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Statistics on children, youth and families in Delaware from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and KIDS COUNT in Delaware
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Why This Indicator Matters
Students in 11th grade were asked if they smoke cigarettes or marijuana, vape, or engage in a combination of those substances.
Definition and Source
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Definition
Vaping, marijuana and cigarette use by eleventh-graders
S: Data Suppressed
Data Source
Delaware School Survey. Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware
Notes
2020 Data Collection Suspension Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the data collection for the Delaware School Survey (DSS) was temporarily suspended. This suspension resulted in a gap in DSS data for the 2020 survey year. However, due to an early administration that started in the 2019-2020 school year for the 8th grade survey, researchers were able to collect enough surveys in the 2019-2020 school year to report on 8th grade data. This does allow for data exploration, but only for that specific grade. Data on 5th and 11th grade students for the 2020 school year will not be available
2021 Change in Administration & Response Rate In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remote learning policies adopted by Delaware schools, the DSS was converted to an online format in lieu of the traditional paper and pencil format. Districts and Schools could choose to participate using either the online format or paper and pencil format. The majority of the 2021 DSS data was collected via an online survey platform Qualtrics. Both formats have the same questions and do not collect personal identifying information. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures, and changes in the approach to the DSS administration, users of the 2021 DSS data should note that response rates are lower than average. As a result, some changes observed in trend data among the 2020 and 2021 data may be partially influenced by these external events and the change in response rate
Last Updated
December 2023