MIYHS CORE QUESTIONS: 2015 VERSUS 2017 COMPARISON REPORT	
	
SOMERSET COUNTY	
	
2017 MIYHS HIGH SCHOOL REPORT	

UNDERSTANDING THE DATA	
	
Reporting Thresholds and Student Confidentiality	
	
Core reports have been run on the following levels for individual geographic units receiving weighted data, as survey design, response rates, and confidentiality protections allow:	
·         Grade 5-6:  State, Public Health District (PHD), SAU, and School	
·         Middle School:  State, PHD, County, SAU, and School	
·         High School:  State, PHD, County, SAU, and School	

To protect student confidentiality, responses based on fewer than 6 individuals will not be shown.  Also, individual reports have not been generated for schools or school districts yielding fewer than 20 usable surveys.	
	
How to Read this Report	
	
For the Grade 5-6 core reports, all non-demographic questions included on the 2017 MIYHS survey instrument are presented.  For middle school (MS) and high school (HS), only questions that appeared on all four survey versions are included in the core reports.  Questions are grouped by topic area.	
	
Please note that the numbers listed to the left of the questions in this report are for formatting purposes only; they do not represent actual question numbers on the survey instruments themselves.	
	
When questions and/or answer options have changed from 2015 to 2017 and there may be a change in the way the results could be interpreted, the word "Modified" is listed after the question.  Please go to  for more information on the modified variables.	
	
Each estimate is the weighted percentage of students who answered in the way specified in the question title; for instance, in 2017, 22.5% of Maine's high school students said they had consumed alcohol at least once in the 30 days prior to taking the MIYHS. The percentages are weighted to adjust for non-response and to make the estimates more representative of all Maine students, not just those who took the survey.	
	
Because the weighted percentage is an estimate, there is some error involved.  This is reflected in the Confidence Interval, which is bounded by the Lower Confidence Limit (LCL) and the Upper Confidence Limit (UCL).  Confidence intervals quantify the degree of uncertainty in rate or prevalence estimates that result from sampling or random variability. Like the margin of error presented in political polls, the confidence interval presents a range of values within which the true underlying rate or prevalence is likely to lie. The 95% confidence interval is most commonly used, and is presented in this report.	

	

	

	

(Continued)	

UNDERSTANDING THE DATA	
	
Comparing Data:  Is a Difference Statistically Significant?	
	
In the last three columns of the tables in the core report, we present the results of statistical tests designed to determine whether the difference between values is more than would have been expected by chance.  Statistical significance was determined by comparing confidence intervals. If the confidence interval around one percentage does not overlap with the confidence interval around another percentage, then the estimates are considered significantly different.  Each geographic unit is compared to the state in 2015 and in 2017, and the values for these two survey years are compared within the geographic unit as well.  If there is an "H" in a significance tests column, the percentage on this indicator is statistically higher than the state average or the previous survey year; if there is an "L", this indicates that the percentage on this indicator is statistically lower than the state average or the previous survey year.   If the cell is blank, then the comparison is not statistically significantly different. To protect the privacy of students in small schools where data has not been released, statistically significant differences between the state and the school are not shown for indicators that are very rare or very common in Maine (i.e., almost no students or almost all students reported it).  Otherwise, the reports will still display statistically significant differences, even if privacy concerns prevent us from showing local data.  	

Somerset County	
Demographics
2017 MIYHS High School Report	
Category	2015 County Count	2015 County Percent	2015 Maine Count	2015 Maine Percent	2017 County Count	2017 County Percent	2017 Maine Count	2017 Maine Percent	
Total	1,994	100.0%	38,186	100.0%	1,804	100.0%	35,504	100.0%	
	
Female	953	47.8%	19,024	49.8%	920	51.0%	17,743	50.0%	
Male	1,023	51.3%	18,850	49.4%	864	47.9%	17,395	49.0%	
Missing	18	0.9%	312	0.8%	20	1.1%	366	1.0%	
	
Grade 9	532	26.7%	10,281	26.9%	505	28.0%	9,698	27.3%	
Grade 10	503	25.2%	10,029	26.3%	518	28.7%	9,465	26.7%	
Grade 11	489	24.5%	9,210	24.1%	474	26.3%	8,636	24.3%	
Grade 12	445	22.3%	8,137	21.3%	279	15.5%	7,101	20.0%	
Missing	25	1.3%	529	1.4%	28	1.6%	604	1.7%	

