Archived: Student Strategies to Avoid Harm at School: Table 2

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Table 2. -- Percentage of students reporting specific strategies to avoid harm at school,¹ by school and student characteristics: 1993

Strategies
Characteristic Number of Students in grades 6 through 12 (thousands)
Take special route to get to school Stay away from certain places in the school Stay away from places on school grounds Stay away from school-related events Stay in a group at school Stay home sometimes
Percent s.e. Percent s.e. Percent s.e. Percent s.e. Percent s.e. Percent s.e.

Total 24,060 5 0.5 20 0.6 14 0.6 8 0.6 41 0.9 7 0.5

School grade level²
Elementary school 2,663 7 1.4 21 4.2 22 2.6 8 1.7 50 3.8 8 1.3
Middle or junior high school 7,418 7 0.8 25 1.4 18 2.5 9 0.7 49 1.7 8 0.9
Senior high school 11,539 3 0.4 17 0.8 10 0.5 7 0.6 36 1.0 6 0.5
Combined 2,440 4 1.1 15 2.5 10 1.8 8 1.7 33 4.3 6 1.4

School type³
Public, assigned 19,507 5 0.5 21 1.0 14 0.8 8 0.6 42 0.7 7 0.6
Public, chosen 2,683 6 1.1 24 3.2 18 2.6 10 1.7 45 4.9 7 1.3
Private 1,870 2 0.7 5 0.8 4 0.9 3 1.0 27 2.0 2 0.5

School size⁴
Under 300 2,632 3 0.9 15 4.0 12 2.4 6 1.6 37 3.3 6 1.2
300-599 7,820 5 0.8 20 1.8 16 1.7 8 1.0 42 1.1 6 0.8
600-999 6,176 5 0.7 21 1.0 13 1.0 8 0.7 42 1.5 8 0.9
1,000 or more 7,433 4 0.5 21 1.2 13 0.8 8 0.8 41 1.2 8 0.6

Student's race/ethnicity and school composition⁵
White in mostly white school 9,598 2 0.4 13 1.0 8 0.8 6 0.7 37 1.5 4 0.5
White in racially mixed school 6,449 4 0.6 21 1.9 12 1.0 6 0.7 40 2.2 6 0.7
White in mostly nonwhite school 789 3 1.1 19 3.0 13 2.8 9 2.6 38 3.9 10 2.6
Black in mostly black school 1,055 9 2.1 31 3.3 26 3.6 12 2.5 42 3.3 8 1.9
Black in racially mixed school 1,958 10 2.2 32 4.7 24 8.6 11 2.4 48 6.0 10 2.2
Black in mostly nonblack school 814 5 1.8 23 3.9 19 3.0 9 2.2 47 3.6 13 3.4
Other race/ethnicity-school combination 3,399 8 1.1 27 1.8 24 1.6 13 1.3 49 2.0 11 1.2

Student's race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 16,835 3 0.4 16 0.7 10 0.7 6 0.5 38 1.6 5 0.4
Black, non-Hispanic 3,826 8 1.4 30 3.0 24 4.3 11 1.5 46 3.5 10 1.6
Hispanic 2,636 10 1.2 28 1.9 25 1.9 13 1.4 50 2.6 11 1.3
Other races 762 5 1.6 26 4.1 21 3.3 13 2.3 46 5.7 11 2.8

Sex
Male 12,040 5 0.6 19 1.3 14 1.5 8 0.8 40 1.0 6 0.6
Female 12,020 4 0.6 21 0.9 13 0.9 7 0.6 42 1.5 8 0.7

