The survey, which is done every other year, involved the questioning of 2,356 high-school students in 73 public schools across the state to arrive at general information about certain aspects of the students' behavior. The Nevada Department of Education conducted the survey as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Board President David Shef-field said he is concerned about some of the facts turned up in the survey, such as the use of tobacco and alcohol on school property. Some of these things are unacceptable. The survey had good and bad news.
Tobacco continues to play a significant role in students' lives as well.
23 percent of the students smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before the age of 13. 41 percent of the students who bought cigarettes in a store in the past 30 days prior to the survey were not asked to show proof of age. 10 percent of the students, including 16 percent of the males and 2 percent of the females, used chewing tobacco or snuff in the past 30 days prior to the survey. 16 percent of the sexually active students did not practice safe sex. Read our policy on privacy and cookies.