Demographic counts of students with usable surveys are unweighted	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Height and Weight -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
1.	Overweight (hnowt/hnowt)	Percentage of students who were overweight (i.e., at or above the 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex) -- SELF-REPORTED HEIGHT/WEIGHT	18.3% 
(15.5% - 21.2%)	17.6% 
(15.9% - 19.3%)	17.5% 
(16.9% - 18.1%)	16.5% 
(15.9% - 17.0%)				
2.	Obese (hnobese/hnobese)	Percentage of students who were obese (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex) -- SELF-REPORTED HEIGHT/WEIGHT	18.0% 
(15.3% - 20.7%)	18.2% 
(16.0% - 20.3%)	15.0% 
(14.1% - 16.0%)	14.1% 
(13.3% - 15.0%)		H		
3.	Healthy Weight (hnhlthwt/hnhlthwt)	Percentage of students who were at a healthy weight (i.e., at or above the 5th percentile but below the 85th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex) -- SELF-REPORTED HEIGHT/WEIGHT	62.2% 
(61.2% - 63.3%)	62.6% 
(61.8% - 63.4%)	65.5% 
(64.3% - 66.8%)	67.6% 
(66.4% - 68.9%)	L	L		
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Demographics -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
4.	What language is spoken most often at home? (hn8a/hn8a)	Percentage of students who answered something other than "English"	3.5% 
(0.0% - 7.7%)	3.8% 
(0.3% - 7.2%)	4.8% 
(3.7% - 5.9%)	4.8% 
(3.7% - 5.9%)				
5.	Which of the following best describes you? (hn9/hn9)	Percentage of students who answered "Gay or lesbian" or "Bisexual"	12.9% 
(9.7% - 16.1%)	8.3% 
(6.7% - 9.8%)	10.8% 
(10.2% - 11.5%)	7.9% 
(7.5% - 8.4%)				
6.	Some people descibe themselves as transgender when their sex at birth does not match the way they think or feel about their gender. Are you transgender? (hn250)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes, I am transgender"	1.5% 
(1.2% - 1.8%)	^	1.5% 
(1.3% - 1.7%)	^		^	^	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Violence -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
7.	Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "I feel safe at my school." (hn33/hn33)	Percentage of students who answered "Strongly agree" or "Agree"	87.5% 
(84.3% - 90.8%)	85.6% 
(80.7% - 90.5%)	88.9% 
(87.8% - 90.1%)	88.6% 
(87.5% - 89.8%)				
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Bullying -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
8.	During the past 12 months, have you ever been bullied on school property? (hn34/hn34)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes"	25.6% 
(24.0% - 27.3%)	26.6% 
(25.4% - 27.9%)	21.9% 
(20.9% - 23.0%)	23.9% 
(22.9% - 25.0%)	H	H		
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Suicide & Depression -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
9.	During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities? (hn42/hn42)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes"	29.8% 
(28.4% - 31.1%)	25.3% 
(21.7% - 28.8%)	26.9% 
(26.0% - 27.8%)	25.9% 
(25.0% - 26.8%)	H			
10.	During the past 12 months, when you felt sad or hopeless, from whom did you get help?  (Select only one response.) (hn43b/hn43b)	Among students who have ever felt sad or hopeless during the past 12 months, the percentage of students who answered that they got help from an adult	20.9% 
(17.2% - 24.6%)	18.8% 
(18.0% - 19.7%)	24.2% 
(23.1% - 25.2%)	22.0% 
(21.2% - 22.8%)		L		
11.	During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide? (hn44/hn44)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes"	17.0% 
(13.6% - 20.4%)	14.0% 
(11.6% - 16.3%)	14.7% 
(14.0% - 15.3%)	14.8% 
(14.1% - 15.6%)				
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Tobacco -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
12.	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? (hn48/hn48)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	9.8% 
(6.3% - 13.3%)	11.6% 
(10.0% - 13.1%)	8.8% 
(8.2% - 9.4%)	10.7% 
(10.0% - 11.4%)				
13.	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products, such as Redman, Levi Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, Copenhagen, Camel Snus, Marlboro Snus, General Snus, Ariva, Stonewall, or Camel Orbs ? (Do not count any electronic vapor products.) (hn251)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	7.5% 
(6.5% - 8.4%)	^	8.5% 
(7.8% - 9.3%)	^		^	^	
14.	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars? (hn49/hn49)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	5.5% 
(3.2% - 7.8%)	8.4% 
(6.2% - 10.5%)	5.3% 
(4.9% - 5.7%)	9.5% 
(8.8% - 10.1%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Tobacco -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
15.	During the past 7 days, on how many days were you in the same room with someone who was smoking cigarettes? (hn52a/hn52a)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	35.4% 
