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A 5-Year Report Card on American Education

Alcohol, Drugs, & Violence

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Priority 13:

30-Day Prevalence of Alcohol Use
for 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders

Source: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1999. Limitations of data: MTF does not typically report response rates, but available information indicates that the total response rate for this survey has varied between 46% and 67% since 1976.

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Priority 14:

30-Day Prevalence of Drug Use
for 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders

Source: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1999. Limitations of data: MTF does not typically report response rates, but available information indicates that the total response rate for this survey has varied between 46% and 67% since 1976.

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Priority 15:

Number Of Serious Violent Crimes Against Students
Ages 12 Through 18 In School Or Going To Or From
School Per 1,000 Students

Note: Serious violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Source: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 1997 (special analysis, 1999). Limitations of data: Most NCVS data are reported the year after collection, but in-school victimization data is a special analysis with a delayed release, so the 1998 data will be available in 2000 and the 1999 data (collection of which is not yet completed) will be available in 2001.

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