training (pp. 111-13).
Fitness
More boys than girls consider themselves fit or very fit, but even so the number of boys considering themselves very fit falls from 18% (11-12) to 12% (14-15). The number of girls considering themselves unfit or very unfit rises from 10% (11-12) to 23% (14-15) (p.115).
Frequency of activity
In general, boys are more active than girls. More than 40% exercised hard enough to make themselves short of breath three or more times during the previous week, compared with 30% of girls (p.116).
Section 8: SOCIAL & PERSONAL
Boyfriends and girlfriends
22% and 28% of the 14-15 year old boys and girls respectively have a current partner (p.119).
Information about sex
Parents become less important, and friends become more important, with increasing age, but the majority of teenagers of all ages feel that their parents should be the main source of information (pp. 121-22).
Worries
`How you look' is the principal worry for boys and girls, but school, money, career, and family are also high on the list of the older teenagers (p.123).
Self-esteem
In the scoring method used in the surveys, boys' self-esteem tends to be higher than girls' (p.131).
Control of personal health
Up to a third of the young people feel that their health is dominated by external factors that they can do nothing about. Among the rest, more boys than girls feel that they are, in fact, able to do something positive about their health (p.13234).
Getting on with adults
About 60% of the 11-12 year olds give `mother and father' as the adults with whom they get on best. For the 15-16 age group, a third of the girls choose `mother' alone (p.135).
Life satisfaction
About 10% of the boys and 15% of the girls record a depressed outlook. Of the 11-12 year olds, 26% of the boys and 20% of the girls are very satisfied with their lives, but the percentage falls in the older groups, fewer girls than boys being happy with their lives (p.137).
Transmitting HIV
About 40% of the 14-15 year olds surveyed think that blood transfusions in the UK are potentially dangerous (p.138).
Information about HIV
TV programmes and school lessons are the most widely-mentioned useful sources (p.139).
Birth control services
Among the 14-15 age group, two-thirds of the boys and over half the girls do not know if there is a local service for young people (p.142).
Section 9: THE PRIMARY QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES (9-11 year olds)
Pocket money
About 60% receive some pocket money every week (p. 146).
Being bullied
About a third experience unpleasant experiences of this nature `often' or every day (p.147).
`Stranger danger'
About a quarter have been scared or upset by an adult stranger (p.149).
Sun danger
Almost all sometimes take precautions, but fewer take them always (p.152).
Self-esteem
As with the secondary group, the boys tend to show higher self-esteem than the girls (p.153).
Dental care
More than 20% had at least one filling on their last visit to the dentist (p.154).
Alcoholic drink
Wine is the most likely drink for them to have tasted, and about 65% have tried it (p.155).
HIV/AIDS
A third of the 9-10 year olds had not heard of it, compared with a fifth of 10-11 year olds. The parents of about a third of the sample had talked to them about the topic (pp. 157-58).
Illegal drugs Up to 20% knew of a local drug user (p.161). Stickers About 55% of the boys and 40% of the girls collect them (p.163).
Paid work during term time
The percentage of young people with a regular job rises from about 11% (11-12) to 40% (14-15) (p.98).
Type of work
Paper and milk rounds are prime jobs for the boys, with babysitting common for the girls. Paid housework is also an important source of income for the younger respondents (p.99).
Hours worked
More than 10% of the 14-15 year old workers worked for more than 10 hours during the week before the survey (p.100).
Money earned
The 12-13 year old `workers' earned an average of 10.00 (boys) and 8.93 (girls). At 14-15 the averages were 16.64 and 16.44 respectively. 6% of the 14-15 year old workers earned more than 40 (p.101).
Pocket money
About half of the 9-10 year olds receive 1 or less, while 10% of the 14-15 year olds receive more than 10 (p.102).
Total income
For 11-12 year old boys and girls the average total income from pocket money and job (if any) was 3.40 and 2.83 respectively. For the 14-15 year olds the values were 11.40 and 10.63 (p.103).