(29.9% - 41.0%)	40.9% 
(38.4% - 43.4%)	31.1% 
(29.4% - 32.7%)	34.4% 
(32.7% - 36.0%)		H		
16.	How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to smoke cigarettes? (hn54/hn54)	Percentage of students who answered "A little bit wrong" or "Not wrong at all"	8.6% 
(6.3% - 10.9%)	9.9% 
(8.7% - 11.0%)	7.1% 
(6.6% - 7.6%)	8.0% 
(7.5% - 8.5%)		H		
17.	How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day? (hn55/hn55)	Percentage of students who answered "No risk" or "Slight risk"	11.5% 
(10.0% - 13.0%)	9.6% 
(7.2% - 12.1%)	11.8% 
(11.1% - 12.4%)	9.6% 
(9.0% - 10.1%)				
18.	Any Tobacco Use (hnanytoba)	Percentage of students who smoked cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, or dissolvable tobacco products on one or more of the past 30 days	13.8% 
(10.3% - 17.4%)	^	13.9% 
(13.0% - 14.9%)	^		^	^	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Alcohol -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
19.	During your life, on how many days have you had at least one drink of alcohol? (hn78/hn78)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	46.1% 
(43.6% - 48.6%)	49.9% 
(45.8% - 54.0%)	48.3% 
(47.2% - 49.5%)	50.9% 
(49.8% - 52.0%)				
20.	How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? (hn79/hn79)	Among students who have had more than a few sips of alcohol, the percentage of students who answered before age 13	27.6% 
(25.4% - 29.8%)	29.2% 
(27.3% - 31.2%)	24.8% 
(23.6% - 26.0%)	25.4% 
(24.1% - 26.6%)		H		
21.	How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? (hn79_2/hn79_2)	The percentage of students who answered before age 13	14.1% 
(12.6% - 15.5%)	16.1% 
(14.1% - 18.0%)	13.1% 
(12.5% - 13.7%)	13.9% 
(13.3% - 14.6%)				
22.	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol? (hn80/hn80)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	19.6% 
(16.6% - 22.7%)	22.7% 
(18.5% - 26.8%)	22.5% 
(21.6% - 23.5%)	23.8% 
(22.8% - 24.8%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Alcohol -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
23.	During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of alcoholic drinks you had in a row? (hn241)	Among those who have drank alcohol in the past 30 days, the percentage who answered 5 or more drinks	37.8% 
(30.5% - 45.2%)	^	35.4% 
(34.0% - 36.8%)	^		^	^	
24.	During the past 30 days, how did you usually get the alcohol you drank? (hn82b/hn82b)	Among students who reported alcohol use during the past 30 days, the percentage of students who answered "Someone gave it to me"	37.3% 
(28.8% - 45.7%)	34.6% 
(29.5% - 39.7%)	36.5% 
(35.0% - 38.0%)	39.9% 
(38.7% - 41.1%)				
25.	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol on school property? (hn83/hn83)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	1.9% 
(1.2% - 2.6%)	2.0% 
(1.6% - 2.4%)	1.9% 
(1.8% - 2.1%)	2.0% 
(1.9% - 2.2%)				
26.	If you wanted to get some alcohol, how easy would it be for you to get some? (hn84/hn84)	Percentage of students who answered "Sort of easy" or "Very easy"	56.1% 
(50.6% - 61.6%)	60.1% 
(57.9% - 62.3%)	61.0% 
(59.9% - 62.0%)	62.7% 
(61.7% - 63.8%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Alcohol -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
27.	If you drank some alcohol without your parents' permission, would you be caught by your parents? (hn86/hn86)	Percentage of students who answered "Probably not" or "Definitely not"	44.7% 
(43.1% - 46.2%)	46.4% 
(43.3% - 49.5%)	48.7% 
(47.8% - 49.6%)	49.8% 
(48.8% - 50.7%)	L			
28.	If a kid drank some alcohol in your neighborhood, would he or she be caught by the police? (hn87/hn87)	Percentage of students who answered "Probably not" or "Definitely not"	82.9% 
(81.6% - 84.2%)	84.3% 
(82.8% - 85.7%)	81.4% 
(80.6% - 82.2%)	82.2% 
(81.3% - 83.2%)				
29.	How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they have 1 or 2 drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? (hn88b/hn88b)	Percentage of students who answered "No risk" or "Slight risk"	38.9% 
(36.4% - 41.5%)	40.4% 
(37.4% - 43.5%)	40.0% 
(39.1% - 40.8%)	40.4% 
(39.6% - 41.2%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Alcohol -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
30.	How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they have 5 or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage in a row once or twice a week? (hn89b/hn89b)	Percentage of students who answered "No risk" or "Slight risk"	17.4% 
(14.6% - 20.2%)	22.0% 
(20.4% - 23.5%)	18.2% 
(17.5% - 18.9%)	18.6% 
(17.9% - 19.3%)		H	L	
31.	How wrong do your friends feel it would be for you to have 1 or 2 drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? (hn218/hn218)	Percentage of students who answered "A little bit wrong" or "Not wrong at all"	29.9% 