Strategies
Characteristic	Number of Students in grades 6 through 12 (thousands)
Take special route to get to school	Stay away from certain places in the school	Stay away from places on school grounds	Stay away from school-related events	Stay in a group at school	Stay home sometimes
Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.	Percent	s.e.
Total	24,060	5	0.5	20	0.6	14	0.6	8	0.6	41	0.9	7	0.5
School grade level²
Elementary school	2,663	7	1.4	21	4.2	22	2.6	8	1.7	50	3.8	8	1.3
Middle or junior high school	7,418	7	0.8	25	1.4	18	2.5	9	0.7	49	1.7	8	0.9
Senior high school	11,539	3	0.4	17	0.8	10	0.5	7	0.6	36	1.0	6	0.5
Combined	2,440	4	1.1	15	2.5	10	1.8	8	1.7	33	4.3	6	1.4
School type³
Public, assigned	19,507	5	0.5	21	1.0	14	0.8	8	0.6	42	0.7	7	0.6
Public, chosen	2,683	6	1.1	24	3.2	18	2.6	10	1.7	45	4.9	7	1.3
Private	1,870	2	0.7	5	0.8	4	0.9	3	1.0	27	2.0	2	0.5
School size⁴
Under 300	2,632	3	0.9	15	4.0	12	2.4	6	1.6	37	3.3	6	1.2
300-599	7,820	5	0.8	20	1.8	16	1.7	8	1.0	42	1.1	6	0.8
600-999	6,176	5	0.7	21	1.0	13	1.0	8	0.7	42	1.5	8	0.9
1,000 or more	7,433	4	0.5	21	1.2	13	0.8	8	0.8	41	1.2	8	0.6
Student's race/ethnicity and school composition⁵
White in mostly white school	9,598	2	0.4	13	1.0	8	0.8	6	0.7	37	1.5	4	0.5
White in racially mixed school	6,449	4	0.6	21	1.9	12	1.0	6	0.7	40	2.2	6	0.7
White in mostly nonwhite school	789	3	1.1	19	3.0	13	2.8	9	2.6	38	3.9	10	2.6
Black in mostly black school	1,055	9	2.1	31	3.3	26	3.6	12	2.5	42	3.3	8	1.9
Black in racially mixed school	1,958	10	2.2	32	4.7	24	8.6	11	2.4	48	6.0	10	2.2
Black in mostly nonblack school	814	5	1.8	23	3.9	19	3.0	9	2.2	47	3.6	13	3.4
Other race/ethnicity-school combination	3,399	8	1.1	27	1.8	24	1.6	13	1.3	49	2.0	11	1.2
Student's race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	16,835	3	0.4	16	0.7	10	0.7	6	0.5	38	1.6	5	0.4
Black, non-Hispanic	3,826	8	1.4	30	3.0	24	4.3	11	1.5	46	3.5	10	1.6
Hispanic	2,636	10	1.2	28	1.9	25	1.9	13	1.4	50	2.6	11	1.3
Other races	762	5	1.6	26	4.1	21	3.3	13	2.3	46	5.7	11	2.8
Sex
Male	12,040	5	0.6	19	1.3	14	1.5	8	0.8	40	1.0	6	0.6
Female	12,020	4	0.6	21	0.9	13	0.9	7	0.6	42	1.5	8	0.7

¹Includes school activities during the day and on the way to or from school.

²Schools were classified according to the lowest and highest grades at the school. Schools in which the lowest grade was 3 or less and the highest grade was 8 or less were classified as elementary. Middle or junior high schools were those that had a low grade of 4 through 9 and a high grade 4 through 9. Senior high school had a low grade a low grade of 7 through 12 and a high grade of 10 through 12. Schools that did not precisely meet these qualifications were classified as "combined".

³School type was defined by the parents of the students who were interviewed as an assigned public school, a public school that was chosen by the family, or a private school.

⁴School size was determined by the estimate of parents of students who were asked to choose from among the following four categories: under 300, 300 to 599, 600 to 999, or 1,000 or more. Parents who were only able to estimate the number of students in their child's grade were allowed to do so, and that answer was converted to size of school based upon the number of grades in the school.

⁵School racial composition was measured by parent reports. School were characterized as having more than 75 percent of students in the same racial/ethnic group as the child, between 25 and 75 percent, or less than 25 percent in the same racial/ethnic group.

NOTE: s.e. is standard error. Number of students may not add to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center foe Education Statistics, National Household Education, Survey, 1993.