Spending money
The average amounts spent during the week before the survey were as follows. Boys aged 11-12, 4.73; aged 14-15, 12.66. For girls, these figures were 3.79 and 10.74 (p.105).
Items bought
Sweets, crisps, soft drinks, and comics or magazines are among the most popular items for boys and girls. (p.106).
Purchase of Lottery
products At least 50% of the purchases of Lottery tickets and scratch cards by 14-15 year olds were made by themselves instead of by adults acting for them, and therefore were illegal (p.108).
Staying in budget
Comparing income and expenditure suggests that the girls are more responsible than the boys in this respect.
Section 7: SPORT
Enjoyment of sport
Almost 60% of all the boys, but only about 35% of the girls, enjoy physical activities `a lot' (p.110).
Active sports
Many of the listed activities show a decline in involvement with increasing age. Notable exceptions are fitness/aerobics, badminton, and weight-training (pp. 111-13).
Fitness
More boys than girls consider themselves fit or very fit, but even so the number of boys considering themselves very fit falls from 18% (11-12) to 12% (14-15). The number of girls considering themselves unfit or very unfit rises from 10% (11-12) to 23% (14-15) (p.115).
Frequency of activity
In general, boys are more active than girls. More than 40% exercised hard enough to make themselves short of breath three or more times during the previous week, compared with 30% of girls (p.116).
Section 8: SOCIAL & PERSONAL
Boyfriends and girlfriends
22% and 28% of the 14-15 year old boys and girls respectively have a current partner (p.119).
Information about sex
Parents become less important, and friends become more important, with increasing age, but the majority of teenagers of all ages feel that their parents should be the main source of information (pp. 121-22).
Worries
`How you look' is the principal worry for boys and girls, but school, money, career, and family are also high on the list of the older teenagers (p.123).
Self-esteem
In the scoring method used in the surveys, boys' self-esteem tends to be higher than girls' (p.131).
Control of personal health
Up to a third of the young people feel that their health is dominated by external factors that they can do nothing about. Among the rest, more boys than girls feel that they are, in fact, able to do something positive about their health (p.13234).
Getting on with adults
About 60% of the 11-12 year olds give `mother and father' as the adults with whom they get on best. For the 15-16 age group, a third of the girls choose `mother' alone (p.135).
Life satisfaction
About 10% of the boys and 15% of the girls record a depressed outlook. Of the 11-12 year olds, 26% of the boys and 20% of the girls are very satisfied with their lives, but the percentage falls in the older groups, fewer girls than boys being happy with their lives (p.137).
Transmitting HIV
About 40% of the 14-15 year olds surveyed think that blood transfusions in the UK are potentially dangerous (p.138).
Information about HIV
TV programmes and school lessons are the most widely-mentioned useful sources (p.139).
Birth control services
Among the 14-15 age group, two-thirds of the boys and over half the girls do not know if there is a local service for young people (p.142).
Section 9: THE PRIMARY QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES (9-11 year olds)
Pocket money
About 60% receive some pocket money every week (p. 146).
Being bullied
About a third experience unpleasant experiences of this nature `often' or every day (p.147).
`Stranger danger'
About a quarter have been scared or upset by an adult stranger (p.149).
Sun danger
Almost all sometimes take precautions, but fewer take them always (p.152).
Self-esteem
As with the secondary group, the boys tend to show higher self-esteem than the girls (p.153).
Dental care
More than 20% had at least one filling on their last visit to the dentist (p.154).
Alcoholic drink
Wine is the most likely drink for them to have tasted, and about 65% have tried it (p.155).
HIV/AIDS
A third of the 9-10 year olds had not heard of it, compared with a fifth of 10-11 year olds. The parents of about a third of the sample had talked to them about the topic (pp. 157-58).
Illegal drugs Up to 20% knew of a local drug user (p.161). Stickers About 55% of the boys and 40% of the girls collect them (p.163).