(24.4% - 35.4%)	34.6% 
(29.8% - 39.4%)	29.1% 
(27.9% - 30.2%)	30.8% 
(29.6% - 32.0%)				
32.	How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to have 1 or 2 drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? (hn219/hn219)	Percentage of students who answered "A little bit wrong" or "Not wrong at all"	7.5% 
(6.3% - 8.7%)	8.7% 
(7.7% - 9.6%)	6.8% 
(6.3% - 7.2%)	7.0% 
(6.6% - 7.5%)		H		
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Marijuana -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
33.	During your life, how many times have you used marijuana? (hn98/hn98)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 time	32.7% 
(29.3% - 36.1%)	35.7% 
(31.8% - 39.6%)	32.6% 
(31.4% - 33.8%)	34.6% 
(33.4% - 35.8%)				
34.	How old were you when you tried marijuana for the first time? (hn99/hn99)	Among students who have tried marijuana, the percentage of students who answered before age 13	20.3% 
(16.6% - 24.1%)	25.3% 
(23.1% - 27.5%)	19.3% 
(17.9% - 20.7%)	19.1% 
(17.8% - 20.4%)		H		
35.	How old were you when you tried marijuana for the first time? (hn99_2/hn99_2)	Percentage of students who answered before age 13	6.8% 
(5.2% - 8.3%)	9.2% 
(7.6% - 10.8%)	6.4% 
(5.8% - 6.9%)	6.7% 
(6.2% - 7.2%)		H		
36.	During the past 30 days, how many times did you use marijuana? (hn100/hn100)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 time	19.2% 
(16.6% - 21.8%)	18.7% 
(14.3% - 23.1%)	19.3% 
(18.4% - 20.2%)	19.6% 
(18.7% - 20.6%)				
37.	If you wanted to get some marijuana, how easy would it be for you to get some? (hn101/hn101)	Percentage of students who answered "Sort of easy" or "Very easy"	52.4% 
(46.7% - 58.1%)	53.7% 
(49.3% - 58.1%)	52.0% 
(50.6% - 53.4%)	54.6% 
(53.4% - 55.9%)				
38.	How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to smoke marijuana? (hn102/hn102)	Percentage of students who answered "A little bit wrong" or "Not wrong at all"	20.7% 
(17.5% - 23.8%)	17.8% 
(14.3% - 21.3%)	19.2% 
(18.2% - 20.1%)	16.6% 
(15.8% - 17.3%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Marijuana -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
39.	How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they smoke marijuana once or twice a week? (hn220/hn220)	Percentage of students who answered "No risk" or "Slight risk"	62.7% 
(58.5% - 66.9%)	60.4% 
(56.6% - 64.2%)	64.8% 
(63.6% - 65.9%)	59.9% 
(58.8% - 61.0%)				
40.	How wrong do your friends feel it would be for you to smoke marijuana? (hn221/hn221)	Percentage of students who answered "A little bit wrong" or "Not wrong at all"	50.3% 
(44.8% - 55.8%)	52.4% 
(47.1% - 57.6%)	54.1% 
(52.7% - 55.5%)	53.3% 
(52.0% - 54.6%)				
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Other Drugs -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
41.	During your life, how many times have you sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high? (hn111/hn111)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 time	7.4% 
(6.1% - 8.8%)	7.7% 
(6.6% - 8.8%)	7.2% 
(6.8% - 7.6%)	7.5% 
(7.1% - 7.9%)				
42.	During your life, how many times have you taken prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it? (Count drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, OxyContin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet.) (hn249)	Percentage of students who answered at least once	10.3% 
(8.7% - 11.9%)	^	9.8% 
(9.3% - 10.3%)	^		^	^	
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Other Drugs -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
43.	During the past 30 days, how many times did you take a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor's prescription? (hn113a/hn113a)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 time	4.4% 
(3.7% - 5.2%)	4.0% 
(2.7% - 5.3%)	5.9% 
(5.5% - 6.2%)	4.8% 
(4.5% - 5.2%)	L			
44.	During the past 12 months, has anyone offered, sold, or given you an illegal drug on school property? (hn114/hn114)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes"	19.1% 
(16.3% - 21.9%)	18.9% 
(16.6% - 21.1%)	19.5% 
(18.7% - 20.2%)	20.1% 
(19.3% - 20.9%)				
45.	Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "My family has clear rules about alcohol and drug use." (hn115/hn115)	Percentage of students who answered "Strongly agree" or "Agree"	91.4% 
(89.4% - 93.4%)	87.8% 
(85.9% - 89.8%)	91.0% 
(90.6% - 91.5%)	87.7% 
(87.3% - 88.2%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Other Drugs -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
46.	How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they take a prescription drug that is not prescribed to them? (hn131a/hn131a)	Percentage of students who answered "No risk" or "Slight risk"	11.4% 
(9.8% - 13.1%)	12.0% 
(10.4% - 13.6%)	13.2% 
(12.6% - 13.8%)	12.8% 
(12.1% - 13.4%)				
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Sexual Behaviors -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
47.	Have you ever had sexual intercourse? (hn135/hn135)	Percentage of students who answered "Yes"	40.8% 
(35.5% - 46.1%)	43.6% 
(40.7% - 46.4%)	38.0% 
(36.7% - 39.3%)	38.7% 
(37.3% - 40.0%)		H		
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Nutrition -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
48.	Fruit: at least two servings daily (hnfruit/hnfruit)	Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juice and/or ate fruit two or more times per day during the past seven days	28.1% 
(25.3% - 30.8%)	28.4% 
(25.9% - 31.0%)	30.0% 
(28.9% - 31.1%)	31.3% 
(30.2% - 32.5%)				
49.	Fruit: less than one serving daily (hnonefrt/hnonefrt)	Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juice and/or ate fruit less than 1 time per day during the past seven days	39.3% 
(37.7% - 41.0%)	40.9% 
(38.8% - 43.0%)	38.7% 
(37.4% - 40.1%)	37.4% 
(36.1% - 38.7%)		H		
50.	Vegetables: at least three servings daily (hnveg/hnveg)	Percentage of students who ate vegetables three or more times per day during the past seven days	10.3% 
(8.1% - 12.5%)	10.9% 
(8.9% - 12.9%)	10.9% 
(10.3% - 11.5%)	10.4% 
(9.9% - 11.0%)				
51.	Vegetables: less than one serving daily (hnoneveg/hnoneveg)	Percentage of students who ate vegetables less than 1 time per day during the past seven days	56.0% 
(52.8% - 59.2%)	59.0% 
(54.6% - 63.4%)	56.3% 
(54.8% - 57.9%)	56.5% 
(55.0% - 57.9%)				
52.	Fruit and Vegetables: at least five servings daily (hnfrvg/hnfrvg)	Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juice, ate fruit and/or ate vegetables five or more times per day during the past seven days	15.3% 
(13.4% - 17.3%)	15.2% 
(12.8% - 17.6%)	15.6% 
(14.8% - 16.3%)	16.1% 
(15.3% - 16.9%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Nutrition -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
53.	Sugar-sweetened beverages: at least one per day (hn207_2)/(Modified, hn207a_2)	Percentage of students who drank sugar-sweetened beverages at least one time per day in the past week	21.1% 
(17.9% - 24.2%)	27.4% 
(25.0% - 29.8%)	20.5% 
(19.5% - 21.6%)	23.1% 
(22.2% - 24.0%)		H	L	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Physical Activity -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
54.	During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.) (hn209/hn209)	Percentage of students who answered at least 5 days	41.6% 
(34.3% - 48.9%)	43.3% 
(38.9% - 47.7%)	42.8% 
(41.4% - 44.3%)	42.1% 
(40.9% - 43.4%)				
55.	60+ minutes of total physical activity daily (hnpa7day/hnpa7day)	Percentage of students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on all of the past seven days	22.7% 
(19.5% - 25.8%)	21.0% 
(18.2% - 23.7%)	20.3% 
(19.6% - 21.1%)	20.5% 
(19.7% - 21.3%)				
56.	In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education (PE) classes? (hn168/hn168)	Percentage of students who answered at least 1 day	35.6% 
(28.1% - 43.2%)	38.6% 
(30.0% - 47.3%)	39.1% 
(37.1% - 41.0%)	39.0% 
(37.2% - 40.8%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Physical Activity -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
57.	Daily physical education (PE) classes (hndlype/hndlype)	Percentage of students who attended physical education (PE) classes daily in an average week when they were in school	8.6% 
(0.3% - 16.8%)	8.2% 
(0.0% - 16.9%)	5.5% 
(4.0% - 6.9%)	5.9% 
(4.3% - 7.4%)				
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Assets -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
58.	During the past 30 days, where did you usually sleep? (hn247)	Percentage of students who answered "In the home of a friend, family member, or other person because I had to leave my home or my parent or guardian cannot afford housing"	1.5% 
(1.1% - 2.0%)	^	1.3% 
(1.1% - 1.4%)	^		^	^	
59.	Do you agree or disagree that at least one of your teachers really cares and gives you help and support when you need it? (hn186/hn186)	Percentage of students who answered "Strongly agree" or "Agree"	81.4% 
(78.6% - 84.2%)	79.0% 
(76.0% - 82.1%)	81.5% 
(80.8% - 82.3%)	79.7% 
(78.8% - 80.5%)				
60.	How often does your school enforce rules fairly? (hn210/hn210)	Percentage of students who answered "Most of the time" or "Always"	46.6% 
(42.5% - 50.6%)	44.7% 
(37.0% - 52.4%)	48.6% 
(46.6% - 50.6%)	48.1% 
(46.4% - 49.8%)				
61.	How often do adults in your school address conflict, negative language, and bullying in positive ways to help students? (hn211/hn211)	Percentage of students who answered "Most of the time" or "Always"	35.1% 
(31.3% - 39.0%)	33.6% 
(27.0% - 40.2%)	34.2% 
(32.7% - 35.8%)	34.0% 
(32.8% - 35.3%)				
(Continued)	
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page 	

Somerset County
Assets -- 2017 MIYHS High School Report	
	Significance Tests	
	Questions	Answers of Interest	County
2017
95% CI*	County
2015
95% CI*	Maine
2017
95% CI*	Maine
2015
95% CI*	A.
County
2017
vs.
Maine
2017	B.
County
2015
vs.
Maine
2015	C.
County
2017
vs.
County
2015	
62.	How often does one of your parents talk with you about what you are doing in school? (hn187/hn187)	Percentage of students who answered "About every day" or "About once or twice a week"	78.4% 
(75.0% - 81.8%)	79.7% 
(78.5% - 80.9%)	80.5% 
(79.7% - 81.4%)	81.7% 
(80.8% - 82.5%)				
63.	Do you agree or disagree that in your community you feel like you matter to people? (hn191a/hn191a)	Percentage of students who answered "Strongly agree" or "Agree"	50.5% 
(47.5% - 53.6%)	46.9% 
(44.6% - 49.2%)	57.3% 
(55.9% - 58.6%)	51.3% 
(50.0% - 52.5%)	L	L		
	
* CI = Confidence Interval	
A. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2017	
B. H/L=County 2015 is significantly Higher / Lower than Maine 2015	
C. H/L=County 2017 is significantly Higher / Lower than County 2015	
** Because of confidentiality, estimates have been suppressed due to either very small or very large cell sizes.	
^ Data not available for 2015	
October 13, 2017	
Page